Chapter 493: Chapter 493: No Cheating Allowed

Li Hongyuan didn’t respond to her.

He ate his meal calmly.

Obedient and clever Xiaoqian had already moved his own food in front of Fifth Imperial Uncle.

And Li Hongyuan accepted it without hesitation.

What a shameless man.

He even snatched a child’s food.

Jiang Ning cursed silently in her heart, moved her own portion to Xiaoqian, patted his head and said, “Eat well, and Auntie will read to you and put you to bed after dinner.”

Li Tingqian’s eyes lit up immediately.

Li Hongyuan raised his head, “Read to sleep? Xiaoqian is six years old now, we can’t spoil him like this anymore.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Ning winked at Xiaoqian, “When your Fifth Imperial Uncle is not at home, we’ll read to you and put you to bed.”

Li Hongyuan: “…”

After not seeing Xiaoqian for a while, Jiang Ning could tell he had been taken care of very well. His face was rosy and his eyes bright. He had grown taller and stronger, and his personality was more cheerful and lively.

Everything was great.

But having Auntie read to a six-year-old boy and put him to bed in the Imperial Palace was a bit too much.

“No reading to sleep,” Li Hongyuan said, “whether I’m at home or not.”

“Fine, no reading.”

The woman across the table agreed very readily.

But Li Hongyuan knew that she was just appeasing him.

She didn’t believe in the strict methods of child education in the Imperial Palace, thinking it was all nonsense.

In the East Palace, her territory, she could do whatever she wanted.

She believed that children needed the warmth and companionship of their loved ones.

Li Hongyuan glanced at Xiaoqian, his chubby cheeks indeed still… just a child.

Xiaoqian finished all the food in his bowl, not leaving a single grain of rice, and neatly placed his chopsticks before getting off his chair, obediently saying, “Fifth Imperial Uncle, Auntie, I’ve finished.”

He became so well-behaved?

Li Hongyuan remembered very well how picky this child used to be with food.

Every meal they had to coax him to eat, always refusing this or that.

Forcing him to eat on his own, he would make a mess of the table and cause pain to both himself and others.

Now look at him, he was like a completely different person.

Li Hongyuan was quite moved.

Seeing Xiaoqian’s clean bowl, Li Hongyuan had to admit the effectiveness of Jiang Ning’s way of raising a child.

Jiang Ning also put down her chopsticks, held Xiaoqian’s hand, and went to his bedroom.

Leaving Li Hongyuan alone in the small side hall.

He’d traveled all the way back here, weary and dusty from the journey, only to be treated like this.

This woman still had no feelings for him in the end.

She only wanted to use him to become a Princess Consort, and later an Empress.

Such a hateful woman.

Li Hongyuan angrily ate all the food from Xiaoqian and Jiang Ning’s plates.

Jiang Ning read a book to Xiaoqian, patted his back a few times, and after he yawned twice, he obediently fell asleep.

As soon as she went out, Huang Ying said the two little ones were awake too.

Jiang Ning knew that Lingzi was the most delicate and would cry if she didn’t see her after waking up.

She hurriedly quickened her pace to their room. As soon as she stepped in, she heard the children’s giggles.

She peeked inside and saw Li Hongyuan holding one in each hand, letting them climb all over him.

“Mother, mother— ” Lingzi was enjoying herself, but as soon as she saw Jiang Ning, she reached out for her.

Jiang Ning went over to take her into her arms and embraced her.

Wenzan, on the other hand, remained calm on Li Hongyuan’s body and didn’t fuss.

“They’re almost two years old. Shouldn’t they sleep in separate rooms? Why are they still together?” Li Hongyuan asked.

“They sleep separately at night, but in the morning, they play and get tired together. They lean on each other and fell asleep, so we didn’t separate them to avoid waking them up.”