Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua would not be happy if they were asked to raise one grandchild. After all, they have so many grandchildren, and raising one without another would cause chaos.
But raising a granddaughter is different. Now there is only this one legitimate granddaughter. Even if the eldest daughter has another one, the two of them can raise her by their side. In the future, they will be the granddaughters' confidence in the outside world.
Who dares to say that a child raised by the Emperor's cousin, Princess Fu'an, is uneducated? The Empress Dowager had even raised Princess Fu'an before!
Moreover, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua felt that the eldest couple was so obsessed with having a daughter that they probably wouldn't want to keep her with them even if they did have one.
Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua often visited their eldest granddaughter and were very familiar with each other. So when the little girl moved into her grandparents' yard, she not only did not feel uncomfortable, but was also very happy every day.
Every morning, I would get up early to practice swordplay with Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, then have breakfast together. Afterwards, we would go fishing, read the picture books Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua had drawn especially for little girls, and sometimes even go picking vegetables.
Yuan Yixuan felt that staying with her grandparents was much more fun than staying with her mother.
The relationship between people depends on long-term interaction, even if they are related by blood.
In addition, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua now live in the palace most of the time, and Yuan Chaochang and Gong Lianyu often get along with Yuan Yixuan. Yuan Chaochang and his wife like Yuan Yixuan, the well-behaved little girl, even more.
Not to mention Yuan Bohua and Zhou Qiongyue. Now Yuan Yixuan is the old couple's darling, the kind that they take with them wherever they go.
Originally, Yuan Chaokang valued this daughter as the eldest daughter. After all, he had many daughters in his previous life! He certainly couldn't do what his father and mother did to his two brothers.
But since this daughter can please his mother, Yuan Yixuan is Yuan Chaokang's favorite child. Even her eldest brother, who is born legitimate, does not have as much face in front of their father as she does.
However, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were not mindless in their granddaughter's pampering. They still had to teach her what she needed to learn. They even let Yuan Yixuan attend the clan school with Yuan Hanyu and the others for a few years.
Even when Yuan Bohua is free, he will tell his granddaughter about things happening outside and how to deal with some things.
The daughter of a family like theirs will definitely become the mistress of the household after she gets married. Yuan Bohua and Zhou Qiongyue feel that their granddaughter still needs to have some perspective on the overall situation.
Not holding your man back at the critical moment is more solid than any affection or love.
However, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua taught their granddaughter what she should and shouldn't, and they also resolutely didn't teach her. Especially those harmful things like "A lifetime, a pair."
In this era, the price of being together for a lifetime is very high. Gong Lianyu is a good example. She gave birth to six children and looked much older than her peers.
Unless you have a strong background like Zhou Qiongyue, or are a princess.
Otherwise, even if you marry a man of lower status, there is still the risk of being betrayed if he becomes successful.
With a little girl by their side, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua felt that time passed very quickly.
Soon, Yuan Yixuan was six years old. Yuan Yixuan's eldest brother was already eleven years old. Like his father, he was a man of few words.
Although Yuan Yixuan has been raised by Zhou Qiongyue over the years, Yuan Yixuan's two biological brothers also have a good relationship with Yuan Yixuan.
Even the sons of Yuan Chaochang's family have a good relationship with this cousin. Yuan Yixuan will never lack supporters in the future.
Over the past few years, Gong Lianyu hadn't rested a breath, and she and Yuan Chaochang had three sons. Zhou Qiongyue couldn't persuade her no matter how hard she tried.
Yuan Chaochang and Gong Lianyu had six sons together. What is sad is that neither of them was destined to become a father-in-law. Despite having so many children, they did not have a daughter.
If Zhou Qiongyue hadn't scolded the eldest brother and his wife harshly, the two of them would have fought against the seventh brother, which would have scared the mother-in-law to death.
Zhou Qiongyue even had some good supplements, and she quickly sent them to her daughter-in-law, for fear that her daughter-in-law would surpass her in the future.
As for taking a concubine, Yuan Chaochang would come back from work every day, and his loving father would not be able to hold back for even a stick of incense, as he would be driven crazy by his six good sons.
How could he have the mood to take a concubine? Even if she gave birth to a few sons, he would still have to worry about their future. Yuan Chaochang just thought about it and felt that he could just die.
As for taking a concubine and having a daughter, forget it! Yuan Chaochang felt that he was not destined for that. Besides, he was not that fond of a daughter born out of wedlock.
Yuan Yixuan is six years old, and Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua are also older, so they want to provide some protection for their granddaughter.
Although Yuan Yixuan is not the only granddaughter of Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, the concubines in Yuan Chaokang's backyard have given birth to four granddaughters over the years.
But this has nothing to do with Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua. They both love their legitimate children so much that they don’t have the energy to feel sorry for those born out of wedlock.
Both Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua could only feel sorry for the person next to them.
That night, Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua were lying in bed, chatting about some trivial matters. Yuan Bohua suddenly said, "What do you think about us both submitting a petition to the Emperor asking him to confer the title of Princess on Xiaoxuan'er?"
"I don't know. How about I bring Xiao Xuan'er to the palace myself tomorrow to test my cousin's attitude?" This was not the time for Zhou Qiongyue to call her cousin all the time.
Yuan Bohua looked at his wife, who looked like she was going to ask the Emperor for trouble. Alas, he wanted to go to the palace to watch the show tomorrow. In order not to affect Yue'er's performance, he had to give up the idea of watching the fun. "Thank you for your hard work, Yue'er."
Zhou Qiongyue nodded sleepily and fell asleep.
The next day, Zhou Qiongyue had Yuan Yixuan dressed up cutely and brought her into the palace. As for etiquette, Yuan Yixuan was very standard.
These are all things he learned during these years of following Zhou Qiongyue into the palace.
When the emperor was in the imperial study and heard the eunuch report that "the princess of Prince Fu'an brought her granddaughter Yuan Yixuan to ask for an audience", the emperor felt that they had bad intentions.
The emperor joked with Eunuch Hou, "Why don't you go out and tell everyone that I went to the harem?"
Eunuch Hou knew that the emperor was joking with him. A few days ago, the emperor was still muttering that Prince Fu'an's wife had not entered the palace for some time. Eunuch Hou boldly replied to the emperor: "What if Prince Fu'an's wife comes to the harem to block you?"
The emperor had a helpless look on his face, but his eyes were full of smiles. As he got older, he began to like seeing these old people. "Then let Xuan come in!"
Zhou Qiongyue brought Yuan Yixuan in, both of them had the same smile on their faces, "Your Highness greets my cousin/Your Highness greets my uncle!"
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