Ituma Shushu gently raised her teacup again, took a small sip of hot tea, and thought to herself: Xiao Linzi and Xiao Anzi can be transferred back first. Xia Ju and Dong Mei can be transferred back when the Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince are a little older.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Linzi and Xiao Anzi have been in charge of managing the specific affairs of Qingyun Yaxuan for five months.
That day, the twins had just returned to Qingyun Yaxuan from outside when they ran up to Xiaolinzi and leaned down to say something. Finally, Xiaolinzi nodded, signaling the twins to go down first.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Linzi entered the main hall and bowed to Ituma Shushu, saying, "Your Majesty, I previously instructed Xiao Liaozi and Xiao Shuangzi to keep an eye on news in the inner palace. Today, Xiao Shuangzi has learned something about Your Majesty."
Ituma Shushu became interested and asked gently, "Little Lin, tell me what it is? Is it related to me?"
Xiao Linzi bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the chair that you had the Imperial Household Department make for the Seventh Prince was also of great interest to Consort Yu after she heard about it. So Consort Yu also asked the Imperial Household Department to make a similar chair for the Fifth Princess."
After that, whenever Consort Yu took the Fifth Princess to visit Consort Ning, she would always have this chair carried over.
Xiao Linzi paused for a moment, then bowed and replied, "Two months ago, when the Sixth Prince's primary wife went to the palace to pay her respects to Consort Yu, she encountered Consort Yu."
At that time, Consort Yu was visiting Consort Ning with the Fifth Princess, so the Sixth Prince's primary wife happened to see the chair that Consort Yu had been carrying.
Finally, when the Sixth Prince's primary wife went to Consort Yu's palace, she inquired about the use of the chair and, after learning how it was used, she also ordered one from the Imperial Household Department.
Ituma Shushu was listening with great interest when she suddenly stopped hearing Xiaolinzi's voice. So she looked up and saw Xiaolinzi looking like he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Ituma Shushu's eyes showed a hint of surprise, and she thought to herself: Could there be some other story behind this?
Then, she raised a delicate eyebrow and ordered, "Little Lin, continue. I won't blame you."
Xiao Linzi bowed and replied, "Later, when Consort Yu heard about this, she summoned the Sixth Prince's primary wife to the palace and gave her a lecture. Consort Yu said that her grandson was too precious and had a whole bunch of servants to serve him, so he didn't need this chair."
Okay, Ituma Shushu understands. Consort Yu looks down on her petty nature as Consort Shu. Despite having a large number of servants to serve her, she still had the Imperial Household Department make such a chair.
As for Consort Yu, ever since she learned from Ituma Shushu to pray for blessings at dawn, she happened to become pregnant with the emperor's child.
She liked to imitate Consort Shu, so Consort Yu also had the Imperial Household Department make a chair for the Fifth Princess, Flora, and no one in the harem found it strange.
Ituma Shushu waved his hand, signaling Xiaolinzi to step back.
Xiao Linzi quickly bowed and said, "This servant takes his leave."
After Xiao Linzi left, Luo Ye, who was waiting to the side, couldn't help but whisper to Ituma Shushu, "Your Majesty, Consort Yu is talking about you!"
Zhi Qiu also said angrily, "Your Majesty, Consort Yu has gone too far."
She raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying, "People can say whatever they want, how can I control what they say? Let them say what they want, it won't hurt me anyway."
Luoye continued, "Your Majesty is so magnanimous, not holding a grudge against Consort Yu."
Ituma Shushu's eyes flickered, and then she said with a worried look, "Although we are both from the same Manchu family, my family is indeed a bit poor. Compared with Consort Yu's family, my family is far worse off."
She took a deep breath, her brows furrowed, and said softly, "Let alone comparing with Consort Yu's family, my family is no match for the families of Consort Ning, Consort Yu, Consort Yun, Consort Jing, and Consort Qi. In fact, it is not even as good as many Noble Ladies, Attendants, and Concubines."
Zhi Qiu quickly comforted her, "Your Majesty, please don't worry too much. You still have the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Prince!"
Ituma Shushu remained calm and composed, feigning concern, and sighed, "I was blessed by God to give birth to the Seventh Prince, and it was God's great favor that I was able to conceive the Eighth and Ninth Princes later."
I never imagined I would be so blessed to bear three princes for the Emperor.
"I will continue to pray for blessings every day at dawn. I have no other wishes for the rest of my life except that my seventh, eighth, and ninth princes will grow up and give me a few more grandchildren."
Then, with repeated comforting words from Luoye and Zhiqiu, Ituma Shushu slowly began to smile.
The Nine Provinces are at peace.
"Oh, Consort Shu really said that?" Yongzheng's voice was calm and unhurried, yet authoritative.
"Yes, Your Majesty, that's what Consort Shu said." A deep voice came from the corner.
Yongzheng's voice was solemn and cold, devoid of any emotion: "Has Consort Shu been making any unusual moves lately?"
"Your Majesty, besides praying for blessings at dawn every day, Consort Shu spends her days with the Seventh Prince, the Eighth Prince, and the Ninth Prince," the deep voice continued.
Yongzheng remained silent, leaning back slightly. The inner room was quiet, with only a few breaths audible.
Finally, Yongzheng said rather coldly, "Step down."
The next day, the voice of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao could be heard repeatedly from the main hall of Qingyun Yaxuan.
"Xiao Ba, don't throw this broken drum."
"Xiao Jiu, don't throw this nine-linked rings."
...
Ituma Shushu sat next to him and found it amusing to watch the precocious Seventh Prince Hongzhao puffing up his cheeks.
When the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince were five months old, they could sit up on their own with their hands supporting them in front of them. When they were six months old, they could consciously roll from their supine position to their prone position, and then roll from their prone position to their supine position.
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