Chu Yuan was taken aback.
The next moment, the Empress Dowager shook her head and laughed, "Emperor, look, you're favoring Consort Ying's unborn child, and even our precious little darling is jealous."
Emperor Xian of Wei knew his daughter's temperament well; she was not the kind of person who would fuss over such trivial matters.
He then stepped forward and patted the eldest princess's head. "It's your father's fault for neglecting you. Now, tell me, what favor do you want this time?"
The eldest princess pouted, "Can't someone just be genuinely jealous?"
The emperor increased the pressure and rubbed it. "Jealous? Do you think your father is stupid enough to be fooled by you? You were already clamoring to leave the palace and build your own residence when you were eight, and by ten you were already traveling around with a great Confucian scholar. You spend half the year away from the capital, running wild everywhere. Is this how you show jealousy over a little bit of your father's attention?"
"Oh, that's not the same. It was Father who advised me to travel more. Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles."
Emperor Xian of Wei glanced at Chu Yuan and said, "That's right. When your Consort Ying gives birth, whether it's a boy or a girl, your father will teach them in the same way. As the eldest sister, you'll be experienced and will need to work with your father to properly teach your younger brothers and sisters. None of our Wei family's children can be allowed to go astray."
These words, to a certain extent, greatly affirmed the status of the eldest princess.
She is the eldest sister, and an eldest sister is like a mother. If her younger siblings misbehave, she can step in and discipline them.
So what is she afraid of?
Hey little brats, come on over, she's just worried about having too much free time and nothing fun to do.
"Father, then promise Yan'er that you can come to Baohua Palace to visit Consort Ying often in the future, okay?" Princess Sanyan asked earnestly with her little face.
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