The next day.
Su Yun'an rode a fast horse and brought Mo Qi to the gate of the Holy King's Mansion.
Even though Su Yun'an doesn't come to the Holy King's Mansion often, he looks exactly like Su Xuening, so all the gatekeepers at the Holy King's Mansion know him.
So as soon as Su Yun'an arrived at the entrance of the Holy King's Mansion, the gatekeepers came up to him and said, "Young Master."
"Are my sister and brother-in-law home?" Su Yun'an asked, handing the horse he had ridden to the gatekeeper.
"His Highness has gone to court, but the Princess Consort is here," the gatekeeper replied, and then led Su Yun'an to Linshui Pavilion.
Su Yun'an thought for a moment and said, "Take me to see the Empress Dowager first."
The Dowager Consort is my sister's mother-in-law and also his elder. Now that we've arrived at the Prince's residence, we should go see the Dowager Consort first.
"Yes." The gatekeeper quickly changed the route and led Su Yun'an to Ningxiang Garden.
In Ningxiang Garden, Madam Bai was having Granny Shang prepare breakfast when she saw the gatekeeper bringing Su Yun'an over.
"Your Highness, the Imperial Concubine."
Without waiting for the gatekeeper to come in and report, Su Yun'an happily greeted Bai Shi.
They had lived together in the bamboo forest every day, so they were quite familiar with each other now.
"It's Yun'an!" Madam Bai was both happy and surprised to see Su Yun'an: "Why are you here at the Prince's residence? Has something happened?"
Su Yun'an explained, "It's nothing. It's just that my master and uncle ran away with Master Daoyi, leaving me alone in the bamboo forest. I thought I might as well come to the Holy King's Mansion to see the Empress Dowager."
Bai was amused by him: "You came to see your sister, right? And you said you came to see me?"
Having his thoughts exposed, Su Yun'an chuckled sheepishly, "I came to see my elder sister, and of course I also came to see Your Highness the Dowager Consort. I saw both."
Bai was overjoyed: "Your master and uncle are really something, how could they leave you alone in the bamboo forest? Why don't you just stay at the Holy King's Mansion for a while instead of going back? I'll send a letter to Uncle Lu Shao in a bit, telling Doctor Luo and the others not to worry about you."
"Thank you very much, Your Highness." Su Yun'an was overjoyed.
In that case, he can spend more time with his sister at the Holy King's Mansion.
"Then I'll go see my sister." Su Yun'an wanted to go find Su Xuening.
Madam Bai smiled and said, "No rush, your sister will be coming over for breakfast in a little while, you can join her."
As Bai spoke, she looked at Granny Shang and said, "Go to Linshui Pavilion and see if the Princess Consort has gotten up yet. If she has, invite her over for breakfast."
"Yes," Granny Shang replied, bowing and withdrawing.
Madam Bai then smiled and invited Su Yun'an to sit down and have some snacks. It's rare for you to be back in the capital. After your brother-in-law finishes court, your sister and brother-in-law will take you around the capital.
"Okay," Su Yun'an replied with a smile.
Linshui Pavilion.
Because Su Feiling disturbed her in the middle of the night last night, Su Xuening woke up late this morning.
Just as Bihe and Lülian finished dressing Su Xuening, Granny Shang arrived: "Your Highness, the young master has arrived."
Su Xuening was stunned for a moment before realizing who Granny Shang was referring to: "Yun An is here? Where is he now?"
Granny Shang smiled and said, "She's in Ningxiang Garden. The Dowager Princess invites you to have breakfast together."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening immediately got up and went to Ningxiang Garden.
"Please slow down." Granny Shang was afraid that Su Xuening would fall, so she followed closely behind her.
Bihe and Lülian didn't dare to be negligent either, and quickly stood on either side of Su Xuening, following her to Ningxiang Garden.
As soon as Su Xuening arrived at Ningxiang Garden, she heard Bai Shi and Su Yun'an laughing and talking, and couldn't help but smile as well.
"Mother, Yun'an." Su Xuening bowed to Bai Shi as soon as she entered the room.
Before she could even curtsy, Madam Bai helped her up, saying, "My dear, don't worry about these formalities now, or you might upset the baby."
While scolding Su Xuening, Bai helped her sit down.
Su Xuening smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just have a big belly, nothing else is affected."
That would be so exaggerated that even the body couldn't be blessed; Mother and Xuanyuan Zhan were just too nervous.
"Sister." Su Yun'an came over excitedly and snuggled up to Su Xuening.
Su Xuening affectionately pinched Su Yun'an's still slightly chubby face: "I've only been back for a day, why did you come along?"
Su Yun'an pouted: "It's all because Master and Uncle-Master ran away with Master Daoyi. I didn't want to stay in the bamboo forest alone, so I brought Moqi to the Holy King's Mansion."
Su Xuening then noticed that Mo Qi had also returned. She paused for a moment and said with a wry smile, "Master and Uncle must have been bored in the bamboo forest, so they wanted to go to Bailong Temple with Master Daoyi to relax."
Su Xuening then added, "I'll send a letter to Master and Uncle-Master in a bit. You can stay at the Holy King's Mansion for a few days."
This is the same thing Bai said.
Bai laughed and said, "Don't worry about sending the message. I'll just send a letter to my uncle in a bit."
"Alright."
Since they're all together anyway, it doesn't matter who they write to.
Madam Bai had Granny Shang prepare breakfast, and the three of them ate breakfast together.
Su Xuening then took Su Yun'an to Linshui Pavilion.
Su Yun'an had never been to Linshui Pavilion before, and now he felt that this palace was really big. This Linshui Pavilion alone was comparable to their General's entire mansion.
Not to mention that this Linshui Pavilion is just one courtyard of the Prince's Mansion.
"It's beautiful here," Su Yun'an exclaimed as she walked along the waterside pavilion and looked at the red lotuses and koi in the small lake.
Su Xuening smiled and pointed to the swing set under the crabapple tree: "There's a swing over there, do you want to play?"
Su Yun'an blushed and immediately shook her head: "Do you still treat me like a child? Playing on the swings?"
Su Xuening was amused by him and laughed, "Why can't I play on the swing? I'm already an adult. If I weren't pregnant with your little nephew, I would still be playing on it."
“You’re a woman, you can play,” Su Yun’an said awkwardly, then stubbornly added, “I’m not a child, nor am I a woman, I can’t play.”
Su Xuening was speechless for a moment, and didn't know how to refute him.
If you call him a child, he's already eight years old. If you don't call him a child, he's only eight!
Su Yun'an suddenly looked at Su Xuening again: "When does your brother-in-law usually return from court?"
Su Xuening raised an eyebrow: "They probably won't be back until noon."
He usually returns either when they have breakfast or after noon, staying in the palace for lunch before returning.
Since Xuan Yuanzhan wasn't there, Su Yun'an didn't want to wait around: "Then I'll go practice my martial arts first. Call me when my brother-in-law comes back."
"Okay," Su Xuening replied blankly.
Upon hearing this, Su Yun'an ran off to practice martial arts in the bamboo forest.
When he entered the Linshui Pavilion, he noticed this bamboo forest. Like their bamboo forest, it was a suitable place for him to practice martial arts.
Su Xuening couldn't help but smile as she watched him tumble and leap through the bamboo forest.
Having finally left the bamboo forest, he didn't slack off at all.
His diligent practice of martial arts is a good thing!
After all, practicing martial arts can not only strengthen the body and protect oneself, but also help him achieve success in the future.
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