in2ebook Chapter 210 Su Nuannuan Cries Poverty
Chapter 210 Su Nuannuan Cries Poverty
"If the young princess doesn't mind, I will manage the princess's residence for her in the future." Li Quan said to Su Nuannuan with a fawning smile.
"Oh ho! I didn't expect you to be so quick, finding yourself a new partner so early. What am I supposed to do now?" Su Nuannuan raised an eyebrow, looking at Li Quan with a half-smile, deliberately trying to provoke him.
"Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. Let me explain this to you carefully," Li Quan hurriedly bowed and said with a smile. As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Su Nuannuan's expression out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that she was not angry, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alright, then I'll listen carefully today and see what kind of tricks you have up your sleeve." Su Nuannuan snorted and stopped making things difficult for Li Quan.
She gently waved her hand, signaling Jinse to move a delicate little stool in front of her. Then she sat down gracefully, placing her hands folded on her knees, adopting an attentive posture, her gaze fixed on Li Quan.
Seeing this, Li Quan subconsciously swallowed, cleared his throat, and then cautiously said, "Your Majesty, you see, the little prince and the little princess are already six years old. As for Your Majesty, you will need to stay here to guard the Empress Dowager's mausoleum for a full ten years. After ten years, the little prince and the little princess will both be sixteen years old."
According to the rules of our Azure Kingdom, once they reach this age, they can leave the palace, establish their own government offices, and set up their own households.
At that time, Your Majesty will inevitably be staying at the Prince's residence. However, in that case, there will be no one to accompany and take care of the little princess. How can you be at ease with that?
"This servant is absolutely loyal to Your Majesty, as well as the young prince and princess. Therefore, Your Majesty can rest assured that this servant will accompany the young princess."
"Li Quan, how can you be so sure that ten years from now, I will be able to live with Cheng'er?" Su Nuannuan asked leisurely, a slight smile playing on her lips.
"Your Majesty~" Li Quan looked at the ambiguous smile on his wife's face and couldn't help but feel annoyed. He unconsciously stomped his foot and shouted loudly.
"Alright, alright, stop stomping! Your legs aren't very nimble to begin with. If you stomp like that again, you'll break your other leg too. Then you can forget about serving the princess in the future. You might as well just enjoy your retirement here with me." Su Nuannuan looked at Li Quan, who was stomping his feet, with amusement and deliberately teased him.
"Your Majesty, do you mean you've already agreed?" Li Quan was overjoyed and didn't care about his mistress's wicked words. All he heard was that his mistress would allow him to serve at the princess's residence in the future.
Seeing this, Su Nuannuan rolled her eyes in annoyance, but she did not respond. Instead, she stood up, took light steps, and slowly walked towards the bare flowerbed.
At this moment, the two little ones were obediently following Miss Mu Ge, embarking on a flower-planting journey.
"I never expected that Miss Mu Ge would be so skilled at planting flowers!" Su Nuannuan smiled and watched with great interest as Mu Ge led the two little ones to work diligently in the flower garden, and couldn't help but tease her.
Upon hearing Su Nuannuan's words, Mu Ge quickly stood up straight, bowed slightly, and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is actually a trivial matter for this servant. The primary skill that those who study medicine must master is the cultivation of various medicinal herbs, and this servant believes that these flower seeds all have medicinal value."
"Since you know how to grow medicinal herbs, that's wonderful! To be honest, I've been thinking about planting a large number of medicinal herbs on this estate recently."
You have no idea how much money it costs to raise a child these days, let alone two children like me. The expenses are even more staggering.
If I don't find a way to earn some money soon, I'm afraid I'll soon face the predicament of not being able to make ends meet and having difficulty making a living! At this point, Su Nuannuan deliberately put on a pitiful look, as if she had really reached the end of her rope.
Seeing their mistress's pleading about being poor, Jinse and the others exchanged bewildered glances, their faces showing a mixture of helplessness and amusement. They thought to themselves: "Her mistress sounds like she's complaining that the Emperor has mistreated her, when in fact he dotes on her, showering her with gifts and providing ample funds for raising her children."
Even though she was sent to guard the imperial tombs, the emperor never mistreated her in the slightest. Not to mention other aspects, her material treatment was quite generous.
Furthermore, it seems that the little princess doesn't need Your Majesty to spend money to raise her!
Has Your Majesty forgotten? When the little princess was first born, she already had her own fiefdom and estate. With such generous conditions, raising one princess would be more than enough, let alone raising ten or eight princesses at the same time.
Su Nuannuan didn't hear their true feelings, otherwise she would have definitely retorted. The princess's fiefdom and estate are her future dowry, not something to support herself now.
After hearing her mistress's words, Mu Ge felt as if she had been struck by an invisible pressure, and she fell into a state of emo.
She opened her mouth, wanting to respond, but it felt as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping her throat, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Before coming, Granny Song hadn't told her in advance that her mistress would sometimes act this way... Mu Ge's mind was in turmoil, and the words she hadn't spoken were swirling on her tongue, but she dared not think any further, for fear that she might accidentally blurt out her thoughts and bring unnecessary trouble upon herself.
Just at this awkward and embarrassing moment, a voice as beautiful as heavenly music suddenly rang out, timely rescuing the bewildered Mu Ge.
"Your Highness, Commander Xiao has arrived." Granny Song hurried up to Su Nuannuan and respectfully reported the news.
Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan, who had been joking with Mu Ge, immediately showed a look of surprise and delight, turning to Song Mama and asking, "Is there a result so quickly?"
Granny Song nodded slightly and replied respectfully, "It seems there's a result, Your Highness."
Su Nuannuan nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, then glanced at everyone present and instructed, "You all continue to stay here and plant flowers. Yaoqin, you will come back with me."