The Qing'e Palace was being carefully tidied up.
Actually, Qing'e Palace has always been fine, and sometimes the eldest prince plays there.
Today's main reason for the visit is the group from Baishi Village, and these are gifts specially prepared for them.
They may not be expensive, but they are made with great care. Sending out so many at once must have cost a lot of money.
Huan Yue wasn't just stingy; there was a certain unhealthy atmosphere surrounding him.
No matter how much you reward him, it's never enough. If you give him too little, he'll complain. So why bother with all that effort for nothing? You wouldn't even dare to break a tree if you gave him a reward.
Huan Yue dressed Xie Yi up beautifully so he could meet his relatives later.
The little one is so well-behaved, sitting on the throne. Perhaps he can sit on his grandfather's throne too.
In comparison, it's more comfortable for Mom to sit here.
The weather was nice outside. He Shuiying, Jing Wei, and the others arrived early; it was quite a large group.
They had already rehearsed and were paying their respects to Consort Huan in a proper and respectful manner.
The lady-in-waiting helped Lady Anle up, while the others got up on their own.
Huan Yue smiled and said, "Please sit down. How about Erlang?"
The men mostly didn't come because they had to avoid the topic. Chang Ziyan was his younger brother, Chang Zhuan was his cousin, and there were a few other younger men.
Chang Ziyan stepped forward and knelt down, feeling ashamed: "I've caused Your Majesty trouble. But I felt much better when I woke up this morning."
Huan Yue watched the child blink.
The child hid in his mother's arms.
Huan Yue hugged and kissed him, and said to Chang Ziyan, "We'll ask the imperial physician to take another look. As long as we cultivate our righteous spirit, we won't be afraid of demons and monsters."
Chang Ziyan followed the Empress's instructions carefully, yet felt wronged: "I really didn't do anything."
Huan Yue nodded: "Perhaps they've set a trap for you. As long as you're acting uprightly, if you're really tricked, just fight back."
Chang Ziyan understood. Although it was unlucky, he figured that even if he raped a woman while in a dazed state, it wouldn't matter, so there was no need to be overly concerned.
Chang Ziyan complained again, "That woman is really something!"
He Shuiying came over and pulled him: "What are you still babbling about?"
Chang Ziyan stopped talking. His six-year-old sister was already being targeted; what did he have to say?
Huan Yue looked at Deng Fang and Yu Yan.
Deng Fang is almost thirty years old and has already gained weight. Even when she dresses up properly, she still looks rustic.
Some people are destined to be successful, but she is destined to suddenly become rich. So what if people are jealous?
Yu Yan is rather assertive, and perhaps she has someone backing her up.
Deng Fang was quite nervous, knowing she had embarrassed the Empress, and she wanted to take better care of herself. Her aunt was much better than her.
He Shuiying worked in the fields and washed clothes in the river just like everyone else; sometimes it was just fate.
Yu Yan said to her sister-in-law, "Why are you so nervous? The Empress doesn't mind."
Huan Yue laughed and said, "I like simple, kind people who are easy to bully."
Deng Fang's teeth are not pretty when she smiles.
Huan Yue looked at Yu Yan: "Did you bump your head?"
Yu Yan touched the dent on her forehead and got angry: "Zhai Dafu hit me, chased me and hit me, and I fell and bled all over, but he didn't care. The neighbors saw it and called my aunt, otherwise I would have thought I was going to die."
He Shuiying said, "You said you fell down."
Deng Fang said, "It doesn't look like it to me, but you didn't say so yourself. I thought it was just a mistake."
Yu Yan gritted her teeth in anger: "I didn't mean to trouble Auntie. I'm not saying anything more."
Huan Yue saw that she had other things to say.
Seeing her cousin, Yu Yan, who was strong-willed and didn't want to suffer that injustice, said, "Does Your Majesty know how I got pregnant? Zhai Dafu was cheating on me outside. Someone told me, and I caught him red-handed. He came back and forced himself on me, saying that I hadn't given birth to a son even after marrying him. I'm not as strong as him, so I waited until he fell asleep, then grabbed a stick and beat him up!"
Deng Fang was startled: "Why didn't you say so?"
Yu Yan snorted, "He scared his mother. I told him it was a fight to the death! Then he knelt down and begged for forgiveness."
Yu Yan cried: "I didn't know I was pregnant again. I've made up my mind, if it's a daughter, I'll get a divorce!"
Deng Fang held her hand.
Yu Yan angrily declared, "If I give birth to a son, I'll be the one calling the shots in the Zhai family!"
Huan Yue had nothing to say.
Yu Yan is now emotional: "If a son is born, he will always have the surname Zhai. If someone can carry on the family line, what's the point of having Zhai Dafu?"
Huan Yue nodded, "That's fantastic!"
Yu Yan cried fiercely, "He's a piece of trash! He's doing well at home, so he goes out and cheats on his family!"
Huan Yue said, "It's good to kick this kind of bastard to the curb. Having a daughter is no worse than having a son. A son might not be as reliable as a daughter in taking care of you in your old age. A daughter doesn't necessarily have to get married; she can also marry into the family."
Zhai Minglan shouted, "I won't get married, I'll take care of my mother in her old age!"
Yu Yan said, "This is none of your business."
Deng Fang said, "You'll have plenty to eat if you go back to the Yu family, or you can go to your aunt's place."
Chang Ziyan chimed in, "Baishi Village doesn't need you and Minglan anymore. Zhai Dafu bullied you like that, I should have beaten him up long ago!"
Yu Yan said, "Don't worry, I won't let him get away with this!"
He Shuiying said to her, "You'll suffer more if you do it alone?"
Yu Yan laughed and said, "Auntie doesn't know, but when I said that killing him wouldn't cost him his life, his mother was terrified."
Huan Yue asked, "Has the imperial physician examined you? How is your health now?"
Yu Yan replied seriously, "I had the imperial physician examine me yesterday, and I'm perfectly fine. I want to live a long and healthy life, not die young. I also don't want Minglan and the others to lose their mother."
Zhai Minglan rushed into her mother's arms, but she had to be careful.
He Shuiying got angry.
Chang Zhuan said, "Someone must have stirred things up and can't stand to see our family doing well. Let's go teach him a lesson another day!"
Deng Fang chimed in, "Life is so good now, some people just don't know how lucky they are."
Huan Yue looked at Chang Zhuan and asked, "Are you studying now?"
Chang Zhuan was shy.
His mother laughed: "Everyone says Ziyan is slow-witted, but that's because he's a late bloomer; Changzhuan is not as good as Ziyan, he has no chance of passing the imperial examinations, so he wants to study agriculture. I said farming is good too, the fields in Baishi Village are so good. So he should study agriculture well too."
Huan Yue nodded: "Agriculture is fundamental."
The village woman and the old lady said, "The land in our Baishi Village is really good. Anything we grow here will taste better than elsewhere. The sweet potatoes we grow here taste better than anywhere else."
The palace maids brought out sweet potatoes, as well as boiled peanuts, boiled yams, boiled taro, and so on.
Deng Fang thought the plate looked nice just sitting there.
Farmers aren't very interested in these things.
But farmers may not necessarily have enough to eat.
Baishi Village is now well-fed, but no one complains.
Huan Yue prepared some taro paste to feed the children.
The children enjoyed their food very much.
Everyone adores the eldest grandson of the emperor.
Huan Yue finished feeding his son and then held him in his arms for his grandmother to hug.
He Shuiying carefully took the child in her arms. This child is so beautiful!
Those eyes are absolutely gorgeous!
Although small, it is very stable, soft and sweet.
Chang Zhuan looked at him and said, "The imperial grandson and his aunt look very alike."
Yu Yan looked at it and said, "The chin is similar." Then, regretfully, "My chin isn't like that."
Jing Wei said, "Zihan looks like an empress."
Chang Zihan came over and casually said, "The Emperor wishes to see the Imperial Grandson."
Madam Yang hurriedly picked him up and walked away with the eunuch.
Although He Shuiying hadn't seen enough, she was still very nervous holding the imperial grandson. Presumably, the Emperor wasn't disgusted, so she shouldn't overthink it.
Huan Yue guessed it was related to his dream, and his grandfather was quite concerned.
Chang Xiaozhong was a little anxious; he hadn't played with his younger brother yet.
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