Lan Zhi is very filial. She comes to Zhang's house to visit Mrs. Zhang every now and then. She is also very patient with Teng'er and always plays with him. Therefore, Teng'er likes this cousin very much. If she can't see her for several days in a row, she will cry and ask for help.

Go find her.

With Lan Zhi as a comparison, it seemed that Teng'er was becoming less and less close to Princess Jiaming. That's why Mrs. Zhang and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law did a lot of preaching, thinking that Princess Jiaming was not as caring about Teng'er as Lan Zhi.

Princess Jiaming had a hard time saying that she treated Teng'er as her own, but Teng'er didn't want to get close to her, so she had no choice. It was not that she had not experienced the fact that he was close to Lan Zhi, but Lan Zhi treated her

This cousin also respects her very much, making her unable to dislike him at all.

Maybe it was because they were not compatible by nature. She did not hate Lan Zhi, but the friendship between the two was not very deep. Even if they met frequently, they could not get close. She only treated Lan Zhi as a relative of the Zhang family and could not be a close friend.

"Mrs. Zhang must be very fond of Miss Lan Zhi." Qin Xiaoxiao felt strange in her heart when she looked at Lan Zhi's impressive outfit, especially the looming imperial green bracelet on her wrist.

"Well, she came to the house when she was eight years old and has been raised by her grandmother. She regards her as her granddaughter and will never forget to give her a share of any good things." Princess Jiaming said lightly, without feeling envious.

Qin Xiaoxiao was deep in thought, looking at the big and small ducks playing opposite him without saying anything else.

The two watched quietly for a while, then saw a maid taking out several fluffy little ducks at Lan Zhi's suggestion, which made Teng'er giggle. She hugged the little ducks and started laughing too.

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At this time, Lan Zhi accidentally discovered them, and quickly stood up and saluted across the lake: "I have met the princess."

At this stop, Qin Xiaoxiao could clearly see her appearance. It was not that she stood out, but she had a gentle and harmless look that made people unable to bear to speak loudly for fear of scaring her.

This kind of weakness is different from the gentleness that shines through the bones of Princess Jiaming. If we must tell the reason, then a silk flower needs careful care; the other is pampas grass, which looks soft but is actually tough.

"Cousin, no gift." Princess Jiaming said politely, holding Qin Xiaoxiao's hand through the verandah to the pavilion.

"Is this Mrs. Nanminghou? Lan Zhi salutes Mrs. Lan Zhi." Lan Zhi smiled softly at Qin Xiaoxiao and bowed. Her body was thin, as if she had no bones, and her weakness seemed to overflow.

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"No gift." Qin Xiaoxiao raised his hand and looked at her calmly. Seeing that she was wearing light makeup, her somewhat dull facial features were particularly moving, and the strange feeling in her heart deepened.

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Princess Jiaming didn't notice her strangeness, and waved to Teng'er, who was hugging the little duck and standing next to Lan Zhi: "Teng'er, come to mother and salute your cousin."

In terms of seniority, Teng'er is Jingheng's cousin, so she should indeed call Qin Xiaoxiao cousin.

Teng'er was a little afraid of strangers and subconsciously leaned against Lan Zhi, raising her head and looking at her eagerly.

"Teng'er, be good, call someone." Lan Zhi touched his little head with an encouraging look on her face. She looked more like Teng'er's mother than Princess Jiaming.

With her encouragement, Teng'er put away his timidity, handed the little duck to the maid, and bowed to Qin Xiaoxiao in a decent manner: "Teng'er has met my cousin."

Qin Xiaoxiao said with a smile: "Teng'er is exempt from the gift. My cousin brought you a gift today. I will go to your mother's place later and ask your mother to give it to you."

Teng'er's eyes lit up and she looked at Princess Jiaming eagerly.

Princess Jiaming looked at his cute appearance and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to touch the top of his hair, but he turned his head and avoided it.

"Mother, Teng'er has told you not to touch Teng'er's head. Teng'er doesn't like it!" Teng'er hid behind Lan Zhi, her innocent little face was filled with displeasure, as if she was blaming Jiaming County.

The Lord did not remember his words.

Princess Jiaming's expression dimmed and she slowly retracted her hand.

"Teng'er, how can you talk like this? The princess is your mother, and she will touch your head only if she likes you." Lan Zhi pulled Teng'er and began to teach him, her tone was still gentle and not intimidating.

After that, she looked at Princess Jiaming nervously and spoke for Teng'er: "Princess, Teng'er is still young and immature. Don't blame him. When he is older, he will know how good you are to him."

Princess Jiaming forced a smile and shook her head: "Teng'er is my child, how can I blame him?" Then, she said to Teng'er, who had a flat mouth and an unhappy look on his face: "Come and thank me.

Sister-in-law, mother will send someone to deliver a gift to you later."

After hearing this, Teng'er had a good face and stepped forward to thank Qin Xiaoxiao: "Thank you, cousin!"

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at Lan Zhi and said with a smile: "You're welcome, my cousin's house still has many fun little things. If Teng'er wants, you can follow your mother to your cousin's house as a guest in the future. My cousin allows you to

Have enough fun."

Teng'er was at a playful age. Hearing this, he hurriedly said, "Yeah, I'm going to my cousin's house to play."

Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed his little head: "Good boy, my cousin is waiting for you. You must come, otherwise those fun little things will be given to others to play with."

Teng'er was anxious and said hurriedly: "Teng'er must come, cousin sister-in-law must not give it to anyone else!"

"Okay, my cousin is waiting." Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed his little head again. Seeing that he didn't reject him at all, she muttered in her heart: It's strange that this kid doesn't like his cousin rubbing his head alone.

Weird.

With the addition of Qin Xiaoxiao and Princess Jiaming, Lan Zhi seemed to be afraid to let go of her hands and feet to play with Teng'er and the little duck, and only let Teng'er play by herself.

Teng'er didn't notice it. She squatted on the ground and talked to a few ducklings. From time to time, she put the ducklings into the water and watched them swim happily.

It didn't take long for him to get tired of playing and dozed off leaning on Lan Zhi.

Princess Jiaming wanted to take him back to her courtyard to have a rest with him, but she didn't expect him to cry and refuse. She grabbed Lan Zhi's sleeves and refused to let go, asking Lan Zhi to sleep with him in Mrs. Zhang's courtyard.

Lan Zhi felt very guilty and did not dare to look up at Princess Jiaming.

"Teng'er can't live without his cousin, so he can only trouble his cousin to take him back to his mother's yard to rest." Princess Jiaming held back the bitterness in her heart and said to Lan Zhi sheepishly.

"Don't worry, Princess, I will stay with Teng'er well." Lan Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and hugged Teng'er herself.

"Sorry to trouble my cousin." Princess Jiaming thanked her, with no other emotions visible on her gentle face.

Lan Zhi dared not, and finally, at Teng'er's urging, she carried him out of the pavilion and headed towards Mrs. Zhang's courtyard.

Looking at the older one and the younger one gradually going away, and hearing the laughter and laughter reaching her ears, Princess Jiaming showed a touch of bitterness on her face, she really didn't know how to get her son to get close to her.

"Miss Lan Zhi came back from the nunnery last year. She and Teng'er have only known each other for a year, and Teng'er is so dependent on her." Qin Xiaoxiao sighed, not intentionally breaking Princess Jiaming's heart, she felt that Teng'er

Her rejection was somewhat inexplicable, and I suspected that someone was instigating Teng'er behind her back.

Princess Jiaming didn't know what she was thinking, so she explained: "During the years when Lan Zhi was in the nunnery, her grandmother and mother often went to visit her. Later, when they had Teng'er, they would take Teng'er with them. Maybe they just fell in love with Teng'er.

I just like her."

"Auntie, I think it's not difficult to coax Teng'er. If you have time, take him out to play more often." Qin Xiaoxiao suggested, and couldn't bear to see that all the love she gave was only Teng'er's annoyance.

If there is really someone behind the scenes who instigates Teng'er not to get close to her cousin, this person with ulterior motives must be found out.

"I have taken Teng'er out before, but every time I took him out, Teng'er either vomited or had diarrhea after eating something bad, or caught colds and had a fever that lasted for more than half a month. My grandmother and mother thought that I couldn't take good care of the child, so they wouldn't let me take him around easily.

go out."

Princess Jiaming blamed herself, with a bit of frustration on her brows. Every time Teng'er got sick, she was the saddest, but she didn't dare to take Teng'er out of the house again, for fear that if she made a mistake, Teng'er would do something wrong.

Qin Xiaoxiao frowned and asked, "Where are the others taking Teng'er out of the house?"

Princess Jiaming smiled bitterly and said, "Others have never gotten sick when they take Teng'er out to play."

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he didn't know what to say, so he comforted him: "It's just a coincidence, it's not your fault."

Princess Jiaming sighed: "I also looked away. Maybe it's because mother and son are not related, and we can only carry the title of mother and son in this life."

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at her belly, hesitated for a moment and finally asked: "Have you and your uncle asked the imperial doctor to see you?"

Princess Jiaming understood what she meant and said sadly: "I've seen it. There's something wrong with my body and I can't get pregnant easily."

Qin Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up: "That means there is still a glimmer of hope?"

Princess Jiaming shook her head: "No matter whether it's a doctor or an imperial doctor, they usually don't speak too harshly. If they say it's not easy for me to get pregnant, they must have little hope. I'm afraid there won't be any at all."

Qin Xiaoxiao wanted to tell her that nothing was absolute. She was still young and had not yet passed the best years for women to have children. She might have one someday, but she was afraid that she would be disappointed after giving birth and have to endure this kind of heavy life again.

of blow.

Since some things have become fixed, there is no possibility of changing them. When she was young, she knew her abilities and looked forward to her parents giving her a younger brother and sister every day. As a result, after so many years, there was no trace of her younger brother or sister.

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It is certain that Princess Jiaming cannot have children, even if she has the ability to change the situation, she cannot change this outcome.

"Xiaoxiao, you don't have to worry about me." Princess Jiaming looked at her friend's face changing, and knew that she was worried about her, and she felt deeply moved in her heart: "I am a dignified princess, and I have Teng in my name.

As my legitimate son, it doesn’t matter even if I can’t give birth to a child.”

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the gentle and tough girl, and suddenly realized that he was too narrow-minded: "Well, as long as you live happily in this world, it is useless to worry about things that we cannot change. Let it go with the wind.

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"Yes, there are some things that are useless to dwell on, so why not accept them calmly." This is what Princess Jiaming thought, and she increasingly felt that having her as a good friend was a gift from God.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and their friendship with each other deepened.

Qin Xiaoxiao stayed until the end of the Shen Dynasty. When he returned to the Princess Protector's Mansion, he met Jing Heng at the gate who had returned from the Yamen.

Seeing that she was in a good mood, Jing Heng smiled unconsciously, held her hand and walked to Anyiyuan, listening to her talk about what she saw and heard in Zhang Mansion today.

Finally, she said with great expectation: "Zhang Cifu should be a good and honest official. If I have the opportunity to meet him in the future, I will definitely open my eyes and take a closer look."

Jing Heng smiled and said: "Every New Year's Eve, the palace will host a banquet for all civil and military officials. Then you will have the opportunity to see it."

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he became more and more excited: "That's only six or seven months. I can wait."

When they arrived at the house, the two began to change clothes.

Qin Xiaoxiao inadvertently mentioned the matter of Princess Jiaming and Teng'er, and said on a whim: "Brother Li, there are too many people who cannot have children or have difficulty in giving birth. We are not sure whether we can have children, or else

Try it first?"
To be continued...