Ye Jun raised his eyebrows and flicked the dog's ears nonchalantly.
"This rice cake was not very big when it came to me. After raising it for so long, it really looks like a child."
"Xiuyi, you're joking. We just need to know that you like rice cakes. It wouldn't be good if this gets out to outsiders." Nanny Liang smiled.
The Fourth Prince is of the Emperor's bloodline, how can he be related to a dog as a brother
Although Nian Gao is indeed cute and smart.
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." Ye Jun let go of the dog as if in compromise, wiped his hands, and then picked up his son and played with him for a while.
After a while, I heard footsteps outside.
Luzhi lifted the curtain and came in, "Xiuyi, Suqin who is beside the Queen is here."
"The Queen's people?" Ye Jun was puzzled.
Luzhi nodded, "Yes, Suqin said it was about the Fourth Prince's full moon banquet, and there were some details. The Queen wanted to ask Xiuyi for her opinion."
Hearing this, Ye Jun's eyes flickered.
Finally, he handed the child to the wet nurse and said, "Let her in."
Soon, Suqin was brought in.
It is also a polite first greeting.
"Forget it." Ye Jun waved his hand, no smile on his face. "The Fourth Prince's full moon banquet will be held in the Qionghua Palace together with the Third Princess. The Emperor told me this early in the morning. Then I will follow the arrangements of the Empress and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. There is no need to ask me anything specifically."
Suqin didn't expect to be rejected right at the start and was a little embarrassed for a moment.
With a wry smile, "Although someone is in charge, Xiuyi, you are the biological mother of the Fourth Prince, and the Queen is also thinking that the Fourth Prince and the Third Princess were born differently. Even though they are being held together, there should be some distinction, right?"
"What's the difference?" Ye Jun looked at her with a fake smile, "They are all the emperor's blood, and they all have to call the queen mother. The fourth prince and the third princess are the same. Your Majesty just needs to follow the rules."
He paused here, propped himself up to sit up, and looked straight over with the corners of his lips raised.
"I am young and have not experienced much, so I dare not give you any instructions. Everything will be handled by the Queen, so there will be no problems, right, Miss Suqin?"
Suqin felt a little uneasy when she was stared at by her, so she quickly lowered her head and avoided it.
He smiled uncomfortably, "Of course, the Queen loves children the most."
Ye Jun then slowly withdrew his gaze and glanced at the person beside him.
Huiyue immediately took a half step forward and said, "Since Sister Suqin is fine now and Xiuyi is tired after talking for a while, I will send Sister out."
"Okay, I'll take my leave then." Suqin bowed to Ye Jun before Huiyue sent her out.
Normally, wherever she went, she was always sent away respectfully after she finished speaking. Although today she was also sent away personally by Huiyue, the senior palace maid, it seemed as if she was ordered to leave.
Suqin looked unhappy when she came out of Zhaochunxuan.
In the room, Ye Jun was thinking about something with her eyes closed. After a while, she said to Liang, "Mammy, you are tired after working all day. Go back and rest. Huiyue and Nanzhi can take care of us here."
Nanny Liang knew that the master and servant wanted to talk, so she tactfully withdrew.
After all, the days of close service have not been long, and it is not easy to blend in.
What's more, after she took care of Ye Jun until she was out of the confinement period, it was time for her to leave.
"Do you remember, on the night Fang Xiurong gave birth, everyone was in Weiruixuan. The Queen was worried that I would be frightened on a rainy night, so she specially sent Suqin to Zhaochunxuan to ask about it." Ye Jun suddenly said.
The two girls thought about it and nodded.
Nan Zhi added, "At that time, Xiuyi had just finished bathing and lay down in the inner room. Suqin went in to take a look and greeted Xiuyi."
"Yes, except Suqin, no outsider came to my room that night." Ye Jun frowned and said in a low voice.
Huiyue's expression changed, "Xiuyi suspects that there is something wrong with Suqin?"
"Yeah." Ye Jun nodded. "I always think that there is something wrong with the snakes crawling into the inner room. Even if the imperial physician said that it was caused by fear of the cold, it wouldn't be such a coincidence."
"But it took less than a cup of tea from the time Suqin entered the room to the time she left. She didn't touch anything, didn't walk around, and didn't get too close to Xiuyi. What could she have done?" Nan Zhi looked worried.
If they really did something, it would be too covert.
"I'm just suspicious, I don't have any evidence." Ye Jun narrowed his eyes, "Besides, it's been almost a month since this happened. Even if there really is something, it has been dealt with long ago. Keep a closer eye on it in the future. The Queen is not a pushover."
Princes in the harem were born one after another, and their mothers' family backgrounds were not bad. It was impossible for the queen not to be anxious since she couldn't give birth herself.
In this rush, it is inevitable to do something.
She couldn't control her pregnancy, but she could plan to take action against concubines and royal heirs.
So we have to be on guard all the time.
On the other side, Suqin returned to Fengqi Palace and answered truthfully.
The queen was pruning a pot of peonies, the golden scissors in her hands shining coldly.
"Ye is really patient. The emperor dotes on her so much, and she gave birth to a prince, but she doesn't even think about showing off."
She sent someone to ask, which naturally meant guidance.
At the full-moon banquet, the two children will have a banquet together, but the contents will be different.
If Ming Xiuyi herself had proposed this difference, what would the emperor think
Although the Queen did not expect to do anything to Ye Jun with these little tricks, she did not expect Ye Jun to refuse so decisively.
He also seemed to be wary of Fengqi Palace.
"Forget it, take your time. Her brother has made many military achievements and is enjoying his glory days now. I will just take good care of her." The queen sneered.
Suqin then followed up and said, "The higher you lift it, the worse you will fall in the future."
"Yes, isn't An an example?" The queen said softly.
The scissors in his hand suddenly fell, and with a click, they cut off the tenderest branches and leaves next to the peony flowers.
"I am the only one who can always sit the most stable position."
The queen murmured in a low voice, her eyes gradually becoming sinister.
But no matter what, the full moon banquet for the third princess and the fourth prince arrived as scheduled.
But because there was a war in the north, the banquet was kept simple.
Only the concubines in the palace and those close to the emperor celebrated together.
So in addition to the emperor's large number of concubines, there are Prince Ping, Prince Kang, Princess Jiahe and Princess Jiarou, a total of four families.
This was a really relaxing day for Ye Jun.
If for no other reason, she was finally allowed to wash her hair and take a bath and clean herself up properly.
This time, Ye Jun took a full hour and a half to bathe after leaving confinement. It was the most thorough bath she had ever taken since she was born.
I was bored for a month, it was really killing me.
After having this one, I don’t want to have a second one.
Whether it hurts or not is another matter, that’s just a matter of a few hours, but confinement is really torturous.
However, she did feel the benefits of confinement at all.
This time I took very careful care of the treatment, and I felt a lot more relaxed after this month.