After getting up, Aran did not wander aimlessly around the manor. She had originally intended to visit the residence gifted to her by Emperor Chujing today, but seeing her current appearance, she decided against it and resolved to go another day.
Chu Hengyuan was in the study handling official matters, while Aran poked and prodded at things around the room. One moment she was unfurling scrolls of calligraphy she didn't quite understand, and the next she was picking up porcelain of unknown vintage. The constant noise she created filled the study. If it had been anyone else, Chu Hengyuan would have kicked them out long ago, but because it was Aran, he not only felt no annoyance, but the sounds she made actually brought him a strange sense of peace and joy; with those sounds present, he found he could handle his work much more effectively.
"Why is this cloth tiger kept in here?" Aran asked, having discovered the toy on a shelf—the one they had brought back from the palace.
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