The princesses were said to be of noble status, but to be honest, everyone in the palace was more noble than the last.
Many things depended on the emperor's mood; simply being a princess didn't guarantee many benefits.
However, once you get to know them, you'll find that they are all well-behaved. They may have a few spoiled little tempers, but most of them are adorable.
Even though several of them seemed timid and weak, Jingrou felt a protective instinct towards them.
Hmm...maybe we can still find out some gossip about the palace.
In just a few short days, she had already heard a lot of news from the princess and her young attendants.
This includes, but is not limited to, palace maids who were kicked out by their masters for stealing and later sold into brothels because they had nowhere to go.
Or perhaps it was that person from the Xin Zhe Ku who was imprisoned there for some punishment?
Anyway, all sorts of messy things broadened Jingrou's horizons.
However, what these princesses knew was only what the ladies-in-waiting casually mentioned in front of them, and what they remembered; there were no palace secrets.
So it turns out that little girls' gossipy nature starts burning from such a young age?
However, even those things that shouldn't be said, but were occasionally said, were enough for Jingrou to summarize the power dynamics within the palace.
The highest-ranking person in the palace at present is, of course, the Imperial Noble Consort Niohuru. She comes from a noble family and has served the Emperor for many years, earning his respect.
However, Consort Niohuru is now critically ill, and the imperial physicians have to come and go in her palace every day, making her a veritable medicine pot.
Next up is the Emperor's cousin, Consort Tongjia. She is quite the center of attention because she is currently pregnant and raising a prince, making her truly the most prominent figure.
This person is one of the few people in Jingrou's history who are somewhat familiar with him, after all, he is the famous person who once raised Yinzhen!
Yinzhen…
When Jingrou thought of the famous Emperor Yongzheng, she remembered that the two of them had met once before. It was when her cousin came over that time that Yinzhen was also by her side, but he stood quietly to the side and did not stand out at all.
At that time, her attention was focused on her cousin, and she didn't notice the people around her.
Then there's Consort Hui, who raised the eldest prince. Because the eldest prince was the eldest son, and his father had a lot of influence in the court, she was someone you couldn't afford to offend in the palace.
But... if history were to change, what would the course of events be?
Jingrou didn't want to think about it anymore.
Next up are Consort Yi and the others, and then Noble Lady De…
Upon hearing the title "Noble Lady De," Jingrou felt a sense of familiarity. Wasn't this Yinzhen's birth mother?
Does Yinzhen know who his birth mother is now? And do the two of them have any contact? Jingrou suddenly became a little curious.
Jingrou's thoughts wandered aimlessly until the end of this lesson.
Then she noticed that Wenying, who was sitting not far from her, seemed a little distracted.
Her delicate eyebrows were tightly furrowed, as if she had many worries. She tried her best to smile when Jingrou looked over, but children never pretend to be emotional, so how could Jingrou not see it?
Jingrou remained calm and waited until they finally had a chance to be alone together before bringing up the matter.
The two sat on the stone bench, swinging their little legs as they went. Suddenly, they felt a little discouraged, thinking that the two little kids couldn't even make up one long leg, and they were just dangling on the stone bench like this!
She felt a little melancholy, so when Wenying asked her why she sighed, she blurted out the answer.
The emotions that Wenying had carefully cultivated were instantly shattered.
Children like her are naturally prone to keeping secrets.
These past few days, whenever I see Jingrou, I always want to talk to her, but I don't know where to begin. Because there are things weighing on my mind, and it's just too painful to keep them inside.
There was both the embarrassment of saying such a thing in front of a good friend and the feeling of not knowing how to bring it up.
Now that he had finally figured it out, he was amused by Jingrou's train of thought, and his previously heavy mood relaxed.
What can't she overcome? Besides, she's still so young... It would be good for her to learn from Jingrou's optimistic spirit.
“Grandma wants me to curry favor with the prince…” She frowned.
Don't let her age fool you; she's only four. She's already quite precocious. Children from chaotic family environments tend to mature early and understand things sooner.
Even if she didn't understand anything, she could still sense that something was wrong when she saw Grandma's enthusiastic attitude.
She wasn't the most favored girl in the family, and because her father had only been transferred from another place two years ago, her grandmother had always been rather cold towards her.
But in just a few months, Grandma's attitude had improved a lot. She thought it was because she had gotten to know Jingrou, and although it felt a little strange, it wasn't too bad...
But recently, Grandma has become even more enthusiastic towards her, wanting her to stay in that little Buddhist shrine almost every day.
But she was only four years old, and staying in the Buddhist hall for too long would make her dizzy.
She went from being flattered at first to becoming suspicious later.
Then she heard her mother and father arguing.
"So what if he's a prince? As long as my daughter is healthy, I don't care!"
"Isn't she afraid of losing her conscience? Besides, how could we possibly curry favor with a prince!"
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