Chapter 109

Feng Xuanbin's voice was naturally loud; when he cried, no other sound could be heard in the whole room.

Feng Xuancang went over to coax him, but couldn't calm him; Xiao Pangzi immediately started acting up.

In the end, Feng Xuanbo, standing aside, delivered a quiet but deadly line: "You're disturbing your sister's ears, Little Seven."

Feng Xuanbin: I cry, I cry, I cry cry cry... huh?

What did Fifth Brother say again?

After reacting, Feng Xuanbin wiped his tears in a second, scrambled up, and went to Sui Sui, giving a placating smile: "Don't worry, sis, I'm just crying for fun; I'm usually strong, and when something happens I don't cry at all."

Sui Sui wanted to say she didn't believe it.

After all, in these two days she'd already seen Seventh Brother cry several times.

Seventh Brother cries even more than the older brother.

They're all little crybabies.

But Sui Sui felt that if she said she didn't believe it, Seventh Brother would break apart right there.

She thought, I'm a good sister and also need to care for my brother.

So, for now I'll just believe my brother.

Sui Sui nodded obediently; Feng Xuanbin broke into a smile, and soon happily joined his brothers.

Feng Xuanbo took the opportunity to quietly put down the Nine Linked Rings.

What to untie...?

No need to make things hard on yourself.

After meals, the kids play a while—one purpose is to communicate feelings, another is to aid digestion.

Princess Consort of Qi saw that the time was about right, and had each child's attendant send them back to rest.

The rooms of the Wangfu's young masters are quite large; besides the bedroom there are also washing rooms and such.

So they can just go back to wash up; there's no need to stay in the main courtyard, wash there, and then return.

Feng Xuanrui naturally didn't want to; he took his sister's hand, stepping back three steps for every one, repeatedly asking the Princess Consort: "Mother Consort, I really can't stay, can I?"

When Feng Xuanbin heard that, he immediately came over, pulling Sui Sui's other hand, looking pleadingly at the Princess Consort.

Princess Consort of Qi:

I really agreed to that; tonight I'm afraid I won't get a moment's peace.

The Princess Consort of Qi finally laughed and shook her head.

Feng Xuanrui felt a bit disappointed; he gripped Sui Sui's hand, urging her to sleep well, saying things like thinking of her brothers.

Sui Sui actually didn't want to leave her brothers either, but thinking of Mother Consort's fragrant scent, she also wanted to sleep with Mother Consort.

She thought, I'm really a greedy, bad child!

Feng Xuanbin stood by, using his not-so-rich vocabulary, and still said quite a bit.

After sending off a few brothers, the Princess Consort of Qi took Sui Sui to wash up.

Today after walking around the Zhuangzi, she had dust all over; the Princess Consort of Qi had the newly arrived Xiang Gugu take Sui Sui to wash up.

A young lady always needs to get used to new attendants serving her.

However, not wanting Sui Sui to feel too uneasy, the Princess Consort of Qi also had the familiar Haitang come over to help look after her first.

Except in summer, bath water must be boiled before use; otherwise the temperature is too low and one easily catches a chill and gets sick.

In ordinary households, over a year they might only, at year's end, make do with one pot of hot water and wash carefully once.

Otherwise, it's just a summer rinse.

But noble households don't need to worry about these things.

As long as the masters want it, daily cleanliness is no problem.

Yesterday, because time was rushed, Sui Sui used a large wooden tub.

Today, Sui Sui has her own bathtub.

It's the right size; inside you can put a small wooden stool, Sui Sui sits on it with her neck just resting on the water's surface, so she doesn't worry about not staying seated or being too small and slipping under and drowning.

Sitting in the bathtub, she obediently lets Xiang Gugu attend to her.

They apply bath beans to her, use clean water, and carefully wash her clean.

Since she washed yesterday, today her body doesn't have much dirt.

A simple wash and she can come out.

The clothes haven't been tailored yet, so she's still wearing those few sets of ready-made garments.

At this point, soon to sleep, Xiang Gugu gently asked Sui Sui and changed her into mint-colored nightwear.

After changing clothes, Xiang Gugu also carefully dried Sui Sui's head, making sure even the fine hairs were dry before letting her go out, otherwise she'd easily catch a chill from the night wind.

For a child to catch a chill is a terrible thing!

After washing, Xiang Gugu even hated to let her down, holding Sui Sui as she walked to the Princess Consort of Qi's room.

Xiang Gugu is a round-faced woman who smiles readily, especially kind-hearted, not tall but quick in her movements.

When she speaks, she does so softly and gently, and her actions are especially tender.

Sui Sui has only just begun to interact with her, but she really likes this aunt.

However, Sui Sui feels shy about expressing it, embarrassed to say it out loud, so she only dares to whisper it to the system.

【Le Le, I like this aunt.】

The system, however, can't scan out whether this person's information is good or bad.

But someone chosen by the Princess Consort of Qi likely has no problems in conduct.

It's fine that Sui Sui likes her; later, serving her won't cause any trouble.

The system smiled and encouraged Sui Sui: "If you like her, just bravely express it—even if you're too shy to say it out loud, we still have body language."

Body language?

How should this be expressed?

Sui Sui didn't understand well, so in the end she could only rely on instinct, gently clasped Xiang Gugu's neck and obediently nuzzled in the hollow of her neck.

The little girl's cat‑like soft and dependent movements made Xiang Gugu's heart melt.

Her husband died early, and the people of her husband's family were kind, granting her a lot of freedom.

At that time, Xiang Gugu still wanted a child of her own, and after pondering, she thought of remarrying.

As a result, her second marriage met an unsuitable person, and she almost fell into ruin for the rest of her life.

In the end, it was the people of her husband's family who paid money to move things, which finally restored her freedom.

After all this turmoil, Xiang Gugu also gave up any desire to remarry or have children.

She thought, this will be how she lives her life.

She didn't expect to encounter such a cute child who depended on her.

Xiang Gugu whispered softly in her heart: Sui Sui.

Then, holding Sui Sui, she became even more Gentleness.

The child clings to her; she must treat this child well!

It's so late; Sui Sui really should be sleeping.

But the various courts sent gifts over, and Princess Consort of Qi had to let Sui Sui know.

After entering the room, Xiang Gugu gently set Sui Sui down.

As soon as her foot touched the ground, Sui Sui rushed at Princess Consort of Qi: "Mother Consort!"

The little girl's swift, swallow‑like motion, like a fledgling diving into the forest, was full of affection and attachment.

Princess Consort of Qi, just watching that movement, felt her heart soften by far more than half.

She spread her arms, embraced Sui Sui, and smiled, explaining to the little girl: "The aunties from the various courts gave Sui Sui a welcome gift; Sui Sui, open it and see if you like it."

Welcome gift?

Before returning to Jing Cheng, her brother had told Sui Sui about this.

At that time, Sui Sui actually didn't quite understand the meaning.

Now, looking at the table full of boxes, Sui Sui thought: "Is a welcome gift just a present?"

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