"Has the fever subsided?" Zhongli Mingye saw that her eyebrows were slightly tired. He reached out to pull the quilt and covered her up properly.
"It has..." Ningyue was about to get up and salute, but her body went numb. Zhongli Mingye held her down.
"No need for such formalities!"
He sat by the bed and looked at her intently. Ningyue felt extremely shy under his gaze and had to forcibly change the topic. "As long as he doesn't have a fever at night, Prince Yuanbao will be fine."
"Infants usually have a fever at night, the fever subsides in the morning, and it's easy for a high fever to recur in the afternoon." Not knowing what else to say, Ningyue rambled on, and Zhongli Mingye was very willing to listen to her.
They waited until little Yuanbao woke up. He fussed to be fed, and only then did Ningyue get a moment of free time. She wanted to get up, but Zhongli Mingye was still there. She... really wanted to say, "Could you please leave first?"
However... this was his palace after all.
"I heard from Micui that you haven't had your meal yet?" Zhongli Mingye looked at her with a smile. Although she had lost her memory, in front of him, she still habitually relied on him.
Seeing that he seemed to be in a good mood, Micui politely said, "Yesterday, Ningyue was reckless."
"Since we've promised Your Highness the Crown Prince, please allow Aunt Micui to arrange some tasks for Ningyue."
"Tasks?" Suppressing his smile, Zhongli Mingye suddenly found it interesting that she couldn't remember anything.
He coughed twice. "Your task is to serve me and little Yuanbao!"
"..."
Looking at the woman's gradually widening eyes, Zhongli Mingye couldn't restrain himself. He reached out and pinched her delicate chin.
He leaned closer, getting closer and closer...
Unexpectedly, before he could kiss her, Ningyue dodged. Suddenly, he felt his cheek twitch uncontrollably.
The little woman who had succeeded in dodging was laughing merrily. "Your Highness, do you have some illness?"
Illness? Zhongli Mingye endured the painful twitching of his cheek. "Yes, I've got lovesickness."
"Miss, do you have a cure?"
Ningyue was helpless. Her acupuncture skills were already superb. She was already impatient with the Crown Prince's ambiguous attitude.
Who didn't have a temper?
Immediately, she waved her hand and stood up. "If Your Highness has nothing else, Ningyue will take her leave."
She had to go back. Zhongli Mingye watched coldly as the woman walked out without looking back. He sneered.
Not long after,
Ningyue came back with a dark face. "You only let me be a maid... Why do you restrict my freedom?"
"The door is right there. You can just leave!" Zhongli Mingye's cheek finally stopped twitching. Ningyue regretted that she had been too gentle just now. This face looked so annoying!
Just as Ningyue was angry and wanted to retort, Qingfeng called out from outside. Before leaving, Zhongli Mingye instructed Ningyue, "Take good care of my son..." He casually tapped the stunned beauty's face.
Ningyue immediately blushed with anger! She was about to stab him with the needle in her hand, but he dodged and got far away. She only heard a deep laugh.
How hateful!
Ji Yeliu heard that the Mingyue Tower had been sealed and that Ningyue had entered the Prince Yu's Mansion. Everything was as he had expected. So he immediately went to the Prince Yu's Mansion to pay a visit.
Zhongli Mingye was not in the mansion. Ji Yeliu asked Niaoniao for help and was able to meet Ningyue.
"What's wrong with you?"
Ningyue looked a bit haggard, and Ji Yeliu could naturally tell. "Young Master Ji... I don't know where to start... These things are really hard to explain in a few words." How could she say that because she looked like the former Crown Princess, the Crown Prince had kept her in the mansion as a maid?
The future of the Tingran Pavilion and Xiao Xueyi depended entirely on Zhongli Mingye's mood.
What could she do?
Listening to these complaints, Ji Yeliu's expression was strange. "Don't you think this place is familiar?"
Familiar? Ningyue was naturally familiar with it, but so many things had happened in the past few days that she hadn't thought much about it.
Ji Yeliu saw a wisp of loose hair falling by her ear.
He reached out and tucked it behind her ear. Ningyue was grateful for Ji Yeliu's help in Gusu City and gave him a faint smile. Unexpectedly,
The beaded curtain outside the Liuyun Pavilion rattled. "General Ji... Long time no see... I thought you had returned to Gusu City."
When Ningyue saw Zhongli Mingye, she remembered that he had repeatedly flirted with her. Immediately, she felt rather uncomfortable and excused herself to leave.
"General Ji, since you haven't been leading troops in Gusu City, are you very idle?" Zhongli Mingye walked to the pavilion and his eyes fell on the graceful figure that was walking away quickly.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is joking."
It wasn't until the figure had fled far away that he withdrew his gaze. "After the defeat of the Wo Kingdom in the South Sea, they have been restless."
"I'm very worried. Why don't you, General Ji, go and guard the southern border for me!" Ji Yeliu couldn't believe it. This cold-faced Crown Prince was actually sending him to the border!
He had at least some credit for getting Ningyue into the capital!
Ji Yeliu naturally couldn't imagine why Zhongli Mingye was sending him far away. Xiao Xueyi was spending the New Year in the prison,
Could Ji Yeliu, who looked almost exactly like Yan Fei, still be lingering in front of Ningyue?
The image of Ji Yeliu tucking the wisp of hair behind Ningyue's ear kept flashing through Zhongli Mingye's mind. He smiled. "General Ji, you are the most valiant general I value... Your father's political achievements in Gusu are outstanding... I've seen them all."
After saying that, he patted Ji Yeliu's shoulder to show his encouragement.
So,
The most famous young master in Gusu, the valiant young general, had no choice but to pack his things and go to the southern border.
In the afternoon, little Yuanbao had a good sleep.
He didn't have a fever anymore and was much more lively. He pestered Ningyue to play with him all the time. Ningyue was happy to accompany little Yuanbao. It was better than serving that person.
"Yuanbao, Yuanbao..."
Yuanbao took a few wobbly steps and was about to fall. Ningyue caught him. "Good baby... Do you want to learn to walk?"
She carried Yuanbao to the bed. "Here, you won't hurt yourself if you fall."
Micui brought over the steamed egg custard. "In the future, you can add some finely chopped shrimp to this custard."
She blew on it gently, and little Yuanbao took a big bite. Niaoniao laughed. "It's still you, Your Highness, who has a way... Usually, we have to coax His Highness for a long time before he eats." Being called Your Highness made Ningyue uncomfortable. "Miss Niaoniao, just call me Ningyue."
Niaoniao opened her mouth, and Micui gave her a look. Then they both withdrew. Ningyue liked little Yuanbao more and more. His chubby little face was soft and cute.
He smelled of milk. Now he was nine months old. Ningyue was just thinking about it when suddenly little Yuanbao called out "Mama..." Although his pronunciation was unclear, Ningyue heard it clearly.
Instantly, her face turned red. Fortunately, there was no one around.
After eating the egg custard, little Yuanbao rubbed his little head against Ningyue's arms.
His little mouth opened and closed, and he moved closer to her chest. Ningyue was stunned. What was he going to do!
This little guy, did he want to nurse?
Thinking of this, Ningyue helplessly carried little Yuanbao out to look for the wet nurse. She pointed her slender finger at his forehead.
"You're really such a glutton!"