The prince only allowed me to have a baby, so the pressure is a bit high!

Chapter 73: Do you want to play poker?

As more people came, including the children, they strolled to Lilac Embankment in a short while. They walked a little far, so everyone went to the stone table to rest.

At this moment, Hongqing and the eldest wife's youngest daughter, Wanyu, came to Buerhe hand in hand and said, "Second aunt, why didn't Brother Hongye and Sister Jingyi come?"

Seeing the cute little pair in front of him, Buerhe's eyes curved, and he pushed the snack box beside him to them: "Hongye and Jingyi were reading and practicing calligraphy in the study this morning. They will soon go to the Shangshufang to study, so they won't have much time to come out and play. When they have a break later, I will bring them over to play with you, okay?"

The two little guys were easy to coax. They took their favorite snacks from the plate. After knowing the answer, they thanked Bull and ran away. Since their brother/sister didn't come, they just played by themselves.

The eldest concubine asked in confusion, "Didn't the Emperor stipulate that all princes should start school at the age of six? Why is the age change for the emperor's grandson to three?"

The eldest wife was a little nervous when she asked this question. They no longer lived in the South Third House. If she gave birth to a royal grandson in the future, she would be worried about sending him to the palace to study at the age of three.

The Third Lady became a little nervous when she heard this. Hongqing was already two years old. If he started school at the age of three, he would only have one year to go. But looking at Hongqing who was just laughing and eating foolishly, it didn't look like he could adapt to the palace life at all, especially the serious and sacred place of Shangshufang.

Even the Fourth Lady was a little worried at this time. Although her baby was less than four months old, there was no guarantee that it would be a prince. If he started school at the age of three, that would only take a few years. Knowing some inside information in advance would make it easier to prepare in advance, right?

Buerhe knew they had misunderstood, so he smiled and shook his head at them, then continued, "It's not what you think. Don't scare yourself. Hongye and Jingyi have already found someone to formally enlighten them at Yuqing Palace. Due to the teacher's health, they will be absent for a while. Our master originally wanted to suspend their classes for a while, but the two little ones were not happy about it and continued to study on their own.

Just two days ago, I took them to pick lotus flowers. In the evening, the little ones went to see the Emperor and gave him and the princes gifts. Coincidentally, the Emperor was testing the princes that day. So, he asked Hongye and Jingyi a few questions. Yesterday, our master told me that the Emperor planned to let Hongye and Jingyi study with the princes in the Shangshufang before the teacher returned.

Just today, I heard that the small courtyard here has been renovated and they've been notified that they can officially move into the Shangshufang tomorrow. I originally thought I'd bring them out to relax today before school starts, but they flatly refused, saying they needed to prepare in advance and couldn't embarrass their teacher tomorrow. It's rare for a child to ask for something, so I definitely can't spoil their fun, right?

After hearing this, the Fourth Lady immediately responded, "I heard about this from our master as well. Hongye and Jingyi performed very well at Taoyuan Book House that day. Especially Hongye, he was able to recite even more than my Fourteenth Brother."

The eldest wife was focused on the gifts given that day: "Oh, I was wondering why our master gave me lotus flowers and lotus pods that day. It turns out that he was taking advantage of Hongye and Jingyi. When I asked him if it was him who gave it to me, he was hesitant and hesitant. It seems he was just offering flowers to Buddha!"

The Third Lady also said, "Hmph, I finally know. I'm going to go back and ask our master tonight. Second sister-in-law, do you know that our master likes lotus flowers and lotus pods and has been keeping them in his study, and has never given them to me? This person is really treacherous, even embezzling my own things. If you hadn't told me today, I would have thought it was that Hongxiu Tianxiang who sent them. Hmph, you have made me confused for the past two days for no reason."

Bullhe didn't expect that this gift would have so many follow-ups. He listened with great interest for a while, and even the Sixth Princess and the Ninth Princess beside him were concentrating.

They also received the flowers and lotus pods, and at that time they were just put in the vase as ordinary gifts. They didn’t expect that the other brothers’ gifts were so wonderful!

This trip was an eye-opener for the two princesses. The ladies in the palace didn't have a good relationship with each other, especially the original four concubines. In their impression, whenever they met, they would either mock or ridicule others.

However, their daughters-in-law all got along very well, or rather, they all got along well with the Crown Princess and the second sister-in-law. The wives did not instill any sense of caution in their children; no matter which family they came from, they could have fun together.

Another thing is that they seem to be more relaxed in their daily interactions than with their sisters. When they get together, they chat about gossip and complain about their husbands without any reservation, and they don't mind if they feel embarrassed about it.

This feeling, this relaxed atmosphere, made the two little princesses gradually relax and unconsciously join the gossip team. This scene was also deeply imprinted in the hearts of the two princesses, so much so that they still felt warm when they recalled it many years later.

The Lilac Embankment was still the same as before, with fragrance everywhere and fallen petals everywhere. The Fourth Lady first took the Sixth Princess to look for the swing she and Buerhe had built earlier. The two sisters-in-law swung slowly, one in front and the other behind, gently pushed by the palace servants.

But the ones who liked the swing the most were not just the adults like the Fourth Lady, but the group of children following behind them. Look, the Fourth Lady had just swung a few times when the four little grandchildren stared at her eagerly.

Now, the elders like the Fourth Lady and the Sixth Princess no longer felt comfortable occupying the place, and quickly asked their servants to help them down and let the little grandchildren play.

Seeing this, Burhe chuckled, and then, infected by Burhe's laughter, the first wife, the third wife and the ninth princess also started laughing.

Seeing the Sixth Princess's face flushed red, her head almost shrinking back into her neck, Burhe quickly signaled the others to stop laughing and waved to the people around him, "Bring over what I prepared earlier."

Bull and his words instantly caught the attention of several people. Everyone stopped laughing and stared curiously at the wooden box brought by the servant. The wooden box slowly opened, and the first thing taken out was a chicken feather shuttlecock. It was made of the finest tail feathers of a large rooster, and the base was made of a newly minted copper coin this year. It was also tightly wrapped with a layer of fine red silk thread, which was both beautiful and harmless to the person kicking the shuttlecock.

The Sixth Princess and the Ninth Princess' eyes lit up when they saw this. They really liked this kind of exercise, but they usually played shuttlecock secretly in the palace and did not dare to let their mother see them, otherwise she would say that they did not behave like princesses. In an occasion like today, there was no one to control them, so they could play as long as they wanted, which made them happy just thinking about it.

The Fourth Lady was also envious, but now she was pregnant, so she had no part in this activity.

Burhe handed the shuttlecock to the two princesses and asked them to find a place to play with it. Then he took out a deck of cards from the box. He said that he had to thank his eldest niece for this. This was sent by his second sister-in-law yesterday. She said that it was a new toy made by his eldest niece so that his aunt could kill time in the palace.

She had already figured out the rules of this thing last night, so she brought it out today to try it out. If it's good, she can try to recommend it to the Royal Mother in a couple of days. After all, mahjong requires four people to play, but poker can be played by two people, like the cat fishing, three people can play Landlord, and four people can add another deck of cards and continue playing Landlord. It can be said that as long as people want to play, the number of people can be wider, and there is no need to restrict it like mahjong.

The Fourth Lady looked at the cards in Bull's hand curiously and said, "Second sister-in-law, what good stuff have you got? How can you play with just a few dozen pieces of paper?"

Seeing the first and third wives looking over curiously, Buerhe smiled and led them into the pavilion, explaining, "Remember the mahjong at the Empress Dowager's? It's similar, but the gameplay is a little different. This time, the three of you can play together, and I'll be there to guide you. Once you've learned the game, if you still enjoy it, each of you can take a set with you when you leave."

When they heard it was that game, several people became interested. They were all the mistresses of the house, and if they wanted to play mahjong, they had to find people of the same or similar status to play with. The master had many concubines in the backyard, but they would never lower their status to play with them, so except for occasionally playing a few rounds with the empress dowager, they really had little time to play mahjong.

Not everyone can be as magnanimous as the Queen Mother and play mahjong with the concubines.

The three wives of the eldest lady sat down as requested by Bu Erhe. Bu Erhe took out the cards and scattered them randomly as instructed in the rules. This is called shuffling. Then he randomly drew three cards from the middle and placed them aside. These were the landlord's cards. Finally, he randomly drew another card from the shuffled cards and placed it in the middle of the cards.

Bull and: "Okay, did you see what I just did? Before, that's called shuffling the cards. I drew three cards that didn't explicitly indicate they were the landlord cards. Whoever gets this card later is automatically the landlord. The cards with more than three are directly classified as landlords. Then the game is directly divided into two factions, landlords and civilians. The number three is the smallest card... Then the one can directly suppress the thirteen, and a single two can suppress the one. As for the two with monkeys on them, they are easy to understand. The darkest colored cards are the largest, and when combined together, they form a royal bomb... In the end, whoever finishes all their cards first wins."

Bull and Pilipala explained a lot of rules, but the three wives were confused. Bull and did not get discouraged: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. We will understand everything after playing once or twice."

Then Buerhe signaled the eldest lady to draw the cards first. Several people did as Buerhe asked. Then each lady was accompanied by a servant of Buerhe, who explained in a low voice what it was and how to prevent it.

After playing for a while, the three of them finally started playing. At first, Boolean had to move around from time to time to make sure the other players didn't get the rules. But after playing three times, the three of them no longer needed Boolean's help, and even started to learn how to shuffle the cards properly.

Seeing them engrossed in their play, Buerhe did not disturb them but went to the little grandchildren. Although they still loved the swings, playing with the same toys over and over again would get boring after a while, so Buerhe took them for a walk and gave each child a small flower basket and a small task, which was to help pick up the relatively intact lilac flowers.

The last time Bullhe came here, she saw lilac flowers and thought about collecting them. Although she didn't have much common sense, she knew how to make lilac essential oil. Moreover, lilac flowers can also treat hiccups, vomiting, nausea, dysentery, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, hernia, ringworm and other symptoms. It can be said that it is a medicine that needs to be kept on hand in life.

Buerhe knew this because the palace doctor mentioned it to her when she was living in the villa with the old lady of the Ulanara Mansion. However, the palace doctor later resigned and went home, and she never saw him again and forgot about it. She only remembered it when she saw Lilac last time.

When the four little guys heard Bull assign the task, they proudly puffed out their chests and promised to complete the task.

Children of this age, whether they are ten or two years old, will definitely be happy to help you as long as adults show their need, and all you need is a sincere thank you and praise.

When Bull and the others were bending down or picking lilac flowers from the tree, the Sixth Princess and the Ninth Princess joined in the activity hand in hand, enjoying it very much. Bull thought he was wrong, as all children liked group activities.