The servant leading the way confessed, "Yes, behind this door is Hibiscus Pavilion. The master usually goes to Hibiscus Pavilion through this door, but the girls there are not allowed to enter this house at will."
The princess raised her eyebrows and glanced meaningfully at the servant who explained: "I see..."
She looked at Li Nian, a smile on her lips, and said, "I think Xiao Yunyu's house is exquisite and novel. After lunch, would you like to walk around with me?"
Li Nian nodded and replied, "Okay."
It just so happened that she was also quite curious about Xiao Yunyu's house. As she walked along, she felt that she had only seen a corner of the house.
More beautiful scenery is waiting to be discovered.
Li Nian and the princess entered the dining room together and had lunch in a harmonious atmosphere.
The two of them walked hand in hand in the mansion, strolling around.
After walking around, Li Nian's heels felt numb and swollen, and she wanted to find a place to rest immediately.
The princess, who had been showing great interest, seemed to notice that she looked tired and asked with concern, "Are you tired? How about we go back to Liuli Pavilion and play chess?"
"But I don't know how to play Go, I only know how to play Gomoku," Li Nian said honestly.
Unexpectedly, the princess was drawn to the game and asked curiously, "What is Gobang?"
Li Nian explained: "It means five chess pieces are arranged in a straight line without being interrupted."
"Sounds good." The princess looked down at her and smiled suddenly. "Nian Nian, are you interested in teaching me Go?"
"Sure!" Li Nian agreed without thinking. She herself was not a person who liked to go out, and now that someone was playing Go with her, she naturally agreed happily.
As he spoke, he had already reached the first floor of the Glazed Pavilion.
The two of them sat on a pearwood couch that was carefully crafted by a skilled carpenter that Xiao Yunyu had specially found. There was a small pearwood table in the middle, and a chess set was placed on the table.
Gobang itself is not difficult. Li Nian just explained the rules and the princess learned it.
The two of them spent the entire afternoon playing chess and chatting here.
Li Nian listened to the princess talking about which storybooks were popular in the study rooms in the capital recently, and which storybooks were favored by theaters and adapted into operas.
They also talked about which new pastries in Beijing were delicious, which store was selling new agar-agar, and how good they were.
Before we knew it, the bright sun had gone to the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell into the Glazed Pavilion.
"Oh! It's so late!" Li Nian suddenly realized that he had been chatting with the princess for a whole afternoon!
"Tongtong, don't leave tonight, okay?"
The princess' heart skipped a beat when she heard this. Could it be that Nian Nian...
Li Nian looked at the sky outside and suggested, "It's getting late. It should be time for dinner. It won't be too late for Tongtong to go back after dinner."
The princess' heart rose to her throat, and she felt disappointed, but she also felt that this was right and that this was how she should be.
"Then I'll be open to dinner." The princess, thinking of the wooden door she had seen at noon, suggested, "Is Nian Nian free tonight? How about we go to Hibiscus Pavilion to listen to music and enjoy dancing?"
Li Nian was hesitating whether to go or not when he saw Yu Niang walking in holding Jin He.
Xiaoying followed behind her and said loudly, "Big sister, Jinhe has been clamoring for a hug from her mother. She must be missing you."
The princess looked at the baby in Yu Niang's arms, and her lost eyes turned into curiosity and joy.
Watching Li Nian walk over and pick up the baby and sit him down, she stared at the baby and asked in a questioning tone, "Could this be Nian Nian's child?"
Li Nian nodded: "Yes."
She said to Jinhe, "Good boy, call me auntie."
Jinhe tilted her head and looked at the princess, then said sweetly, "Auntie."
The princess was looked at by the baby's clear and innocent peach blossom eyes, and she felt that there seemed to be stars hidden in the little guy's eyes.
It made her feel happy unconsciously.
This child is so lovable. It is amazing that a man as rebellious and naughty as Xiao Yunyu can have such a lovely daughter.
The princess felt an inexplicable jealousy in her heart, but she was born a girl. If she were a boy, she would definitely let her lover give birth to such a lovely child for her.
She said with joy on her face: "What a cute little girl, what's her name?"
"Jinhe, the jin of jinxiu, the he of rice seedlings." Li Nian answered frankly.
The princess praised, "What a nice name." She then nervously and cautiously asked, "Can I hold her?"
Li Nian smiled and said, "Of course you can."
Upon hearing this, the princess happily took Jinhe from Li Nian's hands and held it in her arms carefully as if it were a rare treasure.
The unprecedented tension made her palms sweat.
I was afraid that if I held her too tightly, she would hurt the girl, but I was also afraid that if I held her too loosely, she would fall.
Li Nian noticed her restraint and uneasiness and comforted her, "Tongtong, don't be so nervous. Jinhe is already eleven months old and can stand for a while with the help of the wall. She is not that fragile."
"He can already stand?" the princess said in surprise. "He's not even a year old yet!"
Jinhe has always been brave and not afraid of people. Now that she is being held by the princess, she just opens her big curious eyes and observes carefully.
He even forgot that he had been clamoring for his mother to hug him.
Li Nian and the princess teased Jinhe for a while, and then a servant came to call them for dinner.
The two of them carried Jinhe towards the dining hall.
After dinner, Li Nian and the princess played with Jinhe for a while, and the little girl fell into a sweet sleep.
At this time, the red-light district is at its most prosperous and lively.
The sounds of stringed instruments and singing would occasionally drift into the Glazed Pavilion on the evening breeze.
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