Li Chenjiao glanced at Lüju: "Go and see what's going on?"
According to Li Chenjiao's own nature, she was naturally not interested in such excitement. However, she noticed out of the corner of her eye that the Seventh Prince's wife, Nara, was looking at the commotion with great curiosity, so she spoke up.
Although the Seventh Prince's Consort, Lady Nara, was curious, this was not her offspring, so she could not ask too many questions. Only Li Chenjiao's words were appropriate.
Upon hearing Li Chenjiao's instructions, Nara covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "In the end, you understand me best."
Green Chrysanthemum has already accepted her orders and gone off to do so.
The Seventh Prince's wife couldn't stay by Li Chenjiao's side for long, so she exchanged a glance with Li Chenjiao and then took Li Chenjiao's hand and whispered.
"I'll go ahead first, and we'll talk again in the Empress's palace later."
Li Chenjiao nodded, naturally understanding what the Seventh Prince's wife meant.
The Seventh Prince's Consort, Lady Nara, was cheerful and unpretentious. She often served Consort De and had a good relationship with Li Chenjiao.
Li Chenjiao watched the Seventh Princess Consort leave, and the next second she casually raised her hand and exhaled a breath of hot air.
She pulled the two girls' clothes closer together: "Let's go, follow the Princess Consort."
Green Chrysanthemum quickly found out the news and came over: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I heard that the First Prince and the Third Prince had a conflict."
Li Chenjiao was stunned, almost thinking she had misheard: "How old are the Third Prince and the First Prince? What kind of conflict could they possibly have?"
Green Chrysanthemum followed behind Li Chenjiao, lowering her voice to make sure Li Chenjiao could hear: "I heard that the Third Prince touched the sachet worn by the First Prince first, and then the First Prince pushed the Third Prince. The Third Prince cried first, and then the First Prince also cried."
Children often cry, so Li Chenjiao patted the eldest princess's head again, not in a hurry to speak. She wanted to say something to the eldest princess, but this was not the right time.
Li Chenjiao followed Li Fujin into the Forbidden City. Surrounded by pure white, she exclaimed from the bottom of her heart, "The little prince is really quite a handful."
The eldest prince, who was being held by the wet nurse, stared blankly at the figure in front of him. He gradually stopped crying and whispered, "Quick, wet nurse, quick—wet nurse, quick."
Helpless, the wet nurse whispered, "Your Highness, the concubine is ahead. We can't go past her. Don't cry, Your Highness."
She was so busy coaxing the eldest prince that she turned to look at the wet nurse behind her who was also holding the third prince, and snorted softly: "As expected, he was born of a mother but not of a mother. Who knows who instigated the third prince to offend the eldest prince? Bah."
The eldest prince's birth mother, Wu Gege, also had the power to manage the household.
Xu was merely a concubine in the household, and her status was already low. At this moment, the wet nurse of the Third Prince heard these veiled taunts, but she still dared not utter a word in rebuttal and could only quietly cover the Third Prince's ears.
The eldest prince's wet nurse was about to say something when she saw that Qiu Hu, the head maid of Consort Li, had turned around at some point, her expressionless face quite intimidating.
"The boys are delicate and can't withstand the wind and snow, hurry up and catch up."
The eldest prince's wet nurse then shut her mouth and smiled at Qiu Hu: "Yes, Miss Qiu Hu is right, we'll follow her now."
Qiu Hu nodded politely and said "Thank you for your trouble" before turning around and helping Li Chenjiao continue walking forward.
Li Chenjiao held the eldest princess's hand, both of which were warm to the touch. When they were almost at Yonghe Palace, Li Chenjiao let go of her hand.
Consort De looks to be in good spirits today, and her complexion looks much better.
The Fourth Prince did not send any messages to the mansion, but he did not forget to send messages to Consort De. The Fourth Prince has always been very filial to Consort De, so he would not want her to worry too much.
Consort De greeted everyone with a smile, saying, "The snow outside is quite heavy today, isn't it? A good snow promises a good harvest. It's kind of you to make this trip. Is everything alright at home? Seventh Prince's wife, come and sit down too. Ever since you moved out of the palace, I've been thinking about you. Consort Cheng has been talking about you all the time."
Consort De spoke in a gentle tone, which made everyone relax.
At the invitation of Consort De, the Fujin and Li Chenjiao took their seats.
The wife spoke first: "I've been doing well these past few days, and I'm in good health. But Mother, before you left, you told me to take care of you. Now that you look so healthy, I'm relieved."
Consort De shook her head with a smile after hearing what the Princess Consort said: "Your health has been poor since you gave birth to the Second Prince, and you've been coming to the palace so often these days. No matter how young you are, you can't keep going through all this."
Li Chenjiao pretended to be mute on the side.
Consort De smiled and said a few more words to the Fujin. These days, Ulanara had indeed been coming to the palace more frequently. Consort De was not blind; in any case, the Fujin had indeed been showing filial piety to her.
She glanced at the princes and princesses in the hall: "The fourth prince sent word that he has already set off, and the emperor should arrive in the capital around the Lunar New Year."
The princess was taken aback, and subconsciously asked, "So fast?"
Those nearby were all their own people, so the servants all stepped back, and the wet nurses carried the princes and princesses away.
"The Empress Dowager is ill, and His Majesty, being filial, set off as soon as he received the news. At present, it is not advisable for the Empress Dowager to move, so His Majesty will probably have to stay at the Yuanmingyuan for a few days first, but he will probably return to the capital before the end of the year."
The princess nodded, a hint of joy on her face: "Yes, then your daughter-in-law will prepare a welcome feast for you in advance."
Consort De waved her hand: "The New Year is approaching, and the Empress Dowager is ill again, so let's keep everything simple. The Empress Dowager does not wish to make a fuss, so there is no need to send anyone to visit her. We shouldn't disturb her peace."
Consort De could tell what the Fujin was planning just by looking at her expression. At this moment, she didn't care that Li Shi and the others were present, and decided to give her a warning first.
The princess's face stiffened for a moment, but she finally agreed.
Consort De pretended not to see the Fujin's expression and called to the wet nurse to bring the children to her.
The Second Prince has been frequently ill lately, and he seems even thinner than the Third Prince. Consort De noticed this and hugged the Second Prince with even more affection.
The eldest prince can already walk. Consort De smiled again when she saw the eldest prince walk up to her.
Wu was treated well, and since the eldest prince was the eldest son in the household, Consort De naturally still doted on him.
The Third Prince and Consort De also glanced at him, but it was clear that she didn't care as much about the First Prince and the Second Prince.
Of course, people's hearts are biased. Consort De must know how the Third Prince came to be. It's already very good that she didn't treat him coldly at this moment.
The two little princesses, Consort De, were smiling when they saw it, but neither of them hugged it.
Consort De doted on her Princess Wenxian, but since the fourth prince's wife gave birth to a princess instead, she was still somewhat disappointed. She figured she would just treat her as best she could.
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