"Shall we play cards? Did Ertai bring any playing cards?"
Hearing everyone fall silent as they talked, Chen Nian looked up and asked Ertai, who was sitting next to him.
Upon hearing Chen Nian's words, the others looked at Ertai with anticipation in their eyes.
They wanted to play too; they were so bored.
Chen Nian was a typical playful person. Because the tour was too boring, one day he was so bored that he casually mentioned wanting to play cards. Ertai, who was cooking for Chen Nian, overheard this and asked him about it.
Then, the two of them worked together to figure out how to make playing cards, except that they changed from paper to wooden pieces.
None of them had ever heard of poker before, but they became interested after hearing Chen Nian talk about it every day. Originally, it was just Ertai and Qing'er playing with Chen Nian.
After the trio of Little Swallows overheard this, Little Swallows said she wanted to play too. The three bystanders taught Little Swallows and her friends a lesson, and since all three were smart, they learned quickly. Thus, the card-playing family gained three more members.
After all, poker is really fun, and no one can resist it.
However, Ertai, Yongqi, Benjamin, and the others all knew their limits. They played around, but they didn't get addicted. It was only the three girls, Chen Nian, Qing'er, and Xiao Yanzi, who played more. They would help guide them from the sidelines and occasionally play a couple of rounds themselves.
"I brought it, want to play?"
Ertai, naturally deep in thought and worried that people would get bored, now brings them not only food but also playing cards.
After talking things out, the group became even closer, eating, drinking, and having fun as usual, and the matter was gradually resolved.
"want."
After Shen Nian nodded, the other four also nodded in unison.
...
Qing'er held the cards in her hand, glancing at Ertai and Niannian beside her, who were excitedly discussing which cards to play, and Xiao Yanzi, Yongqi, and Benjamin, who were playfully bickering. A faint smile appeared in her eyes.
This atmosphere is wonderful.
With the Empress Dowager's help and Nian Nian mediating between Paultai and Xiao Yanzi, there shouldn't be any major problems.
"Qing'er, stop daydreaming, it's your turn to play a card."
Chen Nian looked at the person who was in a daze and waved his hand in front of Qing'er's eyes.
"good--"
...
Small restaurant.
After strolling around the Nine-Bend Lake for a while, the Emperor let a few of the younger generation go and play.
Ziwei and Erkang went to resolve their relationship issues.
The three gossipers and the three Little Swallows went out shopping together.
At noon, the six of them got tired from walking around and found a small restaurant to have lunch.
"Niannian, your reputation as a foodie truly lives up to the title given to you by the master."
Little Swallow glanced at the various kinds of food that Ertai and Qing'er were carrying and laughed at them without any politeness.
"Hmph, you ate it too, it wasn't just me. Besides, the two people next to you are just as good as Ertai and Qing'er, okay?"
Seeing Xiao Yanzi mocking him, Chen Nian snorted coldly, looked up and gestured for Xiao Yanzi to look at Benjamin and Yongqi beside her, who looked somewhat helpless, and retorted.
She bought food, and Xiao Yanzi bought all sorts of strange and wonderful trinkets. Benjamin and Yongqi, standing beside her, had both hands full of things, just as many as Ertai and Qing'er beside her.
"Just like you, it wasn't bought just for me."
Xiao Yanzi looked up at Chen Nian and nodded. Looking at the hardworking people beside her, she felt a little embarrassed. She wanted to help carry the things in their hands to share some of the burden, but they refused.
"Alright, you two, stop arguing. You've been walking around all morning, aren't you tired? Sit down and have something to eat. This afternoon we'll take Qing'er to learn horseback riding."
Watching the two bickering like children, Yongqi said helplessly.
"Okay, let's stop fighting. Let's order something to eat, and this afternoon we'll take Qing'er to learn to ride a horse."
Ertai also coaxed the sullen little man beside him.
Shen Nian didn't know how things were resolved, but in the end, Qing'er still had to learn to ride a horse.
"Um."
If Qing'er learns, she can ride horses with them.
The feeling of galloping on horseback is truly wonderful.
The five of them followed Qing'er, not believing that anything could happen to her.
The group sat down and chatted while the waiter went to serve the dishes.
With Xiao Yanzi and Shen Nian around, there's no shortage of fun; watching the two bicker is quite entertaining.
"Young one—"
As the group was chatting happily, a deep, cold voice, carrying a shock that struck straight to the heart, entered Shen Nian's ears, causing memories buried deep in her heart and deliberately ignored to re-occupy her mind.
Chen Nian froze, his body stiffened instantly, and the candied hawthorn he was holding fell onto the table and rolled to the ground.
Only that person can call her "youyou"...
...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
