617 The octopus can jump ashore on its own.
Dong'er was one of the older palace maids; she had been with Du Wanchun since the time she was in the Eastern Palace.
Du Wanchun saw that she was clever and sensible, so she took her in like a younger sister.
Because Dong'er usually helps Du Wanchun with the affairs of the two princes, she occasionally runs into Mr. Yuan.
Although Mr. Yuan was not particularly handsome, he was exceptionally talented, served as a teacher to the princes, and was known for his refined manners and courteous manner.
Dong'er naturally took it to heart as well.
However, one was a prince's teacher and the other was a palace maid; their statuses were vastly different, and neither of them overstepped their bounds.
It was only after Du Wanchun suddenly brought it up today that Mr. Yuan secretly revealed it to her.
Du Wanchun immediately understood the mystery. She never interfered in the affairs of lovers. Following Mr. Yuan's gaze, she looked at Dong'er and said slowly, "Dong'er has been in the palace for five or six years. In a few days, I will mention to the Emperor that she can leave the palace ahead of schedule."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Yuan was overjoyed and bowed deeply to Du Wanchun, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness... Manager Du..."
Seeing his incoherent speech, Du Wanchun covered her mouth and laughed, "Fine, call me whatever you want. It just sounds more awkward to me."
Mr. Yuan smiled and replied, then stood up and gave her a deep bow.
Yi'er and Yu'er looked at them, puzzled, and asked, "Mother, what are you and Mr. Yuan talking about?"
Du Wanchun looked at the two of them and said, "You two are still young. You'll understand in the future."
Yi'er and Yu'er looked at Du Wanchun with a mixture of understanding and confusion, their eyes as clear as lake water.
"Mother~"
Little Mianmian trotted over and interrupted their conversation.
"Mother, Father said he'll take us fishing later."
"Catch fish?" Du Wanchun asked in surprise.
Little Mianmian nodded. "That's right, he said he would take us to catch fish and then grill them."
Back in Changliu Village, Zhou Ruiyuan took Du Wanchun, Zhou Zhao, and Zhou Feng fishing. It must have been a long time since then, and everyone's status was no longer what it used to be.
Zhou Ruiyuan came out of the boat and said, "The child wants to catch fish. Why don't we stop the boat and go to the nearby mountain stream?"
Du Wanchun had been quite tired of being confined in the palace these past few days, and she was also very happy. However, given their special status now, they couldn't act as freely as before. She cautiously asked, "It's good, but what about the people on our boat?"
Zhou Ruiyuan walked up to the two of them and whispered in Du Wanchun's ear, "Then leave them here and we'll sneak away."
Du Wanchun's eyes lit up as she listened, and she nodded with a smile.
Zhou Ruiyuan kept his word and had Zhang Gonggong prepare a small boat. He took Xiao Mianmian, Du Wanchun, and Feifei with him and sailed towards the shore.
As for Yi'er, Yu'er, and Mr. Yuan, they were all left behind. The other palace maids and eunuchs below did not know that Du Wanchun and the others had already disembarked.
As the small boat docked, Xiao Mianmian jumped off the boat and ran ashore.
This is a small ferry crossing by a lake on the outskirts of Beijing, with a secluded little hill in front of it.
On the other side of the mountain was a small village.
Little Mianmian looked up at the dense forest and the blue sky in front of her, then turned back to Du Wanchun with a grin: "Mommy, Daddy, this place is so nice!"
Feifei followed, and because she was shorter, she wobbled as she ran.
Little Mianmian took his hand, turned around, picked a dog tail, and handed it to him.
Feifei took it in her hand with great curiosity.
Little Mianmian picked another foxtail grass and scratched Feifei.
"Hahaha~ Hahaha~" Fei Fei let out a pleasant laugh.
The siblings started playing around.
Du Wanchun slowly disembarked from the boat, looking at the two children in front of her, and couldn't help but think of herself and Zhou Ruiyuan.
They used to play together like this often when they were young.
But he had already forgotten.
Du Wanchun was unaware that Zhou Ruiyuan had regained some of his memories.
"Wan Chun." Zhou Ruiyuan took off his gorgeous clothes, revealing the plain clothes underneath, and walked to her side. "Look, Mianmian and Feifei both like this place. Why don't we rest here today?"
Dressed in plain clothes, Zhou Ruiyuan seemed to have become the eldest son of the Zhou family in Changliu Village once again.
Du Wanchun looked somewhat dazed. When she came to her senses, Zhou Ruiyuan had already taken her hand and led her into the village with the children.
On their way to the village, they passed a stream.
Zhou Ruiyuan rolled up his trousers and sleeves, grabbed a wooden stick, and went to catch fish.
Little Mianmian sat by the stream, pointing into the water and saying, "Daddy, look! Fish! Fish! There they are!"
A large crucian carp swam past Zhou Ruiyuan's feet.
Zhou Ruiyuan picked up the wooden stick and aimed it at the fish bone.
Hearing the sound, the fish swam away quickly, and he missed.
Du Wanchun, holding Feifei's hand, sat on the stone bench and couldn't help but chuckle to herself as she looked at them, "How about I give it a try?"
Zhou Ruiyuan took two steps forward, looked up and said, "No need, I'll try again."
Suddenly, large blue carp swam into the stream.
Little Mianmian was overjoyed. She stood up, clapped her hands, and exclaimed, "Daddy, look! So many fish!"
More and more fish appeared, leaving Zhou Ruiyuan completely stunned.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a scene.
However, what happened next surprised him even more.
Large blue fish swimming in the stream leaped up one by one amidst Mianmian's laughter, landing at her feet.
The water splashed, and the fish leaped.
Little Mianmian looked up at the fish jumping up and down, her eyes filled with shock. She exclaimed with joy, "Daddy! Mommy! Look! These fish can jump ashore by themselves!"
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