May Princess Qing be blessed.
"Hmm, Xuan'er, is Niannian awake?"
Qing'er looked at the person standing outside the door bowing, a faint smile on her face, and nodded.
"No, I was just about to go and call you."
She was also helpless about her daughter's love of sleeping in late.
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager didn't mind.
"Then I'll go call them."
As Qing'er spoke, she pushed open the door and immediately saw the person on the bed who was wrapped up like a silkworm cocoon, with only half of their head sticking out, sleeping soundly. A look of helplessness flashed across her eyes.
She walked to the bedside, sat down, pulled back the blanket covering her head, and patted her fair and soft little face.
"Niannian, it's time to get up, don't sleep anymore, we're going to the palace today."
A gentle voice reached the ears of the person lingering in bed.
"Good Qing'er, just let me sleep a little longer, just a little while longer."
Her soft, sweet voice, carrying the slight intoxication of early morning, came through the blanket in a muffled, breathy tone, making it exceptionally alluring.
A slender, fair hand reached out from under the covers and tugged at the sleeve of the person sitting on the edge of the bed.
He rolled over and wrapped his arms around her slender waist, nuzzling her affectionately.
Beautiful girls are sticking together.
Before Qing'er could speak...
"Qing'er, is Niannian still not awake?"
A kind, smiling voice drifted through the heavy wooden door to the ears of the two people inside.
"I'm awake! I'm awake!"
Upon hearing this sound, those who were planning to stay in bed were instantly wide awake, their mouths responding faster than their brains.
This series of actions made Qing'er, who was standing to the side, unable to help but laugh. It really is the Empress Dowager who is so effective.
However, I still have to defend my good friend.
"Get up, Your Majesty, Niannian is getting dressed."
"Really?"
The old lady's tone was full of disbelief.
She had a general understanding of this girl's personality.
"Your Majesty, listen to Niannian's strong voice; she's definitely awake. Let's go outside and wait."
"Your Majesty, please slow down and watch your step."
Another gentle voice rang out from outside the door, trying to persuade her. Consort Yu knew the lazybones' personality well; he must have just woken up.
"Um"
As the sounds outside the door faded away.
"Shouldn't you get up now, Niannian?"
Qing'er pulled back Chen Nian's blanket and helped him sit up. This little lazybones, even the Empress Dowager has come, and he still doesn't want to get up.
"Waaah, Qing'er, I don't want to get up."
Chen Nian tugged at Qing'er and began to whine and act coquettishly.
"Alright, I know you're awake. Stop lying in bed. If you don't get up soon, the Empress Dowager will be coming to fetch you."
"I know you don't want to, so get up."
Qing'er lowered her eyes and pulled away the person on top of her. The person in front of her had a delicate face, beautiful eyebrows and a straight nose. If you ignored the person's smooth black hair, which was messily draped over their shoulders, they would look like a delicate porcelain doll.
Seeing that the person still looked confused, and looking at that fair forehead, he couldn't bear to hit hard. He sighed, tapped lightly, and vented his frustration.
She took the handkerchief that Xuan'er had prepared earlier and began to wash the faces of her lazy little sisters.
"Qing'er, I feel like you're spoiling me so much that I can't live without you. What should I do? Do I want to rely on you for the rest of my life? Is that okay?"
Enjoying the pampering of her best friend, Chen Nian declared that Qing'er was hers and no one could take her away from her.
"Okay, okay, get up! After breakfast, we'll set off. We'll reach the palace today."
Thinking that they were about to reach the palace, Qing'er relaxed a lot. Her best friend's miserable state along the way had broken her heart.
Once they arrived at the palace, Niannian was finally able to get some rest.
"Thank you, Qing'er, rocking horse."
After all that commotion, my drowsiness was gone.
Looking at the gentle and lovely beauty in front of him, Chen Nian gave her a loving kiss as a token of his gratitude.
Regarding the way Chen Nian expresses her affection and gratitude through kisses, Qing'er said that she has gone from being surprised at first to being indifferent to it now, and even getting used to it.
"good"
Looking out the window at the dimly lit scenery, and thinking about the arduous journey these past few days, Chen Nian couldn't help but rub his aching back, which had been sore since the start of the journey.
Although they traveled back to the palace by carriage, the journey was still bumpy.
When the Empress Dowager learned that there was a Princess Huanzhu in the palace, she traveled non-stop and didn't get any rest these days.
...
"Your Majesty, Consort Yu..."
Looking at the people standing not far away, waiting for him and Qing'er, Chen Nian smiled apologetically.
He quickly pulled Qing'er forward and stood next to the Empress Dowager, each of them occupying one of her hands.
"Nian Nian, Qing'er"
Consort Yu stood to one side, looking at the two girls in front of her with satisfaction in her eyes.
"Hey, you little lazybones, finally decided to get up?"
Feeling the pressure on her shoulder, the old lady turned her head and reached out to tap the head of her little lazybones.
"Your Majesty, why do you like tapping my head just like Qing'er?"
"What, you can't order it, huh?"
Hearing his little darling's accusing tone, the Empress Dowager chuckled inwardly, but pretended to be angry on the surface.
"No, please, Your Majesty, order whatever you like."
Shen Nian knew that the Empress Dowager was teasing him. As he spoke, he took the Empress Dowager's hand and tapped his own head.
Seeing Chen Nian's silly antics, the Empress Dowager did not stop him.
"Niannian, why are you applying double standards?"
Qing'er, standing to the side, noticed the person standing there, idly observing them, a flicker of unreadable emotion crossing her eyes.
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