My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

This time when Fu Zhiyi comes back, I’m afraid the emperor will have an important task.

If the family had not been divided, wouldn't the Ningping Marquis' Mansion now be icing on the cake and even more prosperous?

It’s a pity that my father was foolish and biased, which hurt the third wife’s heart. Now she can’t borrow any money from him.

He sighed, "In recent years, the Ningping Marquis's Mansion has become less and less favored by the Emperor. After all, they are family. If they don't know that the Third Brother and his family have returned, wouldn't it be a joke?"

"Send someone to deliver a message to the Marquis' Mansion so they can prepare well."

The nanny took the order and went down to tell people not to mention it.

It is said that Princess Qingning called for this car and drove straight to the palace.

She had the badge given by the imperial concubine on her, so naturally she had a smooth journey.

Because the Fourth Princess is getting married, the maids and eunuchs in her palace have been busy these days, but the Fourth Princess is the one who has the most free time.

A man was leisurely leaning on the couch by the window, holding a storybook.

On the small table in front of him were tea, snacks and various fresh fruits.

Princess Qingning usually lived with the Fourth Princess half of her time, so no one stopped her when she came in. They just bowed silently and stepped aside to continue their work.

No one reported it.

After coming in, he drank a cup of tea first, and before he could even catch his breath, he asked, "Changle, do you want to know what news I just heard?"

The fourth princess didn't even raise her eyelids. She slowly turned a page in her storybook before saying, "I don't want to."

Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether you want to or not.

Qingning can't keep secrets. If you want to know, she will deliberately hide it from you.

You said you didn't want to know, but she insisted on telling you.

As expected, Princess Qingning went to sit next to the Fourth Princess, took a grape and put it in her mouth, then said vaguely: "Even if you don't want to, I will tell you!"

"I heard from my mother that my cousin and his wife are coming back."

The fourth princess said calmly, "Your cousin and his wife are coming back. What does it have to do with me? Hmm? Is it Le An?"

The last two words were broken.

Princess Qingning nodded repeatedly.

The fourth princess threw the notebook aside and sat up straight. "Really? You're not lying?"

Princess Qingning rolled her eyes. "Why would I lie to you? My mother said the Emperor summoned my cousin back to the capital to report on his work, so naturally, my cousin Le'an would have to come back with him! She said she could catch up with you in time for your wedding!"

The fourth princess stamped her feet and said, "Damn it! If she was coming back, why didn't she write to tell me in advance?"

Princess Qingning continued to feed herself a piece of cut peach: "Maybe it's a surprise for you?"

The fourth princess thought that this was something Lu Zhenzhen could do.

Whatever, she's my eldest daughter, what else can I do? Of course I can only forgive her.

She was delighted. "I remember Le'an already has two sons and a daughter, right? He must have brought the children with him this time! As her aunt, this is our first meeting, so I have to prepare a gift."

At the same time, he stood up and dragged Princess Qingning to check his small warehouse, intending to pick out some good things to give away.

In the warehouse, this looks good, and that looks good too.

After a while, he picked out two boxes of things.

This made Princess Qingning unable to sit still. Since the eldest daughter-in-law had given so many gifts, she, the youngest daughter-in-law, could not be left out either.

Not to mention, he has a closer relationship with Le An, who is also his cousin-in-law. He absolutely cannot let the Fourth Princess take all the credit.

She stamped her feet and said, "No, I still have to go to the palace and return to the palace. I also have to prepare gifts for my two nephews and niece!"

As he was about to leave, he reminded the Fourth Princess, "You prepare two boxes, and I'll prepare two boxes. We've agreed that you're not allowed to secretly add anything, okay? This is our first meeting gift, so we'll be fair and open! No backstabbing, okay?"

The fourth princess waved her hand vaguely, signaling Princess Qingning to leave quickly.

As soon as Princess Qingning left, she immediately opened the warehouse and picked out another box of gifts.

The maidservant beside her couldn't help but laugh: "Princess, if Princess Qingning knew you picked out another box of gifts, I'm afraid she would jump up and down."

The Fourth Princess rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Hmph, I'm Le'an's eldest daughter-in-law, the eldest aunt of all three children. How can I let a youngest daughter-in-law outdo me? I must seize the initiative and make the three children recognize me as their eldest aunt first, and the one who is closest to me."

The palace maid touched her nose, smiled and said nothing.

Normally, the princess and Princess Qingning were as close as one another, but when it came to Princess Le'an, the two of them always had to compete with each other to see who was better.

I always compare the letters and gifts I send back every time.

The most exaggerated time was when the two even compared the number of words in the letter written back by Princess Le'an.

The fourth princess won by adding five more words.

Princess Qingning was so angry that she didn't enter the palace for a month, and then she was said to have written a letter to Princess Le'an crying out to her.

Then the next time Princess Le'an was forced to write a letter back, which had five more words than the letter from the Fourth Princess.

Poor Princess Le'an had to write letters to her two living ancestors with the same number of words from then on, because the two would put the letters together and compare them word by word.

It was also thanks to Princess Le'an's patience that she was willing to coax the two of them.

She remembered that she had glanced at it once and saw that Princess Le'an, in her letter, called the Fourth Princess her darling and inevitably called Princess Qingning her sweetheart, and she was so calm and composed.

Even Concubine Xiao couldn't help laughing after she found out: "It's a good thing Le'an is a girl and married. Otherwise, if this kind of care and indulgence was given to any other boy, I'm afraid these two girls would be completely bewitched and would not marry anyone but you."

When the Fourth Princess heard this, she couldn't help but complain about Concubine Xiao: "Mother, you're still blaming me. Didn't Le An make you happy? I even saw Le An calling you my dear beauty in his letter last time—"

Then he was beaten up by Concubine Xiao.

Thinking of this, the palace maid couldn't help but feel happy.

With Princess Le'an returning to the capital, I think things will be much more lively, right?

Concubine Xiao naturally also knew the news that Lu Zhenzhen and Fu Zhiyi were coming back.

She was checking the list of the Fourth Princess's dowry when she heard the news. She couldn't help but be stunned, and then immediately showed her joy: "Le An is coming back, that's great! Just in time for Changle's wedding, this child is so thoughtful--"

The nanny next to her nodded silently, and she did it on purpose.

Concubine Xiao took a look at the lower columns of the dowry list. These were the additional dowries that Lu Zhenzhen had sent back in advance.

What was sent back in advance along with the makeup was also the dividends from Hongyanzui.

In recent years, Hongyanzui has opened several branches not only in Nanwu Prefecture, but also in the capital and various prefectures.

There are probably dozens of branches across the country.

Just relying on the dividends from Hongyanzui in the past few years, Concubine Xiao has earned tens of thousands of yuan.

These incomes helped her a lot and solved many problems.

It is said that the imperial palace is the richest and most powerful place in the world, and that the concubines in the harem live in luxury and have no worries about spending money.

But they don’t know that money is essential to live a good life in the harem.

Especially in the past two years, she has handed over almost all the palace power in her hands.

Of course, her position was still the highest in the harem, and with the Prince of Jin and the Fourth Princess as her children, the Ministry of Internal Affairs did not dare to neglect her.

But it's still not as good as when she held the power in the palace before. She can still keep her eyes and ears open in this harem, and the bonus money from Hongyanzui is a big contribution to it.