It snowed heavily day and night for five days, and on the seventeenth day of the first lunar month, the sky finally cleared up.

The sunlight shone across the sky and earth covered with ice and snow. The sky was as blue as imitation Western gemstones, so clear and translucent that it brightened people's hearts.

Yan Ling blew on his hands and took a deep breath, feeling his lungs filled with the cool and refreshing air. He said happily:

"The snow has finally stopped. If it doesn't stop, something serious will happen."

Qing Yu snorted: "You take care of Miss Ning'er. We have been working hard outside for a few days."

He gently bumped Yan Ling's shoulder: "What did the Marquis say?"

Yan Ling looked inside through the window and rolled his eyes at Qing Yu: "How can we guess what the Marquis is thinking? But even though the girl is young, it is not reasonable for us to serve her all the time."

Qingyu asked, "My Lord, have you still not seen the girl?"

Yan Ling nodded: "Well, it was the young lady who took the initiative to ask to thank the Marquis. But after we delivered the message, the Marquis remained silent for a long time. As a result, when the young lady fell asleep, he ran over to check on her for almost an hour."

Qing Yu chuckled: "So what does our Marquis plan to do? Should we send him back to the mansion?"

Yan Ling was somewhat speechless: "Why don't you go and ask?"

Qing Yu put away his frivolous expression and said in a serious tone, "When have we ever seen the Marquis be so worried? If the Marquis likes her, just take her in. What's the point of being so entangled? Even if the girl is young, it doesn't matter if I raise her for a few years..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Before Qingyu could finish his words, Yan Ling was nearly choked to death. He was shocked and looked around quickly. Fortunately, no one else heard it.

He said angrily: "Hurry up and give up your obscene thoughts. If the Marquis hears you, you will be beaten with a military stick!"

"What do you mean by that look?" He glanced at Qingyu with some disdain: "Don't you see that the girl looks a bit like the Marquis?"

"!!"

This time it was Qingyu's turn to scream: "What?! How did you know that? I can't see it with my eyes!"

Yan Ling also snorted in an unfathomable manner: "I told you to look with your eyes? You should look with your heart." He patted his butt and left.

Only Qingyu was left alone, disheveled in the wind...

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In the afternoon, Doctor Ge came to see Ning'er again. This time he examined her very carefully. After a long while, he nodded and said, "The girl is well now."

He looked at Ning'er's bright eyes and said with a smile, "This acute illness came quickly and went away quickly. Although the girl's foundation is weak, the medicine worked very well. From now on, we just need to work hard and take care of her."

Doctor Ge's words were equivalent to saying that although Ning'er was weak, because no one had taken care of her when she was sick in the past, the medicine would work very quickly.

Ning'er's face turned red. These past few days, she was confined and not allowed to see the wind. She could only stay in bed. Apart from taking medicine every day, she also had some very nourishing soups and meals.

After a few days, his face began to show color.

She was a little embarrassed: "How can I thank you for taking so much trouble for me?"

Doctor Ge only said: "I have never seen a patient as obedient as you. If you can get well, that will be the best way to thank me."

As he said this, he turned to Yan Ling and said, "Now that the sky has cleared up, when it gets warmer, you can take her out for some fresh air. Keeping her cooped up in the house all the time is not conducive to her recuperation."

Yan Ling put away the new prescription written by Doctor Ge, sent the doctor out, and nodded, saying, "You are absolutely right. I will make a note of it."

Over the past few days, Ning'er has become very familiar with Yan Ling. He found a little girl from somewhere, who is said to be younger than Ning'er, but much stronger than her.

Yan Ling said: "This is a good child from a trustworthy family. He will serve you from now on. Please give him a name."

Ning'er was startled.

In the first two years after her mother passed away, a matchmaker went to their alley to pick out little girls. I heard that they were going to be sent to wealthy families to be maids, where they would live a very comfortable life.

But Ning'er was as thin as a cat at that time. The strong woman with big arms and waist took a look and felt that she might not be able to survive if she bought her, so she passed her up.

Therefore, in Ning'er's heart, being a maid is a great thing.

Yan Ling suddenly brought a maid and asked her to give her a name, which made Ning'er feel flattered.

Her face turned red, but she looked at Yan Ling seriously: "Brother Yan, Ning'er can't bear it. I, I don't need anyone to serve me."

She was a little shy, but still said it out loud: "I'm fine now, I can take care of myself."

Yan Ling laughed all of a sudden, looked at her with those crescent-shaped eyes, and said with a sigh: "My dear girl, how can you be so obedient!"

He gently pushed the little girl in front of Ning'er and said, "It is her blessing that you gave her a name. If you don't want her, she will have nowhere to go."

Seeing Ning'er wavering, he struck while the iron was hot and said, "This is something the Marquis has specifically instructed. Qingyu will go and get her back personally. She will serve you exclusively and will follow you for the rest of your life."

Lord...

Ning'er was a little hesitant, she didn't want to refuse his kindness.

The little girl stared at Ning'er with blinking eyes, but did not urge her.

Ning Er looked at her, then looked at the smiling Yan Ling, and hesitated for a while before saying, "That's called Chun Cao, right? Are you willing?"

Chuncao immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Ning'er, saying happily: "Thank you for the name, young lady! I like it very much!"

Ning Er hurriedly pulled her up and said seriously, "Don't kneel so easily, you are younger than me."

Chuncao just smiled and said nothing, as if she had already entered the role and regarded herself as Ning'er's personal maid.

Yan Ling sent Chuncao to get the medicine soup, but pulled Ning'er to sit down and said to her carefully:

"This is what the Marquis meant. The girl is growing up, and she needs someone to be close to her. We are good friends with you, but we are not the kind of people who would easily enter the second gate. Chuncao was picked by the Marquis himself, and it must suit your temperament."

"It's just that she came in a hurry and didn't have time to train you properly. But the young lady will be entering the mansion soon. The mansion is really complicated. If you don't have anyone to order around, it's inevitable that people will use tricks to manipulate you. It will also bring down the young lady's dignity..."

When Ning'er heard the word "enter the mansion", she was stunned.

In fact, although she had not seen the Marquis these days, she knew very well in her heart that the Marquis must be extremely concerned about her, otherwise why would people like Yan Ling and Doctor Ge take such care of her.

Ning'er originally thought that the Marquis must be a gentle and kind man since he risked his life to save her from the horse's hooves. However, from what Yan Ling and the others occasionally let slip in their conversations these days, they knew that their Marquis was a very serious, stern person who never smiled.

Ning'er had a vague understanding in her heart that there must be a reason why the Marquis treated her so well.

But Yan Ling didn't mention it, and she didn't want to ask.

No matter what, their kindness and care are real, and this trust is the only thing she can give.

She thought that the Marquis took pity on her being alone and helpless and ordered someone to cure her illness, and even went a step further and had someone take care of her.

This was a warmth that she could never repay and had never experienced in her entire life.

But she really didn't expect that the Marquis actually wanted to bring her into the mansion!

Her eyelashes trembled, but...

Xinyuan Marquis Mansion.

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