Huan Yue accompanied the Crown Prince and the current emperor to Cuiwei Palace.
The largest palace in the imperial harem was not Changqiu Palace, but Taiye Pond.
Taiye Pond has a water area of about 300 mu, with three hills in the middle and gardens around it, with a total area of about 600 mu.
The East Garden, located to the east, was a place where people from outside the palace often came to hold banquets in the inner palace.
To the west is a mountain called Cuiwei Mountain, where the Cuiwei Palace is located, and emperors and empresses often come here.
Huan Yue looked at Cuiwei Mountain, which was even more exquisite than the Imperial Garden.
March is the best time of spring, and the wind blowing across Taiye Pond makes one want to sway gently.
Besides the Cuiwei Hall, there is the Yuhua Hall at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, as well as many other pavilions.
At the top of Cuiwei Mountain is Yunxia Palace, and by the water is Zhaiyu Palace, both small but exquisite.
Standing in front of Cuiwei Palace, I saw the hillside covered in bright red peach blossoms, and the wind blew the petals to the front of the palace.
Huan Yue sighed, "Even the most noble people in the world, no matter how luxurious, still need nature to adorn them. Without these mountains and rivers, they would lose their soul."
The scenery here is also top-notch.
Other kings, nobles, wealthy merchants, and powerful figures could afford to build exquisite gardens, but even a pond with three mountains was unacceptable.
A pond with three islands, a privilege reserved for emperors.
Taiye Pond has a long history and is surrounded by many ancient trees, making it even more captivating than the palaces.
Princess Yongjia stared at Huan Yue with disdain. Who doesn't crave worldly riches and glory?
Huan Yue ignored her and went into the hall to sit down.
Cuiwei Hall is very large, but there aren't many people of the current generation, so it feels a bit empty.
The current Empress Dong, Consort Cui, and even the lower-ranking concubines such as the "Talented Lady" and "Good Lady" each have their own seat.
Consort Fang gave birth to Princess Guangning, and Consort Luo gave birth to Princess Yongning. They only had Consorts, and the rest of the concubines who had no children did not exceed the rank of Beauty.
Princess Yongmu, Princess Changning, Princess Guangning, and Princess Yongning each had their own seat.
Because Princess Huayang's daughter, Yan Fufu, was the first grandchild of the current emperor, although she was a granddaughter, both Consort Cui and Princess Huayang were favored, so Yan Fufu was granted the title of Princess of Guixiang County.
With Madam Fu serving her, little Yan Fufu sat properly in her seat.
Princess Huayang came over carrying her son, Yan Boxuan.
The child is not yet a year old, but is still very active and energetic.
I am very happy to see my little grandson now.
The child turned his head, stared at Huan Yue, and drooled as he exclaimed, "Ahhh!"
He waved his arms, and Princess Huayang couldn't hold on to him for a moment; he was small but strong.
Huan Yue had no choice but to reach out and help him up.
The little boy succeeded! He jumped into her arms and giggled happily!
Princess Huayang is being tormented to the point of exhaustion.
Huan Yue wasn't sure if he could carry him, but he managed to steady him.
She had no interest in children when she was in a state of utter misery, but the care of the medical staff salvaged her last vestiges of humanity.
She doesn't ask for much; she can take a child's happiness in stride.
Princess Huayang gave up; her foolish son had truly become attached to Huan Yue.
Consort Cui was just trying to get her grandson to compete for favor, so what was the point of him setting his sights on Huan Yue's vegetable garden? The shrewd Consort Cui was at a loss for words and felt troubled.
It seems her little grandson has betrayed her.
Today, he was quite pleased and laughed loudly, "Bo Xuan really likes his aunt."
These words must have come from Consort Cui, so she couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing that his mother still wouldn't let go, Yan Boxuan forcefully waved his hand and pushed her aside so she wouldn't disturb him and his aunt's incense.
Princess Huayang was heartbroken! How did her foolish son recognize the Crown Princess? She and the Crown Prince had never been this close before.
Huan Yue hugged the child.
The child's eyes lit up as he looked at her: "Ahhh, Your Majesty~~~" He took a bite of her, and it was delicious!
Huan Yue gently tossed the child to him and caught him in his hands.
The kids were laughing so hard! They were waving their arms and kicking their legs, yelling, "Your Majesty, Ooh-ooh!"
Huan Yue tossed it again and caught it in his hand.
"Awooo!" Princess Yongjia's son shouted.
Huan Yue saw that Fu's mother was holding the child and he understood pretty much.
Princess Huayang came out carrying her son, which was endearing. Princess Yongjia's son, on the other hand, was fierce; how old was he? How could anyone like him?
The festive atmosphere inside the hall had almost completely vanished, except for Yan Boxuan, who was having a great time.
Princess Yongjia's son was named Cheng Junyi. Seeing that Yan Boxuan was happy, he was even more unhappy and kept trying to kill him.
Fu's mother held Cheng Junyi, looking troubled.
Princess Yongjia was even angrier and slapped Cheng Junyi on the back.
"Wah!" Cheng Junyi burst into tears.
She was crying and yelling at the same time.
This inexplicably puts him in conflict with his own uncle, Xie Chou.
Princess Yongjia angrily rebuked the governess: "Take her away!"
Madam Fu didn't dare to utter a sound and quickly left, fearing that Cheng Junyi would cause something even more outrageous.
Although they are children, sometimes when something is uncomfortable, the blame can be placed on the adults.
I'm afraid Fu's mother will be the first to suffer, even though she's a confidante of the Dong family.
Cheng Junyi refused to leave, crying and making a fuss all the way, his voice carrying from a great distance, all because of the spring breeze.
Princess Yongjia, now fully tidy, exuded an imposing aura and came over to mock Huan Yue: "Truly impressive!"
Yan Boxuan was grabbing his aunt's hat when he was stopped. He turned his head and rolled his eyes at his aunt.
Huan Yue was having a magical battle with the kids and almost lost all his composure, but his eye-rolling was just too cute!
Spoiled children are often bold.
Princess Yongjia was furious!
Yan Boxuan seemed even happier that she was angered, and he shared her joy with his aunt.
Huan Yue held her tightly, then retorted to the princess, "This concubine is your sister-in-law, this is your nephew, that's your elder sister, and that's your stepmother. So, which one are you dissatisfied with, or are you dissatisfied with His Majesty?"
Consort Cui was dragged into this mess, but she and Lady Dong had always been at odds, so she didn't care much.
Today she is very angry: "You can't even raise your own son well, and you can't even bear to see a child happy?"
When Huan Yue saw Lady Dong, he said to her, "Your Majesty is not good at raising children. Princess Yongjia is indeed Your Majesty's beloved daughter."
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