Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 966 Decided to put you away

The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month is New Year's Eve.

Early in the morning, when it was still dawn, Ji Feng came to Ji Wuyan, wearing a bright red jacket and beautiful new tiger-head shoes, skipping and skipping, holding a cat in his arms, who was also wearing a bright red jacket. One could tell at a glance that the two jackets were the same style, and both had a snow-white fur collar around their necks.

But Miss Ji was obviously past that age. She turned over with her quilt in her arms, facing inside and waving her hands outward, muttering, "Let's go play with Third Brother Ning." Then she closed her eyes and continued to sleep.

Ji Feng didn't leave.

He just stood quietly beside Ji Wuyan's bed holding the cat, without making any sound. After a while, he sniffed, and when no one paid attention to him, he sniffed again... Then, Ji Wuyan sat up with a dark face, looking at the face that didn't show any grievance and even had a bit of cunning, helplessly, "Who did you learn this from?"

Ji Feng chuckled, and pushed the cat in his arms forward, looking around with a twinkling look in his eyes, "Girl, girl, does Xiao Yuan's new dress look good? It was made by Nanny Wang. She said that Ji Feng has grown taller, and the material that could make two small jackets in the past can only make one now. There happened to be a small piece left, so I made one for Xiao Yuan as well. Girl, does it look good?"

"Pretty." She reached out to take Xiao Yuan, held her in her arms, and stroked the fluffy, warm fur on the cat's head. She lowered her head and murmured, "I've been thinking recently, if you could understand what we say, would you prefer to be called Bao'er or Xiao Yuan?"

The kitten had grown a lot bigger, and it was much heavier in his arms. It called out softly, tilted its head and nudged Ji Wuyan's palm. At that moment, Ji Wuyan felt so satisfied that he wanted to sigh silently.

While she was being sentimental here, Ji Feng had already climbed onto Ji Wuyan's bed using his hands and feet, and pushed her off the bed. Holding the large cloak hanging on the screen, he pushed Ji Wuyan, who had not even washed yet, out of the door, and dragged her all the way to the old lady's yard without saying a word.

The old lady was already in the yard. She didn't show any surprise when she saw Ji Wuyan. Instead, she greeted him with a smile, "Knowing that you can't get up at this hour, this kid was anxious and waited for dawn with his new clothes in his arms, saying that he wanted to wear them for you to see. Have you washed up yet? The hot water is ready. After you're done, come and have breakfast, and then try on your new clothes... Nanny Wang has made one for each of you."

Ji Wuyan was walking into the house. When he heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked with a smile, "Me too?"

"Yes. Not only you, Ah Chu also has one, even Xiuyuan has one... I said Xiuyuan was going to the palace for a banquet. The New Year's Eve banquet is a big event. Usually, she has to go to the palace early, and then go through the red tape. It is basically after midnight when she returns. She can't take care of your new clothes, but she didn't listen. These several sets of clothes have taken countless late nights to make... She also asked for the size secretly, saying that she is old and is afraid that she can't make it well, and that the style is out of date, so she won't take it out and just pretend that it never happened..."

As they were talking, Nanny Wang came out with breakfast. She laughed and explained, "I didn't stay up late. I'm old and don't sleep much... I can't sleep anyway, so I might as well make clothes for the children. But now my hands and feet are slower and my eyesight is not as good as before. The stitches on these clothes are not as good as those made by young people."

"That's not true. No one's clothes are better than yours... I'm just worried that you'll be tired. You take care of grandma in every detail during the day, and you have to make clothes for us at night. What will we do if you get tired?" Ji Wuyan took her arm and acted coquettishly. She reached out to grab the steaming buns, but was gently slapped on the back of her hand by Nanny Wang.

"Go inside and wash up first, the hot water is ready." Nanny Wang patted Ji Wuyan and said, "There is no such saying nowadays, but when I was young, I heard the elders at that time say that if children can wear clothes made by the long-lived elders in the family during the New Year, they will live a hundred years. I don't have any other wishes, I just hope that you children are all well and healthy, which is more important than any wealth and honor." After saying that, she sighed softly, almost inaudibly.

The sigh was very light, and as soon as it came out, it was already dissipated in the cold wind of the winter morning. Ji Wuyan suddenly raised her hand and quickly swept the corner of her eyes, as if brushing the broken hair at her temples. She quickly forced a smile and replied, "Okay, I'll go wash up, and then wear the new clothes made by Nanny Wang to have breakfast with my grandmother..." Then she turned around and put the cat in Nanny Wang's arms, and walked into the house with a slightly hurried step.

She understood Nanny Wang’s sigh.

When the news of her sister's death reached Yunzhou, she was immersed in grief and anger. Her only thought was to go to the East Palace and find Li Yuqi to ask him how Shangguan Yuan died. Apart from that, she couldn't see anyone else and didn't want to see anyone else. Later, my grandmother said that during the time when Ji Wuyan locked herself up, Nanny Wang almost cried her eyes out.

Afterwards, those eyes were no longer in good condition.

It was actually hard for Ji Wuyan to imagine how such a pair of eyes could make so many winter clothes.

The sound of bouncing footsteps once again interrupted Ji Wuyan's thoughts, and she quickly wiped her face. Sure enough, a head popped out of the door, and she came in again, putting the bright red winter clothes in her hands on the soft couch beside her, and said with a grin, "Miss, the clothes are here. Nanny Wang said that she knew that you are a martial artist, so you are less afraid of the cold than us. But this place is not as good as Jiangnan after all, so this clothes is thicker than what you usually wear, please try it."

"Okay." Ji Wuyan responded as she walked over and touched the neatly folded winter clothes. They were bright red, a very eye-catching color. She seldom wore such a bright color, so she was a little uncomfortable with it.

Ji Feng had already run out, and his voice like a silver bell came from outside the door, "It's good! The girl said she liked it very much! Nanny Wang's cooking skills are the best in our family, oh no, in the whole Yunzhou, in the whole Jiangnan!"

Nanny Wang burst into laughter.

Ji Wuyan frowned and looked at the winter clothes in her hands. She suddenly smiled and called out "sister" softly, "Sister. It's New Year's Eve again... Nanny Wang made me a red dress, bright red, very beautiful. She said she hoped I would live a hundred years... You said so too. Nanny Wang's eyesight is very bad. Grandma said it was because we almost cried blind. Yes, not only you, but also me who was indulged in pain..."

"Sister, from today on, I have decided to put you away. Just like putting away my favorite treasure from childhood, I will put you in a box, lock it up, treasure it, and never take it out to take a look at it."

"Sister, you understand, right?"