They must have some mission to complete and can't show themselves in public right now, right?
Jiang Nuan thought it over carefully and decided that was the most likely explanation.
Yes, that must be it.
Guagua agreed.
How could celebrating its host's birthday not count as a mission?
But they're all hiding from me. Don't they trust me?
Jiang Nuan's spirits began to sink. She had been touring Great Xia with her imperial father for over half a year without seeing any of them, and she rather missed them.
Now they had appeared nearby, only to deliberately hide from her. It hurt.
Although she knew they might have important business to attend to, she still couldn't help feeling upset.
Winter had already arrived. As Jiang Nuan wandered around, she found herself by the lake.
Looking at the somewhat desolate scenery around her, Jiang Nuan felt loneliness well up in her heart.
Don't be sad, host. Why don't we dig into some juicy gossip? Whose gossip would you like?
Guagua was trying to cheer its host up with gossip.
Forget it. I'm not in the mood right now. Thank you, Guagua.
Jiang Nuan shook her head. She didn't feel like hearing gossip right now.
Seeing her like this, Guagua grew so anxious it practically spun in circles.
It could clearly sense Jiang Nuan's unhappiness. After a brief moment of hesitation, it decided to tell its host the truth.
It simply couldn't bear to see its host sad.
Host...
Be good, Guagua. I just want some quiet for now.
Jiang Nuan thought Guagua was about to comfort her, so she said this.
All right.
Guagua immediately shut its mouth.
And so Jiang Nuan lost her chance to learn the truth ahead of time.
After wandering around for a while, she felt a