Under the sunlight, Qingyan and Yin stood beside the two children, watching them take their little steps, preparing to climb the steps. Each of them held one of the children's hands, and with their trembling steps, they began to move up the steps.
Ahhh!
Hutu Rifengsheng Zhalafen spoke very few words, but her actions spoke volumes.
The twins, a boy and a girl, took small steps up the stairs. Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen was still small and her legs trembled and went weak when she reached the third step. Yin held the walker tightly to prevent the little girl from falling over.
"Are we still leaving?" Yinrou asked her daughter tenderly, lowering her voice.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen bit his little head, hoping he would lose to Ahhun.
Taking this opportunity, Yiken'e stood on the steps in front of the palace, his small face looking down at Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen.
"Go! Go! Go!" Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen frowned and urged Yin to hurry up.
Her resolute little expression made both Yin and Qingyan laugh.
"Fourth Prince, hurry up and bring her over!" Qingyan saw that Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen's face was flushed, and quickly advised Yin not to gloat on the side.
Yin strode forward with the documents, leading Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen to stand before the palace. The little girl was panting and making a boastful turn of her face, so Yiken'e could only see half of her face.
Pfft!
Qingyan burst out laughing. The little girl was stubborn and wouldn't give Yi any leeway.
“Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen, we’re still young, let’s not stoop to our brother’s level, okay?” Qingyan half-squatted in front of her daughter. She found that her daughter was stubborn, just like Yin’s stubborn temper.
My daughter always strives to do her best in everything she does, and this personality trait might make her life more difficult in the future.
"Little darling, what are you saying? Yiken'e should be the one to give way to her younger sister!" Yin didn't want Yiken'e to be so disrespectful to Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, after all, his daughter's future still needed Yiken'e's support.
Qingyan stuck out her tongue. "A brother should always stand up for his sister. That way, a daughter won't be mistreated in her husband's family."
If the elder brother does nothing, the younger sister will face trouble from her husband's family, and no one from her own family will be able to stand up for her.
"Let's go inside first." Qingyan noticed that they were arguing and talking at the door, and the servants outside the palace were not necessarily safe.
Yin nodded and led the children to the front hall. As soon as he entered, he saw that the dining room had changed. The table had been moved to the window, leaving the middle area completely empty. A thick carpet was laid on it, and in the far upper left corner, there was a small stove with a pot on it.
"They're all here?" Yin was confused. How could the little girl allow a fire to be near a child?
“Yes, you need to keep a close eye on the children and make sure they don’t get burned,” Qingyan said, looking at Yin.
She watched as the twins stared at the strawberries with confusion, and Yiken even took a strawberry from the bowl and put it in her mouth to eat.
He bit into the large strawberry, staining his mouth and chest red, but Qingyan wasn't annoyed, watching the two children gnaw on the strawberry.
“We said we’re going to make strawberry jam, Yiken’e, Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen, just like Mother, put your hands into the basin and crush all the strawberries!” Qingyan pressed her hands into the large basin and crushed the strawberries one by one.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen stared wide-eyed at Qingyan's actions, pressing down on the strawberries in front of her, turning each red fruit red, and she couldn't help but laugh.
Yiken used all her strength, trying to do it faster than her sister.
Yin sat cross-legged on the ground, watching the children's hard work, and couldn't help but smile. After washing his hands with the warm water that Su Peisheng brought, he also helped Qingyan press the strawberries.
“Little darling, these two little ones are still competing!” Yin and Qingyan said.
Qingyan smiled slightly. The two children blushed and pressed their little hands on the strawberries. The smooth feeling made the little girl's eyes light up.
"Mother...eat berries..." Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen said in a muffled voice.
"You can't eat this. Let's make strawberry jam. When we don't have strawberries, Mommy will give it to you, okay?" Qingyan coaxed the two children.
Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen stared blankly at Qingyan, unable to understand what her mother was saying. While looking at her, she put her hand in her mouth and licked it.
“Sweetie…” Yiken licked his hand, expressing his feelings.
Pfft!
Yin also laughed. His son looked at him with a cute expression and uttered two words.
"You brat, if you can't even compare to your sister, see if your father won't punish you." Yin bent his index finger and tapped Yiken's forehead.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Yiken covered the spot where she had been hit with her chubby little hands and looked at Qingyan with a wronged expression.
She didn't mind Yin disciplining his son; after all, it's good for boys to spend more time with their fathers.
"Little darling, do you think these strawberries are okay?" Yin asked Qingyan to look at the strawberries in his hand. The ones in the two children's bowls were placed aside, and he resolutely refused to use them.
"The children's are fine too!" Qingyan comforted the two children, Yiken'e and Hutulifengshengzhalafen, looking at their expectant eyes.
They kept the strawberries in separate small bottles. Once the strawberry jam was successfully made, she decorated it for the two children and presented it to Emperor Kangxi, which was also a way of showing her filial piety.
"Sulan, go get two separate small bottles and put the strawberry jam for the two little ones in them separately," Qingyan instructed as she added sugar and stirred the strawberry jam.
Later, the aroma of strawberry jam wafted into everyone's noses, and the twins next to them were sniffing.
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