[Someone came in through the window, they must be sent by mother.]

Yun Wanqing instinctively turned her head to look, but her view was blocked by the brocade canopy, seeing nothing.

However, she wasn’t wrong in her guess; the person who came in was Xiao Tao.

The room door was quickly opened, and Lady Yun rushed in. She hadn’t slept well all night; her face looked fatigued, her eyes were bloodshot, deeply worried.

She ran a few steps to the bedside, then was met with a pair of bright, black eyes.

The little one waved her arms, her gaze transforming from comfort to surprise the moment she saw her.

[Mom, why do you look so pale?]

[Could it be that you were so worried about me that you didn’t sleep all night?]

[I’m fine, just need a couple of days to rest, don’t worry, mom.]

[By the way, mom, you can hear my thoughts too, right?]

She blinked, looking inquisitively at Lady Yun, waiting for her reaction.

Seeing her current state, she indeed didn’t seem to be in any trouble, and Lady Yun’s worried heart finally completely relaxed.

"Yes, I can, it’s fine, as long as you’re okay, mom won’t worry..."

She nodded in response, bent over, and gently lifted the little one in her arms.

[Wow, mom, you all lied to me so badly...]

[I’m so cute, clever, and smart, how could you bear to deceive me?]

[...]

Once held in her arms, Yun Wanqing tugged at the fabric on Lady Yun’s chest, pretending to cry pitifully.

Lady Yun was amused by her, chuckling softly, "Mom didn’t mean to, Ningning has to forgive mom."

[Of course, mom didn’t mean to, because mom did it on purpose. But, because I love mom, even if there’s blame for the heavens and the earth, I’ll never blame mom.]

"You sure are good at sweet-talking people."

Lady Yun chuckled lightly, her heart filled with sweetness, just like drinking honey, laughing as she lightly pinched Yun Wanqing’s cheek.

On the side, Xiao Tao was full of curiosity, watching the mother and daughter.

What is the lady talking about?

What does it mean to sweet-talk someone?

It’s so strange, the lady seems to be talking to Miss Ningning, but those words seem so inexplicable.

Not sure why, Xiao Tao just felt something was odd.

[I’m not sweet-talking, I’m telling the truth.]

[I can’t take care of myself yet, although there are servants at home, as long as mom isn’t busy, she takes care of me herself.]

[Even though I’ve never raised a child, I know it’s tough.]

[Managing the household and taking care of me, I see all the hard work mom puts in, and I genuinely appreciate and love her.]

[Although I can’t do much now, just give me a couple more years, and I’ll be able to show my gratitude to mom.]

Hearing this, Lady Yun’s heart melted completely, as she lowered her head to gently kiss Yun Wanqing’s forehead.

Then, suppressing the urge to reply, she turned to look at Xiao Tao, who was full of curiosity.

"Xiao Tao, you should go out first, close the door, I have something to say to the eldest miss."

On the bed, holding the blanket and sleeping soundly, Yun Wanyao was casually used as a decoy by Lady Yun.

"Yes, my Lady."

Xiao Tao turned around, quietly tiptoeing out, also closing the door behind her.

With only the three of them left in the room, Lady Yun finally could comfortably speak her mind.

She sat on the bed holding Yun Wanqing, smiling softly as she said, "What is there to be grateful for?"

"Ningning is mom’s child; taking care of my child is every parent’s responsibility, it’s my duty. It’s actually mom who should be grateful to Ningning."

"If not for Ningning, mom would have been killed long ago; how could I still be alive today?"

"Also, even though Ningning can’t fully take care of herself now, it doesn’t mean she can’t do anything..."

"Ningning’s incredible, solving countless problems for our family, saving Chen’er, Ye’er, Yao’er... saving everyone in our family."

"Ningning is our family’s greatest hero, the greatest gift heaven could have given to mom and dad..."

Yun Wanqing blushed at the praise, her soft pink cheeks turning red, feeling a bit embarrassed to respond to Lady Yun, she shifted the topic quietly in her mind.

[Uh, mom, I’m really curious, hearing thoughts is such an odd thing, how do you all accept it so calmly? And acted for so long in front of me.]

[Aren’t you scared? Haven’t you doubted if I’m some kind of monster?]

"Haha, if this happened to someone else, mom might be scared, might doubt what kind of monster you are, if I only heard it from others."

"But you are mom’s child, I gave birth to you after ten months of pregnancy, heard your thoughts the moment you were born. Although it’s strange, your thoughts are kind and beautiful, all about worrying for mom, how could mom be afraid?"

"Later on, as you slowly revealed your origins, mom came to know many things about you..."

Lady Yun smiled, pinching her cheek, her gaze falling on the used milk bowl nearby.

"These stories are too long to tell now, we’ll discuss them later. Has Yao’er fed you? When did she feed you? Is Ningning hungry now?"

Several questions in a row, Yun Wanqing nodded quickly, responding in her mind.

[Yes, I have, sister fed me over half an hour ago, I’m not hungry yet mom.]

"Good, as long as you’ve eaten."

Lady Yun’s gaze fell on Yun Wanyao, feeling a bit perplexed and helpless as she spoke, "What’s going on with Yun Wanyao anyway?"

"When I came last night, it was still early, yet she was already asleep, how is it she’s still not up now?"

"And Ningning, what’s her purpose in sneaking you away? Did she tell you not to tell mom?"

"Mom tells you, you mustn’t cover for her, tell mom what she’s up to?"

Yun Wanqing: "..."

She blinked, emptying her thoughts, quietly starting to make up a story in her heart.

[It’s nothing important.]

[Yesterday, didn’t second brother voluntarily reveal his thoughts to me? Being honest the first time would understandably excite sister, and she wanted to chat with me.]

[However, my head hurt, and I wasn’t feeling well, had no energy to talk, just wanted to rest and sleep. So, sister brought me here just to chat as soon as possible.]

[And mom, I woke up in the middle of the night, feeling extremely hungry, so I woke sister.]

[She fed me, chatted with me, and it wasn’t until half an hour ago after I drank again, did she fall asleep, so mom, don’t wake her, let her get some rest.]

[Sister is still growing, and lack of sleep isn’t good for her health.]

"Really? Ningning isn’t lying to mom?"

Instinctively, Lady Yun felt that things couldn’t be so simple, but she couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong, frowning at Yun Wanqing as she asked.

[...]

Being questioned, Yun Wanqing found it hard; hiding the truth felt wrong, but being honest also wasn’t right, suddenly her head started to ache again.