Mastering Baby Talk in the Qing Dynasty, I Have Princes Lining Up to Call Me Aunt

[Qing dynasty time travel + adorable kids + childcare + princely mansions and the imperial palace + everyone’s favorite + lighthearted wish fulfillment + no romance]

Su Nianqing died of rage after missing a passing score on her Level 4 English exam by one point, then woke up in the Qing dynasty.

The System asked her to choose a language skill. Su Nianqing said, “English.”

The System replied, “All right, baby talk.”

Su Nianqing: “???”

And so she became the only person in the capital who could understand what babies were saying.

The heir to Prince Jing’s household was wailing inconsolably, and no one in the mansion could figure out what was wrong. Without changing her expression, she walked over and said, “He says the ties on his bib are too tight.”

They loosened them by a finger’s width, and the heir stopped crying and smiled.

From then on, she was kept on at Prince Jing’s household as a wet nurse.

When word got out, princes and ministers from every noble household lined up at her door with their children. “Miss Su, could you take a look at what’s wrong with mine?”

Somehow, she opened a private nursery school for the Qing elite and began offering childcare and supervision. She went from a lowly maid to the royal family’s star childcare expert.

She looked after more than a hundred children in all.

As they grew up, whether they were Prince He, Prince Gong, Prince Yi, or Prince Zhuang, to her they were all just Little He, Little Gong, Little Yi, and Little Zhuang.

“Auntie wants to open a rouge shop? I’ll save you the best spot on Front Gate Street!”

“It’s Auntie’s birthday! I’ve invited the finest embroiderers from Jiangnan!”

“Who dares upset Auntie? Let’s see if my troops will stand for it!”

When someone in court impeached her for “being a commoner who consorted with the nobility,”

Su Nianqing took an unhurried sip of tea. “I’m just someone who looks after children. If you have a problem, take it up with my more than a hundred royal students.”