When Su Qing brought Amuer to the Capital, the little fellow was dressed up like a round rolling ball. He was especially fond of snow, bouncing up and down in it in his little deerskin boots, making it crunch under his feet.
Su Qing stood before the carved lattice door, gazing at the little fellow having the time of her life in the courtyard, his eyes soft with warmth.
This time he was to go on a mission to Bei Yan. Lin Xiaoyue did not come; she stayed behind in the Western Border with Ah Nuan, Little Four, and Su Wang, while only Su Qing returned to the Capital with Amuer and a dozen or so guards.
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The day before departure, Linglong and Yun Cai were in the west wing packing Wen Wan's changes of clothes for her journey north, while Wen Wan sat in the East Warm Pavilion keeping Zhao Xunyin company over tea.
