Chapter 147: Afternoon Fish Watching

Sui Sui still liked the fish very much; when Liu He Meng mentioned it, she happily nodded: "Let's go, let's go!"

The two little girls happily held hands and went to the back courtyard to see the fish.

The water flow pattern of the Wangfu residence is actually quite complex.

Put simply, it loops around the entire Wangfu residence, forming a overall circulation.

In many people's view, water governs wealth.

Therefore, the Wangfu's water source naturally does not want to flow outward; it finally circulates back into the residence, symbolizing that wealth begets wealth and remains within the household.

Because there is a water source that has made a full circuit, the Wangfu has many ponds; moreover, with its large grounds, there are plenty of places suitable for raising fish.

The pond that Liu He Meng brought Sui Sui to see is the one along the path from the main courtyard to the east courtyard.

Although Liu He Meng does not often come to the Wangfu, she has heard her grandfather mention it.

She knows that the fish raised in this pond are casually kept by the residence, ownerless; even if they were fed to death by them, it would not matter and no one would blame them.

With the Princess Consort absent, Liu He Meng is unsure whether the concubines in the residence will cause trouble.

After all, she had previously witnessed Concubine Su causing trouble, although later the Princess Consort ruthlessly suppressed her.

However, speaking frankly, in recent years the concubines that Prince Qi has brought into the residence have been worse and worse.

Of course, such thoughts are best kept to herself; Liu He Meng dare not speak them aloud.

The two little girls have no other reliance, so they can only go look at the fish that are, at best, ownerless.

Sui Sui does not know these things; happily, she lets Mengmeng Jiejie pull her hand.

The road is somewhat far; for the two little children, it would take half a day to walk.

However, nobody felt tired.

The two little girls went there happily.

In the afternoon the temperature is high, and the water temperature is also not bad.

So the fish are now swimming to and fro on the water surface, enjoying a leisurely and warm afternoon.

The pond raises mostly various breeds of goldfish.

Sui Sui does not recognize them; she only sees red and white intertwined, which looks rather pretty.

Especially when they swim, they move fast and intertwine more frequently, like red and white light continually shifting positions, making the scene appear as vivid as a beautiful painting.

This pond they came to has no designated viewing spot.

So, at first the two little girls squatted there to watch.

Later, finding squatting too tiring, Liu He Meng simply sat down on the ground.

Seeing her sister sit down, Sui Sui also sat.

If it were in the past, Sui Sui would still worry, what to do if her clothes got dirty?

She only had that one set of half‑old clothing, barely enough to cover herself.

But now…

She has many clothes now; getting one dirty would be no problem, right?

Sui Sui thought uncertainly, then imitated Liu He Meng by sitting beside her.

The two children sat cross‑legged there, watching the fish swim to and fro.

Liu He Meng doesn't really know these fish either, but that doesn't stop her from commenting: "That big‑headed one looks nice, its eyes are so bulgy."

"That red ball on its head is so big!"

……

She kept commenting on these fish.

Some are actually re‑entering her field of view; she isn't sure if they're the same, but she just comments on whichever she sees.

Sui Sui listened to her words, constantly shifting her gaze back and forth, her eyes almost getting dizzy.

The little girl, not understanding, just murmured "uh‑uh‑uh" and "yes, yes, yes" in response.

Hearing her response, Liu He Meng became even happier speaking.

"Those two are kissing, they definitely are!"

"Wow, how come they turned away after kissing?"

……

Liu He Meng spoke louder and louder, growing more and more excited.

Following the direction of her finger, Sui Sui looked over and did not see the two fish kissing; she saw only one fish with a red ball on its head leap suddenly out of the water.

It truly leapt out, spun a roll in mid‑air, then plummeted down sharply.

As it fell, it stirred up water ripples; long afterward, concentric waves remained, letting people know that this water surface had once seen a fish leap up, sending ripples spreading.

This scene was gorgeous and stunning.

After seeing it, Sui Sui's surprised mouth could not close.

She excitedly tugged at Liu He Meng's sleeve, wanting to speak but unable to, only able to keep scrunching her little feet.

Liu He Meng also thought this scene was very beautiful; she could not help but shout loudly twice: "Beautiful, so beautiful, who would have thought they're so fat yet can jump—how wonderful! Is there any more, will they jump again?"

Feeling that her sitting posture might affect her view of the fish, Liu He Meng quickly changed from sitting to lying prone.

At this moment, the little girl had forgotten where she was, only thinking about carefully watching the fish, hoping to see again that magnificent sight.

Sui Sui, on the side, was also shocked and unable to speak.

Seeing her sister lie prone, she imitated her and lay prone beside Liu He Meng.

The two little girls lay prone at the pond's edge, their blinking frequency slowed.

Aunt Xiang had originally wanted to advise them, but feared disturbing the children's enthusiasm.

She thought, anyway, their clothes were already dirty from sitting on the ground earlier, so a little more didn't matter.

The most important thing is that the child is happy.

Xiang Gugu looked at Sui Sui, who was lying by the Pond, her eyes full of affection, and the corner of her mouth unconsciously curled into a smile.

Not far away, some movement seemed to be heard, causing Xiang Gugu to instinctively turn her head to look.

Seeing that the person walking this way was Ren Ce Fei, Xiang Gugu was first startled, then after reacting, she hurried forward two steps and softly called to Sui Sui: "Miss, get up, the Consort is coming."

Consort?

Who is that?

Sui Sui was puzzled, lifted her head in doubt, and then saw someone, a pretty aunt who looked somewhat familiar.

Someone is coming over; if I keep lying down, it would be impolite.

No matter what, that person is an elder, right?

I should greet them.

Thinking of this, Sui Sui quickly got up and patted the dust off her body.

Liu He Meng also got up quickly.

The two little girls' patting sent the dust flying up.

Ren Ce Fei, who had merely been passing by and was preparing to come over to say hello, saw this scene and her steps stopped in place; she couldn't move another step.

Although when children play, they get messy without measure, getting a little dirty is normal.

But...

Ahhhh, her newly combed hair, newly applied hair oil, and clothes that were freshly made and just put on—she didn't want to be covered in mud.

She didn't want to go over!

Ren Ce Fei wanted to ignore the two children, but felt that as an adult, acting separately from two kids really wasn't very seemly.

But, it's really so dirty!

Ren Ce Fei felt that before she even got over, her mind was already dazzled by a cloud of dust.

She thought, "It's over, I'm dirty!"

After Sui Sui finished patting, she obediently stood there, looking toward Ren Ce Fei.

Seeing the Pretty aunt standing there motionless, Sui Sui tilted her head in slight puzzlement.

Ren Ce Fei:?

Well, she's pretty cute, huh?

Or, let's go take a look?

Second watch.