The Qing Palace Never Meets Spring

In August, Yinzhen finally had another prince. Of all his sons, only Hongshi, born to Lady Li, survived; the others had all died young.

In total, apart from Moyaqi, there were only two young masters in the Yongwang Mansion. Now, there is finally a third.

Although Yinxiang's legs had recovered enough to allow him to walk, he still walked rather slowly. Therefore, when Qingwan went to see the baby's third-day celebration, he was once again left in Changchun Garden.

As Qingwan was leaving, he looked at her longingly. Qingwan smiled and said, "Although you pretended to be pitiful, you couldn't fool me."

Upon hearing her words, Yinxiang's expression immediately returned to normal.

Qingwan smiled and said, "How about we bring Moyaqi back to keep you company and keep you entertained when we get back? That'll help you pass the time."

In fact, Yinxiang's time was easy to pass. These days, apart from eating and sleeping, he never put down his books for more than an hour.

Yinxiang waved his hand: "Let's forget it. There's only Hongtun here who can't speak. I'm afraid it will be boring for her if she comes back."

Fourth Brother's son didn't come easily. Today, it's likely not only his servants and lackeys who will come to kowtow, but also many members of the imperial clan. If anyone says anything unpleasant, you don't need to tolerate it.

“Look,” Qingwan interrupted him with a smile, “I’m still a prince’s wife, yet the thirteenth prince is worried that I’m being wronged.”

"Whom are you looking down on, sir? The person who could make me suffer hasn't returned yet."

Yinxiang was interrupted by her, so he picked up Hongtun, who was lying on the ground next to him holding a toy, and waved his hand, saying, "Good son, let's see you off."

Hongtun happily gave him a spit-water blister on his forehead.

Yuanmingyuan is about one mile north of Changchunyuan. When Qingwan arrived, there weren't many people. She didn't take a ride but followed the person leading the way and walked slowly over.

They had only gone halfway when they saw the Fourth Prince's wife leading a group of people, followed by the eldest princess of Yinzhen.

The eldest princess was still holding onto Moyaqi's hand. Moyaqi got excited as soon as she saw her, let go of the eldest princess's hand and ran towards her, leaving behind the voices of the fourth princess and others telling her to slow down.

Moya ran up to her, first hugging a stack of diapers and calling out, then looking behind her and saying, "Father isn't here, my older brothers and sisters aren't here, and my younger brother isn't here either."

He added, "But as long as I'm still here, that's fine."

Qingwan pulled her towards the Fourth Princess Consort: "Where did you learn that? You have such a sweet tongue."

He then greeted the Fourth Prince's wife, and the eldest princess behind her also said, "Greetings to the Thirteenth Aunt. Second Sister is not only sweet-talking, but also well-behaved. Among all the younger brothers and sisters, Second Sister is the most lovable."

When Moyaqi first arrived at the Yong Prince's residence, the Fourth Prince's wife and Yinzhen discussed with each other how the servants should address Moyaqi.

When asked about the fact that there was only one eldest princess in the family, Moyaqi looked bewildered and said, "I'm the second princess."

Therefore, Mo Yaqi also became the second princess of the Yong Prince's Mansion.

Qingwan, who hadn't seen the eldest princess for a long time, brightened up and said, "If you hadn't called me Thirteenth Aunt, I almost wouldn't have recognized you. You really surprised me."

When I first saw her, she wasn't as slender as she is now, and she hadn't fully grown up yet, so she looked quite cute.

Seeing her today, she's already a grown woman, and looks more like her birth mother, Consort Li, with an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, and a tall, slender figure. It seems she'll be betrothed within the next year or two.

The eldest princess smiled shyly: "It's because I'm her own niece, and my aunt has always doted on me, so she thinks I'm perfect in every way."

But in reality, she and Qingwan didn't see each other often, let alone get to know each other well.

Qingwan smiled and said, "So that's where Moyaqi learned her sweet tongue. It turns out her master is here. Why don't you become my daughter?"

The Fourth Princess Consort pulled her back and laughed, "I only have one daughter, how dare you try to take her away from me?"

She hugged Moyaqi tightly again: "No, this one is mine too. You can go back and get another one."

Qingwan quickly stopped her, saying, "Fourth Sister-in-law, please forgive me."

The Fourth Princess Consort led the group back. Given her current status, it was always others who waited for her, never her who waited for others.

Furthermore, after Yinzhen was granted the title of Prince, the number of officials in the Prince's Mansion became more and more complete, and they took over all the affairs, big and small. The more important the matter, the less they, as the mistresses, could get involved.

Today is the third-day celebration for the young prince. She only made some minor arrangements, and the other matters were handled by the chief steward of the Prince's mansion and others. Therefore, the Fourth Prince's wife had nothing to do.

She then took Qingwan to see the newborn fourth prince, and Qingwan inevitably said a few flattering words about how fortunate he was.

Fourth Princess Consort said, "I also feel blessed, not only for the child, but also for the child's father. You know, your fourth brother has few children. If this one can be raised, perhaps the birth mother can also benefit from it, and become a mother through her son."

When Yinzhen fell ill, no one wanted to take care of him. Even the Fourth Prince's wife was reluctant. There was no other option but to choose someone in good health, so they selected Niohuru.

When Niohuru entered the mansion, she was still young and not particularly outstanding. She was not the gentle and demure type that Yinzhen had always liked, nor was she like Geng Shi. Although Yinzhen didn't like her either, she could drink a lot and would occasionally have a couple of drinks with him. Yinzhen also liked to drink the wine he brewed with her.

So, after a while, she and Yinzhen almost forgot about this person. It was the Fourth Prince's wife who gave her the opportunity. Unexpectedly, she found out she was pregnant when she returned.

Another little prince, and he looks so healthy. Yinzhen has few children, so his fourth wife and Yinzhen cherish every child they have. They can't let their children's birth mothers suffer because of the children.

During the third-day celebration, Yinzhen's personal bodyguard rode back to the capital at top speed, bringing back a letter from Yinzhen.

When the Fourth Prince's wife opened it, she found it contained the Fourth Prince's nickname, Yuanshou.

Although the child was just born, the Fourth Prince Consort arranged for someone to send the letter out, but today Yinzhen's letter returned to the capital. Presumably, as soon as he received the Fourth Prince Consort's letter, he decided on the child's nickname and had it sent back.

Afterwards, the Fourth Princess took Yuan Shou into her arms, smiled and called him "Brother Yuan Shou" a couple of times, and then handed the child back to the wet nurse to take back.

Along the way, Qingwan naturally encountered Ningyin, but Ningyin was accompanied by other noblewomen and wives. Qingwan only nodded to her from afar and did not approach her.

It was a bit of a pity for Qingwan afterwards, as she and Ningyin were good friends when they were in the palace.

After watching the baby's third-day celebration, Qingwan naturally left with the others. After thinking for a moment, Moyaqi also decided to go with Qingwan.

Unexpectedly, after returning home, she half-embraced Hongtun and Yinxiang and whispered, "Father, I think Hongtun is more handsome than Yuanshou."

Qingwan still had to explain to Yinxiang that Yuanshou was Yinzhen's fourth prince.