Snow Color

Chapter 346 Fu Jin 53

Along the way, Qiqige noticed nothing but the beauty of nature. She strolled in the mountains, enjoying the fresh air and the peaceful atmosphere. Qiqige demonstrated a set of superb sword skills, a feeling she had not experienced for a long time. In the palace, the space was limited, and she could only carry out some simple activities every day, unable to give full play to her skills.

Soon, Qiqige successfully caught a hare before going down the mountain and returned with Erile. Erile followed closely beside Qiqige, obviously curious about the wolf cub in her backpack.

After returning to the yard, Qiqige handed over the other items she brought back to Sana and others. She planned to use the wild rabbit she had shot to make a delicious cold pot rabbit. However, the most important thing at this moment was to take out the wolf cub she had brought back.

The little wolf cub has gradually recovered. When it was taken out, its eyes were full of life. Although it tried to run towards Qiqige, its steps were a little unstable because it was still young and had just been born. Even if it took the fitness pills, it still needed time to recover. In addition, its current thin condition was also one of the reasons for its inconvenience in movement.

"Master, what is this? Why does it look like a puppy? And it's snow-white and so small!" Qingzhu stared with wide eyes, curiously staring at the little fellow that the master took out of the backpack. She always felt that something was strange, as if it was not an ordinary puppy.

"It's not a puppy, but a wolf cub I picked up from the mountain. It must have been born not long ago." Qiqige explained with a smile.

"Wolf cub? But, master, how could a white wolf appear here? I heard that wolves love their cubs very much, why would they abandon it here?" Qingzhu became even more curious and blurted out a series of questions.

"Maybe it's because the fur color of this wolf cub is different from others, so it was regarded as an alien by the wolf pack. In addition, it is thin and looks difficult to feed, so it was abandoned." Qiqige speculated the reason.

"So that's how it is..." Qingzhu nodded in sudden enlightenment.

At this moment, Qiqige suddenly remembered something important: "Qingzhu, go to the kitchen and get some goat milk. This wolf cub must be starving."

"Yes, master." Qingzhu responded and immediately turned and walked towards the kitchen.

"Okay, E'rile, you see it's fine now. It will be much better after we feed it later." Qiqige said gently while seeing that E'rile was still there.

Erile understood, looked around with his little eyes, then tilted his head, as if he understood what Qiqige meant. He then flew up and landed on the eaves, and continued to stay there quietly.

When Qiqige saw this, she couldn't help but smile and thought that the eagle was really smart and cute.

After a while, Qingzhu brought a bowl of fresh goat milk. Qiqige took the goat milk, carefully scooped up a little with a spoon, and gently dripped it into the wolf cub's mouth. The wolf cub seemed to smell the aroma of the food, and its little mouth opened and closed, greedily sucking the goat milk. Qiqige watched it eat with relish, and felt very relieved.

After feeding the wolf with goat milk, Qiqige gently picked up the wolf cub and placed it in a warm and comfortable nest that she had just prepared. The wolf cub blinked, seemed very satisfied with its new home, and soon closed its eyes and fell asleep.

Qiqige stood up and looked down at her clothes, finding some dust and grass on them. She decided to wash up and put on clean clothes. So she turned and walked towards her room, ready to clean herself up.

After washing up, Qiqige changed into fresh clothes and felt refreshed. Then, she went to the children's room to see if the two little guys had woken up. When she walked into the room, she saw Hongxuan sitting on the bed, staring around with big eyes. When he saw Qiqige coming in, he immediately showed a happy smile, waving his two little hands constantly, as if to say hello to her. His little face was chubby, which made him look particularly cute.

Qiqige couldn't help but walk over, gently picked up Hongxuan, and kissed his little face. Hongxuan tightly grasped Qiqige's clothes and refused to let go. Qiqige smiled and coaxed: "My dear, mother is here, don't be afraid."

Then Qiqige held Hongyang, who was crawling towards the familiar people, with a happy smile on her face. After playing with the two children for a while, Qiqige asked Nanny Lin to look after them first. It was getting late now, and they should be back soon. Qiqige still wanted to make cold pot rabbit.

Arriving in the kitchen, Qiqige skillfully picked up the ingredients and began to prepare dinner. She first carefully cleaned the skinned rabbit, then marinated it with special seasonings to allow the rabbit meat to fully absorb the aroma. Then, she carefully prepared some minced meat and egg custard for the two children to ensure that the children had healthy and nutritious food.

When the time was almost up, Qiqige turned to Qingzhu and said, "Qingzhu, I'll give you instructions, and you do the cooking." She knew that the cold pot rabbit had a strong smell, and she would have to feed the two children later, and she was worried that it would be bad for the two children. So after Qiqige finished speaking, Qingzhu immediately nodded in understanding, indicating that she understood how to do it.

While Qiqige was busy, the Ninth Prince, the Tenth Prince and Qingning returned to the mansion together. Qingning couldn't wait to return to the room and visit the lovely children.

After Qingning came in, Hongyang saw his familiar mother at a glance. The little guy immediately put down the toy in his hand, used his hands and feet, and quickly crawled towards Qingning, and finally hugged Qingning's legs tightly. Qingning smiled, gently picked up Hongyang, and sat him next to her.

"Qiqige, do you know? Today I went to see the Eighth Lady. When she saw that I was the only one there, her expression was simply out of control. Later, she thought I couldn't see her and kept a sullen face." Qingning couldn't help but complain to Qiqige.

"Maybe she thought that what happened last time was in the past and you would definitely forget about it, and with her status, it would be impossible for you not to go. But this time she obviously miscalculated, so she lost control of her emotions, or she simply didn't want to control herself." Qiqige analyzed.

"Then I pretended not to understand what she said. She actually tried to sow discord between us. It's really unbearable." The Ninth Concubine looked helpless. She really couldn't understand why the Eighth Concubine always failed to see the situation clearly. She had clearly shown that she was very reluctant, but she was still tactless and kept talking there.

"Everyone knows what kind of person she is, and it's time to stop now. The Ninth Prince and the Tenth Prince must have talked it over, and there won't be too many contacts like this in the future. We just need to treat her as an insignificant person, no different from other ordinary sisters-in-law." Qiqige said.

"Well, that's the only way, but she may not think so." Qingning said.

"Forget it, don't think about these troubles anymore. I have specially asked someone to prepare cold pot rabbit today. Let's enjoy it together tonight." Qiqige suggested.

"Master, the food for the two princes is ready." Nanny Lin came in to report.

"Bring it here." Qiqige ordered.

"Yes, master." Nanny Lin replied.

"Okay, Qingning, the children are probably hungry. I asked someone to prepare some food. Do you want to feed Hongyang some?" Qiqige asked with concern.

"Is Hongxuan able to eat now? Hongyang is still breastfeeding and has never tried other foods." Qingning asked curiously.

"It's like this. I started adding some food to Hongxuan's diet when he was six months old. Later on, milk wasn't enough for the child, so I added some food and Hongxuan is eating well now." Qiqige explained. She knew that in traditional concepts, people generally believe that children should drink milk, but in fact, as children grow, milk alone can no longer meet their nutritional needs. Therefore, from the age of six months, she started to add some complementary foods to him to ensure that he gets enough nutrition.

"That's right. You can tell Hongxuan is stronger when you look at the two children." Qingning carefully observed the two children and found that Hongxuan was indeed stronger, while Hongyang was relatively thinner. She suddenly realized that there was a reason for this. Although Hongyang is two months older than Hongxuan, the two children now look about the same age with no obvious difference. After all, the children have changed a lot in the first few months.

"You can try it today and see what happens. If Hongyang likes it, he can eat more. If he doesn't like it, it depends on your opinion." Qiqige suggested. Then, she held Hongxuan and went to the table with Qingning and the children.

Nanny Lin and the others had already put food for the children on the table. Qiqige actually liked to interact with children, so Hongxuan was often fed by Qiqige.

When Qiqige put Hongxuan on the small chair, which was specially made by Qiqige according to the modern baby chair.

Hongxuan already knew the reason for doing this. When he was put into the chair by the nanny, he was very excited. He clapped his hands and looked at Qiqige with shining eyes. Qiqige was holding a small bowl customized for Hongxuan, and Hongxuan was preparing it.

"Qingning, you can put the child in like this. It's very convenient." Qiqige said.

Qingning hesitated a little, but still did as she was told. She carefully placed Hongyang in the small chair. Hongyang seemed curious about this new seat and began to look around.

Qiqige looked at the two children with a smile. Kai Qingning felt curious after seeing it. She put Hongyang, who was interested in the chair and wanted to move towards Hongxuan after seeing Hongxuan sitting in it, into the chair. Hongyang was very excited. He patted the chair with his little hands and looked at this new thing.

"This is a dining chair specially made for Hongxuan. He can eat on it without falling down, and he will be interested in it too." Qiqige said.

"Qingning, you can try feeding him egg custard first. I didn't ask someone to put anything else in it. You can try and see if he is used to it." Qiqige said. So Qingning began to try to feed Hongyang egg custard. At first, Hongyang was a little uncomfortable, but soon got used to it and ate it with gusto. Qingning and Qiqige were very happy to see Hongyang like this.

Qiqige also started to feed Hongxuan. Hongxuan ate with gusto, humming with satisfaction from time to time. Qiqige patiently fed him spoonful by spoonful, occasionally encouraging him with gentle words.

Qingning watched quietly from the side, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that Qiqige was such a good mother, full of love and patience for her children. She decided to take good care of her own children like Qiqige did.

In a warm atmosphere, the children enjoyed the food happily, while Qiqige and Qingning shared the joy of parent-child time together.

Time passed quickly, and the two children finished their meal quickly. Qiqige asked the nanny to take them away. The children who had just finished their meal seemed particularly excited, so the nanny decided to take them out for a walk to digest the food.

After Qingning returned to her residence, Qiqige reminded her not to forget to have dinner together in the evening. Then, Qiqige returned to her room, and soon after, Yin'e also came back. He had just reviewed the problems they had had over the years with Jiu Ge. After in-depth discussions, they both firmly believed that the current handling method had reached the extreme.

The Ninth Prince saw some evidence produced by the Tenth Prince and discovered that the Eighth Prince had been privately bribing his subordinates and his mother's family in recent days. However, all this happened without his consent, and when he went to investigate, his uncle actually thought that this was an act of his tacit approval, but in fact, he had never expressed his approval. What's more serious is that the people around him have been bribed by the Eighth Prince.

When the Ninth Prince saw this, he could not help but feel surprised and disappointed. He never thought that the Eighth Brother would do such a thing. Although he always knew that the Eighth Brother was not as simple as he seemed, he never expected that the Eighth Brother would plant a nail around them.

At this moment, he began to wonder if there were any spies of the starling around him, and this thought made him feel uneasy and alert. Recalling his past interactions with the starling, he suddenly realized that he once had a sense of guilt towards the starling. However, this guilt has now disappeared without a trace, replaced by a kind of firmness and determination.

The two looked at each other and saw relief and determination in each other's eyes. They understood that the relationship between them and the starling had changed. It was no longer a simple brotherhood, but full of suspicion and vigilance. Then, they separated silently and returned to their own residences.

At the same time, Qiqige was sitting in the room and heard Yin'e's voice: "Qiqige, I heard that you brought back a wolf cub from the mountain today."

"Well, you know, it was Erile who liked it. I wanted to see what its personality was like. If possible, I thought it would be better for it to be with Hongxuan, and it could protect Hongxuan." Qiqige said softly. She was thinking silently in her heart that after opening the mansion, if she wanted to raise a wolf cub, she would have enough space to accommodate it.