Chapter 106 Chapter 106 The chubby little cub is just like...
Little Yinzhen didn't stop at just talking, he actually threw himself directly in front of Li Shuyao's knees, supported Li Shuyao's calves, stood on tiptoes, and tried very hard to reach the wooden box in Li Shuyao's arms.
Li Shuyao raised it up with some malicious intent, and little Yinzhen jumped anxiously twice, whimpering, and his big round black eyes were instantly watery, as if he would cry out if he was not given it.
Seeing this, Qingyao and Huipin on the side immediately frowned and looked at Li Shuyao with disapproval.
"Return it to big brother..."
Before little Yinzhen could finish his words, he was picked up.
He turned his head and saw that it was the eldest prince. His two struggling legs suddenly stopped moving. He felt a little uneasy. After thinking for a while, he stretched out his two chubby little hands and hooked them around the eldest prince's neck in a flattering manner. He bravely moved closer and said in a soft and cute voice: "Big, big brother, I'm sorry, I told your little secret to Hui'e Niang..."
The eldest prince was stunned after hearing this, and then he understood why his younger brother was so irritable today.
He smiled cheerfully at Yinzhen and said in a gentle tone, "It's okay."
In his opinion, it really wasn't a big deal.
Even if my mother doesn't know now, can she keep it a secret forever?
Only then did little Yinzhen feel relieved.
The look he gave Li Shuyao was no longer as serious.
Sitting in the eldest prince's arms, she swung her calves, as if remembering something. She leaned closer to the eldest prince and asked, "Brother, what's in that wooden box?"
"Of course it's a gift I gave to your mother, to express my gratitude to her for giving birth to you two years ago." The eldest prince said this good-temperedly, then bent down and put his brother, who had calmed down, back on the ground.
He immediately reached into his sleeve and took out two small boxes of the same size, and stuffed them into the hands of his two chubby brothers.
Little Yinzhen exclaimed "Wow" with a look of surprise.
Little Yinqi was confused and looked down at the wooden box. He first picked it up with his two little hands and shook it, then said "ah". Then he looked at his brother Yinzhen. Seeing that his brother Yinzhen was smiling very happily, he also grinned and laughed "ah".
Then, without thinking, he handed the box in his hand to his brother Yinzhen.
If my brother likes it and is happy, then I will give it all to him.
——That’s what he thought.
However, Yinzhen did not expect him to do this.
Holding his own wooden box in one hand, he pushed the wooden box handed to him by Yinqi away with the other hand, "Brother, move away. Your box hit me."
Li Shuyao: "..."
"Little bump." She lowered her voice and muttered softly.
On the other hand, Huipin felt a little relieved when she saw her son playing so well with Lingpin and Yipin's sons.
After all, today is Yinzhen's second birthday banquet. All the concubines present are here to congratulate Yinzhen. At this time, they are sitting in the side hall in twos and threes, either chatting or staring at the two little dumplings not far away. The atmosphere is a rare harmony in the harem.
After a while, the palace servants prepared the banquet, and Concubine Tong and the other concubines took their seats.
After three cups of tea, the gift-giving process began.
The open space in the middle of the side hall was almost filled with gifts brought by the concubines, which was enough to show how much these concubines loved Yinzhen.
Fortunately, Yinzhen also behaved very sensibly. He stood beside Li Shuyao, polite and courteous, with a lovely smile, and would say a few sweet words in a baby voice from time to time. These concubines were so adorable that their hearts fluttered, and they wished he was their own son!
Li Shuyao stood aside, feeling proud, and straightened her back countless times.
It was not until sunset that she returned to her Changchun Palace with the exhausted and asleep little Yinzhen in her arms.
Not long after she entered the palace, Nanny Yan came to her happily to report that the emperor had called her name today and would be coming over later. She asked her if she needed to wash and dress first.
After listening to this, Li Shuyao was silent for a long while before nodding with a difficult expression, "Of course I do."
Alas, happy times are always short-lived, and it’s time to go back to work again…
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After little Yinzhen’s birthday banquet, the emperor flipped the name card of Changchun Palace three or four times in a row before slowly turning his attention to other concubines.
So soon, the newly entered palace concubine Nianhulu also followed him to sleep with him.
As for Concubine Hesheli, I don’t know if it’s because the emperor dislikes her young age, or for some other reason, there has been no news of the emperor calling for her.
Li Shuyao thought to herself that this was a normal reaction. After all, the emperor didn't have any strange habits, so how could he really do anything to a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl...
Ahem, in short, the affairs in the harem have nothing to do with her. She complained inwardly and soon put the matter behind her. Every day, she was either taking care of the baby or strolling around and playing with Qingyao. In the whole palace, she was probably the only one who lived a free and easy life all day long.
That day, Qingyao asked her to go to the koi pond in the imperial garden to watch the fish.
Little Yinzhen probably thought watching the fish was boring. He sat on the couch, swung his little feet, and after rolling his eyes twice, he said to Li Shuyao in a crisp voice, "Mother, I won't go."
"I want to go play with my brother the prince."
Li Shuyao frowned at first, then patiently said to him, "But your prince brother is busy doing his homework."
"What about big brother?"
"Big Brother also has to do his homework."
"What about the third brother?"
Li Shuyao: "..."
She could see that the kid didn't want to stay with her at all, so any brother would do.
After figuring it out, she waved her hands angrily and said, "Go wherever you want to play."
Humph, if he doesn't go, she won't be willing to take him with her.
The chubby little cub is like a nimble little pig. Once it is put on the ground, it often runs away at a very fast pace. Although it will not pick up things on the ground to eat, it is hard work to look after a baby after all.
It is naturally good to reduce the burden.
After getting Li Shuyao's consent, the boy's round and bright black eyes instantly became dotted with stars. He supported himself on the couch with his hands, raised his butt, and slid down directly. Then he put on his boots and ran out of Changchun Palace in a few seconds.
Tian Jiarou came in to clear away the cups and plates he had used, and at the same time said to Li Shuyao, "Won't the Queen send someone to follow the young prince?"
Li Shuyao shook her head: "He already has a lot of people around him."
More than ten adults, can't they take care of a little pig?
After saying this, he looked at himself in the full-length mirror in the room a few more times. After making sure that he was dressed properly, he waved his handkerchief and walked briskly to the Yiku Palace next door.
On the other hand, Yinzhen was still unaware of his mother's criticism of him. After running out of Changchun Palace, he stood on the long palace road and thought for a long time before leading his men in a mighty procession towards the prince's residence.
He first went to find his eldest brother, and was soon told that the eldest prince had left the palace again today. It was heard that the younger prince of Prince Chun's mansion was ill again. The eldest prince followed the emperor's decree and led the imperial physician out of the palace to see the younger prince.
"...It will probably take someone a certain time to come back. Would you like to go in and wait?" The young eunuch bent his body and lowered his voice to tell the eldest prince where he had gone.
Little Yinzhen stood there imposingly, his hands behind his back, puffing up his chubby face as he thought for a moment, "Forget it, I won't go in."
He can go find other brothers to play with.
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Coincidentally, at the door of the prince's residence, he ran into an old maid from Huipin's palace who came to bring calming soup to the eldest prince.
Little Yinzhen couldn't help but feel a little curious, "Brother, do you always have trouble sleeping?"
The old nanny was slightly startled when she saw him emerge from the eldest prince's courtyard, but then she quickly knelt and bowed. Hearing his question, she smiled and replied, "Yes, our queen is worried that the eldest prince's constant sleeplessness will cause him to neglect his studies. That's why she had Doctor Zhang from the Imperial Hospital prescribe this tranquilizing soup specifically for him."
No wonder it smelled different from the calming soup he drank in his previous life.
It was originally a prescription written by the imperial physician specifically for my eldest brother.
Little Yinzhen didn't doubt it, nodded quickly, turned around and headed towards Zhongcui Palace.
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