Chapter 612: The Demon Lord Princess's Daily Life of Slacking Off Chapter 705: What a Heavy Snowfall

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Protagonist:

Yan Qianqian

Su Muchun looked gratefully at An Wangfei and said sincerely, "Thank you, Aunt, for being so thoughtful!"

An Wangfei smiled faintly, her eyes full of affection, and replied softly, "Good child, no need for politeness. Since you've finished your wine, you might as well go home early to rest. You still need to be on duty tomorrow; you absolutely must not delay your official business. When your next day off comes, come again to drink heartily." Su Muchun respectfully nodded and replied, "I respectfully follow Aunt's teachings."

At this moment, An Wang, who had been silent all along, slowly spoke, his tone kind and approachable: "Yes, Xiao Su, let Si'er and Wang'er see you off."

As soon as the words fell, Su Muchun stood up first, indicating he was already ready.

Immediately afterward, Yan Si and Yan Wang looked at each other and also stood up in unison. Although they were slightly drunk, their minds were still clear enough.

Yan Si took the initiative to walk to Su Muchun's side, patted his shoulder, and said generously, "Let's go, brother, we'll see you out."

Su Muchun gladly agreed, turned and walked toward the door. Yan Wang followed closely behind, the three walking side by side, the atmosphere harmonious and agreeable. As for the others present, the women could not see them off due to propriety; and Qianqian showed not the slightest worry about her two elder brothers seeing Su Muchun off, after all she knew well her brothers' way of dealing with the world.

Not long after, the three arrived at the front gate of An Wang Fu. The coachman, who had long been waiting, saw the master come out and hurried forward to lead the horse, lifting the carriage curtain to invite Su Muchun to board and depart.

Su Muchun again bowed with clasped hands to Yan Si and Yan Wang to bid farewell, saying, "Second Brother, Fourth Brother, please stay, I take my leave now. Another day I will surely come again to visit, disturbing you two brothers." Having spoken, he mounted the carriage.

Yan Si responded with a smile at the corner of his mouth: "Very good! In the future we must certainly keep in touch. On the way back there is no need to hurry; just go slowly." Su Muchun, hearing this, nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Thank you, Second Brother, for your kindness." Having spoken, he turned and boarded the carriage waiting at the gate.

After Su Muchun was seated, Yan Si turned to the coachman and instructed: "You may set out."

Then he watched the carriage gradually recede into the distance. At this moment, the carriage curtain was lifted slightly at one corner, and Su Muchun, through the gap, saw Yan Si still standing in place waving at him, and he felt somewhat embarrassed and shy, but still forced himself to raise his hand and wave back a few times.

After all, waving hands when parting from someone was something he had never experienced before, but now he felt it seemed to have a certain charm.

Seeing the carriage gradually disappear at the end of his line of sight, Yan Si then withdrew his gaze and said to his younger brother Yan Wang beside him: "Since it is so, let us also go home to rest. You should also sleep early; tomorrow you still need to attend court."

Yan Wang obediently nodded in agreement, indicating he understood. Thus the two brothers walked side by side into the gate of the residence, then went their separate ways, each returning to their own courtyards.

Early the next morning, the sun shone brightly, and Su Muchun, full of spirit, went to the Yudi to receive the imperial edict and offer thanks.

There, he smoothly received the imperial edict bestowed by the emperor, and was thus formally promoted to the position of Commander of the Imperial Forest Army. From then on, he bore the heavy responsibility of guarding the safety of the palace.

And those colleagues of his in the Imperial Forest Army who had once worked with him, after several exchanges of blows, were all sincerely convinced by his martial skill and strategy; now facing this newly appointed Commander Sir, they were naturally extremely respectful and dared not be negligent in the slightest.

Time flies, days and months pass like a shuttle; in the blink of an eye, only three days remain until the New Year! At this time of deep winter, Kyoto was once again blanketed by heavy goose-feather snow, the heavens and earth a vast expanse of white.

Early morning, when Qianqain slowly woke, she raised her eyes and saw the entire courtyard covered in white snow, like a fairy-tale world wrapped in silver. She curiously extended her foot and lightly stepped onto the snow, only to feel the accumulated snow had already covered her ankles.

Because this snow was really too heavy, the servants in the residence, in their haste, could only barely clear a path for walking.

As for the courtyard where Qianqian lived, it had not yet been cleaned. After all, Qianqian had never liked getting up early, so at this time the courtyard was still piled with thick snow.

After breakfast, Qianqian moved to the courtyard where Shangguan Xingyu was. It turned out that an important matter would happen today, so Qianqian came specially to visit.

Qianqian had just stepped into the courtyard gate when she called out loudly: "Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, are you up?" "You're up, so we must be up too!" Yan Si, hearing her question, couldn't help but tease her.

Qianqian had just stepped into the room when her gaze involuntarily fell on Yan Si, and she glared at him with a slight coquettish annoyance, saying: "Second Brother, you're still as annoying as ever."

Afterward, she turned her gaze to Shangguan Xingyu. Only to see that today's Shangguan Xingyu wore a lake-blue rujun, with a matching small jacket of the same color draped over it.

Since the temperature inside the room was suitable, she did not dress too heavily, but this in no way affected her beauty and charm.

Although she had already styled her hair into the distinctive bun of a married woman, every smile, every frown, was as pure and adorable as an innocent young girl.

Qianqian walked straight to Shangguan Xingyu and asked: "Sister-in-law, where is Xiao Jing'er?" Shangguan Xingyu's gentle voice immediately reached her ears: "He, he has long since run off to play with his uncle!"

Yan Si beside her interjected: "Yes, he likes his uncle very much!" Qianqian nodded, indicating agreement. Then she said: "After court is over later, Father and Mother will surely go together as well."

Yan Si responded: "Mm, yesterday Father specially instructed us to wait a little and go with him. It's just that my father-in-law and mother-in-law will only arrive here at noon, so it's still early."

Qianqian, hearing this, softly said "oh," then proposed: "Since that's the case, I'll go with you all. Anyway, staying home alone is very boring."

Shangguan Xingyu readily agreed: "Alright, but it's freezing cold outside, you must wear more clothes to keep warm."

Qianqian nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Mm-hmm, I know! Then Sister-in-law, you go ahead and pack your things; I'm going to find Xiao Jing'er to play!"

Shangguan Xingyu cheerfully replied: "Good!" The words had not yet fallen when Qianqian, like a lively little deer, ran off. She passed through the small path in the courtyard and soon arrived at the courtyard of Yan Jie.

Since Shangguan Xingyan had already been placed here before, moving frequently was truly inconvenient; besides, although Shangguan Xingyan and Shangguan Xingyu were brother and sister, after all men and women are different, so he had always stayed in Yan Jie's courtyard.

In these past few months, Shangguan Xingyan and An Wang had already found a suitable new residence and slightly decorated it, only waiting for Shangguan Peilin's family to arrive before moving directly into the new home.