Chapter 15 He Likes His Sister Like This

"Um?"

Xie Yunchuan narrowed his eyes slightly. The guards he had placed next to Sheng Sheng hadn't told him that Sheng Sheng had also met a "tree god uncle".

Xie Yunchuan looked up at Huang Ying, his eyes questioning her.

Huang Ying looked completely bewildered, having no idea who this "Uncle Tree God" Sheng Sheng was talking about was.

They only met Young Master Pei and his servant Afu today.

Could it be those little snakes?

Sheng Sheng leaned forward a little and gently touched the dark circles under Xie Yunchuan's eyes with her fingertips: "Here, brother, you're so tired you've turned into a freckle."

The little dumpling's eyes were full of worry and heartache, which warmed Xie Yunchuan's heart.

He now has a younger sister who cares about him.

"It's alright, I just didn't sleep well last night, don't worry about me, brother." Xie Yunchuan held the little girl's hand and asked her, "Sheng'er, who is this Uncle Tree God you mentioned?"

"He's just a handsome uncle."

Without much thought, Sheng Sheng answered immediately.

Yan Hu was startled, his body trembled, and he immediately barked, "Woof!"

Xie Yunchuan frowned and looked over, but Yan Hu pretended to be nonchalant and buried his head in gnawing on the big bone.

Reminded by Yan Hu, Sheng Shengcai remembered that last night's adventure was their secret adventure and couldn't be told to others.

Sheng Sheng hurriedly covered her face, her guilty expression impossible to hide.

Xie Yunchuan looked at Yan Hu, then at Sheng Sheng, and realized something was amiss.

"Yan Hu, come here."

Xie Yunchuan beckoned to Yan Hu with his finger.

Yan Hu intended to pretend he was focused on gnawing on the big bone and that he hadn't heard anything, but Xie Yunchuan didn't take his little scheme seriously at all.

He raised Yan Hu; how could he not know what it was thinking?

She may appear arrogant to others, but she's actually quite clever.

"Yan Hu, don't make me call it again."

Yan Hu's dog body trembled again, and he had no choice but to put down the big bone, run over to Xie Yunchuan, and sit down with his head held high.

Sheng Sheng quietly peeked through a crack, but Xie Yunchuan caught her red-handed. She immediately closed her hand again and lowered her head several degrees.

Xie Yunchuan chuckled, ruffled her hair, and asked Yan Hu, "You secretly ran away with her?"

Yan Hu rolled his eyes and raised his paw to scratch his ear.

"Yan Hu".

Xie Yunchuan's voice became a bit louder, but Yan Hu scratched himself left and right, refusing to look at him.

Xie Yunchuan chuckled in exasperation, but Huang Ying quickly stepped in to smooth things over: "Your Highness, that shouldn't be the case. This morning, as soon as the princess woke up, I've been serving her without leaving her side. As for Yan Hu, it's always there wherever the princess is. How could it possibly have secretly taken the princess out?"

"Oh, is that so?"

Xie Yunchuan stared at Yan Hu with a half-smile. Seeing that Xie Yunchuan was about to lose his temper with Yan Hu, Sheng Sheng quickly jumped out of Xie Yunchuan's arms, hugged Yan Hu, and pouted with a pitiful expression.

"Brother, don't be mean to Yan Hu. Yan Hu didn't do anything wrong. Please don't scold it!"

Yan Hu snuggled against the little dumpling, touched, and said, "Sheng Sheng, I knew you were good to your brother Yan Hu, otherwise your brother, that bad guy, definitely wouldn't let me eat meat!"

Unfortunately, only Sheng Sheng could understand these words. Xie Yunchuan only saw Yan Hu "abusing his master's power," with the two little ones huddled together, one looking aggrieved and downcast, and the other whimpering.

Xie Yunchuan genuinely laughed this time. With the two little ones acting like this, anyone who didn't know better would really think he was the one bullying someone.

Xie Yunchuan was both amused and exasperated: "Alright, alright, why is your brother throwing a tantrum?"

"Really?" Sheng Sheng, who had been leaning her head against Yan Hu, gently raised her head upon hearing this.

"Of course it's true." Xie Yunchuan pulled the little dumpling back. "As long as your brother is here, Sheng'er can do whatever she wants. Even if the sky falls, your brother will hold it up."

Young girls, no matter their age, all love to hear sweet words.

The little dumpling was immediately appeased, giggling and even putting several pieces of meat on Yan Hu's plate, which made Xie Yunchuan even more unsure whether to laugh or not.

Yan Hu is a clever little devil. Knowing that he dotes on Sheng Sheng, he's not afraid of anything anymore, since Sheng Sheng cares about him anyway.

The little dumpling has become even bolder than it was a few days ago.

Xie Yunchuan curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.

However, he likes his sister like this.

Xie Yunchuan felt a pang of pain in his heart when he recalled Sheng Sheng's timid and unfamiliar appearance when they first met.

He would rather his sister act spoiled like this every time, or even throw a tantrum because of his love. In short, he wanted his sister to live a carefree and happy life in this world.

Sheng Sheng rested peacefully in Yuqing Palace for half a month, and would go out for a while every morning.

But whether it was Xie Yunchuan's instruction or not, Huang Ying never took Sheng Sheng to that bamboo forest again.

Today, Physician Li came for a follow-up visit. Sheng Sheng said that the wound on her wrist had begun to scab over. Apart from still needing to apply medicine every day, she no longer needed to wrap it with gauze.

A reddish-brown scab on her wrist stood out starkly against her porcelain-white arm.

The oriole was afraid that the little girl would find it ugly and be sad if she looked at it for too long, so she covered her up with a handkerchief and tied it into a pretty bow.

"Thank you, Sister Huang Ying."

The little girl didn't think it was ugly, but every night when Xie Yunchuan changed the dressing, he would stare at the wound with a pained expression. The little girl knew that her brother would feel bad if he saw the wound, so she thought that covering it with a handkerchief was a good idea.

Huang Ying smiled and asked Physician Li, "Physician Li, the external wounds are almost healed. How is our princess's health?"

Physician Li took Sheng Sheng's pulse and pondered for a while: "Hmm... Princess, you have been sleeping well these days, and with the help of your diet, you have gradually replenished your body. In that case, I will prescribe some mild tonics for you, one dose every two days, to strengthen your body and warm your kidneys."

"Thank you, Physician Li."

Hearing that Sheng Sheng had recovered some blood, Huang Ying was very happy.

"Uncle Imperial Physician, is Sheng Sheng better now? Can she go out and play a little longer each day?"

Sheng Sheng finds her daily walks fascinating; the birds that greet her from the trees and the kittens basking in the sun among the flowers are all her good friends.

Sheng Sheng wants to play with her friends a little longer!

And... mainly, Sister Huangying refused to take her to the bamboo forest anymore, and she was very worried about Brother Bamboo.

Brother Bamboo was sick last time, I wonder if he's gotten better now.

Upon hearing this, Huang Ying knew that the little dumpling wanted to run towards the bamboo forest, so she quickly shook her head at Physician Li from where the little dumpling couldn't see.

"Of course... Oh, Your Highness, you are still young and your body has not fully recovered. If you go out for too long, it will not be conducive to your recovery. As before, half an hour a day is enough."

Physician Li wiped his forehead with his sleeve to hide his embarrassment.

That was close; I almost missed the oriole's hint.