"Aunt... Aunt..." she called in a tender voice. Little Du Zhao sat in Xu Shichu's arms. He pinched a small flower cake in half with his short fingers and handed one half to Xu Shichu's mouth. , his dark eyes looked at her expectantly, obviously wanting her to eat it.
Xu Shichu looked at the distorted little flower cake in front of him with disgust and said, "Auntie doesn't want to eat it, Zhaozhao, you can eat it yourself."
It's a pity that the little guy doesn't know how to read people's eyes, so he still holds up the snack piece persistently: "Eat! Eat!"
Xu Shichu finally closed his eyes and quickly swallowed the snack as if swallowing poison, without even chewing. Xiao Du Zhao was so happy that he smiled like a small morning flower. Seeing his aunt eat the snack he shared, he was satisfied. He stuffed the remaining piece into his mouth.
The maid next to her couldn't help but laugh when she saw the fight between the aunt and nephew. She didn't expect that Madam could do nothing against Young Master Du. It was like one thing brought down another.
Xu Shichu herself is not sure what Xiao Du Zhao should call Xu Shichu. There are too many human relatives and the various names are complicated, which really gives her a headache...
Who knows what his mother's cousin's grandson should call him? Xu Shichu scratched his head for a long time, and finally decided to simplify the complex matter and just let Du Zhao call him aunt.
Du Zhao was too young and gradually forgot about his parents. He became familiar with Xu Shichu, who accompanied him all day long. He followed Xu Shichu like a little tail wherever he went, staggering around and refusing to let his servants hold him, insisting on running away by himself.
Xu Shichu is careless and not the type to raise a child at all. Let Du Zhao do whatever he wants. He doesn't like being held and likes to run by himself, so let him run by himself. He doesn't like being fed and likes to imitate his aunt. If he eats by himself with chopsticks, then let him eat by himself, even if he gets the food all over his body...
"Aunt wants to go out to play today, Zhaozhao, are you going?" Xu Shichu teased him, and as expected, Xiao Zhaozhao's eyes lit up and he replied excitedly: "Go!"
"Okay, let's go then!" Xu Shichu held his chubby little hand, and did not mind that the other person walked slowly because of his short legs, and the two of them walked out slowly.
After exiting his courtyard gate, he walked along the corridor to the living room. The scenery in the Prime Minister's Mansion was also very beautiful, but Xu Shichu rarely came out to enjoy it.
At this time, it is a good pastime to take the children and walk slowly, slowly admiring the scenery of the house.
When he arrived at the outer garden, Xu Shichu saw two young men in the pavilion. One was Luo Rui, and the other was a bit unfamiliar.
The two of them also discovered her group. When she approached, Luo Rui stood up and saluted Xu Shichu: "Step-Madam." Then he asked, "Does Step-Madam also come to the garden to enjoy the flowers?"
Xu Shichu shook his head: "No, I just passed by here."
She looked at the strange young man curiously and asked, "Who is this young man?"
"He is a good friend from my classmate. His surname is Qin and his name is Zhixing. He is the number one scholar in modern science and is now an official in the Hanlin Academy." To Xu Shichu's expectation, Luo Rui introduced him in detail.
Qin Zhixing? Xu Shichu felt that the name was a bit familiar. After thinking about it for a while, he suddenly realized, isn't this the male protagonist of this world?
It turns out that the male protagonist became the number one scholar this year, officially entered the officialdom, and began his magnificent official career, rising step by step, and finally becoming the most powerful person in the world.
But now his official career has just begun, and he still needs to rely on Luo Rui and the Prime Minister. He relies on these relationships step by step to slowly rise to the top.
Of course, he was not an ungrateful person. In the end, he did not forget Luo Rui, who had given him a lot of help. They were classmates and friends when they were students, and they supported each other when they were officials in the same dynasty, forming a close joint interest body. All lose.
To put it simply, Luo Rui is the male supporting actor who successfully embraces the protagonist's golden thigh and rises with the protagonist. Of course, his own background and talent are good enough, but only by standing on the protagonist's side can he continue his Luo family. of brilliance.
Otherwise, if he becomes an enemy of the protagonist, no matter how prominent his family background and talented he is, he will only become cannon fodder for a villain who will end badly.
At this time, Xu Shichu was glad that Luo Rui had made the right move so that the glory of the Prime Minister's Mansion could continue. After all, she was the step-wife of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and she was related to the interests of the Prime Minister's Mansion and shared the honor and disgrace.
If Luo Rui was the villain, then Xu Shichu must have thought of a way to reconcile with Luo Changqing and stay away from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"It turns out he is Mr. Qin. He is truly a talented and promising young man." Xu Shichu praised with a smile.
As the male protagonist, Qin Zhixing naturally cannot be ugly. He is tall, long-legged, handsome and gentle, and he is a Yushu Linfeng-style young man who is very popular with little girls.
"Brother Qin, this is my father's step-wife. The young master next to me is named Du Mingzhao. He is my...cousin!" Luo Rui introduced his stepmother, and then introduced little Du Zhao with difficulty-little Du Zhao and His relationship was really complicated, so he had no choice but to call him cousin.
Xu Shichu was subtly aware of the sympathy between Luo Rui and himself. He couldn't help but chuckle, shook Zhaozhao's hand and said, "Zhaozhao, let me say hello to your cousin Luo and this brother Qin."
Little Du Zhao curiously raised his little head and looked at the two adults, and said hello obediently: "Hello, cousin Luo, hello, cousin Qin, hello brother Qin..." He stammered, and his milky voice made Luo Both Rui and Qin Zhixing couldn't help but soften their faces.
"Hello, Mr. Du." Qin Zhixing replied with a chuckle. He saluted Xu Shichu again, "Mrs. Luo is well."
He looked at Xu Shichu with surprise in his eyes. He obviously didn't expect Luo Rui's stepmother to be such a young and beautiful woman, but it was just pure surprise and had no other meaning.
Xu Shichu exchanged greetings with them and left.
She didn't mean to offend the male protagonist, but she didn't mean to please him either. Following the male protagonist, she would definitely be able to achieve great success, but she was just a stay-at-home girl at the moment. Where could she go if she became more successful?
As long as Luo Rui's relationship with him remains unchanged, she can benefit, so why bother to please him?
Xu Shichu thought that the relationship between her and Qin Zhixing was probably that of her stepson's friends and colleagues, but she never expected that this relationship would deepen.
After Luo Yaqing got married, Luo Rui's marriage was also put on the agenda.
But Xu Shichu didn't expect Luo Rui to marry Qin Zhixing's sister!
Although Qin Zhixing is the male protagonist, he is destined to be a powerful minister in the future, but he has just entered the officialdom, and he comes from a squire family. Although his ancestors have always been educated and literate, and he has the reputation of being a farming and reading family, he also He is just a literate landowner, and his status is completely different from that of Luofu.
It stands to reason that this is not a good match. If Luo Rui marries Qin Zhixing, then it is really a low-key marriage.
But Luo Changqing actually agreed, and Xu Shichu was shocked. Could it be that Luo Changqing saw Qin Zhixing's extraordinary ability at this time and wanted to win over him in advance?
