The voice was sincere, yet with a slightly coquettish tone.

Xiao Linting was so frightened that he quickly raised his free hand and pressed Jiang Qingqing's ears to prevent her from hearing words that a child shouldn't hear.

Jiang Qingqing looks like a four-year-old kid who doesn't know anything, but she is already a seasoned veteran at heart.

She expressed her opinion on Concubine Zhao's attempt to get by with her beauty.

admire.

After all, anyone who knows how to make use of his or her own strengths is already half as strong as others.

The eunuch guarding the door saw Prince Xiao coming in with the princess in his arms, and he pushed the door open and went in to report it.

There were rustling sounds coming from the room. Xiao Linting almost frowned and stood outside with Jiang Qingqing in his arms to prevent himself from getting too close and seeing something he shouldn't see.

It was about half an hour later that the eunuch dared to let the two masters in.

Emperor Qing sat on the dragon throne with a serious expression, holding a memorial in his hand that had been submitted from an unknown place.

Concubine Zhao wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, slightly avoiding the gazes of Xiao Linting and Jiang Qingqing. After a while, she said in a slightly more normal tone, "I will take my leave."

After Concubine Zhao left, Jiang Qingqing got down from the emperor's uncle's arms. She stepped towards Emperor Qing with her calves, and her round almond-shaped eyes immediately turned red.

"Father, Qingqing almost lost her own brother today!"

The heart-wrenching cry of the little baby won the heartache of Emperor Qing, who was in love with his daughter. Emperor Qing hurriedly held his daughter in his arms and coaxed her softly.

"Qingqing's only biological brother is the third brother. He and Qingqing share the same blood. Qingqing can't live without a brother. Wuwuwu——"

She grasped Emperor Qing's clothes with her two little hands, buried her head in the emperor's clothes, and cried loudly while trying hard to hold back two tears.

In front of Emperor Qing, Jiang Qingqing cried and complained that she only had one biological brother and how pitiful Jiang Chen was.

In short, the description of these two siblings is as miserable as possible.

If Emperor Qing was almost deceived by Concubine Zhao's beauty before, now he was sobered up by Jiang Qingqing's crying and complaining.

He had previously sent his confidants to question all the palace servants present at the parade ground. Although their descriptions differed, they all testified that it was the Second Prince who took the initiative to lead the Third Prince behind the curtain. Even when the princess took the initiative to ask the Third Prince where he was going and if he could take her with him, there were palace servants who witnessed it, and the Third Prince said that he wanted to change clothes with the Second Prince.

This excuse doesn't match the actions, so there's obviously something fishy going on.

Emperor Qing knew about this matter, most likely because it was related to the Second Prince, but everyone is a brother, and it is a taboo for princes to kill each other. This is also the most important issue that makes Emperor Qing quite angry.

Jiang Qingqing's crying and accusation made the matter a done deal. The Second Prince was confined to the Prince's Mansion for half a month to reflect on himself, and Jiang Chen...

This is all thanks to Jiang Qingqing. She described how deserted the prince's mansion was, and said how weak she was and how she wanted her brother's company. As a result, Emperor Qing simply asked Jiang Chen to move out of the prince's mansion and let the third prince live with Jiang Qingqing in Huaning Palace.

It can be said that Jiang Chen was able to leave the Prince's Mansion and live with his own sister only because of Jiang Qingqing's favor.

For Jiang Qingqing, this was a blessing in disguise. She had always been worried that Jiang Chen would stay in the prince's mansion all alone and innocently. If he encountered an accident again, he might not be rescued in time like today.

Only when she kept Jiang Chen by her side did Jiang Qingqing feel at ease.

Jiang Chen's status changed from an ordinary prince to the elder brother of the group's favorite Jiang Qingqing, and the service he received also increased accordingly.

As the days of studying in the Imperial College passed, Jiang Qingqing was always on guard against Han Qiming. However, Han Qiming followed the rules conscientiously and did not allow Jiang Qingqing to find any flaws.

While monitoring Han Qiming and protecting Jiang Chen, Jiang Qingqing's first birthday after traveling through time, the fifth birthday of her original self, arrived grandly.

In fact, preparations for Princess Tianqi Dunming's birthday had begun two months in advance, which provided ample time to prepare everything.

On his birthday, the Tianqi Palace was unprecedentedly lively.

In order to make Jiang Qingqing's birthday more lively and important, Empress Xu specially approved that, except for the wives of officials with imperial edicts, all officials above the fifth rank could bring their families into the palace for the banquet. She even prepared in advance to invite many daughters of princes and noble families to the palace to celebrate Princess Dunming's birthday.

Although Jiang Qingqing was not woken up and dressed up elegantly early in the morning, palace servants began to arrive in the Huaning Palace from before dawn, carrying gift boxes sent by officials' wives and placing them in the side hall.

When it was completely light and Jiang Qingqing woke up naturally, the space for gift boxes in the side hall was already completely full. Many large and small gift boxes were extended out and placed in the courtyard.

When Jiang Qingqing passed by the courtyard and walked towards the main hall, she was fortunate enough to see this magnificent scene.

But after just a quick glance, Jiang Qingqing was picked up by Xin Juan and rushed to the main hall.

Anyone who could come to Huaning Palace to celebrate her birthday must be either rich or noble. Xin Juan was warned several times by Empress Xu's maid in the morning not to be late.

However, no matter how hard Jiang Qingqing tried, she was still a little late.

When the dazed Jiang Qingqing arrived at the main hall, she was so shocked by the huge crowds of people in the room that she was speechless for a moment.

This was the second time, apart from the time she traveled through time, that Jiang Qingqing felt firsthand how much the original little princess was loved by Tianqi.

A room full of ladies of noble birth, all dressed in court lady's attire, looked at her with friendly smiles. The first one leading the group was a middle-aged woman who slowly stood up and nodded towards Jiang Qingqing.

"I wish your Highness a happy birthday and a happy life."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room came to Jiang Qingqing to congratulate her.

Jiang Qingqing paused for a while, she got down from Xin Juan's arms, stood on the ground, quickly identified the most important person in the room, walked up to the leading woman and said with a smile: "Thank you for the blessings, beautiful aunts."

Her voice was sweet and soft, and she was a reserved person who was familiar with people. Her enthusiastic and cheerful personality could always boost the mood of others, especially such an innocent little girl. The originally serious lady also softened her mood.

"Your Highness is now five years old. Have you thought of a birthday gift?"

"Yes, I hope that Tianqi will have peace and prosperity, and that I can support you, that's all!" Jiang Qingqing was used to dealing with such situations. She could easily say high-sounding words without even having to think.