She didn’t know what difficulties Princess Jinfeng had encountered, but she firmly believed that there was no mother in the world who didn’t love her own child.
And since Princess Jinfeng had entrusted the child to her, she would certainly take good care of the child.
To keep the child, instructions had to be given throughout the household, and Han Xuzi commanded that everyone must keep their lips sealed, not leaking the slightest bit of information.
As for the child’s food, at five months old there wasn’t much he could eat, but rice porridge was possible.
Having given the instructions, the two cooks in the kitchen began to take action.
Soaking the rice, preparing the grinding stone.
Although they were suspicious of this child who had suddenly appeared, more people suspected that it was Mrs. Han who had given birth outside, and it was also possible that it was Yun Jinnian’s child.
But as their own master, they only speculated in their hearts and dared not say more than a word.
Leng Nuan was quite easy to take care of, basically not crying. By the time the rice porridge was ready, Yun Jinnian held him and fed him little by little with a small spoon.
Leng Nuan ate half a bowl and then refused to eat any more,
"This child..." Mrs. Han sighed.
He really was a clever little thing.
Only a few months old, yet so astute.
Han Tianci was making faces and goofing around with Leng Nuan on the side, but Leng Nuan just watched him, neither laughing nor fussing.
Mrs. Han was a bit worried. Could this child be an idiot...
But he didn’t quite seem like it!
Yun Jinnian comforted Leng Nuan for a while, then let him urinate and defecate, washed his face, hands, and feet, and put him on the bed to lull him to sleep.
"Jinnian, will he sleep with you tonight?" Mrs. Han asked in astonishment.
What surprised her even more was that Yun Jinnian was very adept at handling the child.
Where had she learned it from?
"Yes, let him sleep with me!" Yun Jinnian said softly, patting Leng Nuan’s back and gently humming a tune.
Leng Nuan soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.
It was then that Yun Jinnian whispered to Mrs. Han, "Mother, you go to sleep, and Tianci too!"
"Sister, I’ll stay behind and watch. Such a small baby, chubby and so cute!"
Yun Jinnian couldn’t help but chuckle and handed a red envelope to Han Tianci.
Han Tianci took it and opened it to find a deed to a shop.
"Haven’t you always wanted to start a rouge shop? When the flowers bloom more in spring, I’ll help you make rouge!"
"Then we’ll split the earnings from the silver evenly!"
Han Tianci took what Yun Jinnian gave him and would reciprocate in other ways.
Mrs. Han was quite relieved and took out the New Year’s money for the siblings.
Han Tianci opened it to also find a deed to a shop.
"Manage it well, earn lots of silver!"
"I will follow Mother’s advice!" Han Tianci said, hugging Mrs. Han and planting a kiss, causing her to smile with her lips pursed.
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Han got up to leave.
She also instructed Bai Que to prepare some fabrics because she wanted to make a few sets of clothes for Leng Nuan.
"There’s no need to use the finest fabric, just make sure it’s comfortable!"
Bai Que went off in response.
In recent days, Mrs. Han had chosen a few maids to serve closely, including Bai Wu, Bai Lu, Bai Ling, and with Bai Que, they formed a group of four main maids.
However, Mrs. Han still trusted and relied more on Bai Que, with the four maids evidently led by Bai Que as the head.
Although Han Tianci wanted to stay, Yun Jinnian did not agree, so he had to go back to sleep.
Waiting for the first day of the New Year.
Yun Jinnian looked at the sleeping Leng Nuan, fond of him without being too excited.
She gently tucked in the blanket and then sat beside him, watching over him.
"Miss..." Mrs. Yuan softly called.
"Are you really going to keep this child?"