night.
After taking a bath, the little girl covered herself with a small blanket and was about to go to sleep when she suddenly heard a soft voice calling her.
"Little dumpling... Little dumpling..."
"Who is it?" The little dumpling jumped up from the bed.
A small head slowly peeked over, a string of yellow agate beads adorning its forehead. It smiled at the little dumpling, waved, and said, "It's me."
The little girl was both surprised and delighted by his appearance. She climbed off the bed and ran barefoot to him.
"Young Master, what brings you here?" The little dumpling tapped his cheek.
After Xiao Tuanzi cured Hu Yanxiaoze's stubborn illness, he no longer disliked Xiao Tuanzi so much. The two were about the same age and gradually became good friends.
Huyan Xiaozhe: "I'll take you to see something good."
The little dumpling yawned, "Let's go see it tomorrow, I'm sleepy."
Huyan Xiaoze grabbed her, "No, those are my mother's things. I only came to find you secretly while she was away. You wouldn't have had a chance to see this treasure during the day."
When the little dumpling heard him say that, it nodded in agreement.
My aunt's things must be really fun.
Without further hesitation, the little dumpling put on her coat and shoes, and then quietly slipped out with Huyan Xiaozhe.
Huyan Xiaozhe brought the little dumpling to Yu Yiman's bedroom and then led her into the wardrobe.
"Huh? Why did you bring me here? Did Auntie make some nice clothes?" the little dumpling asked softly.
Huyan Xiaozhe didn't answer; instead, he seemed to be groping for something. Then, with a click, a passage appeared in front of them.
"Ah? There's a secret room here!" the little dumpling exclaimed. Instead of being scared, she became excited and rubbed her little hands together, eager to go down and explore.
Huyan Xiaozhe led the little dumpling into the secret room. After passing through a narrow passage, they arrived inside.
The secret room was neither too big nor too small. In the middle was a pill furnace, about the same height as the little dumpling. Apart from that, there was a wooden shelf against the west wall with a few items on it.
The little dumpling's attention was entirely focused on the purple-gold alchemy furnace in front of her. She asked Huyan Xiaozhe in surprise, "Why is there such a big alchemy furnace here? What's it for?"
Huyan Xiaoze said mysteriously, "It's for making immortal pills! Once you eat it, you can fly to the moon and catch turtles in the sea."
Wow, is that amazing?
Huyan Xiaozhe was very satisfied with the little dumpling's reaction and proudly raised his chin.
After the little dumpling finished speaking, her face immediately fell.
"Things about flying into the sky or the sea are just for kids."
"Ah!? I thought you would be very surprised!" Huyan Xiaozhe said disappointedly.
The little dumpling scoffed at this; she'd seen the world.
After looking at the alchemy furnace, the little dumpling's attention was drawn to the things on the wooden shelf. When she got closer and saw what was on the shelf, a strange feeling touched her heart.
The little dumpling picked up the gold lock and jade pendant from the wooden shelf.
That gold lock was a peace lock prepared for the birth of a child. The front was inscribed with "Peace and Happiness" and the back only had the character "团" (tuan, meaning "reunion").
The jade pendant was almost identical to the one her mother had left behind; the two pendants had the same design.
These are my mother's things!
The little girl clutched the gold lock and jade pendant tightly, vague memories of her mother surfacing in her mind. Her throat ached, and tears streamed down her face.
"Waaah, it's my mother's, it's my mother's." The little dumpling said to Huyan Xiaozhe, choking back tears.
Hu Yanzhe asked, puzzled, "Are these your mother's things? How did they get here?"
The little dumpling shook its head while crying, "I don't know."
How did my mother's things end up in my aunt's secret room?
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