Qian Shengyan was a little embarrassed when she was whispering to her daughter and someone overheard her. But when she heard Hongli say this, she just snorted and said, "What?"
"You didn't expect your mother to be so amazing, did you!" Folgochun said, hands on her hips. "I know many of my cousins married into Mongolia. As a princess of the Qing Dynasty, I am supported by all the people, so it is only natural that I should do something for them!"
Qian Shengyan was startled, and was about to say that this girl might have lost her mind and wanted to marry into Mongolia, when she heard Foerguochun say with great pride, "I! I want to do my part for the next emperor of the Qing Dynasty!"
Qian Shengyan: ?
Hongli: ?
Folgochun: "I want the entire prince consort's family to support Fourth Brother!"
Qian Shengyan & Hongli: ...
Well, I guess Folgochun received too much information today and her brain is malfunctioning. She should be able to figure it out after some time.
"Where is Hongshan? When I came here just now, I thought I heard him crying?" Hongli asked meaningfully. Sure enough, Foerguochun jumped up and shouted, "I'll go see!" He had already rushed outside.
Qian Shengyan chuckled. It seems that having Ferguchun help take care of the children since they were young has been useful. Now she doesn't even have to lift a finger.
"Mother, there is something I don't understand. I hope you can enlighten me." Hongli put away his cooking skills and said to Qian Shengyan seriously.
Qian Shengyan hadn't expected him to have this attitude, and smiled, "We're mother and son, there's no need for this. Just tell me what's on your mind."
"Since Father Emperor can tolerate the Third Prince's playful behavior during the mourning period, why can't he tolerate his own brother, the Fourteenth Uncle?" Hongli genuinely didn't understand. "The Eighth and Ninth Uncles are indeed unworthy, and Father Emperor can handle them however he sees fit. But the Fourteenth Uncle is, after all, Father Emperor's own brother..."
Hongli asked himself honestly, he would not forgive Hongshi for making repeated mistakes, but... compared to Xiao Hongshan, he felt that no matter what the other party did, he could be forgiven.
Because their mother was Qian Shengyan.
Qian Shengyan shook her head and said, "This matter... is rather disrespectful, not because of what your fourteenth uncle did, but..." She paused, "Zheng Bo Ke Duan Yu Yan, you should have read about it."
Suddenly, Hongli felt as if he had been enlightened, but after hesitating for a moment, he asked, "Mother, your son... there is still something I don't understand."
"Hmm?" Qian Shengyan tilted her head to look at him.
Hongli considered for a moment and asked softly, "Consort Hua seems different from before."
Qian Shengyan was taken aback. She hadn't properly discussed this matter with Hongli, but Hongli had witnessed Nian Shi's madness, including her subsequent miscarriage... Hongli knew about it too.
She thought for a moment, then asked Hongli, "Can Mother hug you?"
Hongli was taken aback, then blushed slightly: "Mother..."
Qian Shengyan got up and walked to his side, hugged his head and gently stroked it in her arms: "It's my fault, I forgot to tell you earlier." She thought for a moment, organized her thoughts, and told Hongli about Shan Xiu.
Hongli suddenly realized, "No wonder...no wonder I felt something was off about her when I looked at her again. But I haven't seen the harem many times, so I'm not sure." He paused, pursed his lips, and said softly, "Then I can forgive Father Emperor a little."
It turns out that even after his younger brother passed away, his father, the Emperor, did something.
The person who bullied his mother and caused the death of his brother has been imprisoned in a farmer's house. However, the Emperor still needs the Nian family and their concubines in the harem, so he staged this play.
He paused for a moment: "Then, Fulin..."
“He is not the Emperor’s child,” Qian Shengyan said directly. “In the future… perhaps one day, we will send him out of the palace.”
Hongli finally understood everything and breathed a sigh of relief.
After a moment, he shook his head and chuckled, "Sometimes I really envy my fifth brother."
"Fifth Prince? What's wrong?" Qian Shengyan asked, puzzled.
"Fifth brother is a bit like his sister, innocent and carefree, treating everyone the same." Hongli shook his head and chuckled, feeling that he was just carrying too much on his mind.
Qian Shengyan: ...
Good grief, this is practically blatantly calling someone an idiot.
After having a heart-to-heart talk with Folgochun and another with Hongli, Qian Shengyan felt really tired. After dinner, she went to bed and originally wanted to lean against the pillows and read a storybook for a while, but she fell asleep in no time.
When Yinzhen sat down on the edge of the bed, he noticed she was still holding a book. Amused, he picked it up, glanced at the words on the cover, and shook his head, saying, "Looking at young ladies from the inner quarters and handsome scholars again..."
Despite saying that, he carefully placed the book aside.
Startled, Qian Shengyan turned over and hugged him, mumbling, "Come early tomorrow..."
"Let Folgochun see..."
"She thought you hadn't come at all..."
“Alright, I will come over for breakfast tomorrow,” Yinzhen agreed without hesitation.
Qian Shengyan hummed softly through her nose, nuzzled against Yinzhen's waist and abdomen, and then fell back into a deep sleep.
The next day, when Folgochun saw Yinzhen come to have breakfast, she was both surprised and delighted. After only two days of quiet, she started skipping around again and clung to Yinzhen especially tightly: "Father, I missed you so much."
"I've been too busy lately, it'll be fine in a few days," Yinzhen comforted him.
Fuerguochun nodded sensibly, without asking any further questions. Instead, he even diligently placed a small steamed bun on Yinzhen's plate.
Qian Shengyan watched this scene and suddenly felt a mix of emotions.
She...felt a little regretful.
If it were the old Ferguchun, he would probably be in a bad mood by now, or at least Yinzhen would have to coax him a bit.
But now...
After finishing his meal, Yinzhen was still lamenting to Qian Shengyan that Fuerguochun had become so sensible in just a few days. This made Qian Shengyan even more depressed, and her expression unconsciously betrayed her feelings.
Yinzhen noticed it too: "What's wrong?"
“Folguochun…” Qian Shengyan’s eyes reddened as she uttered these four words. She now dared to speak her true feelings to Yinzhen, and since she did need someone to discuss things with, she said with a wronged tone, “Your Majesty, I feel a little sorry for that child…”
"What happened to Foerguochun?" Yinzhen couldn't help but feel worried.
“She hasn’t seen the Emperor for several days, she’s probably frightened…” Qian Shengyan grabbed his hand, unconsciously picking at his fingers because of her turmoil. “How could she have been so sensible before? She…”
Once he figured out what Qian Shengyan was struggling with, Yinzhen couldn't help but chuckle.
He withdrew his hand, which was a little sore from being picked at, and placed both hands on Qian Shengyan's shoulders, making her look at him. "You, you," he said with a helpless smile, "Ferguchun is our daughter, the First Rank Princess of the Qing Dynasty. She can do whatever she wants, however she wants. Why should she wrong herself?"
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