This time, when the Fourth Prince went to the palace for the Mid-Autumn Festival, he took the eldest prince in a carriage. The second and third princes were too young to go to the palace.
In fact, the Third Prince was in good health and it would be fine for him to go to the palace. However, the Second Prince was not in good health and it might be inconvenient for him to go to the palace, so the Fourth Prince ordered that he not to go.
Since the second prince, who was older, did not enter the palace, it was naturally inappropriate for the younger third prince to do so either.
As for the Second Princess, she and the Second Prince were born one after the other, so there's not much to say about that.
In fact, Li Chenjiao didn't like sending the young girl to the palace. Firstly, she would get up early and be exhausted, and secondly, once she entered the palace, she would have to bow and greet everyone, which would make her feel even more uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the second princess was young and naive, and was held in Chen's arms without knowing anything.
Grapes just kept turning around and looking around, their eyes seeming to show curiosity about the new environment.
The eldest princess sitting opposite the carriage was very well-behaved.
The eldest princess is almost two years old. She can sit upright and properly in the carriage without being held by Wang Shi.
At first glance, she is clearly a young girl who has been taught exceptionally well by the Wang family.
However, she was still a child after all. When the carriage started moving and she heard the sound of the wheels turning, the eldest princess couldn't help but curiously peek out.
Madam Wang truly cared deeply for the eldest princess, and upon seeing this, she merely patted the princess's back lightly and whispered.
"Don't be afraid, Princess. Wasn't it the same last time we rode in the carriage? Soon you'll be able to see outside."
The Second Princess didn't need Chen Shi to coax her. Last time the Second Princess entered the palace, she didn't cry or make a fuss. When she got into the carriage, she tugged at the carriage curtain, wanting to see outside.
This time, the second princess wasn't scared at all. She giggled in Chen's arms and looked like she wanted to snuggle into Li Chenjiao's arms.
Li Chenjiao glanced at the eldest princess sitting upright opposite her, and helplessly opened her arms to hug the second princess: "You clingy little thing."
Li Chenjiao asked, "Is the eldest princess afraid of people?"
Wang's eyes darkened as she watched Li Chenjiao's practiced way of holding the Second Princess.
Outsiders might not know, but she, the eldest princess's wet nurse, knew it all too well.
Since the birth of the eldest princess, Song Gege had only held her a few times when the Fourth Prince was around, but either she was holding the eldest princess tightly or she could barely hold her anymore.
Even Wang couldn't stand it anymore.
Wang was preoccupied with something on her mind, and her reaction was a beat slower. It took her a while to say, "To answer your question, Consort, the eldest princess is still a bit shy, but she seems quite close to you, Consort."
These words naturally had a flattering connotation.
Li Chenjiao glanced at Wang Shi, then, holding the Second Princess in her arms, said lightly, "There's no need for such formalities in front of me."
Her very slight glance was enough to make Wang lower her head.
Lady Wang naturally knew that she needed to please Consort Li, or at least to be on good terms with her.
Li Chenjiao's gaze quickly fell on the eldest princess, who was sitting upright but looked somewhat timid.
"Does the eldest princess want to come and play with her younger sister? The younger sister wants to play with the eldest princess too, right, second princess?"
The Second Princess's nickname, Li Chenjiao, was never used outside the East Courtyard.
As Li Chenjiao spoke, she touched the Second Princess's hand in her arms again.
The second princess thought Li Chenjiao was playing with her, and soon started giggling again.
Hearing this, Wang lowered her head nervously, but did not urge the eldest princess in any way. She asked in a soft voice as well.
"Does the eldest princess want to go play with her younger sister?"
The eldest princess will be two years old in September. She can already talk, but she is a bit quiet and doesn't like to talk most of the time.
At this moment, the eldest princess timidly looked at Li Eniang, who was reaching out her hand to her with a smile on her face.
This Li Eniang was someone the nanny often mentioned to the eldest princess.
The eldest princess thought that Li Eniang looked more pleasing than the legitimate mother of the main courtyard, just like she felt when she saw rock sugar custard.
The eldest princess liked Li Eniang.
The second princess was still smiling inside the carriage, while the eldest princess slowly raised her hand, her small hand delicate and slender.
"Yes, I want to play with Mother Li."
Oh dear, the concubine just now clearly asked the eldest princess if she wanted to play with the second princess.
Wang was so frightened that she trembled, fearing that Li Chenjiao would think that she had deliberately taught her, and thus think that the eldest princess was not good.
In all honesty, although Lady Wang would often speak highly of Consort Li of the East Courtyard to the eldest princess, she never asked the eldest princess to curry favor with her.
She just wanted the eldest princess to be closer to the concubine, but she didn't want the eldest princess to become too shrewd at such a young age.
Madam Wang quickly said, "Please forgive me, Consort. The First Princess has seen you more often, which is why she misspoke. The First Princess also wanted to play with the Second Princess."
Li Chenjiao waved to Madam Wang indifferently, then reached out to the eldest princess with a smile, saying, "If the eldest princess wants to play with Mother Li, then come over."
The children in the mansion were considered young masters, and they would only call out "Mother" when they saw the main wife and Li Chenjiao in the main courtyard.
If the eldest princess were to meet Wu, she could simply call her "Princess Wu."
The carriage traveled smoothly, and the eldest princess took Li Chenjiao's hand and sat down next to her.
Hearing the noise, the second princess curiously peeked out to look.
The two little girls stared at each other with their big eyes open.
Li Chenjiao knew that the Second Princess was not afraid of strangers, so she adjusted the Second Princess's position in her arms so that the two maids could look at each other.
"Last time, the Second Princess took the First Princess's silk flowers, and I thanked the First Princess on her behalf. The First Princess is wearing beautiful silk flowers today too."
Perhaps it's because she has a daughter now, but Li Chenjiao used to only feel sorry for the eldest princess, but now she feels more affection for her.
The eldest princess understood Li Chenjiao's words, subconsciously raised her hand to touch the silk flower she was wearing in her hair today, and then turned to look at Wang Shi.
“It was given to me by Granny Ma. She told me to wear it.”
Li Chenjiao raised her hand and gently touched the silk flower in the eldest princess's hair: "It's very beautiful, the eldest princess is very pretty."
This is the truth. The eldest princess's eyebrows and eyes resemble those of Song Shi, but she lacks Song Shi's frailty. Although she is sickly, she is not weak and is an excellent child.
As they got closer, Li Chenjiao could smell the medicinal fragrance on the eldest princess's body, which made her even more tender-hearted.
The eldest princess turned her head to look at the second princess and whispered to Li Chenjiao, "She's so small."
Li Chenjiao bounced the second princess in her arms: "Yes, Mother Li can still carry her now, but she won't be able to carry her anymore in the future."
She imitated the eldest princess's childish voice, which sounded quite charming.
The eldest princess exclaimed "Ah!" as if she were very surprised, and after a while she spoke again in a childish voice.
"If Mother Li can't hold her, then let me hold my little sister from now on."
These words were certainly not taught by the Wang family.
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