Three days later.
You could almost hear a pin drop in the study. It was spring, and the windows on both sides were wide open. The warm sunlight poured in and fell on the rice paper on the desk.
A small figure sat in front of the desk, holding a brush and writing intently. His handwriting was not very neat, but he was extremely calm.
A servant was grinding ink for him and whispered, "Little boy, take a break. It's time for dinner."
He lowered his eyes and continued to write without saying a word, and the servant kept silent.
A quarter of an hour later, he finally put down his pen, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and a rare innocent smile appeared on his tender little face: "Is Daddy back?"
"Not yet. I'm busy at the palace today, so I might not be able to make it back in time."
His eyes lit up and he jumped down from the armchair: "Then I'll go find my mother."
Inside the house, Wanruo sat in the living room, listening to the two maids talking below.
"The Fourth Young Master's wife just gave birth, and the expenses of Hexiangyuan have doubled this month. There are expenses for rewarding the servants and buying various supplements."
Wanruo nodded: "Send a few more maids over to help."
"Oh, yes! We have to hold a full-moon banquet next month. Madam Yu suggested that we only invite close relatives and friends to the banquet, and there is no need to make a big fuss."
"Just do as Madam wishes."
After all, Fourth Master Xie Xiangming is from the first wife's family, and Madam Ye is his biological mother, so there is no need for Wanruo to interfere.
"yes."
Just as the two maids replied, they heard the little maid outside announce, "The little girl is here!"
As soon as the words fell, a small figure came trotting in: "Mother."
The two maids retreated.
Wanruo bent down and pinched his face: "I was just about to go look for you. It's already so late and you haven't had dinner yet."
"I've finished writing the Three Character Classic that Daddy asked me to recite. Mom, take a look."
Lin'er handed her the rice paper in his hand. Wanruo took it and looked at it: "Wow, our Lin'er's writing is really beautiful."
She kissed Lin'er on the cheek: "Lin'er is really amazing."
Lin'er suppressed the corners of his mouth that were raised, but still couldn't help but snuggle happily into her arms.
Suddenly, a burst of crying was heard from the inner room. Soon, a wet nurse came out hurriedly, holding a one-year-old baby girl. "The little girl has woken up and is crying for the young lady."
Wanruo quickly took her over and coaxed her: "Zhenzhen is awake, don't cry, don't cry, mother is here."
Zhenzhen sniffed, buried her head in her arms and nuzzled, saying in a baby voice, "Mom."
The nurse smiled and said, "When the little girl woke up and couldn't find the young lady, she probably thought her mother was gone again, so she started crying. Now that she sees the young lady, she has immediately become well-behaved."
Wan Ruo smiled helplessly.
Lin'er came up and said, "Mom, is Daddy not coming back today?"
"Well, he's busy at the palace today. He sent word that he might not be back, so we don't have to wait for him for dinner."
As they were talking, the maids came in one after another, carrying trays and starting to serve the food.
Lin'er blinked and looked at Wanruo eagerly: "Then I want to sleep with mother today."
Zhenzhen also let out an "ah" to express her intention.
"Tsk." Wanruo rubbed his head.
When it got dark, Lin'er and Zhenzhen climbed onto the bed, and Wanruo took out a storybook and told them a story.
"Once upon a time, there was a Taoist priest who was good at catching ghosts. One day, he sensed an evil spirit nearby, so he went into the dense forest to investigate in the middle of the night. Unexpectedly, he didn't encounter a monster, but instead encountered a little girl..."
Lin'er was lying on the bed, listening attentively, his little face tense.
Zhenzhen didn't know if she understood or not, she just sat on the bed and giggled, "Catch the monster!"
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