A Mistaken Marriage Match: Mysteries in the Imperial Harem

Chapter 58: Getting Along

She saw him rushing to put the jade pendant back to his pocket, as if afraid to let anyone see it and when he looked up, that sullen look in his eyes startled Fu Ling speechless for a moment.

That pendant was this important?

Two of them remained silent, one was enduring his anger silently, the other was deeply puzzled. At this time, there was a sound of a baby crying that broke the deadlock. Fu Ling recovered and did not look at Ming Ze when she turned and hurried into the house.

She looked across the screen and saw Mistress carrying the child up and Fu Ling carried the candlestick and walked into the room before softly speaking, "The Little Prince is awake? This servant will call Shen Yao over."

"Don't go." Qing Feng cajoled the child as she stopped her, "He drank milk before bedtime and not even a Shichen (1 shichen = 2 hours) has passed since. He should not be hungry. Today the Empress Dowager came and Shen Yao had taken care of him the entire night, so she should presumably be tired."

Fu Ling nodded her head and place candlestick on the short stool in front of the window and lit two more candles so that the room would be bright. Qing Feng saw her tidy attire which did not seem like she was awaken by the child and rushed over. She curiously asked, "Why are you on night vigil tonight?" Qing Feng Hall's regulation was to let the lower ranked eunuchs to be on night vigil. If there was an issue then wake the rest up.

It was already winter and the nights are cold. Qing Feng wrapped the child securely but she herself only wore an unlined piece. Fu Ling took the cloak by the bed to cover her before replying, "Ru Yi have been accompanying you these few days and must definitely be tired. It would be better for this servant to take up night vigil since you just came back."

As the cloak was placed, there was a warmth cosy feeling. That warmth went straight to her heard and Qing Feng held Fu Ling's hand and exclaimed, "Thank you Fu Ling."

Fu Ling blushed and quickly said, "Mistress mustn't say it like this..." Actually it wasn't all because of Mistress that she was taking the night vigil tonight. She had a selfish reason...

Qing Feng saw her lowering her head with her face blushed and thought that she was embarrassed by it, so she did not continue speaking. She would remember in her heart of how Fu Ling treated her well.

The child still cried nonstop and Qing Feng frowned. Placing him on the bed, she told the still feeling guilty Fu Ling standing her, "It is possible that he has wet himself. Go and bring a soft cloth over."

"Yes."

When Fu Ling brought the soft cloth over, Qing Feng had already undone the swaddling cloth and it was indeed wet. After she removed the wet cloth from him, he immediately stopped crying. Fu Ling smiled, "It was indeed wet. Mistress you are now faster and better than those mama already."

"You better not praise me. I learnt from Shen Yao for a few days at the other residence." Initially when she started out she was also flustered and when the baby cry, she would immediately panic.

Fu Ling handed the soft cloth to Qing Feng and saw her changing the baby's diapers smoothly and wrapped the swaddling cloth skilfully before gently holding him in her arms and softly coax him to sleep. Seeing that soft cajoling and smile with that gentle actions, Fu Ling thought of her during the initial meeting and could not help but laugh.

After Qing Feng tidied up the child and looked up, Qing Feng saw Fu Ling laughing at her and she was unable to make head or tail of it and thus asked, "Why are you laughing?"

"Nothing. Previously heard that when a female becomes a mother, she would be different. Indeed it is true." It was only ten over days but she had a total warm motherly look on her now. No longer had that sharp and arrogant image like previous.