Chapter 129

Chapter 129

After Jiang Yunsui finally managed to clean herself up and went to find Ji Yan’an, he still gave her a look of disdain.

Jiang Yunsui touched her glossy black hair.

“There really aren’t any bugs left. If you don’t believe me, check for yourself.”

As soon as she said that, she shoved her head straight into Ji Yan’an’s arms.

There was a bit of revenge in it too. Hmph. You won’t let me get close? Then I’m getting close anyway.

Ji Yan’an’s chin was hit by her head, and the pain forced tears to spring to his eyes.

“Jiang. Yun. Sui!”

Jiang Yunsui clutched her head and tried to run. “Sorry! I didn’t do it on purpose!”

But she didn’t get away. Ji Yan’an held her down and kneaded her chubby cheeks like they were clay.

Jiang Yunsui rubbed her little face with a pitiful expression. They had to be red from all that pinching!

Ji Yan’an said, “Next time you run into something like this, come back and call someone.”

“Oh. Got it.”

A night passed, and she slept comfortably through it.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Jiang Yunsui didn’t even want to crawl out from under the covers.

When Nanshu came to call her for breakfast, Jiang Yunsui only poked a fluffy little head out from the quilt, her big eyes staring up at him pleadingly.

“Can I really not eat in bed?”

Nanshu was cold and ruthless. “The Young Master said that if you dare eat in bed, he’ll break your legs.”

Jiang Yunsui pouted and got up unwillingly.

“I don’t believe he’d really do it.”

After dawdling her way through getting dressed, she went out and didn’t see Ji Yan’an.

Curious, she asked, “Where’s Ji Yan’an?”

Nanshu looked like he was about to cry but couldn’t quite manage it. “The Young Master went to the city wall, and he didn’t even take me with him. What if he catches a chill without me there? I promised the Crown Prince I’d take good care of him. Otherwise, when I die, I won’t even have the face to meet the Crown Prince…”

Jiang Yunsui had only asked one question, and Nanshu had spewed out this whole rambling speech.

Looking at him now, all he was missing was a handkerchief to wipe his tears with.

Jiang Yunsui ate her steaming little wontons and rolled her eyes slightly. She didn’t want to talk to him.

Once she had eaten and drunk her fill, she patted her little belly and headed outside.

Unexpectedly, there was someone outside.

A little bald-headed someone, at that.

The moment he heard the door open, he immediately got to his feet and looked toward her, then dropped straight to his knees.

Jiang Yunsui: ━Σ(ﾟДﾟ|||)━

What was this about?

“What are you doing?”

The little boy, who looked only a little older than her, said earnestly, “Thank you for saving me yesterday.”

Jiang Yunsui scratched her head and quickly told him to get up.

“I just happened to run into you, so I helped.”

The little boy was now wearing a servant’s outfit that was neither new nor too old. It must have been changed for him after he took a bath.

Only his messy hair was gone.

“What’s your name?”

There weren’t any other children in this residence besides her, so after Jiang Yunsui pulled him up, she asked.

The little boy shook his head, his eyes full of confusion. “I don’t know. They all call me Little Beggar.”

“Huh? You don’t have a name?”

Little Beggar lowered his head. “I don’t know. I don’t remember anything from before.”

Jiang Yunsui tilted her head. Had he lost his memory?

“Then have you eaten?”

Little Beggar nodded. “I have.”

“Please take me in, benefactor. I… I can do a lot of things.”

Little Beggar knew he had to seize this chance. Even if he had to become a slave, at least he would have food to eat and clothes to wear.

Being a beggar outside, especially during this special period, there wasn’t even anywhere to beg for food. Before he fainted, he had already gone hungry for three days.

“Get up first. I’m not the master here either. I’m just a little maid. When Ji Yan’an comes back, I’ll ask him for you. He’s a good person, so he should take you in.”
Little Beggar was stunned. A maidservant?

He was at a loss. This child was actually a maidservant? Were maidservants like this?

“Thank you, benefactor.”

No matter how shocked he was or what thoughts were running through his head, he truly was very grateful to Jiang Yunsui.

“I can’t keep calling you Little Beggar forever, can I? Hmm… How about Xiao Qi? No, there’s already a Qi Qi. Then I’ll call you Xiao Xing. I hope you’ll be lucky and happy from now on.”

The child’s eyes were clear and bright, and her soft little voice gave Little Beggar the purest blessing.

Little Beggar-no, he was Xiao Xing now-felt his eyes redden slightly.

“Thank you.”

“You’re still wearing so little. Nanshu, Nanshu, do you have any clothes that would fit him?”

Nanshu looked at the child, so thin he was practically skin and bones, and felt a flicker of pity.

“Nothing for someone as small as him. But I have some clothes he can wear for now. We can just have the servants make him two sets.”

“No need. I can wear this. It’s already very warm.”

“It’s really cold here. You have to wear more so you don’t catch a cold. Otherwise, if you get sick, you’ll have to take medicine.”

To Jiang Yunsui, medicine was bitter and tasted awful.

But to Xiao Xing, medicine equaled money.

Taking medicine meant wasting money, so he stopped refusing.

Nanshu’s clothes were still far too big for him. They could only tie a cord around his waist, and the sleeves had to be rolled up quite a bit.

After changing, Xiao Xing couldn’t stay idle and began helping with chores in the courtyard.

Nanshu glanced at him. “He’s diligent, at least. Knows how to find work without being told.”

“Unlike a certain little maidservant, who even dares hit her master.”

Jiang Yunsui planted her little hands on her hips. “Nanshu, that’s slander! When did I ever hit Ji Yan’an?”

“Look at you. What maidservant calls her master by name? I’ve been with the Young Master for so long, and even I’m not as bold as you!”

Jiang Yunsui ignored him and proudly turned her little head aside. “Hmph. Ji Yan’an lets me call him that. That means you’re not as lovable as I am.”

Hee-hee. She was the most well-liked Little Mushroom, after all.

Nanshu said, “How am I not lovable? Now that’s slander!”

The big one and the small one stood in the courtyard bickering.

Beside them, Xiao Xing, who was huffing and puffing as he swept the ground, looked utterly confused.

Huh? Ji Yan’an was the master’s name?

A maidservant called her master by name, and even hit him?

Was that right? Was this how maidservants were supposed to act?

Jiang Yunsui squatted on the ground and picked up a few pretty leaves.

“Woof, woof…”

The sound of barking came over. In the next second, two dogs darted inside.

The moment the two increasingly large dogs appeared, they drew everyone’s attention.

“Zuozuo Youyou, where did you go?”

“Woof, woof…”

The two dogs started leading Jiang Yunsui outside.

Though Jiang Yunsui was puzzled, she still had Youyou crouch down.

Then the chubby little mushroom huffed and puffed as she climbed onto Youyou’s back.

By now, Youyou’s build was fully capable of carrying her at a run.

Of the two dogs she raised, everyone who saw them was envious. Some people had even come to her in secret to ask how she raised them.

“Nanshu, I’m going out to play with Zuozuo Youyou!”

Nanshu answered with an “Mm.” “Come back early.”

“I know!”

Xiao Xing was confused all over again. Was she really a maidservant?

Jiang Yunsui lay flat across Youyou’s back and sneezed several times in a row.

“Slower! You two, run slower!”

As Youyou carried her racing down the street, the icy wind whistled straight against her face, chilling her into a trembling mushroom.