Mistakenly Connected to the Jade Flower Branch

Chapter 424 Jumping for Money

Nianyao covered Xu Chengyou with a blanket and comforted the nanny who looked terrified: "It's alright, children have a lot of energy, they'll be fine after lying down."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Xu Chengyao rushed in, anxiously asking, "How is my sister?"

The wet nurse knelt down before Xu Chengyao with a thud, bowing her head and saying, "Your Highness, please forgive me."

Nianyao felt that the wet nurse's reaction was too strong, so she said to Xu Chengyao, "The Third Princess is fine, she was just frightened, she will be fine after a rest."

Xu Chengyao visibly relaxed, then said coldly to the wet nurse, "Didn't I say that the Third Princess is not allowed to be near the water?"

Nianyao was slightly taken aback. This child was young, but he had quite a presence.

The wet nurse lowered her head and said, "This servant has failed in her duty. Please punish me, Your Highness."

"Punishment?" Xu Chengyao walked to the bedside, tucked Xu Chengyou in, and then turned back: "Pack your things, go to the Imperial Household Department to get some travel expenses, and go back."

The wet nurse raised her head in disbelief, knelt down and walked to the bedside at Xu Chengyao's feet: "Your Highness, please give me another chance, considering how diligently I have cared for the Third Princess."

Xu Chengyao remained unmoved: "You can't even remember or do things that are matters of life and death..."

Nianyao stepped forward: "Your Highness, the wet nurse wouldn't let us go, but I insisted on taking the Third Princess with me. The wet nurse didn't dare to stop me, and she couldn't stop me either."

Xu Chengyao looked at Nianyao: "Third Sister's Five Elements are incompatible with water..."

Nianyao said, "I know. My wet nurse told me that it was my fault and that this matter has nothing to do with her. Please, Your Highness, do not make things difficult for my wet nurse."

After Nianyao finished speaking, she bent down to help the wet nurse, but the wet nurse refused to get up. Nianyao was stunned for a moment, then straightened up: The wet nurse was a smart woman; in this palace, one ultimately had to act according to Xu Chengyao's wishes.

Xu Chengyao's expression softened slightly: "Get up, and be careful next time."

The wet nurse was filled with gratitude: "Thank you, Your Highness. I will never do it again."

Xu Chengyao bent down to pick up Xu Chengyou and was about to leave when he thought for a moment and leaned down slightly to Nianyao and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm leaving now."

Nianyao nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay..."

After Xu Chengyao walked away, Nianyao still didn't know what was so good about all the good things she had said.

Nianyao sat beside the large water vat, placed the awning boat on the lotus leaves, and stared blankly for a while.

Nianyao often fell into the water when she was little, but she was fine as long as she didn't die. What was commonplace in the Dahe Gang was a major incident in the palace.

This is the imperial palace, not the Great River Gang; the hierarchy and rules are here. Even a ten-year-old prince wouldn't say a word, and his wet nurse would immediately kneel down in fear and trepidation.

Ultimately, it was her fault; she refused to listen to advice and was stubborn.

Zheng Chu probably hoped she could stay in the palace with Luo An, and Le Xi also hoped she could come to the palace. So she came, wanting to give herself a chance; perhaps life in the palace wasn't so bad after all?

Now it seems she really wasn't suited to life in the palace. She used to find teaching swordsmanship at the Heavenly Paradise much better than being in the palace.

"Did it scare you?"

Nianyao shuddered in fright and looked up to see Luo An. She said with a hint of reproach, "What do you think? You didn't say a word, I was scared to death."

Luo An squatted down to be level with her: "I mean, did Cheng You falling into the water scare you?"

Nianyao was slightly taken aback, then lowered her eyes, rubbing her hands on her knees like a child who had made a mistake, and whispered, "My heart is about to stop."

It seems that he was really scared.

Luo An said, "You know, as long as you're here, she won't really be in any danger. So, don't be afraid!"

Nianyao couldn't help but laugh: "Your way of comforting people is always unique."

Luo An said, "I just trust you."

Nianyao shook her head: "But I'm still sorry, I shouldn't have taken her boating, it caused the nanny to get a scolding."

Luo An didn't seem to care: "The brothers from the Great River Gang not only got scolded, but they also got into fights."

Nianyao sighed: "That's different. The Dahe Gang are all rough men. They don't take being scolded to heart. They even drink together after a fight."

Is this a sign of chivalry and pity?

Luo An took the awning boat in his hand and pulled Nian Yao up: "She's alright, so don't worry about her. Come on, carve me a sailboat."

Xu Chengyou came over after lying down for less than an hour. She was next to Nianyao, building a tall structure with the pile of wood, and was full of energy, jumping around.

Nianyao breathed a sigh of relief, her heart finally at ease, though her eyelids continued to twitch. Nianyao rubbed her left eye with the back of her hand: "Luo An, why is your right eye twitching?"

Luo An sat by the window, not even looking up: "Jump for wealth."

Nianyao said, "But my left eye is twitching."

Xu Chengyou added another piece of wood and corrected Luo An: "Wrong, a twitching left eye means good fortune, a twitching right eye means bad luck."

Luo An laughed and said, "I misremembered. Looks like you're going to make a fortune."

Nianyao walked up to Luo An: "Take a look and see which of my eyes is twitching?"

Luo An moved the book aside and noticed Nian Yao's right eye twitching occasionally, causing him to frown slightly. Did she have to trick him over something so small?

Xu Chengyou also came over to watch the fun. She was too short to see anything while looking up, so she simply climbed onto Luo An's lap. Luo An put down his book and helped Xu Chengyou steady herself.

Nianyao simply bent down and moved closer to Xu Chengyou. Xu Chengyou touched Nianyao's eyes with his left hand and confirmed, "Your left eye is twitching."

Luo An and Nian Yao laughed at the same time. Xu Chengyou didn't understand what they were laughing at, but she knew they were laughing at her, so she was a little unhappy.

Nianyao stood next to Luo An, side by side with Xu Chengyou: "Let's take another look."

Xu Chengyou first raised both hands, looked at Nianyao's left eye, then lowered his left hand to look at Nianyao's right eye, and shook his right hand, quite suspiciously: "Right eye twitching?"

Luo An turned Xu Chengyou around to face him and raised his left hand: "Is this my left hand or my right hand?"

Having learned from past mistakes, Xu Chengyou was exceptionally cautious. She kept her right hand raised the entire time, first touching Luo An's left hand, then turning her body and tilting her head to look at Luo An before finally making up her mind: "Right hand."

Luo An praised, "Smart."

Xu Chengyou then looked at Nianyao: "Sister-in-law's right eye is twitching."

Nianyao also praised, "Amazing."

Xu Chengyou was overjoyed to receive two compliments, clapping her hands and praising herself: "Youyou is the best!"

The three of them joked and laughed during the day, and slept together as usual at night.

Nianyao tucked the blanket around Xu Chengyou, recalling how angry Xu Chengyou had been that morning: "Kids are so good, they don't hold grudges at all."

Xu Chengyou immediately emphasized solemnly, "Youyou is sleeping in the middle, sister-in-law, don't take her away."

Nianyao smiled and promised, "You sleep well, I definitely won't take your spot."

The children have been playing happily all day, and now they close their eyes and fall asleep.

Nianyao pinched her little face: "You're so clever."

Luo An looked at the two of them with a faint smile on his face and in his eyes, a warm, pleasant, and relaxed smile.

Nianyao felt a pang of sadness. If their child were sleeping in the middle, if they were truly a family of three, would Luo An's inner warmth and love overflow like this at any moment?