The night before they left the palace, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi went to Yonghe Palace.
"Mother."
When Consort Yu saw Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi arrive at Yonghe Palace, her intuition told her that something was amiss.
"Speak, what's the matter this time?"
Yongqi explained, "It's like this, Hanxiang and Mardan have come to the capital with their child, and they also want to see Zhi'er..."
Consort Yu was somewhat surprised, "Hanxiang? That Uyghur princess?"
Little Swallow nodded in agreement, "That's right. They've come all this way, so we can have a small gathering and bring Zhi'er along to see them."
Consort Yu smiled and said, "That sounds like a good thing."
"Father, Mother..." Under the double protection of Mei'er and Ying'er, Mianzhi came to Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi.
"I want to go." Myeonji looked at them with pleading eyes.
Yongqi picked up Mianzhi and said, "Okay, let's go together."
"Grandma, I'm hungry."
At that moment, Mianzhi's stomach also started growling.
Consort Yu smiled and said, "Then let's go to the restaurant."
"Mei'er, serve the meal."
"yes."
After having dinner with Consort Yu at Yonghe Palace, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi took Mianzhi back to Yuqing Palace.
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Meanwhile, inside the Cining Palace, Qing'er stood before the Empress Dowager with Xiao Yucheng.
"Your Majesty, since Hanxiang has come all this way, please let me take Yuting with me."
Xiao Yucheng tried to comfort her, saying, "Your Majesty, with so many of us protecting her, your sister will be fine."
"Your Majesty, I want to see Princess Xiangxiang..." Xiao Yuting said, holding the Empress Dowager's hand.
One big one and two small ones together persuaded the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager finally gave in to their insistence. "Fine, if you insist on going, I can't stop you. Qing'er, Yu Chen, you must take good care of her."
Qing'er and Xiao Yucheng nodded, "Your Majesty, please rest assured."
Xiao Yuting smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I won't run around!"
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The next morning, after having breakfast, Yongqi and Xiaoyanzi took Mianzhi out.
Qing'er and Xiao Yucheng also took Xiao Yuting out of the palace.
Kang Wei from the Fu family, along with Fu Wantong and Fu Peidong, also headed towards Huibinlou.
When they arrived at Huibinlou, it was already 4:40 AM.
At this time, there weren't that many people at Huibinlou yet, and Liu Qing and Liu Hong had already reserved rooms for them.
"Liu Qing and Liu Hong, you leave Xiao Chengyun and Xiao Jia'er here, and we will take care of them for you."
Liu Qing smiled and said, "That would be the best."
Liu Qing and Liu Hong felt at ease leaving the child in their care.
The children lined up in order of age, with the younger ones being supported by their parents.
Xiao Jian laughed and said, "You kids, why don't you introduce yourselves to them?"
"I'm the oldest among them, so I'll go first."
The one speaking was Xiao Jian and Qing'er's son, Xiao Taiyang, also known as Xiao Yucheng.
Because of Xiao Yanzi's relationship with Hanxiang, Qing'er, Ziwei, and Saiya all became sworn sisters with Hanxiang.
The order by age is: Qing'er, Hanxiang, Xiaoyanzi, Xia Ziwei, and Saiya.
"Second Aunt, Second Uncle, my name is Xiao Yuchen, my nickname is Little Sun, and I will be 7 years old this year after my birthday."
Just as Mianhua was about to speak, Mianyao interrupted her, "My name is Mianyao, and my brother's name is Mianhua. Like my cousin, he will be seven years old after his birthday."
"My brother and I were born on the same day, but my brother was born a little earlier than me."
At this moment, Mai Xier spoke up, "Oh my, it seems a bit like my family, but the difference is that I was born first, and my younger brother Jie'er was born later."
Mianyao was a little annoyed. "What? You're the older sister?"
"Yes, I am Mai Xier, and I am nine years old this year."
Mianyao grabbed Mai Xier's hand and asked, "Sister Xier, do you think it's better to be the older sister or the younger sister?"
"I don't know what it's like to be a younger sister, but I definitely don't want to be an older sister."
Maijie pouted, "What sister? If you didn't know better, you'd think I was the older brother!"
Maijie wanted to protest. Every time their parents went out, it should have been the older sister taking care of the younger brother, but the older sister always got up late. The younger brother didn't want to go hungry, so he had to get up and cook for himself.
As for servants, they only appear to help when the staff is too busy to manage.
When there's no rush, they have to do it themselves.
Mianhua sensed a conversation had started and quickly moved closer, "How so?"
Mai Jie felt he should find a companion and quickly complained about Mai Xi'er's "atrocities" over the years.
After hearing this, Mianhua smiled awkwardly, "Well... my Mianyao isn't that bad..."
Moreover, Mianyao is a foodie, and whenever she has free time, she is very proactive in going to the kitchen to cook.
Maijie pouted, "How about we switch?"
Mianhua smiled and said, "Believe me, your sister is waiting for you to cook for her. That's good. Although my Mianyao can cook for herself, whether the food she makes is edible is another matter."
When Mianyao heard this, she glared at him and said, "Brother, you're talking bad about me again!"
Mianhua covered her mouth and laughed. "Was I saying anything bad? It was the truth, okay? Brother Jie, if you don't believe me, ask my father and mother. Several times, my father went to eat the breakfast she cooked with great joy, but ended up having to go to the toilet several times in a row, almost making him collapse from exhaustion."
"Those few days, the court officials and even my grandfather were laughing so hard at my father..."
McGill couldn't believe it, "What a culinary disaster..."
"I suddenly feel like my sister is doing alright too..."
Mardan and Hanxiang, who were listening to the children chatting and bickering, also looked at Yongqi curiously. Mardan asked, "Is there really such a thing?"
Yongqi was too embarrassed to speak, but his younger sister Xia Ziwei didn't hold back at all, "It's true, his face turned pale at the time, and the Empress Dowager and his mother were terrified..."
Mardan couldn't help but exclaim, "Little Swallow, your daughter is just as good as you!"
Xia Ziwei nodded in agreement, "I think so too. If those people in the martial arts world knew about Mianyao's abilities, they would probably be too scared to come out."
Mianyao also heard Xia Ziwei's words and couldn't help but walk over, "Auntie, you're teasing me again!"
"Pretty sister..."
While everyone was chatting idly, Mai Xier and Mian Zhi struck up a conversation.
"May I have your name?"
"Mianzhi".
"Pretty sister, hug me..."
When Mai Xier saw Mianzhi reach out his hands to her, she happily picked them up.
“It flew...it flew…” Myeonji was very happy.
Everyone finally turned their attention to the situation, and Xiao Jian teased, "Wow, Yongqi, your little rascal is already going to steal someone else's cabbage so soon."
Mardan immediately became displeased, "What are you saying? My Xi'er is only nine years old, and your youngest son is only a few years old. The age difference is too big..."
Little Swallow retorted, "Hey, you and Hanxiang are two years apart, and my youngest son and your daughter are only five years apart. Is that a big difference?"
Mardan argued, "Three years old and under is acceptable, but anything over three years old is not..."
Hanxiang smiled and said, "Let the children decide their own affairs. Why are we making such a fuss?"
"Also, Mardan, if Xi'er really takes a liking to someone, are you going to follow my father's example and stop them?"
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