Jiang Ning hurried back to his courtyard, only to find Gucheng squatting on a tree like a lonely black owl, tilting his head.
âHey, Gucheng, good morning!â Jiang Ning raised his hand and greeted him.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Gucheng looked down, as if he didnât expect Jiang Ningâs way of greeting, hesitated for a moment, then responded, âMorning.â
Jiang Ning chuckled and looked up at his beautiful, rosy and well-rested face, asking, âDidnât I tell you to sleep a little longer? Thereâs no rush since weâre already out.â
Gucheng stayed silent for a moment, then said, âI see.â
âHow long do you usually sleep every day?â
âThree hours.â
âThree hoursâ¦â Jiang Ning did a calculation in his heart, âThatâs six hours, which is too little for a child of your age. You should ensure you sleep at least four hours a day.â
It seemed that Gucheng understood, and then maybe he didnât, only slowly responding, âI see.â
âRemember, from now on, sleep at least four hours every night before getting up. If you want to sleep a bit more, you can. Just make sure youâve had enough rest.â
âI see.â
âAh, change your words.â
âI see.â
â⦠Iâll go in and pack up, weâll set off soon.â Jiang Ning wisely decided to end the conversation with him, rushed into the house, picked up his two precious babies, kissed oneâs soft cheek, and then the otherâs beautiful little face, âHave you all had breakfast?â
Wenzan nodded obediently, âWaiting for Queen Mother.â
Lingzi said, âQueen Mother is sleeping in, so embarrassed.â
Jiang Ning laughed heartily, and kissed her face vigorously, âSleeping in during winter is the happiest thing in life, donât give it up.â
Chunlai and a few other maids were walking around, packing things up.
Xiaoman sat in the doorway under the porch, watching the snow and then looking at Gucheng squatting on the tree. Her naïve, round face was full of innocence and cuteness.
Jiang Ning suddenly didnât want to leave.
Guarding this snowy courtyard, with parents, siblings, soft and adorable babies, as well as Gucheng and Xiaoman, along with the maids of varying personalities but all loyal.
In her heart, this was her dream of a happy life.
But she also knew that in order to protect the peace and beauty of this courtyard, she needed to go out and fight.
Fight until she had the right to protect this beauty.
Huang Ying brought over a makeup box, âMaster, everything is packed. Let me comb your hair, and then we should return to the palace.â
âOkay.â
Jiang Ning nodded and sat down before the mirror.
Huang Ying carefully combed her hair, tied it up in a bun and secured it with a hairpin. Long tassels dangled gently, creating a brilliant look.
Her face glowed translucently against the backdrop.
âItâs so heavy,â Jiang Ning complained, âI donât want hairpins, take off the bun too, just let it down. Itâs warmer too.â
Huang Ying just laughed, âYou can do whatever you want in our courtyard. But going out and returning to the palace, you canât be disheveled. What kind of image would that show?â
Jiang Ning touched the gorgeous hairpin and remained silent.
Once everything was packed, Lin Zizi, Jiang Yi, the two aunts, and Jiang Yuan and Jiang Yan all came to see her off.
Jiang Ning said goodbye to them individually and noticed Jiang Yuanâs finger wrapped in cloth, laughing, âIf you canât sew, donât. Itâs not like you canât find an embroiderer. Who says you have to embroider your own wedding gown?â
Jiang Yuanâs face turned red, âItâs none of your business.â