Hidden golden branches

Chapter 20 Children’s Words
  When Chen Wanru heard what her youngest son said, her delicate little face turned red. She wished she could dig out a deep and secret hole in the jade brick and hide in it to pack the quails.
  After reacting, he stepped forward and covered his little son's mouth with one hand, and grabbed his little ear with the other hand, and said bitterly: "You learn to listen to the wall at such a young age!"

It turned out that one night, when both sons were in Minghua Hall, Xiao Jingyan stayed in Minghua Hall and wanted to sleep with his mother and concubine. When the father came over, the nanny wanted to take the little prince away.

Brother Xiao Jinruichen also wanted to sleep with his mother and concubine, but he was sensible and left obediently with the nanny and the palace servants who were waiting for him.

Jamel Xiao reluctantly left, remembering that his little toy was still with his mother and concubine, he twisted his little body off the nanny's body, and walked to the Minghua Palace with his short legs. When he entered the bedroom, he saw his father holding his mother and concubine in his arms. She whispered something affectionately, but the mother-in-law’s voice was clear.
  After hearing it, Xiao Xuan laughed, Feng's eyes looked at the concubine, and when she saw her face, she had to beat her younger son with a small fist, and laughed at the cross. Is your homework done?"

The smart Xiao Jinchen hurriedly raised his head and replied: "I have remembered all the articles that Taifu Meng taught the children in the morning, and completed the homework assigned. I will learn riding and shooting from Mr. Cui in the afternoon."

Xiao Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. If you have any questions, just ask Taifu Meng or Chen Shangshu. There will be a court meeting tomorrow. You have to get up early and go to court with dad."

Xiao Xuan said this and had an idea. When the crown prince was established, Chen Youyu took up the post as the crown prince's tutor.

"Well, don't worry, my dear." Xiao Jinchen said with a serious expression while suppressing his smile.

Although Chen Wanru was interrupted by the emperor, she still glared at her youngest son with her beautiful watery eyes.

Seeing this, Xiao Xuan smiled, tried to smooth things over, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'm hungry."

Nothing comes first than the Emperor saying ‘Hungry’.

Chen Wanru immediately told Cui Ying, who was smiling dumbly at the side: "Aunt Cui, go and prepare the meal."

Although the treasury is now abundant, Xiao Xuan has always advocated simplicity, and specifically stipulated that no matter who in the palace should have a daily portion, no more than six dishes should be served for breakfast.

Lunch is doubled. If you come to Minghua Hall to dine with Chen Wanru, plus the children, the meal will be much richer.

At this time, there were not many dishes on the lacquered and gold-painted peony table. There were twenty-four dishes in total, twelve large and twelve small, including cold meats, hot dishes, soups, pastries and fresh fruits.

Dishes include stir-fried fresh bamboo shoots, cashew shrimp, crab meat and mushrooms, eight-treasure duck, steamed anchovy, sweet and sour pork ribs, lotus tofu and spicy belly. On the enamel plate, there are exquisite gold cakes and steamed buns rolled in bamboo leaves, a bowl of ham, shredded chicken and winter melon soup, a pot of purple ginseng and old duck, assorted vegetarian soup and a bird's nest. There are also a few plates of seasonal fruits.

She also specially prepared goat milk for the two little princes.

The goat milk used a magical method to remove the fishy smell, and added fragrant honey. It smelled so fragrant and sweet that the little prince Xiao Jamel drank it without any coaxing. After lunch, my belly was round and round. When I got off the table, I staggered and almost fell, but Xiao Xuan held me up.

Needless to say, Chen Rong was also full of food, driven by his little cousin's eating.

I feel sleepy after eating a full stomach. In addition, it is summer and I feel the cool air in the hall, which makes me sleepy even more.

Chen Wanru saw her little niece looking sleepy, so she ordered Grandma Wang to take her to the side hall to rest.

Before leaving, he warned me: "Remember to eat first and then take a nap."

"Okay!"

Chen Rong agreed obediently, and after bidding farewell to the emperor, he followed Grandma Wang to the side hall.

The two little princes were also taken by their respective nannies to eat, and then they were taken to the dormitory where they lived before to take a nap.

It was still cloudy in the morning, but now the sun showed its smiling face through the gaps in the clouds, and it was enough to scorch people.

Chen Rong could only walk a few steps under the eaves.

She seemed careless these days, still eating and drinking.     Just eat some snacks, and you will lose your appetite after two bites, especially the staple food.

But every night, in the dead of night, my heart feels so clogged that I can't help but shed tears, and I can't sleep.

After all, she was still a little girl without haircuts, and she couldn't keep things in mind.

I just felt that I was treating him well with all my heart, but in the end, what I got in exchange was being rejected.
  So today in the palace, she took a nap for nearly two hours. During this period, Chen Wanru came over to see her uneasily. Seeing that she was sleeping comfortably, she did not wake her up.

Chen Wanru also understands and feels sorry for her little niece. She probably rarely gets a good night's sleep after Sun Yi's divorce.

Needless to say, I had to turn Sun Yi upside down and scold him several times to get rid of the hatred in my heart.

"Why doesn't Zhao'er have someone beat him to such a wolf-hearted thing?"

That day, Sun Yi was put in a sack and beaten half to death. Then he was tied up and hung at the entrance of the vegetable market.

Xiao Xuan came over and said to her: "Ru'er, your nephew vented his anger on his sister, tsk, well done!"

Although Chen Zhao did it without anyone noticing, how could anyone with a brain not know that it was his handiwork?

On the first night when he returned to Beijing from Tongzhou to provide disaster relief, Sun Yi was humiliated and beaten severely.

Looking at the entire capital, who has a grudge against Sun Yi?

The stupid Sun Yi used his military exploits with the emperor in exchange for his divorce from Chen Jia, causing the Chen family to lose face.

Therefore, if Chen Zhao didn't teach him a lesson, who else could?

After Chen Rong woke up, Chen Wanru let her eat some fruit and brought a black phoenix-patterned food box to Yunshi, which contained several kinds of pastries unique to the palace, before letting her out of the palace.

When Chen Rong came out, it was sunset. She looked up at the setting red sun. The afterglow shone on the red osmanthus in front of her, and the palace seemed to be painted with a layer of magnificent crimson.

The sun is setting on the west mountain, and the atmosphere is dying. The rays of sunlight shine through the gloomy clouds, and there is an indescribable beauty.

In the middle of the night, God finally couldn't help but rain heavily.

Rumble, thunder passed by, and the wind and rain poured down. Because Chen Rong had slept enough during the day, he was awakened by the thunder and could not sleep again.

I lifted off the thin quilt, put on my embroidered soft-soled shoes, got up and lit a small gilt copper oil lamp.

Cuizhu and Yuzhu, who were sleeping in the small cubicle next to the dormitory, heard the noise in the dormitory and hurriedly lit the bedside candle. Cuizhu put on his clothes and got out of bed and said to Yuzhu: "You can go to sleep. I'm here, Miss." After finishing, he gently opened the door and walked in. He came to Chen Rong and asked concernedly: "Miss, are you afraid of thunder?"

My young lady has not been afraid of thunder since she was a child. Cuizhu wondered why she was woken up by thunder today?

"No, I slept too much during the day and can't sleep now." Chen Rong explained as he walked to the bookcase by the window, planning to read a book before falling asleep.

Hey, no wonder the lady entered the palace and did not leave the palace until sunset. It turned out that she was taking a nap in the palace!

　Jamel Xiao: The mother-in-law is acting coquettishly with the emperor’s father without telling us!
  　　Chen Wanru:
  　　Xiao Xuan: Haha. Tong Yan Wu Ji!

　　Xiao Zi: In the future, the imperial concubine and the emperor will act coquettishly and stay away from children.
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)