The candlelight after dinner was brighter than when the lamps were first lit. Yueping had already moved the cradle to the inner side of the warm chamber, and the silver bells trembled softly with the steady breathing of the twins.
Xiaoxigua hugged a soft cloth little tiger to his chest, the milk stain on the tiger's tail gleaming faintly in the candlelight, while Erxigua's little fists still unconsciously clenched the edge of her swaddling clothes, her chubby cheeks flushed in the warmth of the room.
As Su Zhen handed the last celadon food box to Aunt Li, she glanced over and saw Han Zhi sitting beside the cradle, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing Xiaoxigua's curled knuckles. A wisp of candle smoke drifted past his slightly furrowed brow, casting shadows of deep thought within the fine lines at the corners of his eyes.
Chapter 446