Bai Ruozhu didn't sleep for three days and nights, and by the next morning, she was awoken by the chirping of cicadas outside the window.
She stretched languidly and, finding no one beside her and the official uniform also missing from the room, realized that Achun had already gone to attend the morning court.
"Nanny, speak softly, don't wake up mother," came Little Dengdeng's deliberately lowered voice from outside the room. Despite his babyish tone, he spoke with a serious manner, which was truly amusing. Bai Ruozhu couldn't help but chuckle aloud.
"Dengdeng, mother has already woken up," Bai Ruozhu called out from inside the room.
"Mother! Are you feeling better?" Little Dengdeng, hearing his mother's voice, burst into the room like a joyful little leopard, startling Nanny Zhang with his speed.
Bai Ruozhu, embracing the little bun that had dived into her arms, said with a smile, "Mother is well-rested and no longer tired."
