Shen Qianhuang: "..."

Shen Qianhuang certainly knew what they were asking, and answered truthfully: "Female Sir."

Under the expectant gazes of Shen Qianchen and Shen Zhi, she continued to talk about the female teacher. The female teacher was named Mu Qing, the daughter of Mu Feng, the former deputy general of the Northern Army. Nine years ago, Mu Feng died in the battlefield, and she came to the Mu Mansion in the capital with her widowed mother and younger brother.

Mu Qing learned martial arts from her late father since she was young. Because her widowed mother and grandparents did not like her wielding swords and guns, when she came to the girls' school, she applied for a job teaching chess instead of martial arts.

On the day of the horseback archery competition, Mu Qing suddenly showed extraordinary skills, which even surprised Shen Qianhuang.

At that time, Chu Yunyi took action to control the frightened horse, and Mu Qing hugged the female student who fell off the horse. The two of them worked together very well, and in the end, the female student was safe and sound, and it was just a false alarm. However, when Mu Qing hugged the person, his elbow hit the ground and had some scratches.

Shen Qianhuang said that Chu Yunyi went to Huixin Garden the day before yesterday and specially gave Mu Qing a can of Shiquan ointment.

Hearing this, Shen Zhi and Shen Qianchen looked at each other, with interest glittering in the eyes of both mother and daughter, as if they had a feeling that their son (brother) had grown up.

The girl named Mu Qing only suffered some minor scratches, but Chu Yunyi even specially gave her some ointment, because he was naturally worried that the girl would be left with scars.

Their brother Yi can actually be so considerate to girls!

This is the first time for a grown-up girl to get married.

Shen Qianchen became excited and planned to wait until she was out of confinement in two days, then sneak out of the palace to go to Huixin Garden to see Miss Mu.

Shen Zhi smiled slightly. She had the same idea as Shen Qianchen, but it was much more convenient for her. She planned to go to Huixin Garden tomorrow to find Shen Qianhuang "openly" and "by the way" get to know someone.

Shen Qianhuang drank his tea silently, feeling no guilt at all for having betrayed his own brother.

At this time, the respectful voice of the palace maid came from outside:

"Your Highness!"

These four words made Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang's eyes light up. They looked towards the curtain at the same time and saw a handsome boy about five years old walking in from outside the curtain.

The five-year-old Gu Yuan wore a red round-necked dragon robe. He had fair skin and a pair of phoenix eyes like lacquer, which were very similar to those of Shen Qianchen and Shen Zhi. However, his face shape, nose bridge and lips were more like Gu Jue. His facial features were delicate and beautiful, and he looked like a piece of jade. At a young age, he had the bearing of a nobleman.

"Mother!"

Gu Yuan walked up slowly and politely saluted Shen Qianchen, then bowed to Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang in a dignified manner, "Grandmother, Aunt."

The boy's movements are very graceful and standard, but because he is young, he always looks cute and interesting when he does it.

Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang couldn't help but reveal a loving smile.

"Xiao Yuan, will you come back to see your sister after class?" Shen Zhi asked gently.

Shen Qianchen started to teach Gu Yuan when he was three years old. When he was four years old, Gu Jue selected two Hanlin scholars, one old and one young, from the Hanlin Academy to be the prince's tutors to teach Gu Yuan the six arts of a gentleman. Gu Yuan went to the study room every day to study with the tutors.

Don't want to, Gu Yuan shook his head and corrected: "Grandma, I came back to see my mother and sister."

"So good!" Shen Zhi couldn't help but laugh, and let him go see his sister first.

Gu Yuan tiptoed to the baby's crib, lowered his eyes to look at the little baby girl wrapped in a big red swaddling cloth, stared at her for a while without blinking, reached out to touch her soft head, and then returned to Shen Zhi.

Shen Zhi took Gu Yuan's hand and asked about his homework with concern: "What have you started learning recently?"

"The Analects of Confucius." Gu Yuan answered truthfully.

When he pursed his lips, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, as if he was smiling, and his expression was elegant and confident.

Shen Qianhuang was a little surprised when she heard this. She didn't expect that the child would start learning "The Analects" so soon. But then she thought again, Gu Yuan inherited the talents of his parents and has always been smart and has a photographic memory, which is normal.

Amber, who was following behind Gu Yuan, silently shed tears of sympathy for the two Hanlin scholars.

Yes, their Crown Prince is extremely smart and well-behaved, but he has also inherited his father's arrogance and arrogance. It is not obvious on weekdays, but when it occasionally shows up, a series of questions alone are enough to leave the two Hanlin scholars speechless.

Queen Mother Yin once privately told Shen Qianchen that Gu Yuan was too much like Gu Jue when he was a child. When Gu Jue was young, he once made Xie Wenjing so angry that he went to Emperor Renzong three times to try to resign from the position of Grand Tutor.

Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang were completely unaware of all this; they only saw how handsome and smart Gu Yuan was.

Shen Qianhuang played a game of chess with him with great interest, teaching him how to play chess. After the game, she praised him highly, saying that it was so easy to teach this little nephew, and praised him for being able to draw inferences from one example and understand things at once.

After Shen Zhi and Shen Qianhuang, mother and daughter, had lunch in the Qianqing Palace, they sat for a while, told Shen Qianchen to have a good rest, and then said goodbye together.

Not long after they left, Gu Jue came back.

The palace maids and eunuchs all left, and the bedroom became quiet.

Gu Jue saw three people on the couch at a glance, one big and two small, sleeping soundly with their heads touching each other.

Gu Jue subconsciously lightened his footsteps and walked silently to the front of the couch. Three similar fair faces came into his sight. All three of them had their eyes closed, and their thick and long eyelashes formed a faint shadow on their cheeks.

The eyes of the mother and her two children are very similar. The lines of their eyes are long and narrow, with a graceful curve, and slightly upturned at the end of the eyes, making people feel delicate and lively, and very beautiful.

Gu Jue's heart suddenly became very soft, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. He couldn't help but lean over and kiss Shen Qianchen on the cheek, and their lips separated as soon as they touched.

When he straightened up, he met another pair of eyes that were clearly black and white and had no sign of sleepiness.

Gu Yuan: “…”

Gu Yuan opened his eyes at some point, raised his hand and pressed his index finger on his lips, and made a "hush" gesture to Gu Jue, asking him to stop disturbing his mother and sister.

Gu Yuan stood up, took Gu Jue's hand and walked to the window, and whispered: "Dad, my sister always cries at night. These days, mom hasn't slept well at night. Let her sleep a little longer."

Gu Jue raised his hand and rubbed Gu Yuan’s head.

He was the one sleeping next to the baby, so of course he knew how the baby made a fuss at night.

Their little princess is a delicate girl. She cries when she is hungry, cries when she wets her pants, cries when she is hot... As long as she feels a little uncomfortable, she will cry loudly.

As he spoke, the baby girl on the couch opened her large black and white eyes and burst into tears. Although she was so small, her voice was so loud that it almost blew the roof off.

Gu Jue reacted very quickly and quickly picked up the swaddling clothes on the couch. The little baby girl in the swaddling clothes had a red face and looked like she was crying at the top of her lungs.

Gu Jue originally wanted to carry her out, but Shen Qianchen on the couch had already opened his eyes. At the same time, the wet nurse hurried in and took the swaddling clothes.

The little baby girl felt comfortable and behaved well. Her plump skin was as flawless as white jade and so beautiful.

Her big round eyes rolled around, her eyeballs clear and bright. She looked at Shen Qianchen, then at Gu Jue, then at Gu Yuan, and then she laughed. Her little mouth opened slightly, revealing her pink gums and a pair of shallow dimples. She was soft and cute, so adorable.

"What a little darling!" Shen Qianchen couldn't help but laugh, and reached out his hand to gently touch the baby's tiny nose.

Gu Yuan nodded in agreement.

The little baby girl seemed to know that her mother was talking about her, and she made a "yiyaya" sound in a baby voice.

"How about calling you by this nickname?" Gu Jue suddenly suggested.

Shen Qianchen was stunned for a moment, then repeated: "Jiaojiao?"

The little baby girl kicked her legs twice in her swaddle and started giggling.

Shen Qianchen tapped the baby's nose with his fingertips and said seriously, "Jiaojiao, you promised this yourself. From now on, your nickname will be Jiaojiao!"

Shen Qianchen thought this nickname was good. "Jiaojiao" means both beautiful woman and delicate. It is a blessing for a little girl to be delicate.

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She and his eldest daughter, the eldest princess of Da Qi, naturally have the qualifications to be pampered!

Gu Yuan nodded solemnly and agreed, "Mom, don't worry, I'll testify for you!"

He couldn't help laughing in his heart: Now, everyone in Da Qi will know that my sister is a spoiled brat!

"I plan to hold a full-month banquet when Jiaojiao is two months old. Wuhejialou will also be here by then." Gu Jue picked up the swaddled Jiaojiao skillfully. This was his second time being a father, and he was very skilled in holding a baby. He weighed the baby gently.

Jiaojiao became even happier, and she giggled again, as if she was enjoying herself, or as if she was agreeing with her father's words.

The life of a baby is very simple. He sleeps and eats, eats and sleeps again. He is awake very little and grows very fast. His life is almost different every day.

In contrast, as the crown prince, Gu Yuan's days are very busy and fulfilling.

Every morning, Gu Yuan would have breakfast with his parents. After breakfast, Gu Jue would go to the morning court, and Gu Yuan would go to the study to listen to the tutors’ lessons.

After the morning classes, Gu Yuan went to the Qianqing Palace to have lunch with his mother. After lunch break, he continued to go to class.

After the afternoon class, he and Shen Qianchen will go to Shouning Palace to pay their respects to Queen Mother Yin.

When the emperor has free time, he will join them; even when he is busy with government affairs, the emperor will come to Shouning Palace to pick them up, like today.

Because Shen Qianchen was in the late stages of pregnancy and had been in confinement after giving birth, she had not been to Shouning Palace for more than two months. During this period, it was Empress Dowager Yin who went to Qianqing Palace to visit Shen Qianchen and her daughter.

Today was the first time that Shen Qianchen carried Jiaojiao to Shouning Palace. Empress Dowager Yin was so happy that she held the baby in her arms and refused to let go.

Queen Mother Yin was so fond of her little granddaughter that she never got tired of looking at her. She would touch her head, kiss her little face, and wipe her saliva.

"Our Jiaojiao is so pretty, she looks more and more like Jue when he was a child!"

"This nickname is also a good one. It sounds better the more you pronounce it."

"Ajue is still the best at naming!"

"Xiao Yuan, your name was also given by your father."

Queen Mother Yin smiled so much that her eyebrows and eyes curved.

Gu Yuan smiled slightly, his chin unconsciously raised slightly, with a bit of arrogance. After all, he was a child, and his temper was not usually lively, but occasionally he would reveal a bit of childishness.

Shen Qianchen was also smiling, his brows and eyes were gentle. Gu Yuan's name was taken from "benevolence and righteousness, high mountains and deep water", which was Gu Jue's best hope for this child.

Empress Dowager Yin winked at Nanny Yan, who then brought over an exquisitely carved box containing a pair of golden dragon and phoenix longevity lockets inlaid with hundreds of precious stones.

Queen Mother Yin smiled and said, "This pair of longevity locks is just right for Jiaojiao, one for Xiaoyuan."

Since Jiaojiao was born, Queen Mother Yin was obsessed with giving gifts. She gave her everything from baby swaddling clothes, tiger-head hats, small clothes to gold necklaces, bracelets, anklets, etc.

Gu Yuan took the longevity lock engraved with a dragon, looked at it, and returned it to Queen Mother Yin. He smiled and said, "Grandma, you gave me a longevity lock. Keep this for your younger brothers and sisters in the future."

Gu Yuan's words were unintentional, but Queen Dowager Yin took them seriously and was slightly moved. She felt that her eldest grandson had an open-minded personality and acted like an elder brother.

Queen Mother Yin patted the swaddling clothes gently, and couldn't help but recall things that happened a long time ago, and the person she hadn't thought of for a long time - Gu Jue's elder brother Gu Lang.

Gu Lang was sixteen or seventeen years older than Gu Jue. He was already the crown prince before Gu Jue was born, and his position was stable. But Gu Lang was narrow-minded. In the past, their father only praised Gu Jue casually, and the East Palace would definitely change a new set of furnishings.

The past is just a flash by, like a small boat crossing the lake. Although it will leave some ripples, these ripples will eventually dissipate and the lake will eventually return to calm.

Shen Qianchen looked at the grandparents and grandchildren from the side and smiled.

She had already noticed that since Jiaojiao was born, Queen Mother Yin seemed to be afraid of unfair treatment, so she always prepared a gift for Gu Yuan while giving Jiaojiao a gift.

She also wanted to mention it to the Queen Mother, but she was in confinement and had no chance to say it. However, little Gu Yuan's words resolved the Queen Mother Yin's knot.

Queen Mother Yin smiled and praised: "Our Xiao Yuan is really generous!"

She returned the swaddling clothes to the wet nurse, hugged Gu Yuan and gave him a kiss, which made Gu Yuan explode with anger.

"Grandma, I'm grown up!" Gu Yuan protested righteously. He was no longer a baby, and his grandmother could no longer kiss him like a sister!

There was a strong childishness in these words, which made everyone in the room laugh.

Jiaojiao in the cradle also woke up, and seemed to be infected by the surrounding atmosphere, and started giggling.

The spring breeze outside the window blew in, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers. In the courtyard, colorful butterflies and birds fluttered their wings and flew playfully among the flowers and treetops, attracting a sleek black cat with four snow-white paws, which meowed incessantly.

When Gu Jue arrived at Shouning Palace, what he saw was this harmonious scene.

Gu Yuan blushed and said, "I'm already five years old, I can move to the East Palace!"

(End of this chapter)