NFBE Chapter 209 She Establishes Her Own Residence and Government Office, You Follow Her
Chapter 209 She Establishes Her Own Residence and Government Office, You Follow Her
Su Nuannuan looked at Ruan Guicai, who was still struggling, but ignored him and let Xiao Xingfang and the others deal with him.
However, before offering incense to the Empress Dowager, she turned and walked towards where Tingxue and Yaoqin were. There she saw the two of them carefully protecting two young children with Miss Mu.
Su Nuannuan said softly to Tingxue and the others, "You escort them to the room next door to rest for a while and wait for my return." After making the arrangements, she led Jinse and Granny Song, holding umbrellas, and hurried towards the Empress Dowager's mausoleum.
Before long, the three finally arrived at the solemn and dignified mausoleum of the Empress Dowager. With a solemn expression, Su Nuannuan took the incense and candles that had been prepared beforehand from Granny Song and lit them with a tinderbox she carried with her. The flames flickered gently in the breeze, as if telling of people's deep longing for the deceased.
Su Nuannuan respectfully bowed three times to the Empress Dowager's memorial tablet, her movements devout and solemn. Then, she carefully placed the burning incense sticks into the incense burner in front of the tablet. Wisps of smoke rose and drifted slowly through the air.
Next, it was Granny Song's turn to offer incense and pay her respects. Holding incense and candles, she walked gracefully to the memorial tablet, bowed three times respectfully, and then placed the incense and candles in the paper. Finally, it was Jinse's turn, who followed the example of the previous two to complete the incense offering ceremony.
After offering incense, Su Nuannuan did not linger there but led the two away without hesitation. Everyone remained silent the entire way.
Before long, they arrived at the small house where Tingxue and the children had been waiting. As soon as they saw Su Nuannuan, the two children ran up to her and hugged her legs tightly.
Su Nuannuan smiled and patted the children's heads, then took their little hands and led everyone out of the solemn and tranquil imperial mausoleum.
As for Xiao Xingfang, who was in charge of dealing with Ruan Guicai, Su Nuannuan never asked a single question about him. She believed that with Xiao Xingfang's abilities, he would definitely be able to resolve the matter properly. Once there was a final result, he would surely go to the estate in person to report the details to her.
As luck would have it, just as everyone was about to return to the village, the incessant drizzle suddenly stopped. At the same time, a golden sun peeked out from behind the clouds, casting its warm rays upon the earth. This scene inevitably brought to mind the old proverb: "Rain in the morning means a sunny day; rain at night means rain until dawn."
After arriving at the estate, Su Nuannuan got out of the car and turned to Granny Jin and Granny Ru behind her, softly instructing, "Take these two little ones to change their clothes first." After saying that, she smiled and patted the two children's heads.
Granny Jin and Granny Ru nodded in agreement, each leading a child towards the house. After walking around, both children's once clean and pretty skirts were now somewhat stained with mud and water!
Perhaps the two children were still thinking about digging shepherd's purse, because they had both changed into short-sleeved clothes.
Su Nuannuan looked at the two little ones dressed in shorts and felt a mix of amusement and exasperation. But it was fine; a light rain had just fallen, and the soil in the village was now perfectly moist for planting flowers.
Thinking of this, Su Nuannuan turned to Jinse beside her and said, "Jinse, quickly go and get the flower seeds for me. We'll go to the flower garden in the backyard together later and plant all these flowers."
Not long after, Jinse came briskly over carrying a small, exquisite bamboo basket. Approaching Su Nuannuan, Jinse gently put down the basket and respectfully reported, "Your Highness, I have brought the jasmine, roses, chrysanthemums, peonies, and peony seeds you requested." As she spoke, Jinse showed Su Nuannuan the several paper packets in the basket.
"Okay," Su Nuannuan replied softly, and then, with Yaoqin's help, she smoothly changed into a smart and neat short outfit. The outfit was well-tailored and fit her figure perfectly, making her look dashing and heroic.
"Mother is dressed the same as us!" The two adorable little ones blinked their big eyes, looking at Su Nuannuan with surprise and joy, clapping their hands excitedly and jumping up and down with happiness.
"Let's go! Let's plant flowers together with Mother." Su Nuannuan smiled and stretched out her hands to the children, her eyes full of tenderness and love.
"Yay, yay! Let's go plant flowers!" The two little ones cheered and jumped for joy, like two happy little birds, and couldn't wait to run out the door.
Seeing this, Granny Jin and Granny Ru quickly quickened their pace to follow closely behind, afraid that the two little darlings might accidentally bump into something. Tingxue and that Miss Mu also hurried behind.
Speaking of this Miss Mu, her full name is Mu Ge. This morning, Su Nuannuan had a brief but pleasant conversation with her. Through that exchange, Su Nuannuan discovered that Mu Ge was not only knowledgeable but also broad-minded and cheerful, giving off a very kind and approachable feeling.
Actually, it wasn't necessarily necessary to hire a female physician to teach Canglan Jingyao medicine. It was just that Jinse, who knew medicine, was too busy and simply couldn't find the time to quietly and wholeheartedly teach Canglan Jingyao medical knowledge.
Before long, the group arrived at the bare flowerbed in the backyard. There, Li Quan was leading his men in diligently tending to the flowerbed. When he inadvertently caught sight of Su Nuannuan and the two young princes approaching, he quickly put down his work, hurried forward, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness, and the two young princes."
However, before Li Quan could finish his greeting, Canglan Jingyao put her hands on her hips and corrected him with a serious expression: "Eunuch Li, you can't call us like that anymore. You have to call us 'Little Prince' and 'Little Princess' respectively."
Upon hearing Canglan Jingyao's words, Su Nuannuan, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but softly call out, "Yao'er~" Her voice carried a hint of helplessness.
Seeing this, Li Quan was afraid that Su Nuannuan would scold the little princess for her rudeness, so he quickly spoke up first, saying, "Your Majesty, the little princess is right. It was all my negligence. Please forgive me."
In response to Li Quan's words, Su Nuannuan retorted irritably, "You just know how to spoil her all the time!"
Li Quan didn't care about Su Nuannuan's accusations. Instead, he retorted confidently, "Your Majesty, you don't understand. Girls naturally need to be pampered."
Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan's lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to refute something, but after a long while, she finally managed to squeeze out only one sentence: "Fine, then you can spoil her as much as you want! When she establishes her own residence and government office in the future, you can go with her."