After Yu Ying'er's rebirth, she became addicted to teasing Concubine Hua

"Your Highness, I don't understand what your Highness meant by 'different thoughts'. You only know that during the journey to sea with my Fourteenth Uncle, every aspect showed my Uncle's loyalty to the Qing Dynasty. And in my eyes, my Fourteenth Uncle is just a general who only thinks about how to make the Qing Dynasty stronger, not a prince. Can't your Highness easily see all this? My Fourteenth Uncle is a simple-minded person. As long as there are wars to fight and as long as he can be loyal to the Qing Dynasty, he will be happy no matter where you put him." Although Hongyao is only ten years old, he has experienced many hardships after going to sea. His face is no longer as round and white as before, but only a vicissitudes of life, like a little old man.

When he first met Hongyao, the emperor almost didn't recognize him. Now, hearing such a face and such words, the emperor was a little dazed. He unconsciously recalled the arguments between Fourteenth and the Empress Dowager before she left the capital, and he felt conflicted.

"You should go and pay your respects to your mother first. We haven't seen each other for almost a year. I'm sure she misses you too. I will go to Chuxiu Palace later to have dinner with you and your mother." The emperor was in a state of confusion. He just wanted to send Hongyao away first so that he could be alone and think about the question that had been puzzling him for a long time.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Hongyao knew roughly what he was thinking. He didn't want to be the one to disturb his thoughts, so he bowed and left.

Walking out of the Yangxin Palace, Hongyao saw Xiao Lingzi from afar. He didn't know how long he had been waiting there, so he looked at the person with a smile and waved his hand to signal him to come over.

"Sixth Prince." Xiao Lingzi took two or three steps forward and bowed respectfully, his eyes full of joy and peace of mind at seeing his master. "Empress Rou has prepared food and snacks and has been waiting for a long time. Please go to Chuxiu Palace to chat with me, Sixth Prince."

Hongyao glared at Xiao Lingzi unhappily and said, "It's been a while since we last met, and you've become more well-behaved, kid? You're not as outgoing as before, which makes me a little uncomfortable."

Xiao Lingzi can be described as the happy pill around Hongyao. She was trained by Hongyao to be good at almost everything, including acting, reciting plays, and sparring... However, she lacks the disciplined spirit of the other palace servants. However, Hongyao just likes Xiao Lingzi's unruly and casual nature. At first glance, she seems to have some of the shadow of people from later generations.

Hearing this, Xiao Lingzi suddenly felt aggrieved and wanted to cry. She squinted her eyes gently, indicating that Hongyao was in front of the Yangxin Palace and she dared not act rashly.

"You! How is mother these days? How is sister Chunle these days? Are you all okay?"

"Thanks to my brother's blessing, everything is fine."

Hongyao walked forward and Xiao Lingzi followed behind him. The two of them talked to each other.

"I am away from home. How can I bring any blessing to my relatives who are far away in the Forbidden City? You are just talking nonsense and you really deserve to be beaten." Hong Yao said with a smile, and for a moment it was hard to tell what her real emotions were.

Xiao Lingzi was stunned for a moment, but he regained the feeling of getting along with Hongyao before, and said jokingly: "If you don't like it, I won't say it in the future, so as not to anger you and send you to the Ministry of Punishment. Even if I cry to death, there is no way to save you."

"I won't bother with you! Let's go quickly, otherwise there won't be time to distribute gifts to you. Everyone gets a share!" Hong Yao still remembered to bring gifts to everyone in Chuxiu Palace, so he had someone carry the big box to Chuxiu Palace early in the morning.

Fubao from Chuxiu Palace was waiting so long that he hung his head and felt a little discouraged, cursing all the time.

"Mother, Imperial Concubine Hua, Third Sister." Hong Yao saw from afar that the door was open. Imperial Concubine Hua and his mother were sitting at the very top, discussing the food in their hands, while Fu Bao was standing at the door with a somewhat depressed look, looking somewhat pitiful.

Hearing the familiar voice, Fubao looked up suddenly, and saw the black coal-like man walking in. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and he couldn't help muttering, "How ugly."

Hongyao passed by Fubao and heard those words. His smiling face froze for a moment and then quickly recovered. He quickly stepped forward and wanted to greet Yu Ying'er, but was helped up by Yu Ying'er.

"Silly child, you've become darker and thinner. You've worked hard." Yu Ying'er touched the child in front of her who had grown taller, darker, and more haggard. Suddenly, tears flowed like water.

Although Hongyao often saw his mother crying, this was the first time he saw her crying so hard. He was really at a loss.

It was Nian Shilan who saw Hongyao's confusion and embarrassment, and quickly pulled Yu Ying'er to her side: "Okay, why are you crying on such a good day? You scared the child for no reason."

After this reminder, Yu Ying'er realized her mistake and quickly took out the silk handkerchief hanging around her waist and wiped her tears.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Chunxi and Chunle, serve the food, your brother is back." Yu Ying'er called everyone to have their meal, and told them to talk about it after the meal if they had anything to say.

The meal was successfully completed with Hongyao piling up bowls one after another and looking like he was about to cry with "movement".

Hongyao rubbed his stomach and drank a bowl of digestive tea handed to him by Chunle, then he felt better.

"Mother, I brought gifts for everyone. Xiao Lingzi, bring them up." Hongyao ordered Xiao Lingzi to bring the gifts up and distribute them one by one.

What was given to Concubine Hua was a set of pink pearl jewelry that was more beautiful than Dongzhu, two large gold-woven carpets, a watch, and a glass snuff bottle.

What was given to Yu Ying'er were three pieces of Western cloth, a glass hanging screen with a huanghuali wood border and inlaid paintings, a set of glass chessboard and chess pieces, and a Western script.

Fubao was given a Travelogue and a telescope. Fubao couldn't put the Travelogue down and quickly started flipping through it.

The gifts given to the other palace maids were also small Western folk items. Everyone who received the gifts was extremely happy. Hongyao even sent one to Empress Wen, Empress Xin, Shu and Wen Yi. It can be said that he was very thoughtful and thought of everything for his own people.

"Good boy." Yu Ying'er looked at the items and told them to pack them up. She couldn't help but look at Hong Yao. Seeing his appearance, she couldn't help but feel distressed. "Now that you're back, you have to take a good rest. Take good care of your face. It's still tender. You need to recover 70% to 80%."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to rest for much longer." Hong Yao thought about how he would have to go through another hard time, beating the person until he cried for his parents, but his parents didn't even recognize him. The humiliation of future generations couldn't be easily murdered by beating them up or destroying a country. Although he had never been there, he still found it hard to let it go.

Hearing Hongyao's words, Fubao couldn't help but look up.

Yu Ying'er suddenly felt dizzy and asked quickly, "What do you mean? Where are you going again?!"