Yanruo was unaware of Ulanara's thoughts, but she obediently agreed.
After saying so much, Ulanara was overwhelmed with emotion and felt very tired. She was about to take a nap when someone came to report that Lady Liu was requesting an audience.
"I won't see you." Ulanara frowned and refused. "Didn't you come this morning? Why are you here again?"
"Master, Consort Liu says she has important business to discuss," the visitor repeated, bowing his head.
Ulanara was about to refuse again when she suddenly remembered something and frowned, saying, "Let her in. Tell her I've already retired for the night and that she can speak through the screen."
This means not staying long.
Yanruo helped Ulanara remove her outer clothes and lie down on the bed. She then set up a screen in front of the bed, but there was no embroidered stool or small table behind the screen, clearly indicating that no seat had been prepared for Liu.
Liu arrived with a smile, but her expression froze when she saw the bare screen. She forced herself to walk over and bowed to Ulanara through the screen, saying, "This servant greets Your Highness."
"Hmm, what is it?" Ulanara asked casually, seemingly uninterested in Liu's "important matter".
Liu bit her lip and curtsied again: "This servant wishes to bear a child for the Fujin (wife of the emperor)."
Ulanara clan: ?
She sat up: "You and me? To have a child?"
"No, no, what I mean is..." Liu explained nervously, "If I am pregnant, I wish to raise the child under your care, and I will never acknowledge that child for the rest of my life."
These words intrigued Ulanara. She squinted at the screen for a moment, then asked, "Really?"
"Really? Really!" Upon hearing that there was hope, Madam Liu immediately became overjoyed. "I swear on my life to Heaven!"
Ulanara chuckled and said slowly, "When you first entered the manor, I could tell that my younger sister was a sensible person..."
“I was foolish and ignorant before, but I understand now who really has the power in this inner courtyard.” Liu’s words were full of hidden meaning, but Ulanara had no intention of probing, and only said, “I know what you’re thinking.”
"Then...when will Your Highness arrange something for me?" Liu asked shyly. "I once consulted a wise man, and he said that if I receive Your Highness's favor these next few days, my chances of getting pregnant will be much greater."
Ulanara clan: ?
Ulanara slowly lay down again. Looking at the long, winding bed curtains, she couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I underestimated you."
This Liu family member has no great wisdom, but she's got a lot of petty cleverness.
Having gained favor with Lady Nian once, she now tries to ride on her coattails again. Humph.
Ulanara laughed for a while, then waved her hand and said, "You can go now. This child is not for me."
"Fujin!" Liu Shi couldn't believe it. She even wanted to go around the screen to ask Ulanara Shi, but Yanruo quickly stepped forward to stop her. She could only stand behind the screen and ask in vain, "Why is this? Why can't Fujin make some arrangements for me? When I give birth to a child, it will also be for Fujin's sake!"
"This princess consort is not fortunate enough to hold your child," Ulanara said bluntly, then waved her hand, "Yanruo, see the guest out!"
Liu was unwilling but had no choice but to leave, biting her lip.
She left, and when Yanruo returned, she pouted and said, "Liu Gege's idea is really good."
"Heh, even if I wanted to, I couldn't help her, besides... Hmph." Ulanara laughed again and closed her eyes. "Yanruo, close the courtyard gate. I don't want to see anyone lately."
Yanruo responded and went downstairs, still thinking that it would be great if the prince came. If the prince came, the princess would definitely be willing to see him.
But will Your Highness come?
At that moment, Yinzhen was looking at the "children's playground" that Qian Shengyan had just set up.
He didn't know what an amusement park was, but he could guess what it was from the name.
But... looking at the huge, thick quilt spread on the ground and the fence surrounding it, Yinzhen's forehead twitched: "Are you raising my daughter like a puppy?"
"Hey! Where are Baifu and Zaohua? Let's call them in to keep Ferguchun company!" Qian Shengyan called out quickly after being reminded.
Yinzhen chuckled, but didn't say no. He just glanced at Su Peisheng, who immediately went out and called someone to bring in the two puppies.
Baifu and Zaohua are still just puppies. They were born in the same year as Hongli, but are actually a month younger. The three-year-old puppies are already quite sensible. They circle around Yinzhen as soon as they come in and will sit down when given a command.
Qian Shengyan looked on with curiosity, and even Foerguochun, who was lying on the thick quilt, widened his eyes in surprise and pointed at Baifu, shouting happily, "Father!"
...Never expected that her daughter would learn to call her "Father" at this time, let alone point at the dog and shout it. Qian Shengyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, but then realized something was wrong and quickly curtsied and apologized: "Master, this..."
"It's alright." Yinzhen was also somewhat helpless, but not to the point of being angry. He led the two dogs over, bent down and picked up Folguochun from the enclosure, then took her little hand to stroke Baifu's fur: "This is a dog, his name is Baifu, he is indeed Father's dog..."
After being taught several times, the little girl miraculously learned it! She looked at Yinzhen and called out in a clear voice, "Father!" Then she looked at Baifu and said happily, "Dog!"
Qian Shengyan chuckled again upon hearing this; her father really was quite the scoundrel…
When Hongli came over for dinner in the evening, he was initially dismissive of the "playground" that Qian Shengyan had set up, but his eyes lit up when he saw Zaohua and Baifu: "They are Father's dogs!"
“Yes, you can play with them for a while.” Qian Shengyan looked on with a smile, thinking it would be a good opportunity for her son to run around more.
Previously, it was said that Zaohua and Baifu would be raised in Peach Blossom Village, but because he was busy at that time, Yinzhen forgot, and Qian Shengyan was too embarrassed to mention it again. Now it's all good, everyone lives in Wanfang Anhe, which makes it convenient to play with the dogs.
Watching Hongli chase the two dogs around the west hall again and again, while Foerguochun, who couldn't walk yet, couldn't keep up and could only anxiously call out "Gaga, dog!" from behind as he tried his best to crawl after them, Qian Shengyan was so amused that she almost died laughing. She even encouraged Foerguochun to crawl faster: "Zaohua and Baifu also run on four legs, and Foerguochun, you also have four legs on the ground, how can you be so slow? Faster, faster!"
"...You're making fun of my daughter again." Yinzhen, who had just entered the room, heard this and scolded him with a bit of helplessness. But because of his arrival, Hongli and the two dogs all changed their course and ran towards him. So Ferguchun also changed direction and tried to crawl towards him.
So Yinzhen watched helplessly as the two dogs and his son raced faster and faster, with Baifu nearly losing his tongue from running so fast. Behind them, a little girl crawled along, her expression contorted with excitement, and she could even utter, "Father dog, Father dog!"
Yinzhen: ...
For the first time, I felt that Wanfang Anhe was a bit too lively...
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