Seeing such a young child calling his brother in a soft voice, Nan Nan instantly felt his heart soften. He rushed over and touched the eldest prince's cheek: "So cute."
Mu Yinli used his hands and feet to save his face, his brows knitted tightly, and that look almost made Nan Nan take action again: "Cousin, stop it, don't bully me."
Beibei couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she pulled her brother over and said, "Brother, please let go of Yin'er and be careful, okay? If you scare people, I'll beat you."
Thinking of his own grumpy mother, Nan Nan withdrew his hand and sighed: "Why didn't our mother give birth to a younger brother to play with? What a pity."
Beibei looked at his brother speechlessly, not knowing what to say. But the eldest prince Mu Yinli patted his cheek and looked at the two of them: "Cousin, are you here to ask me to attend the banquet?"
Nan Nan nodded: "Yes, we just entered the palace and wanted to come and see you. Brother Yinli, can you really read? Can I test you?"
The two siblings still found it hard to believe that Yin'er was so fluent in poetry and books at such a young age. The eldest prince himself did not have any thoughts and nodded: "Okay."
Nan Nan was not polite either. He picked up the book that the eldest prince was reading and pointed at the words on it: "How do you read this?"
The eldest prince smiled and replied, "This is the word 'white', the color 'white'. My teacher taught me that."
Nan Nan pointed to a few more words and found that the eldest prince could read them accurately. Nan Nan couldn't help but feel that she had received a huge blow: "Little sister, how come brother Yin Er is so smart?"
Beibei laughed at Nannan and said, "Brother, you are just too stupid."
Nan Nan's face was dark: "You are talking nonsense. I was obviously very smart when I was a child. We are twins. Just because I am stupid doesn't mean you are stupid too. How dare you say that."
The palace maids and eunuchs serving nearby heard the argument between the two and couldn't help but find it funny, but they had to hold it back for fear of angering the two little cuties.
A eunuch stood up and looked at Nan Nan: "Prince, Crown Prince, Princess, it's time to attend the banquet. Come with me."
As the eunuch led the way, Beibei held the eldest prince's hand, and the group headed towards the hall where the banquet was held.
In the Queen Mother's palace, seeing that most people had arrived, she stood up and said, "Everyone is almost here, please take your seats."
Qian Jiujiu turned around to look for her son and daughter, and saw the three little guys walking in hand in hand. After the three little guys came in, they found that there was another little guy inside, also a little boy, who could not stand steadily and needed someone to support him.
Nan Nan instantly let go of the eldest prince and walked towards Qian Jiujiu: "Mother, who is this brother?"
Nan Nan and Bei Bei had been raised outside since they were born. They really didn't know any children from the royal family. Qian Jiujiu looked over and found that the one holding the child was Princess Xian. She smiled and said, "That's your aunt Princess Xian's brother. If you want to know his name, go ask him yourself."
Nan Nan couldn't resist her love for the child after all, and approached Princess Xian: "Aunt, what's your brother's name?"
Beibei just glanced at her brother, then ignored him and turned to look at the eldest prince: "I think Yin'er is cuter than that younger brother!"
The eldest prince was still happy when he heard someone praise him for being cute. The corners of his mouth kept rising, and he couldn't help but say: "That's brother Xiaoyi, the child of the fourth uncle."
Nan Nan was still asking for the name, and was a little dumbfounded when she heard the eldest prince say it. Princess Xian looked at Nan Nan's cute appearance and wanted to laugh: "This is Xiaoyi brother. Auntie will let you take care of him for a day today, okay?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked over and thought, who would have thought, this woman is so scheming. Knowing that Prince Xian can't bring her any benefits, she actually sets her sights on the child.
Prince Xian also felt something was wrong. Of course, he didn't think his wife was scheming, but he thought his wife spoke too casually, so he had to help: "Nannan is still a child, how can she take care of others?"
The Prince of Xian is the fourth prince Mu Yezhe. To this day, he still likes poetry and songs. Although he occasionally helps the emperor with some things, they are not important matters and he does not have a high status. Not to mention that the Princess of Xian is a princess of Wangguo.
When Nan Nan heard Prince Xian deny her, she immediately felt unconvinced and said, "I can take good care of Xiaoyi, Uncle Fourth Prince, leave your brother to me. I will take good care of him today."
Seeing that her son wanted to take care of the baby for once, Qian Jiujiu naturally agreed: "Fourth brother, since Nan Nan likes Xiao Yi, you can let them develop a good relationship. There are so many maids following them, it will be okay."
Prince Xian then nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I'll trouble Nan Nan to take care of his brother."
Nan Nan grinned and said, "Uncle Wang, don't be so polite. I like my younger brother very much. And my younger brother Yin'er, I like them all."
The Queen also found it funny when she heard this. Children nowadays are really innocent and cute. She waved at Yin'er and the eldest prince walked up to the Queen and said, "Your Highness, I greet you, Mother."
Her son was well educated. The emperor smiled and patted the eldest prince's head: "Yin'er also needs to get along well with his brothers, sisters and brothers, understand?"
The eldest prince nodded: "I know, I also like my elder brothers and sisters, as well as my younger brother."
The Queen Mother was happy to see her grandchildren getting along so well, "Okay, then the children will play together today, and we adults will play by ourselves. Please take your seats."
The group stood up and headed towards the palace where the banquet was set. Qian Jiujiu glanced at the huge group of people and then laughed: "In our family, your fifth brother's family can account for more than half. I suddenly admire the queen for being able to manage these people so well. I don't have this ability."
Yes, there were concubines following behind, all of them were here to join in the fun. Mu Yexiao's mouth curled up slightly: "Jiu'er is very capable, but unfortunately I won't give you this opportunity."
Qian Jiujiu rolled his eyes and snorted, "That's true. If you dare to bring one back, I'll kill one."
Mu Yexiao coughed twice: "Today is a good day, let's not talk about such cruel topics."
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the banquet hall. The emperor and the empress sat at the very top, the empress dowager sat beside them, and on the right were the seats side by side for Wang Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu, and down them sat Prince Xian, Princess Xian, and a group of concubines.
The most surprising thing here is that Xiaoman and Gu Xiangning were also there, and their positions were closer to the front than those concubines, just on the other side, opposite Prince Xian.
The emperor looked at everyone and said, "Today's family dinner is very simple. It is to welcome the Queen Mother and the Princess of Bingjian back. We will have dinner together, watch singing and dancing, and chat."
The Queen also smiled and said, "Yes, this banquet was hosted by Concubine Han and Concubine Liu. It was their first time and they did a good job. They deserve a reward. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
The emperor raised his eyebrows and said, "Whether to reward or not is up to you, the Queen Mother. What do you say, Queen Mother? Do you want to reward or not?"
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "Isn't this just the beginning? When the banquet is over, if I am satisfied, then I will reward you."
The Queen looked at Concubine Han and Concubine Liu and asked, "Did you two hear that everything has been arranged?"
Concubine Han and Concubine Liu looked at each other, then bowed together: "In reply to the Queen, everything has been arranged, and the singing and dancing can begin."
Soon, a girl came in holding a pipa and began to play it. A dancer came in to dance with her. Qian Jiujiu watched with great interest. She nodded repeatedly: "Yes, I have seen so many folk dances, but the women in the palace have the most charming figures."
Mu Yexiao's face darkened. He coughed twice and tugged at Qian Jiujiu's sleeve: "Be more restrained."
Looking around, although other people were also watching the dance, they all seemed absent-minded and did not look like they really enjoyed it. The concubines were envious in their hearts, wondering why such an opportunity was not given to them.
Especially the Concubine Chen, she was so angry that her teeth were itching, and she kept looking at the emperor with resentment in her eyes. Her aunt came back and such a big matter was not handed over to her to handle.
The Queen Mother could sense the emotions of Concubine Chen and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Concubine Chen, you have been looking over here, but do you have anything to say?"
Concubine Chen took a deep breath and said, "Aunt Queen Mother, when are you going out to play next time? Can you take me with you? I want to go too. I can be by your side to take care of you."
In this harem, the emperor doesn't like her, and she has to endure his bullying. It's better for her to go out and play with him. Thinking of this, Concubine Chen suddenly felt that she was so smart that she could come up with such a great idea.
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and said, "After I come back this time, I don't plan to go out of the palace to play. I will stay in the harem."
The queen is about to give birth to a child. During this period, if the queen is left to take care of the entire harem, it will be too much for her to manage. The concubines will fight over everything. It is better for her to do it. At least with her around, no one can bully the queen.
Everyone didn't expect this answer. The faces of the people present changed a little. The only ones who didn't change were Prince Xian and Princess Xian. They also wanted to go out to play, but because their children were still young, they kept delaying. Of course, they would not go with Mu Yexiao and others, so it didn't matter whether the Queen Mother was there or not.
Concubine Chen was a little disappointed for a moment: "So Aunt Queen Mother, you are not going out to play, then just ignore what I said."
After saying this, Concubine Chen returned to her seat. The singing and dancing were still going on at the banquet. Today, it was just for some close royal family members to keep in touch with each other, so the brothers just chatted and watched the singing and dancing and then it was over.
The happiest people were the children. Nan Nan finally felt like the king of children today. He looked at his sister, the eldest prince, Xiao Yi and the others and said, "What do you think we should play?"
Beibei was a little helpless: "Brother, Xiaoyi can't even stand steadily, what can we play? Are we going to compete to see who can crawl faster on the ground?"