Now it seems that Nanny Qi might have been deliberately teaching her, wanting to temper her character for fear that she would act impulsively in the future.
That was probably for the best, since his Little Concubines were all to become mothers. It would be good for them to restrain themselves. Although he thought this, he could not object to her, lest the Little Concubine become angry.
After Lian Hua had her moment of pride, she thought about how unbearable it would be if it were always like this in the future. Her shoulders slumped, and she stood in front of the Emperor, fiddling with her fingers and sighing.
Seeing her like this, the Emperor felt a bit of heartache and gently smoothed her hair, asking softly, "What happened today to make you like this?"
Upon hearing this, Lian Hua found herself at a loss for words. She wiggled out of the Emperor's embrace and began to speak nonstop, "So many things happened! It began after I went to Huaqing Pool to scoop up some fish…"