Mrs. Dai looked up and saw Yun Jinnian shaking his head slightly.
"Grandmother said she wants to send me to the manor!" Jade child’s voice was milky and soft.
Yun Jinnian didn’t know what the Commandery Princess had in mind, but sending such a small child to the rural manor didn’t seem quite right.
He reached out to gently touch Jade child’s head, "Do you want to go?"
"I did something wrong, so I should reflect on it at the manor!" Still in her milky voice.
Yun Jinnian felt inexplicably heartbroken for the child, and after considering for a moment, he said, "To err is human, to forgive, divine. Jade child, if you had to choose between going to the manor and learning medical skills with me, which would you choose?"
"If I learn medical skills with you, can it cure my brother’s eyes?" Jade child asked earnestly.
Yun Jinnian nodded slightly.
"Then I’ll learn medical skills with you, I won’t go to the manor!"
What a sensible and obedient child.
She had merely been lead astray by the wet nurse.
If she ever had children, she would surely keep them by her side, unlike what had happened to her and to Momo.
Because of the wet nurse, she had been too busy trying to learn and to please Chu Liange, missing out on the most precious time together, leaving Momo always distant toward her.
Yun Jinnian smiled, "We’d have to ask your father, mother, grandmother, and grandfather if they agree. Also, learning medical skills with me is very tough and tiring, can you persevere?"
"I can!" Jade child declared decisively.
A child who had never suffered, how could she understand what hardship truly meant?
Yun Jinnian glanced at Mrs. Dai, who obviously did not want to and could not bear to let Jade child go.
But she didn’t understand why the Commandery Princess suddenly wanted to send Jade child to the manor overnight.
However, these were things Yun Jinnian preferred not to probe into too much.
She simply felt sympathy and compassion for Jade child.
"Shall we go see your brother?" Yun Jinnian asked softly.
Jade child nodded, placing her trust in Yun Jinnian.
She reached out her hand and let Yun Jinnian lead her into the room.
The young master was sleeping, with a maid sitting by his side. Noticing Yun Jinnian’s entrance, the maid quickly got up to greet her, staying silent to avoid waking the boy.
Yun Jinnian prepared herself before taking the boy’s pulse.
"Get some hot water ready, and call someone over, the young master is about to wake up!"
"Yes!" The maid answered quietly and went to prepare.
The young master’s condition was more serious this time than the first, lasting longer too. The Commandery Prince, a man of steel and resolve, had his eyes reddened as well.
Standing aside, silent for a long time, he then looked at Jade child curled up in the corner, a pitiful and trembling figure huddled up, and felt a softening in his heart, walking towards her.
Picking her up, he carried her outside, "From now on, you’ll be known as Ru child, and stay by your grandfather’s side!"
Fortune and happiness shall follow, and everything will go as wished.
No more such calamities from heaven would befall her, nor would he send her to the manor.
This incident was not her fault to begin with.
How could he blame such a small child!
It was just the young master...
When he reached the study, he called for a maid to look after Ru child and the Commandery Prince wrote a single character on the paper, "An" (Peaceful).
"From now on, the little lord of the mansion will be known as ’An’!"
Removing the king radical from the character symbolized smoothness and peace, joy and safety.
Perhaps life would be plain, but if he were to show his mettle, not to mention just losing an eye, even if he were to be blinded, he would still be stronger than countless others.
Because he was of royal descent and naturally extraordinary.
And for both children, he decided to raise them by his side, turning away from court affairs, focusing solely on educating these two properly.
He had thought that after this incident, the two children would be abandoned, yet unexpectedly, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Upon learning this, Yun Jinnian had a newfound respect for the Commandery Prince.
"Commandery Princess, what are you thinking about?"