Born a phoenix? The husband I picked up is the young emperor

Chapter 2128

Shi Anxia thought for a moment, "From a parent's perspective, I have to blame you for manipulating our father. You shouldn't use your thoughts to deal with us. Er Er, am I right?"

Er Er thought about it and nodded, "Yes." After a pause, he said, "But we have to practice. There is no one else in the palace who can intrigue with us."

Shi Anxia wondered, "Why do we have to intrigue against each other?"

She asked herself whether she and her husband had done their best to create a relaxed and happy environment for the children.

Yi Yi answered, "Because we are princes and princesses, we were born with a mission. In the future, the princess will need to marry someone else. San San is so... naive, she will be eaten by others."

In fact, he wanted to say "San San is so stupid", but in the end he took care of his sister's self-esteem and changed his words temporarily.

San San couldn't help but shrink into her mother's arms, and suddenly tears welled up in her eyes, "Mother, San San is scared. San San doesn't want to be separated from her brothers and sisters..."

She also felt that she would be eaten by bad people.

Shi Anxia held the little girl in her arms to comfort her, and then asked, "Where did you hear that the princess wanted to marry a foreign prince?"

Er Er pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and answered, "One time I went to pick up my father after the court session and heard the court officials talking about it. They said that my mother was a princess who was married to a foreign country, and that it was natural for a princess to marry a foreign country, just like a minister being loyal to the emperor and enjoying salary."

Shi Anxia thought about it, considered the wording, and patiently explained, "It is true that your mother is a princess who was married to a foreign country. But your mother and your father were married long before he ascended the throne. At that time, we all lived in the North Wing, and he was your mother's consort. Do you understand?"

Yiyi and Erer nodded to show that they understood, but Sansan looked confused.

Shi Anxia gently stroked San San's hair and explained softly, "The princess's marriage is actually a stopgap measure when the country is not strong. If it is strong enough, no one will dare to attack. Why would we need to break the golden branches to make arrows?"

Er Er understood, "So Father is very hard-working." She paused, then looked at her brother, "Crown Prince will also have a hard time in the future."

Shi Anxia touched her mature and sensible daughter lovingly, "As long as your father and Yi Yi continue to create an iron-clad prosperous era, the princess will not have to marry. Do you understand?"

Yi Yi straightened his back suddenly, "My son will work hard for his sister."

Shi Anxia smiled and reached out to gently stroke the black jade Qilin pendant hanging on Yi Yi's waist. "Everyone says that your grandmother favors boys over girls and gave the best jade pendant to Yi Yi. In fact, your grandmother thinks that you have a great responsibility, Yi Yi, and you have to protect your two younger sisters for the rest of your life."

She then said to Er Er, "You too, have done a great job by caring for San San with all your heart. You also need to read more and broaden your horizons, so that you can distinguish between good and evil."

Er Er is well behaved.

Shi Anxia told Cen Yuan about this. Cen Yuan was very proud of this. "Er Er is so thoughtful at such a young age. She doesn't have to stay in the backyard when she grows up. I think she is smarter than some of the stupid officials in the court."

"Do you want your daughter to be a court lady?" Shi Anxia smiled.

"That's fine. We should appoint people based on their merits." Cen Yuan found an opportunity and vaguely revealed the emperor's intention to the children.

From that day on, Yi Yi suddenly seemed like a different person, studying and practicing martial arts more diligently than usual.

Er Er and San San were also like this, and stopped sewing. Er Er loved to read history books, and San San loved to listen to her sister's stories.

The children were all busy with their own things and all went to school in the palace.

The day became less noisy and suddenly quieter.

On this day, Cen Yuan returned from court, the sleeves of his dragon robe still stained with the scent of the Qingyu Palace. When passing through the Imperial Garden, he suddenly saw a branch of green peach leaning sideways, just wet with the rain from last night.

He casually broke off one and when he stepped into the hall, he saw Shi Anxia holding a scroll by the window, his eyes vague and distant, as if he was thinking about something.