"I like it very much. The children are so thoughtful." Shu Chengfeng smiled as he looked at the gift. "The drawing is already quite good. You will learn and improve with time. Bao'er, learn from your mother. Her painting skills are the best. Even your father can't compare."
"Yes, Bao'er will definitely study hard!" the Seventh Princess said proudly.
“Then I’ll learn too, I’ll learn from Consort Chen.” The Sixth Princess was not to be outdone.
She's just a kid, and she's spoiled anyway, so it's not a big deal if she says the same things as her seventh sister.
The Empress Dowager didn't say anything more, but gave the Consort a disapproving look.
The Imperial Concubine... she completely ignored her. She's getting more and more confused as she gets older. I'm speechless.
Fortunately, nothing bad happened, and today's birthday passed peacefully.
Because of the heat, the migrating geese stay indoors when they have nothing to do. Anyway, the people below will be coming to report things.
The princes and princesses did not cause any more trouble.
August arrived in the blink of an eye. The weather was still hot.
"Your Majesty, the one in Yujing Palace is said to be seriously ill," Jiangxiang said.
"Is it just a personal heartache? It's not the right time yet," Yan Nangui said.
“Yes, that’s true, but if she really can’t take it anymore, then it’s the Second Prince’s bad luck. It’s already very early for a prince to get married at fifteen. He’s fourteen this year, so he can’t possibly get married this year,” Jiang Xiang said.
"Tell the imperial physician to do whatever they need to do. Whether we get married or not is up to them; it's not like I gave birth to them."
“Yes, in Suning Palace, Lady Xiang is also seriously ill. At first, she only had a cough, but now it seems to be getting worse. I heard from the imperial physician that it might be a sign of tuberculosis,” Jiangxiang said.
"Tuberculosis?" Yan Nangui raised an eyebrow. "A disease of the rich. Call the imperial physician to take a good look at it."
“If this is really tuberculosis, then it’s incurable,” Bai Wei said.
"If it can't be cured, isn't that fate? Anyway, the imperial physicians have done their best, what else can be done?" Yuanhua said.
“Yes, it depends on her.” Bai Wei said, pouring tea for Yan Nangui: “Your Highness, please try this. It’s Yunnan black tea that just arrived from the Imperial Household Department.”
Yan Nangui hummed in agreement, picked up the cup, and took a small sip: "Not bad. This tea is good. I heard that the Fourth Princess loves black tea, so I'm sending some to her. But I'll tell her not to drink too much tea."
"Yes, this servant will send someone right away," Bai Wei said.
"Now, the residences for the princes are almost ready, and the eldest, second, and third princes can leave the palace at any time. At present, the eldest and third princes are probably making friends everywhere, right? I heard that a few days ago, the eldest prince invited several sons of court officials to have tea together," Yan Nangui said.
“Yes, the people below are swooning over them. Although their fathers can’t directly approach them, they can send their sons to do so. Some families have several sons, and they haven’t let any of the princes off the hook,” Yuanhua said.
"Everyone wants to bet, but they're afraid of making a mistake, so they end up betting on everyone one by one." Yan Nangui smiled.
“These days, the eldest prince is still very popular. He is the eldest son and has the Ning family. The third prince is only slightly inferior, probably because he is not the eldest son. People outside don’t know what’s going on, they just think that Consort Ke Hui’s promotion is a good thing. I’m afraid that if she passes away in the future, things will not be the same as they are now,” Yuan Hua said.
"Speaking of which, the Empress Dowager's birthday celebration this year is quite grand, with envoys from all over coming. We can see how the princes will behave next." Putting aside other matters, Meng Haijiang's people are definitely being courted.
Yan Nangui thought that at that time, the princes would be even more active.
However, given the current situation, His Majesty is unlikely to appoint a crown prince for the time being. He can only hope that the people in the court will not be too hasty.
The first group to arrive in the capital were envoys from the Kingdom of Baiye.
He is a cousin of the Queen of Baiye Kingdom, also surnamed Sang, and is also Sang Wanrong's cousin; they have a pretty good relationship.
There were also other courtiers from Baiye Kingdom.
Their attitude was very sincere and proper.
First, I conveyed the Queen's greetings to His Majesty and the Empress Dowager. Especially when greeting the Empress Dowager, I did so as a concubine.
They also sent a gift to Yan Nangui, saying it was to congratulate her on becoming the Consort Duanyi.
He also brought a lot of gold and silver ornaments to distribute to the princesses.
Yan Nangui specifically asked Sang Wanrong and Wan Zhaorong to go to the post station to see people from their hometown.
The sixth princess naturally went along as well.
By this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival had already passed.
The second group to arrive consisted of people from Mengzhu Kingdom, Luoren Kingdom, and Nüzhu Kingdom.
Queen Taju of Mengzhu Kingdom, the Queen who has a good relationship with His Majesty. When she first came, she was the Crown Princess, but now she is Queen.
Wang Fuzheng was the fifth prince of Luo Ren Kingdom back then. The two had a good relationship after their marriage and had already had three children.
The eldest daughter, who is the next queen, was also brought along.
She was a ten-year-old girl, and she probably looked like her father.
Yan Nangui still remembered what her father looked like; this time, the King's Consort did not come.
"I still remember when you hadn't even won over your husband yet. Did you get married as soon as you got back?" Shu Chengfeng asked.
"Haha, he just wouldn't agree verbally, so I tied him up and took him back. If he wasn't convinced, I slept with him. Anyway, no one's going to save him, so it's done." Taju spoke as directly as ever.
Even Crown Prince Luo Ren couldn't sit still after hearing this.
The current crown prince is none other than the fourth prince from back then.
Yes… everyone else has already ascended the throne and is raising the next generation, but this crown prince is still the crown prince. There's nothing he can do; his father is still alive and kicking, and it seems he'll remain so for another ten years or so…
The one who came from the Nüzhu Kingdom was the Queen's younger brother; the Queen was none other than the former Crown Princess Rayagi.
This one is different from Taju. Didn't this one have a one-night stand with Prince Gangong back then?
She didn't manage to give birth to Prince Gan Gong's child, but not only did she find a legitimate husband after returning home, she also had about ten handsome men in total.
The envoy from Gan Gong Kingdom hasn't arrived yet. But he'll be here soon.
Meng Haijiang's men were also on their way; the one who arrived was Consort Jia's brother, Prince Daya.
Anyway, the capital city has been incredibly lively these past few days.
At this moment, with the pagoda bead still in the Beichen Hall, the atmosphere was excellent.
She has always been forthright, and even though they haven't seen each other for over ten years, she still speaks to His Majesty with ease.
Her daughter looks like her father, but her personality is nothing like his.
They immediately set their sights on the Sixth Prince.
He boldly declared, "Mother, will I be able to marry him in the future?"
Everyone burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, that probably won't work. But when you're older, you can come and live in the capital for a while and have his child," Tazhu said.
The sixth prince's face turned green, then red, and he couldn't sit still any longer.
The poor sixth prince, always aloof, was only eight years old...
"When the time comes, as long as the Crown Princess can catch up, feel free to stay," Yan Nangui said with a smile.
"Haha, as long as His Majesty allows it. If he really refuses, we'll just tie him up," Taju said.
Consort Mei blushed, thinking to herself that foreign women were indeed very straightforward.
I didn't feel offended at all; the children are still young.
However, when Prince Daya arrived with his sons, the Seventh Princess... well, something was wrong!
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