Qian Shengyan paused for a moment, then quickly concealed her reaction, only smiling slightly without answering Yinzhen's question.
Hmph, it's none of her business what the prince and his wife do.
After seeing Yinzhen off, she saw a carriage waiting at the entrance of Yue Di Yun Ju. She pursed her lips slightly, feeling a sudden surge of nervousness.
“My lady…” Green Willow put her arm around her and whispered comfortingly, “In the prince’s heart, you are definitely the most important one.”
Qian Shengyan was taken aback, then found it both funny and exasperating—did this silly girl think she envied the Fujin (the wife of the deceased)?
She waved her hand, said nothing, turned and went back to her courtyard. She then instructed someone to go to the kitchen to keep an eye on things. Today, each courtyard should have an extra bowl of Laba porridge, including the princes' quarters—especially the Third Prince's own residence, Xifeng Xiuse, since Qian Shengyan was in charge of it, she should pay more attention to it.
"For the children, crush the beans a little to prevent them from choking. See if Fifth Prince needs them mashed into a paste..."
Qian Shengyan felt exhausted from giving instructions, and at this moment she couldn't help but miss the heavy snow in Rehe last winter.
How wonderful! There are so few people, and so few things to manage. Everything can be done in less than half an hour each day, unlike here in the capital, where just sending and receiving gifts is enough to give you a headache.
Please, Madam, be more clever next year and don't confine me to my room before the new year again!
Thinking of the Fujin (wife of the emperor), Qian Shengyan couldn't help but recall her visit to the palace today.
If the visit to the palace to express gratitude on Laba Festival was something Ulanara had asked Yinzhen for on that day, then could this visit to the palace... be because of the "yellow cotton" incident?
If so, what would Ulanara do?
Qian Shengyan felt uneasy. She hoped that Ulanara would teach Li a lesson, but she was also worried that things would not go as smoothly as she hoped. This worry did not subside until Yinzhen returned before lunch.
"Master is back!" Upon hearing the announcement, Qian Shengyan jumped up and ran to the door to greet Yinzhen. Ferguchun, who was playing with large building blocks with her, let out a dissatisfied "Ah," but Qian Shengyan couldn't care less.
She ran to the door and bumped into Yinzhen, who was lifting the curtain to come in. Seeing that she was about to go out without even wearing a padded jacket, Yinzhen's face darkened: "What are you doing? Aren't you afraid of getting cold? Where's your cloak?"
"No, I've come to fetch you, Your Highness." Qian Shengyan carefully observed Yinzhen's expression, a hint of uncertainty in her voice. "Did Your Highness go well at His Majesty's place today?"
"Everything is fine." Yinzhen squeezed her hand, then immediately withdrew it. "I'm quite cold. Go change your clothes first, and I'll come find you later."
Seeing that Qian Shengyan was still standing there without moving, Yinzhen couldn't help but chuckle: "Alright, go back now."
"Hmm..." Qian Shengyan turned around and frowned.
Did Ulanara do nothing?
That shouldn't be the case...
So, did she enter the palace today simply because, as she said, it wouldn't be right for her to fall ill from the Laba Festival to the New Year, so she chose to enter the palace when there were fewer people?
Qian Shengyan sat back down with a worried expression. Fuerguochun was still stuffing building blocks into her hands with "ah ah" sounds. She mechanically stacked them, and just as she finished building a triangular little house, she saw Yinzhen come out after changing his clothes.
She was about to get up when Yinzhen waved his hand, sat down on the other side of Fuerguochun, picked up the baby, and said with a smile, "What are we Fuerguochun doing?"
"Ah!" Foerguochun stuffed another building block into Yinzhen's hand, asking him to play with her too. Yinzhen then leisurely played with his daughter.
Qian Shengyan steadied herself and asked with a smile, "Has Your Highness had breakfast yet?"
"I had some porridge at Father Emperor's." Yinzhen looked up at her with a smile. "You all had some too, right?"
"Yes, I had the porridge mashed into a paste and sent some to the Fifth Prince, and also let Folgochun try it," Qian Shengyan said with a smile. Yinzhen nodded, then lowered his eyes to ask Folgochun, "Was the paste delicious?"
Foerguochun raised his chubby little face, his eyes crinkling with laughter: "He!"
“Hahaha…” Yinzhen laughed. He hugged Foerguochun tighter, stared at her for a moment, and then looked at Qian Shengyan with some tenderness in his eyes. “Forguochun is growing more and more like you.”
Qian Shengyan didn't seem to notice: "I think Folgochun looks like you, sir."
Now Yinzhen became interested and summoned several eunuchs, including Su Peisheng, as well as Qingxue and Lvliu, and insisted that they tell him who Foerguochun looked more like.
Everyone was making a ruckus and having a great time, but Qian Shengyan was smiling while sighing inwardly.
Could it be that Ulanara really did nothing? Otherwise, Yinzhen wouldn't have shown such no reaction, and even seemed to be in a good mood.
What a waste of her expectations.
If all else fails, she'll have to do it herself.
The Li family...
While pondering what to do, Qian Shengyan was absentmindedly making merry. After lunch, just as the two were about to take a nap, a eunuch came to deliver a message that the Emperor had invited Prince Yong to come over.
We just met this morning, what's up now?
Yinzhen left in a hurry, but Qian Shengyan seemed to suddenly understand something and straightened up immediately.
Ulanara clan...did they do something else?
She waited anxiously, unable to even take a nap. After lying in bed for a while, she felt uneasy again, so she called Qingxue to get up and wait on the small couch by the window.
"What is Master waiting for?" Qingxue asked, puzzled. As Qian Shengyan's personal maid, she could see that Qian Shengyan had been restless all day.
Qian Shengyan pursed her lips, then closed the window after all. She spoke to Qingxue about this and that, before saying with a hint of helplessness, "So I thought that the Princess Consort specifically asked the Prince to see the Empress today, so she must have something to do..."
Qingxue immediately remembered something: "Your Highness means that the Fujin and Consort Li are going to..." She mouthed the last few words, "...have they broken off all ties?"
"Hmm..." Qian Shengyan unconsciously tapped the windowsill with her fingers. "I just want to know, what will she do?"
"This servant suspects that the Princess Consort might use the Third Princess's marriage as a pretext..."
Before Qingxue could finish speaking, Xiao Shunzi, who was guarding the gate, suddenly rushed over, bowed through the window, and said to the room, "Aunt Qingxue, the Prince has returned, but... he has already ridden to Yue Di Yun Ju. Steward Su sent someone to say that the Prince rides very fast and that everyone should be careful."
"The prince rode his horse directly to Moon Land Cloud Residence?" Qian Shengyan pushed open the window with a bang, her face full of surprise.
Xiao Shunzi hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying, "That's what the messenger reported."
Qian Shengyan couldn't sit still any longer, so she hurriedly urged Qingxue to change her clothes and then ran outside.
The servants were skilled at relaying messages. It was impossible for them to say something like "His Highness is in a bad mood," but "His Highness is riding his horse at an exceptionally fast speed" already indicated that Yinzhen was probably in a particularly bad mood.
Could it really be as Qingxue said, that Ulanara interfered with the Third Princess's marriage?
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