The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 639 Gift
When the group returned to Wanning City, it was already noon the next day. They were originally going to accompany the First Prince to escort the captured prisoners to Shuntian Prefecture. However, Qin Huai saw that Ayu was yawning incessantly, so he said to the First Prince, "If you are summoned, Your Highness can go to the Duke of Yong's residence to find me."

When the eldest prince saw the Wang family members leaving triumphantly, he was momentarily speechless.

Qin Huai is one thing, he is a member of the Duke of Yong's family and was born into a noble family, so it is only natural that he is not afraid of these princes. But what about the Wang family?

The eldest prince asked the guards beside him, "Don't you guys feel that the Wang family doesn't seem to take me seriously?"

It's not that he wanted to have the majesty of a prince, but he was simply curious as to why this was the case. Did the Wang family have a more noble status than Qin Huai?
The guard initially hesitated to answer, but under the Crown Prince's persistent questioning, he finally said, "Your Highness is overthinking it. It seems the Wang family doesn't respect anyone."

The eldest prince: "..."

Fine.

The thought that among the people escorting him was one who gave him a particularly bad heart attack made the eldest prince lose all desire to investigate further, and he immediately led his men back to Wanning City.

After Ayu returned to the Wang family, Old Mrs. Wang arranged for her to take a nice hot bath and then took her to burn a lot of mugwort incense.

He watched over Ayu as she ate several bowls of sweet soup, until Ayu clutched her stomach and said she couldn't eat anymore. Only then did he take her hand and start talking to her.

“Ayu, tell Grandma the truth, did you suddenly run to that quarry because of His guidance?”

Grandma Wang pointed vaguely to the sky.

Ayu nodded, then shook her head: "Grandma, the fairy only told me about this, but I heard that so many people are buried down there, and we can't just sit idly by. Grandma always says that when we have the ability, we can lend a helping hand, as long as we don't violate our bottom line or put ourselves in danger."

Grandma Wang snorted and gently tapped Ayu's head: "Listen to these words, does that sound like something your grandmother would say? Don't try to fool me. All these years you've been learning martial arts from Qin Huai, and I haven't restricted you when you went out to study. But you must know that there are always mountains beyond mountains and people beyond people. You must always put your safety first. You should know that there are many unfortunate people in the world, but your grandmother only has you, Ayu."

Ayu lowered her head, her previously cheerful expression fading considerably: "Grandma, I know I was wrong. Next time, I will definitely tell you exactly what I did before I do it."

"Silly child, that's not what Grandma meant." Grandma Wang smiled. She realized that Ayu had really grown up now, and she could no longer coax her like a child, lest the child overthink things.

Thinking of her own children, who were too naughty when they were young, and how she had to protect everyone during the war, she had no choice but to let them grow up freely, for fear that they would stand out too much.

Later, she fled famine and lost Aibao, and her body and mind could no longer bear it. When she discovered that her children were all becoming more and more simple-minded, each one following in the footsteps of Old Wang's foolishness, it was already too late.

The good thing is that before Ayu appeared, she only wanted to waste her life and let her children live ordinary lives, so no one doubted their rural origins.

Even the children themselves mistakenly believed that the family's modest wealth when they were young was just an illusion.

Seeing that Grandma Wang seemed to be deep in thought, Ayu obediently sat down beside her and kept her company.

After a long while, Grandma Wang finally spoke earnestly: "Ayu, you are a smart child. As long as you are willing, you can also become an outstanding child. Grandma does not want to restrict you, nor can she restrict you. As you grow up, you will eventually have your own world. If Grandma interferes too much with you, you will only become another Grandma in the future."

“Isn’t it good to become Grandma? I think Grandma is the smartest, kindest, calmest and most capable person I’ve ever met!” Ayu said hurriedly. “Without Grandma, our family wouldn’t be so good. Without Grandma, I wouldn’t be able to go to so many places and meet so many people.”

Not every grandmother can do what Old Mrs. Wang did, especially not in Hu Family Village at that time.

As Ayu grew older, her understanding deepened. However, given her age, Tuanzi mostly just followed the textbook and couldn't grasp the deeper meaning.

“No,” said Grandma Wang. “You must be Ayu, be yourself, not Grandma, and not anyone else. But Grandma hopes you will always know that before you do anything, you must think it through. There are always a group of people who care about you. Even if you are 100% sure, you must plan as if you are 80% sure. The remaining 20% ​​of caution is for us.”

"Ayu understands." "Alright, you must be tired too. Go and get some rest. No one will bother you."

"What if the Shuntian Prefecture sends someone—"

"Go to sleep, sweetie, Grandma's here."

The matter of keeping one's own child quiet is a serious one that cannot be resolved by a memorial arch or two imperial edicts.

Thinking this, Old Mrs. Wang waited until Ayu fell asleep, then walked out of the room, patted her clothes, and went to find Liu Shi.

Liu was also feeling a bit tired. She had been busy all day yesterday and only finished around midnight. She was really exhausted.

It was only the middle of the afternoon, and it seemed too early to go to sleep, but I didn't have the energy to do anything, so I leaned against the garden and did some flower arranging, intending to take it to Ayu's room to change the decorations.

"Mother, what brings you here?" Upon seeing Old Madam Wang, Madam Liu quickly sat up.

Grandma Wang waved her hand and sat down opposite her: "I came here to ask you to come with me to do something..."

While the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were talking, Ayu's mind was also in her personal space, fiddling with the things in front of her.

"Is this the gift I received for this mission?" Ayu looked at the enormous thing in front of her, feeling somewhat out of control.

She seemed to have never seen such a large gift before; it was none other than an enormous, golden cauldron!

This cauldron has nine dragon heads, each with a different expression: some are glaring, some are squinting, some have jade beads in their mouths, and some are in the act of flying.

The entire golden cauldron is covered with exquisite patterns, and its three legs are also magnificent, making it unforgettable at first sight.

"Elf, what is this for? And it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me."

Ayu was indeed puzzled. Even if the gifts she received were useless to her, she would still use them after a while.

But she really couldn't think of any use for this cauldron.

[It's called the Nine Fortunes Cauldron. The product details page describes it as being cast jointly by nine founding emperors in ancient times, possessing the power to foresee the nation's fortune and ensure its stability and prosperity.]

[By the way, this cauldron corresponds to the nine directions, and each direction has a person with great fortune. If the fortune of any direction weakens, it will cause the fortune of the entire continent to become unbalanced.]

Ayu covered her mouth, her voice escaping through her palms: "That scary?"

Oh, this is just a gimmick from the merchants; right now, its ability is to predict major disasters.

It's somewhat similar to a seismograph, but hundreds of times more advanced.

It can be said that whoever obtains it will rule the world.

(End of this chapter)