He said in a muffled voice, "Mother, I don't know what happened between you and my sister's mother in the past."
"However, Ke Ke understands her mother, and Ke Ke herself likes her older sister very much and will protect her."
"Ke Ke just hopes... that Mother Consort can love me a little more, like... she cares for Ke Ke as much as she cares for her older sister."
Xiao Liyun patted Qin Jingke's head.
"Silly child, although I know I might act irrationally when it comes to your sister, you and your sister are equally important to me. I can't bear to see either of you suffer."
Qin Jingke held Xiao Liyun's case without saying a word.
"Does your back still hurt? Have you used the medicine that Mother placed by your bedside?"
"Did Mother Consort put that medicine in?"
Upon hearing Xiao Liyun's words, Qin Jingke immediately released Xiao Liyun's neck and looked at her in disbelief.
"Silly child, if it wasn't your mother who put it there, then who was?"
Qin Jingke's eyes instantly reddened.
"Fifth Prince, you don't know that when Her Majesty learned that you and the Princess were injured, although she inquired about the Princess's condition first, Her Majesty also cared about you very much."
"Or rather, when Her Majesty learned that the princess was unconscious and saw that you were unharmed, she would naturally be concerned about the princess immediately."
"But Her Majesty secretly summoned the eunuch who served you, and knowing that you had a bruise on your back and were injured, she secretly placed the medicine by your bedside after you fell asleep."
Upon hearing Liu Si's words, Qin Jingke hugged Xiao Liyun's arm even tighter.
"Alright, release Mother."
Upon hearing Xiao Liyun's voice, Qin Jingke released his grip.
"Keke, tell your mother, what color clothes was Xiaoxi wearing when you went to find her?"
"It's the same color as Father's clothes... bright yellow."
"My sister's head injury hasn't healed yet. The bandage on her head is wrapped with bright yellow cloth, and there's a bow tied at the back."
Qin Jingke thought of Xiao Xi'er, who had pulled him along to tug at Sha Ting's ear back then.
The older sister not only pulled Shating's ears, but also plucked feathers from Shating's body and blew on them.
Moreover, Shatin wasn't angry. But when Shatin reached out to pluck the feathers himself, he roared.
If my sister hadn't hit Sha Ting on the head, I felt like my head would have been eaten.
"Does your father know that your sister is wearing bright yellow clothes?"
"I don't know..."
Halfway through his sentence, Qin Jingke remembered that Sha Ting had barked after he pulled on the tiger's fur.
Just as Sha Ting called, Qin Jue came out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, holding a cup of fruit tea in his hand, and said to Xiao Xi'er...
"Yes, I know. When my sister and I were plucking the fur of the white tiger Shating, Father gave my sister a cup of fruit tea."
Xiao Liyun nodded, relieved.
"Your father, isn't he even a little bit alive?"
"No"
Xiao Liyun picked up the unfinished handkerchief from the table, preparing to continue embroidering while holding Qin Jingke.
"Mother, please let your son come down."
Xiao Liyun put Qin Jingke down on the ground. Qin Jingke walked to a stool and sat down, watching Xiao Liyun embroider a handkerchief.
Liu Si left and came back in carrying a plate of candied fruit.
Qin Jingke, while eating candied fruit, leaned closer and noticed that Xiao Liyun had embroidered peonies on the handkerchief, which puzzled him greatly.
Then I thought of the purple roses that bloom in the backyard every summer; they're slowly starting to open now.
"Mother, don't you like purple roses? Why are you embroidering peonies?"
"And why is there some red inside this yellow peony?"
When Xiao Liyun heard Qin Jingke's question, she wasn't paying attention and pricked her hand with the needle.
"hiss--"
When Qin Jingke saw that Xiao Liyun's hand was bleeding, he quickly put down the candied fruit, jumped off the stool, and went to stand in front of Xiao Liyun.
He took Xiao Liyun's hand and blew on it.
"Mother, are you alright?"
"Maybe we shouldn't embroider it at all?"
Qin Jingke took the handkerchief with the round embroidery frame from Xiao Liyun's hand and placed it on the table.
Xiao Liyun's gaze then fell upon the embroidery frame on the table.
"It's nothing, just a prick."
"Alright, go eat your candied fruit, your mother will continue embroidering."
Xiao Liyun picked up the embroidery hoop again and started embroidering.
Seeing this, Qin Jingke could only return to where he had been sitting. This time, Qin Jingke didn't eat the candied fruit, but instead looked at the peony flower on the handkerchief.
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Tang Yu walked to Tang Shiya's door, but didn't see her, so she grabbed Zisu who came out of the room.
"Zisu, where is Consort Wan?"
"Miss Tang, Her Majesty is taking a nap."
Zisu bowed to Tang Yu, closed the door, and said...
"My sister is usually up by this time. Are you lying to me?"
"This servant dares not."
Zisu quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty usually takes a late nap today, so she is still napping."
How do I know if you're telling the truth or not?
As she spoke, Tang Yu raised her hand, intending to hit Zisu.
Just as Tang Yu raised her hand, Tang Shiya's voice rang out.
"Yu'er is here?"
"Yes, sister... no, Your Majesty."
Come in.
Tang Yu pushed open the door and went inside, not forgetting to give Zisu a glare before she went in.
Zisu kept her head down, pretending not to see anything. After Tang Yu went inside, Zisu stood at the door and didn't do anything else.
Half an hour later, when Tang Yu came out, her whole demeanor screamed "I'm in a great mood!"
Zisu frowned upon seeing this, wondering if Tang Yu had been gossiping with Tang Shiya about something, or perhaps she was saying bad things about the little princess.
Because every time Tang Yu acted this way, it meant that she had said something to the Empress and achieved her goal.
Zisu stared at Tang Yu's departing figure, her face full of worry and distress.
"Zisu, come in."
Hearing Kang Shiya's words, Zisu adjusted her expression, pushed open the door, and went inside.
"Your Majesty"
"Hasn't Yan'er returned yet?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zisu began to help Tang Shiya change her clothes.
Do you know what color clothes the little princess is wearing today?
"The people below say it's bright yellow."
Are you sure?
"I'm not sure, I didn't see it with my own eyes."
Tang Shiya's brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.
Do you know what the relationship is between the little princess and Gui'er?
Zisu remembered that every morning, Qin Jingyi would leave Zizhu Pavilion early, and she had heard from the imperial kitchen staff that he was going to prepare meals for the little princess.
Thinking about this, Zisu hesitated, wondering whether she should tell Tang Shiya.
"Speak freely."
"This servant believes that His Highness and the Princess have a very good relationship."
Tang Shiya looked at Zisu, waiting for Zisu to say something next.
"This servant heard from the imperial chefs that His Highness goes to the imperial kitchen every morning to prepare breakfast for the princess, and then takes it to the palace school for her."
"I've heard that His Majesty has also eaten the breakfast prepared by the Crown Prince."
"And the princess also liked the eldest prince very much, often taking the fifth prince and their friends to the Geng class to find him while at the palace school."
Tang Shiya closed her eyes, rubbed her temples, and then opened them again.
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