Chuxiu Palace is located close to the Imperial Garden. On the way there, Jiang Qingqing and the eldest prince caught a glimpse of the Imperial Garden with flowers in full bloom, which made Jiang Qingqing take a careful look.

Passing by the Imperial Garden, we came to a palace gate which was decorated particularly gorgeously. Compared with the calm and majestic Kunning Palace, the Chuxiu Palace looked like the kind of palace that only a concubine with a good family background, favor and status should have.

Wealth!

Jiang Qingqing looked around the magnificent palace. She was not afraid at all that others would say she had never seen the world, and she looked around openly.

The appearance of the palace is clearly the same as other palaces, but once you enter the palace, the jade articles and some gold and silver articles are so luxurious that it is hard to describe.

In the main hall of Chuxiu Palace, a noble lady dressed in gorgeous palace clothes sat in the main seat, and the golden crown on her high bun was shining brightly.

Jiang Qingqing could vaguely see four words on the woman's face.

"I have money"

Wow, is this the character setting that a royal concubine should have? !

"The princess is here," Concubine Zhao smiled appropriately when she saw the little girl. Her eyes moved to the eldest prince, and without any change in her mood, she asked with a friendly smile, "I heard that the eldest prince also had a bad diet. I wonder if he is feeling better now?"

The eldest prince bowed respectfully to Concubine Zhao, and after the etiquette was in place, he spoke: "Thank you for your concern, Concubine. An Zhi is much better now."

A conversation between two people, one is caring and friendly with the attitude of an elder, and the other is a junior who responds respectfully and obediently.

Concubine Zhao smiled and asked the two to sit down quickly, but she did not leave the main seat. She only ordered the maids to serve tea to the two, and then said: "The princess will be five years old soon. Does your highness want any birthday gift?"

Jiang Qingqing was stunned. So direct? Could she just ask for a fortune? It was a birthday gift. It must be a courtesy gift. If Concubine Zhao wanted to spend the money, she would have no reason to ask for it back.

Thinking of this, little Jiang Qingqing smiled brightly. She was about to subtly express that she wanted some gold, but the eldest prince beside her spoke up for her very uprightly.

"The royal sister is still young, she doesn't need any expensive gifts."

"..." No! ! She has a fortune of gold. This imperial concubine looks very rich.

Concubine Zhao seemed to know the eldest prince's temper. She nodded slightly, still looking at the two of them with a caring smile on her face.

As Concubine Zhao raised her hands and clapped twice, a group of palace maids came into the palace, holding cakes in their hands and placed them between the two of them in turn.

"I love to study pastries and desserts. I have a few new pastries that I wanted to give to you to try, but the Second Prince is ill now and I cannot leave. I can only invite you two to come to Chuxiu Palace to taste them."

Concubine Zhao's words were flawless. She even gently reminded the two of them that as it was midsummer, they should not seek coolness and should take better care of their bodies.

"Ander is a reserved person. Your Highness should take him with him when you play. He is also your brother, isn't he?"

Jiang Qingqing had just picked up a piece of pink pastry, looking at the delicious taste and was about to eat it, but when she heard these words, she couldn't recognize the name for a moment.

Who is Ander?

Just when Jiang Qingqing was thinking about just being perfunctory, the eldest prince beside him fulfilled his duties as an older brother and gave him all the final say.

"We usually play with our second brother, so we won't leave him behind."

Ah, the second prince.

Jiang Qingqing suddenly realized.

Concubine Zhao seemed a little surprised by what her eldest brother meant. She quickly added, "I didn't mean that. I just said that Ande is introverted. As brothers and sisters, we should always support him. After all, you are a family with the same blood."

The eldest prince smiled and nodded repeatedly.

It was probably because the eldest prince was somewhat confrontational with Concubine Zhao, but Concubine Zhao had always played the gentle emotional card, and the situation temporarily reached a freezing point.

Jiang Qingqing, who was already in trouble for a moment, didn't dare to speak any more about such right and wrong. She was busy picking out the cakes and was about to take a bite when Concubine Zhao, who was sitting in the main seat, suddenly changed the subject.

"Your Highness will have her fifth birthday in a few days. Time flies. When I first met you, you were still a baby. Your Majesty was busy with government affairs and rarely came to the harem. Your Highness was taken care of by us concubines at a young age. It was not until Your Majesty became less busy that you decided to raise her in the Queen's Palace. Sigh - I could see your Highness every day back then. I really miss it."

The sudden flashback made Jiang Qingqing feel her scalp tingling.

Her memory and empathy for the original body were not that strong. Because she did not feel the same way, she was almost blank about the matter. But when Concubine Zhao mentioned it, Jiang Qingqing felt an indescribable embarrassment from the bottom of her heart.

"Although Qingqing doesn't remember clearly what happened in her childhood, she still vaguely remembers the meticulous care given by the Imperial Concubine." Jiang Qingqing tried her best to find some loopholes in her words so that Imperial Concubine Zhao wouldn't be so sensitive to her.

Concubine Zhao probably didn't really want to reminisce about her childhood memories with Jiang Qingqing, she just mentioned it casually.

The subsequent conversation was basically a back-and-forth between Concubine Zhao and the eldest prince. Concubine Zhao asked how the course was going, and the eldest prince answered honestly. About half a cup of tea had passed in this difficult time, and the palace maids from Kunning Palace stopped coming.

"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine," the maid bowed respectfully. "I am here on the orders of the Empress to escort His Highness back to the Prince's residence and to help His Highness the Princess dress up for her birthday ceremony."

With plenty of reasons, and Concubine Zhao's gentle and easy-going appearance, she immediately responded and called the maid beside her, saying, "Since the eldest prince is going back, go ask the second prince if he can follow him?"

Jiang Qingqing frowned slightly, feeling that Concubine Zhao didn't care much about her son's relationship.

With such doubts, the three siblings walked out of Chuxiu Palace. After Jiang Qingqing said goodbye to her two brothers at the fork in the road, she turned around and asked Xin Juan innocently.

"My second brother is usually very quiet, but the Imperial Concubine seems so gentle and kind. Why is there such a big difference?"

Xin Juan looked around, then held the little princess in her arms and walked towards Huaning Palace.

She lowered her voice and said, "The Second Prince was not born to the Imperial Concubine, so it is natural that the mother and son have different personalities."

Not Concubine Zhao's biological son? So Concubine Zhao doesn't have a biological son in the true sense? !