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Xu Shiqiu was not surprised to see Xu Yanhao, the day before, mother had told him about this matter. Thinking of his previous thoughts, Xu Shiqiu nodded his head towards Xu Yanhao and said: ”Since you're here, then I'll train with the new recruits. After you finish your training and come out, I'll arrange a position and other matters suitable for you.”

Xu Shiqiu did not give Xu Yanhao any special treatment. Even for the Royal Bloodline like Ye Shuo, he had to train with the new recruits when he first arrived.

It was just that back then, he was still young, so he was worried that too much training would ruin his body, causing him to be unable to train for even half of his time.

However, Ye Shuo was proud. Although his training was halved in the beginning, he still managed to slowly increase it in the later stages.

Not only that, but because Ye Shuo had trained hard and also because he often ate meat to nourish his body, he could only be selected as a soldier of Iron Eagle Brigade during the final assessment, and would only appear in front of Emperor Ruikang when he had the chance.

Before Xu Yanhao came, he had already clearly heard the rules of the Third Uncle, so when he heard him say this, he was not surprised.

Seeing that Xu Yanhao did not say anything and obediently left, Xu Shiqiu was slightly satisfied with him.

As long as it wasn't someone who was proud and arrogant, he would be able to kick him out after coming to his place.

Their Xu Family men would not cower from hard training.

After arranging everything for Xu Yanhao, Xu Shiqiu then followed his previous plan to look at the training situation for the new recruits.

This time, the recruits were different from last time. This time, the majority of recruits were dug out from the hands of other generals in the outskirts of the city, Emperor Ruikang's intention was to strengthen his Iron Eagle Brigade.

In the military camp at the outskirts of the capital, the Emperor Ruikang was worried about leaving it to others. Xu Shiqiu was Xu Zhenbei's son after all, and with the Prince Duan at his side speaking to him, coupled with Dong Shu's good fortune, the Emperor Ruikang naturally had to place him at stake.

However, Xu Shiqiu understood that Iron Eagle Brigade was not that easy to strengthen. It was still just training.

After a round of inspection, he confirmed that the new disciples were well-trained, and that Xu Shiqiu was just about to return to his camp to settle some matters, but he saw that Xu Yanhao had already changed the clothes of his soldiers, and went up to the drill grounds alone.

From a distance, Xu Shiqiu could only see that he had found someone he was familiar with, and quickly followed the recruits to train.

Seeing such a scene, Xu Shiqiu was a little more satisfied with Xu Yanhao as his nephew.

Just as Xu Shiqiu was busy working in the camp, the old lady from the Xu Family brought Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu to the house.

The Old Granny Xu Family had personally come. Other than the Madame Hu, where the child was still sleeping, the rest of the people at home were waiting outside the main gate to welcome her.

After Old Madame Xu entered the courtyard house on the Xu Family, she did not waste any more words, and directly ordered the servant woman to take out the jade lock and the land deed to the small manor that she had prepared a long time ago.

”This is all for us to rebuild our Xu Family. Madame Hu is tough, I also have two pieces of good materials here, and they're all for her.”

Giving something to the Madame Hu naturally wasn't as valuable as giving something to the great-grandson, but Madame Ye didn't find it strange.

She knew that Grandma doted on this junior, but Madame Hu was merely a granddaughter-in-law, it had nothing to do with her.

”Since mother is here, why not give this kid a name?” In fact, for the sake of his eldest grandson's name, he and his eldest son had thought about it many times. It was just that the two of them had different opinions, and had not gotten anything good up till now.

However, Grandma was still an elder after all, so he still had to ask her about this.

How could Old Madame Xu not see through her probing? However, she was still the first boy of the fourth generation of Xu Family after all. Old Madame Xu was also happy in her heart, and after pausing for a moment, she said, ”Today, I will give my child a name. As for the name I will remember from now on, it will be decided by Ming Yuan or Yan Qing.” With that, the Old Madame Xu opened her mouth and said under the Madame Ye's gaze: ”An Ran, in the future, this child's name will be An Ran.”

Hearing Old Madame Xu say the name of her eldest grandson, Madame Ye heaved a sigh of relief.

Nanny still had the long room in her heart. Although the name she gave to little grandson didn't sound like a name of wealth or nobility, the two words were still very good.

”Mother, you take a seat. I'll go and take a look at Peace. I'll bring him over for you to take a look.”

Old Madame Xu did not reject Madame Ye's suggestion. She was sitting in the outer room, with the child in the inner room. It was not good for her to enter, but it was okay to bring the child out for her to see.

When Old Madame Xu finished looking at the child, Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu also gave him their gifts.

Dong Shu was still an elder after all, and this child was the number one of the fourth generation of Xu Family.

The most important reason was still that Dong Shu had a lot of good things in her possession.

Other than the two sets of clothes that Xu Yanzhu had personally sewn, and a precious present, the rest of the items Xu Yanzhu had given him were silver necklaces and the like.

”This aunt of mine doesn't have many good things. In two days, I will return to the Jiang Family and bring some good things to give my eldest nephew.” Although Xu Yanzhu said that, the things that she prepared were the most suitable for peace and quiet.

Especially that silver collar. Although it was thin, it was something that a child should wear.

These past few days, Xu Yanzhu's mood was good, her makeup was not as light as before, but it made her look even more outstanding.

Only, the whole family didn't pay much attention to Xu Yanzhu's change, and only thought that she was in a good mood after staying at her parents' house for a while.

How could the Madame Ye not understand that the things that Xu Yanzhu had given her were suitable for now? Naturally, she accepted them all with a smile, then ordered people to arrange food for her.

Since they had already come to the main house, Old Madame Xu naturally would not leave without eating a meal. Otherwise, others would not know how to arrange the main house.

However, Old Madame Xu took Dong Shu and Xu Yanzhu back after they finished their meal. They would come back again when it was time to wash up.

Just as Old Madame Xu took Dong Shu and and left the Xu Family Room, in the alleyway of the city's Flower Lodge, a news was suddenly announced to the public that the girls who were raised meticulously would bud after three days.

The moment the news came out, the good-for-nothings in the capital and the officials who frequented the Flower Hall got the news one after another.

In the army camp at the outskirts of the capital, the bearded general and the military general who were trying to make things difficult for Xu Shiqiu previously all heard the news.

The two of them liked to go to the flowerbed, and because the two of them often went to the flowerbed together to look for girls, their relationship was better than the others.

After hearing the news, and hearing that the girls were all exceptionally beautiful, how could they wait any longer? They immediately discussed and decided to go visit on their day together.

And just as they were discussing about this matter, the memorial that Xu Shiqiu wrote to Emperor Ruikang yesterday was approved.

After receiving the imperial edict, Xu Shiqiu immediately summoned all of the generals of the army in his camp.