Ji Shu remained silent. She could not tell Ji Chengfeng that everything the Hou Mansion did was planned by her.
She poured tea for Ji Chengfeng with a sneer, "Brother doesn't know me yet? I have many ways to protect myself, not to mention I have a brother."
"You! It's all my fault. You are becoming more and more lawless. I used to go to disaster relief, but now you have to recognize your brother!"
Ji Chengfeng pinched Ji Shu's nose gently and shook his head helplessly.
"Do your parents disagree?"
"What if? You still don't know dad's temperament?"
Ji Shu's smile faded a little, "What did he say?"
Ji Chengfeng was a little hesitant. He waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to his farts. It will only make you more troubled. Your sister-in-law and I have discussed it and put the child in our name."
Ji Shu was stunned, and Ji Chengfeng said with a smile: "What? Still not happy? If you are not happy, there is nothing you can do. At the moment, only your sister-in-law and I can register him. Anyway, we haven't had any children, so we are just raising children to provide for him in old age."
Ji Shu was silent for a moment and shook his head, "Forget it, brother, I accept what you and your sister-in-law want. It's just that this matter is inappropriate. My brother-in-law's family has been looking forward to your and your sister-in-law's children. This matter will definitely affect the relationship between you and your sister-in-law's family. Relationship, I can’t do this.”
"Then what do you do? Otherwise... I find a suitable family to adopt the child?"
"Why bother? I'll just take care of you."
Ji Shu took a sip of tea and said, "I recognize him as my son."
After Ji Chengfeng was briefly surprised, he regained his composure. His sister always had a right mind and he was already prepared.
"Can the Hou Mansion recognize it?"
"Qi Chengxu can adopt his wife's wife to me, but why can't I find an adopted son for myself? It's just a matter of not entering his family's genealogy."
"I know I can't persuade you. I'll hide it for you from my parents. You can live your own life."
"Thank you, brother."
The tip of Ji Shu's nose felt sour, so she kept Ji Chengfeng for a while before sending him away, then without stopping, he changed the route to Mrs. Qi's Fushou Hall.
"What? What did you say you were going to do! Adopt an adopted son! This, how inappropriate is this!"
Mrs. Qi was furious, slapping the table and shouting: "Don't you have a son? You were the one who let go of the adoption of Brother Xing! What are you doing now?"
Ji Shu sat on the chair, calm and composed, "When I went back to the academy to pick up Brother Xing, I saw that child and felt that I was destined. It happened that he was also a friend of Brother Xing, and the two children could also be companions in the future. Why? Are you happy but not doing it?”
"That's it. Just take him back and make Brother Xing a book boy. Why adopt him?"
"Qian Yuan is a smart boy, and being a book boy will bury his talent. If the old lady has concerns, she doesn't need to register in the ancestral hall."
"No! Absolutely not! A bastard of unknown origin mixed with the blood of my Marquis! Absolutely not!"
"The second master can bring me a wife of unknown origin to adopt, but I can't find a suitable child to raise under my knees. It really chills me."
Ji Shu covered his face with a round fan and sighed: "Then just make peace with me. This life is not very interesting."
"Heli? No!"
Qi Chengxu happened to enter the room and shouted loudly when he heard this sentence, and his face turned pale.
He hurriedly stepped forward, forgetting even the greetings, and chased after Ji Shu and asked, "Why do you want to propose peace and separation to someone who is so good?"
Mrs. Qi was also shocked. She was yelled twice by Mother Song before she came back to her senses. She was so angry that she was breathing unevenly.
"Just because of a bastard of unknown origin, you want to divorce?"
"What bastard? What on earth were you talking about just now!"
Qi Chengxu's face turned pale with fright. He was afraid that Ji Shu knew the origins of Qi Jinxing's brother and sister.
Mother Song quickly told him the matter, and Qi Chengxu felt relieved. He frowned, sat down next to Ji Shu, and asked:
"Shu'er, what did Brother Xing do wrong? Why do you want to adopt another strange child?"
"Brother Xing, there's nothing wrong with him. It's just that I have been worried about him every day since I got sick. Every time I see him, I think of the past six years when I was working hard in the Marquis Mansion, but the second master was happy and carefree in Yan'an Mansion. I feel bad. , the government doctor said that if things go on like this, the disease will only get worse."
"That child is Brother Xing's friend. I raised him and came back to study with Brother Xing. Firstly, it will be a companion, and secondly, it will make me feel better."
Ji Shu turned his back to the two of them, and his words sounded like a gun and a stick.
Mrs. Qi said: "I have found a doctor for Xu'er, and he will be cured sooner or later. You will have your own son sooner or later, why are you bothering with this!"
"Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? If the second master regains his interest someday and leaves for another five or six years, where will I find such a satisfying adopted son?"
"Shu'er, I can't do it anymore!"
"Either I raise Qian Yuan, or I can only make peace with the second master. Otherwise, let Brother Xing be removed from my name. My health is not good now, and I can't continue to suffer in pain." I can’t hold it in anymore.”
Ji Shu coughed twice, and Xitao stepped forward to help her, her eyes were red.
Qi Chengxu gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Bring the person over and ask us to see him. If his character is acceptable, go to the Yamen to register."
"Thank you, Second Master. I'll go back then."
After Ji Shu left, Mrs. Qi fell down on the Arhat bed, and Qi Chengxu hurriedly stepped forward to help her.
"Grandma, don't be angry! I just want to find a reading companion for Brother Xing, and it doesn't belong to my clan!"
"I know there is always a mouth to eat in the house, but if you let her do this once, you don't know how many more times it will happen!"
"As for the heirs, it is indeed her grandson who can't help her. If she can be happier... let her go."
Mrs. Qi looked at Qi Chengxu in surprise, and after a while she became even more angry.
"Okay, now you see how good Shu'er is? Where were you six years ago! And you came back after causing such trouble as Jiang Fu. Grandma really doesn't know what to say about you!"
If this wasn't the grandson she loved the most, she would have called him away with a slap.
Qi Chengxu frowned and lowered his head.
In the evening, Ji Qianyuan was taken back to Wudinghou Mansion. He wanted to report to Ji Shu what happened in the academy today, but he was deceived by Ji Shu's words from the front.
"Don't call me sister in the future. I have decided to adopt you as my adopted son. You will call me mother like Qi Jinxing in the future."
Ji Qianyuan was stunned, and Xitao pushed him gently, "Brother Yuan, scream quickly!"
"Mother!"
Ji Qianyuan lifted his robe and knelt down. He was so surprised that he was speechless for a moment.
"Hey, come here."
Ji Shu took out a string of jade pendants. The three friends of Suihan were hollowed out and carved with Tian jade, which was elegant and noble.
Xitao laughed at the side and said, "The thread on top was brought out by the young lady in the past two days. It was specially prepared for Brother Yuan."
"Thank you, mother." Ji Qianyuan's eyes turned red.
Ji Shu smiled and said: "As long as you like it. I will go with you to meet the second master and the old lady later. When we meet in the future, I will call you father and grandmother. Qi Jinxing will be your brother in the future."
"Well, my brother called me before..."
"What did he ask you to do before?"
Ji Shu looked calm and said: "Qian Yuan, you and Qi Jinxing have never done anything ghostwriting before. You must forget about this matter and don't mention it to anyone who asks. Do you remember it?"
"Yuan'er remember it."
Ji Shu led him outside the Fushou Hall. As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, he heard several cries.
"I don't want him to be my brother! I don't want him, I don't want him!"
