Chapter 1192 Extra: The Buns' Little Request
Lin Yuesha was also meeting Fuya for the first time. The little girl was well-behaved and quiet, but she was afraid when she saw strangers. Her eyes were red and she shrank back like a rabbit. If you looked closely, you could see that the little girl's body was trembling slightly, as if she had been frightened.
Qin Nanyan felt quite helpless about this.
When Fuya was still young, Qin Nanyan couldn't see anything wrong with her and didn't pay much attention.
The little girl is precocious; she speaks earlier than most children and rarely cries.
"Beibei, baby, go for a walk with your sister Fuya and have some snacks together."
Lin Yuesha gave her two sons a wink, and the two little buns immediately understood. With smiles on their faces, they each grabbed one of Fuya's hands and skipped away.
Qin Nanyan watched the three little buns leave, a look of envy on her face.
She thought she had reached a state of perfect tranquility, but she still envied Lin Yuesha, who was practically God's favorite daughter.
With a husband like Qi Heng, she gave birth to triplets and was so good at raising her sons. The two little princes were not arrogant and were very clever.
Qin Nanyan sighed. Some people simply don't inspire jealousy, because you can't be jealous of them. Even if Qin Nanyan lived ten more lifetimes, she might not have the same good fortune as Lin Yuesha.
"Sister Qin, I am luckier than many people."
Lin Yuesha readily admitted it, but what she admitted was not marrying Qi Heng and having triplets, but that she had a second chance that others did not have.
Having transmigrated for so many years, Lin Yuesha has encountered many dangers and escaped death by the skin of her teeth.
"Sister Yue Sha, to be honest, I would like to ask you for some advice."
Qin Nanyan had no experience in raising her daughter, and she was busy with her business. She once spent money to hire an old nanny who had retired from a wealthy family, thinking that the old nanny could take over her daughter's upbringing. However, when she returned from out of town, she found that Fuya was even more timid than before.
"I sensed something was wrong, so I deliberately said I was going to leave for a few days."
Qin Nanyan looked dejected. She took Yuli and hid in another mansion. One day, she suddenly returned to the mansion ahead of schedule and happened to run into the old nanny beating Fuya with a board.
“Sister Yue Sha, I thought spending more money to hire an old nanny would be good for Fu Ya, but it only made things worse…”
Upon witnessing that scene, Qin Nanyan was overwhelmed with emotion and couldn't even cry.
She took the old nanny to the government office and asked them to deal with her. When the prefect learned of this, he couldn't find a reasonable charge against her, so he just beat the old nanny up and that was the end of it.
"Why doesn't that heartless old woman just die?"
Even now, Qin Nanyan still feels a burning hatred and resentment when the topic comes up.
"How long did it take you to realize it?"
If Fuya had been abused by the old nanny for a long time, it wouldn't have been easy to turn things around. Experienced old nannies always took advantage of their age; even when Lin Yuesha was about to be crowned empress, she was still required to learn etiquette, and if she didn't do it well, she would be punished with a slap on the hand.
"This is my fault, it's been about half a year."
Because of her status, Qin Nanyan had no men working in her household. Apart from herself and Yuli, she only hired a few older women from the surrounding area to help out.
While she was at the mansion, the older women were responsible for cleaning every day. If she left, the mansion gates would be tightly closed.
The retired old nanny had a good reputation, and Qin Nanyan only found her after making inquiries from various sources. Who would have thought that she would once again push Fuya into the abyss?
The old nanny was very skilled. When she hit Fuya with a board, Fuya would feel a lot of pain, but no bruises would be left on her body. It was said that this was due to her experience accumulated over many years.
“I just observed from the side that the little girl is insecure and only relies on you.”
Lin Yuesha didn't have any good ideas either. She thought it was important to make Fuya feel safe first.
Qin Nanyan often travels to other places to buy goods and check accounts, so it's best to bring Fuya with her.
"Sister Qin, your mansion has two courtyards. It's not good for you to keep hiring helpers."
Qin Nanyan and Yu Li were not at the mansion, and the courtyard was empty and deserted.
Indeed, without servants, things are quieter and there's less trouble, but many things become inconvenient to do.
If you're away for months, the house will be dusty when you come back, and you'll have to clean it carefully. In the hot summer, rice and flour in the kitchen are prone to getting infested with insects, which is really inconvenient.
“I have thought about hiring someone, but I don’t want to get married. I’ll always be walking around as a widow, and there’s always a lot of gossip around a widow’s house.”
Qin Nanyan was very worried. She couldn't stand gossipy servants, and she herself really had no eye for people.
She had bought servants before, including a young couple, and the result was...
"Sister Yue Sha, I'm not afraid to tell you, but it's a long story."
Now that Lin Yuesha is the Empress, Qin Nanyan feels it's inappropriate to talk about these things, but she can't find anyone else to talk to.
Over the years, Qin Nanyan knew Lin Yuesha better than anyone what kind of person she was. She would give her life for such a sister.
"Yu Li and I lived next door, and in the middle of the night, a servant sneaked into our room."
Qin Nanyan was frightened and wanted to report it to the authorities, but she was humiliated by the other party, who believed that she was rich but lacked a man and that she was very empty inside.
The servant acted with impunity, knowing that Qin Nanyan valued her reputation and dared not easily call for help.
He and his wife had discussed it and agreed that they could get a divorce first, and he could become Qin Nanyan's live-in son-in-law and inherit the family fortune, since the money would belong to both of them anyway.
"Why would I be afraid of losing face? It's not like I've never lost face before."
Qin Nanyan smiled bitterly. She had taken the case to court and made a name for herself in front of the prefect. Every time the prefect saw her in court, he was not surprised. His eyes seemed to say, "Why is it you again?"
“My maternal grandparents have passed away. My uncle is in Cangzhou, but we don’t visit him much. He doesn’t ask the Zhou family for servants, so as not to cause them any trouble.”
These days, even if you have money, it's not easy to find a reliable servant, especially when Qin Nanyan isn't in the household, someone who can manage the house perfectly.
"Sister Qin, I understand your situation very well."
This kind of thing has happened before. It happened to Jiang Baozhu back then. Zhao Sanniang and Xiao Xi tried to kill her for her money, but fortunately Lin Yuesha noticed.
As the two were talking, Beibei came running over like a gust of wind and snuggled into Lin Yuesha's arms, acting coquettishly.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Yuesha suspected that Beibei and Baobei had bullied Fuya, but she didn't question them, because saying it directly might lead to misunderstandings about the two little buns.
As expected, she was right.
"Mommy, can you buy us a little rabbit?"
Beibei made her little request: she wanted to buy a snow-white rabbit, no, she wanted to buy a pair.
"It's hot. If we sit in the carriage, the rabbits will need to eat and drink, and it will smell."
Lin Yuesha tried to discuss with Xiaobaozi that it was inconvenient to take the rabbit out, and besides, the rabbit wouldn't be able to adapt well to the hot weather.
"Mother, if you're not taking the rabbit with you, you can keep it at Aunt Qin's house."
They made a promise to Fuya: since they weren't in Cangzhou, they would send a pair of rabbits to keep Fuya company, so that Fuya wouldn't be lonely.
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