Chapter 318 Severe Punishment
The snow outside is falling heavier.
Although Gu Huan went to bed out of spite and ignored it, she felt complicated and couldn't help but worry. She slept uneasily all night, feeling dazed and half asleep and half awake.
Suddenly, she heard some noise in the house and Gu Huan woke up immediately. As her back was facing the door, her body was slightly stiff and she pricked up her ears to listen carefully.
A whispered voice said, "Mom is asleep."
The other one spoke unclearly: "Uh-huh, let's crawl."
Gu Huan suddenly sat up, staring with wide eyes at the two small black shadows with their backs to the candlelight, and the two round eyes also stared at her in astonishment.
For a moment, they stared at each other.
In just a moment, Gu Huan quickly turned over and got out of bed, and carried them back to bed one by one.
The two little smart kids immediately crawled into the warm quilt, with their fat buttocks raised, and muttered, "Cold, cold, mother, cold."
Although Tuan Tuan was also cold and wanted to get under the quilt immediately, he remained gentle and moved in little by little.
Gu Huan was speechless and almost mad.
Although she slept in the side room next to the two treasures' rooms, separated by a beaded curtain, and both rooms had stoves, these two guys actually ran over wearing only thin clothes and barefoot.
Gu Huan quickly pulled the quilt up, thinking about how she had already been mad at their father, and now she was going to make the two kids mad, she became furious.
Yuanyuan was still not obedient after getting into the quilt. She kept moving towards her mother in the quilt and hugged her mother's thighs with both hands.
The chubby little round face rubbed against Gu Huan's thigh.
Tuan Tuan lay down obediently on the other side of Gu Huan, with his cute little head showing and looking at her innocently.
Gu Huan: “…”
Oh, my son is so well behaved.
His eyes fell on Yuanyuan, whose little body was still moving like a caterpillar.
She was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped the little fat butt.
Seeing that her mother was about to hit her, Yuanyuan quickly hugged her mother's thighs with her short hands and acted like a spoiled child: "Mom, mom, please don't hit Yuanyuan, it hurts."
Gu Huan's slap hit the quilt, but she still couldn't bear to continue hitting him.
Tuantuan said in a baby voice: "Mother, sister said, please cry, comfort mother, you are young, beautiful and kind, don't fight with me."
Gu Huan stared at her son's little face in disbelief with her eyes wide open.
He actually spoke such a long string of words.
They also knew that she was crying, so they came to comfort her.
How come her child is so smart?
Gu Huan felt a pang in her heart and couldn't bring herself to do it.
She was praised as a kind-hearted mother, so how could she bear to blame her two children?
With red eyes, Gu Huan touched the two little heads and said softly: Okay, mother thanks Tuantuan and Yuanyuan, let's sleep together in warmth tonight.
Tuan Tuan, who was always reserved, smiled brightly: "Mom, go to sleep."
Yuanyuan quickly let go of her mother's thigh.
Gu Huan lay down in the bed, hugging the two little babies, one on each side.
The little ones have been taken care of by their wet nurses at night since they were born, and they have always slept independently. This is the first time they sleep with their mother.
The mother and her two children couldn't sleep. The baby was chattering excitedly. This was the first time for Gu Huan to sleep together with two children. Her heart was filled with the happiness of being a mother.
Before they knew it, the pair of dolls fell asleep. Gu Huan hugged the soft dolls and gradually fell asleep.
Gu Huan was woken up by someone while she was half asleep.
"Hurry up, God, hurry up and find them, why are both of them gone?"
"No, there's none in this room. Oh my God, where else can I go?"
"Should we report this to the princess and the old lady?"
"Oh, hurry up and find someone. There are people guarding the gate and they won't go out."
Gu Huan guessed from what she heard that the maids and nannies had woken up, only to find that the two little babies were missing, and the place outside was in chaos.
Donghua and Dongqing, who were sleeping in the outer room, were also woken up by them. They quickly got up and asked what happened.
The wet nurse and the maids dared not say anything.
When Donghua heard the princess calling her, she hurried into the house with Dongqing.
The two were stunned when they saw Gu Huan hugging a pair of sleepy babies.
Donghua screamed: "Ah? Why are the young master and young lady here?"
Gu Huan smiled helplessly: "Go and ask them to come and take her to wash up."
"Hey." Donghua turned around and went out to call for help.
In an instant, the room was packed with people.
The wet nurse and the maids who served the young masters and young ladies were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
Gu Huan said seriously, "They are so young, you should be more alert when they sleep, otherwise, they might get lost without you knowing."
Everyone kowtowed quickly and shouted in unison: "Your Highness Princess is right. We accept the punishment."
Gu Huan has always been gentle to her servants. Even if they made mistakes, she would criticize them at most and rarely punish them.
But it’s different when it comes to children. No one noticed that the two babies left the bed. This is the loophole.
Sister Zhilan's incident was still before her eyes. How could Gu Huan let her off easily? Her face turned cold. Just as she was about to speak, Tuantuan said in a baby voice, "Mother is kind and good-hearted. She doesn't hit people."
Gu Huan: “…”
Gu Huan glared at him and smiled sweetly.
There is a pair of dimples on her pink and white face.
Who does this dimple belong to?
Gu Huan was speechless.
Leng glanced around: "Take them to wash up."
The servants were so moved that they shouted that the princess was beautiful and kind.
Gu Huan: Where does this word come from?
The two babies were wrapped in cotton clothes and taken away.
Donghua and Dongqing helped Gu Huan wash and change clothes.
Gu Huan thought for a moment and said, "Donghua, go and call the matron who manages Fulu Hall."
Donghua responded: "Yes."
The managing nanny of Fulu Hall was sent by the old lady and has been with her for decades.
Gu Huan would never allow something like what happened to Zhou Zhilan to happen again, and her child must not have any mishap.
In the past, she was protected so well that she didn't have to do many things in the palace herself.
Both Zhou Zhilan and Zhou Chunyu took care of everything for her.
But she is the mistress of the palace and must take responsibility.
The housekeeper came in and bowed to Gu Huan. After all, she was an elder, and Gu Huan never let them kneel to bow.
Gu Huan's face darkened: "Kneel down."
The housekeeper was stunned and looked up at Gu Huan in disbelief.
The princess, who always had a kind face and a gentle heart, looked at her seriously.
Her heart skipped a beat and she quickly knelt down.
Gu Huan tried to make her voice stronger: "Mammy, you were sent by my mother to take care of the two children. I heard from my mother that you have taken care of the prince before. So I trust you very much."
The housekeeper's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she hurriedly said, "Princess, it was my fault for being too careless and not being able to properly arrange for the two young masters. If anything happens to the young masters, I will not want to live any more."
As he spoke, his eyes turned red.
"I know I was wrong, please punish me, princess."
After saying this, the housekeeper kowtowed vigorously.
Seeing that she admitted her mistake sincerely, Gu Huan's expression softened.
She glanced at Donghua.
Donghua stepped forward to support the nanny: "Mammy, the princess has never punished servants, but now thieves are rampant, and Sister Zhilan just got into trouble. The princess is worried that there are still thieves doing evil things. So, I want you to be alert and take care of the two young masters."
The housekeeper shed tears and nodded vigorously: "It is indeed my fault that I did not manage it well."
Gu Huan's tone softened: "It's my fault too. I should have informed you right away when the two of them climbed into my bed in the middle of the night. I was just too happy for my mother at the time and neglected it for a moment."
The housekeeper was terrified: "Princess, please don't say that. It's because we slept too soundly. From now on, I will arrange for someone to watch over us at night and not let us sleep."
Gu Hua sighed: "The two children are just being naughty. Although I don't blame you, I still have to punish you as a warning."
"As long as the princess punishes me, I will not say anything."
"Just fine me half a month's salary."
The housekeeper's eyes widened when she heard this: "This is too light."
"Donghua, you will be the head maid in Fulu Hall from now on. You should help the nanny take care of the children. The two children are already grown up, so the nanny can remove two and leave two. Donghua, go pick two maids with better martial arts skills."
Donghua said quickly: "Yes."
In Fulu Hall, besides the housekeeper nanny, there were four wet nurses, four second-class maids, and two maids who did the cleaning.
Gu Huan felt that the housekeeper was a little too old and her energy wasn't up to par, while Yuanyuan was like a naughty monkey who would run around if she wasn't careful.
You still need someone you can trust and who has good physical strength to watch over you so that you can feel at ease.
When the servants of Fulu Hall heard that they were only fined half a month's salary, they all breathed a sigh of relief and said that the princess was truly a beautiful and kind person.
The treatment in the palace was good, and the monthly allowance was only a part of their income. They also received bonuses during festivals and holidays. At the end of the year, the bonuses were twice as much as the monthly allowance.
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