"Yes, eat quickly, and then go to sleep. I have to get up early for court tomorrow." Yinzhen nodded, feeling comforted. This little woman was still worried and afraid herself, yet she was thinking of him.
After the two finished eating and cleaning up, it was already midnight. Lying in bed again, Yin Qingyi said she couldn't fall asleep...
"Can't sleep?" Yinzhen had already closed his eyes and was ready to sleep, but the little woman next to him was really restless. She had turned over several times in the short time he had been lying down, so how could he fall asleep?
"Did I disturb you, Master? Then I won't move." Yin Qingyi thought that Yinzhen would have to get up early tomorrow, so she obediently lay still. Sigh~ She had slept for too long and was not sleepy at all now.
"If you really can't sleep, get up. Come back to sleep when you feel sleepy. But you can't sleep during the day tomorrow, or your sleep schedule will be messed up." Yinzhen knew all too well that this little woman was obediently still now, but she would definitely start tossing and turning again in less than half an hour. He didn't want to be woken up as soon as he fell asleep, so it was better to let her get up.
"Then I'll go check on the children. You go to sleep first, Master." Yin Qingyi got up quickly. She didn't want to lie in bed either; it was torture for someone who wasn't sleepy!
Yin Qingyi put on a shawl and went outside. Although it was summer, the night was still a bit chilly.
"Why did you come out, Master?" Chunlan, who was guarding the door today, was somewhat surprised to see Yin Qingyi come out. She hurriedly stepped forward to tie Yin Qingyi's cloak.
"I can't sleep, go check on the three little ones. I only saw them this morning, not this afternoon," Yin Qingyi said softly as Chunlan tidied her up.
“The little masters were a bit restless this afternoon because they didn’t see their master, but they’re probably asleep by now.” Chunlan helped Yin Qingyi walk to the next room, which was the room for the three little ones.
"It's nothing, I just came to check on them. They can sleep now." Yin Qingyi naturally knew that the little ones were already asleep at this time, but she had nothing else to do. She couldn't just stay in the room and watch Yinzhen sleep, could she? It was better to come and see the little ones sleeping.
Without disturbing anyone, Yin Qingyi led Chunlan to the west room. Just as Yin Qingyi had expected, it was quiet and silent, with only a candle illuminating the room with a faint light.
Chunlan stepped forward and gently pushed open the door without making a sound.
Yin Qingyi walked in and looked inside through the dim light. Two of the three wet nurses were asleep on the soft couch, and the third was dozing off by the three cribs. They didn't even notice Yin Qingyi and her companion coming in.
Yin Qingyi walked forward and looked at the three children in the crib. The three children were all covered with blankets and did not look uncomfortable. They seemed to be sleeping soundly. Looking at the three little ones' angelic sleeping faces, Yin Qingyi couldn't help but smile.
"Consort! This servant did not know Consort was coming, please forgive me!" The wet nurse who was dozing by the bed sensed someone approaching. She thought it was one of the other wet nurses and casually looked up, but when she saw it was Yin Qingyi, she was so frightened that she immediately knelt down. However, she knew that the young masters were still sleeping, so she kept her voice very low and did not even wake up the two sleeping wet nurses.
"Get up. I just came to check on you. You three must have been looking after the young master during the night, right? You should have slept during the day, so why are you still so sleepy at night?" Yin Qingyi was dissatisfied with this. Wasn't the reason for hiring so many wet nurses to take better care of the three little ones? Why were the wet nurses so listless at night?
"Please calm down, Consort. The three young masters were unusually lively today, and they made a ruckus for a long time before finally falling asleep. We were just a little tired, and we promise we will never do it again. Please forgive us, Consort." The wet nurse hadn't expected the Consort, who had been lying in bed all day, seemingly in critical condition, to come. The three young masters had only been making a fuss because they couldn't see the Consort.
"Greetings, Consort Yin. Please calm your anger." The two wet nurses who were sleeping were also awakened by the hushed conversation. Upon seeing Yin Qingyi, they immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.
"Why are you making a fuss?" Yin Qingyi asked, sitting down and looking at the sleeping child.
“Because these days the young masters have been looking for the concubine every afternoon and evening, but today they were suddenly not allowed to go. The young masters are probably making such a fuss because they want to see the concubine,” one of the wet nurses replied.
Yin Qingyi remained silent upon hearing this, it was unclear whether she believed it or not, but her gaze towards the three children softened.
"Alright, get up, all of you. Just remember to take good care of the young masters. If the young masters are well, then you are all well. If anything happens to the young masters, you know what will happen to you. Don't think that I'm easy to fool just because I'm usually gentle with you." This was the first time Yin Qingyi had addressed herself as "Second Consort" in front of these servants. She wanted them to understand how important these three children were to her.
"We wouldn't dare, we will definitely do our best to take good care of the young masters." The three wet nurses immediately pledged their loyalty.
Yin Qingyi didn't stay there for long, about half an hour. Seeing that the children didn't seem to be waking up, she had no choice but to get up and go back to her room. By then, Yinzhen had already fallen asleep.
After Yin Qingyi left, Yinzhen closed his eyes. Although Yin Qingyi was gone, the scent of her lingered around him on the bed. Smelling that unique scent of Yin Qingyi, Yinzhen quickly fell asleep.
After returning, Yin Qingyi did not go into the inner room. Instead, she stayed alone in the outer room, had Chunlan light a lamp and place it on the table, and then took out a play script to read. Although it was quite boring, it was better than nothing.
She read until the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), and only then did Yin Qingyi, feeling a bit sleepy, put down the script. The main reason was that if she didn't put it down soon, Yinzhen would have to get up. She didn't want to help Yinzhen get dressed, mainly because she didn't know how to wear Yinzhen's clothes. It was too much trouble with so many layers of clothing.
Quietly, she went into the inner room, took off and hung up her cloak, then gently climbed onto the bed and slowly lay down.
"What time is it?" Suddenly, Yinzhen turned around and pulled Yin Qingyi into his arms, his voice hoarse from sleep.
"It's past 3 AM, Master, you can sleep a little longer," Yin Qingyi replied softly, her body stiff.
"Hmm, you should go to sleep too." Yinzhen mumbled sleepily before falling back asleep, as if he hadn't just spoken.
"..." Yin Qingyi listened to the long, steady breathing of the person next to her, and her mind went blank for a moment. What's wrong with this man?
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