Chapter 182 Grabbing Flowers

With this letter from home, Chunzhi, who had been unable to sleep since Huo Zheng left Beijing, miraculously fell asleep peacefully tonight.

When she woke up again, it was already the next morning.

Qingye brought the maids in to help Chunzhi wash and change clothes, and said with a smile: "The Thirteenth Princess is in the side room with the young master, and Yuzhu and Nian'er are also here."

Chunzhi put the letter away and placed it under her pillow, then got up, changed her clothes, washed up, and went to the side room.

Huo Yanran really likes children. When she was teasing Xiaoxing with flowers, she also did not forget to tease Nian'er beside her. The two little kids grabbed a handful of petals, and in the end only a branch was left in her hand.

The little princess laughed so hard that her body shook. "Okay, all of you guys are going to grab my flowers..."

Yuzhu and the wet nurse couldn't help laughing.

When Chunzhi stepped inside, Xiaoxing raised her hand holding the petals and whimpered, as if she was anxious to hand the flowers to her mother.

"For mother." Chunzhi reached out and took it, a hand full of petals.

Huo Yanran pretended to be unhappy, "Okay, Xiaoxing, you snatched the flowers from your aunt and gave them to your mother. Don't you like your aunt?"

When he was in the palace, Queen Wang called him "Xiao Zi'an", which was the name given to the child by the emperor. Huo Yanran also followed her mother and called him Xiao Zi'an. After arriving at the Chang'an Palace, she found out that Chunzhi and the others called her Xiao Xinghui, so she followed suit.

Xiaoxing thought about it, took a petal from her mother's hand and handed it to Huo Yanran.

Huo Yanran reached out and took it, the smile on her face getting even bigger, "This kid is quite good at making people happy."

Chunzhi handed the petals in her hand to the maid beside her, reached out and hugged Xiaoxing back, and asked Huo Yanran, "Why are you up so early?"

Huo Yanran was still playing with the petal that Xiaoxing had given her. She smiled and said, "I came to live in the palace just to play with Xiaoxing, so of course I have to get up early."

Chunzhi asked her, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Not yet." Huo Yanran said, "Eating breakfast is not as important as getting Xiaoxing to play."

My own child cries all day long and is very annoying, but other people's children are good-looking and well-behaved. There is someone to take care of them when they are troubled, and they can play with them when they are having fun. These are the best times.

Chunzhi ordered the maids, "Bring the breakfast to the yard."

"Yes." Qingye and others responded and left.

Nian'er lay on the soft couch and lowered her head to smell the petals in her hand.

Yuzhu was afraid that she would eat the petals, so she stepped forward and took all the petals out of her hand, then picked up the child.

The Thirteenth Princess was here, and Yuzhu originally wanted to take Nian'er back to her own yard.

But Chunzhi stopped her, "Yuzhu, leave one dish for breakfast."

Yuzhu glanced at the Thirteenth Princess and replied softly, "Okay."

Chunzhi carried Xiaoxing back and walked out with Huo Yanran, saying to her, "Yuzhu is my sister."

Huo Yanran glanced back at Yuzhu and said with a smile, "So she's the Seventh Emperor's sister-in-law. No wonder she's so beautiful."

The Mu family only has Chunzhi as a daughter, and the Thirteenth Princess knows this, but Yuzhu has a special status in the Chang'an Palace. She is definitely not a maid or a nanny.

Even her daughter is Xiaoxinghui's playmate.

Now that Chunzhi specifically said this is my sister, Huo Yanran became even friendlier towards Yuzhu.

The three of them sat down together in the yard, and the maids quickly brought over a sumptuous breakfast.

Xiao Xinghui and Nian'er are at the age when they want to put everything they see into their mouths.

Huo Yanran deliberately put the food in front of their mouths, and when she saw them open their mouths, she immediately put the food into her own mouth, so that they could watch but not eat, and had a lot of fun.

Nian'er and Xiaoxing blinked back and burst into tears.

When the two little guys cried together, it was like the earth was shaking.

Huo Yanran was startled and was busy trying to coax one person and another.

Chunzhi and Yuzhu each held the child, coaxed them softly, and then fed them delicious food.

Huo Yanran sat by the side for a long time before she saw the two little guys calm down and look at her with tearful eyes.

The little princess' heart melted, and she quickly apologized, "Auntie is wrong. It's all my fault. Don't cry...Auntie will buy you something fun!"

Xiao Xinghui and Nian'er are not allowed to eat outside food yet, so Huo Yanran can only buy them fun things.

The two little guys were tired from crying and fell asleep after they were full.

Huo Yanran came to Chunzhi and said, "Seventh Sister-in-law, the little guy has fallen asleep. Let's go out for a walk. I can buy some small things to make amends for them."

Chunzhi smiled and said, "There's no need to apologize. The two little ones are just crying easily."

Huo Yanran said, "Buying small items to make amends is secondary. I mainly want to go out for a walk."

No matter how good the Chang'an Palace is, it is just a palace. The little princess walked around for a long time yesterday and wanted to go out for a walk today.

Chunzhi thought that she had finally left the palace, so she was naturally curious about the hustle and bustle outside. She nodded and said, "Okay, let's go out for a walk."

"Thank you, Seventh Sister-in-law!" Huo Yanran leaned against Chunzhi coquettishly. Chunzhi smiled and handed Xiaoxing in her arms back to the wet nurse, asking them to take her back to the side room.

Then, Chunzhi said to Yuzhu, "Yuzhu, you haven't left the house for a while, right? Let Nian'er and Xiaoxing go back to sleep together. Let's go to the Song residence, pick up Wan'er, and go for a walk."

Yuzhu glanced at Nian'er's peaceful sleeping face and replied "Okay".

Qingye stepped forward and took Nian'er, following the wet nurse's footsteps.

The maids took the breakfast away from the stone table.

Chunzhi and Huo Yanran each tidied up their appearance, then left the house and boarded the carriage to the Song residence.

Huo Yanran knew that Chunzhi had been living in the Song residence before she regained her status as the legitimate daughter of the Mu family, and had a close relationship with the Song brothers and sisters.

As a little princess, she had naturally never dealt with merchant families before, and was full of curiosity about these two people.

Chunzhi and his group arrived at Song's house. As soon as they got off the carriage, the steward came to greet them.

The steward said, "The princess is here. The young master just left. I will send someone to invite him back."

"No need to trouble you," Chunzhi said. "I'm here to look for Wan'er. I just want to take her for a stroll. There's nothing else to do. There's no need to bother you, brother, to come back."

Upon hearing this, the steward quickly smiled and said, "The Second Miss is here. I'll take you there right away."

Chunzhi nodded and walked inside with Huo Yanran and Yuzhu.

It is late autumn now, and the scenery in the courtyard is a bit bleak, but the bamboo forest is still green. When the sunlight shines on it, the bamboo shadows are picturesque and elegant.

Huo Yanran saw that although the Song family was a merchant family, their mansion was quite elegant, so she walked slowly as if admiring the scenery.

Chunzhi walked towards Song Wan'er's yard while talking to Huo Yanran.

When the maids saw them coming, they all came forward and saluted.

Chunzhi asked, "Where's Wan'er?"

The maid replied, "The young lady is in the room."

Song Wan'er often read storybooks alone in the room. This was a common occurrence. Chunzhi pushed the door open and called out "Wan'er", but no one answered.

Chunzhi saw someone wrapped in a quilt lying on the couch with his back to her, so she went forward and lifted the quilt.

The person on the couch trembled. When the quilt was removed, it was Jinshu's face that was revealed. Chunzhi asked in surprise, "Jinshu, why is it you? Where is Wan'er?"