Chapter 171 The Boy Who Stole Cuju
After the welcoming banquet, Xiaoxiao officially made his first friend in his life.
That is Xiongxiong.
In the following days, Ye Caiwei went to the palace almost every day to discuss parenting with Wen Lier.
The two little guys are very close.
Put them in the same bed and they will babble together in words that adults can't understand at all.
The two of them were either throwing gifts to each other, or sleeping soundly with their fingers hooked and their heads touching.
There is just one bad thing. Xiaoxiao is three months older than Xiongxiong and is much stronger than Xiongxiong.
He would always press down on Xiongxiong from time to time, either suddenly stretching out his iron sand palm to slap Xiongxiong's face, or biting Xiongxiong's ear.
Wen Lier looked at her own naughty child, her head was bald, why was he always using violence or words?
Look at Xiongxiong, how well-behaved he is.
She ordered the wet nurse and the palace maid to watch carefully and not let Xiaoxiao really hurt Xiongxiong.
Seeing how nervous she was, Ye Caiwei smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Wen. Children are bound to have bumps and bruises when they play around."
Wen Li'er sighed, "Sister Ye, this isn't just a minor bump. You don't know how strong Xiao Xiao is. One time, I was holding him while we were looking at flowers, and he punched me in the nose, breaking it crooked!"
Afraid that Ye Caiwei wouldn't believe it, Wen Li'er deliberately moved closer to her.
"Look, is my nose a little crooked?"
Ye Caiwei cooperated and carefully examined her nose.
As she watched, she laughed out loud.
"Sister Wen's nose is small and straight, it's fine, not crooked."
"Really? It looks a little crooked to me."
Wen Li'er went to the mirror again and looked at her nose with her eyes squinting.
That funny expression made Ye Caiwei laugh.
She had never imagined that Wen Li'er, the imperial concubine and the head of the four concubines, would have such a sweet and lovely personality.
In this deep palace, how many women have become unrecognizable because of their greed.
But after entering the palace for several years, she still maintains a pure heart, which is so rare and precious.
As a woman, Ye Caiwei was willing to get close to her. What's more, the emperor was deeply mired in the quagmire of power and accustomed to intrigues?
Wen Li'er saw that she was staring at her and touched her face in confusion.
"Sister Ye, is my face dirty?"
Ye Caiwei shook her head: "It's not dirty, it looks very beautiful."
Wen Li'er's face flushed instantly, and she felt a little embarrassed by the praise.
"Sister Ye is pretty too."
The two looked at each other and chuckled.
On the eve of the second prince’s full moon.
Concubine Duan and King Wu's family rushed to the capital and entered the palace at the end of the morning hour today.
The maid from Cining Palace came to Bixi Palace to convey the Empress Dowager's oral order, asking Wen Li'er to take Xiaoxiao to Cining Palace to meet Concubine Duan and Princess Wu.
Wen Li'er hurriedly asked the palace maid to help her wash and dress up.
It snowed a few days ago, but today the sky is clear and bright.
The warm winter sun is not as dazzling as the summer sun, but it is not as bleak as the autumn sun.
The warm sun shines over the roofs and treetops, even illuminating the icicles under the eaves.
When the wind blew, the icicles trembled slightly, and a few drops of water fell down, landing on the stone steps. Then with a "click", they disappeared without a trace.
The palace maids in Bixi Palace did their best to dress up Wen Li'er carefully.
She changed into a moon-white brocade palace dress embroidered with intricate cloud patterns in gold thread.
It sparkles with soft light under the sunlight, as if cutting out the most beautiful clouds in the sky.
The collar is inlaid with a circle of white fox fur, which is soft and delicate. When you touch it lightly, you will feel the warmth.
Qingzhu combed her hair into an exquisite bun. The bun was high, and a few strands of black hair fell on both sides of her cheeks, adding a touch of delicate beauty.
Xiaoxiao was also wearing a sky-blue robe today, embroidered with a pattern of a hundred blessings and a round flower. He looked very cute with his tiger head.
Wen Li'er patted his head and said with a smile, "My Xiaoxiao looks really good today. When we get to the Cining Palace later, don't act naughty."
Xiaoxiao tilted his head and stuttered out, "Mother... Concubine."
Wen Lier kissed him in praise: "Xiaoxiao is awesome."
Now she doesn't even dare to teach her child to call her mother. It would be terrible if Xiaoxiao called her mother in public.
After everything was ready, Wen Li'er carried Xiaoxiao into her sedan chair and went to Cining Palace with a group of palace servants.
On the way, Wen Li'er asked Nanny Qin, "Nanny, do you know what the temperaments of Concubine Duan and Princess Wu are like?"
As an elder in the palace, Nanny Qin had naturally met those two people.
Nanny Qin smiled and said, "Princess Wu is the daughter of a general. She is straightforward and broad-minded. She is a very easy person to get along with."
Wen Li'er hoped that Xiaoxiao could get close to King Wu, but she had never met King Wu's wife and didn't know what her personality was like.
Now, after hearing what Nanny Qin said, she felt relieved.
"What about Concubine Duan?"
Nanny Qin was silent, and after trying to organize her words, she didn't know how to answer.
Wen Li'er was puzzled: "Why? Is Concubine Duan difficult to get along with?"
Nanny Qin shook her head, thought for a moment, then lowered her voice and said to her, "Concubine Duan is very kind, even to a small palace maid, she is kind and gentle. But..."
"Only what?"
"He was extremely harsh towards Prince Wu, beating and scolding him at every turn, often killing him."
Wen Li'er was shocked: "Why?"
Nanny Qin briefly told her about the conflict between Prince Wu and Prince Yu since childhood, and then said:
"Beating is love, scolding is care. Concubine Duan was probably worried that Prince Wu would be punished by the Grand Empress Dowager, so she punished him first. This way, the Grand Empress Dowager would not be able to punish him again."
Wen Li'er listened to Nanny Qin's explanation and always felt something was strange.
It's normal for children to fight and quarrel with each other.
Even if it was abnormal, given the Empress Dowager's temperament, she would not beat King Wu to death.
Every time Concubine Duan punished King Wu severely before the Empress Dowager, it seemed that he had escaped a more severe punishment, but in fact it made him suffer a more severe punishment.
She couldn't figure out the reason, so she shook her head and stopped thinking about it, planning to find an opportunity to ask the emperor.
The Bixi Palace is some distance away from the Cining Palace. Wen Li'er was talking to Nanny Qin with her head tilted and did not notice the movement in front.
Under the eaves of a palace in front, two half-grown boys were fighting for a Cuju.
The boy in blue pressed the boy in green under him and was about to grab the Cuju.
Unexpectedly, the young man in green gritted his teeth, turned over suddenly, pressed the young man in blue under him, and held the Cuju tightly without letting go.
The young man in blue got angry and pushed the young man in green away from him with all his strength.
With this great force, the young man in blue let go of the Cuju ball that he was holding tightly and threw it into the sky.
He hurriedly reached out to take it.
The boy in blue didn't want the boy in green to catch the Cuju.
Then he jumped up from the ground with a somersault.
Then, he kicked the Cuju ball out with a whirlwind kick.
The young man in blue had no idea how much chaos his action would cause.
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