Zisu didn't understand why Tang Yu would fabricate stories in front of Consort Wan, saying that the two princes frequently visited the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Because she was the sworn sister of their empress, and also...
Zisu touched her arm, then put her hand down.
"Wow, this drawing is really good."
"Look how well the two princes have been drawn!"
Tang Shiya handed the painting to Ziyun. Tang Yu noticed Tang Shiya's indifferent expression and wondered what she was thinking. She continued speaking.
"Your Majesty, you stay in the Purple Bamboo Pavilion all year round, so there are some things you probably don't know."
"But as Your Majesty's sworn sister, I was very angry after hearing and seeing this."
Tang Shiya, knowing that Tang Yu was in a bad mood, looked at Tang Yu with concern.
"What's wrong, Yu'er? Who made you angry?"
"Your Highness, elder sister, you don't fight or compete here in the Purple Bamboo Pavilion, but do you know anyone else?"
What business is it of mine what others do?
"Yes, yes, yes, elder sister only wants her to reach adulthood safely and happily, and then receive a title and be granted a fiefdom."
"But, elder sister, do you know that the granting of the fiefdom was only based on His Majesty's certain degree of affection for Ji'er?"
"It's not like there haven't been kings throughout history who weren't granted fiefdoms; moreover, His Majesty's temper is unpredictable."
Tang Yu noticed that Tang Shiya narrowed her eyes and sensed that things were looking promising.
Tang Yu sat down on the stool next to Tang Shiya.
"Sister, you live in the Purple Bamboo Pavilion; there are many things you don't know."
"Princess Leyang was granted a title by His Majesty from birth, breaking the custom that princesses were only granted titles upon reaching the age of fifteen."
Back when the Empress was still alive, no one tried to curry favor with her.
"Later, when the Empress passed away, His Majesty publicly stated that he would personally raise Princess Leyang, and all of that was fine."
"After all, Princess Leyang is still a woman. Even if she becomes a Grand Princess, she cannot inherit the throne."
"Princess Leyang, I have had the honor of meeting you twice. You are a very endearing girl, so it is normal for His Majesty to like you."
"Yu'er, what exactly are you trying to say?"
Seeing that Tang Shiya was starting to get impatient, Tang Yu quickly tried to soothe her, "Princess Leyang is a woman, but the princes are not."
"Because of the Empress's influence, Consort Li, though without the title of Empress, wields the real power of one. His Majesty also frequently sends people to check on the Fourth Prince."
"Your Highness, your family is a fifth-rank general's mansion, which wields considerable power. The Second Prince and the Third Prince frequently visit His Majesty at the Hall of Mental Cultivation."
"I've heard that they received many rewards from His Majesty, and when the two princes occasionally made mistakes, His Majesty only gave them minor punishments as a warning."
"But Ji'er rarely sees His Majesty, and His Majesty rarely comes to the Purple Bamboo Pavilion. How can there be any father-son relationship between them?"
"Sister, I'm worried that His Majesty might not grant Ji'er any fiefdoms in the future. What will you and Ji'er do then?"
"I'm not familiar with the other princes either, and I'm really worried about her."
Tang Shiya listened to Tang Yu's words, looked into the distance, and said nothing.
In Tang Yu's eyes, this meant she had succeeded.
Zisu was shocked and speechless when she heard Tang Yu's words. The Second and Third Princes were clearly going to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to see the little princess, but they were punished by His Majesty every time. When will the two princes be rewarded?
Every time Consort Li sent someone to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to inquire about the little princess, His Majesty, not wanting to see Consort Li, would simply instruct three eunuchs from the Hall of Mental Cultivation to report to Consort Li on the little princess's affairs every five days.
Zisu, standing to the side, didn't dare utter a sound and could only lower her head.
"Sister, I'll take my leave now."
It must be said that Tang Yu is quite pragmatic; she personally believes that... little does she know, Tang Shiya hasn't considered her words at all.
Even after Tang Yu left, Zisu remained standing in the same spot without looking up.
Zisu wanted to tell Tang Shiya the truth but didn't dare, and was still struggling with her thoughts.
"Zisu, do you think I don't care about Gui'er's daily life and future?"
Zisu sensed the sadness in Tang Shiya's tone and knew why.
"Your Highness cares most about His Highness, but His Highness is just a bit reserved. Why should Your Highness overthink it?"
Tang Shiya was still immersed in her memories.
"Your Highness, His Highness has always believed that you have always been a good mother?"
"Yeah?"
"A year ago, you fell ill with a fever, and kept saying 'I'm sorry, Your Highness'."
"His Highness knelt by your bedside and said, 'It's not Mother's fault; Mother has always been the best to me.'"
"Without my mother, there would be no me. Later, Your Highness forbade me to speak of it, so I did not tell Your Highness."
Tang Shiya never expected that her son would still think of her as a concubine, and tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.
I'm not a good mother. I never imagined that my son wouldn't think of me that way. I've let him down.
Tang Shiya pounded her chest in heartbreak.
Zisu knew that Tang Shiya needed to be alone, so she discreetly withdrew.
After going out, he closed the door.
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"Father, how much longer until we arrive?"
Look how impatient you are!
"Hmph"
"I won't let Xiao Ouzi die, I'm angry at Xiao Xi'er!" (I'm not a little monkey, I'm Xiao Xi'er)
This girl is really perceptive. Look at her, I called her impatient, and she said I called her a monkey.
"Father, what are you thinking?" (What does "knowing what's right" mean?)
Xiao Xi'er turned to look at Qin Jue, her eyes filled with curiosity and anticipation.
Qin Jue quickened his pace once more, and the three men behind him were almost exclaiming that His Majesty was too fast, and they couldn't keep up.
"Little Xi'er will find out soon."
In less than fifteen minutes, the father and daughter arrived at a garden called "Fengying Water Pavilion".
The garden mostly contains common flowers and plants, some animal training equipment, and houses.
This house was specifically for Shatin's residence, and it was as large as a regular palace.
"Have we arrived yet?"
We've arrived.
"Kexi doesn't seem to have any sense of propriety." (But he doesn't know what's good for him!)
Qin Jue did not rush to answer Xiao Xi'er's question.
Within ten seconds, a white thing ran out of the palace.
Isn't this just a way to scare the Qin brothers, Jingmu and Jingtai, into getting a white tiger?
Sarting smelled its master's scent and ran out, only to see its master holding a dumpling that it could eat in one bite.
Shatin noticed that his master hadn't given him any food.
"Roar—roar—"
Sanhezi heard the tiger's roar and his legs went weak with fear.
"Sanhezi, you can go out now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sanhezi knew he could leave and ran out without stopping.
I was terrified! I saw this white tiger once before my little princess was born, three years ago...
The white tiger had grown much bigger; when it stood up, it was stronger than a person.
"Father, my thoughts are saying, why haven't you given him my nest yet?" (The wise man says, "Why haven't you given him me to eat yet?")
Shatin was dumbfounded. Could this "food" actually understand him?
Qin Jue looked at Xiao Xi'er, who was speaking earnestly, and the bewildered tiger, thought for a moment, and then asked Xiao Xi'er...
"Can Xiaoxi understand what it's saying?"
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