Zhao Biao was puzzled. This grandson had a handsome face and didn't look like a member of the Zhao family.
Zhao Letong laughed inwardly, "Dad, everyone looks like your grandson. His name is Xiaoshan. I picked him up on the street and asked my nephew to take care of him. He's not a member of our family."
Mrs. Zhao also explained it to him, and Zhao Biao understood, "If you can't remember your family, just stay at home. He won't need a bite of food.
But you should still tell the government office so as not to make the family anxious."
Mrs. Zhao agreed, and Xiao Shanjian saluted everyone in a very standard and proper manner. Everyone in the family liked him very much. He was a delicate child, well-behaved and polite, much cuter than the naughty children at home.
Xiao Shanjian passed the Minglu in this way, because Zhao Letong called him Xiaoshan, everyone followed suit, and no one remembered his real name.
After dinner, Zhao Youning and several children went to the clan school, and took Xiao Shanjian with them. Since they studied at home, it didn’t matter if there were more people or less.
The Zhao family was not a stingy family. They raised him the same way as Zhao Youning, and Mrs. Zhao also gave him a monthly allowance, treating him the same as the other young masters of the Zhao family.
Xiao Shanjian was quite smart. Although he was young, he knew everything the teacher taught him. However, he was a little picky about food and clothing. He could only wear silk and satin undergarments, and cotton and linen clothes would cause rashes.
Mrs. Zhao even teased him, saying that he was a rich man and that the family had no money to support him. However, she still prepared a silk undergarment for him. Xiao Shanjian smiled with satisfaction.
This is a later story. Now that Zhao Letong had finished her meal and Nanny Kong came to take her to the Princess's Mansion, Zhao Biao remembered that he had forgotten to tell the child.
Nanny Kong sighed in her heart. Men are just careless. How could he raise such a lovely daughter well?
I really want to take her back to the princess's mansion. I won't return her because the eldest princess can afford to raise her.
In addition to the maid, Zhao Letong also brought Chen Xinyue with him. Nanny Kong is skilled in martial arts. It would be great if Chen Xinyue could become her disciple and learn martial arts so that she could protect herself.
Nanny Kong didn't know that Zhao Letong still cared about her. She had never thought of accepting a disciple. She just wanted to accompany the eldest princess and be her master and servant for life. It was her mission to serve the eldest princess well.
The eldest princess prepared the children's favorite snacks early on, and hired a chef who could cook the children's favorite meals in the kitchen. The entire princess's mansion seemed to come alive, and all the servants were ordered around.
However, Zhao Letong did not come. An uninvited guest came to the mansion first. It was the third prince's wife who came to visit with her son and daughter.
The son is seven years old this year and the daughter is five years old. They are both born to the third prince's wife and have the same mother.
The third prince had reached adulthood and left the palace to build his own residence. He was named the Virtuous King by the emperor. Just like his title, the Virtuous King wanted to be an idle prince, leading the idle work of the Ministry of Rites, reciting poems and composing essays all day long, seeking pleasure, and his family was full of concubines and maids, and he lived a very luxurious life.
Fortunately, the third prince had a good mother, Concubine Shu. With her help and planning, the virtuous prince lived a very carefree life.
But even Concubine Shu feels tired sometimes. Her son has never grown up, and her position as a mother is not very stable. There are always new people coming into the palace, and the Emperor is old and doesn't come to visit her for a month or so. Concubine Shu feels very sad.
When the eldest princess came back, Concubine Shu set her sights on her. She had no children, was of noble status, and was the emperor's elder sister. The eldest princess married for the emperor's sake. With such status, even the empress had to give her some respect.
If he could get the support of the eldest princess, the prince's rich and prosperous life would be secure.
The eldest princess has everything she needs, and Concubine Shu is smart too, knowing what women want. She must be lonely, and if she has a child to accompany her and wins her favor, wouldn't the relationship be established?
So she asked Princess Xian to bring her children to the princess's residence frequently to pay her respects, playing the emotional card.
Although Princess Xian was reluctant, she went there several times and received many rewards. She tasted the sweetness and came to visit every few days, calling it filial piety.
When the emperor found out, he praised her for being sensible, and the virtuous princess came to visit him more often.
In the past, the eldest princess wouldn't mind watching her acting, entertaining her son, and killing time. But now, her heart is entirely on Zhao Letong, and she doesn't like the three of them very much.
His utilitarianism is written all over his face, how sincere is he?
When someone came, it was difficult to drive them away, so they were taken to the living room to meet the eldest princess.
The princess's mansion is being cleaned today, and all dangerous things have been put away. What if little Letong gets bumped into something?
Princess Xian was surprised to see the lively servants. It used to be so dead. No one knew where the servants were hiding, and you wouldn't know if they didn't make a sound. It was creepy, and that was why she didn't like coming here.
"Is there any happy event in the mansion today? It's so lively."
The maid who led the way said, "We are entertaining a guest. The princess ordered the house to be cleaned up. It's nothing serious."
"Oh, what kind of guests? So grand?"
The maidservant didn't dare to say anything more: "This servant doesn't know either. We've arrived. Princess Xian, please come in and wait."
The two children ran happily as soon as they entered the door, and started eating the delicious snacks on the table. They were young and got hungry quickly, so how could they resist seeing such beautiful snacks?
The virtuous princess feigned a scolding, "Put it down quickly! You haven't even paid your respects to the imperial aunt yet. Don't be disrespectful. Mother will slap your palm."
"The Imperial Aunt hasn't come yet. I'm hungry. I need to eat."
The virtuous princess laughed dryly and said to the waiting nanny, "Children are naughty and difficult to control. I will apologize to the imperial aunt later."
The nanny felt helpless. This was prepared for Miss Zhao. The eldest princess attached great importance to Miss Zhao's coming, but they had messed it up.
Instruct the kitchen to serve a new portion, and they cannot say anything wrong about the virtuous princess and the princes.
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