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Chapter 57 The Fifth Prince Will Turn the Tables

After the two young princes were personally taken away by the Emperor, the once lively and cheerful Youlan Courtyard suddenly became extremely quiet. After all, the Fifth Prince and the little princess were still young, and apart from occasionally making a few babbling sounds and making some simple movements such as pawing and kicking, it was indeed difficult for them to do anything more eye-catching.

On this peaceful day, sunlight streamed through the window and fell on the table inside, illuminating the kingfisher feather crown components that Su Nuannuan was busy making.

A whole morning passed as she devoted herself to the project, watching the exquisite parts on the table gradually transform from empty components into beautiful pieces. A strong sense of accomplishment welled up within her.

"Judging from the current situation, the remaining kingfisher feathers should be enough to make another simple phoenix crown." Su Nuannuan carefully examined the remaining kingfisher feathers while secretly estimating their quantity and quality.

These kingfisher feathers are hard to come by; each one is collected by catching a large number of kingfishers.

With so many kingfishers, if this were in my previous life, I'd probably be shot.

Moreover, even when using these kingfisher feathers according to her consistent principle of "use them whenever possible and never waste them," it still took a lot of effort and energy.

Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan's gaze fell on the phoenix crown, which was already mostly completed. This phoenix crown was a special gift prepared for the Empress Dowager's birthday.

However, the Empress Dowager's birthday is in the cold winter, which is still quite some time away. Even so, Su Nuannuan still decided to start making this gift in advance, just to make it perfect so that the Empress Dowager would receive a unique and amazing gift on her birthday.

"Even if we could still make a phoenix crown, it is absolutely forbidden to present it to the Empress in advance."

After all, the Empress cannot overstep the Empress Dowager, and she cannot cause trouble for herself.

In that case, we'll probably have to find something else for the Empress's birthday gift. Oh well, next year on the Empress's birthday, we'll present her with a simpler kingfisher feather phoenix crown. That way, the Empress Dowager's and the Empress's kingfisher feather phoenix crowns will be easily distinguishable. Su Nuannuan murmured to herself, gazing at the kingfisher feather pieces on the table.

"I estimate that by the time I return to the palace, the kingfisher feather inlay on the phoenix crown should be almost finished. When I return to Cuiwei Palace, it will only require a little assembly to complete the task."

After speaking, Su Nuannuan slowly stood up and gently began to tidy up and organize the items scattered on the table, placing them neatly one by one.

Then, she straightened her clothes slightly, making sure there were no wrinkles or mess, before stepping out of the east wing room.

Jinse, who had been waiting outside the door, hurriedly stepped forward to greet her mistress as soon as she saw her appear, and respectfully prepared to serve her.

"Have Cheng'er and Yao'er woken up?" Su Nuannuan asked Jinse impatiently as soon as she stepped out of the room.

“Your Highness, the two young princes have already woken up and taken another nap. They are full of energy right now! Yue Niang and Hong Lian have carefully brought them over here, and they are now playing and frolicking obediently on their little couches!” Jinse replied with a smile and a soft voice.

"These tiny little babies are just entertaining themselves. They'll be really fun when they learn to crawl."

However, it was from that time on that taking care of the child began to be tiring! Su Nuannuan smiled as she muttered these words, but her steps did not falter at all as she walked lightly forward.

She has firsthand experience when it comes to taking care of children. Fortunately, she doesn't have to do all the childcare herself now, otherwise she probably would have collapsed.

It was precisely for this reason that in her previous life, she had no intention of finding a boyfriend, let alone getting married. She preferred to travel alone, enjoying freedom and happiness, rather than start a family.

Su Nuannuan and Jinse were chatting when they entered the main room. Just then, she was pleasantly surprised to find that her precious son had successfully rolled over! Then, she saw the little guy struggle to lift his head, his big, dark eyes staring straight at her, and a toothless, bright smile blooming on his face.

"Oh my! My good Cheng'er can actually roll over now, that's amazing!" Su Nuannuan was overjoyed to see this and did not hide her happiness at all. She took three steps at a time and went over to her son and praised him without reservation.

However, despite her affection and praise, she didn't immediately pick up her son. After all, she didn't want him to develop the bad habit of demanding a hug every time he saw her.

Cang Lan Jingcheng struggled to lift his small head, looking quite adorable, but after only a short while, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength and could no longer hold on.

His chubby little face sank lower and lower, about to crash directly onto the small couch beneath him. At that critical moment, Su Nuannuan, who had been closely watching her son, reacted swiftly and scooped the little guy up.

"You little rascal, you can roll over by yourself, why don't you know how to roll back?" Su Nuannuan looked at her son in her arms with a smile, stretched out a slender finger and gently poked his round forehead, teasing him.

Standing to the side, Su Yueniang couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Your Highness, you see, although the elders often talk about 'three months to roll over and four months to sit up,' very few babies can actually roll over smoothly at three months old. Our Fifth Prince can do this at just over three months old, which is already quite remarkable!"

Su Nuannuan nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Su Yueniang's words, and then whispered, "However, his head is still far from strong enough to support his weight. We need to be more careful when he rolls over to play in the future."

"Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, this servant will keep a close watch on the Fifth Prince at all times," Su Yueniang quickly bowed respectfully and replied.

However, at this moment, the little guy who had been quietly staying in Su Nuannuan's arms suddenly started making whimpering noises, as if he was expressing some kind of need to everyone.

"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince needs to relieve himself. Please let me take care of him." Su Yueniang smiled and stretched out her hands, as if to take the Fifth Prince from Su Nuannuan's arms.

However, before Su Yueniang could successfully take over, Su Nuannuan smelled an unusual odor permeating the air. Although the smell wasn't strong, it was still noticeable enough to be hard to ignore.

"Oh dear, it looks like the little guy has already pooped." Su Nuannuan said, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Then, with a look of doting affection, she gently scolded the Fifth Prince, "You little rascal." After saying that, Su Nuannuan smiled and carefully handed her son to Su Yueniang, instructing her to take him away and tidy him up properly.

After Su Yueniang left with the Fifth Prince, Su Nuannuan's gaze naturally shifted to Jing Yao, who was entertaining herself on the side.

Seeing the little girl playing so happily by herself, Su Nuannuan did not go over and pick her up.

And so, Su Nuannuan sat quietly in place, watching Jing Yao with great interest, and occasionally interacting with her.

Just then, a slightly hurried shout came: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." It turned out that Li Quan was limping in quickly.