Consort Yu choked, and faced with Consort Shu, this blockhead, she was speechless for a moment.
Consort Yu couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Well, it's inevitable that the two princes are a bit restless," Consort Yu said gently, suppressing a laugh.
When Consort Jing saw Consort Yu step in to smooth things over, she couldn't help but speak with a seemingly worried expression, "But this is, after all, the baby's first birthday celebration. It's a bit inappropriate for the two princes to be doing this!"
Consort Qi covered her mouth and said innocently, "Yes, I also think the two princes are a bit too lively."
Consort Yun then spoke up to defend Shushu and the Eighth and Ninth Princes. She smiled slightly and said, "Consort Jing and Consort Qi are a bit too proper. It's normal for the two princes to be a little more lively at their age."
Consort Qi raised an eyebrow and smiled, saying gently, "It's alright for the two princes to be a little active at their age."
"I share the same opinion as Consort Qi, that it's perfectly fine for the two princes to be a little more active at their age," Consort Xi said with a gentle smile.
Ituma Shushu immediately pretended to be relieved and said gratefully, "Since Consort Qi and Consort Xi also think that the two princes are not at fault, I am relieved."
No sooner had Ituma Shushu finished speaking than a new change occurred at the first birthday ceremony.
Ninth Prince Hongxuan ultimately failed to snatch the golden key from Eighth Prince Hongxu, so he gave up and instead picked up a silver box.
When the Eighth Prince Hongxu saw that his younger brother, the Ninth Prince Hongxuan, did not come to snatch the golden key, he tilted his head in confusion.
When he saw Ninth Prince Hongxuan pick up a silver box, he looked down at the gold key in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally threw the gold key aside and pounced on Ninth Prince Hongxuan. The two rolled around in a ball again.
The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, stared wide-eyed at the Eighth Prince, Hongxu, and the Ninth Prince, Hongxuan, who were rolling around in a heap again, and secretly glanced at his father's expression.
The Empress was speechless for a moment, but in the end she couldn't help but glance at Yongzheng's expression.
Then the Empress noticed that although Yongzheng did not speak, his expression was also unreadable.
However, after spending so many years with Yongzheng, she could still see the gentleness in his eyes. Needless to say, Emperor Yongzheng did not blame the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince.
The Empress thought to herself: This is not surprising at all. To love someone is to want them to live, and to hate someone is to want them to live. This is just Emperor Yongzheng's consistent style.
Seeing that Yongzheng still did not speak, the Empress said gently, "The Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince are still young, and it is normal for them to be lively and playful. Let's wait patiently for a while longer."
Ituma Shushu immediately said to the Empress with a grateful expression, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Consort Xi's brow twitched slightly, and she quickly added, "Your Majesty the Empress is absolutely right."
After hearing what the Empress and Consort Xi said, Consort Qi's eyebrows flickered, and she immediately said softly, "The Empress is right. We are all here today for the two princes, so we should wait patiently."
Consort Yu also realized what was happening, and with a slight upturn of her eyes, she smiled and said, "We were a little too hasty just now. We should have waited a little longer. Your Majesty is absolutely right."
The other concubines all agreed.
Ituma Shushu thought to herself: The harem is indeed a place where acting skills are required. Fortunately, she had already told Emperor Yongzheng about the Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince's first birthday celebration.
However, Ituma Shushu only discovered this after observation. Perhaps Emperor Yongzheng was busy vying for the throne, or perhaps there were other reasons.
Anyway, Emperor Yongzheng is now very patient and protective of his youngest son.
Ituma Shushu snapped out of her thoughts and looked at the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan again.
Hmm, very good!
After grabbing everything from writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, abacuses, jade artifacts, gold keys, silver boxes, small swords, bows, arrows, rhinoceros cups, and rhinoceros clubs, they finally stopped.
Finally, the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan, each eagerly handing the bow and arrow to Yongzheng.
“Father.” “Father.” “Father.” “Father.”
Yongzheng nodded in satisfaction and accepted the bow and arrows.
“Hongxu and Hongxuan will both become Baturu of the Qing Dynasty in the future.”
Holding a bow and arrows, Yongzheng smiled at his Eighth Prince Hongxu and Ninth Prince Hongxuan, a rare occurrence for him.
Consort Yu immediately chimed in, "Your Majesty, just by looking at how lively the Eighth Prince and the Ninth Prince are, you can tell they will definitely become the heroes of our Great Qing in the future."
Upon seeing this, Ituma Shushu quickly stepped forward and said, "Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince will certainly live up to His Majesty's teachings."
In reality, Ituma Shushu was muttering to herself at that moment. Sure enough, she hoped her children would be good at what she herself was not good at. If she remembered correctly, Emperor Yongzheng's martial arts skills were probably at the bottom among his nine sons.
Ituma Shushu could tell at a glance that this was the result of Yongzheng's training of Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu's first birthday ceremony last time. She wondered how Emperor Yongzheng finally managed to do it.
Indeed, after Yongzheng took over the training of Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu in their first birthday celebration, he didn't give her a chance to watch, which made her extremely depressed.
It's surprising that Emperor Yongzheng could be so childish. He always told Ituma Shushu to leave.
Ahem, although she was very curious and itchy every time, she dared not disobey Emperor Yongzheng's decree.
After the first birthday celebration, Qingyun Yaxuan found it increasingly difficult to keep the Eighth Prince Hongxu and the Ninth Prince Hongxuan inside.
After struggling for two months, Ituma Shushu suddenly realized that she could actually use this opportunity to expand her territory by collecting vitality points through daily check-ins.
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