Chapter 11 Chapter 11 The adopted son is an ungrateful person, so she will change...

Zhao Qingyi didn't make any big moves these days, and everything in the mansion was in order under her rules. After noon, Tan Yue and the housekeeper came in from the corner door of Lan Yue Pavilion, followed by two timid shadows.

Because it was raining, there were almost no people outside, so naturally no one paid attention to Yuxiu and her son, and they soon arrived at the corridor.

When they came out of the farm, the mother and son dressed up carefully, but the faded silver-red cross-collared short shirt could not hide the suffering she had endured over the years.

Yuxiu didn't dare to enter the house. She pulled her son to kneel and kowtow at the door, her voice trembling, "Your servant Yuxiu, pays respects to the Grandmother."

Zhao Qingyi leaned on the couch and flipped through the account book. The jade tassels on her temples swayed gently as she turned the pages. She heard the voices of Yuxiu and her son and put the account book aside. "Come in."

Yuxiu and her son then stepped in cautiously, both with their heads lowered.

Zhao Qingyi sat up straight and sighed, "Before I married into the Li family, I didn't know you and your son existed. It was my fault for causing you to suffer in the manor."

Yuxiu couldn't figure out her temper and pretended to kneel again. Zhao Qingyi didn't stop her. She watched quietly with her beautiful eyes.

"Grandma, you are too polite. It is I who should thank you for saving my life. If you hadn't thought of me and my son, I am afraid we would have died of old age on the farm. Therefore, I will never forget your kindness and will repay you with a gift of grass and a ring." She folded her hands together with her jade sleeves and bowed high.

Zhao Qingyi was not surprised at all, because in the previous life, it was her half-cousin Zhao Manyi who brought Yuxiu back from the farm. At that time, Yuxiu was so grateful that she voluntarily followed Zhao Manyi, the concubine, as a slave.

But Zhao Qingyi is different. She wants to promote Yuxiu to be her concubine and bring her son back. Naturally, Yuxiu is willing to go through fire and water for her.

Zhao Qingyi walked up to Yuxiu and her son, stood in front of them, bent down and helped them.

With her jade sleeves lowered, only the tip of the embroidered shoe could be seen from under the hem of her skirt. On it was a dragonfly eye made of pearls, which showed how precious it was.

Is this... my first wife?

Yuxiu was distracted for a moment and stood up with the help of Zhao Qingyi. The moment their eyes met, Yuxiu felt ashamed of herself.

Among all the maids, she was able to become Li Che's companion because of her own strengths. She had a beautiful appearance and affectionate eyes. Even though she had given birth to a child, she still had a graceful waist and was very charming.

Yuxiu had never felt inferior in front of anyone, but after seeing Zhao Qingyi clearly, her face turned red, "Grandma..."

Zhao Qingyi then helped the child beside her up. The child's features were more delicate than her sleeves, and he was handsome. However, he had a stern face and pretended to be mature. He bowed to Zhao Qingyi again and said, "Greetings, Grandma."

Zhao Qingyi smiled inexplicably and asked Yuxiu, "How old are you this year? Have you named the child yet?"

Speaking of age, Yuxiu blushed, "I am twenty-five this year, half a year older than you, sir. As for my son, he is not included in the Li family tree, so he has no name, only a nickname, Jiao'er, and he is already seven years old."

Zhao Qingyi had a plan in mind and looked at the child again. He couldn't help but think of the betrayal of his adopted son in his previous life, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.

She asked, "Has the child started learning to read?"

"I followed you in my early years and learned a few words. I taught you a few things."

After understanding the basic situation, Zhao Qingyi hummed a sound and sat back on the couch. "Master will be back soon. I am interested in taking you as my concubine. As for this child, I want to discuss with you. After you marry into my family, I will adopt him as my adopted son. From then on, he will be the eldest son of the family. What do you think?"

The adopted son in her previous life was an ungrateful person, so she would replace him with another son!

The people in the room were stunned again. Yuxiu felt as if a pie had fallen from the sky and landed right on her. After a while, she thudded to her knees again and burst into tears, "If Grandma really honors my son, I...I would be willing to die immediately!"

"I asked you to come to my house so that you can serve me well, not to die casually." Zhao Qingyi signaled the maid to serve tea to the mother and son, and then took another look at the child.

Yuxiu hurriedly pulled him aside and said, "Silly child, Grandma has given you such a favor. From now on, you will be the young master of the mansion. You won't have to suffer with your mother anymore. Why don't you thank Grandma for her kindness!"

The child also understood that something good was going to happen to him, and said respectfully, "Thank you, grandma."

"You can learn to call me mother."

Although they are not biological children, at least the child in front of him is more pleasing to the eye.

The child secretly observed his mother and saw that Yuxiu was crying with tears in her eyes but smiling. He knew that all this was what his mother wanted. He immediately kowtowed three times to Zhao Qingyi and said, "Son greets mother!"

He will follow his mother's wishes, serve his stepmother well, and earn a bright future.

Yuxiu completely lost control and cried with her face covered.

As a mother, what mother wouldn't want her child to have a respectable status? Now that the grandmother wanted to acknowledge this child, from now on, her son would no longer be a shameful child born out of wedlock, but the legitimate eldest son of the Li family!

It was not only Yuxiu and her son who were equally happy. Zhao Qingyi looked at her adopted son who was obedient and well-behaved and sitting below her, and her red lips slowly curled up.

Li Che and Zhao Manyi, the adulterous couple, probably never imagined that the position of the eldest son they coveted had already been taken by someone else.

The fact that Yuxiu and her son returned home was not kept secret for long. That night, Mother Luo from Qionghua Hall spotted Yuxiu and immediately ran to report to Mrs. Luo.

Luo was about to go to bed when she was so frightened that she rolled off the couch without noticing, "Who are you talking about? Who's back?"

"Old lady, it's Yuxiu!"

Mother Luo was extremely anxious. "It was Yuxiu who you drove away to the manor! I heard that she has returned with the child and is now in Lanyue Pavilion!"

Luo hurriedly put on her clothes and headed for Lanyue Pavilion, asking as she walked, "Who let Yuxiu come back? I kept it a secret, so how did Zhao find out?"

No matter how much she liked to act like a mother-in-law, she didn't dare let Zhao Qingyi know about the affair between Yuxiu and her son. After all, the child was born before Li Chewei got married, and was a child born out of adultery. She deliberately concealed it when proposing marriage, and deceived the Zhao family into fulfilling the marriage contract. If she really wanted to investigate, she would have to put the blame on Chewei for marriage fraud.

Luo stumbled as she walked, and just as she entered the Lanyue Pavilion, she tripped and fell flat on her face.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but Yuxiu, who was resting in the side room, just brought out a basin of foot washing water and poured it out in the dark. As soon as Luo got up from the ground, she was splashed with the foot washing water in her face and screamed immediately.

Yuxiu Hua's face turned pale. She dropped the foot basin and knelt down, feeling extremely terrified. However, there was a smile on her lips. It was the old hag Luo who drove her out of the house. Sooner or later, she would take revenge.

Luo's scream attracted Zhao Qingyi in the main house. Seeing this, she smiled imperceptibly.

Mrs. Luo was about to start cursing when she saw her come out. She didn't even bother to tidy up her sleeves and hurried over with a smile, "Good daughter-in-law, you..."

She looked at Zhao Qingyi's expression, then glanced at Yuxiu beside her, "Did you bring Yuxiu and her son back?"

"Yes." Zhao Qingyi answered calmly and frankly, "I already know what my mother-in-law concealed."

Luo's body trembled and she almost fainted again.

Then Zhao Qingyi said slowly, "If mother-in-law doesn't want the adultery and the Li family's fraudulent marriage to be exposed, she should open the ancestral hall as soon as possible and adopt Jiao'er into my family."

Luo was about to faint, but she stopped fainting after hearing this. She opened her eyes wide in disbelief, "You, you really don't care? You still want to adopt that child?"

Is there such a good thing in the world?

Luo couldn't believe that Zhao Qingyi would be so kind.

"I'm not in good health, so I'm afraid I won't have any children. Anyway, Jiao'er is of the Li family's bloodline, so it would be most appropriate for him to be adopted by me and become the eldest son of the Li family. However, before that, I need to raise Yuxiu to be a concubine, so that Jiao'er can have a legitimate status. Then, we can have the best of both worlds by adopting him. Is mother-in-law against that?"

"Yes, yes! Of course I do!"

Luo was afraid that Zhao Qingyi would go back on her word, so she nodded rapidly, "But, how could you..."

"Mother-in-law, do you think I have ulterior motives?" Zhao Qingyi raised her eyebrows and asked back.

"That's not what I meant..." Mrs. Luo looked away slightly embarrassedly. The child had already come out of the room and was standing with Yuxiu.

Zhao Qingyi followed her gaze and waved at Li Jiao, who then ran over. "Mother." She then looked at Luo, hesitated for a moment, and then bowed and said, "Grandmother."

Luo's heart was filled with joy for a moment, and she looked left and right at Li Jiao.

It must be said that although this child looks like Yuxiu, Luo can still see the shadow of her own son in him. He is definitely Li Che's biological son.

Over the years, Luo almost forgot about the mother and son. She didn't think anything of it when they weren't together, but when she saw him again, she couldn't help but feel sorry for the child. After all, he was her first child, and a boy at that. Naturally, she treasured him so much that he could be brought back to the Li family.

As a result, she was no longer as harsh to Zhao Qingyi as she was at the beginning. At least when it came to having children, they both had the same idea. Moreover, Zhao Qingyi was really wealthy. If the child was adopted by her, Zhao Qingyi would take care of everything, including the child's future studies for the imperial examinations, the preparation for an official career, and the large sum of money required for the betrothal when the child got married and had children. She and Li Che would not have to worry about it.

Luo cleared her throat and said, "Since you have such an idea and are destined to have this child, then I will grant your permission. I will also take Yuxiu as my concubine. We will choose a date... No, we will open the ancestral temple right now to perform the adoption ceremony!"

After all, it is a matter of great benefit to the Li family. Although she doesn't know what Zhao Qingyi is planning, Luo still hopes that this matter can be settled as soon as possible to avoid complications.

Zhao Qingyi was waiting for these words, but she calculated the date and said, "Don't worry, mother-in-law. I've already asked someone to calculate an auspicious date, and it's set for the day after tomorrow. How about the third day of June?"

In his previous life, Li Che hurried and hurried, but only returned home after noon on the third day of June.

In this life, she would adopt Li Jiao as her own child on the day Li Che returned home with the illegitimate child in his arms, so that Li Che and Zhao Manyi's plans would be completely thwarted!