Asked what to thank for, the visitor couldn’t explain clearly.
"Thank you, nanny." Chunyu instructed Molan to fetch a gift of equal value from the storeroom for the nanny to take back.
"Madam, by doing this, you make it difficult for me to account to my lady."
Gift-giving is an art; when you give a gift and receive one of the same value in return, it implies no intention of taking advantage nor deepening the relationship.
This put the gifting nanny in a difficult position.
"My child is young and ignorant; please forgive any offense."
Xiao Chunyu thought about returning the gifts she had "looted" from others, but unexpectedly, gifts were being brought to her doorstep.
After the gift from the Chen Mansion, the Lin Mansion, the Prince Mansion, and the Hong Mansion followed one after another, sending gifts to her door.
This left Xiao Chunyu completely bewildered.
She is a capable housewife, well aware that some gifts must not be accepted, as they are related to the General’s status at court; she absolutely cannot be a hindrance.
However, this time the gifts were all exceptions, stated to be for Panpan.
The gifts weren’t particularly precious, but it was clear they were all of the type little girls like, indicating that they had thoughtfully selected them for Panpan.
One might be a coincidence, two or three could be luck, but four, five, six...
Looking at the pile of gifts filling the hall, Xiao Chunyu was completely numb.
"Mother..." Seeing Mrs. Xia arrive, Xiao Chunyu hurried to show her the list of gifts: "Mother, this is the first time I’ve encountered such a situation, what should I do?"
"Keep the ones for the child, return the valuable ones the way they came, you mustn’t keep them."
Indeed, Mrs. Xia had heard that the lady was entertaining guests in the front hall, and as one group after another sent gifts, Mrs. Xia felt very uneasy; she feared Xiao Chunyu might lack experience and drag her son down.
Now it seems these gifts are merely toys for children, which put her at ease.
"But, Mother, Panpan is just a child, how could she have formed such deep friendships with these madams and misses?"
Just going out for a stroll should be enough to remember her name, yet they send gifts; what kind of relationship is this?
"Speaking of this matter, I must have a word with you." The old lady said, "Let’s go back to the inner courtyard and have a proper chat as a mother and daughter-in-law."
"Yes, Mother."
In the old lady’s backyard, the old lady dismissed the servants, not even keeping her most familiar and trusted maid.
"Yu’er, have you noticed anything different about Panpan?"
"Mother, what do you mean by different?"
There are many ways she is different from other children.
This made Chunyu feel something was off.
"It’s just..." The old lady, who never believed in the supernatural, couldn’t resist saying, "Don’t you think our Panpan seems to have the ability to foresee?"
Xiao Chunyu recalled the incident where Panpan saved the life of the eldest prince in the Imperial Palace.
It is said that at the time, Panpan was playing with the eldest prince when a nanny offered something for him to eat, Panpan directly refused and shouted bad person, bad person, which led to the prince narrowly escaping disaster.
This matter, Xiao Chunyu wasn’t planning to speak of it; she would keep it to herself, for her daughter being different could be seen as monstrous, what if they burned her at the stake?
"Mother, this child is just speaking nonsense, don’t believe her." Xiao Chunyu had already decided to give Panpan a good talking-to before going out, telling her not to speak carelessly.
Truly, the more you say, the more secrets might leak, which would be to her detriment.
Who wouldn’t want a little clairvoyant totem?
"Yu’er, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time, and I believe Panpan’s safety is most important; we must protect her well." The old lady said, "Xia Zhi and Lixia are trustworthy maids around Guangcheng; no matter where you go, have these two maids with Panpan."
"Yes, Mother."
Xiao Chunyu understood, this was to say that the two of them could protect Panpan’s safety.
It must be said, Panpan’s status in the General Mansion was skyrocketing, even more so than that of the General’s wife, everyone was quite convinced of Panpan.
From Mrs. Xia to the little maid sweeping the floors, everyone liked her very much.
In the mansion, they truly liked her, but outside the mansion, envy and jealousy were possible. Especially since Panpan was beneficial to the eldest prince, if someone with ill intentions found out, they would certainly not let her go, so Xiao Chunyu was very worried.
Once Panpan wakes up, she must give her a good briefing.
This child, at such a young age, is not letting people rest assured.