mesbooks Chapter 133 Little Ancestor, why did you pull up these corn seedlings?
Chapter 133 Little Ancestor, why did you pull up these corn seedlings?
Time flies like an arrow, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Those two adorable little ones are now three years old!
The day was sunny and breezy, with sunlight filtering through the dappled leaves and dappling the courtyard. Little Jingyao, dressed in a pink dress, stood in the center of the yard like a cute little butterfly.
Her big, watery eyes blinked, and her pink lips turned up slightly, revealing a sweet smile. She waved and called out to Su Nuannuan in a childish voice, "Mother, come here quickly, come here quickly."
Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Jingcheng came running like a whirlwind, his forehead covered in sweat. When he got close, he stopped, panting, and opened his chubby little hand. In an instant, a soft, green worm appeared in his tiny palm.
Su Nuannuan looked closely and felt a chill run down her spine, her whole body instantly covered in goosebumps. Before she could speak, Jinse, quick as a flash, rushed forward and knelt down, gently coaxing Xiao Jingcheng, "Your Highness, how about you give this little green worm to me? Her Majesty doesn't really like this kind of gift. Or perhaps you could find another gift for Her Majesty, okay?"
Little Jingcheng blinked his big, bright eyes, which were like black gemstones, and looked at Jinse with a puzzled expression. He asked in a childish voice, "No. Since Mother doesn't like this, I'll go and catch something else for Mother." With that, he clasped the little green worm in his hands, turned around, and ran away in a flash.
Seeing this, Su Nuannuan was so angry that her eyebrows shot up. She put her hands on her hips and shouted at her son who had run away, "Jingcheng, if you dare to catch those bugs again, I'll really spank you until your little bottom is bleeding!" However, little Jingcheng had already disappeared without a trace and could not hear his mother's threatening words.
"Mother, don't be angry~" Little Jingyao, with her delicate and beautiful eyes blinking, skipped and hopped towards her mother.
Little Jingyao ran up to Su Nuannuan, gently tugging at her clothes with her chubby little hand. She raised her rosy cheeks and said in a sweet, childish voice, "Mother, don't be angry, smile!"
Looking at her sensible and adorable daughter, Su Nuannuan's heart softened. She quickly squatted down and asked gently, "Jingyao, tell your mother what you wanted to do by calling me over just now?"
Upon hearing her mother's question, little Jingyao tilted her head and thought for a moment before obediently replying, "I saw Mother sitting here alone in a daze, and I thought Mother might be bored, so I wanted Mother to come over and play with Jingyao."
However, at this moment, Xiao Jingyao was secretly thinking: "Mother seems to dislike insects, so I must not take out the little insects I've hidden in my pocket to show Mother, otherwise Mother will definitely be even angrier."
Su Nuannuan smiled slightly, reached out and gently rubbed Jing Yao's little head, praising softly, "Jing Yao is such a thoughtful and good child."
Overjoyed at her mother's praise, Jingyao's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile. Then she took Su Nuannuan's hand, shaking it excitedly, and said, "Mother, shall we go see the ants together?" As she spoke, she cautiously glanced at Su Nuannuan, thinking to herself, "Ants aren't those scary big bugs, Mother shouldn't be afraid or angry..."
Seeing Xiao Jingyao's expectant look, Su Nuannuan had no reason to refuse. She smiled and stood up, letting Xiao Jingyao take her hand and walk towards the wall together.
Before she even reached the wall, Su Nuannuan saw Jing Cheng rushing towards her in a flurry, seemingly clutching something tightly in his hand. As he drew closer, Su Nuannuan's gaze focused on him, and what she saw made her blood rush to her head, and her blood pressure instantly spiked.
"Jingcheng! How dare you run into the vegetable garden and cause such a ruckus!" Su Nuannuan was so angry that her eyebrows furrowed, her teeth clenched, and she shouted angrily.
"Li Quan, come here right now!" Su Nuannuan shouted at the top of her lungs in a fit of rage.
"Your servant is here, your servant is here..." Upon hearing the call, Li Quan dared not delay in the slightest and hurried over. When he got closer and saw what the young prince Jing Cheng was holding, he couldn't help but cry out in anguish, "Oh dear! My little darling, how could you pull up these corn seedlings?"
This corn was a rare item that Su Nuannuan's third brother specially sent to the palace after the New Year. It was because the corn was golden and bright yellow and looked very beautiful. Her third brother thought that his sister would definitely like it, so he brought it to the palace to please her.
Su Nuannuan was overjoyed to see the corn, so during the spring planting season, she happily rubbed the corn kernels off one by one and carefully planted them along the wall of the vegetable garden.
Normally, Li Quan has always taken meticulous care of this vegetable garden. He treats the corn seedlings like treasures and takes great care of them. He never expected that his little darling would pull them up in the blink of an eye.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger. It's all my fault. I failed to keep an eye on the corn seedlings. Please punish me!" Li Quan was terrified and knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly to apologize.
Su Nuannuan frowned slightly, gently rubbing her temples with her right hand, and sighed helplessly, "Forget it, there's no use talking about this now. Let's quickly think of a way to properly fence off this vegetable garden. I don't want it to be completely empty before harvest time!"
"Yes, Your Majesty! This servant will go and find a solution immediately." Upon receiving the order, Li Quan stood up quickly as if granted a pardon and hurriedly ran towards the door.
He secretly thought to himself that he had to hurry to the Imperial Household Department and, even if it cost some money, buy some bamboo poles and the like. If he let this little brat continue to cause trouble like this, he was afraid his head would be in danger!
Meanwhile, Su Nuannuan turned to look at her son Jingcheng, who was still somewhat dazed beside her, and instructed him, "Tingxue, from today onwards, you will stay by Jingcheng's side and serve him diligently. Also, teach him some basic skills to help him burn off his excess energy and prevent him from getting into trouble all day long."
"Yes, Your Highness." Tingxue smiled, took a small step forward gently, bowed slightly, and replied softly, "This servant will obey Your Highness's orders."
As for Su Yueniang and Honglian, Su Nuannuan sent them out of the palace when the two little ones had just turned two years old.
It would be absolutely impossible to prevent them from leaving. After all, they were both from the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. According to the rules, they were only supposed to stay in the palace for a year and a half. If it weren't for the fact that their two children had fallen ill one after another, and there wasn't a shortage of manpower to take good care of them, they probably wouldn't have been allowed to stay in the palace for another six months.