Tuanzi, who was content to receive the red envelope, was not angry even when her father poked her and she staggered.

I kept trying to stuff the big red seal into my arms, but ultimately failed.

At the beginning of the new year, the first thing to do is of course to visit relatives.

The palace of the State of Zhenguo was very prestigious, and ordinary wealthy families could not get close to it. Other minor officials were afraid of the ruthlessness of the Lord of Zhenguo, and did not dare to send invitations or gifts casually.

Only a few commanders from the military camp and Lieutenant General Meng came to the palace.

Later, the governor Wen Shoushi sent gifts, but the person had not arrived. The housekeeper who delivered the gifts said that their master was still in the county government under Chongzhou Prefecture, personally handling the matter of winter wheat seedlings.

Until the third day of the Chinese New Year, Jiang Tuanzi ate and slept all day, occasionally teasing foxes and sheep in the mansion, and was even bold enough to want to see the white tiger imprisoned in the West Garden.

Of course, he was finally dragged back to the study by his father himself.

Then, I got a little follower~

In the study,

Jiang An and an eight-year-old child stared at each other with wide eyes, and an attendant was given to them.

They are the beggars we took in before the New Year's Eve.

Under the careful care of the court doctor, the child has recovered well, but is still thinner than an ordinary eight-year-old child.

Qisheng's frostbite has not completely healed, but he can move around freely.

Qi Shanyuan, the eight-year-old boy, was wearing new clothes made of the same fabric as the servants in the mansion. He looked a little frail, with red marks on his cheeks from the cold wind.

The pair of dark eyes no longer had the dead silence from before, nor did they have the liveliness of a young boy.

At such a young age, you can already see his gentle temperament.

If it weren't for the loss of those lively eyes,

It looks a bit like a smaller version of Hu Yan...

Jiang An looked at Qi Shanyuan curiously.

He also calmly looked at the three-year-old child. It was she who gave her the silver for life and the thin blanket for warmth that day.

The young boy withdrew his gaze from Tuanzi and bowed in a serious manner.

"Qi Shanyuan, nice to meet you, young lady."

Prince Zhenguo had promised him that he would not be a servant in this mansion and would not sign a contract to sell himself, but would only be Jiang An's study partner and playmate!

His name came from a passage in the Laozi that his father had chosen after he searched through all the books in his study when his mother was pregnant.

Live in a good place, have a good heart, have a good gift, be trustworthy in words, be good at governing, be capable in doing things, and act at the right time.

(Selected from: "Laozi·Taoism·Chapter 8")

Do not compete for luxury, status, nobility, benefits, merits, strength, or priority.

This is the way of a gentleman!

But he is destined to take the path of revenge for the Qi family in this life, and he can no longer be called a gentleman...

"The servant Qisheng has met the young lady."

After the new year, Jiang An has become proficient in responding to other people's gifts.

With a pair of round eyes and a soft face, this little girl looks like she is easy to bully.

"My name is An An~"

Since he is her little follower, as the big brother, she must take good care of him!

The girl in a fiery red patted her chest. Even at her age when she was still a little slurred, she had a heart that cared for her followers.

He said boldly, "Don't worry, I'll eat the meat and you drink the soup!"

After thinking about it, he felt something was wrong and quickly changed his words, "No, no, baby, drink the soup."

"Then you eat meat with me!"

However, An An was a little greedy, and I guess there wouldn’t be any meat left in her mouth…

Looking at the skinny little follower, Jiang An struggled internally.

I secretly reminded myself not to bully the poor little thing, so that the meat could be saved!

She immediately took out a large silver ingot and stuffed it into the stunned Qi Shanyuan's pocket.

"take it!"

The old father, who had been silent all this time, rubbed his forehead.

So his daughter carries heavy silver ingots with her every day?

Qi Shanyuan had imagined the scene of meeting Jiang An many times, but this was unexpected...

He grasped the still warm silver ingot and whispered, "Thank you, Miss."

"You're welcome~"

Jiang An, who had a new partner, was about to run away with his friend, but Jiang Jichen glanced at him indifferently.

The man pinched the back of her collar with two fingers.

He still doesn't understand why the white and tender dumpling is so cute?

"Tomorrow, school will start..."

Jiang An:!

She let go of Qi Shanyuan's hand, covered her ears, and shook her head like a rattle, "I don't want to listen!"

Jiang Jichen poked the back of Tuanzi's head. Where was the pressure from the prince of Zhenguo?

"It's been three days since the New Year, and An has not seen the Master yet."

"I'm going tomorrow!"

Tuanzi moved her steps and skillfully dodged her father's finger poking her head. Her round eyes sparkled with a quirky spirit.

I am not as opposed to the bad news of going to school tomorrow as before...

Jiang Jichen was like a worm in the girl's stomach, with a helpless look in his eyes warning, "Don't ask the teacher for a red envelope!"

"You are not allowed to kowtow to celebrate the New Year!"

The old teacher was incorruptible. Although he had students paying tuition, he gave it all to poor families. These days, refugees have come to the city, and the school has set up a porridge shop below the county government. How can he afford to give money to Tuanzi?

Jiang An was very obedient and agreed with a pouty mouth.

He moved his increasingly round body out of the study room with a feeling of grievance.

"An An is gone~"

"Alas, happy times are always so short!"

Qi Shanyuan sighed in front of Tuanzi, pursed his lips,

The prince only said that he would go tomorrow, which meant that he did not require Jiang An to go to the academy after tomorrow.

But Tuanzi didn't hear the hidden meaning...

Tuanzi, who was in a bad mood, only finished two bowls of dinner and stopped eating.

I took Nianniang to the new Qishanyuan Courtyard where I lived.

When she went there, the servants were carrying things into the yard. Qi Shanyuan and Qi Sheng didn't have much of their own stuff, so what they carried into the yard were just some standard furniture.

The yard is not big and has no title. There is a tall tree in the yard, with bare branches close to the window of the inner room, which makes it feel quite quiet.

"Shan Yuan has met the young lady..."

Facing the poor little thing, Tuanzi waved his hands and said, "Just call me An An!"

Then a pair of round eyes looked at him expectantly,

Qi Shanyuan's expression froze. He saw his position clearly: an orphan who was a vassal of the Zhenguo Palace.

Such an intimate name made him feel a little helpless.

But looking at her round eyes that are always bright and shining, I can't refuse.

"An'an..."

Satisfied, Jiang An stood on tiptoe to look at the furnishings in the house, with dimples on her face.

She ran towards the empty space, gesturing with her hands, "Here, here!"

"We're still short of a table!"

"Why is this shelf empty?"

After a round of inspection, Tuanzi went into the inner room and pointed at the ordinary bedding on the bed, "Why is there no fur?"

The furry thing she was talking about was the rabbit fur cushion on her bed.

That was the rabbit hair that Butler Sun bought from a hunter because he was worried that the young master would be afraid of the cold.

Knowing what fur is, Qi Shanyuan naturally knew how hard it was to find a rabbit fur cushion as big as a bed.

"I am not afraid of the cold, I don't need cushions,"

The young boy's ears turned pink and he whispered, "Thank you, An An."

A sincere heart is the warmest and warmest.

Maybe in An An's heart, he is just a playmate, and there is no distinction between high and low!

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