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Princess Rui said, "I will invite a few maids from the palace to come and teach the girls in the next few days."
Seeing Prince Rui nod, Princess Rui lowered her eyes slightly and said, "In fact, the third girl, the fourth girl, and even the youngest fifth girl are all good children, but this second girl... Prince, I know you like Xu, but after all, the third girl is also your daughter. Don't do this anymore. The third girl is so sensible, but she is still wronged everywhere."
Prince Rui coughed a few times in embarrassment, and Princess Rui said, "I have not been feeling well recently, and the servants have been flattering and bullying others. I saw Chen... The clothes that the third girl is wearing are still from last year, and the hairpin on Chen's head is a little old."
"This is not your fault." Prince Rui frowned. He knew that because of his poor health, most of the affairs in the mansion were handed over to Xu. After all, Xu came from a small family and did not have much experience.
Princess Rui smiled and said, "I think the colors of those pieces of royal satin that were just awarded by the palace are quite suitable for the third girl. Why not give them all to her at once?"
"You decide." Although Prince Rui still remembered that Xu said the color of the satin was good and wanted to get more for his three daughters, he decided to give Xu the cold shoulder because of what happened today. "I still have three boxes of gems. Give two to Qi'er and one to Jin'er."
Princess Rui agreed to all of them, and after a while, the king left. Not long after, he sent the three boxes of gems. Princess Rui opened them and saw that the colors were all good. She did not leave the two boxes to her daughter as the king said, but called Shen Qi to ask, "Do you know your mistake?"
"My daughter knows she was wrong." Shen Qi said with his head down.
Princess Rui said, "Of these three boxes of gems, your father said he would give you two boxes and one box to your third sister."
"Give the two boxes that my daughter has to my third sister as well." Shen Qi didn't lack these things. "My third sister was wronged today."
Princess Rui then nodded and said, "You deliver it yourself."
"Yes." Shen Qi saw that her mother's tone had softened a lot, so she leaned over and said coquettishly, "Mom, I was too impatient today. I won't do it again in the future."
Princess Rui only has this one daughter, so she naturally dotes on her. Upon hearing this, she gently tapped her forehead and said, "What do you have to do with that person?"
Shen Qi snorted, "I just can't stand it. What's the point of staring at my things? I'd rather throw them away than give them to her."
Princess Rui didn't say anything, but just gently touched her daughter's face. She had her own thoughts. Xu was just relying on the prince's love. Her three daughters were not good people either. They dared to put on eye drops for her daughters in front of the prince. There was no need to be afraid of revenge. But Xu forgot that her daughter's marriage was still in the hands of Princess Rui. "Let's wait until later."
"By the way, I think the son of Yongle Marquis is quite good." Princess Rui said softly, "I know the wife of Yongle Marquis. She is not only kind, but also has a good relationship with me. If you marry her, she will definitely take good care of you."
Shen Qi blushed, "Why did mother tell me this?"
"Of course I have to tell you." Princess Rui smiled and said, "You are my only daughter, and I want you to live a peaceful and happy life."
"It's up to mother to decide." Shen Qi said in a low voice.
Princess Rui smiled and said, "I have also seen that child. He is a steady and stable one. I will discuss it with your father. When the matter is settled, Marquis Yongle will ask for a title for the legitimate son. Then you will marry him and become the Crown Prince's wife."
Shen Qi responded, blushing and saying, "I'll go give something to my third sister."
Princess Rui nodded and said nothing more. Shen Qi left with the three boxes of jewels.
Cui Xi then walked into the room and whispered, "The prince has gone to Yiyuan." Yiyuan was where Prince Rui's concubine lived.
Princess Rui responded, and Cui Xi continued, "It was a little maid in the yard who heard a few words when she was serving tea that day. I have had that maid locked up."
"Give her ten strokes of the cane. Since she is obsessed with Xu, send her to Xu's courtyard to serve." Princess Rui spoke, her tone still gentle.
Cuixi was frightened, fearing that if the girl was sent to Xu's place, she would die soon. However, Cuixi did not say much, but whispered about what happened in Concubine Chen's courtyard. When she heard that Shen Jin had embroidered a handkerchief for her, she just nodded slightly. After Cuixi finished speaking, she instructed, "Tell someone to send the satin, pack up my butterfly and kingfisher jewelry, and my carp hairpins, and send them to Chen. Tell Chen that I will take the third girl to Yongle Marquis's Mansion in five days. Tell the embroidery room and make the third girl's clothes first."
"yes."
In the Moyun Courtyard, Chen was filled with joy as she watched her daughter sleeping soundly. She tucked her daughter in with her own hands and told the maid to serve her well. Then she helped Mother Li by the hand and left, "Mother Li, today..."
"Madam, this can be considered a blessing in disguise." Aunt Li thought of what Cui Xi had said, "The princess wants to promote the third young lady."
"Well, I will give Jinniang a good lesson tomorrow. Don't act naughty when you go out with the princess." Chen said with a smile, "By the way, I have to make some clothes for Jinniang as soon as possible."
Princess Rui only brought her own daughter, but not the second daughter and the others. Chen knew in her heart that Xu must hate them both, but as long as she could please the princess, it didn't matter if she suffered a little grievance. She only hoped that the princess would choose a good marriage for Jinniang because of her obedience.
"The girl is young, so there is no need to use bright colors. I think the aqua blue color is very good." Mother Li said with a smile, "It will match the carp hairpin that the queen gave her."
"Isn't the color a little too plain?" Chen said after thinking for a moment.
Mother Li said, "Then make a skirt with pomegranate red..."
Shen Jin didn't know this. After she woke up in the morning, she washed and combed her hair and asked the maid to comb her hair. "Today I'll comb my hair into a double bun, using the pair of butterfly hairpins that my mother gave me yesterday."
Princess Rui gave her something, no matter what the reward was, she should wear it when she goes to pay respects today. Chen got up late because she discussed the color and style of the clothes with Li Ma yesterday. When she came over, she saw that her daughter was already dressed. Seeing Shen Jin's dress, she nodded and said, "That's right. Wear the things given by the princess. The princess will be happy to see it."
Shen Jin didn't think that someone like the princess would take such a small matter to heart, but she smiled and said, "I know."
Concubine Chen checked again and then asked Shen Jin to pay her respects with the handkerchief embroidered for the princess. Princess Rui had long since exempted the concubines from paying their respects, and did not require her daughters to go every day. Concubine Xu only allowed her three daughters to go once every five days, and her youngest son was not allowed to go at all. However, Concubine Chen would make up her mind to let her daughters go even if it was windy or rainy. After so many years, she finally got her reward.
When Shen Jin arrived, Princess Rui was dressing up. She asked someone to bring Shen Jin in and said with a smile, "Why don't you get some more sleep, kid?"
"I'm awake." Shen Jin didn't talk much in front of the princess. Whenever the prince was staying here, she would come a little later. Usually, she would come on time and would never stay here for meals without any courtesy. Because the prince would always come to have breakfast with the princess, so usually the princess would bring her three children with her.
Shen Qi also came over, and when he saw Shen Jin, he smiled and said, "I knew that the third sister was here. Today, mother specially asked someone to make pearl tuckahoe cake, lotus root powder and osmanthus cake, so please stay and have dinner with us."
"You are the one who talks too fast." Princess Rui was also dressed up and smiled when she heard this.
"Thank you, mother." Shen Jin was not ignorant. It was foolish of him to say that he wanted to go back for dinner after hearing these words. "I love to eat these sweet things, but mother always won't let me eat more, saying that I'm fat."
"You are young and growing up. If you like, you can ask the kitchen to make it every day. But you are not allowed to use too much at one meal." Princess Rui reminded softly.
"Yes." Shen Jin responded with a smile, her two dimples were particularly cute, "I embroidered a handkerchief for you, mother. It's not well embroidered, please don't dislike it, mother."
"Bring it here so I can see it." Princess Rui's face was filled with joy when she heard this, and she urged him, as if she had no idea about this matter at all.
The maid beside Princess Rui took it from Shen Jin and handed it to Princess Rui with both hands. Princess Rui took it in her hands and looked at it carefully, "It's embroidered very well." As she said that, she took off the handkerchief on her body and used Shen Jin's embroidered one directly.
"Sister, please embroider one for me sometime." Shen Qi said with a smile.
"Okay, as long as sister doesn't mind." When Shen Jin heard Shen Qi calling her sister, she changed her name very considerately.
Princess Rui smiled and said, "She will only bully your sister. Don't listen to her, Jin girl. Don't tire yourself out."
Shen Qi helped Princess Rui walk out slowly. When they passed by Shen Jin, the maid beside Princess Rui stepped back. She reached out and held Shen Jin's hand. No wonder Chen said Shen Jin was fat. She had a small frame and didn't look fat, but she was plump.
When Shen Jin was led by Princess Rui, her heart skipped a beat, but she reacted quickly. She followed Princess Rui out and said, "It won't get tiring. I embroider slowly, but mother always says I waste things."
"Why?" Shen Qi asked curiously.
Shen Jin blushed and whispered, "The things I embroider...are always fat."
Princess Rui didn't react for a moment. When she went to the hall to wait for Prince Rui, she took out her handkerchief and looked carefully, then she laughed. Shen Qi also leaned over and saw that she was fat. Shen Jinxiu's painting was a picture of red carp playing with lotus. Not only were the lotus leaves round, but the carp also looked fatter than ordinary carp.
When Prince Rui came in, he heard laughter all over the room. He saw Shen Qi and Shen Jin playing together, while Princess Rui sat there not only ignoring them but also laughing. This scene made people feel warm and happy.
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