On the morning of the first day of the eighth lunar month, the sun peeked out with a smile. It had rained all day the previous day, and the weather was not as sweltering as usual.
Just after breakfast, Yinzhi, Yinzhi, and Yinzhi led the soldiers to stand at the door, ready to welcome the arrival of Emperor Kangxi and his entourage.
Yingenjueluo and Qingyan, along with their children, sat together in the flower hall of the second entrance. Each of them held a bright yellow swaddled baby in their arms, while the three children sat to the side, whispering to each other.
Lady Dong'e sat awkwardly to the side, her eyes flashing with envy and jealousy. If only one of those two swaddled babies were her child, she wouldn't have to be so distressed these past few days.
"Little darling, let Granny coax Doxihui and Hafeng'a to sleep for a while, so they don't get tired!" Yingenjueluo was also a little nervous. If the two little ones fell asleep on their first meeting, it would be bad.
"Suzhu, go and keep an eye on them!" Qingyan handed Hafeng'a over to the nanny, and after watching the children leave, she turned her attention back to the twins. "You two sit properly."
The twins were talking to Songkrijerha, and because the table was so big, they had to lean almost half their bodies over it.
"Mother, the table is too big!" Yiken complained.
The two quickly sat down, reached for their casual clothes, and pretended to be serious.
"Fourth sister-in-law, the two children are getting older, it's time for you to have the nannies teach them manners." Dong Eshi hadn't said anything, but watching the interaction between the mother and her two children, her heart ached.
"Third sister-in-law, what are you saying? The princes and princesses of the royal family only begin to receive proper etiquette training when they reach the age of six. Your two little princesses are older than Yiken'e and the others. Last year during the Golden Festival, I saw that they still didn't know how to properly greet others!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi sneered.
Dong Eshi's words directly included Songkelierha in the curse, which is absolutely unacceptable.
Qingyan held her teacup, took a sip of tea, and used the lid to cover her smiling lips.
“Sister-in-law, you’re wronging me. The princesses in our household live with their biological mothers. As their legal mother, I can’t interfere in their lives.” Dong E’s words emphasized the words “legal mother,” as if they contained the bitterness of her past.
Qingyan looked at Dong Eshi, and sure enough, her intuition was right; Dong Eshi's words had a different meaning.
Even though Emperor Kangxi changed the imperial edict for Yin, in reality, Consort Tong was still Yin's adoptive mother, while his biological mother was from the Uya clan.
"Third Princess Consort, I feel that the kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth to them!" Both Kangxi and Yinzhi would say this. "That's what Father Emperor said to me."
Lady Dong'e was speechless. There must be a reason why His Majesty said that. If she objected again, it would clearly mean that she thought Kangxi was wrong.
In an instant, Dong Eshi choked again. Qingyan watched her take deep breaths, preparing to calm down.
“When you reach a certain age, the palace will bestow upon you a governess. Aren’t you two making a fool of yourselves by arguing like this?” Lady Yin Genjue shook her head helplessly.
Qingyan fell silent, looking as if her sister-in-law was right.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen jumped down from the armchair, ran to Qingyan's side, grabbed her casual clothes, and tried to sit on her lap as usual.
"Little darling, let's change Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen into some light summer clothes. She'll get heat rash if she wears such thick clothes!" Yin Genjue Luo Shi said, noticing that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was wearing her usual summer clothes.
"Hmm." Qingyan was also preparing to find an excuse to avoid the situation with her daughter.
Qingyan picked up her daughter and went directly to the dressing room in the side hall. She saw that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was already covered in sweat.
"Why aren't you wearing cool everyday clothes?!" Qingyan looked at the little girl's flushed face and pinched it twice.
"Mother, I don't like Third Aunt. This outfit was something Third Aunt said I should follow the rules when I see Grandma and Grandma," Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen complained.
"Hmm? When did you see her?" Qingyan asked Su Lan to fetch warm water, wiped the sweat off Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, and then changed her into a new undergarment, wearing a newly made summer dress over it.
“The other evening, I went to feed the fish by myself, and my third aunt was waiting for me in the pavilion.” Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen felt it was too hot, and if she got heatstroke, Grandma would definitely be worried.
Upon hearing this, Qingyan became annoyed. Many ministers had accompanied Emperor Kangxi and Consort Tong on their journey to welcome them. If Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen were to suffer from heatstroke during the journey, it would implicate everyone.
"From now on, don't listen to your third aunt!" Qingyan's tone was somewhat angry, clearly intending to trip her up.
"Mother, did I do something wrong?" Hutulifengshengzhalafen noticed that his mother was unhappy and asked cautiously.
"No, Hutulifengshengzhalafen did the right thing. However, if you get heatstroke, your father and mother will be worried, and your madam and mama will be angry, right? The people serving you will also be criticized." Qingyan was not going to let Hutulifengshengzhalafen know that this matter would be used by the censors to accuse Yinyi.
Dong Eshi has been scheming ever since she arrived; her part-time job is utterly despicable.
"Mother, I understand!" Hutulifengshengzhalafen changed his clothes. "I'll cool off here for a while. Aunt Sulan can stay with me. You can go outside."
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen knew that if the Emperor and his entourage came, Qingyan would have to pay his respects and could not afford to be delayed in the slightest.
Seeing that Sulan had returned, Qingyan gave her a few brief instructions and went directly to the flower hall.
"Third Princess Consort, Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen is still young. You specifically instructed her to wear that outfit, hoping to leave a good impression on Mother. However, the clothes were too thick, and the little girl couldn't bear it. It was a waste of your good intentions, and the little girl is even a little sad." Qingyan didn't give the Third Princess Consort any face and directly scolded her.
Yin Genjue Luo was slightly taken aback. Hu Tuli Fengsheng Zhalafen had chosen her own clothes, but she had never acted so strangely as she did today. She understood Qingyan's implication. The Third Princess Consort clearly wanted Hu Tuli Fengsheng Zhalafen to suffer from heatstroke, so that Yin and Qingyan would lose face in front of Kangxi.
hehe!
Qingyan sneered. Twins are an auspicious sign for the Qing Dynasty. Even if they don't do this little thing well, no one would dare to underestimate Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen.
"Sister-in-law, you jest. I'm just informing Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen that there are some rules that must be followed!" Dong E's face paled slightly. Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen had actually repeated it verbatim.
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