Chapter 109: Suisui Likes This Aunt
Chapter 109: Suisui Likes This Aunt
Feng Xuanbin had a naturally loud voice, and when he cried, no other sound could be heard in the entire house.
Feng Xuancang went to soothe him but failed as the little chubby boy started throwing a tantrum.
In the end, it was Feng Xuanbo who delivered the fatal blow with a quiet voice: "You're disturbing your sister's ears, Little Seven."
Feng Xuanbin: I'm crying, I'm crying, I'm crying... Hey?
What did Fifth Brother just say?
Upon realization, Feng Xuanbin immediately stopped crying, crawled over, and snuggled up to Suisui. With a pleasing smile, he said, "Sister, don't worry. Brother was just crying for fun. Usually, I'm very strong and don't cry when something happens."
Suisui wanted to say she didn't believe him.
After all, in the past two days, she had seen Seventh Brother cry several times already.
Seventh Brother could cry even more than Brother.
They were both little crybabies.
However, Suisui always felt that if she said she didn't believe him, Seventh Brother would shatter right there.
She thought about it and felt that as a good sister, she also needed to care about her brother.
So, for the time being, she decided to believe her brother.
Suisui nodded obediently, and Feng Xuanbin wiped away his tears and soon rejoined his brothers happily.
Feng Xuanbo took this opportunity to quietly put down the nine linked rings.
Unraveling it...
There was no need to make things difficult for himself.
The children played for a while after dinner, one to foster emotional communication and the other to aid digestion.
When Qi Wangfei saw that it was about time, she had their respective servants send them back to rest.
The princes of the Wangfu all had spacious rooms, including not only the bedroom but also a purification room and the like.
Therefore, they just needed to go back to freshen up and did not have to stay in the main court to wash up before returning to their rooms.
Feng Xuanrui, of course, did not want to leave. He pulled his sister's hand and kept turning back as he walked, repeatedly asking Qi Wangfei unwillingly, "Mother, I really can't stay?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuanbin immediately squeezed over and pulled Suisui's other hand, looking at Qi Wangfei with hopeful eyes.
Qi Wangfei: ...
If I really agreed to this, I probably wouldn't have a moment of peace tonight.
In the end, Qi Wangfei shook her head with a smile.
Feng Xuanrui looked a little disappointed as he held Suisui's hand tightly and instructed her to sleep well and that he would miss her and so on.
Suisui was actually quite reluctant to part with her brothers as well, but thinking of the fragrant scent of her mother, she wanted to sleep with her mother again.
She thought that she was indeed a greedy naughty child!
Feng Xuanbin, on the other hand, used his not-so-rich vocabulary to say quite a bit as well.
After sending away several brothers, Qi Wangfei pulled Suisui to go and wash up.
As they had gone to the village for a walk today, Suisui had gotten quite a bit of dust on her, so Qi Wangfei asked the newly arrived Xiangugu to help Suisui wash up.
The little girl had to adapt to being served by new people around her.
However, not wanting Suisui to feel too anxious, Qi Wangfei also asked Haitang, whom she was familiar with, to go and help out first.
Except for summer days, the bathwater had to be boiled before use, otherwise, the temperature would be too low, and it would be easy to catch a cold and get sick.
In ordinary folk's homes, once a year, usually at the end of the year, the whole family would manage with a pot of hot water and carefully wash themselves.
At other times, they would just rinse off during the summer days.
However, the privileged and noble did not need to consider such things.
As long as the masters wanted to, staying clean every day was not a problem.
Because of the rush yesterday, Suisui had used a large wooden basin for her bath.
Today, Suisui had her very own bath barrel.
It was of a suitable size, and there was even a small wooden stool inside, which Suisui could sit on, with her neck just right at the water surface, so she didn't have to worry about not being able to sit still or being too small and falling into the water and drowning.
Sitting in the bath barrel, SuSUI quietly let Xiang Gu (Aunt Xiang) take care of her.
Xiang Gu applied bath beans and rinsed her body with clear water, making sure to clean her thoroughly.
Since she had bathed the day before, there wasn't much dirt on her body today.
A simple wash was all it took, and she was done.
Her new clothes weren't ready yet, so she wore one of the ready-made outfits from before.
It was almost bedtime, and after gently asking SuiSUI's preference, Xiang Gu helped her change into a mint-colored sleeping gown.
After changing, Xiang Gu carefully dried SuiSUI's hair, making sure even the smallest strands were dry before calling for someone to take her out, lest the night breeze cause her to catch a cold.
Falling ill was a scary prospect for children!
Even after finishing the bath, Xiang Gu was reluctant to let SuiSUI walk by herself, so she carried her towards Qi Wangfei's chamber.
Xiang Gu had a round face and was of short stature, but her movements were quick and agile.
She spoke softly and gently, and her actions were especially tender.
Although SuSUI had only just started interacting with her, she already liked this aunt very much.
However, SuSUI felt shy and didn't dare express it verbally, so she confided in the system instead.
【LeLE, I like this aunt.】
The system couldn't scan whether this person was good or bad.
But being chosen by Princess Consort Qi, she must have had good character.
It was a good thing that SuSUI liked her, as it would make it easier to serve her in the future.
The system smiled and encouraged SuSUI, 【You should bravely express your likes! Even if you're shy to say it out loud, we still have body language.】
Body language?
How was that supposed to be expressed?
SuSUI didn't quite understand, so she could only rely on her instincts. She gently hugged Xiang Gu's neck and nuzzled affectionately in her neck crevice.
The little girl's soft and dependent actions made Xiang Gu's heart melt.
Her husband had passed away early, but his family had been kind and granted her a lot of freedom.
Xiang Gu had considered remarrying at one point, hoping to have a child of her own.
Unfortunately, her second marriage turned out to be a mistake, and she almost ruined her life.
It was only with the help of her late husband's family, who paid a sum to free her, that she regained her freedom.
After this ordeal, Xiang Gu gave up on remarrying and having children.
She thought to herself, "Perhaps this is how my life will be from now on."
Never did she expect to encounter such a lovable and dependent child.
Xiang Gu whispered to herself, "SuSUI."
Holding SuSUI even more gently, she resolved to treat this child well since SuSUI had shown her such affection.
It was already late, and SuSUI should have been asleep.
However, gifts had arrived from the various courts, and Princess Consort Qi wanted SuSUI to know about them.
Upon entering the chamber, Xiang Gu gently put SuSUI down.
As soon as SuSUI's feet touched the ground, she rushed towards Princess Consort Qi, exclaiming, "Mother!"
The little girl's actions, like a baby bird returning to its nest, were filled with dependence and affection.
Princess Consort Qi's heart softened at the sight, and she opened her arms to embrace SuSUI, explaining with a smile, "The aunties from the various courts have sent you greeting gifts. SuSUI, go ahead and open them to see if you like them."
Greeting gifts?
Before returning to the capital, her brothers had mentioned this to her, but at the time, SuSUI didn't fully understand its meaning.
Now, looking at the table filled with boxes, SuSUI thought to herself, "Greeting gifts... So, it means gifts, right?"
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