jdhmnovel Chapter 134 The biological child really is here to collect a debt.
Chapter 134 The biological child really is here to collect a debt.
Since the two wet nurses left Cuiwei Palace, no new servants have been brought in. Now, whenever the two children play, they are always accompanied by young eunuchs. However, for Jingcheng, who is mischievous and loves to cause trouble, these young eunuchs dare not discipline him at all.
That's why situations like Jingcheng's, who frequently run into the vegetable garden and cause chaos, happen so often.
Last time, he pulled up those tender radish seedlings; before that, he uprooted the pumpkin vines; and this time he went even further, ruining the perfectly good corn seedlings.
Jinse, seeing her mistress about to lose her temper, was startled and quickly lowered her voice to cautiously remind her, "Your Majesty, please mind your image."
At this moment, the clever and quick-witted little Jingcheng naturally noticed that his mother was angry. So he quickly lowered his little head and, like a frightened little rabbit, timidly said to Su Nuannuan, "Mother, I know I was wrong. I promise I will never dare to do it again."
Looking at her son's pitiful expression, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but snort helplessly, muttering to herself, "My own son really is here to collect debts." However, she maintained a stern face and demanded sternly, "Tell me, what exactly did you do wrong?"
This time, Su Nuannuan was determined not to let this mischievous little guy off easily. She would make him deeply realize the mistakes he had made. Otherwise, he would probably only become more and more unscrupulous and lawless in the future.
Don't underestimate these three-year-olds. Despite their young age, their destructive power is not to be underestimated; moreover, they are quite intelligent and can understand almost everything adults say. It's just that sometimes these little devils like to deliberately go against adults and intentionally contradict them to annoy people.
Little Jingcheng obediently lowered his head and mumbled in a voice softer than a mosquito's buzz, "Your subject... Your subject shouldn't have run off to play in the vegetable garden."
Seeing the young prince looking so pitiful, Jinse couldn't bear it and couldn't help but plead for him, "Your Majesty..."
“Jinse, we really can’t spoil him like this anymore. As the saying goes, ‘You can tell what a person will be like at three years old.’ If we don’t discipline him properly now, we’ll probably be too old to manage him when he grows up.” Su Nuannuan looked at Jinse with concern and said earnestly.
Seeing this, little Jingyao tugged at Su Nuannuan's sleeve and called out in a childish voice, "Mother~"
"Jingyao, be good. Mother will take you to see those interesting little ants later, okay?" Su Nuannuan quickly squatted down, gently stroking little Jingyao's hair, and softly comforted her.
Little Jingyao nodded understandingly, then turned to look at her brother standing beside her, head bowed, looking like he had done something wrong. She blinked her big, bright eyes, as if telling her brother with her gaze, "Brother, even I can't save you this time."
Su Nuannuan slowly stood up and sat down in front of a small stool that Yaoqin had just handed her. She stared intently at the little Jingcheng, who was hanging his head, and asked sternly, "Jingcheng, has your mother told you that you are absolutely not allowed to play in the vegetable garden, let alone pull up the seedlings or anything like that?"
"Mother Consort... said so." Xiao Jingcheng timidly raised his head, quickly glanced at Su Nuannuan, and then quickly lowered his head again, muttering his reply in a low voice.
"Since I said so, why did you knowingly violate the rules?" Su Nuannuan took a deep breath, suppressing her anger as she continued to press for answers.
"Because...it's fun." Xiao Jingcheng hesitated for a moment, but finally stammered out the reason.
Upon hearing this answer, Su Nuannuan was so angry that she almost couldn't help but raise her hand and slap the naughty little guy twice.
"My own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood... Don't be angry, don't be angry!" Su Nuannuan clenched her fists tightly, repeating these words over and over, trying to calm her heart, which was about to be ignited by anger. However, the more she repeated these words, the more uncontrollably her anger rose.
"Is it fun?" Su Nuannuan's voice carried a hint of suppressed anger as she glared at Xiao Jingcheng, who was hanging his head and not saying a word, and questioned him.
As if knowing he had made a mistake, Xiao Jing lowered his head, fidgeting nervously with the hem of his clothes, but dared not look up at Su Nuannuan.
"Alright, you're quite resourceful for your age. Since you think it's fun, then your mother will let you have your fill today!" Su Nuannuan suddenly stood up, flicked her sleeves, and ordered Yaoqin beside her, "Yaoqin, quickly pack everything up. I'm going to the Empress's place right now to ask her to let me stay at the estate for a while."
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Yaoqin was so surprised that her mouth dropped open, and she was momentarily speechless.
"What are you 'huh' about? Hurry up and get ready! Be quick about it!" Su Nuannuan shouted at Yaoqin in an annoyed tone.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Yaoqin replied quickly as if waking from a dream, then hurriedly bowed and turned to run to the inner room to pack her luggage.
For others, applying to leave the palace and live on a estate might not be an easy task. But for Su Nuannuan, it wasn't so complicated or difficult. After all, she could simply use the Empress's educational methods as an excuse—to let the child experience some hardship, so he wouldn't become lazy and ignorant of basic farming skills. In that case, the Empress probably wouldn't object too much. Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan's mood calmed down a bit, but her eyes were still full of anger as she looked at Xiao Jingcheng.
The Crown Prince went to the Imperial Estate, while she headed to her own private estate. The most crucial point here is that even the incomparably noble Empress taught the Crown Prince in the same way, so the Empress certainly wouldn't feel any resentment towards it.
Besides, there was another important reason that prompted her to rush to her estate: she also planted corn there.
This is a good opportunity to go and take a look.
Moreover, corn wasn't only grown in Caiwei Palace where she resided; there was also a cornfield in her dowry estate. Furthermore, corn was also planted on the estate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion.
Back then, Su Yuan didn't just find a few ears of corn; he found a whole large bagful! Ever since Su Nuannuan revealed to her third brother Su Yuan that this was an edible grain crop, he immediately and meticulously arranged for people to plant these corn seeds in various villages, eagerly anticipating the harvest season. Then, he could personally check the yield.
If the yield is indeed as high as his sister says, he will immediately report it to the imperial court, which will undoubtedly be a remarkable achievement. Perhaps he himself will even be granted an official position as a result!