Over there, Gu Yi was coaxing Little Tuanzi to sleep.
Holding the warm little bundle in her arms, Gu Yi gently smoothed An’an’s hair.
An’an, soothed by her mother’s gentle touch, let out soft little snores: So comfy~
“Has An’an known Young Master Jin for a long time?” Gu Yi casually set a trap.
“Mmm~ Little Koi, yes, is An’an’s good friend, hoo~” Little Tuanzi drifted off to sleep, mumbling.
Gu Yi tucked in the blanket and quietly slipped out of the room.
Study.
The whole family had gathered.
“Well, what did An’an say?” Old Marquis Gu asked first.
Gu Yi shook her head: “Still only says he’s her friend.”
“Father, we all know An’an is no ordinary child. This young boy, I’m afraid…” Gu Yi continued.
Old Marquis Gu nodded in agreement.
“But there’s no need to worry too much. Everyone saw his every move at the banquet.”
Gu Chen spoke up.
Could it be that this young boy really just came to see their little one?
The Gu family felt slightly reassured.
The next day.
An’an woke up groggily in bed.
“Ah!! An’an forgot to brew Sister-in-law’s medicine today!”
Probably not fully awake yet, the little firecracker “whooshed” out the door.
The ignored Koi: …had no choice but to follow.
“Young Miss, I was just about to come get you!”
Zhe Zhi, flustered and in a hurry, ran into An’an.
“What’s wrong?” Little Tuanzi dashed quickly, immediately running to Song Qingxi and Gu Chen’s courtyard.
Jin Li silently followed behind.
As soon as An’an entered, she saw Gu Chen carefully examining Song Qingxi’s throat.
So An’an noticed right away: the dark aura around Sister-in-law’s throat still hadn’t dissipated.
“Sister-in-law, An’an is here!”
An’an climbed familiarly onto Song Qingxi’s lap.
Song Qingxi opened her mouth. The throat that could still produce sounds perfectly well yesterday couldn’t make a single sound today.
“Sister-in-law~” Little Tuanzi’s eyes reddened with worry.
What’s going on?? Didn’t she already give Sister-in-law the Celestial Herb yesterday? Sister-in-law could speak again, so why today…
Looking at the little bun whose face was all scrunched up, Song Qingxi patted Little Tuanzi’s head, indicating she was fine.
“An’an, don’t worry.” Gu Chen stroked Little Tuanzi’s cheek, comforting her. “The medicine takes some time to fully take effect.”
“An’an has already done amazingly well.” Gu Chen gently patted Little Tuanzi’s back.
An’an buried herself in Song Qingxi’s embrace, the whole little grass radiating sadness.
“Little Grass?” Jin Li, who had just followed in, looked at the small, hunched back and spoke softly.
“Young Master Jin.” Gu Chen gave a simple greeting.
Jin Li only responded briefly, his attention entirely on the little bundle.
Hearing Little Koi’s voice, An’an suddenly thought of something, immediately jumped down, grabbed Little Koi, and dragged him out of the room.
“Little Grass?” Jin Li, seeing the red-eyed little bundle, immediately fumbled to wipe her tears.
“Little Koi, Sister-in-law’s throat still isn’t completely better.” Little Tuanzi sniffled, looking pitiful.
Jin Li immediately patted Little Tuanzi’s head: “Don’t worry, there will definitely be a way, Little Grass.”
The little bundle stared straight at Little Koi: Stare…
Making Jin Li uneasy: “Little Grass? What’s wrong?”
“You, come with me to find my master!” An’an regained her spirits.
Master? Jin Li frowned: When did Little Grass take a master? Besides, could a mortal master be of any use?
“When did Little Grass get a master?” Jin Li asked.
“She just took one! Master is super powerful!” An’an thought that since her master was so amazing, he would definitely have a solution!
Could he possibly be more powerful than me? A certain koi, seeing the admiration in An’an’s eyes, couldn’t help but secretly feel jealous.
“You… you weren’t tricked, were you? Little Silly Grass.” Jin Li was still somewhat skeptical.
“You’re the big dummy! I don’t care, the herb was brought down by you, so it’s your responsibility! You have to fix it!”
An’an planted her hands on her hips, her reasoning flawed but her spirit unyielding.jpg
“Alright, alright, my fault, my fault.” Faced with the unreasonable little grass, Jin Li had no choice but to go along with her.
“But, I don’t know medicine.” Even though he genuinely wanted to help Little Grass solve the problem, Jin Li felt a headache coming on.
“Then you come with me to find Master!” An’an tugged at Little Koi and immediately had someone prepare a carriage to Qingcheng Temple.
Jin Li had no choice but to be dragged along to Qingcheng Temple. Fine, he would see for himself whether this so-called master truly had any real ability.
Qingcheng Temple.
“Master~”
Hearing the familiar little milky voice, Nianci smiled dotingly.
Just as he embraced the little bundle who had rushed into his arms, he saw a young boy behind her staring at him, eyes full of doubt.
“You’re Little Grass’s master?” The young boy’s expression was unfriendly.
Little Grass?
Nianci’s eyes shifted thoughtfully as he patted the little bundle’s head. This was most likely a friend of this little immortal herb from the heavens.
“Indeed I am.” Nianci smiled slightly.
Jin Li continued, his words not very polite: “This Little Grass is rather foolish and easily deceived. You, as her master…”
“Little Koi, I’m going to get angry!” An’an put her hands on her hips. Why are you talking to my master like that!
Nianci affectionately patted the little bundle’s cheek: “It’s alright.”
“Young man, you seem quite concerned about this Little Grass.” Nianci chuckled.
“Naturally, I have to be concerned about Little Grass, to prevent her from being deceived by those with ulterior motives.” Jin Li retorted, coldly staring at Master Nianci.
Jin Li still held a skeptical attitude towards this so-called master.
Little Grass was a Celestial Herb. If even Little Grass couldn’t solve the problem, he didn’t believe anyone in the mortal world could come up with a solution.
In Little Koi’s heart, Little Grass was the most capable of all.
Nianci didn’t mind the young boy’s pointed words, merely saying with a smile: “Young man, I, Nianci, can assure you, I would absolutely never deceive An’an.”
“Master would never lie to An’an!” The little bundle hid behind Nianci, making faces at Little Koi.
Jin Li: This Little Grass really is…
Watching the little bundle deliberately contort her face into a scary expression that only made her look cuter, Jin Li couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
“I don’t care if you have real ability or not, but if you harm Little Grass…” Jin Li looked coldly at Nianci.
“Naturally not.”
Nianci looked at the young man before him and couldn’t help but nod inwardly: This young man has an extraordinary bearing, clearly not like an ordinary mortal.
But this young man seems quite devoted to Little Grass. That’s good.
This Little Grass can be a bit silly sometimes. Having someone to protect her puts my mind a little more at ease.
An’an didn’t notice the subtle tension between the two, still looking eagerly at Nianci.
“Master, master, you have to help An’an!” An’an shook Nianci’s sleeve, acting coquettishly.
Little Tuanzi chattered away, explaining Song Qingxi’s condition, and ended with a pitiful whimper: “But she was fine right after taking the herbs.”
Nian Ci sighed and crouched down: “An’an, your sister-in-law is a mortal.”