Forced to be a concubine? I turned around and married the scumbag's father.

The snow outside is falling heavier and heavier.

Although Gu Hua stubbornly went to sleep and ignored him, she felt complicated and couldn't help but worry. She didn't sleep well all night, in a daze, half-awake and half-asleep.

Suddenly, she heard a noise inside the house and immediately woke up. Because her back was to the door, her body stiffened slightly as she listened carefully.

A soft voice said, "Mother is asleep."

The other one, whose speech was still a little unclear, said, "Um, let's...climb..."

Gu Hua suddenly sat up, staring wide-eyed at the two small dark figures backlit by the candlelight, their round eyes also staring at her in astonishment.

For a moment, big eyes stared at small eyes.

In a flash, Gu Hua quickly rolled off the bed and carried one of them to the bed in each arm.

The two little rascals immediately burrowed into the warm blankets, their round little bottoms sticking up, muttering as they burrowed in, "Cold, cold, Mom, cold."

Although Tuantuan was also cold and longed to crawl into the blankets immediately, he remained polite and moved in little by little.

Gu Hua was speechless, she was practically furious.

Although she slept in the side room next to her two children's rooms, separated by a beaded curtain, and both rooms had stoves burning, the two boys actually ran over wearing only a single layer of clothing and barefoot.

Gu Hua quickly pulled the blanket up, thinking about how she was already angry with their father, and now she was going to be angry with the two kids too. Her anger flared up.

Even after getting into bed, Yuanyuan was still restless, burrowing closer to her mother and hugging her mother's legs tightly with both hands.

The chubby little round face rubbed against Gu Hua's thigh.

Tuantuan lay obediently on the other side of Gu Hua, peeking out her cute little head and looking at her innocently.

Gu Hua: "..."

Oh, my son is so well-behaved.

My gaze fell on Yuanyuan, whose little body was still moving around like a caterpillar.

Enraged, she raised her hand and slapped the little fat bottom.

Seeing that her mother was about to hit her, Yuan Yuan quickly hugged her mother's leg tightly with her little arms and said in a coquettish tone, "Mommy, Mommy, don't hit Yuan Yuan, it hurts."

Gu Hua's hand had already touched the blanket, but she still couldn't bring herself to hit him.

Tuantuan said in her childish voice, "Mother, my sister said that if Mother cries, we should comfort her. She is young, beautiful and kind-hearted, and we won't hit Tuantuan and Yuanyuan."

Gu Hua stared wide-eyed at her son's little face in disbelief.

He actually said such a long string of words.

They even knew she had cried, so they came specifically to comfort her.

How come her child is so smart?

Gu Hua felt a pang of sadness; she couldn't bring herself to do it.

She's been praised for being a beautiful and kind-hearted mother, how could she bear to scold her two children?

With red eyes, Gu Hua gently touched the two little heads and said softly, "Okay, thank you Tuantuan Yuanyuan. Tonight, we'll snuggle together and sleep warmly."

The usually reserved Tuantuan broke into a bright smile: "Mommy, time for bed."

Yuanyuan quickly let go of her mother's leg.

Gu Hua lay down in bed and hugged the two little babies, one on each side.

The little ones have been cared for by their wet nurses since birth and have always slept independently. This is the first time they've slept with their mother.

The mother and her two children couldn't sleep anymore. The baby was excitedly chattering and laughing. This was Gu Hua's first time experiencing sleeping with two children, and she was filled with the happiness of being a mother.

Before she knew it, the two dolls had fallen asleep. Gu Hua hugged the soft dolls and gradually drifted off to sleep as well.

Gu Hua was woken up by someone while she was still half asleep.

"Quickly, my God, hurry up and find them! How come they're both gone?"

"No, it's not in this house, God, where could it have gone?"

"Should we inform the Princess and the Old Madam?"

"Oh dear, let's find someone quickly. There are guards at the gate; they won't go out."

Gu Hua guessed that the maids and nannies had woken up and discovered that the two little ones were missing, and that everything outside was in chaos.

Donghua and Dongqing, who were sleeping in the outer room, were also woken up by them. The two quickly got up and asked what was wrong.

The wet nurse and maids dared not say a word.

When Donghua heard the princess calling her, she quickly went into the house with Dongqing.

The two were stunned when they saw Gu Hua holding a pair of sleepy-eyed babies.

Donghua exclaimed in surprise, "Ah? What are you two doing here, young master and young lady?"

Gu Hua smiled helplessly: "Go and call them to come and help me wash up."

"Hey." Donghua turned and went out to call for someone.

In an instant, the room was packed with people.

The wet nurse and the maids who served the young master and young lady were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.

Gu Hua said seriously, "They are so young, you need to be more vigilant when you sleep, otherwise you might get lost without us knowing."

Everyone quickly kowtowed and shouted in unison, "Your Highness is right to reprimand us. We accept the punishment."

Gu Hua was always gentle with her servants. Even if they made mistakes, she would only criticize them a couple of times and rarely punish them.

But it's different when it comes to children. The fact that no one noticed the two babies leaving the bed is a loophole.

With Zhilan's matter still fresh in her mind, how could Gu Hua let it go so easily? Her face turned cold, and she was about to speak when Tuantuan said in a childish voice, "Mother is beautiful and kind-hearted, she doesn't hit people."

Gu Hua: "..."

Gu Hua glared at him, then Tuan Tuan gave a sweet smile.

Her fair and delicate face revealed a pair of small dimples.

Who did you get those dimples from?

Gu Hua remained silent.

He glanced around and said, "Take them to wash up."

The servants were so moved that they shouted that the Princess Consort was beautiful and kind-hearted.

Gu Hua: Where did this word come from?

The two babies, wrapped in cotton-padded coats, were carried away.

Donghua and Dongqing helped Gu Hua wash up and change her clothes.

Gu Hua thought for a moment and said, "Donghua, go and call the headmistress of Fulutang."

Donghua replied, "Yes."

The head maid of Fulutang was sent by the old lady and had served her for decades.

Gu Hua absolutely would not allow anything like what happened to Zhou Zhilan to happen again; her child could not be harmed in the slightest.

In the past, she was too well protected, and she didn't have to do many things in the Prince's mansion herself.

Zhou Zhilan and Zhou Chunyu both took good care of her.

But as the mistress of the royal palace, she had to take responsibility.

The head maid came in and bowed to Gu Hua. After all, she was an old woman, and Gu Hua never allowed them to kneel to bow.

Gu Hua's face darkened: "Kneel down."

The head maid was stunned and looked up at Gu Hua in disbelief.

The usually kind and gentle princess looked at her seriously.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly knelt down.

Gu Hua tried to make her voice firmer: "Granny, you were sent by my mother to take care of the two children. My mother said that you have taken care of the prince before. So I trust you very much."

The head maid broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "Your Highness, it was my fault for being so careless. I failed to take good care of the two young masters. If anything happens to them, I don't want to live anymore."

Her eyes reddened as she spoke.

"This servant knows her mistake and begs Your Highness for punishment."

After saying this, the head maid kowtowed forcefully.

Seeing that she sincerely admitted her mistake, Gu Hua's expression softened.

She glanced at Donghua.

Donghua stepped forward to help the old woman up: "Old woman, the princess usually doesn't punish servants, but now that thieves are rampant and Sister Zhilan just had an accident, the princess is worried that there may be more thieves who will do something wrong. Therefore, she wants you to be on your guard and take good care of the two young masters."

The head maid nodded vigorously, tears streaming down her face, "It was indeed my fault for not managing things properly."

Gu Hua's tone softened: "It's also my fault. I should have told you immediately when the two of them climbed into my bed in the middle of the night. At the time, I was just too happy and neglected it for a moment."

The head maidservant said in a panic, "Your Highness, please don't say that. It's all because we servants slept too soundly. From now on, I will arrange for people to guard us at night and not allow us to sleep."

Gu Hua sighed: "The two children are at a mischievous age. Although it's not your fault, they still need to be punished as a warning."

"I will accept any punishment from Your Highness without question."

"Let's just fine them half a month's salary."

The head maid's eyes widened upon hearing this: "That's too light."

"Donghua, from now on you will be the head maid in charge of Fulutang. You should help the wet nurses take care of the children. The two children are already grown up, so we can reduce the number of wet nurses by two and keep only two. Donghua, go and choose two maids who are good at martial arts."

Donghua quickly replied, "Yes."

Besides the head maid, there are four wet nurses, four second-class maids, and two maids who do menial cleaning in Fulutang.

Gu Hua felt that the head nanny was getting old and her energy was waning, and Yuan Yuan was like a mischievous monkey, always running around unpredictably.

You need someone trustworthy and physically fit to guard you to feel at ease.

The servants of Fulutang breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they had only been fined half a month's salary. They all said that the princess was truly beautiful and kind-hearted.

The princes treated their families well. Their monthly allowance was only part of their income. They also received bonuses during festivals and holidays. Over the course of a year, these bonuses amounted to more than double their monthly allowance.