The Empress of the Qing Dynasty is from the Northeast

Hongmin and Hongchen were also quietly listening to Changning singing. Her mother's gentle voice carried an inexplicable calming power, which sounded particularly clear in this quiet rainy night.

There were lightning and thunder outside, and the wind and rain were raging, but the lights were flickering inside the room, and the atmosphere was peaceful. Although they could not fully understand the lullaby Changning was singing, they knew that it was their mother trying to coax them to sleep.

Originally, Hongchen wanted to yell at his mother to tell him a story, but in such an environment, it was not easy to disrupt her. He could only hold his mother's clothes tightly, snuggle up to her and her brother, and fell asleep in a daze.

Before falling asleep, Hongchen still had a thought. He must ask his mother to tell him stories tomorrow morning, and continue to listen to Sun Wukong!

He also wanted to know the origin of the monkey who pretended to be Sun Wukong!

Hongmin was a little afraid of the sound of rain and thunder, and he had to have someone accompany him when he slept at night. However, his heart had never been as peaceful as it was now. With his mother's whispers in his ears, his little heart was filled with great satisfaction.

Changning also enjoyed this atmosphere and fell asleep holding her three children. When the next morning came, the four of them, mother and children, were still sleeping soundly.

When Yinzhen arrived and lifted the bed curtain, he saw this happy scene of mother and son.

However, Hongmin's arms and legs were spread wide while he slept, and so was Hongchen, almost in the posture of Chang'e flying to the moon, squeezing Changning to one side, looking particularly pitiful. Hongyang was the most obedient.

Yinzhen felt distressed and amused at the same time. He wanted to take all the children away so that Changning could sleep well, but he was afraid of waking them up, so he had to tiptoe and pick up Hongyang first. It was daybreak and the boy was almost ready for milk.

Sure enough, when Yinzhen held Hongyang in his arms, the boy woke up, opened his mouth and wanted to cry. Yinzhen was startled, and hurriedly patted him gently a few times and coaxed him a few words, successfully stopping his crying.

Hongyang also discovered at this time that his father had returned. He was very familiar with Yinzhen, after all, Yinzhen often coaxed him to play. His little eyes rolled around, and he reached out to pull Yinzhen's clothes, revealing a toothless smile.

Yinzhen was happy to see his bright dark eyes. A child's heart is the purest, and these clear eyes can illuminate people's hearts.

After coaxing the child for a while, he was handed over to the wet nurse to be fed. Although this boy did not seem to be as strong as his older brothers, he was also a big eater. One wet nurse could not satisfy him, and sometimes two or three were needed to feed him.

The wet nurse took Hongyang and went back to the side room. While feeding him, she recalled the appearance of the Fourth Prince just now. She couldn't help but sigh that the Prince really loved Master Chun to the core.

Look how long it takes for the day to get up today. They have traveled such a long time to come back. Moreover, the Manchus value holding grandchildren more than children. But the Fourth Prince has no scruples and is now an expert at coaxing children.

The love she showed for her child was enough to make one's eyes tingle. She really followed a good master, the nurse thought, as long as she tried her best, she would have a bright future.

After all this trouble, Changning finally woke up and was surprised to see Yinzhen.

"Why are you back so early? Has the heavy rain outside stopped?"

Yinzhen nodded: "It has stopped a long time ago. Are you hungry? Get up and have dinner."

The two were talking when Tuantuan walked in with his tail raised high. Changning was even more surprised: "Tuantuan, you are here too. This is your first time at the farm. Eh? What's wrong with your leg?"

The two children also woke up. They were happy to see their father at first, but soon their attention turned to Tuantuan's gauze-wrapped feet following their mother's voice.

Tuan Tuan called out "Meow~Meow~" twice. Although he was injured, he jumped onto the bed very nimbly, rubbed himself in Changning's arms, and even exposed his belly to ask for a pat.

Chang Ning touched her belly and checked Tuantuan's wound. Fortunately, it was not deep and she should be fine after two days of rest.

Yinzhen also explained: "It was raining heavily yesterday, and Tuan Tuan ran out, but ended up getting stuck in the bushes. He must have accidentally bumped into her and was discovered by the new princess."

A new princess?

Changning was very good at grasping important words in an instant. The people left behind in the mansion, Xingwei and Caiwei, had also passed on the news long ago, saying that there were two new princesses, one named Guo and the other named Gu. Both of them were honest and dutiful people and would not easily go out of the yard.

So, these two people are kind-hearted?

Chang Ning showed a playful look: "I wonder which one it is? Guo Gege or Gu Gege? I really have to thank her when I get back."

Yinzhen sat on the bed, pinched her nose, and said with a smile: "The little girl only knows how to make fun of me. I'll let Su Peisheng reward her with something."

Chang Ning pouted and said, "I don't know about other things, but Tuan Tuan is not the type to run around. It's hard to say what's going on here."

Yinzhen wanted to say something, but he was concerned about the presence of the children. Hongmin and Hongchen rushed to touch Tuantuan's fur, but Yinzhen didn't dare to look down on them, in case they went out and learned to talk.

So he told the maids to take the children out to wash and the two little kids held Tuantuan in their arms and left obediently.

"What? Did I really get it right?" Chang Ning raised his eyebrows.

Yinzhen nodded and whispered, "Tuantuan must have noticed something unusual and ran out on his own initiative. Go out the back door of Qingzhi Courtyard and walk through the garden to Yunqi Courtyard where the two new princesses live. I just don't know who planted these two people."

Chang Ning also analyzed: "This selection was organized by the Imperial Concubine and the Concubine Yi, and they were the ones who reviewed it. The selection of the candidates was largely related to these two concubines, but Guo and Gu should have been pointed out by Concubine De..."

Chang Ning pondered for a while: "The Imperial Concubine and the Virtuous Concubine are both closely related to you. The only one who can make a move should be Concubine Yi. But how come she has planted spies in your backyard? Could it be that she still holds a grudge against Feng Sheng Ehutuli and Tuantuan?"

Concubine Yi...had had conflicts with them before, not to mention that she was the mother of the Ninth Prince.

Yinzhen frowned, and he remembered the unusual behavior of the Eighth Prince towards the Prince some time ago.

The eighth and ninth brothers were a natural group. While they were in contact with the crown prince, they were also placing spies in his own house. Yinzhen always felt that they would make a big move.

This must involve quite a few princes, so besides himself, there should be more or less spies in the other princes' palaces.

What exactly do they want to do?

Before he could come up with anything, Changning tugged at his sleeve and prepared to eat.