Chapter 125: Warmth Dorji came from Mobei two days ago...
Dorji rushed back from Mobei two days ago.
As soon as he returned to the princess's mansion, he gave Muxue a hug without even taking off his outer cloak.
The cloak still had a chilly air, but the embrace was as warm as ever. Mu Xue pressed her face against his shoulder, raised the corner of her mouth, and said with a smile: "Why are you so untidy? It pricks me."
"Zahma?" Dorji turned his head and deliberately rubbed her delicate face with his chin.
"Hey, stop making trouble!" Mu Xue laughed and hid, "You are covered in dust..."
"Do you miss me?" Dorji kept pestering her and kept pressing her evasive face.
The maids standing nearby all lowered their heads and laughed secretly.
Mu Xue felt embarrassed and hit him: "I don't want to."
"Really?" Dorji held her waist with his big hands, pretending to pick her up and spin her around. The sudden feeling of being in the air was a little strange, Muxue smiled and said quickly: "Okay, let's think."
Dorji put her down steadily, smiling: "I miss you very much, day and night. Even the wind on the grassland knows it."
Mu Xue lowered her head and pursed her lips: "You are already a father, yet you are still so smooth-talking."
"Even if I become an old man, I will still be like this, only to you." Dorji raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where is Nuomin?"
"He's taking a nap. The maids are watching him."
Children are delicate and prone to illness. Mu Xue asked Duo Erji to change his dusty clothes for clean ones. He was supposed to be here some time ago, so he had already taken out his winter clothes that were originally stored in the Princess's Mansion, dried them, washed them, and fumigated them with an incense burner, so that he could wear them now.
When Dorji was changing clothes, he smelled the faint fragrance emanating from his robe, which was the same scent as that of Muxue, both of which were the fragrance of osmanthus. He couldn't help but smile.
Mu Xue was sitting next to him. Suddenly she saw him laughing for no apparent reason and was puzzled: "What are you laughing at? Are you so happy just because you changed your clothes?"
"Yeah," Dorji nodded, "I smell like you again."
He said with a smile.
In Kulun, when he was alone in the king's tent, he used to put Muxue's clothes next to his pillow. In the quiet night, he could smell the familiar smell and sleep more peacefully. But after a long time, the smell dissipated.
Mu Xue didn't know how to answer, so she simply didn't answer and walked over to help him adjust his belt: "It fits well. I was worried that it might be too small."
"Why, do you think I will gain weight? I dare not do that," Dorji said jokingly, "What will I do if I lose the princess's favor?"
He took the opportunity to hold her hand and pressed it against her abdomen, lowering his voice with some ambiguity: "Will you check it later?"
What a guy!
Mu Xue deliberately twisted it, took a few steps back, and smiled.
The maid brought a washbasin, sheep-fat soap and other things, and helped the prince consort to wash and tidy up. Then Muxue took Dorji to see the little princess.
The little princess's bedroom was in the western end room, separated by a flower-covered gauze cabinet, and Qiuqiu lay on the felt carpet outside. Seeing Dorji, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she immediately circled around him twice, her tail brushing the corner of his clothes.
"Qiuqiu is so majestic again," said Dorji, "Why are you sleeping here?"
Mu Xue said, "It and Nuomin are very close. It will comfort Nuomin when she cries and always likes to play with it. It is also happy to stay here, so let them do whatever they want. There are maids and dog-raising eunuchs watching over it, so there is nothing to worry about."
As he spoke, Rong'er turned a delicately carved wooden door and led the two masters into the inner room.
The room was warm from the burning charcoal fire, and the slanted windows had a ventilation gap to prevent the air from being too turbid. A thick layer of felt carpet was spread on the floor, making it convenient for the little princess to walk around and feel soft underfoot.
Dorji slowed down his pace and whispered, "Not awake yet?"
Mammy said, "He's awake and playing on the bed."
When I walked over to take a look, I saw the little princess wrapped in a light purple quilt, with black eyes, playing with a cloth tiger.
Noticing that the light was blocked by someone, he tilted his head to look, and found Muxue. He grinned, threw the cloth tiger away, and stretched out his hand for her to hold: "Mom, hold me."
Dorji's heart melted just by looking at her, and he stretched out his arms to the little princess: "Daddy, hold me, okay?"
The little princess stared at him for a while, then suddenly turned her hand away, still stubbornly stretching it towards Muxue: "Mom, hold me."
Mu Xue quickly stepped forward and picked up her daughter: "Okay, look who's back? This is Daddy."
She did not forget to say to Dorji: "Children forget things quickly. Don't be sad. She likes you right away."
Dorji nodded, feeling a little sad, but that was to be expected. But it didn't matter, Nuomin would like him.
He walked around to the front and looked at the little princess with a smile: "Daddy brought you gifts, lots of things."
Hearing the word "gift", the little princess raised her head slightly and looked at him.
Dorji immediately asked someone to bring the gift. It was a red sandalwood box. When it was opened, the glittering jewels and precious stones were dazzling. Dorji took out a gold necklace inlaid with rubies, specially made for children, and handed it to the little princess to see.
The little princess was delighted to see such a shiny thing. She grabbed it in her hand and started biting it the next moment.
"Hey, hey, it comes again." Mu Xue hurriedly used her handkerchief to hold it and rescued the necklace from her mouth, "It's not edible."
Dorji suggested softly, "Dad will put it on for you to try, okay?"
The little princess looked at the sparkling gem, then looked at the handsome stranger in front of her, and finally nodded.
Dorji immediately put it on her carefully and gently.
After putting it on, the little princess twisted her neck and said, "It's heavy."
So Dorji quickly took it off and said, "Then don't bring it. Just play with it."
He brought out many more gifts, small robes, small boots, small hats... most of them had a bit of Mobei style, and there was also a string of Buddhist beads blessed by a great lama. Mu Xue saw it and said, "You have prepared too many things. Children grow up quickly and they won't be able to wear them in two years."
"It's okay, that's not all, there's also a special gift."
"What?"
"We need to go to the courtyard to see it."
The maids dressed the little princess in thick winter clothes. She looked round like a small glutinous rice dumpling, and Dorji wanted to hug her. But the little princess refused and stayed in Muxue's arms.
When the curtain was lifted, there was a pony in the yard! Its fur was pure white and its mane was very beautiful.
When the little princess saw the foal, she screamed in surprise: "Pony!"
She twisted and turned to get off. As soon as Mu Xue put her down, the little princess staggered and ran towards the pony with excitement. Mammy rushed forward to watch over her, fearing that she would fall.
"Learning to ride a horse now? Aren't you a little young?" Muxue followed behind and said to Dorji.
"We Khalkha people try to ride on horseback as soon as we can walk." Dorji knew her worries and explained, "Don't worry, I'm just sitting on the horse. I'm watching everything. I picked this pony myself. It's very docile. It'll be fine."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and firmly grasped the horse's bridle. The horse took two steps forward docilely.
The little princess stopped and looked at the little white horse, waving her arms with joy.
Seeing her happy expression, Dorji was also happy and said, "Take your time and don't scare it. Touch its nose first to let it get familiar with you."
He gave gentle instructions, holding his daughter's hand and letting her gently stroke the horse's nose. The little white horse meekly lowered its head and rubbed the little princess's hand, causing her to giggle.
"Would you like to try riding it?" Dorji suggested.
"want!"
Dorji stretched out his hand: "Come, Dad will hold you."
The little princess immediately opened her arms for him to hold, with a very natural posture.
Mu Xue watched from the side and laughed. Well, he tricked her before, and now he tricks his daughter.
Dorji finally succeeded. He held the little princess in his arms and helped her sit on the horse.
"Hold on tight, that's it," he instructed patiently, holding his daughter's back with one hand and controlling the reins with the other.
Mu Xue also walked to the other side to protect the little princess.
The child was not afraid of horses at all, and he liked them very much. He would sit on the horse's back for two days in a row. Sometimes he would take Qiuqiu with him to see the horses, feeding the horses with candy with his left hand and Qiuqiu with dried meat with his right hand. They had a lot of fun.
Mu Xue estimated that if she were in modern times, she would definitely be the kind of child who would occupy the rocking car. But after all, it was a real horse, not a fake one, so she repeatedly told the nanny who was taking care of the little princess to take good care of the child and only let her sit on the horse when she was protected, and not to rush the horse to move.
The little princess was busy playing with the horse, and when asked if she wanted to go out, she shook her head. Muxue then took Dorji to see the excitement and take a look at the newly built commune.
Dorji didn't know what the commune meant at first, but when he got there and took a look, he roughly understood that it was a place for people to get warm, rest and work together.
The newly built house looked like a mix of a yurt and a house, and it exuded a faint smell of wood. After entering the gate, there was a lobby outside, with tables and chairs placed on both sides. The long wooden tables were polished to a shine, and there was even a huge charcoal stove in the corner, burning wood.
Walking further in, it was warmer and into a spacious area with several old-style looms.
Mu Xue walked over and touched it. Although it was an old loom, it was usable without any problems. This was brought by Dashengkui from Jiangnan. It was a loom that had been replaced there. Although it looked a bit old, it was cheap and easy to use. These were the first few looms sent. More looms will be shipped in the spring for use by the textile factory.
They looked around and thought there was nothing wrong, so they came out. Mu Xue saw people looking around and said, "Let them go in and take a look. It was originally built for them."
The eunuch guarding the manor received the order and immediately informed the head of Jiangzhuang. Jiangzhuang ran over and said, "Okay, come and take a look. You will have a lot of time to stay here in the winter."
"It was really built for us!" Aunt Wang's eyes widened.
"Yes, yes, come and have a look. This area outside is where the four villages of Yanzhidi can come to keep warm. If there are too many people, it may be a bit crowded. This area inside is used as a weaving place, and they will recruit workers later..."
Aunt Wang reached out and touched the wall. It was really thick and the cold wind couldn't get in easily.
Everyone looked at it and didn't know what to say, so they just expressed their gratitude to the princess. Finally, Yang Erniu suggested: "Why don't we collect a bunch of cloth from different families and make a piece of clothing for the little princess, as a token of our appreciation."
"That's good, let's do it this way."
Everyone discussed it and picked out the good quality cloths they had at home and handed them over to Yang Erniu, Aunt Wang and other women who were familiar with tailors. They hurriedly made a patchwork quilt for the little princess overnight.
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