All arrangements made, Lu Qing Wan pinched the bridge of her nose. "There's nothing else.
Go find Li Jin. Li Jin will explain the details to you. You can decide yourselves."
Although Wu Ying didn't know what Lu Qing Wan wanted Wen Ji Ting to do, she was accustomed to Lu Qing Wan's hands-off approach. She replied with a sound and withdrew.
The room fell silent. Lu Qing Wan gazed at the carvings in the corner, feeling a moment of disorientation.
When she was busy, she hadn't paid much attention. Now that she was free, she realized there were indeed differences between this era and the Great Dynasty.
Transmigration was a low-probability event, so after she transmigrated, she had never entertained any foolish thoughts of ending her life to return.
She tried her best to adapt to everything here, and in her busyness, she didn't feel that transmigration was bad.
Now, with free time, she found ancient times truly... boring.
She missed the bustling nights of Modu, the brightly lit shopping malls, and all sorts of electronic gadgets.
Even the poorly written, repetitive novels and melodramatic TV shows she used to complain about while watching had become things she could no longer access.
The thought of them brought forth a flood of longing for the Great Dynasty, and even her troublesome friends seemed endearing.
Her pedantic father and brother who tried hard to amuse her, her mother who tried to compensate her, and even her grandfather who grabbed her ear to make her recite "Da Yi Jing Cheng"...
"Mother Consort!"
A warm little ball of fluff pounced on her, startling Lu Qing Wan back to reality.
The little cub blinked his large, dark eyes at her, his chubby hands clutching her leg tightly as he whined in a childish voice.
"Yuan'er misses Mother Consort so much!
Doesn't Mother Consort miss Yuan'er?
Yuan'er called out several times, but Mother Consort didn't pay attention to Yuan'er..."
"Yuan'er?!"
Lu Qing Wan looked at the familiar cub, her thoughts pulled between two worlds. "Didn't your father send you to study in Jiangnan? Why are you back?"
The little cub's face immediately crumpled in grievance. "Does Mother Consort not want Yuan'er to come back?"
"Of course not. Mother Consort is just surprised."
Lu Qing Wan's thoughts returned. She picked up the little cub and placed him on her lap. "Yuan'er is your father's child, and he is destined to stand tall and upright like your father.
You must not neglect your studies or martial arts. Honestly, did you skip school?"
Her tone was serious, but her face held a smile.
As she spoke, she nuzzled her nose against the cub's chubby cheek.
The little cub squirmed in her arms like a caterpillar, "Yuan'er didn't skip school!
The tutor said it's almost New Year, so he gave Yuan'er a holiday. I've come back to spend the New Year with Father and Mother Consort!"
Lu Qing Wan was greatly astonished. "It's New Year already?!"
Li Su, who was serving nearby, smiled slightly. "Indeed. It's less than a month until New Year.
Has the Princess Consort been too busy to notice?"
Lu Qing Wan looked at Li Su in a daze. "What day is it today?"
"Replying to the Princess Consort, it's November twenty-ninth. Tomorrow is the twelfth lunar month."
Lu Qing Wan was so startled that the cub in her arms almost slipped. "Is it time to go to Bai Xing Lin for consultations again?"
"Yes, Princess Consort. I heard Prince Jing can't wait and wants to invite you to his manor to treat his injuries!"
Li Su couldn't help but chuckle as she spoke. "After the commotion caused by Jiang Ding Kun, Prince Jing was confined and couldn't even leave his manor, yet he's still thinking about you treating him!
In my subordinate's opinion, whether Prince Jing can have heirs is no longer important.
If he can get out of his manor, he'll probably want to rush to Dali Temple to kill that reckless and incompetent Jiang Ding Kun!"
Originally, Prince Jing's difficulty in having heirs was little known. He and Prince Chen were evenly matched, with both having a chance to inherit the throne.
However, not only did that idiot Jiang Ding Kun shout it out loud, but he also injured the First Prince of Yun Qiang because of it.
No one understood the importance of heirs to the Crown Prince better than the ministers.
Jiang Ding Kun's actions not only led to Prince Jing's confinement but also caused some ministers who had previously supported Prince Jing to switch their allegiance to Feng Qing Heng.
The remaining faction, even if they didn't immediately defect, chose to wait and see.
Jiang Ding Kun's move was like a slide tackle, completely pushing Prince Jing out of contention for the position of Crown Prince.
A true pig teammate, confirmed!
"I told him then, if he comes to Bai Xing Lin for consultation, I'll see him. If he doesn't come, I don't lack one patient."
Lu Qing Wan stood up with the cub in her arms. "It looks like it's snowing outside. Come, Mother Consort will take you to watch the snow!"
Seeing this, Li Su quickly grabbed Lu Qing Wan's thick cloak and followed.
Regardless of the weather, there were always people in the manor's training grounds.
Lu Qing Wan carried the cub to the training grounds and heard bursts of masculine shouts.
Even in this weather, the manor's guards never slackened in their training.
Li Qing, who was watching the guards train nearby, saw Lu Qing Wan arrive and said in surprise, "It's freezing, why has the Princess Consort come here?"
"The Young Master is back. I'm bringing him out to play."
Lu Qing Wan said she was accompanying the cub out to play, but her eyes scanned the training grounds before settling on a particular spot.
"Rou Jia has only just entered the manor, and the training intensity is already so high. Can she handle it?"
Li Qing looked into the distance and saw a petite figure practicing combat with a group of tall, strong guards.
In just this short while, she had been thrown to the ground three times. Each time she was knocked down by her opponent, she silently got up and charged again.
If not for the lack of skill in her lunges and charges, no one would believe that not long ago, she was still the young madam of a Duke's household.
Li Qing said with some admiration, "I'm also a little surprised. Her physical fitness is good, and she has some basic hand-to-hand combat skills.
I originally wanted to have the brothers take care of her, or have Li Su teach her when she has time, but she's very anxious and eager to learn martial arts.
So I've let her be."
Lu Qing Wan understood perfectly a woman who had suffered domestic abuse and yearned for strength.
Lu Qing Wan poked the cub's cheek. "Does Yuan'er like this auntie?
From now on, she will take care of Yuan'er. Do you think that's acceptable?"
The person who used to serve the little cub had been dealt with when she first arrived. She was supposed to arrange someone new, but the little fellow had been sent to Jiangnan by Feng Xi Wu.
Now, seeing Rou Jia, she felt she was the most suitable person.
A woman who would send her entire family to hell for her child would protect the little cub in her arms with her life, right?
The little cub had just reunited with Lu Qing Wan and was being affectionate. Hearing this, he pouted. "Yuan'er doesn't want anyone else to take care of him. Yuan'er likes Mother Consort~"
"Mother Consort likes Yuan'er the most too, but Mother Consort has many other things to do!
This auntie is Mother Consort's good friend. Mother Consort will feel more at ease if she takes care of Yuan'er.
When Mother Consort doesn't have time to be with Yuan'er, this auntie will take care of him, okay?"
The little cub, after all, was born and raised in the manor. He knew that Feng Xi Wu and Lu Qing Wan couldn't be with him all the time.
Although he was reluctant, he finally agreed. "Alright then."