“Princess, you’re too kind. That Princess Niohuru is clearly just trying to make an impression on us. Master has been going to her place more and more often lately.”
"Xinyi, we're staying at the Fourth Prince's residence now. The Prince can go wherever he wants, so don't overthink it."
No wonder Geng Youran seems to be getting more and more enlightened with age.
Xinyi sighed, knowing that in this life, the princess would never have the chance to actively seek favor.
Suddenly, Xinyi remembered something:
"Princess, have you noticed that Consort Li has been interacting with us much less lately? She hasn't invited us for tea for quite some time now."
In fact, Geng Youran had also noticed this situation.
Since that incident, Consort Li seemed to have suddenly distanced herself from them, and they even met less often.
At this moment, Consort Li did indeed have other plans in mind.
"Granny, how's the matter I asked you to inquire about?"
The old woman standing to the side replied:
"I've found out that the primary wife is indeed unable to have any more children. I heard that she started taking medicine the year after giving birth to the eldest son, but her condition has not improved."
Currently, she has two sons in the mansion. If the primary wife really has no more children, then one of her children will inherit the mansion in the future.
She's now struggling with which son to adopt to her husband's family.
Although Hongyun is only four years old, he is intelligent and speaks more fluently than other children. After what happened with Yuan Gege, the Prince likes this child even more.
Hongshi is not even a year old yet and still needs to be taken care of.
From this perspective, Hongyun does seem to be a better fit.
But this matter was too big, especially with so many young women in the household. She had to be careful and pave the way for her son.
She thought about it and decided that it would be best if no children were born in the household before Hongyun started school.
So, she did something secretly.
On the other side, Geng Youran took her medicine the day after she had been with the emperor, as usual.
"Xinyi, why does this medicine taste a little off today?"
Upon hearing this, Xinyi quickly checked the dregs of the medicine, but found nothing wrong.
"There's nothing wrong with the dregs. Princess, is it because you have a cold that your sense of taste has changed?"
Geng Youran sniffed, thinking that it was probably indeed because of a cold.
Thinking that he couldn't let this minor ailment delay his greetings, he quickly got up.
"Xinyi, hurry up, don't delay your greetings."
While helping Geng Youran with her washing and dressing, Xinyi gave her instructions:
"Princess, why don't you have some snacks to tide you over? You can't go on an empty stomach."
"Oh dear, there's no time. After we pay our respects, let's call Wanru and eat together."
However, after everyone arrived at the Princess Consort's courtyard, a maidservant informed them that the Princess Consort was unwell that day and therefore excused them from paying their respects.
"Wanru, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Would you like to come to my courtyard to eat?"
Because of the changing seasons, Geng Youran decided to make some soup to nourish herself.
"Since my elder sister has invited me, I will naturally comply."
After the two returned to Geng Youran's courtyard, Geng Youran hurriedly asked Xinyi to bring up the soup.
"Try it, Xinyi's stew is absolutely amazing, I can't even compare to her."
Xinyi brought the soup over and introduced it:
"This is lotus root and pork rib soup, which has the effects of warming the middle and replenishing qi, nourishing essence and marrow, benefiting the five internal organs, and replenishing deficiencies. Please drink it while it's hot, Your Highnesses."
Niohuru Wanru politely replied:
"Xinyi, you're so skillful. Why don't you have some?"
At this moment, Geng Youran had already picked up the bowl, taken a sip, and said, "The fragrance lingers on my lips and teeth."
"I told Xinyi to keep it, and this girl next to you also gets some. Xinyi, take her downstairs to eat."
"Yes, Princess."
The maid who had been following Niohuru Wanru did not dare to move until her mistress said, "Go ahead," at which point she followed Xinyi to the small kitchen to drink soup.
Niohuru Wanru turned to look at Geng Youran, who was drinking soup, and said:
"You're really good to your head maid; you always think of her in everything."
Geng Youran didn't even look up, and continued:
“Xinyi is different.”
Niohuru Wanru became interested.
"Oh? Why?"
So Geng Youran told Wanru about the bond between her and Xinyi.
"It's rare to find a girl with such a mindset."
Geng Youran nodded as well:
"Although Xinyi is a bit impulsive and sometimes speaks bluntly, she is mature and sees things clearly that I don't understand. Just knowing what she wants is enough for me to learn from."
Indeed, what people fear most is not knowing what they need, what they can have, and what they shouldn't have.
"Wanru, how is your head maidservant doing now?"
Wanru smiled and said:
"Huang Li, though sometimes not very bright, is a loyal girl. Back when Qing Ming was around, she always suppressed her. Now that Qing Ming has been taken back to the Niohuru clan, I've brought this girl to my side as a first-class maid."
"I think so too. Just look into this girl's eyes, and you can tell she won't lie to you."
The two of them each drank a bowl of soup, and then Xinyi removed the meat from the pot. She also cut some noodles and cooked them.
Wanru looked at the sticky soup in her bowl and hesitated to eat it.
Geng Youran glanced at it and asked:
"What, not to your liking?"
Wanru smiled awkwardly:
"I'm sorry, but I've never eaten this before, so..."
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