On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the atmosphere in the Champion House was a bit strange.
There are those who feel sorry for the newly arrived Mrs. Hou, and there are also those who sit back and watch and gloat at the misfortune, such as Mrs. Li.
"Mom, do you think those two children were really born from my uncle's estrangement?"
Luo Ruxue asked when she saw that there were no outsiders in the room.
Li sneered: "Otherwise, you didn't see those two children, their eyes are exactly the same as your eldest sister's. If it weren't for the timing, I would have thought they were Luo Ran's children."
Luo Ruxue was surprised: "How could it be? The eldest sister only stayed in Jiangnan for six months. Didn't mother say that the two children looked full moon? No matter how you calculate, it is impossible to give birth to two children as big as five months. Child!"
Mrs. Li rolled her eyes at her: "How else can I say that the time is not right? Therefore, those two children must be born to the woman your uncle raised outside! Ha!"
Luo Ruxue was still puzzled: "But why didn't the uncle take that woman back? He also said that the child was the flesh and blood of his dead comrade."
Mrs. Li snorted: "Either the woman's status is too low to be seen by others. Or your uncle is afraid of damaging his reputation."
Luo Ruxue nodded and agreed with what her mother said: "Mom is right, how else could the uncle let the two children have the surname Luo! He also said it was the name of the child's grandfather, who would believe it!"
Not only them, but even the old lady of Ningfuyuan was full of doubts, but no matter how she asked, Luo Deyun insisted that she was entrusted by others and said nothing else.
Cao from the third room was also muttering in her room, but Luo Decheng, who had just returned, heard it and scolded him with a frown: "How did you promise me in the first place? If you regret it, tell me as soon as possible, I will return this official uniform." Brother!"
The Cao family has not had enough of the official wife's addiction. Although her husband is now only a small seventh-rank official, he is still a capital official at least in a place like Dali Temple. As long as he is willing to work, there will be no problem in being promoted in two or three years. of.
It turns out that when she goes out to visit, she always follows Mrs. Li. Those who don't know it think she is the maid next to her. It's different now. I always get looked at twice when I go out.
"I'm not just talking about this in our room, you really think I'm stupid."
Mr. Cao muttered softly.
At this point in our conversation, Luo Decheng finally said what he had been holding back for many years: "In the past, my eldest brother was not at home, and I was incompetent. You were clinging to your second sister-in-law for the sake of the children and this family. troubled you."
Mr. Cao's eyes were a little sour, and he laughed dryly to hide it: "You, why are you talking about this?"
Luo Decheng's voice became more serious: "But it's different now. You and I know very well why eldest brother gave me this official position. If eldest brother keeps letting us go, even if you and second sister-in-law are planning something, I can take it as a I don’t know, I will even stay with you. I understand that if you don’t do it for yourself, God will kill you. However, if you go too far, God will not tolerate it. Now that I have an official status, as long as I work hard, I will be able to do my best in the future. It's not that there is no possibility of getting ahead. What's more, now that the eldest brother has married Mrs. Hou, you have to know who will rule the house in the future. It won't be the mother, let alone the second sister-in-law. As long as you have a good relationship with the eldest sister-in-law, you can treat Ran'er Treat us kindly, I believe that with my eldest brother's character, he will not treat us badly even when the day of separation comes."
Mr. Cao is not stupid, on the contrary, he is somewhat clever.
This is why in her previous life, Li did many things herself, and she either sat in and watched, or she helped openly, with the idea of advancing, attacking, retreating, and defending to make a profit.
Now that her husband told her, Ms. Cao knew better what to do in the future.
In Qionghuayuan, Luo Ran couldn't hold back the two children he almost didn't recognize after not seeing each other for a month, and burst into tears.
Yuan Shuyi glanced at Luo Ran, then turned around and asked Lu Rong to take the people out. Only Luo Deyun, his daughter and her were left in the room. He took out a piece of handkerchief and handed it to Luo Ran: "Come on, wipe your face first."
Holding his daughter in his arms, looking at his son and shaking his head, Luo Ran was reluctant to waste any time.
When Yuan Shuyi saw this, she looked at Luo Deyun, who was looking at her daughter with distressed eyes. She had a vague guess in her heart, but it was too shocking and she didn't dare to think about it further.
After hesitating for a while, he said: "Ranran, the two children must be tired too, why not let them go back to their rooms to rest. I have asked grandma to prepare the rooms..."
Luo Ran raised his head and glanced at her, then looked at his father: "Dad..."
Luo Deyun stubbornly averted his eyes and said, "No!"
Luo Ran looked at Yuan Shuyi pleadingly.
Yuan Shuyi was a little unsure of what the father and daughter meant, so he didn't speak for a while.
After a while, Luo Deyun sighed deeply and said, "Ranran, you have to think about your mother."
Hearing this, Luo Ran hung his head guiltily and whispered: "I'm sorry, I, I just..."
"It's so pitiful that Ranran only sees two children!"
Yuan Shuyi hurriedly answered.
Seeing both father and daughter looking at him, Yuan Shuyi blushed, sat next to Luo Ran, took her hand and said: "I know that you and your father have been in Jiangnan for so many years, and you must know the hardships of those soldiers better than others. , so I feel a little more sorry for the flesh and blood they left behind. This is also the reason why you thought of building Ci'an Hall in the first place, isn't it?"
Luo Ran looked at her and said nothing.
Yuan Shuyi smiled, turned to look at Luo Deyun, and suddenly glared at him like a little woman: "Fortunately, these two children are still your subordinates, so you still have the heart to worry about them."
Then he turned to Luo Ran and said, "I just got married, and there are still many things I'm not familiar with. And as you've seen, your second aunt wants to leave the affairs of the inner house to me every day, and I'm really too busy. Let's do that. , the child is still in your courtyard, if anything happens, just tell me."
"this……"
Luo Ran was happy and a little worried.
Luo Deyun frowned.
Yuan Shuyi looked at the tangled expressions of the father and daughter and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not that fragile. I know you are taking care of me, and you are afraid that others will say that I can't tolerate the children of the marquis's dead subordinates, but leave them to the unmarried stepmother. Female. But what can this do? Anyway, now that I am married to Mr. Hou, my reputation was not good before. Even if it is not good in the future, how bad can it be? But you have to think about it. Once the two children are separated, Around you, your reputation..."
Luo Ran shook his head: "I'm not afraid!"
They were the flesh that fell from her body, how could she dislike them?
Both of them looked at Luo Deyun pleadingly.
Luo Deyun had no choice but to say: "Forget it, I don't care!"
Luo Ran and Yuan Shuyi looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Luo Ran was finally relieved that he could keep his child by his side, and joked a little bitterly: "Mother, they say it's not a family that doesn't come into the same house. It's okay this time. People outside may laugh at us."
Yuan Shuyi waved his hand nonchalantly: "People live for themselves, not for others. Their mouths grow on them. As long as it doesn't delay our eating and drinking, it doesn't matter."
Luo Ran nodded vigorously. In this way, the two children moved from Qionghuayuan to Ningxiangyuan.
On the other side, Lu Jiuchen looked at someone in moon-white brocade clothes, shook his head and said, "When did you start to like this light color? It doesn't look good, it doesn't look good, it looks like a peacock!"
