Qian Shengyan: ...
She quietly handed him a rose pastry, saying that roses are said to soothe the liver and nourish qi, while excessive anger can damage the liver, so eating some of this shouldn't do any harm...
"No, I must issue a decree, otherwise they won't know who's in charge of the country now!"
After speaking, Yinzhen left like a gust of wind.
Qian Shengyan, who hadn't had a chance to say a word from beginning to end: ...
Oh well, let it be.
Qian Shengyan silently finished her lotus seed tea, but before she could even eat the rose pastry, she heard laughter outside, and then Foerguochun and Hongshan came in.
"Mother! Rose pastry, I want to eat it!" Folgochun's eyes lit up. She quickly bowed and ran over. She stopped before grabbing the pastry, then ran to wash her hands before sitting down to eat.
Hongshan was more composed than her. He had washed his hands and was now munching on a pastry while chatting casually with Qian Shengyan.
"The Imperial Garden has so few things, it's so boring to walk around like that," said Folgochun. "It's better to ask Fourth Brother to take me out to play."
"I want to go too!" Hongshan immediately raised his hand. "Hongshan wants to go too!"
"No way, you're too little. If you go out and run into a kidnapper, they'll just grab you and carry you away!" Foerguchun grinned and gestured to scare the little boy. Qian Shengyan found it amusing but didn't interrupt. She just watched the siblings fool around quietly. After they finished talking, she said, "You should both behave yourselves a bit more lately and go out of the palace less often."
"Can't I go see my princess's residence?" Folgochun pouted. "My fourth brother goes to see my princess's residence every day, but I can't."
Qian Shengyan was annoyed by her persistent pestering, so she simply stopped bothering her: "Your fourth brother agreed, so you can go with him. But you're not allowed to go far, and come back quickly after you've seen the princess's residence."
"Okay, thank you, Mother!" Folgochun jumped up happily, but Hongshan was unhappy: "It's right at the palace gate, can't Hongshan go either?"
"No, no, no! You can go when you grow as tall as Fourth Brother! You little dwarf!" Foergu Chun pinched Hongshan's cheek, teasing him with a smile.
Hongshan glared at his sister angrily: "You're not even as tall as Fourth Brother!"
Folgochun: ...
Hongshan: "You big dwarf!"
Folgochun: "Hey you..."
Qian Shengyan was laughing so hard she almost fell over. Actually, for a girl of this era, Ferguchun was already considered tall. After all, Qian Shengyan had been drinking milk with her children since they were little, and they lived in a spacious place. Qian Shengyan didn't spoil her children, and they got plenty of exercise. Now, at twelve years old, Ferguchun was already a bit taller than Qian Shengyan.
Sigh, it's just that she's too short. Thinking back to the real world, she was a stunning beauty with a presence at 1.7 meters tall.
A few days later, Folgochun went out of the palace with Hongshi to visit the princess's residence. When they returned, he boasted about it. Little Hongshan was filled with envy and resentment. He expanded the places he could play in the palace. Except for the court, which he couldn't wander into, he wanted to see everything else.
April arrived while the children were having a great time playing.
Suddenly one day, an imperial edict arrived from the front. Yinzhen issued an edict to remove Nian Gengyao from his post as Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi and concurrently as General of Pacification, and to transfer him to the position of General of Hangzhou. Yue Zhongqi was appointed as the new Governor-General of Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Immediately, everyone was discussing the matter, while in Chengqian Palace, Consort Hua fainted upon hearing the news.
Wanxia calmly ordered someone to summon the imperial physician, then glanced at the haggard person on the bed and inwardly cursed.
Has time really made her think of herself as a young lady from a wealthy family?
From the day Nian Gengyao misspelled a character in his congratulatory memorial, the woman she served was restless and unable to eat or drink, shedding tears several times and losing a great deal of weight. In less than a month, she had become nothing but skin and bones. Until today, when news of the Emperor's punishment of Nian Gengyao arrived, this mistress rolled her eyes and fainted.
Wanxia knew the Emperor's thoughts. No matter how Nian Gengyao dealt with it, this Consort Nian would definitely need to recuperate in the palace for a while, otherwise—wouldn't that seem too heartless?
So this person can't afford to get into trouble right now.
It's normal for her to look haggard; it's understandable that she should be upset about her brother's punishment. However, Wanxia didn't expect her master to be such a convincing actress. Even when the imperial physician came and took her pulse, he only said that she was emotionally distressed and had been worrying too much.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. The Emperor has merely transferred General Nian to a different location. He is still a general," Wanxia advised.
Shan Xiu silently touched the medicine, drank it all in one gulp, and then lay back down on the bed.
What is Nian Gengyao? Even if he is executed by the Emperor immediately, so what? She is too lazy to play the role of Consort Hua and is looking forward to leaving this body as soon as possible to find Hongshi freely.
Thinking of Hongshi, Shan Xiu felt a pang of sadness again.
Why did Hongshi, who had clearly promised to come find her, never come even after she waited for half a month?
She had also secretly inquired and heard that the Third Prince had realized his mistake after being reprimanded by the Emperor and was now studying hard, not even leaving the courtyard.
But leaving the courtyard doesn't mean he won't come looking for her! Even on New Year's Eve, as long as Hongshi wants, he can come to find her at midnight and accompany her to welcome the new year.
Is he unable to get out? Or does he not want to get out?
Shan Xiu's eyes welled up with tears again. Wanxia was about to say a few more words to her when they suddenly heard an announcement from outside: the Emperor had arrived.
"The Emperor is here!" Wanxia exclaimed in surprise, forcibly pulling Shanxiu out of bed. When Yinzhen entered the room, the two of them knelt on the ground together, not daring to raise their heads.
Yinzhen came for no other reason than to put on a show for others.
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