Chapter 926: Chapter 926: The Central Palace Seat?
Watching her two sons who were cooped up in the palace and couldn’t wait to run wild.
She was simply at her wit’s end.
"Slow down! Be careful not to fall!"
Xia Ruqing couldn’t catch up.
This was the typical scene in the Imperial Garden.
Two little toddlers running ahead, a noblewoman in palace attire chasing behind them.
Behind her were a large group of Sisters, nannies, palace maids, and eunuchs.
Everyone chased frantically, rushing in haste.
The scene was quite comical.
Actually, it was no wonder that the two Little Buns were so eager.
To them.
In their barely two-year-old lives, spending a quarter of their ti in mourning was really terrifying.
They were mischievous.
Even when it snowed, they refused to stay quietly indoors, let alone six months without going out.
The suffering was imaginable.
So... Xia Ruqing could hardly bla them too much.
The two Little Buns hadn’t been out for a long ti.
As soon as they ca out, they ran wild.
They ran around the Imperial Garden for a large circle, then went to Taiye Pool, and finally along the lakeside corridor to Lake Heart Pavilion.
Only then did they settle down.
They took the fish food prepared by the Little Eunuch and went to feed the fish.
Xia Ruqing was exhausted, sitting on the chair, gasping for breath.
The Sisters, being older, didn’t look well either.
Xia Ruqing hurriedly asked them to sit down and rest.
But the palace maids and eunuchs, still had so stamina, served tea and water on the side.
Xia Ruqing drank her tea and caught her breath, then sighed helplessly.
"These two little monkeys, they really want to go to the heavens!"
"Madam, the princes are still young, it’s the ti for mischief!"
"You’ll probably miss them when they start studying next year!" Zi Su advised with a smile.
Xia Ruqing shook her head.
"I used to think that way!"
"But now, I just want to send them to study as soon as possible!"
One child is enough to tornt, let alone two!
Two two-year-old boys are really a handful.
Zi Su had nothing to say, only smiled.
Zi Yue also had nothing to say.
The palace maids, eunuchs, and Sister Liang beside them also had nothing to say.
Xia Ruqing glanced at her sons coolly.
’Look, you two are so unpopular!’
The two sons knew nothing, heard nothing.
They were happily feeding fish.
Xia Ruqing also stopped bothering to watch them.
After resting for a while, feeling less uncomfortable, she also began to leisurely enjoy the autumn scenery of the lake.
The autumn sky is clear and crisp.
The sunlight is warm and bright, shining on the lake surface, shimring like scattered gold.
A gust of autumn wind blows, warm amidst the coolness, soft and comfortable on the face.
Though... earlier it was quite distressing.
But at this mont, sipping tea and watching the scenery, it was really quite pleasant.
Others also relaxed.
After finishing her tea, Xia Ruqing stretched lazily and got up, wandered around, and sighed.
"Ah!"
"Finally, I will have so ease in the future!"
"Can eat delicious and spicy food, can be carefree, don’t worry about being seen, nor live in suspense."
The miserable days of the past six months are finally over.
Zi Su smiled.
"Madam, it’s better here for us!"
"The other madams... that... they are truly having a hard ti, living on vegetarian food."
"I am too..." Xia Ruqing felt a bit unjustified.
"I only get to eat once every two, three days, and that stealthily!"
Her little kitchen could make at dishes, but that was because she had three kids.
As for her, supposedly she shouldn’t eat them.
But no one checked on these things.
Therefore, she often followed and ate so at dishes.
However, after all, the ’three kids’ couldn’t eat much, so she didn’t dare demand chicken, duck, fish in abundance, hence...
Resulting in her only getting to eat once every two, three days.
"It’ll be better later!" Zi Yue laughed beside her.
"I saw, the bamboo shoots planted in Xiao Zhu Zi’s backyard grow well, you’ll enjoy them later!"
Xia Ruqing shook her head unexpectedly.
"I only want to have a hearty serving of at now!"
"Oh!"
She suddenly rembered sothing.
"Crabs are at their plumpest now, order so later, I want to eat!"
"And! At noon today, I want at!"
"No vegetarian dishes, all of them should be replaced with at!"
Zi Yue listened and couldn’t help but laugh and cry, but couldn’t say anything, just agreed.
Xia Ruqing continued.
"And all of you! Prepare more at dishes later as well, eat more!"
"There isn’t much else here, but at is plenty!"
"Thank you, Madam!"
The palace maids, eunuchs were so excited they kowtowed.
Servants are human too, they withstood too long, their mouths nearly tasting bland.
Being able to have a al with at, naturally made them excited.
The two Little Buns played until nearly noon, then ran to her side furiously shouting for hunger.
Xia Ruqing glared at them coolly.
"Had enough fun? You even rember hunger?"
The two nodded in unison.
"We know!"
Xia Ruqing: "..."
As expected from her sons, their little faces were truly thick-skinned!
"Let’s go, back ho!"
"You’ve played enough, when you go back, you need to behave during als and naps, understood?"
"Understood!"
The two nodded again.
Xia Ruqing sighed with relief, and confidently led them back to the palace.
On their way back.
They t Consort Ning Pin.
Unlike the previous sarcasm.
She was now much more polite.
Holding The Eldest Princess, with smiles and gestures, almost made Xia Ruqing feel unaccustod.
"Get up quickly!"
"Thank you, Noble Consort!" Consort Ning Pin smiled brightly.
"Wonder where Madam went?"
"It’s been a while since last saw you, the two Little Princes have grown taller, seem clever and cute!"
Consort Ning Pin deftly flattering.
Listening to Xia Ruqing frown, bearing the awkwardness said.
"The weather is nice, took them for a stroll in the Imperial Garden!"
"If Consort Ning Pin has no other business, I’ll take them back now!"
Consort Ning Pin felt sowhat disappointed.
But dared not speak, only respectfully saluted.
"Your humble servant bids farewell, Noble Consort!"
Xia Ruqing puzzled in her heart but walked away without hesitation.
Later on the way.
She encountered Consort Yun Pin and Consort Zheng Pin, as well as several Honored Ladies and Ladies.
Similar to Consort Ning Pin’s reaction, all were extrely respectful.
Though before they were respectful too, but she felt obviously different.
"What’s going on?!"
After sitting down in Duanning Palace, Xia Ruqing couldn’t wait to ask.
Zi Yue and Zi Su exchanged glances.
Hesitated and struggled for a while, still answered.
"Madam, are you... really unaware?"
"Nonsense!" Xia Ruqing blurted out.
"I haven’t left the palace for so long, how would I know!"
"Are you hiding sothing from ?!" Xia Ruqing looked at them.
Zi Su felt a bit awkward, nudged Zi Yue.
"Sister, Master is asking you!"
Zi Yue got pushed forward for two steps.
Seeing no way to avoid, she started to speak.
"Responding to Madam, we... know not much either!"
"Just circulating among the servants, it’s said... the Empress has passed, the Central Palace is vacant!"
"You always favor, also birthed three Princes for the Emperor"
"In the future, the Empress position, most likely yours! So..."
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