Seeing that it was almost time, Ituma Shushu lowered her head and said softly, "Hongzhao, go in and keep Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu company. Let your father rest for a while, otherwise the two of them will keep bothering your father."
Seventh Prince Hongzhao suppressed a laugh and replied in a mature manner, "Okay, Mother, Hongzhao will go in now to keep Eighth and Ninth company."
After the Seventh Prince Hongzhao finished speaking, he prepared himself and went inside the cloth mat.
Ituma Shushu gently held the Eighth Prince in her arms and coaxed him for a while before placing him on a cloth mat. She watched as the Eighth Prince excitedly crawled toward the Seventh Prince, Hongzhao.
She turned around again and took the Ninth Prince from Yongzheng's hands, gently placing him on the cloth cushion. Then she watched as the Ninth Prince excitedly crawled towards the Seventh Prince Hongzhao and the Eighth Prince.
Ituma Shushu breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and said gently to Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, you have worked hard. Let me make you a cup of tea."
Yongzheng nodded and took the lead in walking forward, and she quickly followed in small steps.
Yongzheng took a leisurely sip of tea, and a moment later, Ituma Shushu carefully poured him another cup.
Her fingers, resting on her knees, gripped the fabric tightly, her heart pounding.
Ituma Shushu had rehearsed her words many times before, but now that they were on the tip of her tongue, she found herself unable to open her mouth.
Ituma Shushu could only keep encouraging herself. Finally, she took a deep breath, lowered her head and whispered to Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, my mother and sister-in-law came to the palace to see me."
She swallowed hard and continued, keeping her head down, "My mother said, my mother said, the marriage of my twin brother is now a bit difficult to arrange."
Emperor Yongzheng's brows furrowed, and his gaze deepened.
Just now, Yongzheng noticed that Ituma Shufei seemed to have something to say to him, so he waited patiently for her to speak.
Yongzheng tapped his well-defined index finger lightly on the rim of the white jade cup, seemingly casually. "So, what does Consort Shu mean?"
Yongzheng's voice was neither hurried nor slow, but authoritative without being angry.
Ituma Shushu mustered her courage and whispered to Emperor Yongzheng, "Your Majesty, I boldly request that you grant my twin brother a marriage."
Fearing that Yongzheng might misunderstand, she quickly continued in a soft voice, "Your Majesty, I wish to ask Your Majesty to find two marriages for my twin brothers with respectable families and simple backgrounds."
My mother-in-law said that many families with powerful backgrounds want to form marriage alliances with my family, and many of these families are ones that my family cannot afford to offend.
"Living deep within the palace, I am completely ignorant of many things. I only think that Your Majesty is the most wise, and I wish to beg Your Majesty for a favor."
Yongzheng remained noncommittal at first, his well-defined index finger continuing to tap lightly on the rim of the white jade cup.
After a long pause, he said, "I can grant this favor to Consort Shu, but Consort Shu, you should think it over carefully."
Yongzheng paused for a moment, then continued in a calm and authoritative tone, "I originally intended to promote your father and elder brother, but now I have granted you this favor."
The meaning behind Yongzheng's words was self-evident.
Ituma Shushu quickly curtsied and said, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. My father and elder brother are both honest and upright people. I think their current positions are the best I could ask for."
"Then I grant Consort Shu's request." Yongzheng's voice remained calm and authoritative.
Ituma Shushu was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to kowtow, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty! Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"
After seeing Yongzheng off, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she felt another wave of disappointment; there was no point in hoping anymore...
Ituma Shushu's idea of changing maps had to be put aside for now, and the more she thought about it, the more frustrated she became!
After this test, she dared not mention the matter of moving the palace again.
Otherwise, Emperor Yongzheng would have thought that Ituma Shushu had become arrogant and no longer behaved herself because she had given birth to three princes.
If Emperor Yongzheng were to hold a grudge against her, she would be restless and unable to eat or sleep!
Sigh, Ituma Shushu felt a headache coming on just thinking about how her lifespan couldn't be increased because of her debts. Although there was a limit to lifespan exchanges, she still wanted to exchange for the maximum amount of lifespan she could.
However, she then thought of what Yongzheng had just mentioned about promoting her father and elder brother, and felt a surge of relief.
Ituma Shushu felt fortunate that she had mentioned arranging a marriage for her twin brother, thus stopping Emperor Yongzheng from promoting her father and elder brother.
She suddenly rose to prominence, giving birth to three princes in a few years, which made many people envious.
It would be easy for anyone to trip up her newly promoted father or brother, but given their abilities, they really wouldn't be able to handle it. They might as well stay in their original positions.
Ituma Shushu recalled her conversation with Emperor Yongzheng.
She couldn't help but laugh. She felt that Yongzheng was like a cold and ruthless CEO, while she was like a village girl who had just left the countryside.
Sigh, the more I talk about it, the more she seems to think it's true.
Think about myself, a country girl who just left the countryside. I have no intelligence, no emotional intelligence, no education, no beauty, and no experience.
Then think of Emperor Yongzheng, a cold and ruthless CEO, powerful, rich, and a workaholic.
With a chuckle, Ituma Shushu burst out laughing.
"Mother, Mother."
Ituma Shushu then heard the voice of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, presumably because the Seventh Prince saw her in a daze and called her.
So she turned around and called out, "Hongzhao, your mother is coming right now."
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