On this day, the women went to Changchun Garden to pay their respects, and Consort Tong specially arranged for Qingyan to enter the garden ahead of time.
On the only way to Changchun Garden, Shu was waiting there early, anticipating Qingyan's arrival with the twins.
"Granny, why are you waiting here?" Yan Yan saw Shu from afar and couldn't help but feel strange.
Shu and Shuzhu were capable maids serving Consort Tong, spending their entire lives in the deep palace. Yin and she respected them greatly.
"Fourth Princess Consort, the mistress asked me to wait here. Judging from the looks of it, she should be waiting for the two young masters." Shu smiled, the two chubby children bringing even more laughter to the entire Chenggan Palace.
Yan Yan handed Yiken'e to Shu, and then carried Hutuli Fengsheng Zhalafen.
Normally, Yiken'e was always held in Kangxi's arms, and rarely had the opportunity to be in Shuhe Shuzhu's hands.
"The little prince has grown up again." Shu felt that the little guy in her arms was quite heavy.
"Grandma, Yiken'e is a little foodie, her appetite keeps increasing." Yan Yan smiled, this little guy still wouldn't admit that he was a foodie.
Upon hearing what Qingyan said, Yiken'e's eyes filled with anger.
Now, both children can understand both pleasant and unpleasant words. If Yin and Qingyan say anything unpleasant, they will protest.
"Hehe, the little prince thinks the princess said it!" Shu was married when she reached a certain age and stayed by Tong Gu'ai's side as a head palace maid. She never had children and gave all her love to the twins.
"Yes! They can understand what adults are saying now, and they even protest." Yan Yan told Shu Neng about the two little ones' funny stories, giving him more information.
Inside Changchun Garden, Consort Tong had already removed her heavy gold hairpins and used two small cloisonné bat hairpins as decorations. She didn't even wear earrings, and the finger guards that represented her status were also removed.
"Master, the two young masters have arrived." Shu Zhu saw the group approaching from afar and quickly went inside to report.
Consort Tong smiled, feeling somewhat lost that Yiken'e and Hutulifengsheng Zhalafen were not by her side.
Originally, Consort Tong wanted the twins to stay by her side for a while longer. Living in Changchun Garden, the rules were much less strict than in the palace, and even Sukelierha was often brought to Consort Hui's side.
"Grandma!" Yiken'e seemed to recognize the garden. As soon as he entered the garden, his soft little voice rang out. He twisted his body, asking Shu to put him on the ground.
Sulan placed the baby walker on the ground, and Yiken'e sat on it, staggering into the palace.
Consort Tong, wearing flowerpot-shaped shoes, didn't come out of the palace to greet the baby directly. Seeing the little one opening his arms, ready to rush into her embrace, her heart softened.
"Yiken'e, what if you fall and get hurt?" Kangxi always felt that the prince should be more resilient and experience more falls and bruises.
Hearing Consort Tong's complaining expression, Yiken'e's little mouth twitched slightly, his chubby face showing a look of grievance. He clearly wanted to make Granny Ma happy, so why did he have to say anything?
He bit his chubby little hand and looked at Qingyan with a wronged expression.
“Mother, Yiken can understand now. She feels wronged by what you just said,” Qingyan quickly explained.
Consort Tong didn't laugh directly, but felt that Yiken'e's weight was somewhat heavy.
"Little darling did a good job, taking good care of the children," Consort Tong said, carrying Yiken'e directly into the front hall. "The Crown Princess will be coming soon too."
After taking their seats, Consort Tong pointed out to Qingyan that the Linglong Pavilion incident had caused the Crown Princess to lose face. The Crown Princess still dared to make a few sarcastic remarks in front of her, but things might be even more troublesome for Xiao Guai.
snort!
Qingyan pouted somewhat resentfully. The Crown Princess had clearly taken the benefits but didn't want to bear the blame.
"Still angry?!" Tong Gu'e also felt that Qingyan's actions were satisfying, and Kangxi also felt that the Crown Princess had gone too far. However, the Crown Prince had also lost face.
Qingyan nodded. The actions of the second wife of the Jue Luo clan directly hit Qingyan's sore spot. The Crown Princess was far too arrogant.
"The Guarjia clan has interfered in the affairs of the mansion indirectly, Mother, I am truly angry!" Qingyan rarely gets angry, but this time is different; the Crown Princess has gone too far.
Consort Tong did not speak, but simply lowered her head and played with Yiken'e.
A little later, Su Lan reported that the Crown Princess had arrived.
Consort Tong is cold and aloof. Every time she has an audience with the Crown Princess, she arrives right on time. Today, it must be because Xiao Guai arrived early that she came to ridicule people.
"Please." Consort Tong's icy voice made Yikene raise her head to look at Granny Ma.
Soon, the Crown Princess, dressed in a golden casual outfit, appeared in their field of vision.
"Greetings to the Crown Princess!" Qingyan, holding Hutulifengshengzhalafen, bowed to the Crown Princess, who merely waved her hand dismissively.
"Fourth Princess Consort, get up quickly. It's my fault for hurting the little princess," the Crown Princess said coldly. "You must teach the little princess a good lesson. She's too wild, and she'll suffer during the marriage alliance."
After she finished speaking, Consort Tong's face immediately darkened. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the Crown Princess.
“Yes, the Crown Princess is absolutely right. Fourth Prince has always said that the Crown Prince’s eldest daughter has the same demeanor as he did back then. Hutu Lifengsheng Zhalafen was a premature baby, and it’s already a blessing that she can marry by our side!” Qingyan retorted sarcastically.
The Crown Prince preferred the concubine's daughters and never paid attention to the Crown Princess's daughters. Qingyan emphasized the word "legitimate child," implying that the daughters resembled the Crown Prince more, and satirized the Crown Princess's ambition. To put it nicely, it meant she had a strong personality; to put it bluntly, it meant the Crown Princess hoped her daughters would be like Empress Wu.
Consort Tong chuckled to herself. When it came to twins, Xiao Guai's temper was anything but gentle.
The Crown Princess was instantly speechless; Qingyan was clearly mocking her for not having a legitimate son.
In the past few days, Linglong Pavilion has refused many business offers from the Guarjia clan, causing the Crown Princess to be blamed by her family.
"Sister-in-law, do you not want to keep Linglong Pavilion open anymore?" The Crown Princess spoke with unusual arrogance.
Emperor Kangxi treated the Crown Prince with courtesy and showed some tolerance towards the Crown Princess. This led the Crown Princess to become somewhat arrogant.
“Your Highness, what are you saying? Madam Shi went to order the jewelry, but it was really too late. Linglong Pavilion does business according to the order of time. We can’t just stop all orders and make them just for you because you are the Crown Princess. My mother’s jewelry was also ordered in order.” Qingyan said directly.
Can the Crown Princess's status be higher than that of Consort Tong?
If the Crown Princess dared to nod at this moment, her reputation would be damaged.
Every word Qingyan said struck a chord with Consort Tong. The Crown Princess had always believed that Consort Tong was merely a Consort, and in the Crown Prince's eyes, she was just a concubine who dared to manage the affairs of Yuqing Palace and did not conform to the rules.
"Sister-in-law, how could you say that? How could I dare to order jewelry in front of your esteemed mother?" The Crown Princess quickly tried to salvage the situation. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
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