On the first night, he went to Niohuru's place, but on the second night, he did not continue and went to Geng's place.
After visiting the two newly arrived princesses, Yinzhen rearranged the time for entering the inner courtyard.
He spent five days at the residence of the primary wife, five days at the residence of the secondary primary wife, three days at the residence of Lady Li, and one day each at the residences of Lady Wu, Lady Niohuru, and Lady Geng. He spent the rest of his time resting in the front courtyard.
This schedule also shows how much Yunyi is favored.
"Mother, come out and play! The weather is so nice today!" Erlinzhu's lively and mischievous voice came from outside.
Somewhat helpless, Yunyi looked up and exchanged a glance with her eldest daughter, put down her pen, and got up to walk out.
"Elinzhu, you little rascal, tell me, what are you thinking of playing this time?" Yunyi teased her youngest daughter as she walked out.
Hearing her mother's teasing, Erlinzhu pouted, somewhat unconvinced. She snorted and retorted, "Mother, I'm not a naughty monkey, I'm very pretty!"
"Alright, alright, our Erlinzhu is the prettiest little girl, is that alright?"
After being coaxed, Erlinzhu smiled again.
She ran over and hugged her mother and older sister, blinked her eyes, and said playfully, "Mother, older sister, come on, let's go play football with Hongye. He said the winner will get silver as a reward."
"Oh!" Yunyi and her eldest daughter, Hutuli, exclaimed at the same time.
It's no wonder they were so surprised. Yunyi knew her youngest son's personality best; he was a big money-grubber who valued money above all else. It was truly astonishing that he was willing to spend money to play today.
Elinzhu's words piqued Yunyi and Hutuli's interest.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, the area had already been set up.
It's actually quite similar to a modern football match, except for the number of players and slightly different rules.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Hongye cleared his throat and loudly explained the rules.
The court was marked with lines, and there was a basketball hoop on each side. Scoring the ball into the opponent's hoop counted as a point. The team with the most goals at the end of the time it takes for an incense stick to burn won and received a reward of ten taels of silver.
As the organizers, Erlinzhu and Hongye jointly contributed the ten taels of silver.
After the rules were explained, the competition began. Yunyi, being an adult, did not participate in the competition, and Hutuli, who preferred quiet, did not like these activities. So, the mother and daughter acted as referees and kept score.
Erlinzhu and Hongye each chose four people to form a five-person team and began the competition.
Erlinzhu is older, eight years old this year, while Hongye is only three years old. The outcome of their competition is actually quite obvious.
Hongye was a competitive person who fought very hard, and in the end, the two sides decided the winner by a narrow margin of two to three.
Seeing his third sister take away the ten taels of silver, Hongye, who had already lost the competition, was so heartbroken that he almost cried.
Lin Zhu didn't take the money. She took eight taels and gave them to her teammates who had competed with her earlier. She gave the remaining two taels to her younger brother.
He said a couple of awkward words: "Alright, alright, it's just a few taels of silver, don't be sad. Here, take this two taels of silver, you're only short three taels now, so the loss is smaller, right?"
After hearing what his third sister said, Hongye was even more heartbroken, but he suppressed his emotions, took the two taels of silver his sister handed him, and whispered a thank you.
This obedient and adorable appearance earned her a series of loving pats from Erlinzhu.
The scene of the siblings getting along so affectionately amused Yunyi. Her younger son's personality was really too strange; how could he be such a greedy money-grubber?
She asked herself if she was not like that, and neither was Yinzhen. So, whose personality did her youngest son inherit?
After thinking for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Yunyi shook her head and decided to give up.
After playing for a long time, the two children were still a little sweaty despite the early spring weather. Yunyi instructed the nanny to take them to change their clothes so they wouldn't catch a cold.
He then instructed the palace maids in the courtyard to tidy up everything before going into the house with his eldest daughter.
Once inside, the two sat down, and Hutu poured them a cup of tea. "Mother, you've had a hard time taking care of these two little rascals."
Yunyi tapped her eldest daughter's nose and laughed at her, "Don't let them hear you say that, or they'll get angry with you."
Hutu smiled but didn't say anything. Her third sister and sixth brother both had bad tempers, but as the eldest sister, she still had some authority in front of her younger siblings. Even if they heard her, it wouldn't matter; they wouldn't dare to do anything.
After tidying up and changing their clothes, Erlinzhu and Hongye walked in. Forgetting the unpleasantness from earlier, the siblings chattered away again.
It was already evening. Yunyi instructed the small kitchen to prepare all the food, and they were just waiting for their sons to return so they could eat.
Yunyi had four sons. His eldest son, Hongyao, was ten years old, and his second son, Hongxuan, and third son, Hongjing, were both eight years old. They were all of school age. Logically, once they reached that age, they should have moved to the front courtyard so that Yinzhen could invite a tutor to teach them.
However, a few years ago, Emperor Kangxi issued an edict ordering eligible grandsons from various households to study in the palace, so Yinzhen sent several of his sons to the palace.
Besides Yunyi's children, Li Wanrou's son, the five-year-old Fifth Prince Hongyun, also went.
As for Yunyi's youngest son, the seventh prince Hongshi, born to the sixth prince Hongye and Li Wanrou, is three years old and two years old respectively, and has not yet gone.
"Master, the young masters have arrived," Bai Zhi announced as she lifted the curtain and entered.
Just as Yunyi was about to speak, she saw a tall and upright figure at the door.
"Mother, we're back!" Hongyao's face was full of joy as he shouted happily, announcing his return.
Yunyi looked up and saw that it was her eldest son. Behind him was another person peeking out, who was her second son, Hongxuan. As for her third son, Hongjing, he was probably blocked by his two older brothers.
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