The sky had barely begun to brighten when someone showed up at the door?
She slowly sat up, stretching her waist.
Perhaps it was because she had slept without dreams, leaving her exceptionally refreshed.
Outside the door, Old Madam Yun, who had been resting poorly and was troubled by worries, looked even more displeased at the tightly shut door. "Isn't today the day Shuer and Prince Ye are to be engaged? Such an important occasion, we must not make any mistakes. How can you still be sleeping so late?"
A'cha really wanted to roll her eyes. What did it matter to her whether her mistress woke up early or late? Was it her place to interfere?
However, A'cha said outwardly, "It's still early. It's most important for the young lady to get enough rest."
Being retorted by a servant, Old Madam Yun's face turned ugly. She had never expected to be talked back to by a servant.
What's more, she was rendered speechless by this servant. In the past, she would have long had Madam Liu slap her and have such an ignorant servant beaten to death.
She said with a dark expression, "The engagement is a major event and requires elders to be present. As Shuer's grandmother, I must be here, so that Prince Ye will know that Shuer has support in the future."
Her words sounded beautiful.
A'cha sneered inwardly. She was fully aware of how her mistress had lived in the General's mansion previously.
Looking at the grandmother before her, an outsider would think she had no blood relation to her granddaughter.
Just then.
Three small figures, like three tiny whirlwinds, zipped over.
Old Madam Yun, already weak, was almost knocked over by the wind stirred up by the three little ones.
"Old Madam, be careful!" Madam Liu quickly helped steady Old Madam Yun.
She was about to scold these three reckless, unknown brats.
However, before the words could leave her mouth, she heard them cry out, "Mother!"
Mother?
Old Madam Yun and Madam Liu exchanged glances.
Were these three little tots the children of Yun Shu and Prince Ye that legend spoke of?
Old Madam Yun had seen one of the young princes in the palace before. The other two were also incredibly exquisite, with eyebrows and faces as beautiful as little celestial beings.
"Young princes, why are you back so early?" A'cha asked them, looking surprised.
The gloom she felt upon seeing Old Madam Yun earlier that morning instantly brightened.
Seeing others so displeasing to the eye, she decided to use these three little ones to refresh her eyes.
Yun Xiao Jing was carrying a food box.
It looked somewhat heavy.
He grinned at A'cha, "Sister A'cha, is my mother still sleeping?"
"Yes, the young lady slept late last night," A'cha replied softly.
Then she looked curiously at the food box in Yun Xiao Jing's hand, "What's inside?"
"A surprise," Zhan Xiao Li's eyes sparkled, but he said it coolly, like a little adult.
Zhan Xiao Feng smiled, "It's a surprise for our mother!"
Upon hearing this, A'cha beamed, her mouth unable to close. She glanced at the tightly shut door. Old Madam Yun's earlier words might have disturbed her mistress, and perhaps she was already awake. She smiled and said, "You are too thoughtful to have prepared a surprise for the young lady."
"Are you Shuer's children? Come, let your great-grandmother have a look! Oh my, I've dreamt of you three, and you're even smarter and cuter than in my dreams!" Old Madam Yun bent down, opened her arms, and looked at them with a kind and smiling face.
The three little ones finally noticed Old Madam Yun.
They tilted their heads together, looking at Old Madam Yun, who was smiling, but her smile held a strange quality.
Great-grandmother?
Zhan Xiao Li and Zhan Xiao Feng looked at Old Madam Yun with curiosity.
Unlike their curiosity, Yun Xiao Jing pouted. He knew very well the true nature of this Old Madam Yun!
Her smile was too fake!
"Did you really dream of us?" Yun Xiao Jing asked, a question from the soul.
Old Madam Yun was flustered for a moment, but only for a moment. She continued to smile kindly, "Of course. You are my darlings. Come, come, let your great-grandmother have a look."
A'cha wanted to step forward to stop them.
The children might not see it, but she could see how insincere Old Madam Yun was.
Zhan Xiao Li furrowed his little brows.
He had been happy when he heard she was his great-grandmother.
However, he had heard her inner thoughts.
His great-grandmother was thinking that these three little bastards, like that cheap girl Yun Shu, were all unwelcome, and they were Prince Ye's offspring at that. She couldn't do anything to them, otherwise, if they didn't show her any respect, she should teach them a good lesson.
In the past, when she saw other people's children, they would always run to her and affectionately cling to her when she opened her arms.
But these three little bastards just stood there, looking at her, giving her no chance to disembark.
The smile on her face was so stiff it was about to crack.
Fortunately, Madam Liu, who had been by Old Madam Yun's side for many years, reacted quickly. She smiled and said to the three of them, "Come here quickly, don't make your great-grandmother sad. Although this is your first meeting, there is a blood connection, and your grandparent-grandchild affection is deep."
Zhan Xiao Feng hesitated, and as he was about to take a step forward, his wrist was caught by Zhan Xiao Li.
Zhan Xiao Feng looked at Zhan Xiao Li in confusion.
Zhan Xiao Li shook his head.
The great-grandmother before them was not a good person. Her heart was too wicked. She called them little bastards and called their mother a cheap girl!
Unforgivable!
Zhan Xiao Li narrowed his starry eyes, and a trace of oppressive cold light emanated from them.
Old Madam Yun initially paid little attention, but when she realized it, she found Zhan Xiao Li to be a perfect miniature version of Prince Ye. At such a young age, his gaze alone was terrifying.
It was quite frightening!
But then she thought he was just a child, and his hostility towards her now must be because Yun Shu had said something.
Yun Xiao Jing gave Zhan Xiao Li a thumbs-up.
He had been afraid that Xiao Li and Xiao Feng would run to her upon hearing she was their great-grandmother.
Zhan Xiao Feng looked at Zhan Xiao Li, then at Yun Xiao Jing, and cleverly understood that their great-grandmother was not a good person.
The three little ones had a natural telepathic connection.
The three of them understood, but Old Madam Yun did not.
And Yun Shu, standing inside the room, clearly understood what was happening outside from the conversation.
Indeed her treasures.
They were not fooled by Old Madam Yun's honeyed words.
For a moment, she did not rush to go out.
Old Madam Yun's smile was now completely gone, her smile extremely stiff. She glanced at the tightly shut door, but Yun Shu did not appear after a long while. Was she sleeping that soundly? She gritted her teeth secretly, but still smiled and said, "Children are shy. It's okay if you're not familiar with your great-grandmother now. You'll get to know her better in a few days."
Zhan Xiao Li remained silent.
Zhan Xiao Feng, now seeing the situation clearly, also remained silent.
Yun Xiao Jing grinned, his mischievousness laced with something unusual, "I heard you treated my mother very badly and often hit her, is that true?"