It was a sunny day with a clear sky. Fu Lingling got up early and hummed an unknown tune in the morning. It seemed that she was in a good mood.
"Mother..." A soft voice sounded, and a little head poked in from the door, with a pair of big eyes rolling around.
However, Fu Lingling's heart now constantly wants to become a graceful young girl, because at that time, she will be at the age when she is as beautiful as a flower and as pretty as jade.
Her mother taught her when she was very young that no matter when she was young or when she grew up, she should present herself to others in a dignified and virtuous manner.
But Fu Lingling has been very playful since childhood, and naturally doesn't like those troublesome etiquette and preaching.
Moreover, now is a very playful age, Fu Lingling wants to find some friends to play with all the time. However, there are very few princesses in the palace, so there are few friends to play with.
Shen Lihan brought Fu Lingling over and let her sit on her lap. She tidied up her hair and took a look at what she was wearing.
"You are always so naughty!" She tapped Fu Lingling's nose with her fingers, her eyes full of doting. After all, this child was her flesh and blood after ten months of pregnancy.
"Mother, can I go out and play today? I haven't left your palace for many days." Fu Lingling shook Shen Lihan's arm, her eyes innocent and expectant.
"Girl, you probably only think about playing. Okay, where do you want to go?" Shen Lihan was helpless. She knew that Ling Ling just wanted to go out and play when she acted well-behaved.
"No, Lingling still has mother in her heart." Fu Lingling laughed when she heard Shen Lihan agreed. "Lingling hasn't decided where to go yet. Can I report to mother before I go out?"
"Okay. Why don't you call yourself a son and subject like a little adult now?" Shen Lihan pinched Fu Lingling's face and said.
“Hehe…” Fu Lingling just smiled mischievously, climbed down Shen Lihan’s legs, rubbed twice, and ran out.
She walked around the yard alone, but felt bored. After thinking about it, she decided to let her mother take her outside. So she turned back to look for Shen Lihan, but saw her personal maid talking to her. She vaguely heard the name of Concubine Xian, so she quietly stuck to the door and listened to the movement inside.
"Your Majesty, the Concubine Xian may be in a bad mood these days. It may not be appropriate to mention this to her now," the maid said worriedly.
"That's right. General Shen's military power has just been taken away from him recently. Concubine Xian must be feeling bad. It's really inappropriate to bother her with this matter. I've been careless." Shen Lihan nodded, "Then you go down first. I'll think about what to do."
"Yes." The maid nodded and retreated.
Seeing the maid was about to go out, Fu Lingling quickly hid behind a pillar and waited until the maid was far away before she went out. Her eyes were rolling around, and she had already thought about where to go to play.
On the other side, Shen Qingwan was sitting alone in her room, with a lot on her mind but not knowing who to talk to. She couldn't get over the fact that her father's military power was taken away, and she couldn't do anything for her father, not even to plead for him in front of the emperor, which made her feel more frustrated than ever.
"Empress Xianfei!" Suddenly a soft and scholarly voice was heard. Shen Qingwan looked up in surprise and saw Fu Lingling's small body standing at the door.
"Ling'er? Why are you here? Where's your mother?" She hurried forward, holding Fu Lingling's hand and walking into the room, "Sit down."
"My mother is in the palace. I came here by myself." Fu Lingling sat next to Shen Qingwan and hugged her arm intimately. "I heard that you were unhappy recently, so I came here specially to cheer you up."
Shen Qingwan chuckled. She couldn't help laughing at the way this kid pretended to be serious and said such things.
"So good, come and have some snacks." Shen Qingwan pushed the snacks on the table towards Fu Lingling.
Fu Lingling was not polite and directly grabbed the snack and stuffed it into her mouth. She had eaten snacks here before and knew that this was made by her herself and tasted better than what she usually ate.
But when the two of them were enjoying themselves, an uninvited guest came to the palace.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is here." Lianyun trotted in and whispered in Shen Qingwan's ear.
Just at this time, a woman in light pink palace dress walked in from the gate of the courtyard.
"Oh, Concubine Xian has a really good relationship with the Third Princess. Are they discussing what good things to do together?" Liu Churong said sarcastically as soon as he entered the door.
"Let's discuss how to avoid seeing the people we don't want to see." Shen Qingwan said lightly, her eyes seemed to be filled with sharp blades.
A fierce look flashed across Liu Churong's eyes, and her face became increasingly gloomy. "Xianfei, quickly put away your false and noble appearance. General Shen has now lost the battle, and the emperor has taken away his military power. I'm afraid your Shen family will have a hard time getting over this."
Fu Lingling was frightened by Liu Churong's sudden fierce tone and trembled, which was carefully noticed by Shen Qingwan. She protected her behind her and did not take Liu Churong's words to heart, and continued to say expressionlessly: "Don't worry, Concubine."
Shen Lihan had not seen Fu Lingling, so she came out to look for her. When she saw Liu Churong coming, she became a little worried, so she followed him, but she did not expect to see such a scene.
Mothers all over the world care about their children very much. Now seeing her protecting her daughter behind her, she felt warm in her heart and was even more grateful to Shen Qingwan.
"Noble Concubine Liu seems to be in a good mood." Shen Lihan came up from behind her, "But has the Emperor been served?"
This one sentence made Liu Churong at a loss for words. "The affairs between this imperial concubine and the emperor do not require an old and ugly person like you to interfere!" For a moment, she spoke without thinking.
Shen Qingwan subconsciously looked at Shen Lihan, and saw that her expression had indeed changed. She moved to the side, and when Shen Lihan wanted to step forward, she grabbed her arm.
Shen Lihan finally came back to his senses from his anger, but his eyes dimmed.
Yes, she is old and ugly, otherwise why doesn't the emperor come to see her anymore, and even the number of times he sees Lingling is pitifully small. Last time, with the help of Shen Qingwan, the emperor finally paid attention to the two of them, but he didn't expect that Liu Churong would steal the limelight again.
For a moment, Shen Lihan felt a little self-pitying. Shen Qingwan naturally saw it and became a little impatient, so she pulled the two of them away, leaving Liu Churong alone in the yard.
"Your Highness, I think you are too much of a bother, so I won't keep you here. Please go."
Liu Churong didn't feel uncomfortable at all and walked out with a proud look on his face.