Good night

  He Hui Chang Gong Zhu smiled warmly and said, "Alright! I know, as long as she doesn't overdo it, can't we just pretend we didn't see? Come take a look at the painting our Lan Er drew, it's getting more and more charming! Now that we're back, are you leaving again this time? If not, I was thinking of hiring a better teacher for the kids. We can't let the children of the Yang family fall behind in their education." Seeing her husband's unpleasant expression, she hastily changed the subject.

  Yang Xu couldn't help but reveal a pleased expression when he heard about the child, "First, let's get a good one, this year we won't be leaving Beijing, it'll have to wait until next year at least. I estimate that next year I might still need to go to Fujian and the southeast, there are some unstable situations in the southeast, the Emperor wants me to go over and help with the supervision, the southeast is also where I'm most familiar with the situation, if we switch to someone else they might not be able to get started right away, you should prepare yourself!"

  He Hui Chang Gongzhu heard this and slightly furrowed her brow, asking: "Will you still bring Yan'er along next year?"

  The son is definitely not going to make it! It's better to bring the daughter along anyway!

  Marquis Yang Xu shook his head and said, "This time I plan to bring along Brother Mai, Brother Huan and Lan'er will stay in the mansion. Brother Huan is now doing well as a Brocade Guard in the Town Auxiliary Office, but it's about time for Brother Mai to gain some experience. I want him to earn some military merit, after all he can't inherit the title, he has to rely on his own efforts. We'll be back in one or two years at most!"

  Since her husband said so, He Hui could only nod silently in agreement.

  Yang Lan sat in her mother's arms, hearing this, suddenly raised her small face and asked: "Dad, are you going to take Second Brother to fight next year?" The little one had rosy lips and white teeth, with lively eyebrows and eyes, speaking neither hastily nor slowly, with a soft and pleasant voice.

  Marquis Hou held his daughter in his arms and teased her, "How about it? Will brother earn military merit for you?"

  Yang Lan furrowed her brow, looking like a little adult, "It's not good, I heard people say that war is bitter and people will die! Father, the book says there is a kind of golden soft armor that can withstand knives and swords? Can we also find someone to make some? One for father, one for brother, I don't want any military merit, I just want father and brother to come back safely!"

  The young master's heart was moved inexplicably, feeling that his soft heart had melted. He lovingly stroked the clean forehead of his beloved daughter, "Good girl, Daddy's martial arts are powerful! Don't worry! I'll come back and buy you beautiful jewelry and new clothes, okay?"

  He Hui, the eldest princess, suddenly lit up, "How could I not have thought of this! Yes, yes, Zhang Niangniang, you go and arrange it, find out who can make golden soft armor, no matter how much gold and silver we spend, we'll also prepare two sets for Hou Ye and Brother Ming!" She gave orders one after another, her anxious expression as if she wanted to see the finished product by tomorrow.

  The maid standing beside him immediately smiled and said, "Master, don't worry, I'll go and find out the details. It's not that no one has done it before, but it will cost a lot of money. Fortunately, we have enough time, so we can take our time to find someone who can do it well. This matter can't be rushed!"

  Marquis Hou couldn't help but laugh and cry, "How can you also follow the child's teasing! Can that be effective? It's just a fabrication in books, and you actually believed it!"

  He Hui retorted, "So what if it's made-up? I think wearing one is better than not wearing one! Don't interfere, as long as I make them, you'll have to wear them!" Her expression was stubborn, this was war! Where was the joke?!

  The Marquis was moved by his wife's loving care and nodded in agreement, "Alright, you've made it, I'll wear it, and I promise not to take it off!"

  Yang Lan shouted from the side, "There are also nautical charts and water bags. Nautical charts can be purchased from ships that often go out to sea. They have more complete maps in their hands. Where there are hidden reefs, they are the clearest. The water bag must be extra large, specially customized. I heard that the water bags of people on the Mongolian side are all special and can hold a lot of water."

  Hei Hui nodded in agreement, thinking that her daughter's reminder was right on the spot. "Mother, take note of this and remind me to find someone to handle it later. It must be accurate, we'd rather have a blank space than fill it in hastily."

  "Don't worry, master, I'll take care of this matter."

  Marquis Hou nodded this time and said, "The water bag is nothing, the key is the sea chart. It's better to prepare a few more copies. I know that those old sailors who go out to sea have their own skills, they don't easily show their charts to people, they are drawn from memory after many years of sailing at sea, and their value is immeasurable!"

  "Alright, I'll go and get it done. I'll definitely bring back a few more copies for you, don't worry about making mistakes!" Hui responded briskly and efficiently.

  Yang Lan had been sitting in the carriage for a whole day and was obviously feeling tired. She sat in her father's arms, nodding off little by little, and Hui quickly asked the nanny to hold her on her own lap to take a nap, not wanting to take her back to the house, afraid that she would catch another cold from going out again.

  That night, Yang Lan snuggled comfortably between her parents like a light bulb and slept beautifully.

  Yang Lan murmured to herself before sleep, planning to go to the temple tomorrow to add some incense money, and to give more food to the accumulation of good deeds, charitable blessings for her parents and brother's peace and health, so as not to waste her two lifetimes as a human being.

  Yang Lan is a rebirth from her previous life, born into the Red Third Generation. Her grandmother came from a century-old scholarly family in Nanjing and had studied in France when she was young. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, she returned to China to serve her country, where she met her grandfather and they got married.

  Later, Grandfather Rong made military achievements and became one of the lucky surviving generals after the founding of the country. Father and uncles were all doing well in both the military and political circles, and the children at home were also very promising.

  However, due to the change of leadership, the political situation changed suddenly. Yang Lan was ambushed by her political enemies while going out and was hit by a car on purpose, causing her to faint on the spot. Unexpectedly, when she woke up, she had been reborn as the daughter of the Empress Dowager, enjoying endless love and care from her family members. Feeling grateful in her heart, she always wanted to do some good deeds to accumulate blessings for her family.

  May she have peace and happiness in this life, with her family safe and sound!

  On the second day, Hou Ye went to court early in the morning. Yang Lan was also woken up by the nanny and maidservants to go and pay respects to her grandmother. In the past, when she was in Guangdong, there were no elders around, and as the only daughter of the princess's mother, she was naturally spoiled. Now that she had returned, rules had to be established, otherwise people would gossip, and disrespecting one's elders was a serious crime of unfilial piety.

  Yang Lan practiced a set of punches in the courtyard before entering the house. Since she was two years old, she had suffered from a severe cold and almost didn't make it. Her mother was worried and anxious, but her father decided to let her learn martial arts with her two older brothers to strengthen her body. Every day, either early in the morning or after lunch, she would practice punches and whip techniques in the courtyard until she was slightly sweaty before washing up and having breakfast. She had to drink a bowl of apricot kernel milk every morning. A strong physique was essential for girls. After eating a bowl of red date porridge and two pieces of pastry with small dishes, the two maidservants immediately came over to help her get dressed, moving quietly as they attended to her without making a sound.

  Following Yang Lan were four senior maids, four secondary junior maids, six third-class maids, two nursemaids who had been serving the Empress Dowager since birth and were specially bestowed upon her at that time. The two senior maids by her side were also female bodyguards skilled in martial arts, specially found for her by the Princess's mother. Her two brothers also had their own bodyguards accompanying them.

  Bi Yu and Bi Yun were doing her hair, only styling a simple double braid. Bi Yun picked out a pair of pearl earrings with small millet-shaped pearls and two pink silk ribbons with tiny golden beads. She asked softly, "Young Mistress, would you like to wear these earrings today and tie your hair with the ribbons?"

  Yang Lan glanced over and nodded slightly, "Mm, very good! Wear that silver-red narrow sleeve jacket, a silver fox fur cloak will do."

  "Yes, I understand!"

  As soon as she heard this, Bi Qing immediately went to instruct the second-class maid Qing Ya to bring over the items and serve Master well.

  Yang Lan dressed up and looked in the mirror, a nine-year-old girl with delicate eyebrows and eyes, a pair of autumn water pupils that were lively and clever, her skin was tender and smooth with a healthy rosy glow, her pink lips seemed like peach blossoms, young but elegant and lovely!

  "Let's go! We're going to pay our respects to grandma, we can't be late!"

  Yang Lan sat in the carriage and drove to the Yang Mansion to pay her respects to her grandmother.