latelenovela Chapter 51 A Rainbow in the Sky
Chapter 51 A Rainbow in the Sky
"Mother Zhuang, there is a rainbow in the sky."
It turned out to be Jing Han and Jing Yu, the two little ones. Zhi Xiang and Ting Xue each carried one of them into the house. At this moment, the two children were full of excitement, their eyes fixed on the outside of the window, and their little hands were waving incessantly.
It turned out that the rain had stopped sometime earlier, and the bright sunshine pierced through the clouds and shone down on the earth. Under the warm sunlight, a magnificent rainbow miraculously appeared in the sky.
The rainbow, like a curved archway, spanned the sky, its seven colors intertwining and reflecting each other, creating a breathtaking sight.
Since this was the first time in their lives that Jing Han and Jing Yu had witnessed such a beautiful and spectacular sight, they were extremely excited and thrilled.
Seeing this, Zhixiang and Tingxue quickly and gently placed their little master, whom they were holding tightly, on the ground. However, the two little ones, having just landed, didn't even have time to steady themselves before rushing towards Su Nuannuan like wild horses.
These two little ones, though a bit unsteady on their feet, surprisingly did not have any negative impact on their speed. Though their steps were slightly faltering, they marched forward with unwavering determination.
Su Nuannuan saw the two little ones running towards her. A bright smile, as radiant as spring flowers, immediately bloomed on her face. She quickly squatted down and opened her arms wide without hesitation, as if to embrace the warmth of the whole world to welcome these two adorable little angels.
"Mother Zhuang, let's go see the rainbow!" The two little ones ran up to Su Nuannuan and said excitedly.
Unexpectedly, instead of rushing into Su Nuannuan's arms and acting cute as usual, they stopped in unison, each reaching out to tightly grasp Su Nuannuan's hands, and then eagerly pulling her outside.
"Oh dear, kids, don't rush, let's walk slowly." Seeing this, Su Nuannuan quickly stood up and obediently followed the children's lead, slowly walking towards the door step by step.
"Mother Consort Zhuang, look! That's a rainbow! It's so beautiful!" Jing Han exclaimed excitedly, raising his chubby little arm high and pointing his other chubby little hand straight at the magnificent rainbow hanging in the sky, his eyes full of surprise and admiration.
Jing Yu, who was standing to the side, was also attracted by the beautiful sight. He stared at the rainbow in the sky for a while before slowly turning his head, blinking his bright eyes at Su Nuannuan, and asking in a childish voice with a face full of curiosity, "Mother Consort Zhuang, why is there such a beautiful rainbow in the sky?"
"Because after it rains, there are many small water droplets suspended in the sky. When light shines on these water droplets, it is refracted. In the refraction of light, because of the different angles of refraction, a rainbow is formed."
As soon as Su Nuannuan finished speaking, the two little ones in front of her looked at her with even more confusion in their eyes, as if they did not understand what she meant at all.
Seeing the children's confused expressions, Su Nuannuan smiled slightly, gently patted their heads, and explained softly, "You're still young, so it's okay if you don't understand. Let me explain it even more simply. Imagine warm sunlight shining on tiny, crystal-clear water droplets. These droplets are like tiny, exquisite mirrors. They magically transform the sunlight into seven vibrant colors, and then reflect them back—that's a rainbow!"
At this moment, Jingyu blinked his big eyes and asked with a puzzled look, "Mother Consort Zhuang, is the kind of mirror you're talking about the bronze mirror we usually see?"
Su Nuannuan smiled and shook her head, replying, "No, my dear. This isn't an ordinary bronze mirror! It's a very special and wondrous mirror. Your mother and Consort Zhuang each happen to have a palm-sized mirror like this. Consort Zhuang will have someone bring it over for you to see later."
As she spoke, she turned to Jinse beside her and instructed, "Jinse, quickly go to my dressing table and fetch that glass mirror."
Upon hearing this, Jinse quickly and respectfully bowed to Su Nuannuan and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty." Then she turned and strode into the room, heading towards the dressing table.
There's actually a little story behind this glass mirror.
When the original owner of this body first entered the palace, her third brother specially gave her two precious gifts, one of which was this glass mirror. Moreover, according to her third brother, this glass mirror had traveled across the ocean from a distant overseas country, and there were only two of them in total, both of which he had given to Su Nuannuan.
Besides keeping one glass mirror for herself, she gave away another glass mirror as a precious gift when she first met the Empress.
Su Nuannuan discovered the glass mirror by chance. One morning, while she was carefully doing her makeup at her dressing table, a dazzling light caught her eye. Following the light, she was surprised to find an exquisite glass mirror in her makeup box.
If she hadn't caught a glimpse of it by chance, she probably wouldn't have known that the original owner of this body possessed such a thing!
In reality, this so-called glass mirror is quite similar to the glass commonly seen in later generations, only its purity is slightly inferior. Even so, in this day and age, owning such an exquisite glass mirror is already considered a top-tier treasure!
Not long after, Jinse carefully carried the glass mirror and walked over quickly. Upon seeing this, Su Nuannuan quickly got up to greet her, gently took the exquisite glass mirror from Jinse's hands, and then slowly squatted down to show it to the two adorable little ones, saying softly, "Look, my darlings, this is the glass mirror."
"Wow! I can actually see myself clearly!" Jing Han's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but open her pink lips in amazement. Jing Yu, standing beside her, was equally surprised, his eyes fixed on his reflection in the mirror.
Seeing the look of surprise on the faces of the two little ones, Su Nuannuan held the glass mirror and let them admire it to their heart's content.
At this moment, Su Nuannuan and the person beside her were completely unaware that there was actually a person standing at the entrance of Youlan Courtyard.
No, to be more precise, there were three people standing there quietly, two of them smiling as they watched everything, and one of them looking anxious.