The breakfast was not as lavish as that at Prince Yi's residence, which made Princess Yuening a little embarrassed. Although she was a princess, she had important business to attend to with her husband, not to go on vacation, so she was frugal with her food, clothing and other necessities.
Princess Yuening regretted not having thought to order someone to buy some from a restaurant outside. Seeing Hong Xiaoduo and the others eating without the slightest hint of disgust, Princess Yuening still felt uneasy, as if she had neglected her distinguished guests.
"I'm going to go for a walk with Yaoguang's father later. You guys stay here?" Hong Xiaoduo asked Tian Shu and the others after they finished eating.
"Can't we follow you?" Tian Shu asked, having received looks from his younger siblings.
Because Hong Xiaoduo had just spoken in a questioning tone, he was prompted to ask.
Conversely, if Hong Xiaoduo had directly told them to stay here, he would never have said that.
"Of course." Hong Xiaoduo hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
She knows these kids best; they won't cause any trouble if they go with her.
"They won't take care of themselves, nor will it affect their business." After agreeing, Hong Xiaoduo saw that the prince consort Yu Rui had paused for a moment, and said to him.
Yu Rui didn't explain that he didn't mean it that way, but ordered someone to prepare another carriage so they could set off.
Several children wanted to go with them, and Quan Jinghuai and Feiyan also didn't plan to stay in the house, so they got up and walked out.
"If you want to go, then go together. Bring Zhaohua along too." Yuening said softly, suppressing a laugh, when she saw Yaoguang's envious and anxious eyes.
Feeling a little uncomfortable that her mother had seen through her thoughts, Yao Guang said in a low voice, "Otherwise, I'd better stay with you, Mother."
"Remember to bring scissors and a bamboo basket; you might even find some wild vegetables," Tianxuan said to Tianji.
When surveying the terrain, it's definitely not on the main streets of the city; if it's in the fields or mountains, wild vegetables are indispensable.
Yu Rui was quite surprised when he heard this, not because he heard Tianxuan say that she wanted to pick wild vegetables and eat them!
Instead, he didn't expect that just because it was a child, he could think of going along for a walk, what kind of environment they would be in, and what he would plan to do!
Although it may seem like a trivial matter, it is enough to show that these children, despite their young age, already have the ability to think independently and make their own decisions.
Thinking of this, Yu Rui's gaze swept back and forth between Quan Jinghuai and Hong Xiaoduo before finally settling on Hong Xiaoduo.
In just a few days, based on what his daughter said and what he observed, he realized that the reason his children were so capable was because of her.
After rescuing the seven children from the clutches of that evil man, she took them in, not only to provide them with a life free from want, but also to teach them to be upright and kind people, to teach them knowledge, and to train them in survival skills.
The children have only been with her for a little over two years, and they've already become so remarkable. If they continue to grow up by her side, it's no surprise that each of them will become an exceptional pillar of society.
Even if they don't become officials in the imperial court, they can still achieve great things among the common people.
"Prince Consort? Can we set off now?" Hong Xiaoduo couldn't help but ask when she saw Yu Rui staring at her in a daze.
"Huh? Oh, of course." Yu Rui snapped out of her daze and quickly replied.
Outside the gate, Yuening watched the two carriages and horses disappear into the distance.
“Princess, you could actually keep the princess,” the maid Chaohua whispered.
Princess Yuening shook her head slightly and turned to walk into the courtyard.
She didn't tell the maid that, for a moment just now, she had considered going along as well.
The children can come along, so one more person won't make a difference.
"Take my name card to the bustling restaurant right now and ask the owner if we can borrow Master Qingshan for a few days. They can decide on the wages," Princess Yuening instructed as she walked.
Over the years, she has never used her position to do anything.
This time, she didn't care anymore.
It's uncertain how long Hong Xiaoniangzi and her party will be able to stay here, and the chefs they brought from the capital aren't particularly skilled.
It's fine to invite important guests to a fancy restaurant once or twice, but eating out for every meal every day seems to lack genuine human touch.
Moreover, among these eight distinguished guests, there was the child's master, the child's savior, and the others were brothers and sisters who had shared life and death hardships with their daughter Yaoguang.
If you really think about it, they're not VIPs, they're all family!
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The Water Conservancy Bureau had two offices in Luohua Prefecture: one inside the city government office, and the other near the site outside the city where the dikes were to be built. It took less than an hour to get there from outside the city gate.
"It's a temporary structure, rather rudimentary, built for the convenience of surveying," Yu Rui explained to Hong Xiaoduo as soon as they got off the carriage.
"It's good enough if it can shelter us from the wind and rain," Hong Xiaoduo replied, looking at the simple mansion in front of her.
Inside the hedge of hard shrubs was a row of six houses, and outside the hedge were several tents.
At this moment, people inside and outside the courtyard must have heard the guards greeting the prince consort, and they came out in twos and threes.
Those who came out of the courtyard were all men, mostly middle-aged and elderly men nearing fifty or older, dressed in official robes.
Those who came out of the tents were mostly younger, and their clothes were somewhat mixed, including civilian clothes, police uniforms, and two old women wearing aprons.
Whether they came out of the courtyard or the tent, they all wore expressions of surprise.
You should know that in such places, at most, only children from the nearest village would occasionally come to take a look out of curiosity, and that was when they first arrived.
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