Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Qingxin Pavilion

When Su Qianrou returned, she brought Xiao Yaxuan back with her. At this moment, the two of them were lying in bed, preparing to go to sleep.

Xiao Yaxuan couldn't help but ask, "Sister Qianrou, now that Mother has a younger brother, will you still like me?"

Su Qianrou patted her head and said softly, "Of course I like you. In my heart, no one can replace you."

"Really? Even if you have children in the future, you can't?" Xiao Yaxuan looked at her with expectant eyes.

Even if I have a child, it won't stop me from liking you.

Xiao Yaxuan couldn't help but hug her, "Sister Qianrou, I like you too, I like you so much, I like you so much."

Su Qianrou pulled her into her arms and asked, "Do you feel that your mother doesn't like you anymore now that she has a younger brother?"

"It wasn't just my mother, but also my grandparents; everyone loved to surround my little brother."

"So, you feel that your younger brother stole the love that belongs to you."

Xiao Yaxuan didn't say anything, but it was obvious that's what she thought.

"Do you still like your younger brother?"

"I... sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't."

"Would you like to hear the story of me and my brother?"

"think".

"Actually, I'm the same as you. After my younger brother was born, the family's attention was focused more on him. I was very sad at the time, thinking that they would no longer like me. But that's not actually the case. My parents never said that I was the older sister and had to take care of my younger brother. On the contrary, they always told my younger brother that he was a boy and that he had to take care of his older sister when he grew up and not let her be bullied. So, from childhood to adulthood, my younger brother has always said that he would protect me."

"My parents also told my younger brother that he should protect me when he grows up and not let me be bullied."

"So, your father and mother love you."

"Does that mean my grandmother doesn't love me? Because she said that I am the older sister and I should take care of my younger brother."

"Love and hate are not measured in this way. Perhaps your grandmother likes your brother more, but that does not mean she doesn't like you. It's too early to draw conclusions now."

“I know that my younger brother is a boy who will carry on the family line, while I am a girl who will get married sooner or later. Once I get married, I will be someone else’s child, so my grandmother will like my younger brother more.”

Su Qianrou didn't believe that a five-year-old child would say such a thing, so she asked, "Who told you this?"

"I heard it from the servants in the mansion."

It seems I need to have a good talk with Chang Le tomorrow. Then he said, "Don't listen to their nonsense. You are a member of the Xiao family and a member of the royal family. It was destined from the moment you were born. Even if you get married in the future, it won't change that fact."

"real".

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, ask your mother tomorrow."

Xiao Yaxuan wanted to ask, but she didn't dare to.

"Okay, stop thinking so much. It's getting late, go to sleep."

Xiao Yaxuan then closed her eyes and went to sleep.

Su Qianrou helped her cover herself with the blanket, then closed her eyes and prepared to sleep.

Before long, the two of them fell asleep.

The following day, Chang Le, Yang Shanshan, and others entered the palace early to celebrate Su Qianrou's birthday.

At this moment, the group was admiring the flowers in the courtyard, but they were mostly chatting.

Xiao Yaxuan and the eldest princess were playing on the side.

Seeing Yang Shanshan's eyes light up as she looked at the pastries on the table, drooling but not eating them, Su Qianrou asked, "Shanshan, why aren't you eating? Don't you like them?"

"I like it, but I can't eat it."

"Why?" Su Qianrou asked, puzzled.

"Because I have to diet."

"Dieting? Why diet for no reason?"

"My wedding is coming up soon, and I'm afraid I'll eat too much and won't be able to fit into my wedding dress."

"It can't be that bad, it's just a few pastries," Liu Xinyue said.

Su Qianrou chimed in, "That's right. Besides, your wedding is still more than ten days away, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"No," Yang Shanshan said firmly.

Su Qianrou was puzzled, so she looked at Li Nanyi and asked, "What triggered her?"

Li Nanyi explained, "My mother hired a nanny to teach her manners, and that nanny was a bit strict."

"It's not like we're going to the palace to be chosen as concubines, why do we have to learn the rules?"

“My mother said that I am too casual in my daily life, and that I might displease the Princess Consort after I marry into the Prince’s Mansion. So she made me learn the rules. You have no idea what kind of life I’ve been living lately. It’s been hell on earth, unbearable to look at.”

"Why don't you just persuade your aunt?"

"Do you think I don't want to? The problem is that my mother is completely unreasonable and I can't reason with her at all."

"Just because you can't make sense doesn't mean that Crown Prince Ying can't make sense either."

Yang Shanshan clearly didn't understand what she meant and asked, "What do you mean?"

Chang Le explained to her, "Qian Rou means that Xin Chen likes you for being unrestrained and doing whatever you want, rather than for being conventional and rule-abiding."

Yang Shanshan suddenly realized, as if struck by a thunderbolt, "That's right, if I were to behave properly, I wouldn't be myself. I'll have Mu Xinchen talk to my mother later and tell her to stop forcing me to learn manners." Having thought of a solution, she stopped torturing herself and eagerly picked up a piece of pastry, eating it in big bites.

The others couldn't help but laugh.

Then, Su Qianrou said, "I also had someone prepare some shaved ice. I'll go get it. Chang Le, come with me. I have something to say to you along the way."

"it is good".

Su Qianrou and Chang Le walked at a leisurely pace.

"Qianrou, what do you want to say to me?"

"Do you know what Ya'er said to me last night?"

"say what".

"She asked me, 'Now that you have Yi'er, does that mean I won't love her anymore?'"

Chang Le paused abruptly. There must be a reason for her to ask such a question, and the reason was not hard to guess.

"Yi'er is still young, so it's understandable that you care about him and take care of him more. But at the same time, don't forget that you also have a daughter who needs your care and attention."

Looking back on her actions during this period, Chang Le realized that she had unknowingly neglected Xiao Ya Xuan and couldn't help but feel remorseful. "Qian Rou, thank you. I won't do it again."

"You should say that to Ya'er."

"I know, I will definitely apologize to her properly when I get back."

"And keep your servants in check, don't let them gossip and let Ya'er hear it."

"It seems I've been too lenient lately, to the point that they've all forgotten the rules of the Princess's residence," Chang Le said angrily.

"Just keep it in mind."

"It's a good thing you told me, otherwise I don't know when I would have found out."

"I just feel sorry for Ya'er."

"This was my oversight; it won't happen again next time."

Su Qianrou believed that she was not one to show favoritism, so she didn't say anything more.