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Chapter 407 Shen Shixi, are you only 3 years old too?
The Empress Dowager grasped Shen Shixi's hand, "With you protecting and cherishing the Emperor throughout his life, I am at ease."
She hesitated for a moment but couldn't help asking, "How is Yuan Yin doing outside?"
Li Yuanyin was also an oddball. After leaving the capital with Zhu, he stayed outside the capital. The couple could write a letter to the palace once a month to talk about some things, but they never mentioned Cining Palace.
That is why the Empress Dowager couldn't understand it at all.
Shen Shixi couldn't help her figure it out either. "Prince Guo is currently in Mingzhou, where he has set up a shipyard. Now, Japan, Goguryeo, and Baekje are going to unite to invade Silla."
In addition to overseeing the construction of warships for the imperial court, Prince Guo also presided over the overall situation there.
Although Li Yuanyin is a love-struck fool, he is capable of getting things done. With Zhu Shi watching over him, as long as he doesn't have a meltdown, he can handle things very well.
In recent years, the Great Zhou has built hundreds of new warships with a capacity of over 1,000 tons, and dozens of super warships with a capacity of 2,000 tons. In the south, Yun Yue is training its navy, and the Emperor and Empress also hope to have an opportunity to see how well the navy and warships coordinate.
The Empress Dowager didn't understand politics, but when she heard that her youngest son was helping out again, it was both unexpected and reasonable.
Shen Shixi is a person who never acts on emotion. She is more rational than anyone else, but she never wastes or pushes away those who can be used for her own purposes. She is a natural-born politician with a vision that is different from ordinary people.
"That's good! I can't control it, and I won't interfere anymore." But the Empress Dowager still had something to worry about. "Tingyu is Yunyang's flesh and blood after all. I won't say anything about Tingyue's self-destruction, but Tingyu..."
Shen Shixi laughed and said, "Mother, have you forgotten how Yang Tingyu taught Hejing to murder Xihe? Xihe is my child. You want me to let go of a murderer who wanted to harm my child? Where do you place me?"
The Empress Dowager was speechless.
Shen Shixi released her hand. "Mother, you are not well. You should rest and recuperate. You don't need to worry about things outside."
As the Empress Dowager watched the Empress's departing figure, she slowly closed her eyes, somewhat regretting mentioning Yang Tingyu.
Shen Shixi received the congratulations from the ladies of the court and the palace at Fengyi Palace and took a half-day off.
She was playing with her four children in the peach grove. The peach blossoms were in full bloom in spring. Xihe and the Crown Prince led Fuguang and Wangshu to play, and she had someone bring over a reclining chair. She lay down under the peach tree and swayed back and forth, and soon she became sleepy.
When Li Yuanke finished dealing with official business and came over, he saw this scene.
His wife was asleep, and his four children were covered in mud. That was bad enough, but Wang Shu was stuffing a green worm into his mouth.
Xihe wouldn't let him eat, and he even tried to hit Xihe, causing the two siblings to quarrel endlessly.
Fu Guang sat leaning against a peach tree, legs crossed, gazing at the floating clouds in the sky, seemingly lost in thought.
Judging from his appearance alone, he looks like a melancholy philosopher.
The prince is digging a hole, preparing to plant the twenty-second peach tree today.
Li Yuange rushed over and grabbed Wang Shu's chubby little wrist. He was really startled by her. "Good girl, your sister is right. You can't eat this."
Wang Shu stamped her feet, insisting on eating.
As soon as Li Yuanke persisted, he howled and howled, finally waking his mother up.
Shen Shixi sat up, and Li Yuanke scolded her, "Aren't you going to do anything about it? Who does this little brat take after? The more you tell him not to do something, the more he wants to do it."
Xihe chimed in, "Yes, yes, Father is right, that's exactly how Wangshu is."
Shen Shixi stretched leisurely and said unhurriedly, "Let him eat it, let him taste it, and he won't eat it next time."
She knows her youngest son all too well; he's a total show-off.
He hadn't originally planned to eat it, but his sister was afraid he would, so he insisted on eating it, purely to scare her.
Li Yuanke was truly impressed.
Xihe's eyes widened in disbelief. "Mother, these are insects! Can we eat insects?"
"Why can't you eat it?" Shen Shixi came over, took the large green worm from her youngest son's hand, and brought it to his mouth. "Here, have a bite. After you eat it, when you fall asleep, the worm will crawl out of your mouth, crawling and crawling..."
Wang Shu saw the struggling insect and was frightened by his mother's sinister tone. He threw himself into his father's arms and cried out in fear.
"No, I won't eat!"
Shen Shixi teased him, "Eat up, come on, eat one and show it to your mother!"
Li Yuanke picked up his youngest son, turned around to block his wife from view, and coaxed the boy, "Alright, stop crying. Don't eat, don't be afraid!"
While his children weren't paying attention, he turned and glared at Shen Shixi.
Shen Shixi threw away the insect, clapped her hands, and said, "You asked me to take charge, and now that I have, you're still not satisfied. Li Yuanke, let me tell you, only magic can defeat it."
Li Yuanke asked, "Shen Shixi, are you also only three years old?"
Shen Shixi leaned on his shoulder and met the gaze of Wang Shu, who was peeking over. Wang Shu hid in her father's arms, not daring to look at her mother.
He feared no one except his mother and his elder brother, the Crown Prince.
Shen Shixi wrapped her arms around Li Yuanke's neck from behind and hung on his back, saying, "You can tell me how old I am."
Li Yuanke is burdened with a heavy yet sweet weight of five troublesome individuals, making every day a chaotic mess.
He didn't mind being tired; he bent down and kissed his youngest son, then turned his head and kissed his wife.
When he met Shen Shixi, she was only three years old. He often wondered what this little rascal was like before she turned three.
Wang Shu gave him the answer.
The prince dug a hole, but couldn't reach it, so he jumped in. When he used a shovel to lift the soil out, he didn't control his strength well, and a shovelful of soil flew all over his head. He closed his eyes and burst into tears.
Li Yuanke quickly put his younger son down and went to save his older son.
When he mentioned his eldest son, the crown prince dared not open his eyes, fearing that the earth would blind him.
Li Fude and the others were also frightened and quickly brought water over.
Shen Shixi washed his face with water and commanded, "Open your eyes, it's alright!"
The prince opened his eyes, rolled his eyes around, and found that his eyes were fine. He breathed a sigh of relief, but did not feel ashamed.
In this respect, he is like his mother; his self-esteem is quite limited, and he is content as long as he doesn't suffer a loss.
The family of six planted their twenty-second peach tree. Li Yuanke led Shen Shixi out of the peach grove path, while Fuguang and Wangshu ran around inside. The Crown Prince and Xihe counted the number of peach trees.
Shen Shixi personally taught them arithmetic. They have already learned to count up to 100 and are now memorizing the multiplication tables of addition and subtraction.
To train them, Shen Shixi had them count the number of peach trees.
After counting correctly, Shen Shixi gave each of them a kiss. Fu Guang and Wang Shu saw this and ran over, looking up and asking for a kiss. Shen Shixi then bent down and gave each of them a kiss as well.
Four children ran ahead, while the couple walked behind hand in hand. Li Yuanke thought this road had no end.
At night, all four children stayed on the dragon bed and refused to leave. When they were tired from playing, they all fell asleep. Li Yuanke carried them away one by one and put them back to their own little beds.
When Shen Shixi got back to bed, she was already fast asleep and snoring softly.
Li Yuanke cursed "you dog," pulled her into his arms, and held her tightly.
Even after becoming a mother, Shen Shixi's sleeping posture remained quite unruly. She could move all over the bed while asleep, and as long as Li Yuanke didn't interfere, she could appear anywhere on the bed, on his body, or anywhere else when she woke up.
In the middle of the night, Bai Ping called from outside the door, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Jiafu Palace requests your presence."
Shen Shixi was woken up by the noise. Still half asleep, she didn't hear clearly and kicked Li Yuanke, "Get up, it's time for court!"