With Zimu's careful care, Yongqi was able to run a few short steps when he was more than nine months old.

"Slippery...horse."

Hongli was surprised and held little Yongqi in his arms.

In order to coax little Yongqi into calling him "Ah Ma" again, even his toys were taken away.

"Come on, Yongqi, call me Emperor Father again."

Little Yongqi pouted and looked for Zimu back and forth. When she was about to cry, Zimu came back from paying his respects in Changchun Palace.

"Oh, my dear Yongqi, your little mouth is pouting like you're about to cry."

"Mother~uh, mother~"

"Your Majesty, have you heard that our Yongqi has already called her mother?"

"Yongqi just called me Emperor Father. He called me Emperor Father first."

"Your Majesty, you are so childish that you even want to compete with me." Zimu glanced at Hongli and said unconvinced.

Looking at little Yongqi stretching his little arms towards Zimu, he was about to cry.

Now, seeing that his mother ignored him, his bright eyes were filled with tears.

Zimu had no choice but to take little Yongqi from Hongli's arms with a smile.

Then she patted his back gently and said tenderly: "Yongqi, be good. Mother will hold you. Don't cry, don't cry."

Hongli watched the intimate interaction between Zimu and Yongqi, and his heart was filled with warmth and happiness.

He walked to Zimu, gently stroked Yongqi's little face and said, "Yongqi is really smart. He can call me father and mother so early."

Zimu looked at Hongli with a smile, her eyes shining with maternal love.

"Yes, our Yongqi is obviously a very smart child."

"Wow...Ma" Xiao Yongqi spoke again at this time.

His bright eyes stared at the small slide and wooden horse that Zimu had built for him in the hall.

"Zi Mu, listen, is Yong Qi calling me 'Zhen' again?"

"..." Zimu knew instantly that little Yongqi wanted to play on the slide and the wooden horse by himself, but the child couldn't speak complete sentences.

One is Hua and the other is Ma, and when they are said together it sounds like calling each other "Emperor Father".

Zimu suppressed his laughter and nodded: "Father and son are connected by heart. Our little Yongqi likes Father Huang the most, right?"

"Happiness, flowers, mother~"

"Hey, little brat, your mother is mine, do you need to like her?"

"Hmph..." Little Yongqi buried his little face in Zimu's shoulder without even looking at Hongli.

"Eh? Zimu, look at him. He's ignoring me."

"The Emperor has really grown up, and he is still angry with his own son."

Zimu handed Yongqi to Lan Cui before sitting down to talk to Hongli.

"You've taken such good care of Yongqi. He's so plump and fair. I'm happy to see him."

Hongli continued with emotion: "In the future, our child will definitely be cuter and smarter than Yongqi."

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Zimu's face.

But she still shook her head gently and said softly: "Your Majesty, you can't say that. Yongqi is my child and your son. You can see today that Yongqi may be a precocious child."

"You should think about how to teach him well and make him a useful person. But you can't spoil him too much. You have to let him learn to be independent and strong, so that he can become a real man."

Hongli nodded after hearing this, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and said: "I know Yongqi is very good, but I am more looking forward to our child."

"I am also looking forward to the birth of our child, but it is too early to say this now..."

Hongli saw Zimu's disappointment, gently held Zimu's hand and whispered: "Your task now is to take good care of yourself and accompany me well. If we are not blessed to have children, then Yongqi will be our only child."

Zimu looked into Hongli's eyes and thought, the emperor's favoritism and love can really make people addicted.

"Okay, I will accompany Your Majesty for a long time."

Hongli smiled and nodded, patted Zimu's hand gently and said softly: "I will also be careful and will not say these words in front of Yongqi."

Zimu smiled and nodded, then asked, "Why did the emperor come so early today?"

Hongli replied: "There was not much to do in the court today and the court ended early. I thought you might not have had breakfast yet, so I came to Yongshou Palace to accompany you."

During breakfast, Zi Mu suddenly said, "Hai Lan has already reached the position of concubine. Logically, she should be able to move out alone and become the head of a palace. Your Majesty, please help me think of where to let her live?"

"She's been coming here more often recently."

Hongli sighed silently in his heart, thinking that his own Zimu was so foolish as to not bear grudges.

If it were someone else, no one would have let her see Yongqi. However, Zimu felt that she was not doing well in Jingren Palace, so he spoke up for her.

"Hai Lan likes the Fifth Prince very much." Zi Mu looked at Hongli seriously and said.

"In that case, I will move Concubine Yu to live in Jingyang Palace. It has been under renovation and we can move in without waiting, Li Yu." Hongli put down his chopsticks and called Li Yu behind him.

"I'm here." Li Yu replied respectfully.

"Go to Jingren Palace later and convey my order."

"Well, if Her Majesty Empress Xian asks...it's hard for me to answer."

"There is the Empress to take care of the affairs of the harem, and at the very least there is the Imperial Concubine. What is there for her to ask?"

The more Hongli thought of Qingying now, the more he felt that he was not normal before, otherwise why would he take her into the palace.

"Yes, I obey your command." Li Yu received the order and withdrew.

Zimu was also happy that Hailan was able to escape Qingying's increasingly perverted control. He smiled at Hongli and said, "I thank the emperor on behalf of Hailan."

Qianlong looked at Ruyi tenderly and said, "Well, you are kind-hearted. Eat more. You still eat too little."

Hongli has been accustomed to coaxing Zimu over the years, and even the action of picking up food has become commonplace.

Looking at Zimu eating up the food he passed to him, his eyes were full of love and pampering.

In Jingren Palace, after Hai Lan knelt down and received the imperial edict, she asked Ye Xin to direct the palace maids and eunuchs to pack up, intending to move out of Jingren Palace as soon as possible.

Qingying stood coldly at the door of the main hall of Jingren Palace, watching Hailan busying herself. She didn't show it on her face, but she felt extremely desolate in her heart.

Just like she couldn't keep the heart of her young man before, now she couldn't keep Hai Lan, who was becoming increasingly distant from her.

She still couldn't figure out why she had ended up like this.

She didn't understand why Concubine Ling was now much more favored than she was before, but the Queen and the Imperial Concubine not only didn't make fun of her, but also gave her rare things from time to time.

Even the always defiant Bai Ruiji had a very good relationship with Concubine Ling, and all the palace maids and eunuchs liked Concubine Ling.

The concubines were also willing to make friends with her, and the empress dowager praised Concubine Ling.

The Empress Dowager's youngest daughter, Princess Hengti, also regarded Concubine Ling as her close friend.

I am alone in this harem.

Concubine Chun distanced herself from him because Yongqi and Hai Lan also left her heart.

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