Chapter 42: Zi Su's Talkativeness

She doesn't have to force herself to pretend to be strong, and he doesn't have to play pranks just for the sake of playing pranks.

"You still have?" Ning Hanmo isn't that easy to fool; this is all juggling, prepared beforehand.

How could anything come from nothing!

"Dang dang dang dang!"

"Look."

Jiang Yunchu laughed hahaha, then produced another one.

"I said there is."

"You don't have to believe others' words, but you must always believe Yun chu's words."

Jiang Yunchu tapped his forehead, then extended the candied haw skewer, saying, "Cheers."

Ning Hanmo imitated her, the candied haw skewers tapped together, and the corners of both their mouths curved up.

"Zi Su, take those out and share them with everyone; can't give them to Yue Yue, eating too many will cause cavities." Jiang Yunchu said to Zi Su with a smile.

"Yes!"

Zi Su nodded, went back to the small room, carried the candied haw rack, went straight outside, and handed them out one by one to everyone.

On her way back from the workshop, the Princess Consort saw an old man selling candied haws; as he walked, he stumbled and sprained his ankle.

The Princess Consort had someone massage his foot and bought all his candied haws.

Actually, as they spent more time together, they realized the Princess Consort is the warmest person in the world.

The Princess Consort once said, "Whatever you do, you must do it from the heart, or you'll regret it."

The Princess Consort once said, "Being kind to others is being kind to oneself."

The Princess Consort once said, "Treat others with tolerance, and it will extend to future generations."

But!

The Princess Consort also said, "If someone respects me by a foot, I will respect them by ten feet; if someone offends me, I will surely offend them in return."

The Princess Consort also said, "A gentleman's revenge is never too late even after ten years; a woman's revenge is already too late if delayed until the same day."

The Princess Consort also said, "Gods block the killing of gods; Buddhas block the slaughter of Buddhas."

She has her own ideas and goals; she seems always able to win people's hearts. Beside her, not to mention the Young Master and the miss, even these maidservants feel safe and steadfast.

Having such a Princess Consort, the Wang Fu is fortunate across three lifetimes.

The next day, early morning.

The carriage from Kang Fu arrived at the Regent Prince's Manor.

Jiang Yunchu didn't go out to greet them, which would have been improper, but she had specially arranged the Lotus Courtyard; now is the time when lotuses are in full bloom, with red, black, and white fish swimming in the pool, unafraid of people, always waiting to be fed.

"Please come this way." Zi Su, dressed in a light purple gauze gown, had a gentle smile on her face; her treatment of people and things made everyone feel comfortable.

"Thank you for your trouble." The Grand Madam of Kang Fu looked at Zi Su with a gentle expression, smiling and nodding.

From the attitude of a maidservant, one can tell Yun chu's status in the Wang Fu and how her steward manages things.

Seeing this now, when I go back and tell my mother-in-law, she will also feel more reassured.

"The Princess Consort is doing well in the Wang Fu; she looks a bit cold on the outside, but her heart is very good, extremely soft, and very protective of her own."

These weren't things Jiang Yunchu had her say, but…

The Jiang Clan and the Princess Consort rarely interacted; aside from that one time when the Princess Consort's stepmother came over, the Jiang Clan had no visitors.

The Princess Consort's time here—whether you say it's long or short—is neither too long nor too short.

It's been over half a year now; everything in the Wang Fu has changed: the miss laughs more, the Young Master has become sensible, and even these maidservants and the guards are no longer just dragging through days—they now have vigor and spirit.

All this is because of the Princess Consort; although she is a maidservant, she hopes the Princess Consort will be well and hopes many people will dote on her.

"Yesterday the Princess Consort received news that she was originally going to inspect the shops, but she deliberately postponed the time."

"Although this isn't the Princess Consort's Rhyme Courtyard, the whole Wang Fu now has the Lotus Courtyard as its most beautiful spot; yesterday the Princess Consort ordered people to set the menu and tidy up the courtyard."

When Zi Su speaks, her eyes are bright, her tone gentle—like a mountain spring's water, not only quenching thirst but also bringing sweetness.

"Good girl." The Grand Madam took Zi Su's hand and lightly patted it.

The people of the Kang Clan are all peaceful, lacking the scheming of grand mansions; yet she, a Grand Madam of the Kang Clan, is no fool and can naturally understand Zi Su's meaning.

But precisely because she understood, her heart felt even happier.

Zi Su is the maidservant the Wang Fu gave to Yun chu; being able to take the blame for speaking these words shows she truly means well for Yun chu.

At the same time, her heart also felt a bit sour.

She is a miss from the General's Manor and the Former Prime Minister's Manor—how could she have fallen to the point where a maidservant feels sorry for her!

"Zi Su has no other intentions; if there is any impropriety, please forgive it, Kang Clan elder and lady."

After Zi Su finished speaking, she went ahead to lead the way for a few people, saying no more.

The number of people coming this time is not many, but not few either…

Mainly, the Kang Clan's main branch has many children; today all four children from the household came along.

"Reporting to the Princess Consort, the Kang Clan elder and Grand Madam have brought the children over." Zi Su reported at the gate.

"Please." Jiang Yunchu, worried Yue Yue might fall into the lake, was pulling the child to feed the fish.

"Put it down first, guests have arrived; how did you teach Yun chu?" Jiang Yunchu gently said to Yue Yue.

For sons and daughters, she has always indulged them; she never held the idea of favoring males over females, and in her Great China, women also hold up half the sky.

"Kang Clan's great-uncle and great-aunt are well, and all uncles and aunts are well."

The little girl performed the salute properly, her chubby cheeks white as… a white steamed bun…

It makes people unable to resist wanting to kiss her.

Today her hair features two scorpion braids plaited by Jiang Yunchu, tied at the ends with bright red bell cords.

Every time her little head sways, one can hear the clear jingle of the bells.

"This child is also too well-behaved, quickly let great-aunt take a look." Grand Madam now has stars in her eyes.

What on earth is this incredibly cute baby!

That well-behaved appearance directly makes one's heart go soft!

"Great-aunt, you're so beautiful, aren't you my aunt? Why do I have to call you great-aunt?" Yue Yue's dazed cute look directly struck the great-aunt's heart...

"Haha, this little girl really knows how to talk, I even want to take her back to the Kang Clan to raise her."

Upon hearing that, Yue Yue's just-able-to-speak little mouth immediately pouted.

"Sniff... Although great-aunt is very beautiful, I like Yun chu, I want to be with Yun chu, I don't want to leave Yun chu."

The little one's eye sockets were filled with tears.

The Kang Clan Grand Madam immediately panicked, what should we do?

Jiang Yunchu reached out, "Great-aunt, let me hold her."

Whether it's Ning Hanmo or Ning Yue Xue, the two of them grew up beside the Imperial Noble Consort from childhood, never having felt what parental love is like; they both cling to themselves, and as long as they don't leave their side, they can coax anyone into heaven.

But what must never be mentioned is letting them leave one's side.

Before, there was only Yue Yue, but now Ning Hanmo is like that too.