Traveling through the ancient times

At the beginning of the year, I stayed at home, followed the doctor's advice, rested more, didn't make any large movements, and just took a walk every day.

She also instructed Hua Ling and Hua Huo not to tell her parents about her injury. Now that she has returned, she should not let them know about it, so that her parents will not worry about her again.

Lu Mingqian arranged a number of experts to secretly protect Nian Chuhua. Lu Mingqian also arranged some maids and servants in the Nian Mansion, all of whom were skilled in martial arts.

At the beginning of the year, the painter already had several useful shopkeepers under him. After the fruits purchased earlier were brought back, he ordered people to classify the fruits. Those that were not suitable for storage were taken to the store for sale, and those that could be stored were taken to the cellar on the farm and kept to be sold after a while.

Because of the heavy losses, the fruit purchasing plan drawn up at the beginning of the year, let alone making a profit, would be considered good enough if it could just break even.

The smile on Chushulhua's face rarely appeared since the accident. Lu Mingqian found various ways to make her happy, and every now and then he would give her some new and interesting gadgets and jewelry.

That evening, Nian Chuhua was sitting on a swing in the yard, enjoying the rare cool summer breeze, when her maid Hua Rui walked into the yard holding an exquisite wooden box.

"Miss, the Third Prince has sent something again." The maid said as she handed the wooden box to the New Year's Eve painting.

The nosy flower couldn't help but tease her master, "The Third Prince is really thoughtful to our young lady, coaxing her like a child. What good thing has he sent to our young lady? Young lady, open it and take a look!"

"Are you so curious to know?" Nian Chuhua glanced at the flowers.

"Yeah!" Hua Duo nodded quickly, and the small pendant on her hairpin swung everywhere. This hairpin was given to her by Hua at the beginning of the year. Hua Duo liked it very much and wore it every day.

"Then open it!" Nian Chuhua handed the box to Hua Duo.

"That won't do. This is a surprise given to me by the Third Prince, so of course you should be the one to open it. Please open it quickly and take a look, young lady!" Hua Duo was raised to have a childish temper by Nian Chuhua. She was very curious about those little gadgets, and she played with all the little gadgets that Lu Mingqian sent her.

In fact, it was one thing that Hua Duo wanted to play by herself, but what was more important was that she saw that Nianchuhua was depressed all day long and had little interest in the toys sent by the Third Prince, so she wanted to play with them in front of Nianchuhua to make her happy.

Chushuhua was bored on weekdays, and playing with flowers became her great pleasure. "You want to see it? I won't show it to you. I'll keep it for a while and go back to my room to look at it quietly."

"Oh, Miss, the Third Prince has sent this to you openly, so why do you need to look at it secretly? Don't hide it, open it quickly!"

Nian Chuhua was speechless, this was not what she meant!

Facing the flowers' expectant gaze, Chushouhua slowly opened the delicate lid, revealing a white jade hairpin inside. The style was simple and elegant, and the jade was smooth, which was obviously an extraordinary item at first glance.

"Wow, it's a jade hairpin. This hairpin looks very expensive."

"How do you know that? Do you also understand jade?" Nian Chuhua looked at the flowers sideways.

"I don't understand, but how can the gift from the Third Prince to the young lady be bad?" Hua Duo said confidently, and Hua Rui beside her nodded in agreement. The gift from the prince to the young lady must be good.

Chu Nianhua curled her lips and smiled. Each gift Lu Mingqian sent was more valuable than the last. She never left the house now. Lu Mingqian would come to see her every day, sometimes during the day, sometimes at night. She felt like she was being kept.

She still remembered that when Lu Mingqian climbed over the wall in the middle of the night for the first time, he scared her half to death.

She now has a regular daily routine. She eats dinner early in the evening, walks around the yard to digest the food, takes medicine and goes to sleep.

Lu Mingqian was busy with official business until very late that day. It was not appropriate for him to go directly through the main gate so late, so he climbed over the wall and went to Chushuni Painting Studio.

At the beginning of the year, Hua had already gone to bed, but had not fallen asleep yet. He just lay on the bed counting sheep, waiting for Zhou Gong to come.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Gong did not come, but Lu Mingqian came.

Lu Mingqian was afraid of waking up Nian Chuhua, so he quietly climbed up to the ground, opened the window, climbed in, stood at the head of Nian Chuhua's bed, and quietly looked at the person lying on the bed.

Nianchuhua closed her eyes and heard faint breathing sounds beside the bed. She pricked up her ears and listened carefully. It seemed to be real. This scared her. Her whole body stiffened and her heart beat like a drum.

Didn't Lu Mingqian say that he had arranged for someone to come and protect her? Why did someone enter the house, but no one outside seemed to notice?

The secret guards guarding outside felt wronged. They didn't understand why their master didn't go out through the main gate but climbed over the wall in the middle of the night!

The breathing sound seemed to be coming from the head of her bed. Nian Chuhua opened her eyes a little and observed. Sure enough, there was a dark shadow standing at the head of her bed, looking down at her.

Nian Chuhua followed the principle of "I won't move unless the enemy moves", but who knew that the black shadow suddenly moved. He bent down and stretched out his hand towards Nian Chuhua. Nian Chuhua thought he was going to kill her. She was so scared that her heart almost stopped beating. She opened her mouth to scream, but Lu Mingqian quickly covered her mouth.

"Chu Hua, it's me!" Lu Mingqian's familiar voice came into her ears. Chu Hua stared at the black shadow in front of her with wide eyes, somewhat unbelievable.

After a while, Nian Chuhua's eyes adjusted to the darkness in the room, and she vaguely saw the outline of a black shadow. It seemed to be Lu Mingqian. Nian Chuhua wanted to ask Lu Mingqian why he scared her like that, but she couldn't speak because Lu Mingqian covered her mouth. "Woo woo..."

Lu Mingqian took his hand away when he saw that Nian Chuhua was not as excited as before. "Don't be afraid, I just came to see you."

Nian Chuhua gave Lu Mingqian a displeased look, but the room was too dark and Lu Mingqian couldn't see.

Nian Chuhua struggled to sit up. She had a deep wound on her back and waist. It had been so long and it hadn't healed yet. The slightest movement would cause the wound to hurt. "Hiss..."

Lu Mingqian quickly supported her back and took a pillow for her to lean against the head of the bed.

"Why are you standing at the head of my bed instead of going back to sleep so late at night?" Nian Chuhua was frightened and a little angry, so her voice was a little louder, which woke up Hua Rui who was on duty outside.

"Miss? Are you still awake? Is there anything you need?" Then there was a rustling sound. It was Hua Rui getting out of bed and planning to go in and see if Nianchuhua needed anything.

Nian Chuhua was startled. What would happen if Hua Rui came in and saw Lu Mingqian here so late at night? "No, I just couldn't sleep. I accidentally pulled my wound when I turned over. Go to sleep and don't come in."

"Do you need a servant to help you?"

"No need, I've already turned over, you can go to sleep!"

Then after a burst of noise, it became quiet outside. It must be that Huarui had fallen asleep.