As soon as he got into the carriage, Yun Jinnian yawned.
Yun Zihan quickly asked, "Little sister, are you very tired?"
He hadn’t slept well in the morning, and had gone to the Imperial Palace early to exhaustingly treat Elder Madam Duan’s illness. With his frail body, it was no surprise he was tired!
"Then lean on me and take a short nap. Let’s have the carriage slow down a bit!" Yun Zihan offered.
Yun Jinnian leaned against Yun Zihan’s chest and soon fell asleep, even softly snoring.
This was the first time Yun Zihan felt that he was like an older sister.
Gently, he hugged Yun Jinnian tighter.
Yun Muyou was also in a reflective mood.
Why was Yun Jinnian so good to Dai Hanmi and the others? With just a word, he immediately followed Ruan Wanrong to the Duan Family. Even though he returned exhausted to the bone, he didn’t utter a single complaint. Of course, they were also extremely good to Yun Jinnian.
Their kindness was something he felt clearly today, completely and thoroughly.
He wasn’t even one-tenth as good to Yun Jinnian as Dai Hanmi and the others were. Nor was he a good older sister, whether to Yun Jinnian, Yun Zihan, or even Yun Musi and Yun Mulan.
The bottom line was, he was too selfish!
The carriage stopped at the gates of Yun Residence. Bai Que had been waiting there for quite a while. Upon learning that Yun Jinnian was asleep, he didn’t ask any further questions and carried Yun Jinnian straight back to Niannian Garden.
Mrs. Han sighed softly upon hearing the news, but ultimately said, "Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on this person, so it must first suffer his mind and work his muscles and bones!"
The next morning, as soon as dawn broke, five women dressed in black appeared in the courtyard of Niannian Garden Academy. Hemei approached them, "Who might you be?"
"We are here under orders to protect the Fourth Miss on her journey to Nanjiang!" one of them said, producing a token.
"Please wait a moment. The young lady is still asleep!"
The five exchanged glances. The woman who spoke first suggested, "The carriage is already waiting at the gate. Go and wake the Fourth Miss. Sleeping on the carriage is just as good!"
Hemei, upon hearing this, wasn’t pleased, and was just about to speak up when Yun Jinnian’s voice came faintly, "Hemei, prepare breakfast!"
Grinding her teeth, Hemei secretly thought there would come a day, these people would get what they deserved!
She quickly went to prepare the food.
After breakfast, Yun Jinnian, dressed as a man, had them carry a few books about Nanjiang onto the carriage.
"Fourth Miss, the Emperor has already prepared books for you, all about Nanjiang, all on the carriage!" offered the woman who had spoken before.
Yun Jinnian looked at her, impassive.
Tall, imposing, stern, and rather arrogant.
These books would have to be returned later. It was uncertain if they could be brought back from Nanjiang, so it didn’t matter if they weren’t taken along.
However, Yun Jinnian took two more bottles of a sleeping potion with him.
If those people didn’t provoke him, all would be well. If they did, they would have to face the consequences.
"Fine, I’ll go say goodbye to my mother!"
"Fourth Miss, the carriage has been waiting outside the residence for a long time!"
Suddenly a bit annoyed, Yun Jinnian retorted, "And you think saying goodbye to my mother will take a long time?"
With a cold snort, Yun Jinnian went with Hemei and Henuan to Qiyue Academy to exchange a few words with Mrs. Han before heading out the door with them.
Looking at the ten men seated atop the carriage and the woman standing aside, Yun Jinnian took a deep breath.
"Servant Qian greets the Fourth Miss!"
"Matron Qian, there’s no need for such formalities!" said Yun Jinnian before he, along with Hemei and Henuan, got into the carriage.
Matron Qian also boarded the carriage.
Yun Jinnian glanced at her, furrowed his brows, but chose not to say anything more.
Once they reached the outskirts of the city, Tianci came aboard, and he directed Matron Qian to take the second carriage.
At the command of "Drive!" the carriage began to move.
"Fourth Miss, why aren’t you reading?" Matron Qian inquired while sizing up Yun Jinnian.
Truth be told, she didn’t believe that the young Yun Jinnian’s medical skills could be that impressive.