The Grand Secretary's Pampered wife

People really didn’t have to stay up all night during the New Year celebration. At about the period of zishi(11pm-1am), everyone retired to their respective rooms to rest.

Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao also went back to the east room.

The room was not too cold after burning some silver charcoal. Gu Jiao also prepared two quilts, one for each person.

Xiao Liulang came in with the box in his arms.

Gu Jiao looked back at him and asked, "Going to bed?"

"En." He nodded.

Gu Jiao went outside to check the latches in the front and back yards. When she got back to the room, Xiao Liulang was opening the gift she had given him.

That curious and careful look was something Gu Jiao had never seen on his face before.

Just a few days ago, she thought he had already grown up and had become an adult, but at this moment, she realized that there was actually still a child living in his heart.

"Do you like it?" Gu Jiao's voice rang at the door.

Xiao Liulang was startled, and after a brief pause, he turned to look at her with a straight face, "Why did I get checkers too?"

That one was just an extra.

Gu Jiao’s real birthday present for him was a set of clothes she made herself.

Gu Jiao blinked her eyes and said, "Little Jing Kong has it, so of course you also get one!"

Xiao Liulang let out an ‘oh’ and then suddenly got serious competing with the little guy, "Then, why didn't I get that one?"

"Which one?" Gu Jiao asked with her head tilted.

"That." Xiao Liulang couldn't name it.

Gu Jiao thought for a moment before uttering a knowing ‘en’. She found it a little strange why he would make this request, but she still went up to him and, under the stunned gaze of Xiao Liulang, leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. [T/N: ૮⸝⸝> ̫ <⸝⸝ ა ( ̧⸝⸝⍢⸝⸝)ෆ]

Xiao Liulang: "...!!!”

Ah!

He… He was talking about those paper-folded cranes!

Xiao Liulang's whole face turned red in an instant, especially the spot where Gu Jiao had kissed him; it was so red that one could almost squeeze blood out of it.

Before sleeping, Gu Jiao put out the charcoal fire and the temperature in the room gradually dropped, but Xiao Liulang still felt hot all over.

He lay stiffly beside Gu Jiao.

The oil lamp was also put out and a sliver of light reflected by the snow penetrated the window lattice.

He was unable to sleep at all and had his eyes wide open.

His head was thrown into a mess by the sudden kiss, so much so that even the suffocating fire that always burned in his mind during New Year’s Eve didn’t occur.

He turned over, faced her, and eventually fell into a deep sleep.

Dead of night. The sky was moonless and the wind was blowing hard.

Everyone had sunk into a deep slumber.

A strange figure crept silently into the house.

Despite having high vigilance, Gu Jiao failed to notice another person walking in front of her bed.

The man searched several rooms and finally stopped in front of the bed where Little Jing Kong was sleeping.

Little Jing Kong had long kicked off the quilt. He was fast asleep sprawled out on the bed, snoring soundly!

The man sat down by the bed, and his pair of peach blossom eyes was brimming with a smile.

First, he pinched his little cheek, then played with his little feet, and finally, he poked his little belly.

"You said you had grown taller, taller than the big tree in the yard. I knew you were just talking big!"

"Strong little arms and legs, fleshy little face."

"It seems that this family has raised you well. This master thought you would be sent back by your adoptive family in less than a month just like before."

"Right, you don't remember, do you? When you were one year old, you were returned three times."

The man squeezed his little hand as he mumbled.

The temperature in the room was hot so the man didn't pull the quilt to cover him.

The man flashed a devilish charming smile, saying, "It had also been a long time since you started living this kind of life, shouldn’t you be bored of it by now? Call out Master and I will take you away."

Little Jing Kong: "Master..."

The man's expression changed at once and he flew up to the beam!

His speed was simply something nobody could beat!

Little Jing Kong turned over and went back to sleep.

"So he’s just talking in his sleep." The man breathed a sigh of relief, and with a light leap, he fell back to the ground.

He dared not say anything more this time. He simply left his birthday present and was ready to leave.

Unexpectedly, he caught a glimpse of the elderly woman beside Little Jing Kong.

The man narrowed his pair of intoxicating peach blossom eyes and said, "State of Zhao’s Empress Dowager Zhuang? Girl, provoking the Marquis Xuanping Estate isn’t enough for you that you even recruited Empress Dowager Zhuang? You’re playing with fire. As the Master of my disciple, I can’t let my disciple set himself on fire with you."

After saying so, the man bent over to pick up Little Jing Kong.

Little Jing Kong, who was sleeping, suddenly raised his little foot and kicked at the man's mouth!

The man: "…"

The man’s eyes rolled back and he spat his tongue out in disgust; he couldn't wait to faint on the spot!

He made a dash for the window, but at the moment of landing, he stumbled and fell flat on his face!

It turned out, Little Jing Kong was so good at stumbling because he learned from his master!