Although the maid was silently complaining in her heart, she did not dare to go against Qian Jiujiu's wishes and took the pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
Of course, Qian Jiujiu did not forget to use her painting tools, so she put them all over. Qian Jiujiu started painting for the two children, and by the afternoon, she had finally finished the painting.
Looking at the two similar little people above, they were so cute, Qian Jiujiu laughed: "Frame these two paintings, and bring my diary over."
The diary has a small painting on it. Qian Jiujiu prepared it after asking Qinglian and Qingyue to follow Nannanbeibei. She knew that she was busy.
I will definitely miss a lot of things during the two children's growth, so I let the two maids learn to paint. Fortunately, Qingyue is very good at it and it only takes a few days.
I used the painting techniques taught by Qian Jiujiu to draw two children. The diary is like a comic book, recording every detail of the two children's growth.
Of course, when Qian Jiujiu has time, she will write it down herself. Since Mu Yexiao is not around, Qian Jiujiu wants to write these things down and show them to Mu Yexiao.
Qian Jiujiu would sometimes hold this diary and read it at night to know every detail of the two children's growth, just as Qian Jiujiu was recording them carefully.
A man walked in from outside the door. Everyone looked at that man. He looked tired, but his eyes were shining. Hongchou and Qingye looked at him and wanted to salute him.
Mu Yexiao raised his hand to stop the two people's actions, then waved to signal them to go out. Qingyue and Qinglian, who were carrying the children on the other side, also left with their children.
Soon, Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao were the only ones left in the yard. Although Mu Yexiao was very tired, he became full of energy the moment he saw Qian Jiujiu.
He felt like he was alive again. Although he had only been separated from Qian Jiujiu for about a month, he really missed her, especially when he was on the battlefield.
What I am most concerned about are Qian Jiujiu and the two children. I watch Qian Jiujiu sketching the two children's images with her hands, each stroke of the pen is so serious.
Mu Yexiao couldn't help but come and sit next to Qian Jiujiu. Qian Jiujiu was painting seriously with his head down and didn't notice anyone approaching.
After all, this is the palace, and no one has the courage to do that, so Qian Jiujiu dares to paint here with confidence. What's more, she is the only one in charge in the palace.
Moreover, Qian Jiujiu did not expect that according to the schedule, Mu Yexiao should have arrived tomorrow, but who knew that Mu Yexiao would come back a day earlier.
Qian Jiujiu had almost finished drawing Beibei. She smiled and looked at Beibei's face: "Beibei, your father will be back tomorrow. Let him teach you how to call me dad."
Qian Jiujiu was very persistent when it came to this. She taught her child to call her mother and father, and she had to wait for Mu Yexiao to come back and teach them. When Mu Yexiao heard this, he just answered casually.
"Okay, I'll let them call me daddy later!"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qian Jiujiu's body suddenly stiffened. She looked up at the yard and realized that there were no maids or servants left in the yard.
Even the two children were missing. Thinking of the voice coming from beside her, Qian Jiujiu felt a little unbelievable. She didn't dare to turn sideways to look, until Mu Yexiao spoke again.
"Jiuer, I'm back."
Qian Jiujiu finally turned around and looked at Mu Yexiao in front of her, then reached out and pinched Mu Yexiao's cheek, pulling it left and right, and then blinked.
He muttered, "It's a real person, not an illusion."
When Mu Yexiao heard this, he felt distressed and sad. He immediately hugged Qian Jiujiu in his arms and said, "Jiu'er, we will never separate again in the future, okay?"
Qian Jiujiu swallowed and said, "Let me go first, or I'm going to be strangled to death by you."
After hearing this, Mu Yexiao let go of Qian Jiujiu: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I just missed you too much."
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "I can see that. Oh, by the way, where are the children? Tell Aunt Ping to bring them over so you can see. They are very well behaved now."
"Beibei looks more like me, and Nannan looks more like you. Don't you think they are the wrong way around? Only a daughter will look like her father."
Mu Yexiao listened to Qian Jiujiu's mumbling, but his heart was warm. He looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Don't worry, my princess is a beauty, and Beibei will be a beauty in the future too."
Qian Jiujiu thought about it and nodded: "You are right. By the way, have you entered the palace? Imperial Concubine Qing will definitely be very happy to know that you are back."
Speaking of this, Qian Jiujiu was stunned for a moment. She was afraid that Concubine Qing would not be happy after knowing that Mu Yexiao was back. She glanced at Mu Yexiao.
Mu Yexiao's beard had grown out, because he definitely hadn't trimmed it on the way back. Qian Jiujiu blinked and looked at Mu Yexiao.
"Mu Yexiao, keep your beard. It will make you look more manly."
In fact, secretly, Qian Jiujiu didn't want other people to see Mu Yexiao being more handsome, even though Mu Yexiao had already said that he only had her in his life.
But there are still shameless women like Princess Qingling who cling to us. If we deal with them more, there will be more women like that.
When Mu Yexiao heard Qian Jiujiu's words, he was stunned. He remembered that Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman were talking about young handsome guys before, but why did she prefer masculinity now
He glanced at Qian Jiujiu with a slightly strange look in his eyes. Qian Jiujiu suddenly felt guilty, blinking his eyes and looking at Mu Yexiao: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
The questioning tone was obviously Qian Jiujiu's behavior when she was feeling guilty. Mu Yexiao raised his eyebrows: "It's okay, I just wonder when my Jiuer's hobby changed."
As he spoke, he stroked the light beard on his face and said, "Do you really think I look manly like this?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded seriously: "When have I ever lied to you? Everything I said is true."
The two men inside started discussing the beard issue, while the maids and servants outside originally thought that the two men must have a lot to talk about as they hadn't seen each other for a month.
But who would have thought that after the two met, they actually had a conversation about Mu Yexiao's beard, and the final result was that Mu Yexiao kept the beard.
This is just right, Mu Yexiao and Mu Yexing look very similar. If they walk out together, people who are not familiar with them may not be able to tell them apart. Mu Yexiao has a beard.
It was just right to distinguish them. The one with beard was Prince Xiao, and the one without beard was the prince. After persuading Mu Yexiao to keep the beard, Qian Jiujiu asked again about entering the palace.
"Are you going to the palace today?"
Mu Yexiao shook his head: "I'll go to the palace tomorrow. Anyway, they all think I won't be back until tomorrow. It's getting late now. After dinner, let's go to bed early."
Qian Jiujiu blinked her eyes, her face suddenly turned red, and she glared at Mu Yexiao, wanting to say something but stopping herself. This feeling made Mu Yexiao very curious.
"When did you learn to ogle?"
Qian Jiujiu was stunned: "What seductive eyes? Mu Yexiao, have I ever told you that you are the most unromantic man I have ever seen?"
Mu Yexiao curled his lips and said, "I only know how to fight in battles. I don't know anything about romance. But I don't mind romance with my Jiu'er."
Mu Yexiao glanced at the servant outside and said, "Go prepare some water. I need to take a bath after dinner."
The servant glanced at Qian Jiujiu and then at Mu Yexiao. He was not a servant who came specially to serve Mu Yexiao, so there were some things he didn't understand, but now he was a servant who came specially to serve Mu Yexiao.
They were still following Dongchen, not knowing that Mu Yexiao was back. Mu Yexiao frowned and said, "I've been away for a while, and I can't control the servants in the palace anymore?"
When the servant heard this, he immediately knelt down. Qian Jiujiu burst out laughing and looked at the servant: "Okay, you get up first."
"Go and find the prince's servant, and bring Dongchen back as well. Tell him that I have something to ask him. None of you can tell anyone that the prince is coming back today."
These words were directed at the maids and old women in the yard. The people who stayed in the mansion were naturally trustworthy, so Mu Yexiao was not worried. Instead, he looked at Qian Jiujiu with some grievance.
"Jiu'er, now even the servants are bullying this king."
Qian Jiujiu laughed again: "That's the servant I chose for Nan Nan. After you leave, all servants, including Dongchen, are not allowed to enter the yard where I live."
"You asked him to prepare water, but he naturally didn't dare to agree. Okay, I'll ask Qingye to prepare it."
As she spoke, Qian Jiujiu started talking to Mu Yexiao again about the maids around her. Qingye, Lingdang, Hongchou and Hongling, the four of them were temporarily serving her.
"The maids around me are all old. These four maids haven't found someone they like yet, so they stay by my side to serve me."
"In addition, Qingyu has married your third shopkeeper and moved out of the mansion. Like Yue Niang, she has started to manage my business. As for Qingyue and Qinglian."
"I have also given them two children. In the future, they will be the official nanny around them. These two maids don't want to get married either. I will slowly consider choosing someone when the time comes."
After talking about some trivial matters in the palace, it was almost time for dinner, but Qian Jiujiu didn't want to talk about the affairs of the court right now and make Mu Yexiao worry.
So he quietly picked up some dishes for Mu Yexiao: "These are your favorites. I asked Xiaoman to go to the Prince's Mansion, so now these are made by the original chef of the palace."
"This chef has learned a lot of cooking skills from Xiaoman. The food tastes pretty good. You've been traveling for such a long time, so eat something first."