Song Shi seemed to have no time to dwell on those things anymore, and hurriedly instructed, "Has the soup I had the kitchen prepare this morning been ready? It can't be later than Bai Jia Shi's, but Bai Jia Shi still sent a maid. Let's hurry back—"
Song's voice faded into the distance as her figure disappeared.
Wang followed behind, still bending over and half-covering the eldest princess's ears.
The eldest princess tilted her head in confusion, her voice slow and deliberate: "Granny—Granny..."
Wang saw that Song had walked far away and even Liu Xu turned around, but Song never turned around to look at the eldest princess. Only then did she squat down in front of the eldest princess.
"Does the eldest princess like persimmons? Persimmons are the cat that the eldest princess kept petting and wouldn't let go of, which is the one I saw earlier."
Such a long sentence was still a bit difficult for the eldest princess to understand, so Wang Shi did not urge her and waited for the eldest princess to slowly open her mouth.
"Joy—Joy."
The eldest princess was still too young. She struggled to speak for a long time and could only manage to squeeze out the word "happiness," her little face turning bright red.
Madam Wang then affectionately patted the eldest princess's head: "You like it, right? Then the eldest princess must remember, Shizi is the cat raised by Li Eniang in the East Courtyard. If the eldest princess likes it, she must be respectful to Li Eniang, understand?"
Wang repeated "Li Eniang" several times patiently, and finally, seeing the eldest princess nod obediently, she hugged the eldest princess into her arms with tears in her eyes.
Both are princesses in the same household, but just now I saw in the east courtyard that Consort Li's room was always filled with children's toys such as rattles and peach wood combs, and the small walnut bed next to the screen in the inner room was polished to almost shine, which showed that it was made with care.
These are things that the eldest princess had never enjoyed since birth.
Even the number of times that Song Shi held the eldest princess could be counted on one hand.
Lady Wang doted on the eldest princess, so naturally she raised her in a positive way.
The eldest princess naturally didn't know any of this. She only knew that Wang Shi was the one who accompanied her and cared for her every day, and was also the closest to Wang Shi. As for others, the eldest princess really couldn't tell them apart at the moment. It was just that Wang Shi had said a lot, and the little girl could barely remember some of them now.
Li's mother... Li's mother.
The eldest princess smiled, her eyes crinkling, and then reached out to tug at Wang's sleeve: "Let's go..."
Wang was talking to the eldest princess under the shade of a tree. Seeing that the eldest princess's face was flushed, she skillfully picked her up and asked, "Is the eldest princess tired? Shall we go back and drink some milk?"
The eldest princess clapped her hands and laughed.
The midday heat of early summer was indeed intense. After dealing with Madam Song, Li Chenjiao wanted to eat something cool, but was stopped by the two maids. In the end, she only drank the bowl of lukewarm milk before lying down to rest.
Before going to sleep, Li Chenjiao counted on her fingers how much longer her miserable days would last.
She then recounted what seasonal foods she could eat in June, July, and August, and recalled that she hadn't had enough shrimp and crab last year because of her pregnancy. Before going to bed, she was finally quite satisfied.
So it seems she had a pretty good postpartum period, considering it was during the summer when it wasn't the hottest time of the year, and it wasn't the most difficult time either.
When Li Chenjiao woke up, she saw Qiu Ci by her bedside, excitedly describing the lively scene in the backyard during Li Chenjiao's afternoon nap.
For example, when Bai Jia Gege sent a tonic soup to her, Su Peisheng kicked her out before she even saw the Fourth Prince, and the soup was never kept.
I heard that Su Peisheng spoke with Bai Jiashi's maid at the front gate, and the maid ended up leaving the front gate with a pale face, carrying the tonic soup.
Then came Song Gege.
Song Gege was better off than Bai Jiashi's maid; after waiting outside for a while, she was eventually welcomed in by Su Peisheng.
Judging from this, at least in Fourth Master's heart, Song Shi's importance is higher than Bai Jia Shi's.
When Su Peisheng welcomed Song Shi into the front yard, she straightened her back considerably. However, mindful of the important matter at hand, Song Shi managed to conceal her smugness quite well.
However, Qiu Ci naturally couldn't find out that much. She only knew that shortly after the Fourth Master had Bai Jia's servants dismissed, Song Gege also went to the front yard herself and was welcomed into the front yard.
However, Song did not stay in the front yard for long. In Qiu Ci's words, Song Gege came out of the front yard in about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The tonic soup I brought was better than the one from Baijia's, so I kept it in the end.
However, the servants sweeping the garden said that when Song Gege returned to the courtyard, her eyes were red, as if she had been crying in the front yard.
Later, no one went to the front yard, and there was no movement at Wu Gege's place. However, there was movement in Wu Gege's courtyard in the south yard when it was past 3 PM.
However, unlike Bai Jia and Song, Wu Gege did not go to the front courtyard to deliver soup. Instead, she carried the eldest prince to walk around in the garden.
That's why Wu Gege is a smart person; she quickly realized she shouldn't be the one to stick her neck out.
The Fujin (principal wife) has remained inactive, perhaps waiting to see how many people in the backyard are eager to make a move.
Li Chenjiao nodded slightly and continued listening to Qiu Ci speak.
Sure enough, seeing that there was no movement anywhere, Granny Qian from the main courtyard went to the front courtyard.
Li Chenjiao yawned slowly, and her expression didn't change much after hearing Qiu Ci say that Granny Qian went to the front yard.
"I'm hungry. What should we have for dinner tonight?"
Let them do whatever they want. Li Chenjiao doesn't like this kind of commotion, and she doesn't need to guess what the outcome will be.
Sure enough, after Li Chenjiao finished her dinner, Qiu Ci told her that the Fourth Master had gone to the main courtyard.
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