"What is Mother looking at?" Ah Guai also leaned over to take a look.
Ji Xinhe smiled and lowered the carriage curtain, pushing Ah Guai’s little head back in: "Don’t stick your head out when riding a horse carriage, it’s dangerous."
Ah Guai pouted: "But if Ah Guai doesn’t look, I won’t know what Mother is looking at or why Mother is smiling."
Ji Xinhe laughed and touched Ah Guai’s little face: "Your mother is happy."
"Happy?" Ah Guai tilted his head: "Why is Mother happy?"
"Because Ah Guai is here, as well as your dad, the little baby in my belly, your little uncle, and many, many more people who will be with Mother from now on. That’s why your mother is happy." Xinhe laughed.
Ah Guai thought for a moment, and then asked, "What about Uncle Little Nan? Why isn’t Uncle Little Nan with Mother?"
Ji Xinhe smiled and said: "The Yuwang Residence is too small for him to make a difference. He should go out and make a name for himself. A man should aim high, so your mother can’t stop him from taking a better path."
Ah Guai seemed to understand but was still confused, so he asked again: "Will Mother be unhappy when Uncle Little Nan leaves? Ah Guai will miss him very much."
Ji Xinhe chuckled softly: "Your mother will naturally be reluctant, but that’s life. Things are never perfect; all we can do is try to make them as good as possible. Your mother thinks he will be better off, so the rest doesn’t matter. That’s why your mother is happy."
In fact, to her, the fact that Li Nan was alive was already a cause for great happiness. What could be more important than being alive?
Ah Guai was still young and couldn’t understand these profound truths. But seeing the happiness on his mother’s face, Ah Guai also became happy, laughing and saying: "Then Ah Guai is also happy! If Mother is happy, Ah Guai is happy!" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Ji Xinhe laughed and pinched Ah Guai’s little face.
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Two years later.
A group of maids walked lightly through the corridors of the Yuwang Residence, carrying trays of fruits and tea. Their elegant dresses fluttered in the breeze. To the right of the corridor was a lake, where one could vaguely see the peach orchard on the other side. It was early spring, and the peach blossoms were in full bloom. From here, one could see a beautiful sea of pink peach blossom trees.
The peach orchard was bustling with activity. A woman dressed as an elderly lady shook a rattle drum, laughing and saying, "Here, Ning Ning, come here!"
A little toddler, still unsteady on his feet, saw the rattle drum and giggled with delight, waving his little arms in excitement. But, not wanting to walk the long distance, he simply pounced into Ji Xinhe’s arms and cooed, "Mother, Mom, Mom... drum... "
Due to his still-developing speech, he could only point his finger at the rattle drum in the woman’s hand.
Ji Xinhe, with her hair done up in a high chignon and adorned with a purple mandarin duck hairpin, held a fan painted with water and ink. She wore a dress of begonia silk, making her look especially bright and beautiful under the spring sun.
Ji Xinhe smiled gently, touched Ning Ning’s little face: "Ning Ning, be good. If you want it, go get it yourself. Coaxing your mom won’t do any good."
Feeling wronged, Ning Ning wrinkled his little face but was still genuinely attracted by the rattle drum. He had no choice but to take shaky steps towards it, walking bit by bit.
"Chun ge, don’t you like it? There are still more rattle drums over there with the nanny." Xin He laughed as she petted another little boy’s head.
Chun ge blinked, seemingly still confused. After glancing at the nanny’s rattle drum, he turned his head and hugged Ji Xinhe’s thigh: "Mom, Mom~"
Apparently, his interest in his mother surpassed that of the rattle drum.
Xin He couldn’t help but laugh, pinching his little face.
On the other side, Ning Ning finally got a paddle drum and laughed happily. He waved the paddle drum in his hand and walked towards Xin He, as if he wanted to present her with a treasure.
Shulan, leading the little maids, brought up tea and snacks, and couldn’t help but laugh, "The two little masters are walking more and more stably now."
Xin He smiled, "Yes, it was so hard for me to carry them back then, but now seeing them walk and laugh, I feel like all the hardships were worth it."
"The princess has the great blessing of having twins. Chun Ge and Ning Ning are the princess’ blessings, so naturally, the princess doesn’t feel tired." Xiaoyu laughed.
While they were talking, a little maid announced, "His Highness has returned."
Now the two little boys were only a year and a half old and couldn’t understand many words, but they were still playing on their own.
Chun Ge was hugging Xin He’s leg, trying to climb up her. Meanwhile, Ning Ning was still struggling to walk towards her.
Ning Ning hadn’t even reached Ji Xinhe when Mu Houchu arrived. Seeing Ning Ning being left behind by her own father, Xin He thought to herself: Long legs are so capricious.
"You’re back?" Xin He smiled.
Mu Houchu casually moved Chun Ge, who was trying to climb up Xin He’s leg, to the side: "Play by yourself."
Xin He: "·······"
This is your own son!
Mu Houchu’s displeasure with the two little boys had started even before they were born, when Ji Xinhe was carrying them. She had suffered a lot during her pregnancy, suffering from severe morning sickness almost throughout. Mu Houchu was filled with regret when he saw his wife grow thinner and unable to eat while pregnant.
Now that the two little boys are energetic and love sticking to Xin He, especially when it’s time to sleep at night, they clutch onto Xin He, forcing him to give up his wife once every few days!
When Ah Guai was little, he wasn’t like this at all. Whenever Mu Houchu disliked his sons, he would often say that Ah Guai was more obedient, both when he was in his mother’s belly and after he was born, compared to these two rascals!
Chun Ge looked at Xin He with an aggrieved expression, waving his little arms anxiously: "Mother, mother~"
Ning Ning finally arrived, squeezed between Xin He and Mu Houchu, and laughed, "Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya~"
The child started speaking Martian language when excited.
But Ji Xinhe understood, smiling and saying, "The paddle drum in Ning Ning’s hand is so beautiful, mother likes it so much."
Ning Ning became even happier, laughing non-stop.
Mu Houchu pinched the faces of the two children: "Such good children, why are they so clingy?"
Xin He slapped his hand away irritably: "How old are they!"
Only then did Mu Houchu smile: "How’s Ah Guai?"
"She’s still in class," Xin He laughed, "I don’t know why, but she’s suddenly become diligent and interested in studying lately, even getting into poetry and songs. Even the female crafts have caught her interest. Seeing her rare enthusiasm, I instructed the teacher to teach her more, lest she loses interest and becomes lazy after three days."
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