"Ah Si? Why are you here?"

Jiang Li raised her foot in surprise and walked towards Shen Tingsi outside the hall.

When she walked to Shen Tingsi's side, he raised his hand and embraced her in his arms, and his wide sleeves covered half of Jiang Li's body.

"Why are you up so early?"

Shen Tingsi wiped the wet tears from Jiang Li's eyelashes with his fingertips and looked down at her.

"I feel bad thinking about Jinnian who is only three years old and has to get up so early every day, so I came to take a look."

Jiang Li put her arms around Shen Tingsi's waist, her voice a little muffled.

"This is my ambition. The seeds planted today will surely take root and sprout in ten years, growing into towering trees."

Jiang Li nodded and hugged Shen Tingsi's waist for a long time before she calmed down.

Jinnian aspires to become a wise and enlightened ruler praised by everyone like his father when he grows up. Ever since he knew his mission, he has been working towards this goal.

Jinnian was intelligent since childhood. He learned literature at the age of three, practiced martial arts at the age of four, was proficient in poetry at the age of five, understood music at the age of seven, and had his own opinions on state affairs at the age of nine.

Even the strict Taifu praised Jinnian endlessly, saying that he was born to be an emperor and would be able to stabilize the East Chu Kingdom with his own abilities and become famous for all eternity! As they grew older, Jinyun and Jinyu also found their own areas of interest.

Completely different from his elder brother Jinnian, Jinyun got a headache when he saw the densely packed words in the books, but was quite interested in swordplay and gunplay.

The teacher taught many subjects, but Jin Yun could only concentrate when she was outdoors. The rest of the time, whenever she sat at the desk, she would either doze off or play secretly.

Jin Yu is similar to her second brother Jin Yun. She is also the kind of person who falls asleep when she hears the teacher talking about profound principles, but her eyes light up when she sees the account book.

Crown Prince Jinnian studied literature, the second prince Jinyun was good at martial arts, and the eldest princess Jinyu liked to deal with account books. The three brothers and sisters arranged the three major areas of literature, martial arts and business clearly.

When they learned that their precious granddaughter was interested in the account book, Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.

It's good to be interested in the account book. From now on, all the Jiang family's assets will be handed over to my precious grandson! Although Father Jiang is the richest man in Jiangnan, his assets are not limited to Jiangnan. There are Jiang family assets all over Dongchu.

These industries were built by Jiang's father and mother with hard work for most of their lives, but their only child, Jiang Li, has already married into the palace and become the queen, second only to the emperor.

Just when they were worried that there would be no one to inherit the huge family business, their precious granddaughter Jinyu relieved their worries.

As long as the children are interested, Shen Tingsi and Jiang Li will not have any objections.

Ordinary people might think that as the eldest princess of Dongchu, Jinyu should live a carefree life in the palace and marry a good prince consort to take care of her husband and children.

But Shen Tingsi and Jiang Li don't think so. There is no law that stipulates that women should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children and strictly observe female virtues.

As long as their children don't do anything illegal, they, as father and mother, will support them no matter what they do.

Therefore, in order to let the three brothers and sisters shine in their favorite fields, Shen Tingsi, Jiang Li and others were divided into three groups.

Shen Tingsi and the Queen Mother personally tutored Jinnian on state affairs, Jiang Li and Jiang's father personally tutored Jinyu on business matters, while Feng Jue and the general of the dynasty served as Jinyun's martial arts and military tactics masters.

Although Jiang's mother is well versed in business, Jinyu only needs the assistance of Jiang Li and Jiang's father. Jiang's mother is happy and works with Qingzhu on recipes and pastries every day.

Although the imperial chefs in the palace knew how to make things, Jiang Li and the other children only liked to eat the cakes and scented tea made by Jiang's mother.

Half drunk and half awake day after day, flowers bloom and fall year after year.

"Why hasn't Yu'er come back yet?"

The empress dowager, who was over sixty years old, looked outside the palace again and again, and couldn't wait to see Jiang Jinyu, whom she hadn't seen for three years.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Princess said she will rush back to the palace before the full moon on Mid-Autumn Festival. She will definitely come back."

Nanny Gui smiled and stepped forward to put a cloak on the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "Yu'er never lies to me. If she says she will come back today, she will definitely come back today."

"Time flies. In a blink of an eye, the princess has been away from the palace for three years."

"Yes, three years have passed in the blink of an eye. I haven't seen her for three years. I wonder what the little girl who left the palace back then looks like now."

"When the princess returns, the Queen Mother will be able to see her. The princess looks most like your Majesty among the three children. I guess that when the princess returns, she will look 50% like your Majesty!"

The Queen Mother nodded with a smile: "By the way, didn't Li'er and Si'er go to the dock to meet their in-laws? Why haven't they come back yet?"

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, the night of family reunion. Jiang's father and mother also rushed to the imperial city before the Mid-Autumn Festival to reunite with Jiang Li and others.

Speak of the devil, here he comes. Just as the empress dowager finished her muttering, a familiar voice was heard outside the palace.

"Empress Dowager, long time no see!"

Mother Jiang appeared outside the palace with a smile on her face and greeted the Queen Mother with a smile.

When the empress dowager saw the old sister she had been talking about, her eyes lit up instantly and she stood up from the armchair excitedly.

"Feng Wan, I finally got you here!"

Time did not dilute the friendship between the Queen Mother and Jiang's mother. Instead, it accumulated into a deep longing, giving the two hope and looking forward to the day when they would meet again.

Jiang's mother smiled and came to the Queen Mother, holding her hand tightly. "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time."

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Father Jiang smiled and bowed to the Queen Mother, who quickly said, "My dear in-laws, there is no need to be so polite. Please stop standing here and come in!"

At the invitation of the Queen Mother, Jiang's father and mother walked into the hall. Jiang Li and Shen Tingsi looked at each other and followed closely.

People who meet again after a long separation always have endless things to talk about, and they chat until the sun sets.

The sun was about to set, but there was still no sign of Jin Yu. Even Jin Yun, who was supposed to pick her up, had not shown up in front of everyone, nor had she sent any message.

Now the Queen Mother and others began to get anxious.

"He hasn't come yet at this time. Did something happen on the way?"

Father Jiang stretched his neck to look outside the hall. Just as he finished speaking, Mother Jiang nudged him with her elbow. After coming to his senses, Father Jiang quickly slapped his mouth lightly: "Pah, pah, pah, look at my crow mouth, talking nonsense!"

As several people looked around, they did not see Jin Yun and Jin Yu, but they saw Jin Nian and Crown Princess Gu Xiran.

"Your son pays homage to his father, the emperor, and to his mother, the queen."

"Grandson pays respect to the Imperial Grandmother, Grandfather and Grandmother."

Crown Prince Shen Jinnian and Crown Princess Gu Xiran came hand in hand, like a perfect couple walking out of a painting.

"Jinnian and Xiran are here, come quickly to grandma."

The Queen Mother smiled and waved to the two of them. When Gu Xiran came to her side, she held her hand.

"How come Xiran has lost so much weight in just a few days?" The Queen Mother said as she looked at Shen Jinnian who was standing beside Gu Xiran: "Jinnian, is it because you didn't take good care of Xiran?"

"Grandmother, you misunderstood. Your Highness treats me very well. It's just that your granddaughter-in-law has no appetite these days."

"Are you feeling sick in the stomach? I'll ask the imperial physician to take a look at you later and prescribe some medicine to stimulate your appetite. You can't survive without a meal."

Gu Xiran nodded with a smile: "Yes, granddaughter-in-law will follow the teachings of grandma."

While several people were talking, a burst of screams of pain were heard outside the hall.

"hiss--"

"Let go, let go, it hurts!"