"Tch, the Fifth Prince is her own grandson. And he's a descendant of the Ye family. After this incident yesterday, she didn't even bother to care." Consort He said coldly, "It's only because the Noble Consort is too lazy to deal with her, otherwise someone like her wouldn't be worth tearing apart."
"Don't even mention the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Princess. Yesterday, the Third Princess was punished, and she didn't care. Even if it were the marriages of the three princes and one princess, would she care? She only wants to control the next emperor, but never bothers with the princes. Even if she could bet on the right horse, who's a fool?" Why should they listen to you?
Ling'er nodded and helped her back.
The fourth princess is truly a good older sister.
At least she was devoted to her fifth brother, who was born of the same mother.
I just went to Nanxun Hall today and they warned me: "I'm coming to your place at noon."
The Fifth Prince felt uneasy, but dared not refuse.
The fourth princess went to find the seventh princess during the break between classes.
"Is the place where Seventh Sister was injured yesterday still very painful?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore if you don't press it. My mother said that if my fifth brother bullies me again, I should go to my fourth sister. Will you do something about it, fourth sister?" the seventh princess asked, looking up.
"Of course, he won't dare to do it again. I'll teach him a lesson today. Seventh Sister, please don't hold a grudge. After all, he's your own brother. He's a fool, so Fourth Sister will definitely teach him a good lesson for you," said the Fourth Princess.
"Oh, thank you, Fourth Sister." The Seventh Princess was no longer sad today, so she happily agreed.
He even snorted at the Fifth Prince in the distance.
At noon, Yan Nangui learned about this and said, "Girls are always more mature. It was the same with Consort Zhen's children back then. The older sister was always worried sick about her younger brother."
“Yes, the Fourth Princess really doesn’t seem to be the same age as the Fifth Prince,” Jiang Xiang said.
Inside the Thousand Autumns Pavilion, the Fifth Prince stood in the corner with his head down, saying, "I know I was wrong, I really know I was wrong."
"I'm asking you, have you completely lost your mind? Consort Luo brought this upon herself, incurring the Emperor's displeasure. She was demoted, and my eldest and third sisters are resentful. My third sister deliberately used you as a pawn; can't you even think about why? How many years older is she than you? Tell me!"
“One year old…” the Fifth Prince said.
"That's right, she's a year older and they don't live together. You don't even know your mother was bullied, how did she know? If what she said is true, why did Father punish her?" the Fourth Princess said angrily.
Seeing that his elder sister was very angry, the Fifth Prince quickly said, "I was wrong, really wrong. Don't be angry. I won't do it again. I promise I won't."
"If you can make my life easier, I'll go and offer incense to my mother right now," the Fourth Princess said.
"I really can, I've changed, don't be sad, I won't do it again. I just got excited yesterday... I forgot it was a way to make amends. Well... I... Father isn't angry anymore. So please don't be angry either."
The fourth princess looked at him for a long time, then punished him by making him stand.
No matter what these two siblings do.
In the Beichen Palace, His Majesty now knows about today's events.
I found out that the Fourth Princess had scolded the Third Princess.
"From now on, tell Luo Liangren to interfere less in the princesses' affairs."
"Yes, I will go and deliver the message right away." Yun Ji agreed and went to Yichun Pavilion.
Luo Liangren had just finished lunch and was resting.
Upon hearing that Yun Ji had arrived, they hurriedly got up to greet him.
"Eunuch Yun has arrived."
"His Majesty has decreed that from now on, Consort Luo need not concern herself with the affairs of the First and Third Princesses. The palace maids and others will take care of them," Yun Ji said.
Lady Luo was taken aback: "Yes, Your Majesty, I will obey your decree."
Yun Ji smiled and said, "Then I'll be going."
"Eunuch Yun...Seventh Princess...is she...alright?" Luo Liangren asked.
“The Seventh Princess is naturally unharmed. However, the Fifth Prince has been punished. I'm sure you know that. But from now on, you should cultivate your character and not concern yourself with these matters,” Yun Ji said.
"Yes." Luo Liangren felt a pang of pain in his heart.
Nobody wanted things to come to this.
But as I walked, how did it become crooked?
She sat in the chair, unable to speak for a long time.
Zhiyun wanted to offer some advice, but didn't know what to say. In the end, she could only remain silent.
Logically speaking, in the entire harem, only Consort Jing had given birth to a son and a daughter, and Consort Mei had given birth to two princes. Their own husbands had two princesses, including His Majesty's first princess, yet... things had come to this.
From the very beginning, who didn't want to climb higher? It was only because there were no princes that they wanted to be more comfortable in the future, so they had to scheme and plot.
But after going around and around, I found that those who didn't scheme and plot were doing better than their own spouses. It's truly ironic, isn't it?
It's such a pity. She was a highly regarded lady in the household, but now that her master has been promoted, her status is declining.
Since Zhiyun had nothing to say, naturally the other maids dared not offer any advice.
Although this year's July 15th is still not celebrated much, Yan Nangui thought that this year had been bad enough, so he decided to celebrate it for the emperor.
Since we're going to go through this, we can't just let it pass by casually.
Preparations were made well in advance, even though it was just a family dinner with only relatives. It was still something that couldn't be taken lightly.
The princes and princesses received the news early on and were instructed to prepare gifts.
"What the Imperial Concubine said... is that it doesn't have to be expensive, just the sentiment." The First Prince sat opposite Consort Ning.
"I see that my second brother prepared a few pieces of calligraphy that he wrote himself. He really has the nerve to do that..." The eldest prince shook his head.
"Then what have you prepared?" Consort Ning asked.
"I previously found a piece of jade of excellent quality and personally carved it into an ornament. Although my skills are not as good as those of the Imperial Household Department, at least the piece is worth looking at." I don't know how many materials I wasted learning this.
It was simply carved into a peach shape.
"Well, it doesn't matter how expensive it is. Your father doesn't like celebrating birthdays, and he hasn't celebrated them many times since he ascended the throne. It's enough that you have the sentiment."
The weather was very hot this year, so on the actual day, a banquet was held in the Beichen Hall.
The Empress Dowager has also arrived, and all the imperial relatives are here. Naturally, there are many people surrounding the Empress Dowager.
However, there were quite a few who flattered the imperial concubine.
Most of the time, the Empress Dowager would exchange a few polite words with the Imperial Concubine, and the Imperial Concubine would also exchange a few polite words with her.
The children of the royal family, after listening to their family members, naturally treated the Seventh Princess with politeness and kindness, coaxing and pampering her.
The princes and princesses all presented gifts, which pleased Shu Chengfeng greatly.
He rarely receives these small but thoughtful gifts.
The Seventh Princess and the Sixth Princess submitted a painting they had done together, though it was... well, it was hard to describe.
But the emperor was happy.
He even discussed with the Seventh Princess on the spot what the things in the painting were.
The Empress Dowager snorted as she looked at it: "Even if the Consort doesn't know how to teach children, she should at least bring out something decent. What is this? It's hardly worthy of being presented in a refined setting."
Everyone was stunned by these words. Who was the Empress Dowager disrespecting?
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager is quite right. However, the Sixth and Seventh Princesses are still young. They put so much effort into their paintings, only to make their father smile. Their hearts are sincere. If they had used some precious jewels, jade, or antiques, His Majesty wouldn't have cared. Besides, they don't understand them either. Isn't it good this way?" Yan Nangui smiled.
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