March went by in the blink of an eye.
By April, after the Spring Equinox, the weather gradually warmed up.
Shedding thick clothes.
Yue Er learned to walk in February and can now chase Yellow Bean all around the courtyard.
In a small garden in the courtyard.
Zhao Junyao had transplanted a few plum blossoms, and under Xiao Zhu Zi's careful attention, they thrived.
Xia Ruqing stood under the veranda, dressed in casual clothes.
Looking at the lush greenery, her mood was exceptionally bright.
She asked Zi Yue and Zi Su to bring the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone under the grapevine in the courtyard, ready to paint.
Zi Su asked with a smile.
"Empress, last month our courtyard was full of blooming flowers, why didn't you paint then, but now you want to paint?"
"These flowers have all wilted, what are you going to paint?!"
Busy setting up the paper, Xia Ruqing didn't even look up.
"Who told you I want to paint our courtyard?"
Zi Yue was even more puzzled.
