Early in the morning, the little one was pulled out of bed by Consort Shu. "Yu'er, it's time to get up. You can't sleep in today!"
The little one rubbed his eyes and asked, "Have you eaten, Mommy?"
Consort Shu smiled and said, "I want to eat, but not now. Xiangqin!"
"promise!"
She gave an order, and Xiangqin led her maid forward to begin changing the little one's clothes.
As the weather turned cold, Consort Shu specially made a bright red cotton-padded jacket for the little one, embroidered with gold patterns.
The little guy is chubby and looks very festive in his red cotton-padded jacket, like a lucky charm.
Xiangqin dressed him. The little guy was sitting, but his eyes were closed, and he was even breathing softly.
She wears her clothes, he sleeps in his.
It has absolutely no impact.
After getting dressed, Xiangqin looked at the little guy with a beaming smile, her eyes filled with undisguised affection. "The little master is so cute!"
Consort Shu also looked at the little guy with gentle eyes, "Yes, this boy is growing up so fast!"
She stepped forward, took out a gold lock, and put it around the little one's neck. "Yu'er is one year old now. This is a longevity lock that your mother gave you. Your name is engraved on it. Grow up safe and sound!"
【Gold! 】
Sensing the scent of gold, the little guy opened his eyes and picked up the longevity lock to examine it closely.
It is indeed gold!
He was overjoyed, picked up Consort Shu's face and kissed her, "Thank you, Mother!"
Consort Shu kissed him back, saying, "I'm glad you like it!"
Immediately, Consort Shu stood up and said, "Hurry up and get ready. There are many people coming today, and we can't afford to make any mistakes!"
Xiangqin's expression turned serious. "Your Majesty, rest assured, this servant will keep an eye on things the whole time!"
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Soon, the little one's first birthday party began.
Li Si, Zhao Gao, Feng Quji, and other important Qin officials, as long as they were qualified to attend, all came.
After all, everyone could see how much Ying Zheng loved the young prince.
Ying Zheng took his seat early and waited for two hours before seeing the little guy.
He looked at Consort Shu with a hint of resentment, "You've been holding Yu'er all morning, shouldn't it be my turn to hold her?"
Seeing Ying Zheng's rather resentful expression, Consort Shu smiled and handed the little one over, "Yes, yes, it's Your Majesty's turn to hold him!"
Ying Zheng took the little one, his face immediately lighting up with a smile. "Yu'er, haven't you missed your father yet?"
The little guy nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes! Today is my first birthday party, I really miss my dad!"
Ying Zheng laughed heartily, "Good son!"
The little guy also had a big smile on his face, "Daddy! What are you going to give me for my first birthday party?"
Ying Zheng's expression changed slightly.
Are you sure you're thinking about your father?
Not a gift?
Just then, Consort Liang and the Sixth Prince entered the hall.
Upon seeing Consort Shu, Consort Liang stepped forward with a resentful expression, "Sister, they are stopping me!"
Immediately, she caught sight of Ying Zheng, who was already seated, and quickly curtsied, "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
The sixth prince also cupped his hands in greeting, saying, "Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"
Ying Zheng was in a good mood and didn't care about such formalities, waving his hand and saying, "No need for such formalities!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Thank you, Father!"
The two stood up, and Consort Shu looked at Consort Liang with concern, "Why did you stop me?"
She had specifically instructed that Consort Liang should be treated as an honored guest, so this situation should not have occurred.
Just then, Xiangqin rushed over, her face quite embarrassed, and said, "Your Highness, Consort Liang has brought Jin Dou over..."
Consort Shu felt that this sentence contained a lot of information. "Golden beans? Pull them over?"
Why not just put it in your pocket?
If you want to be even more particular, you can just put it in a box.
Xiangqin replied, "Ten carts in total, lined up outside."
Consort Shu's face paled in surprise, "Ten cartloads?!"
The little guy was quite moved upon hearing this.
Aunt Liang, you're so kind!
Consort Liang looked aggrieved. "I just thought Xiaoyu liked gold beans, so I thought I'd give him some to make him happy. I didn't expect he wouldn't let me in."
Consort Shu's expression was strange. "Sister, are you perhaps misunderstanding something?"
She simply couldn't understand the world of the wealthy.
The sixth young master said slowly, "Mother has already been very low-key. Originally, I planned to send twenty carts, but I thought we should keep a low profile, so I asked Mother to send fewer."
"As for the rest, there will be other opportunities in the future."
Consort Shu looked at Ying Liu, "So that's how you understand being low-key."
I am truly ignorant.
She looked at Consort Shu and said, “Sister, you are too kind to Yu’er. I appreciate your kindness, but Yu’er is still young and doesn’t need so many gold beans. Just give her a little less.”
The little guy looked on longingly.
【I'll need it! Mom, I'll need it!】
Consort Liang hesitated, "But..."
Seeing this, Consort Shu interrupted her and looked at the little one, "Don't you think so, Yu'er?"
The little guy pouted, not wanting to answer.
Seeing this, Consort Shu glared at him.
Left with no other choice, the little guy strained with all his might to squeeze out a single word, "Yes!"
He was almost in tears.
Seeing this, Consort Liang relented, "Alright, then we'll just send one cartload."
Consort Shu was startled, "A whole carriage?"
She just explained it very clearly: just send a smaller amount.
Consort Liang frowned. "This is already my bottom line. If I send any less, Father will scold me if he finds out!"
Upon hearing this, Consort Liang's feelings were quite complicated. "Then thank you very much, sister."
Just then, a eunuch rushed in, cupped his hands, and said, "Your Majesty! General Meng and the eldest son have returned!"
Ying Zheng stood up excitedly, "Fusu is back?!"
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