Just walking in the corridor was not enough for Xiao Ming, who was expanding his activity area. He would run outside the corridor whenever he got the chance.
After being stopped once, twice, and three times, the good-tempered little fellow became annoyed and bared his teeth and claws at Fu Cui who was trying to stop him, "Open, open, open."
"Young Master, it's snowing outside. You can't go out to play." Fu Cui hugged him and said softly.
"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Ming leaned his whole body outward and didn't listen to her at all.
"Come here, son, let me take you out to play." Jiang Changning took his little hand.
The snow on the road had been swept away and piled up under the trees and in the corners of the walls. Jiang Changning took him to step on it.
"Squeak, squeak." The snow squeaked as Xiao Ming stepped on it, and he imitated the noise with joy.
Jiang Changning picked up Xiao Ming and threw him into a thick pile of snow, scaring the servants so much that they screamed, "Princess!"
Xiao Ming laughed happily.
"Son, was it fun? Do you want to do it again?" Jiang Changning picked up the little guy and asked with a smile.
"Play, play, play." The daring little guy jumped excitedly in her arms, wishing he could jump into the snow pile and roll around.
Jiang Changning wanted to throw the little guy into the snow pile again, but Xiulan and the others disagreed and tried to stop him. They dragged and carried the two troublesome masters back to the warm room.
On the stove was simmering scallion, ginger and brown sugar soup, with mother and son each having a bowl.
After drinking the soup, Xiao Ming wanted to go out again, "Mother, mother."
"Son, it's time for us to study." Jiang Changning trapped him on the kang and took a copy of the Three Character Classic. "Come, son, man is inherently good."
Xiao Ming liked listening to his mother reading very much. He would climb into his mother's arms and sit there, listening attentively, as if he could really understand what was being said.
In the evening, Prince Jin came back to have dinner with his wife and children. He saw that Jiang Changning didn't care about eating and was just feeding his son pork and mashed potatoes.
"Let the wet nurse feed her. Don't bother yourself. Eat quickly or you will starve yourself." Prince Jin felt sorry for his wife.
"It's okay, you eat yours, my son will be almost done..." Jiang Changning has developed an interest in feeding his son these days. "I'll eat after he finishes. It won't take up much time."
"Has the princess been like this these days?" Prince Jin asked the maidservant who was serving beside him.
"In reply to your Highness, the princess has fed the young master before eating these days. I have advised her against it, but she refused to listen." Xiulan finally got the chance to complain.
King Jin frowned and held his son in his arms, "I'll feed him, you eat quickly."
The servants in the room all looked pale, and the nurse quickly said, "My lord, please let this servant come."
"You're not needed. Just wait here." Jiang Changning, the King of Jin, stretched out his hand, motioning her to give him the bowl.
Jiang Changning looked unconvinced, "You feed? Your Majesty, are you sure you can really feed the food into your son's mouth instead of his nose?"
"Princess Jin, please don't underestimate me." Prince Jin said seriously.
Jiang Changning smiled and handed him the bowl.
Prince Jin picked up a spoon, scooped some pork and mashed potatoes, tested the temperature, and fed it to Xiao Ming's mouth quite skillfully. Then he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Princess Jin, how do you think I am?"
Jiang Changning was somewhat surprised. After all, he had been served since he was a child. "Your Majesty is so powerful."
King Jin smiled and said, "I took care of several cousins when I was a child, so I know a little bit."
"Oh," Jiang Changning smiled and roughly understood.
What kind of care are you taking? Most likely, he just treats those little cousins as dolls.
"Don't let your imagination run wild." Seeing her strange smile, Prince Jin guessed that she was imagining things again.
Jiang Changning chuckled and lowered his head to shovel rice into his mouth.
Xiao Ming swallowed a mouthful of meat paste. King Jin did not feed him in time, so he got anxious and stretched out his chubby little hands to grab the spoon.
"You always call me a stinky boy. How can I be smelly? My son takes a bath every day and smells delicious." Jiang Changning said angrily.
"You said a stinky man, a stinky man. He is a little man, not a stinky boy." Prince Jin put down the bowl and said while grabbing the spoon with his son.
"Okay, stinky man and stinky boy." Jiang Changning smiled. As long as she smelled good, it would be fine.
Prince Jin finally snatched the spoon and continued to feed his son the meat paste.
After Xiao Ming finished eating the meat paste, Jiang Changning also finished his meal and asked the maid to clear the remaining table.
The maid brought warm water, Jiang Changning wrung out the handkerchief, wiped Xiao Ming's face, smeared cream on his face, and leaned over to kiss him on the cheek, "Sweet little baby."
"My queen." Xiao Ming pounced on her.
At night, he became very attached to Jiang Changning.
"My dear." Jiang Changning hugged him and said, "Son, tell your father what we did today?"
I don't remember which book I read, but it said that a mother's love for her child is innate, while a father's love for his child is acquired.
As long as Prince Jin is at home, Jiang Changning will try his best to foster the relationship between the father and son.
"Snow, throw, get out." Xiao Ming still remembers the time when his mother threw him into a snow pile.
"What do you mean?" Prince Jin looked at Jiang Changning expectantly.
"We played in the snow, I threw him into the snow pile, and he rolled around in the snow." Jiang Changning said with a smile.
"You are so naughty." King Jin scraped Jiang Changning's nose with his fingers, "You can have fun, but don't catch a cold. If you get sick, you will have to drink bitter medicine."
The couple played with the little guy for a while, and the little guy started yawning. Jiang Changning quickly asked someone to bring water, washed the little guy's butt and feet, and then asked the wet nurse to take the little guy to the side room.
As soon as the nurse took the child away, Prince Jin reached out and hugged Jiang Changning into his arms, "Ningning, your heart and eyes are full of your son, and you don't even have me."
This aggrieved tone made it seem as if Jiang Changning had really ignored him.
The fact is that he is too busy, leaving early and returning late, and the couple haven't spoken to each other for several days.
"Your Highness, I just said you were very powerful." Jiang Changning turned around in his arms and faced him.
"You just realized how powerful I am?" Prince Jin held her in his arms as he sat on the kang, biting her earlobe.
"Not serious." Jiang Changning's cheeks flushed and she lightly hit his chest.
"I'm only being indecent with you." Prince Jin said in a hoarse voice.
"Your Highness, how old were you when you started learning?" Jiang Changning didn't want to be dragged into bed by him, so he quickly found a topic to talk about.
"What's wrong with starting his education at the age of three? Your son is only one year old and you are already thinking about starting his education. Isn't it too early?" Prince Jin asked with a smile.
"Your Highness is so busy that he certainly doesn't have time to teach his son personally. This teacher who will teach him the basics must be chosen carefully. Starting now is the right time to prepare for a rainy day."
"Don't worry, the teachers I've found are all well-educated and will definitely be able to teach our son well."
"The sour scholar who is full of knowledge of the Four Books and Five Classics will only teach little idiots." Jiang Changning pouted with disdain.
"I was also taught by these sour scholars. Am I a nerd?" King Jin asked with a smile.
Jiang Changning opened his mouth to compliment: "How can the prince be a nerd? The prince is wise and powerful."
"Your little mouth is so sweet, let me have a taste." Prince Jin became more and more affectionate when he got the chance.
(End of this chapter)