Wu Yanmeng, unaware of this tragic truth, was still foolishly leaning close to Qingyin, saying, "So you're a boy! You look as pretty as a girl."
Do you have a name?
Qingyin shook her head.
The pretty little girl immediately frowned, pondering what name to give Qingyin.
Seeing this, Consort Yu casually remarked, "Yan'er, don't you know how? Let your mother give this little brother a name!"
Consort Yu also became interested in naming such a beautiful child.
But clearly, Wu Yanmeng didn't want to give the right to name the child to her mother, and insisted, "No!"
Consort Yu, having been strongly rejected, had no choice but to abandon the idea.
Wu Yanmeng pondered for a while, and looking at Qingyin, she suddenly thought of the line from the Book of Songs that her teacher had taught her: "Thinking of the gentleman, his gentleness is like jade."
Since Qingyin's skin is also so fair, let's call her "Ruyu! From now on, you'll be called Ruyu."
"Ruyu" means "a gentleman is like jade," and even Consort Yu was not immune to the beauty of this name.
She glanced at her youngest daughter in surprise. She hadn't expected that her daughter, who disliked studying so much, would actually listen to a few of the teacher's words! No wonder the teacher was hired by the Emperor; he really knew how to handle the children in the palace.
Qingyin nodded obediently as usual, but at this moment, when he looked at Wu Yanmeng, he even smiled slightly.
In this life, he was named Ruyu.
When the imperial physician arrived, he looked at the unfamiliar child with a strange feeling, but remained silent. People in the palace all knew what to say and what not to say. He obediently took the pulse of the child, who looked rather thin, and came to the same diagnosis as the doctor outside the palace.
Consort Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that the child was simply malnourished and that there was nothing seriously wrong with him as long as he was properly nourished. It was rare to see a child she liked, and she would feel uneasy if he had contracted a serious illness.
It's good that nothing serious happened.
Qingyin, or rather Ruyu, listened quietly to the imperial physician's words and stayed in one place, just like a delicate, speechless porcelain doll.
The people who saw this smiled knowingly.
Consort Yu instructed the palace maids to take good care of Ruyu and Qingyan before leaving. She still had to worry about that brat, Xiao Shi. Thinking of her foolish eldest son, Consort Yu's face darkened. She wondered how badly His Majesty had punished the child.
The tenth prince, who was being targeted by Consort Yu, reluctantly put a thick layer of clothing under his buttocks, which made the eunuch who was about to carry out His Majesty's punishment both laugh and cry, and he didn't know whether to stop him or not.
Fortunately, the others knew how much His Majesty valued the princes, so they didn't stop the tenth prince's cheating. Instead, he was given twenty strokes of the cane, and the tenth prince, whose buttocks were swollen from the beating, was sent back after being scolded and wincing.
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Ruyu is an overly obedient and well-behaved child. These days, Wu Yanmeng is nominally taking care of the child, but in reality, it is Consort Yu who is taking care of him.
The longer they spent together, the more genuinely the Consort Yu grew to love the child.
She knew how troublesome her daughter was, but little Ruyu was very patient, keeping the little princess company. Even Consort Yu couldn't help but feel sorry for the child sometimes.
Therefore, she had an idea to place the child under the protection of her own clan.
Unfortunately, things changed too quickly. Even Consort Yu never expected that such a pitiful child would catch the emperor's eye.
Early in the morning, Qingyin woke up on time, while Wu Yanmeng, the little princess, was still in bed.
Thanks to Wu Yanmeng, Qingyin lives next door to the little princess. Although his current status is not very appropriate, the entire Changchun Palace is ruled by Consort Yu, and no one dares to voice any complaints in front of Consort Yu.
The little boy's small body had become a bit chubby from the princess's feeding these past few days, making him even more adorable. Dressed in a mini eunuch's outfit, the pretty child walked expressionlessly and with an air of maturity beyond his years toward the princess's bed, ready to remind her to get up.
They look incredibly cute.
Especially when a child's short legs couldn't reach the height of the big bed and he needed to use a small stool to reach the princess on the bed, even the usually stern palace maids couldn't help but smile at the scene.
Qingyin Wu felt the laughter directed at him. His body was still too small and too easily teased by these people. He would be fine when he grew up. He was determined never to let anyone touch his cheeks again!
Unable to speak or call for help, Qingyin tried to shove a little girl who was reluctant to get out of bed. Unfortunately, Qingyin's strength was like a massage to Wu Yanmeng—not very strong, but a bit annoying. So the little princess pulled the blanket over herself and successfully turned over, avoiding Qingyin's little hand attack.
Seeing this, Qingyin's face darkened, and she looked helplessly at the lazy little princess on the bed.
No wonder Wu Yanmeng couldn't complete the mission in this world; such a lazy mission taker really doesn't feel any tension at all.
Helpless, Qingyin turned her gaze to the palace maid beside her.
The palace maid Shi Lan had a cute dimple on her round face. Compared to the short and small Qing Yin, Shi Lan probably had more ways to operate.
Leaning close to the princess's ear, Shi Lan said in a normal voice, "Princess, the fried chicken leg you wanted is ready."
"What! Fried chicken legs!" The little girl, who had just woken up from her dream, suddenly sat up. Her eyes were still blurry, but a suspicious glitter was already dripping from the corner of her mouth.
The gluttonous tasker forgot about the mission, but not the food that his soul loved.
This action made Qingyin's face darken again.
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