After the first birthday banquet, the weather gradually warmed up, the sun shone brightly, birds sang and flowers bloomed, and it was a good time to go on a spring outing.
It's impossible to go out for a spring outing in Changning right now, but it's the perfect time for people in Hutuli to go out and have fun.
She had already made plans with her girlfriends to go out and admire the flowers together, saying they would imitate the ancients by holding a spring banquet and even composing poems.
She was very excited and looking forward to the banquet, and asked Changning to help her find dresses and jewelry about ten days in advance.
Changning naturally supports and approves of her daughter's social activities wholeheartedly, and also tries her best to offer advice and suggestions.
The mother and daughter had drawn up the design of the dress together early on. The inner skirt was milky white mixed with pink and embroidered with water patterns. The colors were fresh and elegant, yet exquisite. The outer skirt was a pale yellow double-breasted garment, embroidered with beaded floral patterns, which was quite charming.
Hutuli is increasingly resembling the charm of Changning; her skin is like jade, she smiles silently, and when she doesn't speak, she truly possesses a captivating beauty.
After being taught and trained by the nannies, she stood there from afar, like a graceful lady in a painting, but with a unique freshness and liveliness.
It is even more moving than paintings and calligraphy.
Looking at her daughter, Changning felt a hidden sense of pride.
However, Hutu gave himself away as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Oh my god, it's so hot today! Mom, can you get me an ice bowl?"
Changning facepalmed at her thick Northeastern accent. She shouldn't have let Hutuli learn from her father! Her father's Northeastern accent was the most authentic!
“Daughter, let’s speak Mandarin. This spring banquet is full of young ladies, all graceful and speaking softly. Your Northeastern accent just doesn’t fit in!”
What Changning didn't say was, "This is so aesthetically displeasing!"
She's a beauty when she's silent, but once she starts talking, she becomes a hilarious beauty.
Even her face paled in comparison.
Hutu didn't seem to care much: "Alright, whatever you say, Mother. I wonder when Moyaqi will arrive."
The Boder branch of the Fucha family only has three girls: Hutuli, Moyaqi, and Wuxiha.
Ushiha is still young, while her cousin Moyaqi is closer in age, and the two get along better.
This spring banquet was attended by princes and noble ladies from the capital, including princesses from the residences of various imperial princes, daughters of the imperial clan, and girls from the families of close officials of the court.
Speaking of which, it was the eldest princess of the Prince Zhi's family who arranged this matter.
She was several years older than Huturi, but they got along quite well; neither of them were shy or reserved.
The second, third, and fourth princesses of the Prince Zhi's mansion all seemed to take their elder sister as the leader, and they all got along well with Hutuli.
The Emperor's decree has not yet been issued, but there is a rumor that the eldest daughter of Prince Zhi is going to pacify Mongolia, which is causing Prince Zhi's wife to become increasingly ill.
The eldest princess did not want her father and mother to worry about her. Even if she went to Mongolia, she was not afraid. Therefore, she specially arranged this spring banquet to show her willingness to adapt to any situation and her desire to serve the Qing Dynasty.
Prince Zhi always doted on his daughter, so he naturally did everything she asked. He even personally arranged things for her, opening the storeroom to select many fine items for decoration, commissioning skilled craftsmen to fire a lot of elegant and beautiful porcelain, and inviting noble ladies from high-ranking families, all to make a good impression on his daughter.
Changning was also deeply moved by Prince Zhi's love for his daughter.
After the mother and daughter talked for a while, they heard the maid report that Mo Yaqi had arrived and was at the gate.
Hutuli hurriedly stood up and was about to leave, saying as she went, "Bailu, take my things with you. Xiaoxue, go ahead and tell Hongzhao to take good care of my cat. Mother, I'll be going now!"
Listening to her daughter bossing around the people around her, Changning chuckled to herself, thinking, "Not bad, not bad, I'm starting to teach my daughter well."
Watching her daughter walk away, Changning couldn't help but worry about her. Would this girl cause any trouble?
However, it wasn't long before her attention was diverted to her youngest son.
Hongchen walks unsteadily now, her short legs constantly flailing about. She loves to wander around, especially to find her mother.
But now he speaks exceptionally clearly, and no matter where Changning is, she can hear his tender, childish voice calling out, "Mother! Come! Mother! Mother! Come!"
Changning is currently holding his belly and it is inconvenient for him to walk around, so his wet nurse can only bring him here. Of course, Hongmin is also being pulled along by him.
Hongmin was more composed. He also loved being close to his mother. His eyes lit up when he saw Changning, and he quickly took two steps and jumped onto his mother's lap, which startled Chuixue. She was quite worried that the young prince was not careful and might offend his master.
However, Changning didn't seem worried at all. She knew that it was necessary to be wary of Hongchen, but not Hongmin. That kid knew what he was doing and seemed to know everything.
Moreover, Changning discovered that Hongmin was even more cunning.
She instructed the wet nurse to remember to feed each of them an egg, and Hongmin pretended to be a loving brother, feeding Hongchen all the egg yolks that he didn't like. The silly boy Hongchen was quite happy about it.
Hongmin was extremely quick. In the blink of an eye, the wet nurse had finished feeding him. He even waved his hand to indicate that he had finished eating, and then sat and waited for the wet nurse to report to Changning, who would then come and praise him.
He kept it a secret for more than half a month until Changning suddenly decided to feed him herself and found out.
With her two sons surrounding her, she no longer felt bored.
I just wonder if Yinzhen will miss having children?
Changning thought for a moment, then instructed Chuixue to set up the desk and went to draw a picture herself, depicting the scene of Hongmin feeding Hongchen egg yolk.
Of course, her drawing skills are obvious to all; she can only draw stick figures.
When Yinzhen received the letter, he spent a while trying to decipher it before confirming that the two figures with large heads and small bodies, and straight arms and legs, must be his two youngest sons, and the one drawn like a pancake must be an egg yolk.
As expected of Yao Xian, Yin Zhen chuckled to himself.
However, after receiving this letter, he was eager to return home.
So, he managed to shorten his original fifteen-day trip to just twelve days before returning home.
Upon his return, he originally intended to rush to Qingzhi Courtyard, but he received a message from the palace that the Emperor was waiting for him, so he had no choice but to make a trip to the palace first.
Emperor Kangxi was very satisfied with the outcome of Yinzhen's business trip, but with the Crown Prince and Prince Zhi above him, Kangxi would not lift him up.
This son is capable and can get things done.
Therefore, when Emperor Kangxi needed someone to do something, he would bring him out. When he didn't need him, he would send him back to his residence.
Although Yinzhen was somewhat disappointed, he felt it didn't matter, since he was used to it anyway.
Just as he returned to the manor and was about to go to Qingzhi Courtyard, news came that the Thirteenth Prince had arrived.
Yinzhen could only sigh and retract the foot he had stepped out.
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