Chapter 1153: Chapter 636: Dad Dispels Ghosts (Double Length)
Suddenly asked this question, Donggong Ruoshu shook her head vigorously,
"I can’t pretend to be a ghost."
Chen Yi was slightly taken aback and instinctively pondered how to teach this stupid girl, but when he looked up again, the person had vanished.
Where did she go?
Chen Yi was just about to search, looking around.
In the deep night, she gently blew a breath by his ear,
"I am the ghost."
......
The night was deep, and the Prince Mansion was silent. Only a few places in the inner courtyard had maidservants and women on duty. Of course, some were resting in side rooms, ready to wake at any disturbance.
Zhu E half-supported her face, meticulously observing Qin Yue’s sleeping face.
Speaking of observing, the night was so dark it was unfathomable, pitch-black without seeing a hand, not even a trace of dim light, no matter how sharp the eyes were, they could only see a vague silhouette. But even with just a silhouette, it was enough for Zhu E to sketch out her visage in her mind.
Qin Yue was sleeping soundly, breathing softly through her nose.
Zhu E couldn’t help but reach out and tap. She "nunu" frowned a little, then relaxed, continued breathing, causing the Princess to smile involuntarily.
Qin Yue’s mouth, eyes, and nose all resembled Qing Luo when she was young. Her figure had the outline of Qing Luo but not as large, evidently another little Prince of Annan, however, only the eyebrows had traces of Chen Yi.
Perhaps because of this, even though knowing Qin Yue wasn’t her own, she genuinely loved this child wholeheartedly, more than a biological mother.
Outside the room, some rustling sounds came, Zhu E instantly collected her gaze, a touch of coldness naturally exposed.
Yet there was a shadow flickering outside, making a gesture, and she relaxed her gaze, curiously raising her eyebrows.
Why is the official visiting at this hour?
Zhu E gathered an outer garment around her, quietly opened the door and stepped out.
"Sir."
"Aunt Zhu..." speaking, Chen Yi glanced inside, looking somewhat furtive, then transmitted secretly: "I came to see you, and also to see... her."
Zhu E couldn’t help but laugh. She hadn’t expected Chen Yi to look so guilty of stealing, considering that he was Qin Yue’s biological father, making it all the more amusing.
"I thought it was a wet nurse inside. Why are you sleeping with her?"
In wealthy families, children often don’t sleep in the same room with their biological mothers but rather with wet nurses who look after and serve them daily. The biological mother only spends two to three hours occasionally, otherwise, not mentioning all the miscellaneous matters, just the child waking several times at night can be exhausting.
If Chen Yi had known it was Zhu E earlier, he wouldn’t have needed to be so sneaky; he would have notified her in advance.
"Zhu E can’t bear this child, often sleeps with her," Zhu E paused, adding: "Occasionally she also sleeps with the wet nurses."
"What if she needs to nurse?"
"The wet nurses are in the side room, just call them."
Chen Yi nodded slightly, knowing these matters; in the future, he wouldn’t need to be so cautious when visiting at night. Even if Qing Luo knew, she would turn a blind eye.
Zhu E looked at Chen Yi with slightly shifting glances, just about to speak when suddenly hearing some cries from inside.
"Mom, mom, mom..."
"She’s awake."
Without Chen Yi saying, Zhu E knew. She was a bit annoyed; though Qin Yue was well-behaved, she awoke at the worst times.
"What’s wrong, Yue’er."
"Mom, I... can’t find you..."
"How can’t you find mom, mom is right here."
The bedroom rang with a sleepy voice, Qin Yue was half-awake, mumbling a heap of things, unclear what she meant.
Zhu E gently cradled her, wanting to soothe her back to sleep, but Qin Yue was instead a bit more awake, suddenly breaking free.
"Mom, mom, sister, sister is looking for me, for Yue’er."
Qin Yue stammered, her voice tender and babyish, also a bit aggrieved,
"Sister says, says Yue’er is naughty, not good."
"Sister?"
The inexplicable words left Zhu E somewhat unresponsive. She lit the lamp a bit more, only to see Qin Yue dazed,
"Did you have a dream?"
Qin Yue half listened, half didn’t, talking to herself: "Sister, sister laughs at me, laughs at me a lot, laughs at me... peeing, peeing the bed." As she spoke, her voice turned slightly aggrieved, her eyes started to feel sore.
"Laugh... about peeing in bed, Yue’er hasn’t peed in bed, mom watched over." Zhu E opened the blanket, showed her, and even gently guided her hand for a check.
Qin Yue shook her head: "Peed, peed, and now it’s dry. Sister laughs at Yue’er, always laughs at Yue’er... Yue’er so big, still, still peeing in bed..."
Zhu E stifled a chuckle in her throat, for a two-year-old child, distinguishing dreams from reality is still difficult, clearly confusing dreamland with reality.
Qin Yue was extremely aggrieved, somewhat stubborn, clenching her little hand, muttering: "Yue’er, Yue’er from now on... won’t pee, won’t pee in bed, won’t let sister laugh..."
"Uh-huh, Yue’er is so good, both good and capable."
"Mom, mom, Yue’er, Yue’er... sister is so, so pretty, prettier than ten, ten, a hundred Yue’ers." The child’s emotions fluctuate quickly, Qin Yue was aggrieved for a while, then sweetly asked: "Sister, who, who is she?"
"That sister?" Zhu E pondered how to reply, how to tell Qin Yue it was just a dream, while Qin Yue stared at her expectantly with wide eyes.
Suddenly, a deep voice was heard:
"Ghost."
Qin Yue froze for a moment, then turned her head to discover that person standing outside the door, startled, she shrank back into Zhu E’s arms.
Facing Qin Yue’s wary gaze, Chen Yi walked slowly in, his face exceptionally somber.
Zhu E was slightly taken aback, then understood from Chen Yi’s sidelong glance.
