After the hottest days of summer passed, the young ladies and gentlemen of noble families in the capital, who had been staying at home all day due to the summer heat, finally had the leisure to ride out to the outskirts of the capital to enjoy the flowers or play in the water.
In the courtyard where the imperial palace practiced martial arts, several princes, unusually, decided to go for a stroll in the outskirts of the capital.
"Fourth Brother, didn't you say you had a manor in the suburbs? I heard they keep an iron-eating beast there, why don't we go take a look?"
The Fifth Prince asked his own elder brother, who shared the same mother, his eyes full of expectation.
The young man he was questioning was about sixteen or seventeen years old. He was tall and straight, and his handsome face was made even more striking by his red riding outfit.
The Fourth Prince raised an eyebrow. "Little Fifth wants to go out and play?"
The Fifth Prince chuckled, “Fourth Brother doesn’t know this, but when Father went to Su Garden to escape the summer heat this year, he didn’t take me with him. I’m so afraid of the heat, and this little bit of ice is not enough for me. If I hadn’t gone to Mother’s palace maid’s place to get some shade, I would have been jumping into the water all day because of the heat.”
"Xiao Wu doesn't know you yet."
"It must be because you keep sending your little bit of ice to the kitchen and eating it all day long, otherwise you would have used up the amount of ice that was given to you all summer so quickly."
The Third Prince looked with a smile at his Fifth Prince, who was acting coquettishly towards the Fourth Prince.
The Fifth Prince blushed. "Oh dear, the only thing in the world that should not be missed is delicious food. Third Brother, please don't pursue this too much."
The fourth prince rolled his eyes at his younger brother, who had gained even more weight over the summer, and poked his cheek: "Look at you now, which prince is as fat as you? Let's see if any girl will want to be your wife when you grow up."
"I still want to go out and play."
"Fourth Brother!"
"Fourth Brother~"
Fourth Brother.
...
The Fifth Prince looked at the other princes and their companions watching the scene with a pitiful expression, then gave a wink to the Seventh Prince, with whom he had a good relationship, and asked, "Seventh Brother, do you want to go out and play?"
The Seventh Prince, who was suddenly brought up as he was enjoying the play, received stares from his brothers: "..."
That fifth brother of mine is such a troublemaker. Oh well, what can I do? He's been good to him. Knowing that his mother's rank is low and that he's suffered a lot, he even specially brought in Consort Yi to help him.
"Yes, Fourth Brother, I want to go too."
The seventh prince looked at his fourth brother innocently.
The fourth prince glanced at his elder brother, the crown prince, who had been sitting and watching the show the whole time, and asked, "What does Your Majesty think?"
The pale-faced Crown Prince, Gu Beixuan, glanced at his composed fourth brother, then at his expectant fifth brother, and then at his other brothers, and smiled, “In that case, let’s go together.”
"Why don't Liu Zhi and Shen Du go and see the scenery of Fourth Brother's estate together?"
Liu Zhi, a friend invited by the Third Prince, and Shen Du, the Prince's martial arts instructor: "..."
The two exchanged a glance, then turned their heads away, unwilling to look at each other again.
The Third Prince's eye twitched when he looked up and saw his two friends' actions.
The Crown Prince really enjoys watching the show and isn't afraid of a real fight breaking out.
Qingyin had already led Song's mother and daughter to the manor on the outskirts of Beijing.
The brothers Song Fengqing and Song Yuebai asked to ride horses and stand outside, occasionally knocking on their sister's carriage window and talking to Qingyin and the others, not finding it troublesome at all.
Qingyin sat in the spacious carriage, enjoying being fed by her maid and daughter.
"Miss, try these. They're fresh grapes that the servants just brought. They're green, like unripe skin, but they taste incredibly sweet." Qinghe eagerly presented the peeled green grapes to Qingyin.
Not to be outdone, the little girl, just over three years old, peeled the orange in her hand, removing all the pith, and then fed it to her mother.
"Mother, try this little orange that Nian Nian peeled. It must be very sweet."
"Mmm, sweet."
Qingyin gently bit the orange on her lips, taking a bite of orange and a bite of grape, thoroughly enjoying herself.
Inside the carriage, the young girl sat languidly by the window. Dappled sunlight slanted through the cracks in the window, illuminating her graceful figure and making her already breathtakingly beautiful face appear even more ethereal.
For a moment, the maids, Niannian, and Song's mother inside the carriage were all stunned.
Miss/Mother/Daughter is so beautiful, the person with the surname Liu will definitely regret it later.
The carriage swayed and came to a stop at the gate of a manor, where the steward immediately stepped forward to greet it.
"This servant greets the eldest and second young masters."
"Um."
Outside the door, Song Yuebai was talking simply with the manager in charge of the manor, while Qingyin and the others sat inside the manor without any hurry to come out.
Song Zhenbao, who was out for the first time, found it very strange and pressed her face against the window, listening curiously to the sounds of her uncle talking to others outside.
Song Zhenbao was very well-behaved. Before she came out, her maternal grandmother secretly told her that her mother was now very beautiful and could easily encounter danger, so she had to protect her mother well and not let outsiders see her mother's true appearance.
Therefore, Song Zhenbao sat obediently in the carriage, watching Aunt Qinghe take out a veil and put it on her mother, and she also suppressed her curiosity and did not open the window to look at the scenery outside.
Looking at her daughter's adorable appearance, Qingyin couldn't help but stroke her daughter's fluffy hair again.
She also managed to comb her daughter's hair into a bun, but then touched it askew.
Song's mother: "..."
Your daughter loves you so much, and you just ruffle your combed hair like this.
Qingyin glanced at her daughter somewhat guiltily.
Song Zhenbao looked at her mother with reliance, her eyes clear and filled with joy.
Meeting Song's mother's gaze, Qingyin felt even more guilty.
She gently beckoned to Song Zhenbao, "Niannian, come here."
"Yes, Mother."
Song Zhenbao walked up to Qingyin.
Qingyin gently smoothed Niannian's hair with her hands, making it look less slanted.
Qingyin had Niannian turn around and gave her a quick glance.
Yes, perfect.
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"Sister, Mother, you should get off the carriage." After giving her instructions, Song Yuebai walked over and quietly knocked on the carriage door frame to remind her.
Qingyin responded, "Okay, Yuebai, come down right away."
The steward of the estate, who was standing behind Song Yuebai, was somewhat taken aback when he heard the eldest young master's question. A pleasant female voice rang out.
Some people have naturally beautiful voices that can make people infatuated, and that woman's voice was just like that. The butler hadn't read many books and couldn't describe the woman's voice. Anyway, he had been the butler of the Song family estate and had met many important people, but he had never heard such a beautiful voice before.
Anyway, it was definitely the voice of a rare beauty. The steward was a little puzzled. The one the young master called "sister" was the eldest daughter of the Song family who had just returned. This eldest daughter was seriously ill, and the emperor had ordered her to divorce him and give birth to a child.
The butler secretly imagined a sickly, emaciated face in his mind, which was completely different from the heavenly voice he actually heard, leaving him somewhat disappointed.
If that young lady had been young, she would have been a great beauty. Unfortunately, she is now seriously ill and has given birth, so her looks are probably not even as good as those of an average person.
Just as the steward was feeling regretful, Qingyin also got off the carriage.
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