C28 (1/2)

Lady Xue's face was ashen as she got out of the car. She threw all the shameless words she had heard from the second room into the back of her mind before reorganizing her emotions and returning to the main courtyard.

Lady Xue asked about her son's condition and dismissed her. ”You're in charge of the family and have a lot of troubles. I won't be keeping you here any longer. Even if you're free, you should rest a bit. If you're too tired, your body won't be worth it.”

Lady Yao excused herself, and Senior Servant Qi brought out the tea. Lady Xue accepted it. ”There are still girls, and Senior Servant Mu is already old. Why do you have to go through all this trouble?”

Senior Servant Qi smiled and sat on the embroidered chair set up by the little girl, looking at her with a pained gaze. ”Madame's temper is good, so you can let the servants in the second room take your anger for you. From what this old servant sees, even if Madame were to look at the two gongzis, she shouldn't take her anger to heart.”

Lady Xue harrumphed. ”They deserve it! I'm sick of them being shameless. Isn't the beauty in the palace surnamed Li? Now that Third Madam has forcefully gotten into a relationship, she's talking about our family's sisters! ” The Third Master of the Second Branch's wife was the Li Clan. The Li Clan could be considered a large clan, but the Li Clan was just a side branch. Pui! If she was the prince's aunt, then she, Xue Wang, would be the princess' aunt!

Chang Ping Bo Xue Duan, who was leading the Ministry of Work, got off the car and went straight into the drooping flower gate to head towards the inner courtyard.

As Lady Xue was talking to Xue Ji Yun, Xue Duan stopped the girl's announcement and entered the room. ”How is Ming Yun today?”

When Shan Yun saw his father, the smile on his face disappeared. He was about to get up from the bed and bow.

Xue Duanjing quickly waved his hand to stop him. ”You're in good health. You don't need to use false etiquette.” He then said to Lady Xue, ”You too, say a word or two.”

Lady Xue smiled. ”As a woman, how could I stop my son from being filial?”

”You can't put it like that. It's good to be filial, but being healthy is better than being filial.” In front of his eldest son, Xue Duanjing was his father, and in front of his younger son, he was his father. Unfortunately, his younger son was never able to understand his burning father's heart.

When she heard that the Emperor intended to have the Third Princess as his daughter, she laughed extremely happily. ”That's great, if that's the case, then in the future when the princess gets married, our Big Sis Zhao might have a chance to leave the palace.” His Majesty would certainly benefit the world when it came to the grand marriage of a princess. Since the reading partners were not maids, they had to wait until they were old enough to leave the palace before coming out.

Seeing that his son was like this, he wanted to get close to him, so he said, ”How hard is it? Although I don't have much weight, it's not hard to find a person in the palace. I heard that the reading partners all live together and study the rules, so Daddy will ask around. If I can take care of you, I wouldn't mind.”

Xue Xianyun thanked him sincerely, ”Thank you, Father.”

”Look at you, there are so many sisters and sisters in the family. I didn't see you being so attentive, but it was only because Big Sis Zhao played around a few times that she was sure of it.”

Ning Yun lowered his head. ”Cousin sister, nice to me …” Unlike his cousins at home, who only liked to ask him for things when they saw him, Cousin Zhao didn't care about his things, but treated him well.

The Xue Clan had originally belonged to the Chang Ping Marquis Estate, but after three generations they fell a level and became the Chang Ping Manor. Xue Duanjing wasn't very capable, so he was reluctant to say the word ”uncle” to outsiders.

The second wife of the Xue Clan was still alive, and the second master of the Xue Clan, Xue DuoRong, would be camping. He was currently working as a fourth-grade Grandmaster outside, making it hard to count how many times a year he worked.

In this way, only Xue Duanjing, who was standing by the side of the main house, acted in a well-behaved manner, guarding the original dignity of the house and unwilling to put down his face to manage it. However, he was the only son of the First Matriarch. He had two sons by his wife without any help from a brother, so he was very respectful to her.

As the couple slept with Xue Qiyun, he finally said to Lady Xue, ”Qianyun is much better than usual. It's all because of Madam's hard work.”

Lady Xue looked at her youngest son affectionately. ”As a parent, who doesn't want their child to be well?” When the Old Master said this, he took it for granted. ”

Xue Duan Jing opened his mouth and asked, ”What about the elders, the Yao family?”

Lady Xue shook her head. She sized up his expression and slowly said, ”In the end, how old are you?”

Xue Duanjing felt a little regretful that he had married his son into a young wife. He looked at his sleeping son and said, ”Since Big Brother Zhao has a wife, we must find him an older one. Oh right, how old is Big Sister Zhao?”

Lady Xue didn't know whether to laugh or cry, ”Just one day. Sister Zhao is the ninth birthday of the ninth month. Her mother is very sturdy, and she looks two years older than Zhao Yun. He even ate well after coming back, saying that he'll catch up to her soon.”

Xue Duanjing also smiled. His son was only five years old, but he was also very impatient.

”Find out who?” Officer Zheng asked the person who came to report with a grave expression.

”His surname is Du, and his name is Du Weizhao. He said he came from Ping County.”

”Alright, I understand. I'll just say that everything is fine.” He slowly straightened up and waved the man off. The reading partner had long since arranged for a little girl to replace Wei Zhao. Although she didn't look like one, her name, birthdate, place of birth, and parents had all been mentioned. Unless someone had seen Wei Zhao, no one would be able to find anything else. It was just that this matter could not be kept from His Majesty.