svetikya Chapter 351 Climbing Mountains
Chapter 351 Climbing Mountains
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A knocking sound came from outside the room, followed by a child's voice: "Daddy...Mommy~"
It was Ling Jie'er's voice.
At the same time, there was the voice of a maid coaxing Ling'er: "Miss, the county princess and her husband haven't gotten up yet. Shall I accompany you to play somewhere else?"
Lingjie shook her head and continued pounding on the door: "Mother~"
A little while later, Ruige arrived and took Lingjie's hand: "Come on, brother will take you to find your grandmother."
Lingjie pouted, looking longingly at the closed door.
Rui-ge smiled gently at her: "Ling-jie, don't you like playing with your brother?"
Lingjie shook her head: "Brother~"
She likes her brother!
Seeing that her parents still hadn't opened the door, Lingjie had no choice but to leave with Ruige.
房内
Pei Rujing, leaning against Wen Zongji's chest, mumbled sleepily, "Has Ling'er arrived?"
Wen Zongji hugged her tightly, closed her eyes, and said, "Sleep. So many people are watching. Someone will keep her company."
Soon, they heard that Rui Ge'er had taken Ling Jie'er away.
Pei Rujing felt relieved and fell asleep again.
The two didn't wake up until it was broad daylight outside.
Pei Rujing yawned and said, "I'm going to rest at the inn today and won't go out to play."
After arriving in Hangzhou for several days, they were busy. First, they visited all the scenic spots in Hangzhou. Then, Wen Zongji kept his promise and took Pei Rujing boating to enjoy the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou.
The scenery was beautiful, but the boat ride made them both very uncomfortable, and they had to take a good nap to relieve their fatigue.
Pei Rujing completely lost the desire to go out and have fun.
Wen Zongji wasn't really interested and said, "Then let's rest at the inn for two days and then go to the next place."
Jiangnan is not just about Hangzhou.
Pei Rujing nodded.
The two washed up and changed clothes. When they arrived at the main hall, the princess and the others had already had breakfast.
Ling'er's eyes lit up when she saw them, and she reached out to hug them: "Daddy~"
Wen Zongji quickly walked over, hugged her, and kissed her cheek: "Ling'er, have you been a good girl? Have you been listening to your grandmother?"
Lingjie nodded firmly: "Good girl~"
She thought she was very well-behaved.
Rui watched her with a smile, without contradicting her.
Zhou Ge'er, however, did not have this concern: "Fourth Sister is naughty. She keeps making a fuss about going out to play. Third Brother had to use a lot of effort to coax her."
Lingjie realized that Zhouge was talking badly about her, and pouted in dissatisfaction: "Bad~"
Chen Xiu Nian pulled Zhou Ge'er over and said speechlessly, "Your little sister is still young."
Zhou Ge'er looked up and said, "Mother, I'm only two years old too."
Who isn't a baby at heart?
Chen Xiu Nian said expressionlessly, "If you make my sister angry, she won't play with you next time."
Zhou Ge'er immediately shut his mouth.
He's very playful, and he gets too lonely if no one plays with him.
Wen Zongqi chuckled: "My wife really knows how to make Zhou-ge'er obey."
Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing went over and sat down, and Qinghe asked the waiter to bring them breakfast.
The eldest princess looked at them and asked, "Where are you going to play today?"
Pei Rujing waved her hand: "I'm tired from playing, let's rest for a couple of days."
The eldest princess laughed: "I thought you didn't know what tiredness was."
These past few days, she's watched them leave after having breakfast at dawn and not return until it's almost dark; she feels exhausted just watching them.
Wen Zongqi looked at Wen Zongji: "Third Brother, aren't you going out either?"
Wen Zongji nodded.
Wen Zongqi looked at Zhou Ge'er in front of him and pushed him in front of Wen Zongji: "That's perfect. I'll trouble you, Third Brother, to keep an eye on Zhou Ge'er for us. My wife and I haven't had enough fun yet."
Zhou Ge'er readily agreed and sat down next to Rui Ge'er, showing no sadness at being abandoned by his parents.
Chen Xiu opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say anything. Entrusting Zhou Ge'er to Wen Zongji and the others was much more reliable than Wen Zongqi.
Wen Zongji didn't refuse: "Okay."
Anyway, there's not much difference between taking care of three children and taking care of two.
"Son, listen to your uncle. Your mother and I will be back soon."
Before leaving, he didn't forget to tease Brother Zhou.
Watching Wen Zongqi and Chen Xiu Nian leave the inn, Zhou Ge'er pouted, "Third brother, I'm already two years old, but Father still treats me like a one-year-old."
Wen Zongji laughed and patted Zhou Ge'er's little head: "Two years old is still a child."
Zhou Ge'er said, "But I'm not so easily fooled anymore."
Pei Rujing nodded: "They really aren't so easy to fool anymore."
Rui Ge'er is not so easily fooled anymore.
The only one who's easy to fool these days is Ling Jie'er.
Pei Rujing's gaze fell on Ling Jie'er.
Lingjie didn't know what Pei Rujing was thinking. When she saw her mother looking at her, she gave Pei Rujing a sweet smile.
Pei Rujing's heart softened at the sight, and she took the girl's little hand: "How about Mother plays with Ling'er today?"
"Okay~"
Lingjie clapped her hands happily.
Seeing how happy she was, Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing exchanged a smile.
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They rested in Hangzhou for two more days before heading to the next city. Following the same procedure as in Hangzhou, they first found an inn to stay in, then inquired about the local attractions and visited them one by one.
Perhaps because everyone knew that the Hangzhou prefect had been rebuffed, the subsequent officials were all quite tactful and none of them came forward to assert their presence.
They got tired of exploring Jiangnan in just half a month.
After seeing too much of it, I feel that Jiangnan is just like that, nothing more than gardens and mountains and rivers.
They went hiking in high spirits, but ended up regretting it terribly and were paralyzed for a whole day before they recovered.
Pei Rujing asked Wen Zongji, "Who suggested going hiking?"
Wen Zongji immediately shook his head: "Anyway, it wasn't me...it seems to be my fourth brother."
Pei Rujing gritted her teeth: "All you ever do is come up with bad ideas."
Wen Zongji nodded and joined Pei Rujing in criticizing, "He's just unreliable."
On the other side, in the room of Wen Zongqi and his wife
Chen Xiu Nian is in good health; although she is a little tired, she is alright.
Wen Zongqi was completely exhausted and lay limp on the bed, unwilling to move. His tone was full of regret: "I shouldn't have listened to Third Brother and gone mountain climbing."
He should know his own limitations; with his physique, going mountain climbing would be nothing short of torture.
Chen Xiu Nian laughed at him: "When Third Brother suggested it, you were very supportive and couldn't wait to go mountain climbing."
Wen Zongqi was on the verge of tears: "I was so ignorant."
Chen Xiu Nian laughed even harder: "When you get ruthless, you even scold yourself."
Wen Zongqi is now filled with regret: "I will never climb mountains again. I'm glad I didn't bring the children with me."
Otherwise, his lifelong reputation would be ruined.
Of course, this is just his own opinion.
In reality, he never had a good reputation; he was known only for being a laughingstock, especially since he had a son who loved to sabotage him.
Chen Xiu Nian ignored him and got up to pour him tea: "Drink some tea to soothe your throat, get some sleep, and you'll feel better tomorrow."
Wen Zongqi believed it.
As a result, he couldn't get up the next day. His whole body ached, his back and legs were sore, and he felt like there was no part of him that was okay.
Seeing that Chen Xiu Nian had already gotten up, Wen Zong Qi lay on the bed and said, "Just tell her I'm still sleeping, and don't let Zhou Ge'er come in looking for me."
Wen Zongqi still wanted to save face for his elderly father.
Chen Xiu Nian nodded: "Okay."