[I’ve finished looking at the carriage, Sister, Sister, I want to see outside, please lift the curtain for me to take a look!!!]
After watching the carriage, Yun Wanqing became interested in the streets of Haojing, and she looked pitifully at Yun Wanyao.
Yun Wanyao: "..."
She didn’t know what to do and silently turned her head to look at Lady Yun.
[Sister, look at me, check out my little eyes full of eager expectation, why are you looking at Mother?]
Yun Wanyao: "..."
"Ahem, I’ve heard that children benefit from seeing new things as it helps with intellectual growth. Yao’er, ever since Xiao Si was born, she’s been confined in the manor, seeing the same things every day, which isn’t great for opening her mind."
"It’s rare for her to be out today, why don’t you hold her and let her see the scenery outside."
Lady Yun coughed lightly and calmly found an excuse.
Regarding Lady Yun’s words, Yun Wanqing agreed wholeheartedly, wishing she could nod vigorously in approval.
[Yes, yes, Mother is right, children need to see new things to stimulate their eyes and brain, so the brain can develop faster.]
[To ensure I become smarter in the future, Sister, please hold me to see outside.]
[Almost forgot to say, Mother really makes every decision that suits me well, how can we have such a perfect understanding, truly a mother-daughter duo blessed by heaven, I love Mother so much.]
Lady Yun: "..."
With Lady Yun’s permission, Yun Wanyao lifted the carriage window, holding Yun Wanqing and looking outside, soon spotting Yun Wanye riding a tall horse, leisurely following beside the carriage, very close.
[Whoa, it’s Second Brother, he’s actually here, I thought he’d be in front or behind the carriage.]
[By the way, Second Brother’s outfit today is so cool riding a horse, if this were modern times, there’d be so many girls drooling over him.]
Yun Wanyao: "..."
Just keep praising him, the more you praise him, the more inflated he’ll become.
Sure enough, Yun Wanye smiled proudly, rode closer, leaned over and pinched Yun Wanqing’s little cheek as a sign of praise.
Little Sister really has an eye for things!
"Little Sister want to ride a horse? Second Brother can take you."
[No, I want to ride myself in the future.]
[It’s so cold, riding a horse isn’t as comfortable as sitting in a carriage, Second Brother, you go ride by yourself.]
Yun Wanqing refused without hesitation; she could ride a horse too, so it wasn’t very tempting for her.
Yun Wanyao covered her mouth and giggled lightly.
Moments later, she glared at Yun Wanye, "Move aside a bit, don’t block Little Sister’s view, Mother asked me to show Little Sister the outside."
Yun Wanye stayed so close just to listen to their chat, mainly to hear Yun Wanqing’s inner thoughts, naturally catching those earlier words.
So, after Yun Wanyao finished talking, he nudged his horse forward a bit, opening up a broad view.
Beyond view were all ancient buildings with blue bricks, green tiles, vermilion pavillions, and flying eaves, possessing a unique charm.
Yun Wanqing watched with great interest.
After half an hour, the carriage arrived at the gates of Prince Jing Mansion.
By now, horse-drawn carriages were already lining up, indicating quite a number of dignitaries and nobles attending the birthday banquet today.
The mother and daughters were helped off the carriage, and Yun Wanqing ended up in Yun Wanye’s arms again.
The family of five carried the gifts and walked towards the main gate, where the butler and maids along with other servants greeted guests.
"Duke Ning and Lady have arrived, please come in, come in."
Warmly welcomed inside, Yun Zheng and Yun Wanye were brought to the men’s banquet. Before separating, Yun Zheng tirelessly instructed Lady Yun.
"Lady, after making an appearance, I’ll have Ye’er watch over you discreetly, if you encounter anything, just call him loudly or have a servant call me."
"Alright, I got it, Husband, you go ahead."
"Hmm."
Yun Zheng acknowledged with a hint of deeper meaning in his gaze towards Lady Yun’s collar. Receiving his look, Lady Yun nodded, indicating she understood.
[Dad’s look definitely reminds Mother, if something happens, just signal, don’t forget.]
[I saw Dad put a signal flare in Mother’s clothes last night, and even taught Mother several times how to let off a signal.]
[Not sure if it’s Dad’s crisis awareness or today’s banquet might have some complications.]
[No mention of this birthday banquet in the book, feels like it’s suddenly inserted, a bit unexpected, Dad pulling this act makes me feel uneasy.]
Yun Wanye: "..."
Yun Wanyao: "..."
Luckily, no one else can hear Little Sister’s inner thoughts, otherwise, with her blurting everything out, Dad’s plans would all be disclosed by her.