Niuniu was very well-behaved and clever. Although she looked at the big tiger with some trepidation, she still nodded politely and said, "I want to..."
No, child, you don't want to.
Tang Zhuyun pulled Niuniu into her arms, "You have to wash your hands after touching it, so you can't have any snacks. We'll touch it again next time."
Jiaojiao dashed out in a flash.
Yanran lied through her teeth. "Sigh, even Jiaojiao is disappointed."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
This child, given time, will surely achieve great things.
--You're really good at making things up!
Yanran took Niuniu to play on the kang (a heated brick bed) while the adults talked.
Niuniu looked at the paper and pen on the carved rosewood kang table with envy in her eyes.
Yanran was getting impatient and wanted the Niuniu to leave when she heard Niu Niu say enviously, "Sister Yanran, you can even write! That's amazing! I can't!"
She got sick before she even had a chance to start learning.
Yanran was delighted by the compliment and immediately adopted the air of an older sister, saying, "It's alright, I'll teach you to write!"
What should we teach?
Teaching too much will easily expose your ignorance.
Yanran blinked her eyes. "What's your name? Let me teach you how to write it."
Niuniu smiled and said, "Yan Yici."
Yanran was delighted and, with a flourish of her brush, wrote the three large characters "Yan Yici".
Fortunately, she knows how to do it.
Although Niuniu couldn't write it, she clearly recognized her own name, and she indicated that the last two characters were incorrect.
Madam Yan said, "The 'Yi' in 'Yide' (懿德) means 'benevolent' (慈爱)... Originally, it was the 'Yi' in 'remembering' (回忆), but later a teacher changed the character."
She fell Yanran.
She can't write!
"No, I don't write well, I don't want to corrupt your sister. Come on, I'll take you to find someone who writes well!"
Tang Zhuyun knew who her savior was, and quickly said, "Take Niuniu back to your courtyard, and then have someone invite Cui Ling over to play. My sister isn't feeling well and can't be exposed to the wind."
"Okay, okay." Yanran jumped off the kang first, put on her shoes, and then helped Niuniu put them on. She then picked Niuniu up and, after the maid helped her put on her coat, she took her hand and went out.
Madam Yan said sincerely, "Your Majesty, Yanran's personality is truly endearing. Your Majesty is skilled at raising children."
Tang Zhuyun blushed. "Just haphazard teaching, nothing more."
Xiu'er said, "In a family like ours, if we don't bully others or suffer losses, we're considered excellent children. Don't you agree, Madam?"
Madam Yan smiled and nodded.
She asked about some things to keep in mind when taking care of Niuniu, very seriously.
Tang Zhuyun answered her questions one by one.
After she finished speaking, Xiu'er said, "Your Highness, please get up and move around. Sitting all the time isn't good for the baby."
Madam Yan exclaimed with delight, "Your Highness, are you pregnant?"
Tang Zhuyun said, "Yes, I just heard the news, so I didn't say anything."
"That's right, that's right. Let's wait until things are stable in three months. Amitabha, may Your Majesty be blessed with a son, making a perfect family."
After seeing the mother and daughter off, Xiu'er said, "Your Highness, you must let Madam Yan know that you were treating Niuniu while pregnant!"
They may be good friends, but they still need to make that fool Yan Ling Yan Ling their kindness.
Don't think she doesn't know; Yan Ling might still be wavering in her heart!
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "I know, I know what you're trying to do. It's getting dark, have someone go to the kitchen and see what food they've prepared. I suddenly have a craving for roasted pork belly. The crispy skin, one bite and the lingering fragrance..."
"My lady, please stop talking, I'm about to vomit."
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Logically, pregnant women shouldn't want to eat greasy food.
But for some reason, she didn't want to eat sweets, though she had a great appetite for everything else.
It also has a particularly strong flavor.
Xiu'er wasn't so good at it, but aside from the greasiness, her reaction wasn't too strong.
May God continue to bless them and allow them to give birth smoothly.
A moment later, the young maidservant stood under the eaves and replied crisply, "Your Highness, the kitchen has prepared rice, scallion pancakes, venison buns, chicken wontons, roasted lamb chops, large prawns, braised abalone with potatoes, stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork, lotus seedpod tofu, pickled goose feet, pickled cucumbers, radish and shrimp soup..."
Tang Zhuyun smiled and said, "His speech is quite clear."
"Of course, you don't even know whose apprentice it is," Xiu'er said.
She grabbed a handful of money and gave it to the maid, then turned to Tang Zhuyun and asked, "Your Highness, shall we serve the meal now or wait for the Prince to return?"
"Let's set it out first, leaving some for the Prince," Tang Zhuyun said. "We're both hungry, let's eat first."
Yanran went to practice calligraphy with Linlin —clearly, they had been traumatized during the day, and neither of them came to eat.
Tang Zhuyun and Xiu'er ate together, but Prince of Jin had not yet returned.
Xiu'er said, "Could it be that he's been bothered by that dog again?"
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
"Your Highness, do you think it might be a female dog that has mistaken the Prince for someone else?"
But that doesn't make sense, it's the dead of winter, what kind of sentimentality is this?
Tang Zhuyun: "..."
Xiu'er is right, but not entirely right.
The Prince of Jin is currently having dinner with Xue Lie.
He had originally planned to return home, but Xue Lie stopped him at the gate and insisted on drinking with him.
The Prince of Jin asked him to go to the Prince's residence, but he refused, saying that he wanted to avoid Tang Zhuyun.
The Prince of Jin frowned. "What shameful things do you have that you have to hide from your sister?"
Xue Lie: "Are you going or not? If you don't go, you're not my brother-in-law!"
The Prince of Jin turned and walked inside.
Are you kidding me? He actually needs Xue Lie to admit it? That's giving him too much credit!
Xue Lie shamelessly grabbed his sleeve. "Brother-in-law, please go, I'm begging you!"
This Little Conqueror of the Silver Spear rarely showed weakness. After thinking for a moment, Prince of Jin sent someone to tell Tang Zhuyun, and then went with Xue Lie.
The Prince of Jin visited the Four Seas Tower for the third time in one day.
After Xue Lie arrived, he drank three bowls of wine. When he was about to pour more, the Prince of Jin stopped him.
"I have to go back to be with your sister; I don't have time to watch you get completely drunk here," Prince of Jin said coldly. "If you have something to say, say it; otherwise, go home!"
In his opinion, a real man should not worry about not having a wife; Xue Lie and the rest of the Xue Family should go to the Northwest together.
Leaving Xue Lie was because he didn't trust her and was afraid she wouldn't treat Tang Zhuyun well.
This reason was barely acceptable, but the Prince of Jin couldn't understand why Lady Deng insisted on finding him a wife from the capital.
Where are there no good people, and where are there no scumbags?
What, does having "Beijing native" written on your forehead make you a good person?
However, he didn't get involved in this matter.
Unexpectedly, Xue Lie's troubles stemmed from this very incident.
"Brother-in-law, I don't like any of the men my mother wants me to meet."
So who do you like?