Night fell, and Jiang Dai and Bai Tian had already gone to bed early.
There was no way around it; they had been incredibly busy these past few days, and they finally understood the feeling Juanjuan had a few days ago—wanting to collapse into bed as soon as she got home after a long day.
Jiang Dai turned over in a daze, and then felt a pair of eyes watching her in the darkness.
Adding to the eeriness of her half-asleep, half-awake dream, Jiang Dai jolted awake, feeling her body suddenly plummet downwards. She abruptly opened her eyes, only to be met with a pair of familiar, round eyes.
Jiang Dai's heart skipped a beat.
[Holy crap! You were up in the middle of the night, you almost scared your mother to death!]
Because she hadn't used up all her energy during the day, she couldn't fall asleep easily, and quietly watched her mother sleep: ...
Heaven is watching, Bai family's little Juan'er did nothing at all!
It's just that its eyes are open!
"Mom, did I scare you? I'm not sleepy."
Juanjuan lowered her voice, her voice as soft as a feather, gently drifting into Jiang Dai's ear.
How could Jiang Dai admit that she was frightened!
"No! How could I have scared Mother!"
Juanjuan, who clearly heard her mother's thoughts: ...
It's okay, she knows that adults also have pride.
Jiang Dai, who had been woken up by Juanjuan, yawned and looked at her sweet and soft little girl in front of her: "Then how about Mommy talks to you for a while?"
The little one's eyes lit up instantly, and then he asked, "Then... will Mommy and Daddy have more younger brothers and sisters in the future?"
It's no exaggeration to say that Jiang Dai's mind completely went blank at that moment, and she even stuttered a little when she spoke.
"W-wh-why are you suddenly bringing this up?"
[Could it be that the birth of the fifth wife of the Mu family today triggered something in Juanjuan?]
Jiang Dai looked at the little guy in front of her with a puzzled expression.
"Giving birth is too painful, Juanjuan doesn't want her mother to suffer."
Juanjuan's clear eyes, illuminated by the moonlight, resembled a beautiful star, striking straight into Jiang Dai's heart!
Even the child's slightly furrowed brows are adorable.
"Alright, Mommy won't have any more babies! Juanjuan, don't worry, Mommy has Juanjuan and my brothers, that's enough."
[What a joke! Me, have a baby? With whom? I've already had four babies with painless delivery, why would I have another?]
[I can't have any more children. Besides, if I did, I'm not even sure I could be fair to everyone! After all, childbirth involves hormonal changes. To take good care of Juanjuan and not let the original owner down, I can't have any more children.]
Jiang Dai really had no intention of having children.
Four isn't enough?
Looking at her mother, Juanjuan felt that her mother had also had a very hard life in the past.
So, a father who used to drink and gamble was a bad father!
My mother from before... wasn't a bad mother!
Jiang Dai reached out and squeezed the child's little hand: "As long as Mom takes good care of you and your three brothers, and makes sure our family lives a good life, that's enough. As long as you are safe and healthy, that's all that matters."
Juanjuan nodded, grasped Jiang Dai's hand with her little hand, and nuzzled her head against Jiang Dai's other arm.
She said in a slightly muffled voice, "Mother will definitely be happy, right?"
Yes, I will.
Jiang Dai yawned again, holding the soft little one, feeling extremely comfortable, and sleepiness washed over her again.
Juanjuan fell asleep again shortly after she stopped talking.
Juanjuan slightly raised her head, looking at her mother's relaxed and peaceful sleeping face.
Whether it's this mother or the mother who gave birth to her before, they will surely be happy.
At an age when Juanjuan is already somewhat superstitious, she encountered a group of strange people and inexplicably gained the ability to hear her family's inner thoughts.
Therefore, the child also believes that his mother must have been reborn into a good family and met people like his parents.
...
News of the birth of a child in the Mu family quickly reached the palace.
"The Mu family has had another son. It's true what they say, one just died and another one came along."
The woman, dressed in gorgeous clothes, removed the heavy hairpins from her hair and admired her exquisite and beautiful face in the bronze mirror.
Standing behind her was a tall figure wearing a mask.
Hearing the woman's words, the masked man lowered his voice and said, "Anyway, you won't live much longer, will you?"
"That's true. But what do you think about the incident a few days ago when the Mu family caused trouble for the Kang family in court?"
The masked man pondered for a moment: "This matter could be big or small, but the Kang family still needs to be saved; they still have value."
"That's true." The woman let her hair down, her smooth, black hair resembling fine silk. "By the way, I heard today that Consort An has encountered some trouble. Apparently, a family from out of town is doing business in the capital and has caused the Kang family to suffer losses. They also have a good relationship with the Mu family and Princess Chaoyang."
The masked man gave a wry smile: "Why would I care about something so trivial?"
The woman put down the wooden comb in her hand: "Everything is relative. Who knows if a small thing will turn into a big thing? People like us can never underestimate any small thing that can be connected to a big thing."
The masked man chuckled silently, as if unimpressed.
The woman looked through the bronze mirror and landed on the masked man: "Just do me a favor and help me find out about that family."
"It's not a loss if it's useless, and it might be of great use in the future if it's useful."
"Now that they're involved with the Mu family and also with Chaoyang, working together to deal with the Kang family, I definitely need to know about it."
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