Yinzhen frowned: "That's not what I meant."
“Then let’s not set a precedent.” Yi Hua said firmly, placing the lotus seed and lily soup from that night in front of Yin Zhen. “The lotus seed and lily soup clears heat and reduces internal fire. If you find it helpful, I will send you more. I will take it back to the East Courtyard now, Your Highness. If you are worried, I will send a letter to the palace tomorrow to ask Her Majesty to invite the head nurse.”
"The Princess Consort is indeed very thoughtful." Yinzhen felt a pain in his lungs from being pushed so hard, and he felt that the arrogant Princess Consort from before had returned.
Before leaving, Yi Hua said, "Master, Hong Hui hasn't seen you in a long time. He can call me 'Father' now, did you know?"
Yinzhen was stunned upon hearing this and remained silent, but the anger in his heart suddenly dissipated.
Yi Hua admitted that she had acted impulsively today, but lately Yinzhen had been full of fatherly love for the eldest princess and Hong Fen, but he had neglected Hong Hui.
The little guy will be one year old soon. Every day he stares longingly at the door. Although he doesn't say it, Yihua knows he's waiting for his father.
Honghui had already learned to say "Ama" a long time ago. He called everyone he met "Ama" a few days ago, but these past few days, no matter how much Yihua teased him, he only said "ah ah ah" and never uttered the word "Ama". It was obvious that he was sad.
They say the squeaky wheel gets the grease, but should Honghui be ignored just because he's healthy?
Yi Hua decided to give Yin Zhen a firsthand experience, so that he would know that Hong Hui's love was not something that could be given away so easily.
***
Seeing that his master hadn't been left alone in his room today, but had instead gone to the main courtyard, Su Peisheng inwardly gave his mistress a thumbs up.
It's quite an achievement that the master could still be so concerned about the two of them when they seemed about to start arguing.
When Yinzhen arrived at the main courtyard, he overheard the mother and son chatting.
"Mother, eat!" Honghui sipped his daily half-bowl of milk tea, not forgetting to share a little bit with Yihua.
"Honghui, you can eat by yourself." Yihua patted Honghui's little bottom. This child's eating habits are the same as his father's; he likes to eat sweets.
Yi-hua takes Hong-hui's dental health very seriously, and she rinses her mouth repeatedly after eating sweets.
"Big sister!" Honghui's speech was still not very fluent, and he would only say a few words at a time. Yihua could always immediately understand what Honghui was going to say.
The two little ones played together for almost a month and developed a bond.
"Your older sister went to see her mother. How about your mother takes you to play with her tomorrow?" Yi Hua didn't want to stop the two children from getting close, but she couldn't be a good person and raise the eldest princess. When she grew up, Li Gege could call her back to her side at any time. What would she be then?
"good!"
Yi Hua patiently whispered to Hong Hui, not giving him any perfunctory treatment just because he was a child. Yin Zhen, watching this scene, suddenly felt a little jealous. When did Hong Hui become so fluent in speech? He hadn't even noticed.
No wonder the Fujin (wife) has such a good temper; she almost turned on me to my face today.
Yinzhen composed himself and stepped into the inner room: "What is Honghui drinking? Why don't you let your father have a taste too?"
Upon hearing this, Honghui's eyes suddenly lit up. He turned to look at Yinzhen, then suddenly remembered something and puffed up his cheeks in anger.
Yi Hua patted Hong Hui on the back: "Greet your father, Hong Hui, you must not be impolite."
Upon hearing this, Honghui knelt on the ground, gave a soft bow, and said, "Ah! Peace!"
Yinzhen picked up Honghui and said, "Call me Father."
"Ah—"
"Father!"
"Ah—"
Yinzhen suspected that Honghui was doing it on purpose, but looking at his son's somewhat bewildered eyes, he felt that he was overthinking it; how old was he?
Yi-hua was struggling to hold back her laughter.
She knew perfectly well whether Honghui would call out "Ama" or not.
You could say this child has good genes; he's been gifted since he was little.
***
"Mother, Guoguo." The little boy could already speak clearly. With the support of his wet nurse, Honghui walked step by step toward Yihua.
Every time Yihua sees Honghui, she is amazed at how quickly time has passed; a year has already passed since she traveled here.
Honghui seems to still be the same newborn baby, but now he can walk, jump, run, and talk.
Yi Hua clapped her hands gently, gesturing for Hong Hui to come into her arms. She skillfully offered her left cheek, and Hong Hui pouted and gave her a kiss.
In return, Yi Hua planted a sweet kiss on Hong Hui's forehead, her lip rouge leaving a faint mark on his smooth cheek.
Yihua and Honghui, mother and son, laughed at each other.
With a disapproving look, Granny Chen gently wiped Honghui's cheek with a handkerchief: "Madam, Honghui's first birthday banquet is coming up soon. Should we teach him to draw some auspicious omens first?"
As for what is a good omen, for example, if you grab the Analects, you will surely be a learned scholar in the future; if you grab a bow and arrow, you will become a Baturu of the Qing Dynasty.
Preparing in advance and teaching children to grab specific objects also fulfills the wishes of parents and brings good luck.
"Eunuch Su has brought over a jade pendant that belongs to His Majesty." Yi Hua knew that this was a jade pendant given to Yinzhen by Emperor Kangxi when he established his own residence. It was an extremely auspicious sign, and he wore it almost every day. Now that he had brought this jade pendant over, his intentions were quite clear.
Although Yi Hua didn't think that a child's fate could be determined by a simple grab, which would last for nearly a hundred years, she still wanted to respect local customs. If Hong Hui, who liked pretty things, grabbed some cosmetics, Yi Hua would be devastated.
With clear instructions from the leader, Yi Hua began to follow them and busily made arrangements in the main courtyard.
First, they gathered all sorts of small items for the baby's first birthday celebration. The Ulanara family had sent various auspicious gifts for the baby's first birthday celebration well in advance, and now they came in handy.
As expected, Honghui was clever. After Yihua gave him hints several times, he was finally able to accurately retrieve the jade pendant given by Yinzhen from different objects each time, which made Yinzhen, who had seen it with his own eyes once, extremely satisfied.
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