The entire Marquis's mansion regrets it? Too late, their little one has become the darling of t

They had just arrived when Princess Ning Le arrived as well.

Consort Huo's eyes were slightly red.

She looked at Princess Ning Le and said, "If I don't bring your goddaughter here, will you not come to the palace to see your mother?"

"Your mother is overthinking it," Princess Ning Le replied calmly.

Although she knew that everything her mother did was for her sake, every time she saw her mother, she would think of what the prince consort had done.

She felt so nauseous that she couldn't eat.

Looking at the mother and daughter with their different expressions, Shen Jinzhu thought to herself, "This is bad."

I hope the Imperial Concubine won't take her anger out on her daughter because of this.

She held her daughter, remaining silent and trying to minimize her presence.

Consort Huo looked at Princess Ning Le, who had no expression, and felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

Although she regretted what she did back then, it was too late to undo the damage.

She took a deep breath and looked at Yu Ningyao.

“She does indeed look like a well-behaved and clever child. Qingdai, bring me the gift I prepared for our first meeting.”

The palace maid brought the gift, which was a pair of gold bracelets inlaid with rubies.

After taking it, Consort Huo placed it in Yu Ningyao's arms.

Shen Jinzhu quickly pulled her daughter to thank her for the gift.

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Concubine."

"Since she is Ning Le's goddaughter, she is also my god-granddaughter. From now on, she can just call me Grandmother." Consort Huo wanted to ease the tension between herself and her daughter.

Knowing that she doted on Yu Ningyao, she decided to work on Yu Ningyao.

After saying that, she looked at Shen Jinzhu and said, "From now on, you can often send the child to the princess's residence and let her enter the palace with Ning Le."

"Yes," Shen Jinzhu obediently replied.

"Here, one for godmother, one for mother." Yu Ningyao handed one of the gold bracelets to Princess Ningle and the other to her mother.

Princess Ning Le's usually tense face broke into a smile at this moment.

"Thank you, my sweet Yaoyao." She reached out and patted Yu Ningyao's head. "This is too small, godmother can't wear it."

Consort Huo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her daughter smile.

"What a filial child."

Her gaze toward Yu Ningyao grew increasingly satisfied.

"Qingdai, bring the princess another pair of earrings."

She also slipped a gift to her daughter.

Then, smiling, he looked at Yu Ningyao and said, "Now you both have gifts, are you happy?"

Yu Ningyao nodded: "I'm happy, thank you, Your Highness."

"Hmm? What did I just say you should call me?" Consort Huo raised an eyebrow.

"Thank you, Grandmother," Yu Ningyao quickly changed her address.

"Little rascal." Consort Huo smiled and tapped her forehead with her index finger.

Then, she looked at Shen Jinzhu, who had been silent all along.

"I have summoned you and your daughter to the palace today not only to see my granddaughter, but also to tell you some good news."

"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty," Shen Jinzhu hurriedly replied.

Consort Huo said calmly, "Yu Kangjing has made a great contribution this time, and the Emperor intends to promote him. He will be promoted from a seventh-rank Dali Temple Judge to a fifth-rank Dali Temple Left Vice Minister. When you go back, remember to remind him to be careful with his words and actions, and not to disappoint the Emperor."

"Yes, Your Highness will keep this in mind and will certainly convey Your Highness's heartfelt words to my husband," Shen Jinzhu quickly replied.

She never expected that her husband would be promoted several ranks this time.

The system was even more excited than the mother and daughter when it heard the news.

[Great, host! If Yu Kangjing keeps getting promoted, your chances of becoming the Crown Princess will be even greater.]

After all, if Yu Ningyao were just the daughter of a seventh-rank official, even if she had a marquis uncle, she could never become the crown princess.

Then it excitedly offered its suggestions:

While they're chatting, I'll instruct you to go find the Crown Prince.

The more you nurture your relationship from a young age, the greater the chance he'll want to marry no one but you in the future.

Yu Ningyao answered it quietly:

But I am now the granddaughter of Consort Huo.

The Empress and Consort Huo are at odds. Do you think the Empress will make me the Crown Princess?

Upon hearing this, the system's heart shattered instantly.

Oh right, I forgot that the Empress and Consort Huo don't get along.

[Also, the Crown Prince is almost seven years old now. Do you think he would be interested in a little kid who's not even two years old?]

Contacting him now would be a complete waste of my time.

Let's talk about it when they're older.

The system's cracked heart shattered into pieces in an instant, turning into nothingness.

It's over, it's all over now.

Hopefully, the mission won't be unfinished.

……

After returning to his residence after meeting Consort Huo.

Shen Jinzhu then received the message from her maid.

"The First Madam took Miss Xi'er to the main room and she's been there for most of the day. She hasn't returned yet."

Shen Jinzhu frowned slightly: "Go and see what Xi'er wants to eat tonight, and bring her back."

My sister-in-law doesn't get along with the third branch of the family. She wouldn't do anything to Xi'er while she's away, would she?

"Yes," Agate replied, and hurriedly went to the main house to find someone.

After bowing to Cui Ruixin, she looked at Chen Dongxi and said, "Miss Xi'er, Madam is back. Let's go back. Madam asked what you would like to eat tonight and ordered someone to make it for you."

Previously, Cui Ruixin had used all her gentleness to coax Chen Dongxi, and Chen Dongxi now trusted her completely, feeling that she was the best person in the world.

Agate came to call her back, but she didn't want to leave at all.

"Aunt, I don't want to go back." Chen Dongxi looked at Cui Ruixin with reluctance.

A smug look flashed across Cui Rui's face.

She smiled and patted Chen Dongxi's head: "Go back now, your Aunt Shen is still waiting for you. Come visit again tomorrow, your aunt will always welcome you."

"Alright." Chen Dongxi reluctantly followed Agate back.

Agate thought of the scene she had witnessed earlier and wanted to say something, but she held back.

Back in the courtyard of the third house, Shen Jinzhu greeted her with a smile.

"Did you have a good time at your aunt's house today, Xi'er?"

Chen Dongxi pursed her lips and nodded.

Anyway, it's happier than being here.

"Sister Xi'er, what would you like to eat?" Yu Ningyao greeted her with a smile.

When Chen Dongxi saw that she had a pair of gold bracelets on her wrist, a hint of envy and jealousy appeared in his eyes.

If only she were the legitimate daughter of the second wife.

She is the one who will be brought into the palace to meet the Imperial Concubine today.

This golden bracelet should also be hers.

"Sister Xi'er, how about steamed pork with rice flour for dinner?" Seeing that she didn't speak, Yu Ningyao chuckled and told her what she wanted to eat.

Chen Dongxi found the smile on her face extremely irritating, turned her head away from her, and nodded, saying, "Okay."

"Don't listen to Yaoyao. If you don't want steamed pork with rice flour, you can eat something else. Just tell Aunt Shen." Shen Jinzhu reached out to pull her to her side, but unexpectedly, she dodged away as soon as she reached out.

Shen Jinzhu's face was full of astonishment.