This open conversation brought the two of them even closer together.
Their bodies, which hadn't been intimate for a long time due to their busy schedules, began to stir again, and the two pressed tightly together.
The temperature in the room had dropped a bit, and the cool night breeze was much warmer than the embroidered quilt.
When Changning woke up in the middle of the night, she felt a little cold. She was already a bit afraid of the cold, so she instinctively moved closer to the warm source next to her and skillfully wrapped her arms around the waist of the person next to her.
As Yinzhen slept, he felt someone nuzzle against him. Without even guessing, he knew who it was, so he hugged the person in his arms even tighter.
When Changning woke up the next morning, she could still smell the lingering scent of a man on the blanket. For some reason, she suddenly felt a flush of heat on her face.
Honestly, we've been married for ages and have six kids, how come we still have this fluttering feeling? Is this what being in love feels like?
However, thinking back to what Yinzhen said last night, she wasn't lying. She really didn't care about the new princess, not only because she had Yinzhen under her control, but also because of her current status.
She was the eldest daughter of the Fucha family, her father was Fucha Zhongtang, and her family was the Emperor's savior. She had five sons and one daughter; who in the entire household dared to rival her?
No matter how many princesses came, they could not shake her position.
Now, Changning's perspective is the same as Yinzhen's; she no longer puts any effort into the princesses in the inner courtyard, and simply lets the servants keep an eye on them.
Their eyes were fixed on the child, outside the mansion.
Before she could think any further, Hutu came in chattering. She was going to the Prince Zhi's residence with Yierha today.
Yierha rarely went out and didn't have many friends. He only played with Hutuli and occasionally became acquainted with a few cousins who came to visit.
If it weren't for Changning and Hutuli frequently taking her out, she probably would have become someone who never left the house.
It can only be said that a child is like his parent. The princess was a homebody, so Yierha didn't want to ride horses or spin tops. He preferred reading Buddhist scriptures, collecting Buddhist rice, and doing some needlework.
This was incomprehensible to Changning. In her view, unmarried young girls should be free and unrestrained in their boudoirs. This was a rare time for them to live freely in ancient times, so of course they should make the most of it.
Therefore, she encouraged Yierha to attend this chrysanthemum appreciation banquet.
It was rare for the Fujin to see Yierha wanting to attend a banquet held by young girls, so she specially dressed her up and even gave her a hairpin from her dowry.
So the two girls dressed up gracefully, held hands, and rode together in a carriage to the Prince Zhi's residence.
Yinzhen continued to busy himself with his vegetable-growing business, and Changning, having nothing to do, went over to see the children.
Hongmin and Hongchen are playing with Tuantuan and Yuanyuan again. They are sliding down the slide in the yard, laughing very clearly, and making little noises. It seems that there really is no barrier between small animals and children.
Hongmin was the first to notice his mother coming.
He didn't tell his younger brother, but instead, while Hongchen was climbing the steps, he nimbly ran over and hugged his mother's leg.
If Hongchen were to tell this, he would definitely try to take his mother away from him again, Hongmin knew this very well.
Changning picked him up casually. Since becoming a mother, she found that her arm strength was getting stronger and stronger. She could easily carry children weighing twenty or thirty pounds for several hours. She was practically a strongwoman mother.
Hongmin especially loves to cling to his mother, hugging her neck and refusing to let go, while saying in his baby voice, "Mother, Mother, Hongmin misses you."
Changning was melted by his sweetness and unconsciously picked up a piece of food as well: "Has Hongmin been good? Has he been bullying Tuantuan and Yuanyuan?"
Hongmin's skin was exceptionally fair and delicate, just like Changning's, and his smile was gentle and lovely. He shook his head and said, "No, no, a complete and happy family is all I need!"
As the mother and son were chatting animatedly, Hongchen slid down the slide with Tuantuan in his arms, screaming, "Ahhhhh!"
Changning is extremely grateful that he set up a children's play area, which looks like it will be useful for many more years to come.
Today's lunch was eaten by Changning and her two sons. Although they are still young and cannot eat too much or too greasy food, they are not just drinking milk. Changning has already started giving them complementary foods.
Changning specially commissioned the making of two baby-specific plates, spoons, chopsticks, etc., with the aim of enabling them to be self-reliant.
Even if their faces and hands are dirty from eating, they still need to be trained to eat by themselves.
The wet nurses and other similar staff didn't understand at first. According to the rules, these noble princes were breastfed until they were six or seven years old. How could they be fed so early? Not to mention making the young masters do it themselves. How could they know how to use chopsticks?
But even if they harbored resentment in their hearts, they dared not express it. In Qingzhi Courtyard, Master Chun was the sole authority.
As a result, the two children now have much better physical coordination and are much more adept at using chopsticks and spoons. Although they still sometimes get food on their faces, they are already quite skilled.
Hongmin likes to eat green vegetables, so I prepared stir-fried mushrooms, green beans with minced meat, spinach and egg pancakes, and rice mixed with potato and beef broth for him.
Hongchen especially likes noodles, but he's not so good at other things, so I specially made him a bowl of egg noodles with vegetables and also gave him a chicken leg to gnaw on.
Looking at her two sons' meals, Changning felt no appetite. She ordered herself spicy boiled pork slices, crispy sesame duck, braised pork with preserved vegetables with lotus leaf pancakes, and a plate of pickled garlic to avoid it being too greasy.
While eating, I thought, "It would be even better if I had another bowl of sauerkraut soup."
After finishing her meal, Changning originally planned to take a nap, but when she saw her two sons looking at her expectantly, she couldn't bear it. Thinking that she had too many children and didn't spend much time with them, she asked someone to find some toys for her to play with.
This made Hongmin and Hongchen extremely happy, and they both crowded around her.
Changning played with them not with ordinary toys, but with color and object recognition cards. She had suggested this to Yinzhen, and they used specially made stiff cardstock with drawings by Yinzhen himself. The cards included common fruits, tables and chairs, various animals and plants, and there were about a hundred of them.
She held a stack of papers in her hand, and the two little ones sat side by side, competing to see who could answer faster.
"What is this?" Changning held up a piece of paper.
"watermelon!"
Hongchen answered so quickly.
Changning praised him, "Hongchen is great! What color is this?"
"Red!" Hongmin retorted, the two little ones secretly competing.
"Hongmin is good too! Okay, the ultimate question: when did you eat the watermelon?"
"It's hot!" Hongchen exclaimed first again, but Changning shook her head: "Mother is talking about the season!"
Hongmin shouted, "Summer!"
Changning gave a thumbs up, which encouraged the two children, who became especially excited and spoke louder and louder.
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