Then, Ituma Shushu gently instructed, "Dongmei, go and call Luoye, Zhiqiu, Chunhua, and Qiuyue over here."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Dongmei bowed and left.
Not long after, Fallen Leaves, Autumn's End, Spring Flowers, and Autumn Moon followed Winter Plum in.
The women bowed and said, "Greetings to Your Majesty."
Ituma Shushu said gently, "Get up."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Luoye, Zhiqiu, and the others bowed and replied.
Then Ituma Shushu called out, "The nuns, please come over here too."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Granny Dong, Granny Quan, Granny Hong, and Granny Hua bowed in response.
At this moment, Ituma Shushu spoke up: "Originally, the nannies were supposed to return to the Imperial Household Department to report back next month."
However, whether it was when I was pregnant with the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince last time, or this time when I was pregnant with the Tenth Prince and the Eleventh Prince, I have seen the meticulous care that the nannies have given me.
Because the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince will be moving to the Princes' Residence in six months, I have petitioned the Emperor for permission for several nannies to serve them thereafter.
"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
Several old women immediately knelt down and bowed.
Then, Ituma Shu instructed, "Luoye and Zhiqiu, you two come and serve the Tenth Prince and the Eleventh Prince today."
"Chunhua and Qiuyue, you two should return to serve me after the Eighth and Ninth Princes move to the Princes' Residence."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Fallen Leaves and Autumn Knows bowed in response.
...
Three days later, the Imperial Household Department sent over the two parrots.
Ituma Shushu looked at Little Ten and Little Eleven sitting in their baby chairs and gave them a big smile.
Then, Ituma Shushu smiled and placed the two cages containing the parrots next to the two of them. She thought to herself: "Hmph, you two lazy pigs, look how much trouble your mother has gone through for you."
Then, just as Ituma Shushu was about to teach the parrot to say "Mother," she suddenly changed her mind and changed "Mother" to "Myna, Ninth Brother."
Ituma Shushu taught: "Myna, Ninth Brother..."
...
Two parrots: "Myna, Ninth Brother..."
Xiao Shi stared wide-eyed and called out to the two parrots, "Myna, Ninth Brother."
Little Eleven called out to the two parrots, "Myna, Ninth Brother."
Then, he rolled quickly and climbed towards the two parrots.
When Xiao Shi saw Xiao Shi climb towards the two parrots, he followed suit and climbed towards them as well.
Ituma Shushu watched with a smug look on her face as the two of them climbed toward the two parrots with great skill, thinking to herself: It seems that this method is still feasible for now, but we can't make them too close together.
Otherwise, it would be bad if they got used to the parrot's voice, and then we would have to find other ways to get them moving.
Seeing that Xiao Shi and Xiao Shiyi had finished exercising, Ituma Shushu signaled Xia Ju and Chu Yin to take the two away.
...
When the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, the Eighth Prince Hongxu, and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan returned from the Imperial Study, they saw the two parrots next to their two younger brothers.
Two parrots: "Myna, Ninth Brother."
Seventh Prince Hongzhao, Eighth Prince Hongxu, Ninth Prince Hongxuan: ? ? ? ? ?
The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, asked, "Mother, is this the pet parrot you mentioned the other day for the Tenth and Eleventh Princes?"
“Yes, these two are parrots,” Ituma Shushu said with a smile.
"Mother, why do they call them Eighth Brother and Ninth Brother?" Eighth Prince Hongxu asked with a puzzled look.
Ninth Prince Hongxuan also asked with a curious look, "Yes, Mother, are they calling me and Hongxu?"
"Ahem," Ituma Shushu said in a serious tone, "Hongxu and Hongxuan, aren't you going to move to the Prince's Residence?"
Normally, besides Mother, it's just the two of you who keep Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi Yi company. This is to make sure Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi Yi don't forget you two so easily.
"Your mother will first teach the two parrots to call your names. They'll call your names every day around Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi Yi, and then Xiao Shi and Xiao Shi Yi will always remember you two."
"Oh, I see!" Both the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan had expressions of sudden realization.
Only the Seventh Prince Hongzhao looked at Ituma Shushu with suspicion, feeling that his mother's perverse sense of humor had returned.
Ituma Shushu quickly changed the subject, asking softly, "Did anything special happen in the Imperial Study today?"
"Mother, I saw my Fifth Princess!" the Eighth Prince Hongxu shouted.
“Hongxu, and the Sixth Princess, we saw the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Princess,” Ninth Prince Hongxuan interjected.
Ituma Shushu looked completely bewildered. She asked, "You saw the Fifth Princess and the Sixth Princess? Where did you see them?"
“Mother, it’s at the training ground,” Ninth Prince Hongxuan replied.
"Yes, Mother," Eighth Prince Hongxu nodded in agreement.
Ituma Shushu looked at Qi A Hongzhao with a puzzled expression and whispered, "Hongzhao, what's going on?"
The Seventh Prince Hongzhao said, "Mother, my Fifth Sister, Sixth Sister, and three little nieces all went to the training ground today. I heard that they will also go to the training ground to learn riding and archery in the future."
Ituma Shushu was taken aback and asked, "Was it taught by a female master?"
The seventh prince, Hongzhao, nodded and said, "Yes, Mother, she is a female teacher from Mongolia."
Ituma Shushu thought to herself: Consort Yu and Consort Ning probably shouldn't be able to get Emperor Yongzheng to set such a precedent.
It's likely that the two of them joined forces with the Empress, as only the Empress and the Seventh Princess, Alchuka, have such influence.
"Are they just going to riding and archery lessons? And Princess Flana is over six years old, so it's normal for her to go to class, but Princess Tefeng is only four years old, isn't that too young?" Ituma Shushu asked doubtfully.
The Seventh Prince Hongzhao said, "Mother, I asked my Fifth Sister, and she said that Father has already sent people to make arrangements on the other side of the Imperial Study."
The place being set up is called "Jing Shu Pavilion," and it will be where the princess and her niece will have their classes.
They only practiced riding and archery with us in the training ground during martial arts classes; the rest of the time they attended classes in the "Jing Shu Pavilion."
At this point, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao paused for a moment, then said with a look of surprise, "Mother, don't think that because the Sixth Princess is young, she would be scared. On the contrary, she is not scared at all."
The fifth princess and her three nieces weren't as brave as her. When her master held her on horseback, she wasn't afraid at all; in the end, she wasn't even satisfied with the ride and refused to get off.
Ituma Shushu exclaimed, "Isn't the Sixth Princess a bit like Hongxu and Hongxuan? She's energetic and daring."
The Seventh Prince nodded and said, "Mother, now that you mention it, I realize it does resemble those two."
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