NABC Chapter 398 World 717
Chapter 398 World 717
When Consort Shu gave birth to a son, people came one after another to congratulate her, but Yin Yin quietly left the palace with her grandmother.
When Madam Qi returned home, she hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath before taking over the household affairs, keeping herself extremely busy.
But this time, she looked cheerful and didn't feel tired at all.
Young Master Qi finally pushed aside all the matters at hand and turned his attention to his studies with renewed seriousness.
Seeing this, Yin Yin said, "Uncle has made great progress recently. Master Wen and Master Wu both praised you."
"It's nothing, it's nothing," Young Master Qi packed his things and couldn't help but tell Yin Yin the truth, "If we're talking about who's more capable, Mother is even more capable. She can manage such a big family affair."
"As for me... it's simpler to follow the path of studying and practicing martial arts."
Yin Yin understood; so this is how you learn the truth through comparison.
After returning to her room to change her clothes, Ru Hua stepped forward and said, "Miss, we've collected all the account books from our shop and estate. Would you like to take a look?"
Yinyin suppressed her urge to immediately flip through it and replied, "Leave it for now, I'll go learn from my grandmother again and then look at it."
Ru Hua didn't think that it was nonsense for a child under five years old to ask to see the account book, and put the account book away as she instructed.
This wasn't actually the first time Ru Hua and the others had taken the ledger back, nor was it the first time Yin Yin had looked through the ledger.
But in the past two years, Yin Yin was too young. Even if she watched carefully, in other people's eyes, she was just imitating adults.
Yinyin has already started school this year, learned a lot of characters, and also learned some common arithmetic. She wants to learn housekeeping, although it is still a bit early, but she has enough foundation.
Madam Qi was extremely busy, but in her spare time she still managed to give Yin Yin a general overview of things, and she also asked her to sit by her side whenever she had free time, so she could learn how to handle things.
Time flies, and it's almost Chinese New Year.
Just as Madam Qi finished her household affairs, she heard news from the palace that the Sixth Prince was ill.
"How could he be sick?" Old Madam Qi immediately became anxious. "There are so many people in the palace, how could they not even take good care of the Sixth Prince?"
When Yin Yin found out, she couldn't help but frown slightly. However, since the reason for the Sixth Prince's illness was not clear, Yin Yin naturally could not make wild guesses and could only comfort Old Madam Qi.
"Grandmother, don't worry. There are many imperial physicians in the palace. The Sixth Prince will definitely be alright."
Madam Qi calmed down a bit, and when Old Master Qi returned, she quickly inquired about the situation from him.
Old Master Qi frequently visited the palace, so he naturally knew more information.
"It was a wet nurse who caught a cold but was unaware of it. After she breastfed the Sixth Prince, he vomited up milk."
"Because it was discovered early, the Sixth Prince is fine. However, Consort Shu was worried and had someone tell the outside world that the Sixth Prince was ill."
Madam Qi breathed a sigh of relief, while Yin Yin sensed the danger involved.
Was the wet nurse truly unaware of her own shortcomings, or was there someone else who didn't want the sixth prince to grow up?
Consort Shu's response, which was supposed to be a show of weakness to the enemy, may not be very effective.
Yinyin was still lost in thought and didn't notice that Old Master Qi's gaze had soon fallen on her.
"His Majesty said that Consort Shu was frightened by the matter of the Sixth Prince and has not been resting well. He plans to send Yin Yin to the palace to comfort her."
“What can Yinyin, a little child, do?” Old Madam Qi said subconsciously. “I’ll submit the token to the palace myself.”
“The palace is busy right now. If you submit your petition to the palace, won’t you just be adding to the chaos?” Old Master Qi said in a low voice. “His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare the regulations for establishing a crown prince.”
Madam Qi's expression changed slightly: "His Majesty is in the prime of his life, why is he preparing to establish a crown prince so early?"
"His Majesty's will is not open to outsiders," Old Master Qi warned, glancing at his wife meaningfully. "It is precisely because His Majesty is in the prime of his life that he has established a crown prince so that he can be taught slowly and patiently."
Madam Qi realized what was happening and quickly said, "His Majesty is indeed far-sighted."
“But…” Yin Yin sat down next to Old Madam Qi and whispered, “‘Can a crown prince reign for decades?’”
Madam Qi turned to look at Yin Yin, and for a moment she didn't know how to answer.
Upon hearing a whisper, Old Master Qi quickly ordered all the servants in the room to leave.
Once only a few of them remained in the room, Old Master Qi called Yin Yin to his side: "Yin Yin, why did you say that just now? Did you hear something when you were with His Majesty?"
“His Majesty didn’t say anything,” Yin Yin said. “It’s just that in the history books I’ve studied, it seems that powerful emperors who established crown princes early on rarely ascended the throne?”
Yinyin counted several emperors on her fingers, then said, "His Majesty is a great and capable emperor; he will surely live to be a hundred!"
In fact, what Yin Yin said was something that Old Master Qi had already learned, but he had never thought about this issue before.
After all, the previous emperors all succeeded to the throne as crown princes.
Just like His Majesty the present, who faced great difficulties in his childhood, yet he successfully ascended the throne.
Old Master Qi looked at Yin Yin, his eyes flashing, and instructed her, "Yin Yin is often by His Majesty's side, so remember to take good care of His Majesty's health."
"As long as His Majesty is alive, our family will have countless good days to live."
Grandpa Qi didn't think that Yin Yin, at such a young age, could understand the deeper meaning of his words, but surprisingly, Yin Yin really could.
Yin Yin pretended to only understand the surface meaning and patted her chest to assure him, "Yin Yin will definitely persuade His Majesty to eat and rest on time, Grandfather, you can rest assured!"
“Good,” Old Master Qi smiled gently, “With Yinyin here, Grandfather will definitely be at ease.”
Seeing the ambition in her grandfather's eyes, Yin Yin smiled sweetly.
As long as the grandfather firmly believes that even if the Fifth Prince becomes the Crown Prince, he will not be able to ascend the throne, then he will certainly not be too enthusiastic when choosing a Crown Princess.
As for whether Grandfather will try to arrange another marriage for Yin Yin, or try to marry her off to another prince, there are still ten years or so, there will always be a way.
When Young Master Qi finished washing up and dawdled over, he saw his family talking about something, their faces all smiles.
He immediately leaned closer and said, "What good news is there at home? Tell me about it."
Old Master Qi glanced at his youngest son with disdain, not wanting to tell him anything from before, and casually said, "With the end of the year approaching, His Majesty has ordered Yin Yin to go to the palace a few days early to play for a couple of days."
"Huh?" Young Master Qi was a little dumbfounded. "Doesn't that mean Yinyin won't be able to go to the banquet the day after tomorrow? I was thinking of taking Yinyin there to show off!"