It's Lunar New Year's Eve again.
Yi Hua ordered red lanterns and colorful lights to be hung throughout the mansion, and also instructed the Creation Department to prepare ice lanterns in advance. When they were displayed, they were both novel and beautiful.
At the entrance of the little wolf's house is an "ice wolf" personally carved by Honghui. It looks about the same size as Doudou, with a majestic expression, and is about to howl to the sky. Not only does the little wolf like it, but Doudou also clings to it and even wants to crawl into the ice wolf's big mouth, but unfortunately, her size just doesn't allow it.
At Liu Liu's door, there was a rabbit that Yi Hua and Liu Liu had made together. One ear was standing up, and the other ear was stuck to the side of the ear. Two carrot slices were pasted on the eye area and cut into a serrated shape. A piece of colorful cloth was draped over its body. When the cold wind blew, the cloth was blown up like a cape, which was very interesting.
The eldest princess, envious, disregarded the cold weather and used a carving knife to slowly transform the shape of a peony. Yi Hua ordered someone to carefully open a groove, pour in the red broth, and after it solidified, it was so realistic that it could be mistaken for a real peony.
Hongyun was a mischievous boy. He dragged Honghui and the other boy along and spent half the night in front of Yinzhen's study, making five snowmen that stood in a row. This startled Su Peisheng. Before dawn, they looked like five strange monsters standing at the door, all in the dark.
From then on, Yinzhen had five "Great Vajra Guards" guarding his gate, and he gradually got used to it.
A craze for ice lanterns swept through Prince Yong's residence. Yinzhen found it interesting, so he personally made a Guanyin statue about fifty centimeters tall with Yihua, paired with a porcelain vase made entirely of white jade, and sent it to the palace for Consort De to admire, as this year's gift.
The Empress Dowager placed the ice Guanyin statue in the very center of the courtyard and stayed up a little later that night to admire it, praising the ingenuity of the fourth prince's family.
Seeing this, Granny Green said, "Your Highness, you see, the Prince always thinks of you when he has any new and interesting gadgets."
Consort De shook her head: "This was probably the idea of the fourth prince's wife."
Seeing that her mistress was still happy, Granny Green continued, "The princess is clever and quick-witted, and no one else can match her."
Consort De rarely agreed: "All the children took after her; otherwise, they would all be so stubborn with the fourth prince. That wouldn't be a blessing."
Granny Green lowered her head and pretended not to hear what she said.
"Go and pass on a message: next time, have the fourth prince's wife bring Li Shi and Nian Shi in together. I haven't seen Li Shi in a long time." Consort De touched the black fox fur on her body, which Nian Gengyao had sent in through the Uya clan.
Green Granny glanced at Consort De, wanting to dissuade her but not daring to speak.
Once the Empress has made up her mind, no one can change her mind except the Fourteenth Prince.
However, over the years, the Fourth Prince's wife has shown that she is a shrewd and calculating person. Not only has she never suffered a great loss in front of the Empress, but she has also made the Fourth Prince feel even more sorry for her.
With three children already born of the legitimate wife, why should Your Highness play the villain? Even if Your Highness is being kind, what good is it if the Prince doesn't like it?
Over the years, she had noticed that the relationship between the Empress and the Prince seemed to have eased, but in reality, it was because of the children that things were still going well. Ultimately, they were still at odds, and the Empress was holding a grudge. She wanted the Prince to back down first.
But Your Highness...
Over the years, Granny Green has figured it out: the prince is undoubtedly filial, but it's hard to say how much he cares about the empress. The prince's current peaceful demeanor towards the empress seems more like a sign of letting go.
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After leaving in the first month of the lunar calendar, Yi Hua finally came to her senses and sent a message to Li Shi and Nian Shi in advance, saying that the empress in the palace missed her and that she should familiarize herself with the rules in advance so as not to make a fool of herself.
Finally, Mrs. Nian smiled. She knew this was the result of her second brother's efforts. Before leaving, her second brother was appointed governor and told her not to worry, that he would find a way.
As long as she catches the eye of Consort De, and the prince is filial to his birth mother, he will also treat her differently.
Thinking this, Ms. Nian began rummaging through her belongings, striving to dress appropriately and elegantly.
On the day of her entry into the palace, Lady Li changed into the court dress of a prince's concubine, completely overshadowing Nian Sisi's elaborate attire.
Consort De loved children. Since Hongyun hadn't visited for a long time, she held his hand and asked him questions for a while. She even prepared various kinds of silver coins for the children to play with.
So the children started comparing sizes in front of their elders. Liu Liu had bad luck and kept losing. When she got excited, she even rolled up her sleeves and was sweating profusely, looking like a tomboy.
The eldest princess stood beside her, fanning her with a fan and occasionally offering suggestions.
“Madam Li, your health has been poor since giving birth. These years of rest and recuperation seem to have been quite effective. You should go out and socialize more in the future. It’s not good for you to stay cooped up in the Prince’s mansion all day.” Consort De said.
Li was somewhat excited. She understood what Consort De meant; the Empress was going to support her. She quickly replied, "This humble servant will follow Your Majesty's teachings and will certainly not bring shame to the Prince."
"Hmm." Consort De focused her gaze on the last one. "This must be Princess Nian. She's even more beautiful than during the selection process. The environment of the Prince's mansion truly nurtures her."
When it was Nian Sisi's turn, she stepped forward and gracefully greeted Consort De.
"The fourth prince is blessed. All of you are good children." Consort De nodded. Nian Sisi is outstanding. "You are all young and it is the best time for you to have children. It is your blessing that the Prince's mansion is full of people."
Yi Hua sighed. During this period, Consort De had repeatedly warned her, with the main point being to encourage Yinzhen to have more children. But what was the point of telling her this? Why didn't she go and tell Yinzhen herself?
"Fourth Prince's wife, I heard that you have a Princess Niohuru who has been under house arrest for a long time. She is the daughter of a prominent Manchu family. What did she do wrong that you have been so relentless in your pursuit for so many years?" Consort De continued to ask.
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