After administering the "Return to the Past Spray" to the Queen, Ituma Shushu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Whether it's to divert the attention of Consort Qi, Consort Xi, and Consort Yu towards her and her three children, to accumulate points for the "Dawn Mall," or to ensure her sons can grow up peacefully in the harem, she will continue to use the "Return to the Past Spray" on the Empress.
Then she frowned again, because there wasn't much of the "Return to the Past Spray" left.
Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I'll just have to hold on until I run out of the "Return to the Past Spray" potion.
After a moment's hesitation, Ituma Shushu closed "Dawn Mall" and went to sleep.
The next day, when Ituma Shushu woke up, she found that it was snowing lightly outside.
When she came out of the main hall after finishing her breakfast, she found that some palace maids and eunuchs were already clearing the snow under the direction of Xiao Linzi and Xiao Anzi.
"Greetings to Your Majesty." Xiao Linzi and Xiao Anzi jogged over and bowed.
Ituma Shushu pointed to a corner and gently instructed, "Xiao Linzi, Xiao Anzi, now pile some snow into that corner."
She thought for a moment, then gestured again and gently instructed, "You need to pile it up to that thickness, over such a large area."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Xiao Linzi and Xiao Anzi bowed and replied.
As soon as Ituma Shushu returned to the main hall, the Seventh Prince Hongzhao strode in with his short legs.
"Mother." The Seventh Prince Hongzhao greeted her happily upon seeing her.
Ituma Shushu bent down, patted the head of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, and said softly, "Last night when Mother came back, she asked Aunt Xiaju and Aunt Dongmei. Hongzhao is great. Yesterday, he not only helped the two aunts take care of the Eighth and Ninth Princes, but he also played with them the whole time."
Seventh Prince Hongzhao couldn't help but smile happily after being praised by his mother. However, he still spoke seriously at the end: "Mother, you know the personalities of Eighth and Ninth. They won't make a fuss if someone plays with them. And it's mainly Aunt Xiaju and Aunt Dongmei who take care of Eighth and Ninth."
Looking at the adorable appearance of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, Ituma Shushu couldn't help but pick him up and give him a kiss.
The seventh prince, Hongzhao, blushed bright red and said shyly in a low voice, "Mother, Hongzhao is an older brother now."
Ituma Shushu kissed the Seventh Prince Hongzhao again and said with a smile, "Empress can still hold you now. Even if you are an older brother, you are still not grown up. You are still Empress's little Hongzhao."
The seventh prince, Hongzhao, said in a hesitant, low voice, "Mother."
Ha ha ha ha……
Ituma Shushu put down the Seventh Prince Hongzhao and couldn't help but laugh at his awkward appearance.
The Seventh Prince Hongzhao looked helpless and grabbed Ituma Shushu's leg.
Ituma Shushu suppressed a laugh, bent down and took the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's hand, and said softly, "Let's play in the snow for a while today, Mother."
She paused for a moment, then added, "Xiao Ba and Xiao Jiu are still too young, so today it's just Mother and Hongzhao playing together."
The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, said excitedly, "Yes, they're still young. We'll play with them when they're older. Mother, shall we go play now?"
Ituma Shushu nodded and said softly, "Okay, let's go now, but we need to wear gloves and hats to play."
She turned to Luoye and Chunhua, who were waiting to the side, and said, "Luoye and Chunhua, bring out the gloves and hats that I specially asked you to make."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Luoye and Chunhua replied, then ran out to get their gloves and hats.
As Ituma Shushu led the Seventh Prince Hongzhao out, she said softly, "Didn't our Hongzhao say he wanted to play in the snow? Mother remembered that, so Mother had gloves, hats and other things prepared in advance."
After she finished speaking, she deliberately paused, her face showing an expression that seemed to want praise from the Seventh Prince, Hongzhao.
The Seventh Prince Hongzhao knew that his mother was teasing him, but he couldn't help but smile slightly and said shyly, "Mother is so good."
Ituma Shushu led the Seventh Prince Hongzhao by the hand to the corner where she had asked Xiaolinzi and Xiaoanzi to pile up snow, and said softly, "Hongzhao, let's play in the snow here."
The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, looked at this corner with great interest and couldn't wait to start his snow play trip, but in the end he held back.
Ituma Shushu sighed inwardly and couldn't help but pat the head of the Seventh Prince Hongzhao.
Hmph, why is it necessary for your Emperor Yongzheng to teach her to be so self-disciplined at such a young age?
If the Eighth Prince Hongxu or the Ninth Prince Hongzhao were here, they would have rushed over to play in the snow without a second thought.
Cough cough, she just didn't want to admit that the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's self-discipline might be innate, like Emperor Yongzheng, plus the Seventh Prince Hongzhao's strong learning ability and his particular admiration for the strong.
"Your Majesty, the gloves and hat have been brought over." It was the voice of Falling Leaves and Spring Flowers.
Ituma Shushu nodded, first taking the gloves from Chunhua and putting them on the Seventh Prince Hongzhao, then the hat.
After helping the Seventh Prince Hongzhao put on his gloves and hat, she pointed to the tools that the eunuch had brought over and said softly to him, "Hongzhao, you can go play now."
"Okay, Mother." The Seventh Prince Hongzhao replied excitedly, and then ran over with his short legs.
Ituma Shushu quickly put on gloves and a hat, and picked up her tools to build a snowman.
"Mother, what is this you made?" The Seventh Prince Hongzhao ran over with a snowball he had rolled into a ball and asked curiously as he circled around the human-shaped object that Ituma Shushu had made, which was about the same height as him.
Ituma Shushu was a little embarrassed, but she thought of the old saying, "As long as I don't feel embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed," so she cleared her throat and said, "Ahem, this is Hongzhao. Mother will also make Hongxu and Hongxuan later."
The Seventh Prince, Hongzhao, widened his eyes. "Mother, does this look like Hongzhao?"
Ituma Shushu changed the subject and said softly, "Then let Hongzhao also make one Hongxu and one Hongxuan."
She thought to herself: Hongzhao, you'll see when you try to build it up. In the end, you'll end up with something just as bad as your mother.
Just as Ituma Shushu and the Seventh Prince Hongzhao began building Hongxu's snowman, they suddenly heard a eunuch announcing, "The Emperor has arrived."
Ituma Shushu was stunned.
Emperor Yongzheng doesn't need to attend court today, is he enjoying himself?
In the blink of an eye, Emperor Yongzheng strode in, surrounded by a group of servants.
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