Chapter 152

Liu He Meng also thought it was quite good.

After the two little girls had divided the gifts, they then went to wash their hands and tidy up a bit.

After playing with mud for half a day, they were all dirty.

After they had tidied up, they were also a little hungry.

Xiang Gugu had someone prepare pear juice with dried tangerine peel in the kitchen early in the morning.

After adding rock sugar, it became sweet and was very popular with the children.

After Sui Sui washed clean, she took Liu He Meng's hand, sat obediently, and waited to drink the afternoon sweet drink.

Xiang Gugu quickly had it served, one small bowl each; drinking it quenched their thirst just right and lightly filled their stomachs, without affecting dinner.

Upon taking the first sip, Sui Sui felt the sweet taste; she narrowed her eyes, swung her little legs, and looked at Liu He Meng, saying, "This is so sweet!"

Liu He Meng had also just taken a sip; it was indeed sweet.

The fragrant stuff is just bath beans; Sui Sui doesn't know.

Teeth are still very important.

Whatever she thought of, she reached out and did it.

So, covering half her face, she nodded slightly, her voice a bit muffled: "It's sweet, but the teeth can't take it either, so we shouldn't drink it all the time, Sui Sui—don't be greedy."

Sui Sui well understood this.

Liu He Meng felt her logic was flawless, so that night she went back and secretly cut her brother's hair.

But soon she felt righteous and confident again.

After returning to the residence, she secretly cut her brother's hair?

While drinking, Sui Sui took off her little hat, revealing her fluffy head, which looked very touchable.

Compared to Sui Sui's liking, she, being two years older, was more worried about her own teeth.

Humph!

Stinky brother, just wait until tomorrow to be made to cry by someone's touch!

After the two children finished the sweet soup, they played a bit of five-wood, and it was already getting late.

Or perhaps…

Liu He Meng reached out to touch Sui Sui's little head; Sui Sui cooperated by leaning over, and from time to time she actively brought her own little head to rub against Liu He Meng's palm, saying, "Older sister, go ahead and touch—it's very nice to touch; I washed it clean last night and even applied the fragrant stuff."

Liu He Meng is just a child; she doesn't need to overly restrain herself.

So, she cut the other person's hair—what's the problem?

Absolutely not!

As she stroked, she thought to herself: Cutting the head like this really makes it nice to touch.

But she knew that if she applied that, she would become as fragrant as the Mother Consort—super nice-smelling!

Liu He Meng was thoroughly pleased with the touching, constantly responding, so much so that she didn't even have time to drink the sugar water.

When her brother threw the urine-mixed mud at her face, there wasn't much sibling affection either.

Thinking of these, Liu He Meng still felt a bit guilty.

So, when Liu He Meng said that, Sui Sui immediately nodded heavily, indicating she had listened and would definitely not eat randomly.

If it weren't for waiting for the Princess Consort to return, Liu Dafu should have already taken Liu He Meng to take his leave.

However, since the person hasn't returned yet, he still needs to wait a bit longer.

Otherwise, there would be no one to keep Sui Sui company, and he wouldn't feel at ease.

Only when the Princess Consort of Qi brought Feng Xuanrui back from the palace did Liu Dafu then take Liu He Meng away.

Before leaving, the Princess Consort of Qi had Aunt Qiu deliver a small plate of loquats.

These were tribute from the southern prefecture, and they had just arrived in Jing Cheng today.

Besides the palace, no one else had them for the time being.

The Princess Consort of Qi and Feng Xuanrui also happened to receive them; in addition to the Emperor's gift, there was also an extra portion sent by the Empress Dowager.

So, the quantity was somewhat larger.

Thinking that Liu He Meng had spent the day accompanying Sui Sui, the little girl was also quite nice, so the Princess Consort of Qi generously gave them some.

After Liu Dafu brought Liu He Meng over to express their thanks, he then took the items and left.

This afternoon, as the Princess Consort of Qi entered the palace, she kept thinking of Sui Sui.

After returning, she briefly listened to Shaoyao talk about the residence's affairs, then went straight to Sui Sui's place.

Seeing the little girl there playing with a Nine Linked Rings, the Princess Consort of Qi hurried forward two steps, and before Sui Sui could react, she pulled her into her embrace, pressing close: "My Sui Sui."

Smelling the familiar scent belonging to the Mother Consort, Sui Sui also happily pressed close: "Mother Consort, I've missed you."

A child's soft, coquettish whining, saying they miss you—who could withstand that?

The Princess Consort of Qi simply couldn't withstand it.

She held Sui Sui, wishing she could be a foolish ruler who cares only for beauties and not for the realm at this moment.

Upon entering the palace, the Empress Dowager bestowed many gifts.

The Princess Consort of Qi intentionally picked out some bright fabrics, and while holding Sui Sui, she said: "Sui Sui, take a look— which one do you like? Mother Consort will have them sent to JinXiuFang to be made into clothes, so we can dress beautifully, okay?"

Sui Sui wasn't greedy for things; she just liked being close to the Mother Consort.

However, bright colors do indeed easily attract children.

After being held by the Mother Consort, upon seeing the items, Sui Sui's eyes were hardly enough to take them all in.

Various fabrics, hair ornaments, decorative items, spices……

There were quite a lot of things, packed into two boxes of various sizes.

When leaving the palace, the horses pulling the cart felt noticeably heavier in their steps.

Princess Consort of Qi let Sui Sui pick, and Feng Xuanrui also let his younger sister pick first: "Younger sister, this color looks nice, like the sky after being washed with water."

"This one is also good."

"This purple jade dangling hairpin…… Well, it can't be used for now, but it looks nice to keep."

……

Although Feng Xuanrui is a young master, his taste is still on point.

Everything he picks looks very nice.

Sui Sui is also like that, an obedient younger sister who does whatever her brother says.

So, when her brother says okay, Sui Sui nods.

When her brother says this is okay, Sui Sui nods again.

……

The siblings get along very well; after the Princess Consort of Qi put Sui Sui on the ground, the two of them still held hands as they went to look at things together.

Princess Consort of Qi:?

I don't know why, but I feel a bit sour in my heart.

However, it's my own son, so forget it, don't worry about it so much.

He will go to class tomorrow, and by then Sui Sui will still be mine.

Thinking of these, the Princess Consort of Qi felt a bit better in her heart.

After picking gifts for most of the day, the Princess Consort of Qi picked a large portion and stuffed them into Sui Sui's private storehouse, to accumulate private property for the child.

Besides the various fabrics and jewelry, there were also loquats.

Sui Sui had never seen this kind of fruit before.

Still, the Princess Consort of Qi explained it carefully, and Feng Xuanrui peeled one on the spot and fed it to Sui Sui, after which she knew it was edible.

It's sweet and sour, with tender, juicy flesh.

One is not big; after peeling and removing the seed, there isn't much flesh left.

Sui Sui felt she hadn't even tasted it properly before this fruit had already gone into her stomach.

Thinking about it, she still feels a bit regretful.

The little girl looked at the loquat, almost drooling, making the Princess Consort of Qi want to laugh uncontrollably.

Not wanting to laugh out loud and hurt the little girl's self-esteem, the Princess Consort of Qi tried to hold it in, then turned to look at Haitang: "Pick a few loquats, tonight make some lily-loquat sweet soup, send some to each courtyard, fresh things, let's all try it."

Haitang quickly replied and stepped back.

Shaoyao hesitated back and forth, not knowing whether to take out Sui Sui's gift.

The box that Aunt Xiang asked for from me also counts as having given her a heads‑up, a hint.

Shaoyao wondered how to politely and tactfully remind the Princess Consort that the beautiful box contained a lively, wriggling earthworm.

Before Shaoyao could figure it out, Sui Sui happily hugged the box and ran to the Princess Consort of Qi, looking well‑behaved with an innocent smile: "Mother Consort, I prepared a gift for you!"

The second watch is at 19:00.