Xia Ruqing: "..."
She had long known that this girl wouldn’t stay honest while in the Capital City.
Originally thought she would just sneak out of the palace to fool around for a while and then stop.
Unexpectedly, she actually went to learn horse riding, thinking it must be Chenchen who taught her.
She was about to scold her with a stern face.
Yue Er quickly said.
"Mother, you said you wouldn’t get angry!"
Xia Ruqing was speechless.
Seeing Yue Er’s proud little expression again, she couldn’t bear to pour cold water on her, so she asked helplessly.
"Was it your brother who taught you?"
"Who else was with you?"
"Did you fall and get hurt?"
Since she had already learned, there was no point in bringing up old matters. However, she felt she must know who was so bold.
Yue Er just giggled.
"It was big brother who taught me!"
"But Mother... I’ve discovered second brother is also very good at horse riding!"
Xia Ruqing sighed slightly in her heart.
"Indeed!"
"Your big brother is truly spoiling you!"
Yue Er snuggled up to her side, shaking her sleeve.
"Mother!"
"Are you being too strict with me!"
"Cousin Yilan at Prince He Mansion is only a year older than me, and she can even play soccer!"
"If I don’t learn properly, I’ll surely be laughed at when I go out in the future!"
"Mother, please agree!"
Prince He is an old prince from the previous emperor’s generation, and he had two sons and six grandsons in his lifetime.
This County Princess Yilan is the legitimate youngest daughter of Prince He’s Princely Heir, also the beloved little granddaughter that Old Duke He managed to hope for around age sixty,
The entire He Residence spanning three generations had just this one young lady, who was the treasure of the family, and the degree of her noble pampering could well be imagined.
It’s said that when this young lady turned one, Old Duke He personally petitioned for the title of County Princess.
As her paternal uncle, Zhao Junyao naturally could not stop it.
Thus, County Princess Yilan became the youngest County Princess in the history of the Great Chu Dynasty,
Judging by this status alone, Xia Ruqing could guess that County Princess Yilan’s character might not be much different from Yue Er’s.
The two little girls, like little troublemakers, were a perfect match in terms of temperament.
Xia Ruqing rubbed her temples with a headache, looking at her daughter’s pitiful expression.
After considering it deeply, she had no choice but to agree.
"Alright, alright!"
"But we must say one thing in advance!"
Yue Er’s eyes lit up, almost jumping up with excitement.
But she managed to hold it back, her eyes sparkling as she asked.
"What is it?"
Xia Ruqing picked up the teacup and said faintly.
"If you fall and hurt your behind, don’t come crying to me!"
Yue Er waved her hand generously.
"That’s nothing! Mother, rest assured!"
Xia Ruqing glared at her helplessly and mockingly, then leisurely drank the tea.
Yue Er, at her side, handed a napkin and tapped her legs, being very attentive.
Xia Ruqing swirled the tea a few times and was about to put the cup down.
Unintentionally, she suddenly caught a glimpse of the clothes Yue Er was wearing.
"Eh?"
She was a bit surprised.
Even if she didn’t understand much about sewing or embroidering, she could see that the clothes Yue Er wore were quite different from those in the past.
"Where did these clothes come from? I have never seen them before!"
Yue Er looked down at them, feeling uneasy and stammering.
"Well...."
"I have so many clothes, how could you have seen them all, Mother!"
"Moreover, haven’t you been away for a while?"
"This was newly made by the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
Xia Ruqing put down the tea cup and lightly tapped her daughter’s little forehead as she spoke languidly.
"You little girl, you can’t even learn to lie!"
"Your gaze is practically drifting up to the sky!"
"You better be honest and confess, or I won’t let you off!"
Yue Er awkwardly twisted her body, feeling very annoyed.
"Mother, how is it you know everything!"
Xia Ruqing raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, you are my flesh and blood!"
Yue Er: "..."
Alright, alright, can’t mess with her, can avoid her.
Thinking like this, she lowered her head and spoke honestly.
"These clothes were made by Consort Cheng!"
Xia Ruqing was puzzled.
"Consort Cheng?"
Yue Er nodded her head.
"Yes!"
"I went to find second brother that day, Consort Cheng saw my sleeve was frayed and said she’d make me some clothes!"
"I thought Consort Cheng was joking, so I didn’t pay much attention!"
"Later, Consort Cheng really made me a set of clothes!"
"I couldn’t refuse, so I accepted them!"
Xia Ruqing looked at the clothes, feeling quite amazed.
’Truly impressive!’
’Ancient noble families are indeed not overrated! This craftsmanship... would be considered art in the modern world!’
’If I’m ever able to travel back in time, I must remember to bring some antiques!’
’After all, life in modern times is really tough!’