Chapter 47: Can I Sleep A Little Longer?
Amu looked at him with envy: “You’re so lucky, Miss Linglong doesn’t give away her phoenix flower balls easily.”
Qin Wanwan’s expression was curious.
Amu got excited the next second: “But this means tomorrow night’s performance at Heavenly Realm will be spectacular! You all must go see it!”
Yin Yuanli looked uninterested.
Qin Wanwan: “Will the pretty sister dance?”
She was very interested!
The accompanying crowd: …
General Xie’s daughter is more interested in women dancing than the men themselves.
Amu: “Of course it will be good to watch. Miss Linglong will be leading the dance tomorrow, the one who gave you the flower. She’s the number one dancer at Heavenly Realm, but she only dances when she feels like it. Whenever she gives away a flower, it means she’ll be dancing that night. Not only does the recipient get to enjoy the entire place for free, but they also get the best seat, and can even interact with her up close. So many people are envious of this flower.”
Qin Wanwan’s round eyes widened and she gasped.
She was even happier looking at the flower in her hand.
“Brother Yuanli, we’re going to Heavenly Realm tonight, we have to watch the dance!”
She hugged the flower ball and happily ran to Yin Yuanli’s side, looking up at him with her little face full of expectation.
Yin Yuanli patted her little head and turned to ask Amu: “Is Heavenly Realm safe?”
Amu patted his chest: “Don’t worry, it’s our City Lord’s restaurant, with the patrol guards there, no one dares to cause trouble inside.”
They stayed at Drunken Cloud Tower for one night, choosing the best private rooms.
One had to admit, Drunken Cloud Tower’s service was excellent. There was hot water for baths, and Qin Wanwan even saw the scented soap that Ke Ke had mentioned.
It was osmanthus scented. They couldn’t say how effective it was at removing stains, but the fragrance it left behind was quite good.
Xie Chong was a rough fellow. Shahe City was poor from top to bottom, they didn’t have such fragrant, high-end soap for sale at all.
After Qin Wanwan finished her bath and her hair dried, she lay on the bed. With three little animals next to her, she fell asleep.
She just missed Daddy a little.
She pulled the quilt up, exposing half of her pretty little face. Her hair was soft and smooth, and her big eyes were half-closed.
“Ke Ke, I miss Daddy so much. What is he doing now?”
Ke Ke: “I don’t know either.”
It kicked the fluffy gosling that was snuggled against Qin Wanwan’s face with its foot. The gosling let out a yelp and rolled around in the quilt.
Ke Ke took the spot the gosling had occupied.
“First come, first served. Do you even know who’s in charge? You dare to fight for a spot with this Bird Lord. Don’t think I’m afraid of you just because you’re fat!”
So fierce.
Qin Wanwan’s eyes curved into a smile as she chuckled softly.
She grabbed the gosling, which was equally fierce and chirping as it tried to peck Ke Ke, and tucked it into the quilt.
“Be good, little gosling, you need to go outside to poop.”
“Chirp~”
The little black snake lay lazily on Qin Wanwan’s wrist, seemingly uninterested in anything.
Amidst the commotion of Ke Ke and the gosling, Qin Wanwan gradually closed her eyes and fell asleep, her breathing shallow and even.
The little gosling was still chirping.
Ke Ke pecked its forehead: “Shut up, or I’ll peck you to death if you wake the cub!”
“Chirp!”
Bad bird!
However, the little gosling was very considerate and didn’t make a fuss, curling itself into a ball and tucking itself into Qin Wanwan’s embrace.
A fragrant little Qilin cub, she loved it!
The next day, Qin Wanwan was woken up by noise.
Outside the restaurant, there was a lot of noise and liveliness.
Yin Yuanli came to knock on the door. The little person snuggled deeper into the warm quilt, her eyes closed, reluctant to get up.
“Wanwan, it’s time for breakfast.”
Qin Wanwan mumbled an “Oh” in a muffled voice. Yin Yuanli could barely hear her soft, small voice, so he pushed the door open.
Lang Ya poked his head inside and then continued to stand guard.
Lang Ya didn’t feel safe sleeping outside, so he had stayed by the door all night.
Inside the clean and tidy room, the air seemed to carry a faint, sweet scent that belonged to Qin Wanwan.
There was a small lump on the bed. The noise outside continued, but the still drowsy little pig had no intention of getting up.
“Qin Wanwan, it’s Chen Shi.”
A soft, clingy voice came from under the quilt: “Can I sleep a little longer?”
Yin Yuanli: “You must eat breakfast, it’s good for your health.”
The Imperial Palace had imperial physicians who had set very comprehensive rules for him regarding health.
Such as what time to sleep, what time to wake up, and never skipping any of the three meals a day…
Yin Yuanli had always lived by these standards, disciplined and courteous, he was used to it.
“For breakfast, we have fruit here, and do you want milk?”
A pair of soft, white, chubby hands pulled aside the quilt. It revealed her fluffy little head and a pair of large, sleepy eyes with a hint of haze.
“Okay then.”
Little Miss Qin Wanwan was greedy for both food and sleep. After a few seconds of hesitation between sleeping and trying the new fruit, she chose the fruit.
She finally wriggled out from under the quilt.
She was chubby and beautiful like a porcelain doll. At three years old, her arms and legs were like lotus roots, section by section, and her skin was fair and soft, like a white steamed bun.
Qin Wanwan liked to wear a bellyband and bloomers when she slept. Like this, she looked like a little immortal child serving an immortal.
Yin Yuanli, who was three years older than her, had awakened his sense of gender early. He had already started avoiding female elders and wouldn’t let them hold him, not even his mother, and dressed himself without the help of palace maids.
However, for Qin Wanwan, who was only a three-year-old baby, there was no need for men and women to be wary of each other.
She was too young.
He also treated Qin Wanwan like his own little sister.
If possible, Yin Yuanli even wanted to steal her from General Xie and raise her himself.
Yin Yuanli walked over and helped the chubby baby get dressed.
Qin Wanwan was well-behaved, raising her hand when asked, like a doll being dressed up.
“All done, sit down and I’ll comb your hair.”
Before, Yin Yuanli didn’t know how to comb hair either. But he had promised General Xie that he would take good care of Wanwan, so he did everything himself.
He took over the task of combing her hair, and on the way to Shangyang City, he had practiced on Wang Dequan’s hair quite a bit.
Yin Yuanli was intelligent and learned quickly. Combing such small hair was naturally not difficult for him.
After successfully tying Qin Wanwan’s hair into two round buns, he took her to wash her face and brush her teeth.
Wang Dequan was waiting outside the door. Seeing them come out, he immediately walked up: “Oh, Miss Wanwan, did you sleep well? Shangyang City is very lively today.”
Qin Wanwan politely greeted him: “Good morning, Uncle Dequan.”
Wang Dequan smiled with his eyes: “Good, good, good, good morning to you too, Miss.”
The breakfast at Drunken Cloud Tower was very rich, with all sorts of fruits, various meats, as well as northern Chinese noodles and southern Chinese small dishes and rice.
However, they couldn’t possibly eat all of it, so they could choose what they liked.
