Qian Shengyan was stunned by these words, almost unable to believe it: "Hongli is not even three years old yet, what can he do?"
Yinzhen was amused by her and laughed heartily. He put his arm around her and told her little by little what Hongli had done that day.
But to Qian Shengyan, these were just the most ordinary things a child does. Toasting to uncles and elders—she did that a lot at family gatherings when she was little. Reciting poems in public—isn't that what modern parents love most when they have a meal together? And sweet words that made Emperor Kangxi smile from ear to ear—please, when she was two years old, she could make four old people laugh with her silly dance moves and win more New Year's money, okay?
Is it that the children of your Aisin Gioro family are exceptionally different, or are our descendants simply too powerful?
However, seeing that Yinzhen was genuinely happy, Qian Shengyan didn't spoil his mood. She felt a little awkward praising the child she had raised herself, so she just listened with a smile, occasionally chiming in, which made the man even happier.
Just before she and Yinzhen embraced and began their intimate lovemaking on the bed, Qian Shengyan was still thinking that she seemed to have forgotten something, but she was quickly overwhelmed by the man's kisses and suddenly couldn't remember anything at all...
The next morning, Qingxue came in and said that the two princesses had come to pay their respects to Qian Shengyan. Only then did Qian Shengyan finally remember what she had forgotten!
She quickly grabbed Yinzhen, feeling guilty and somewhat at a loss for words: "Yesterday, Her Majesty sent two princesses over, and I arranged for them to stay in Tranquil and Serene... I originally intended to tell you, but yesterday I just... forgot..."
"Oh, it's nothing." Yinzhen must have known about this. He held Qian Shengyan's hand and said, "This person was obtained by the Fujin from the Empress during the New Year. Now that she has been sent to the garden, you can make arrangements for her. There's no need to be too nervous."
Qian Shengyan: ...
She really wanted to say that's not what she meant!
Well, even though she's a princess, she's still a newcomer on her first day in the family. Shouldn't Your Highness go and sleep with her to show your appreciation?
Well, the first day is over, so I should go today.
Qian Shengyan, worried that Yinzhen might not know who was who, pulled him aside and explained in detail: "The one living in the front hall is Consort Liu, who is eighteen years old this year. The one living in the back hall is Consort Guo, who is sixteen years old this year. Both consorts belong to the Plain White Banner..."
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Yinzhen looking at her with a half-smile, half-amused expression, which made Qian Shengyan unable to continue speaking: "What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"You've become quite magnanimous today," Yinzhen said with a smile.
Qian Shengyan immediately understood his meaning. She pouted, turned her body away, and snorted with her back to him, "What else can I do? Does Your Highness have to stop you from going over when you send someone over?"
"Hahaha, it's not impossible." Sure enough, Yinzhen became happy, and Qian Shengyan took the opportunity to act with him again. In the end, the dog of a man got up and went to the study, satisfied, while Qian Shengyan went to see her two younger sisters first.
"I got up late, please forgive me, my two younger sisters." Qian Shengyan sat down and smiled, then added, "There is no rule in our mansion for getting up early to pay respects, but the Fujin is kind and allowed us to sleep a little longer."
"Yes, I know that the wives are all kind and caring, but I still thought I should come and pay my respects to the concubines," Liu said hastily.
Qian Shengyan smiled and nodded, wondering why they still wouldn't let her sleep a little longer, even though she had explained herself so clearly.
After a few casual words of conversation among the three, Qian Shengyan served tea and saw them off.
After seeing them off, Green Willow came back and reported that the two princesses had visited Ying Shui Lan Xiang and Ri Tian Lin Yu before coming to Peach Blossom Village, and even kowtowed outside the Moon Cloud Residence, showing that they were indeed very well-mannered.
Qian Shengyan nodded, and said with a half-smile, "Those who come from proper imperial concubine backgrounds are indeed much more sensible than those from unorthodox backgrounds."
Hmph, she's the only one in the entire household who wasn't born into the imperial concubine family, so she can be the most immature, right?
After sending the two princesses away, Qian Shengyan hurriedly sent someone to serve breakfast, and then called Yinzhen and Hongli over. Just then, Foerguochun woke up, and the little girl was brought over by her wet nurse. The family of four sat together and ate breakfast.
Yinzhen was probably genuinely happy. He wasn't as strict with Hongli as usual today, speaking very gently. He even promised Hongli that he was too tired yesterday and didn't need to rush to study today, but could rest for half a day before coming.
Hongli, delighted, kicked his little feet under the table, but still refused Yinzhen's offer: "Studying is like rowing against the current, I don't want to rest." After he finished speaking, he frowned his thin little eyebrows, "Besides, the study time in the morning is only one and a half hours, there's enough time to play!"
Yinzhen nodded with satisfaction, while Qian Shengyan looked at her own son in surprise.
That level of awareness—a natural-born academic genius!
Before they had finished eating, Su Peisheng came over and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, Consort Li requests an audience."
"Hmm, let her wait a bit." Yinzhen didn't speed up his eating; in fact, he slowed down a bit. He estimated that Hongli had almost finished eating, and then said, "Hongli, your father has an important task for you."
Hongli immediately stood up from his seat, puffing out his small chest.
"The weather is nice today, why don't you take your little sister out to play? When you were eight months old, you could stand up, but your sister can't even sit up properly yet. Could you teach her and help her crawl around more?" Yinzhen's tone was solemn, as if it were a really important task. Hongli listened with a serious expression, almost raising his hand in salute to agree.
After the two children left, Yinzhen put down his chopsticks, wiped his hands, and asked Qian Shengyan, "What did Madam Li find out?"
Qian Shengyan: ...
So he came up with those terrible ideas just to kick the kids out?
However, how could Yinzhen be sure that she would know?
Although Qian Shengyan was puzzled, she had nothing to hide and told him everything she knew without drawing any conclusions. She only asked Yinzhen in confusion, "I don't understand, is it really...that person?"
"I don't know." Yinzhen frowned as well. Qian Shengyan guessed that he probably didn't expect that Granny Wu would leave him with such a big handle.
Qian Shengyan even felt that Yinzhen's swift return of the Fifth Prince to Geng Shi and his subsequent confinement of the Fujin (wife of the Nian family) were already punishments for Nian Shi's actions.
But if there is real evidence that the primary wife harmed the secondary wife's child, then this matter... would be extremely ugly.
Yinzhen tapped the table, clearly troubled, pondering how to handle the situation. Suddenly, Qian Shengyan laughed, leaning close to Yinzhen and saying indignantly, "Granny Wu is truly abusing her power! How dare she do such a thing behind her master's back!"
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