Consort Zhuang doesn't want palace intrigue; she just wants to raise her child and live a caref

Chapter 152 Mother, I miss Father.

If it were any other master, seeing that their maid had failed to take good care of the young master, they would surely be furious and severely punish her, a beating would be indispensable.

However, Su Nuannuan showed her tolerant and magnanimous side. She gently stroked her son's swollen left cheek, applying ointment as she slowly said, "This matter cannot be entirely blamed on you. I know very well that Cheng'er has always been mischievous and active, like a little monkey, never still for a moment. It is indeed a bit difficult for you to keep a close eye on him all the time."

However, ultimately it's because you haven't been supervising me properly enough. How about this, I'll deduct a month's salary as a small punishment.

Upon hearing this, Granny Jin was filled with gratitude and quickly knelt down to kowtow and express her thanks, saying, "Thank you for your mercy, Your Majesty."

At this moment, Canglan Jingyao ran over, and angrily ran up to Su Nuannuan to complain, "Mother, brother is so mean! He actually killed all the fish!"

Su Nuannuan smiled at her aggrieved daughter and asked softly, "Yao'er, tell your mother, how many fish did your brother kill?"

Canglan Jingyao pouted and replied indignantly, "There's only one, the biggest one."

Hearing his sister complain to their mother, Canglan Jingcheng, who was standing nearby, hurriedly retorted, "I didn't kill it on purpose. The nanny said that those fish were saved for lunch."

“Then you don’t need to kill it.” Canglan Jingyao retorted defiantly, hands on her hips, her big eyes glaring as if she were about to breathe fire.

Su Nuannuan, standing to the side, looked helpless and confused, thinking to herself: Who can tell me what to do in this situation? Why does she feel that the childcare worker certificate she worked so hard to obtain in her previous life is like a piece of waste paper, completely useless?

Watching the two children arguing fiercely, Su Nuannuan frowned and turned to Jin Mama beside her, saying in a deep voice, "Jin Mama, please pay close attention to Cheng'er's every move. I always feel that there is something wrong with this child's temperament."

Granny Jin quickly bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, Your Highness, rest assured, this servant will remember."

Then, Su Nuannuan gently took Cang Lan Jingcheng's small hand and asked in a gentle tone, "Cheng'er, can you tell your mother how you killed that little fish?"

Cang Lan Jingcheng lowered his head and mumbled softly like a child who had done something wrong: "Mother, I... I just accidentally dropped it on the ground."

Hearing this, Su Nuannuan gently patted Cheng'er's chubby little hand and said softly, "Cheng'er, be good, lift your head and talk to your mother."

Cang Lan Jingcheng slowly raised his head, his large, watery eyes brimming with tears. He looked pitifully at Su Nuannuan, his small mouth slightly open, and he choked out, "Mother..."

"Stop crying! How can a little man cry so easily? Remember, a man's tears are very precious and valuable."

Upon hearing his mother's words, Cang Lan Jingcheng quickly wiped his eyes, forcefully suppressing the tears that were about to spill.

Looking at her son, who seemed to know exactly what he was doing, Su Nuannuan couldn't help but think to herself, "Hey, this little guy is a real little drama queen!"

Then, she asked her son again to confirm, "You just accidentally dropped that fish, and it died like that?"

Cang Lan Jingcheng nodded with a wronged expression, then, as if suddenly remembering something, deliberately turned his left cheek, which had just been treated with ointment and was still red and swollen, to his mother and pitifully complained, "Mother, it also slapped me with its tail."

Watching her son's affected little act, Su Nuannuan was both amused and exasperated. She really couldn't understand who this child took after.

However, at that moment, Su Nuannuan suddenly realized a startling fact—her beloved son, Cang Lan Jingcheng, seemed to be far stronger than his peers.

This discovery made her heart skip a beat, and a sense of unease instantly welled up inside her. After all, throughout history, those with immense strength have often been regarded as reckless and easily become tools in the hands of others, used and manipulated by them.

At this moment, Canglan Jingcheng blinked his clear, watery eyes and looked at Su Nuannuan with anticipation, saying in a childish voice, "Mother, I miss Father so much. When can we return to the palace?"

Su Nuannuan gently stroked Cang Lan Jingcheng's little head and softly replied, "We can return to the palace at the end of next month."

Even if you return to the palace now, you won't see your father; he's currently at his summer retreat.

Cang Lan Jingcheng tilted his head, looking puzzled, and asked, "How much longer until next month?"

Canglan Jingyao, standing to the side, also stared intently at Su Nuannuan with expectant eyes, as if waiting for her mother to give a definite answer.

It was only then that Su Nuannuan realized, as if waking from a dream, that all this time she had been thinking only about how to avoid the Emperor, and had completely ignored her children’s longing and need for fatherly love.

Although her father wasn't always by her side, she could still see him a dozen or so times a month. Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan felt a deep sense of guilt.

Looking into the expectant eyes of her two children, Su Nuannuan's gaze softened with tenderness and affection. She smiled and gently patted their heads, saying softly, "Fifty days left."

Upon hearing this number, Canglan Jingyao blinked her big eyes and asked with a puzzled look, "How long is fifty days?"

Su Nuannuan thought for a moment, and then had a flash of inspiration and came up with an interesting way to help children understand the concept of time.

She smiled and said to the children, "Here's what we'll do. Your mother will have Eunuch Li prepare a large wooden board for each of you. Starting today, every day that passes, you will carefully draw a short line on the board. When you have drawn ten lines, have the nanny help you connect them. After you've connected five lines, we can go back to the palace to see your beloved father!"

Upon hearing this, the two little ones' eyes lit up, and they nodded excitedly, saying in unison, "Yay!" Then, they eagerly took hands and ran towards Li Quan, who had been quietly waiting not far away.

Watching the children happily depart, Jinse, standing to the side, said softly, "Your Majesty, we could actually go to the summer palace."