Chapter 153: with translation of chapter title

After hearing Sui Sui's words, Peony's eyelids twitched wildly; she wanted to stop it but didn't know what to say, so she could only look at the Princess Consort of Qi with a worried expression.

She thought, the master understands her; with this look, the other should understand, right?

Peony's repeated attempts to speak then stop were naturally understood by the Princess Consort of Qi.

She guessed there was something going on, but she didn't think about it deeply.

At this moment, the Princess Consort of Qi couldn't bother to look elsewhere; she only looked at the box Sui Sui had brought before her.

Her obedient daughter knew to give her a gift.

How wonderful!

All the affection for this child wasn't in vain.

The Princess Consort of Qi happily took the box; Peony watched, her heart pounding, coughing nonstop.

Aunt Qiu didn't understand, thinking she was ill, and leaned over to whisper: "Are you feeling unwell?"

The Princess Consort of Qi vaguely understood Peony's hint.

Aunt Qiu was uneasy, so she asked that.

For us servants, if we feel unwell, we can rest.

Peony: ……

Doctor Liu has left; the Heart-Protecting Pill should still be there, right?

Now she runs to fetch it; is there still time?

Because of Peony's abnormality, the Princess Consort of Qi braced herself for the gift being extraordinarily bizarre.

She thought, is the gift Sui Sui sent extraordinarily bizarre?

However, no matter how bizarre, it's the little girl's intention; the Princess Consort of Qi felt she had to accept it even if it were mountains of knives and seas of fire.

Feng Xuanrui, on the other hand, didn't have so many thoughts; he was quite curious about what gift his sister would give the Mother Consort.

Mainly, he was afraid of passing on the illness to the masters.

The boxes are all about the same, and Sui Sui said the contents are roughly the same size, so there's no need to pick deliberately.

Ahhh, life, why make things difficult for a lowly maid like her?

Upon hearing that he also had a gift, and that it was in the stacked boxes nearby, Feng Xuanrui immediately ran over happily.

What made him somewhat unhappy was that the Mother Consort had a gift, but he did not.

As a result, the Princess Consort of Qi raised her head and shook it at her.

Peony wanted to rush over and help the consort open it.

Peony thought, I really am too bitter!

Better to say it outright, for fear of hurting the eldest lady's heart.

He thought, indeed they should all be slaughtered.

Better not to say it; she really couldn't imagine what reaction the consort would have after seeing what's inside the box.

However, thinking that his other brothers also had gifts, Feng Xuanrui felt sour again.

Thinking of this, Feng Xuanrui tugged at Sui Sui's sleeve, gently shook it, and coquettishly said: "Sister, Mother Consort has one, why don't I?"

Hearing her brother's question, Sui Sui immediately raised her hand high: "Yes, yes, brother, don't worry, there are still five boxes, one for each brother, they all have them! And I've measured the sizes; they're about the same, brother's is the biggest!"

Thinking of this, she smiled at Sui Sui, reached out and gently touched the little girl's soft cheek, then took the box and opened it slowly.

Regarding this, Peony shook her head wildly, and kept shaking her head at the Princess Consort of Qi.

This way, the sister's gift would be entirely his own!

The Princess Consort of Qi opened the box apprehensively; when she saw what was inside, her pupils contracted sharply, but her hand remained steady, and she did not directly throw the thing away.

Peony watched from the side, not daring to breathe from nervousness, fearing the consort would scream or faint again.

She was always ready to go rescue someone soon!

She had recalled where the Heart-Protecting Pill was located.

As a result, after seeing the gift, the consort was very composed.

This left Peony feeling somewhat dazed.

After the tension, her body felt somewhat limp.

At this moment, Peony vaguely recalled whether, a few years ago when the Sixth Prince was still young, he had done something similar.

If she asked, the Princess Consort of Qi would probably smile and reply: "Yes, indeed."

To be honest, when she saw the gift inside the box was an earthworm, the Princess Consort of Qi was indeed startled.

But, having been frightened before, her mental fortitude is now quite good.

So, her pupils merely shrank a bit; she remained very composed, even smiling as she closed the box and handed it to Aunt Qiu beside her, smiling as she stroked Sui Sui's head: "What a unique gift, Mother Consort…… I really like it."

The last three words were actually said rather reluctantly.

But it's the child's intention.

When a child gives a gift, who cares whether it's good or bad, scary or not?

They think it's good, so they want to give it to the person they like most.

The Princess Consort of Qi thought, she is the person Sui Sui likes most.

Thinking this way, doesn't her mood suddenly become open and bright?

It's just an earthworm; even if it's scary, could it be scarier than a toad?

Yes, a few years ago the Princess Consort of Qi had received a gift box carefully wrapped by Feng Xuanrui, with several small flowers attached.

The box contained two lively, jumping toads.

At the moment the box opened, the toads almost jumped onto her face!

Even after several years, recalling that scene still makes the Princess Consort of Qi feel panicked.

So, little earthworm, what can it do to her?

Almost got sprayed by a toad; compared to the earthworm, this is really gentle.

So, Sui Sui is still good; the young lady is gentle, she understands how to take care of Mother Consort's emotions.

Princess Consort of Qi happily went to touch Sui Sui's head.

Seeing Mother Consort like the gift, Sui Sui was also very happy, rubbing against Mother Consort again and again.

Feng Xuanrui also opened the box now; after seeing the wriggling earthworm, he exclaimed: "Ah, it's still pretty cute, let me touch it."

The child is mischievous; seeing moving things, they don't know fear, instead feeling very curious.

Although the earthworm isn't good-looking, when it moves it's still quite interesting.

Feng Xuanrui grabbed the earthworm and came over to Sui Sui: "Sister, look, its head is big!"

It's hard for Feng Xuanrui's good eyesight, but they can still tell which is head and which is tail.

Hearing brother say that, Sui Sui curiously squeezed over, looked for a while, still couldn't tell which is head.

She shook her head: "Can't tell, brother."

Hearing that, Feng Xuanrui thought a moment, then with both hands grabbed the earthworm: "I'll stretch it out for you to see; after stretching, the head will be obvious."

All the servants: ……

Save me, who will come save us, ah ah ah!

Usually just looking at earthworms is already scary; now we still have to stretch it out and lay it before everyone.

Help!

Princess Consort of Qi's complexion also isn't very good.

Although there was a toad comparison a few years ago, today's earthworm really isn't anything.

But as a soft-bodied animal, with its stretching and changing, that feel is still slightly cool and sticky…

Can't think about it.

If we keep thinking, dinner will completely lose its appetite.

Princess Consort of Qi wanted to persuade the two kids not to play, first wash hands and eat; listening to the commotion in the front courtyard, the other young masters should have returned.

She hadn't even opened her mouth when she heard Peony come over, voice stuttering: "Consort, the eldest young lady also sent a box to Madame Ren Ce Fei."

Princess Consort of Qi:?!!!!

Second watch.