Chu Yu also removed his shoes and socks and waded into the water to catch fish with Han Tianci.
After catching several fish, the two of them started playing in the water.
Han Tianci scooped up water and splashed it toward Chu Yu, drenching him, and Chu Yu quickly retaliated. They soon got completely soaked.
Yun Jinnian laughed and stepped aside.
Watching Yuwen Ya laughing heartily, thrashing around in the creek, and joining Han Tianci to splash Chu Yu, the three of them played together, filling the air with laughter.
Yun Jinnian stood by, also bursting into laughter.
"Sister, come and join us!" Han Tianci called out to Yun Jinnian, his movements slowing, and he got splashed in the head by Chu Yu.
Han Tianci shrieked and quickly splashed water back at Chu Yu.
As they played, they started to learn how to draw water.
Han Tianci didn’t know how, so Chu Yu and Yuwen Ya patiently taught him.
Yun Jinnian smiled and instructed someone to prepare clothes for them, and to cook a pot of ginger soup.
Fortunately, it was the end of May and the weather was quite hot.
It was good for Tianci to learn how to draw water.
As for cooking, Yun Jinnian couldn’t do it and wouldn’t have been able to help even if she wanted to, so she went to speak with Prince Yanjun.
Prince Yanjun smiled at Yun Jinnian and gestured for her to sit down. He poured her a cup of tea, "Have a taste. It’s Kuding tea, a bit bitter. I don’t know if you’ll get used to it?"
Yun Jinnian took a sip from her teacup and said earnestly, "It’s bitter at first, but leaves a sweet aftertaste, and Kuding tea also has the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying. It’s good tea!"
"I chanced upon it in the city yesterday. If you like it, come and drink it often!"
Prince Yanjun saw that Yun Jinnian enjoyed quietness and he wasn’t much of a talker himself. Besides, he had just recovered from an illness and was still weak, so he preferred not to talk much.
"Why don’t we play a game of chess?"
Yun Jinnian nodded in agreement.
Tongge hastily prepared the chessboard and pieces.
The two of them started to play under the big tree, quite leisurely.
Han Tianci seemed to have learned how to draw water and was frolicking happily in the water. Yun Jinnian turned her head to look, and her eyes and brows were filled with a gentle and doting smile.
Prince Yanjun glanced at Yun Jinnian, "Ayu and Yuwen Ya will take good care of him!"
Han Tianci was a prodigy and had a sister who planned for his future, presenting the best of everything before him and educating him with great care. His potential knew no bounds.
Take this trip to Nanjiang, for instance; everyone gained a lot, but Han Tianci learned many skills and his martial arts improved at an astonishing rate.
At such a young age, if he desired to take someone’s life, there would be few who could escape.
"Tianci is too active!" Yun Jinnian agreed, placing a chess piece.
Yun Jinnian played chess in the same manner, gentle and considerate, thinking three steps ahead with each move calculated precisely and deeply. Her chess skills were incredibly formidable, and Prince Yanjun never underestimated her.
He, therefore, played chess with Yun Jinnian seriously.
Chu Yu was still worried Han Tianci would catch a cold, so after some time of frolicking, he had Han Tianci change into dry clothes and drink a bowl of ginger soup before coming over, his hair still dripping.
Yun Jinnian rarely saw Chu Yu with his hair down and disheveled, and now that she suddenly did, she found him exuding a carefree and devilish charm, clean-cut features contrasting the moon’s light and breeze, making it hard to look away.
"Sister, are you playing chess with the Commandery Prince?" Han Tianci asked, then took a seat next to Yun Jinnian.
Seeing his hair still wet, Yun Jinnian said to Chu Yu, "Chu elder brother, why don’t you keep the Commandery Prince company for a chess game? I’m going to get a towel to dry Tianci’s hair!"
"Sister, it’s fine, the sun is strong, it will dry in a moment," Han Tianci chirped, in very high spirits.
Yun Jinnian tapped his forehead, "No mischief now. If you don’t take care of yourself when young, you’ll end up with many troubles when you’re older, and you’ll be the one to suffer then!"