The Princess Consort smiled upon hearing this: "There are some things that I should naturally convey to you. Does Princess Wu mean to imply that I'm deceiving you?"
She spoke casually, her gaze towards Madam Wu below icy.
Lady Wu quickly said she dared not, though she had doubts about the Fujin's fault-finding, she did not refute it.
The princess consort's eyes flickered, and she said magnanimously, "So be it. Now that the princes and princesses are all grown up, they should understand some things. No one can keep their children by their side forever. How can such children amount to anything?"
The Princess Consort's words were a warning to Lady Wu, and also a warning to Lady Song, Lady Li, and others in the household who were raising children.
In fact, when the Second Prince was taken to the front yard, the Fujin (principal wife) did not go there every day, but her maids and nannies also went to the front yard to visit the Second Prince every single day.
The princess said this without any guilt whatsoever.
However, these things have little to do with Li Chenjiao.
The Second Princess will not go to the front courtyard. The Fourth Prince is still young, and it will be two or three years before he starts school.
There's always a way out; Li Chenjiao never worries too much about things that haven't happened yet.
When I came out of the main courtyard, the sun was at its hottest.
Qiu Hu quickly and secretly touched her master's arm, while Li Chenjiao squinted and looked ahead.
Standing not far away was Song Shi. Even on such a hot day, Li Chenjiao could see the fine sweat on Song Shi's forehead.
Was Mrs. Song waiting for her?
Li Chenjiao paused slightly: "Princess Song."
The sunlight was a bit too bright, and Li Chenjiao raised her hand to shield her face, but her gaze still fell on Song Shi.
Madam Song gave a light "hmm": "It's getting hot these days, and it's quite inconvenient for the eldest and second princesses to be running back and forth every day. What do you think?"
Li Chenjiao immediately understood Song's implied meaning and couldn't help but frown slightly.
She never liked to interfere too much in the affairs between children, but now that Madam Song had come to her door, Li Chenjiao was at a loss for words.
She nodded slowly: "You're right."
Well, well, I originally thought that since we were both in the same household, the eldest and second princesses could look after each other, but now it seems that's unlikely.
It's just that the children have fewer opportunities to play together, but they still have a chance to talk when they go to the palace during festivals.
It will probably take some effort to explain things clearly to the Second Princess.
Li Chenjiao secretly felt a headache coming on, but said to Song Shi in a calm tone, "I understand what Song Gege means. It's good for the children to play together occasionally, but now the children are old enough to have Tarawen beads."
Talawen beads, in Manchu, means little girl.
Just like the princes' "haha beads," these were given to them from a young age and would later become part of the princesses' dowry.
Like Lüju, Li Chenjiao originally intended to train her to be the head maid of the Second Princess.
However, Li Chenjiao hasn't mentioned the Tarawen beads to the Fourth Prince yet; logically, it should wait until the Second Princess turns three.
As for the eldest princess, who will be four years old in September, there is no sign of Tarawen Beads by her side.
I don't know if Fourth Master forgot or what.
But shouldn't this matter be arranged by the Princess Consort?
Li Chenjiao wasn't quite clear about the arrangements, but she did remember them.
Upon hearing Li Chenjiao's words, Song seemed to have thought of something, and when she spoke again, her tone was somewhat sarcastic.
"I hope the concubine isn't saying one thing and meaning another."
After saying this, she curtsied again and left without looking to the side.
In fact, Madam Song had been holding back for a long time. The eldest princess had never been close to her since birth, because she had looked down on the eldest princess for being just a princess.
However, over the years, Mrs. Song gradually realized the benefits of having a child by her side.
But by the time she wanted to get closer to the eldest princess, the eldest princess had already reached the age where she could read and write and understand manners.
By the time she realized what was happening, she could only proceed gradually.
Lately, the eldest princess has been bringing the second princess to the courtyard every day, or the eldest princess has been going to the east courtyard of the Li family.
Seeing this, Madam Song knew that Madam Li in the East Courtyard had both a son and a daughter, but she still couldn't help but worry.
She couldn't really explain why, but she just couldn't stop worrying.
And that's how Song said those words today.
Li Chenjiao breathed a sigh of relief as soon as Song left; it was hot.
She raised her hand to fan herself: "Go back quickly."
Li Chenjiao returned to the East Courtyard, but the Second Princess was not there. Upon asking Lin Mama, she learned that she had indeed gone to visit the First Princess.
She shook her head, wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and then went to see the Fourth Prince again.
The Fourth Prince is still awake, and the little guy is blowing bubbles.
Li Chenjiao couldn't resist touching the Fourth Prince's face.
After the Fourth Prince cried in a daze, Li Chenjiao, his mother, made a hasty escape.
As she walked around the covered corridor, before she even entered the room, she saw a small figure come in.
Isn't that Ah Man?
However, Aman looked rather listless and sullen, clearly unhappy.
Li Chenjiao sat down on the rocking chair under the eaves and waved to the little girl from afar: "Is our Aman tired from playing? You're back so soon? Then come and have lunch with your mother."
The little girl raised her head with some spirit when she heard her mother's voice.
The little girl slowly approached, and because Chen was holding an umbrella for her, she wasn't exposed to the sun.
The second princess smiled happily upon seeing her mother, but the smile vanished in an instant.
"It's nothing, I'm just sleepy," the little girl said, enunciating each word clearly, sounding somewhat annoyed.
Seeing this, Li Chenjiao reached out and pulled the little girl into her arms. She said gently, "How about Mother sleeps with Aman?"
Since the girl was unwilling to talk about it, Li Chenjiao simply pretended not to know.
The mother and daughter then went to the inner room to catch up on sleep, half-embracing each other. It just so happened that Li Chenjiao had also gotten up and left that day.
However, the little girl was still a bit sweaty after playing outside. Li Chenjiao thought that she was her daughter, so she ended up holding her and letting her sleep.
My daughter always smells nice after a bath.
Li Chenjiao woke up earlier than the Second Princess. After waking up, she went out of the inner room and called Chen Shi over.
Today, the Second Princess went to the First Princess's place, but the maids and servants around the First Princess and Song Princess didn't dare to say anything in front of the Second Princess.
However, it was the eldest princess who said she wouldn't play with the second princess.
Li Chenjiao was somewhat surprised to hear this. After all, it was her own child, and she would naturally feel sorry for her own child first.
She didn't ask what the eldest princess had said in detail, but said to Madam Chen, "These past few days, you and Madam Zhong have been keeping an eye on Aman. I'm a little worried because the child hasn't been crying. If Aman has any emotional issues, come to me first."
Ms. Chen readily agreed.
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