Madam Yan, who received the news, quickly went forward. She didn't have time to bow to the crown prince before she hugged Jiujiu and carefully examined Jiujiu. Seeing that Jiujiu was unharmed, Madam Yan seemed to come back to her senses and bowed to the crown prince.
"Madam Yan greets Your Highness."
"Madam Yan is too courteous." The crown prince quickly helped Madam Yan up. Seeing Jiujiu hugging Madam Yan's neck and acting coquettishly, the crown prince's eyes darkened. He lowered his eyes and said softly, "Since Qing 'er has been sent here, I will leave first."
Hearing that the crown prince was leaving, Jiujiu quickly poked her head out of Madam Yan's arms and called out, "Brother Crown Prince."
The crown prince stopped and turned to look at Jiujiu.
Jiujiu's pink lips moved. She blinked and pointed at the pastries in Lian Cheng's arms. "That mung bean cake is for you, brother Crown Prince."
The crown prince turned to look at Lian Cheng.
Lian Cheng quickly took out the mung bean cake and gave the rest to Madam Yan.
Madam Yan took the pastries. The crown prince and Lian Cheng left without looking back.
In the carriage, the crown prince opened the oil paper and looked at the mung bean cake. His eyelashes trembled. He took one and put it to his mouth. It was sweet and not delicious at all.
He casually put the mung bean cake to the side and rubbed his temples. He seemed to miss Jiujiu.
After the crown prince left, Madam Yan immediately carried Jiujiu into the room. She looked at the heartless Jiujiu who was staring at the two packets of pastries in Chun 'er's hands and felt a headache coming on.
After putting Jiujiu on the bed, Madam Yan squatted down and looked into Jiujiu's eyes. She asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Pretty good." Jiujiu stared at the pastries with her big eyes, and she kept swallowing her saliva with her small mouth.
Madam Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry at Jiujiu's gluttonous look. She helplessly poked Jiujiu's head. "You."
However, there was a new problem when it came to pastries.
"The Crown Prince bought you pastries?"
Madam Yan asked Jiujiu as she asked Chun Er to find a plate for the pastries.
Jiujiu stared at Chun Er's back, biting her finger as she said, "Yes, I asked Brother Crown Prince to buy it for me. Brother Crown Prince is very nice, he even gave me delicious buns this morning."
Thinking of the soup dumplings she had eaten this morning, Jiujiu salivated even more.
Mrs. Yan …
As soon as Chun Er brought the pastries over, Jiujiu immediately picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into her mouth. Sob sob sob, so delicious.
Madam Yan was speechless at her daughter's useless appearance and sighed.
But thinking of the Crown Prince's attitude today, it seemed that he liked Jiujiu. Although his daughter was a little silly, but fortune favors fools. This was what they meant.
Madam Yan chatted with Jiujiu for a while before leaving.
The following days were the same as before. She slept until she woke up naturally, then went to class. In the afternoon, it was practice time. Jiujiu either did embroidery or practiced calligraphy.
The days passed one by one, and soon, it was Jiujiu's birthday.
On this day, Jiujiu woke up early.
Chun Er just woke up at dawn. Before Chun Er could call Jiujiu to wake up, Jiujiu opened her eyes and looked at Chun Er, who was tidying up the room, and asked, "Older Sister Chun, did Father and Mother wake up?"
Chun Er was startled when she suddenly heard Jiujiu's voice. She turned her head and looked at Jiujiu, whose eyes were bright and didn't have a trace of sleepiness. She couldn't help but smile and say, "Replying to Miss, Madam and Laoye are both awake. Laoye went to court, and Madam is preparing for Miss's birthday."
Jiujiu was only a child, and logically speaking, there was no need to hold a big birthday celebration.
However, the day before yesterday, the Crown Prince suddenly sent a message saying that he was coming back. The small banquet that was originally planned as a family gathering turned into a big one.
Because the Crown Prince was coming, there were many things that needed to be prepared. Ever since she knew that the Crown Prince was coming, Madam Yan had been busy and was still preparing until now.
Jiujiu also knew that the Crown Prince was coming, so she naturally understood why Madam Yan was busy, so she fell silent.
However, she couldn't sleep, so she got dressed under Chun Er's care. She sat by the window and stared at the blooming chrysanthemums in the small flower bed outside in a daze.
Looking at the obedient and cute Jiujiu, Chun Er couldn't help but smile and continue to be busy.
Today, the Crown Prince was coming, so the entire General's Estate was extremely busy. No one was idle at all.
Jiujiu didn't stay in a daze for long before she saw Madam Yan.
Today, Madam Yan was wearing a peach-red dress, which set off her tranquil face to be particularly beautiful.
Jiujiu was the little birthday girl today, so she wore a small red dress. Her hair was tied into two ponytails, and a small golden bean dangled from each ponytail.
She wore a jade necklace around her neck, and a small golden anklet wrapped around her ankle. There were three small bells hanging from the anklet, and as Jiujiu walked, they made tinkling sounds. They were crisp and pleasing to the ear, and were full of childishness.
Jiujiu followed behind Madam Yan with small steps. The two ate breakfast, then quietly waited for the Crown Prince to arrive.
The Crown Prince came with Yan Kui.
As soon as the Crown Prince came in, Jiujiu immediately rushed over like a small bomb and fell into the Crown Prince's arms. Her small head rubbed against the Crown Prince's chest as she said in a muffled voice, "Big brother Crown Prince, you're here."
Feeling Jiujiu's enthusiasm, the Crown Prince's lips immediately curled up. He bent down and hugged Jiujiu with familiarity. Hearing the familiar tinkling of the bells, the Crown Prince's smile deepened. He pursed his lips and said, "Did Qing Er miss me?"
Jiujiu immediately nodded vigorously to express her longing, "Yes, Qing Er missed big brother Crown Prince. Big brother Crown Prince didn't miss Qing Er and didn't come to see Qing Er."
When she said this, Jiujiu's small face instantly twisted together. Her small mouth pouted, looking extremely wronged.
He was originally touched that Jiujiu missed him so much, but when he turned his head, he saw that Jiujiu had been wronged.
The Crown Prince lightly coughed and pinched Jiujiu's chubby little butt. He explained, "I'm busy with schoolwork, so didn't I specially come to see Qing Er?"
"Is that so?" Jiujiu blinked and looked at the Crown Prince as she asked.
The Crown Prince made a sound of acknowledgment, then looked at Lian Cheng behind him.
Lian Cheng hurriedly took out the gift that the Crown Prince had prepared.
The items in the Crown Prince's storehouse were not common items. Any one of them was priceless. However, Jiujiu was currently too young. No matter what he gave her, he had to consider it carefully. The Crown Prince thought for a long time, and even had Lian Cheng privately discuss it several times before deciding what to give Jiujiu.
Jiujiu was young and loved to eat. Giving her food would definitely be more pleasing to her than giving her gold and silver treasures.
Therefore, the Crown Prince gave Jiujiu a master who specialized in making pastries. In addition, he also gave Jiujiu a jade pendant.
The jade pendant was dark gray, and the color looked especially deep. It was not at all suitable for a young girl like Jiujiu. However, when the jade pendant was held in her hand, she felt warm to the touch. It was actually a rare piece of warm jade.
Jade nourished people, and warm jade was even rarer. The Crown Prince had inadvertently obtained this piece of jade, so he found an exquisite craftsman to complete it in a few days, and then gave it to Jiujiu.
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