【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 193 The Queen Mother who picked up the bargain is very upset 39

When Yun Xi and the little emperor were not paying attention, the two children started fighting. Yu Yang was tall and strong, and he beat the Third Princess back step by step. Zhu Er was a little smart kid, and when she saw that she couldn't win, she pinched Yu Yang's armpits and thighs. The two of them became more and more excited as they fought.

When the second princess saw this, she immediately shouted to stop it.

Yun Xi looked over, feeling helpless. "Why are they fighting again?"

The little emperor was very unhappy. He bent down and picked up the third princess. "Zhu'er, are you okay?"

Yun Xi pulled Yu Yang over and asked, "What's wrong with you? You were the one who started the trouble, and now it's turned into a fight. Who started it first?"

"Humph!"

The little emperor was even more upset. "Yuyang, it's normal for the third child to be unwilling to work since he's still young. You should have told us so that I, as a father, could discipline him. Why did you do that? And this time during the fight, look at you. You were so strong that you beat the child. What if you hurt him?"

Yun Xi looked at the Second Princess, "Qing'er, do you know what's going on between these two? They've only met a few times, so why are they so hostile to each other?"

Lian Qing looked at this and that, and said in embarrassment: "Third sister said before that Sister Yuyang was a fatherless child."

Zhu'er retorted with her eyes wide open, "That's right! I have never seen my uncle." Yuyang was so angry that he waved his fist to hit her again, but he didn't dare to do it. He withdrew his hand and rubbed his thigh, grinning.

Yun Xi held her forehead and took her to the side. Seeing the bruises on her thighs, she said distressedly, "Xiu'er, go find Zhaoyang and Zhaoyue to accompany Yuyang and Huolun."

"Mother! Zhu'er was beaten!" The little emperor refused.

"That's because you and your wife didn't explain it clearly to Zhu'er. How can you say such things casually? It's because she is a princess, otherwise she would have been beaten long ago." Yun Xi glanced at the emperor with disdain, "Take her back quickly and teach her a lesson, or do you want to deal with your elder sister?"

The little emperor left angrily with his daughter in his arms. Yun Xi rubbed Yu Yang and Lian Qing's hair.

"Yuyang, you and Huolun both have fathers, but your mother and your aunt don't want to marry each other."

Yuyang didn't understand, "Why?"

"Because you want freedom. Your mother's love is scattered among the men in her backyard. It can't be given to just one person. Just like your uncle the emperor, there are so many women in his backyard. You don't have to care about these. You just need to know that you have a father." Yun Xi comforted her with a few words.

Lian Qing pulled Yuyang and whispered, "I'm a little envious of my aunt."

Yuyang didn't understand, "Why?"

"Do you know Princess Wenning?"

"I seem to have heard that he is the posthumous child of the great uncle." Yuyang scratched his head and thought for a while.

"Yes, she's getting married soon. Or, no, she's getting a consort soon. But she'll have to live with him all by herself. And your mother is also a princess, but she can have many men." Lian Qing said this with a disappointed tone. "I'm sure you and I will end up like Princess Wen Ning when we grow up."

The little baby's sighing look was so cute. Yun Xi coughed lightly and said, "Okay, let's go eat. Let's have hot pot today."

"Hot pot? Sister Qing'er, hot pot is delicious. The most important thing is that eating hot pot means you can eat beef!" Yuyang forgot his unhappiness and became excited.

Lian Qing jogged, "Beef! Slurp, I love beef too!"

Yun Xi nodded, "That's right. The imperial court won a victory this year, and the grasslands sent a lot of cattle and sheep as tribute. These cattle are not very good at plowing the land, so you can eat them as you like."

"Wow!"

The two little guys exclaimed in surprise.

When we arrived at the farm, there were already two tables set up, serving mushroom soup and spicy beef hot pot, each emitting a completely different aroma.

After sitting down, Yun Xi looked at the Queen and asked, "How is Zhu'er? Is she not hurt?"

The Queen's eyes flashed with displeasure as she glanced at Yuyang. She said softly, "Mother, Zhu'er is not injured. How is Yuyang? Is she okay? Did Zhu'er hit her too hard?"

"That's good. Yuyang was pinched a few times and has bruises all over her body. Fortunately, her skin is not broken. It's also because she can endure it. Otherwise, she would have cried a long time ago. As your aunt, you will have to spend money to avoid disaster."

Yun Xi shook her head and stopped talking. She thought it was fair. In the royal family, she could just scold both parties. If it happened in an ordinary family, they would definitely be whipped and educated with love.

"Mother, has Yuyang been practicing martial arts? I'm saying this, but why would a girl practice this? It will easily make her skeleton bigger and her body stronger, which won't look good." The Queen said casually.

"The jade goat has excellent bones, perfect for martial arts training. Besides, does it really matter whether it's good-looking or not?" Yun Xi's eyes flickered as she said calmly, "Is the emperor handsome? He's just above average. But if you ask people on the street, who would dare to say that the emperor isn't the most handsome man?"

"In the face of power, appearance means nothing."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

The little emperor's face turned red from coughing.

"Mother, why are you using me as an example?"

Yun Xi rolled her eyes. "Who told you that you are the most persuasive? I have top masters here to teach children martial arts. Do you want to let Zhu'er and the others come and learn?"

Lian Cheng was obviously more rational. "Go ahead and learn. Seeing Yuyang is so capable, I'm very tempted. Besides, the prince will need the help of his brothers and sisters in the future."

The Queen listened intently, quite puzzled. Why would the Crown Prince need the help of the other princes and princesses? When the princes grew up, they would be made kings and allowed to leave the capital to live in their fiefdoms. The princesses would be made princesses and married off, but they would not be able to achieve great things.

"Send you all here for training in the future. We have no shortage of scholars and warriors here."

After dinner, the group returned to the city and arrived at the royal garden. Yun Xi felt much more comfortable. She did not have the sense of restraint here as she did in the palace. This was also why the censor always reported her for not returning to the palace and why she was still living outside.

"Empress Dowager, there are some problems with Zhou Limei."

"What's the problem? I remember she is in charge of the financial management of the paper mill? Is there a problem with the paper mill?" Yun Xi sat up straight, took the letter and started reading.

There are many bamboos in the south, so she sent people to the south to open a paper mill.

"Proposing a marriage? Or is it that the Earl of Zhongqin in Jinling is asking for a marriage for his legitimate son?"

Yun Xi found the information about Uncle Zhongqin, and after looking at it for a while, she said with certainty, "This is the formula for the paper mill that he covets!"

Xiu'er was puzzled, "Master, how did you know that? And Zhou Limei doesn't know the recipe."

"Lord Zhongqin has two sons. The eldest son is from his first wife and has been married for three years. The second son is still unmarried. I guess he saw the profit from the paper mill and wanted to use it to support his son." Yun Xi said with a sigh, "What good intentions! Zhou Limei is the legitimate daughter of a merchant family. The merchants, who are so picky, don't mind. They sent this news to the emperor and asked her to handle it."

Xiu'er seemed to understand, nodded and went to do the work.

Yun Xi thought about the nobles of today. Although Emperor Taizu took a group of them away before he left, and there was an ancestral precept that "no one can be granted a title without military merit", over the years, the number of nobles in the Lian Dynasty has increased.