As Zhu Yuyan left, Chu Qinghe slowly said, "Alright, you should all get some rest! We'll set off back tomorrow morning."

Upon hearing this, Wanwan and the others returned to their respective rooms as Chu Qinghe had instructed.

A moment later, after Dongfang Bubai, Shuimu Yinji, and the other three came out of the room where Qu Feiyan and the others were already asleep, the four of them returned to the inner courtyard together.

Sitting next to Chu Qinghe, Lianxing said, "I didn't expect that there were nine of us when we came out, but there was one more when we went back."

In response to what Shuimu Yinji said, Chu Qinghe shook his head and said, "Now that there's Wanwan in the house, plus Feiyan, things are going to get quite chaotic at home."

Jellyfish Yin Ji laughed and said, "Isn't this good? A lively atmosphere makes a home!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qinghe chuckled and said, "That's true."

If he preferred solitude, Chu Qinghe wouldn't have bothered building such a courtyard in the first place; he could have simply moved to the deep mountains and forests.

Humans, after all, are used to living in groups.

It's always better to have some noise than to have a quiet place.

Lianxing, who was standing nearby, said, "By the time we get back, it will be almost the end of April. According to the craftsmen my brother-in-law hired, the expansion should be completed by the beginning of the month. I wonder what the new courtyard will look like when the craftsmen build it according to my brother-in-law's blueprints?"

Shuimu Yinji smiled and said, "There is an underground stream under the courtyard I bought before that leads to the lake outside the city. I think I saw an area on the Qinghe map where a pond was to be built."

Lianxing asked, puzzled, "Brother-in-law, why did you build a pond at home?"

Chu Qinghe said lazily, "Let's build a pond and put some fish in it. We can fish for fun when we're free."

The courtyard was small before, but now that it's being expanded, there's a natural underground stream beneath the courtyard that Shuimu Yinji bought. It's perfect for building a pond to connect to the lake outside the city, so Chu Qinghe naturally designed a pond for it.

In the mornings, I'll do wood carving, play chess, and in my free time, I'll fish and listen to the rain.

Moreover, Wanwan is good at dancing, Lin Shiyin plays the zither, and later Qu Feiyan and the other girls will learn to play music.

As night falls, under the moonlight, one person plays the zither, another dances, and several others accompany the music or sing a cappella.

The spring night is fleeting, and the sun rises high; from then on, the emperor no longer holds morning court.

To be honest, imagining his future life in his mind made Chu Qinghe feel a bit more expectant.