In the Mansion of the Prince of Ning, in Tinglan Courtyard.
Chunxing carried a wooden bucket back into the yard. Looking back at the still tightly closed door, a worried look appeared on her face.
"How is the Fourth Miss still sleeping? She has been asleep for almost a whole day and night since last night. Could she be sick?"
"No, I have to go and check." As Chunxing said this, she was about to get up and go into the room to check, but Fuling quickly stopped her.
"The Fourth Miss is just exhausted, which is why she has slept for so long. Anyway, there is nothing to do in the Mansion of the Prince of Ning, so just let her sleep."
Chunxing stared intently at Fuling and said, "You should be honest with me. What on earth did the Eldest Miss call the Fourth Miss for that night? To make the Fourth Miss so exhausted? Could it be..."
Fuling's heart skipped a beat instantly. Chunxing said indignantly with a look of anger on her face, "Could it be that she asked our Fourth Miss to stay up all night to drive mosquitoes for the Eldest Miss?"
Fuling: "..."
"Anyway, the Fourth Miss is fine. You just need to take good care of the Fifth Young Master." Fuling said firmly.
Chunxing glared at her fiercely, then turned around and went to the small kitchen to watch the medicine stove for Song Yixuan.
Adding firewood to the stove, Chunxing muttered angrily, "Who doesn't know that you were sent by the Eldest Miss to monitor the Fourth Miss? You really think you are one of the Fourth Miss's people. You even won't let me go and see the Fourth Miss. I'll drive you away one day for sure!"
"Chunxing." Suddenly, Song Yixuan's voice came from behind. Chunxing was greatly startled and almost knocked over the medicine jar.
Turning around and seeing Song Yixuan, who had appeared behind her without her noticing, Chunxing forced a dry smile and said, "Fifth... Fifth Young Master, what do you need this servant for?"
Song Yixuan reached out his hand to Chunxing. In his small palm lay a nine - ring puzzle. Looking troubled, he said, "I can't solve this."
Chunxing looked embarrassed. "Fifth Young Master, you really think too highly of this servant. This servant has such a stupid head. How could I play this? You'd better wait for the Fourth Miss to wake up and then ask her to help you."
Song Yixuan sighed like a little adult. Then he carried the nine - ring puzzle back to the yard and sat on his small wooden stool, continuing to try to solve the puzzle in his hand.
Inside the room, Song Yihuan regained her senses and finally woke up completely from her one - day - and - one - night slumber.
She had slept for too long. When she propped herself up, she felt a bit dazed.
However, since she had slept quite well this time and hadn't had any dreams, the soreness in her body had completely disappeared, and she felt comfortable and refreshed.
She sat on the edge of the bed for a while. After regaining her composure, Song Yihuan felt hungry.
After getting dressed, she walked out of the room to find something to eat. Hearing the sound, three pairs of eyes immediately turned towards her.
Song Yixuan jumped off the chair, ran towards her, and threw himself into her arms, saying with a smile, "Fourth Sister, you're awake!"
Chunxing and Fuling also put down what they were doing and walked towards Song Yihuan. "Fourth Miss, are you hungry? This servant will go and cook a bowl of noodles for you."
"Fourth Miss, this servant has cooked some porridge. Would you like some?"
They both spoke out simultaneously. Realizing that the other was trying to steal their job, Chunxing and Fuling locked eyes with each other and then both "humph"ed in unison.
Song Yihuan didn't expect that the two of them would start a showdown. She couldn't help laughing and said, "Alright, prepare both. I'm really starving after sleeping for so long."
"Yes!" Fuling and Chunxing said in unison again, as if they were in a competition, and then went down to prepare food for Song Yihuan.
The delicious clear - soup noodles and the soft, well - cooked porridge were soon placed in front of Song Yihuan. She ate a bit of each. After filling her stomach, she stopped.
Song Yixuan scooted over to her side, holding up the still - unsolved nine - ring puzzle in his hand. Looking pitiful, he said, "Fourth Sister, Xuan'er has forgotten how to solve this again."
Song Yihuan took the nine - ring puzzle. Her slender fingers quickly fiddled with it. The nine - ring puzzle made a tinkling sound. In a short while, it was completely solved from a mess.
She looked at Song Yixuan and asked with a smile, "Have you learned it?"
Song Yixuan shook his head blankly. Song Yihuan restored the nine - ring puzzle to its original state again and patiently taught him how to solve it step by step.
The siblings were concentrating on solving the puzzle when suddenly Song Nanxin's voice sounded from outside:
"Yihuan, Yixuan, I've come to see you."
Suddenly, Song Nanxin's voice sounded outside Tinglan Courtyard. Song Yihuan's face changed. She subconsciously put away the nine - ring puzzle in her hand.
Just as she had hidden the thing in her sleeve, she saw Song Nanxin's familiar figure walking in through the door, followed by servants such as Baizhi and Nanny Zhao.
Song Yihuan had long guessed that Song Nanxin would cause trouble because of the private summons from the Princess of Ning yesterday. She just didn't expect that Song Nanxin would directly bring people to her small courtyard.
It was really ridiculous. This was the first time that Song Nanxin had come to look for her on her own initiative since she had moved into the Mansion of the Prince of Ning.
"Eldest Sister, why have you come? Did you come specifically to see Xuan'er?" Song Yixuan didn't know Song Nanxin's true nature. When he saw Song Nanxin coming, he was very happy. He stepped forward, grabbed Song Nanxin's sleeve, and said in surprise.
Trying to hold back the urge to push Song Yixuan away, Song Nanxin showed a perfect smile and said, "Yes, Eldest Sister has come to see if Xuan'er has been taking his medicine properly recently."
Song Yixuan replied obediently, "Xuan'er has been taking the medicine properly. I won't cause trouble for Eldest Sister. Eldest Sister, don't worry."
"Baizhi, you go and play with the Fifth Young Master in the yard for a while." Song Nanxin looked at Song Yihuan and said with a smile. Then, acting like a good sister, she took Song Yihuan's wrist and said, "Yihuan, Sister has something to talk to you about. Let's go inside."
Seeing Baizhi holding her younger brother's hand and leading him aside, Song Yihuan gave Chunxing a look, asking her to keep an eye on Song Yixuan. Then she was half - dragged and half - led into the room by her elder sister.
After closing the door, there were only the two sisters in the room. The smile on Song Nanxin's face faded a bit. She let go of Song Yihuan's hand and walked around the room, looking around.
Although Tinglan Courtyard was just a side courtyard, one could catch a glimpse of the wealth of the Prince's Mansion from the structure of the house.
Song Yihuan was only staying here temporarily and hadn't changed much of the interior decoration. She only occupied a small space on the cabinet to place her personal belongings.
Her gaze fell on a locked wooden box that Song Yihuan had placed on the cabinet. For no reason, Song Nanxin remembered the black wooden box she had seen in Ji Lingchuan's study.
Her eyes turned cold. She raised her chin and pointed at the wooden box and said, "What's inside? Open it and let me have a look."
Song Yihuan remained unmoved and said, "Sister, that's my personal property."
Song Nanxin stared directly at her and said word by word, "Song Yihuan, don't make me say it a second time. Or do you want that kid outside to know something?"
As she said this, she looked out of the window meaningfully.