Mrs. Lu is still easy to appease.

After Wen Ye fed her two mouthfuls of melon, her complexion improved a lot.

But knowing it in your heart is one thing, but admitting it verbally is another.

In front of Shen, of course everything should be said in a positive way.

Lu said unhappily, "Ye Niang often shares my worries."

Shen saw through it but didn't say anything. She smiled and said, "It seems that it's better for you to get married. You've grown up."

Lu was speechless again.

There was nothing wrong with what Shen said, but she just felt something was not right.

Wen Ye was thick-skinned, and when Lu looked at her for the second time, she still smiled obediently.

This topic was not suitable to be discussed any further, and Mrs. Lu chose to turn a blind eye to it, so Wen Ye was sent aside.

Wen Ye was also very tactful. He carried a small plate of melons and slipped back to Wen Ran's side.

"What for?" she asked.

She raised her head gently: "Homework."

Wen Ye was stunned when he heard this: "You are here to take a hot spring bath, but you still have your homework?"

Wen Ran explained, "This is the test question that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave to the princess. The princess copied a copy for me."

She can't do it now, so she'll just take a look first.

Wen Ye really admired her. Not to mention her schoolwork, she rarely even opened the storybook she brought with her whenever she went out.

Speaking of storybooks, Wen Ye suddenly remembered that the two books she brought out this time seemed to be selected by Xu Yuejia.

I don’t know how he is doing in the mansion.

Inside the Duke’s Mansion.

Duke Xu took the homework covered with red marks that he had found in his eldest son's room and chased the other party all over the yard.

Xu Jingrong relied on his small and nimble body to escape everywhere.

He ran away while shouting, "I'm not lazy!"

He obviously handed in his homework on time, so it’s not entirely his fault if it’s not written correctly.

Duke Xu was furious and said, "I must teach you a lesson today! Stop right there!"

Xu Jingrong quickly climbed up the tree and said, "This tree is my mother's favorite. Father, you should think carefully before you climb up!"

Xu Jingrong swayed left and right along with the tree trunk. The tree had only been planted for a few years and the tip of the trunk was still very thin.

Seeing the excitement, Xu Jinglin was still shouting, "Father, crawl!"

Nanny Xian, who was standing by the tree in a state of anxiety, turned around and advised, "Duke, look at this... you should let the young master come down first. He's climbing so high, what if he falls?"

"When the time comes, Madam..."

Duke Xu weighed the matter in his mind, then nodded, suppressing his anger.

He took two steps back to show his attitude at the moment. Seeing this, Nanny Xian looked back at the person on the tree and said, "Young Master, please come down quickly. It's dangerous up there."

After getting the assurance, Xu Jingrong slowly slid down from the tree.

Nanny Xian hurried forward and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that Xu Jingrong was not injured.

Alas, it won’t do to have no mistress in the house.

Just as Nanny Xian finished muttering this in her heart, she caught a glimpse of Xu Yuejia and his son, Nanny Ji and others not far away.

Seeing how harmonious the father and son were, Nanny Xian couldn't help but look at Duke Xu. She thought, when the mistress of the West Courtyard was not around, she never saw the Second Master chasing after the young master to beat or scold him.

Xu Yuejia walked over with Xu Yuxuan and said, "Brother."

Duke Xu: “Yes.”

Xu Yuxuan called out in a baby voice, "Uncle."

Duke Xu said with a "huh" sound, and lowered his voice and asked, "Is school over?"

Xu Yuxuan nodded: "Yes, and then my father came to pick me up~"

Upon hearing this, Duke Xu raised his eyes and looked at Xu Yuejia, his voice returning to normal, "You've returned from the office so soon?"

Xu Yuejia said "hmm" and then asked, "Brother, what are you doing?"

Duke Xu pointed to the side and said, "He is disobedient, I am disciplining him."

Xu Yuejia glanced at Xu Jingrong who was standing far away and asked, "Does sister-in-law know?"

Duke Xu was already feeling guilty, and Xu Yuejia's words hit the nail on the head.

If Xu Jingrong copied all his homework from his classmates, Lu would definitely not bother Duke Xu, but he wrote them all by himself and handed them in on time every time.

Even the servants guarding the gate knew all about Lu's character, not to mention Duke Xu, her bedfellow.

She can tolerate your temporary failure, but having inappropriate thoughts will be the end of your life.

Duke Xu insisted, "Even if your sister-in-law were here, I would still discipline her."

Xu Yuejia did not respond. Her eyes lingered on the father and his two sons for a long time. Finally, she said nothing and left while hugging Xu Yuxuan.

Not long after he left, Duke Xu breathed a sigh of relief silently.

Upon seeing this, Nanny Xian quickly asked someone to take the young master away first.

The crisis was over, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Nanny Ji standing beside her and paused.

Nanny Xian had a good relationship with Nanny Ji, so she took two steps forward and asked quietly, "Does the Second Master often come to pick up the young master from school?"

Nanny Ji shook her head gently: "It's not that I come to pick him up very often. It's just that the Second Madam went out to soak in the hot springs, and the young master missed her very much. In order to comfort her, the Second Master only came to pick her up for two days."

Nanny Xian suddenly realized, "Compared to the past, the Second Master and the Young Master seem to be much closer."

Nanny Ji agreed. She looked at Xu Yuxuan who was shouting for his father to hold him in the distance and said with emotion, "Yes, the father and son didn't see each other for ten days or half a month before, and they were very unfamiliar with each other. Now that the young master has moved back to the west courtyard and the second lady is mediating, things are much better than before."

Hearing her say this, Nanny Xian felt envious at this moment. It turned out that it was okay for the mistress of the mansion to be away occasionally.

Xu Jingrong had been chased for most of the day. Nanny Xian came to the East Courtyard and saw him still panting. She sighed and said, "Young Master, I will ask the kitchen to make ginseng soup for you."

Xu Jingrong hurriedly stopped her and said, "Mammy, I don't want to drink the ginseng soup. I want to go out."

When Mrs. Lu was away, the servants in the East Courtyard all obeyed the orders of Nanny Xian.

Nanny Xian disagreed: "Madam said before she left that you should rest more and go out less."

Xu Jingrong hung his head and said in a depressed voice: "Mammy, I'm not going out to play, I want to go to the bookstore to buy some books..."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Xian thought to herself that the Duke's words must have hurt the young master's feelings. Alas, how could a father belittle his son in such a way?

Nanny Xian said distressedly, "The old slave asked Azhao to accompany the young master."

Azhao is a servant in the East Courtyard and he is very smart.

Xu Jingrong's eyes lit up immediately and she said, "Madam, you are so kind!"

Nanny Xian smiled and said, "Go quickly, young master. It will be a good time to drink ginseng soup when you come back."

Xu Jingrong quickly changed into clean clothes and called his servant A Zhao.

As soon as he left the Duke's Mansion, Xu Jingrong went straight to the bookstore. He made an excuse to go upstairs to read a book, asked A Zhao to wait downstairs, and then quietly slipped out through the back door.

After coming out, go straight to the nearest banquet hall.

Duke Xu had been waiting in the private room on the second floor with Xu Jinglin for a long time. When Xu Jingrong arrived, Duke Xu said to him, "Why are you here so late? The food is getting cold."

Xu Jingrong no longer had the grievance and anger he had felt after being scolded before, and said, "Azhao was really smart. It took some effort to hold him back."

Xu Jinglin interrupted at this time: "Brother, father ordered a lot of dishes, including roast duck, roast goose, braised pork hoof, pepper and salt pork ribs, fried cakes, glutinous rice duck...all our favorites!"

Duke Xu coughed and said, "Your mother is not here, so eat more today. Also, don't come back and complain to me right after you finish eating."

Xu Jingrong picked up a large pig's trotter with his bare hands and began to chew it, saying, "I'm not stupid."

He could still tell the difference between having this meal or having another meal at a later time.

Duke Xu was still a little worried: "By the way, did Nanny Xian notice it?"

Xu Jingrong groaned and replied, "Father, you are about to beat me to death, how could Nanny Xian find out?"

On the other side, Xu Yuejia carried Xu Yuxuan back to the west courtyard.

Without Wen Ye, the west courtyard was much more empty.

The two swings under the corridor swayed gently in the wind. Xu Yuxuan got off the ground and ran over. He sat on both of them for a while before going into the house.

In the west study, Xu Yuejia was copying books at his desk. Xu Yuxuan came in and saw the food box in his hand at a glance.

The food box was open, and the sweet aroma of the osmanthus cake inside was very strong. Xu Yuxuan's nose twitched, and his feet couldn't help but go there.

He held onto the chair Xu Yuejia was sitting on, pointed upwards and said, "Father, Gao Gao~"

Xu Yuejia paused, put down his ink pen, and glanced over.

Xu Yuxuan urged: "Osmanthus cake~"

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Yuejia finally moved and took out the smallest piece and gave it to him.

Xu Yuxuan took the osmanthus cake, but did not eat it immediately. Instead, he stared at it for a long time and suddenly said, "It's so small!"

Then he ate it in one bite and reached out to Xu Yuejia.

Xu Yuejia looked at the few pieces of food in the lunch box, pursed her lips slightly and replied: "No more."

Xu Yuxuan held her belly with both hands, with an expression of obvious disbelief.

After soaking in the hot spring for two consecutive days, the relationship between Mrs. Lu and Mrs. Shen gradually became different from before, and it was a bit like a friendship regardless of age.

A little more closeness, a little less distance.

Lu also said, "I took Ye Niang to Xiquan Mountain for summer vacation before. It was also very nice. If you are free next year, we can go there together again."

When Wen Ye heard this, he hurried over and said, "What about me? Sister-in-law, don't forget about me just because you have made new friends."

"This is your mother, behave yourself."

After finishing speaking, Lu looked at Shen helplessly.

Shen raised her eyebrows slightly and said with a calm smile, "No problem, I'm used to it."

Hearing this, Lu glanced at the person beside her. In the past two days, she had tried to find out about the former Wen Ye from Shen, but failed every time.

Either Shen suddenly felt uncomfortable when she was about to get to the key point, or Wen Ye came over and interrupted their conversation.

Wen Ye: “…”

She suddenly regretted agreeing to Lu's request and asked Shen to come and soak in the hot spring as well.

Lu stared at Wen Ye for a long while and said, "Why do I feel like I'm on a pirate ship?"

Wen Ye laughed and said, "It may not be a pirate ship. Sister-in-law, please take a look."

Lu: "...slippery tongue."

Anyway, this trip went smoothly.

On the way back, the four of them took a carriage at first. After entering the city, they separated in front of Yongxiang Street. Shen and Wen Ran got back into the Wen Mansion's carriage and headed in another direction.

The train that Wen Ye and Lu were riding in needed to pass through Yongxiang Street.

As the carriage passed the bustling Yongxiang Street, Wen Ye heard the hawking from the stalls outside and couldn't help but lift the curtain and look out.

In the carriage, Mrs. Lu thought of her family at home and began to say, "Fortunately, your eldest brother is here to help watch over them, otherwise Jingrong and Jinglin would definitely go out and eat those fried food stalls while I'm away."

Wen Ye responded without blinking: "Yes, with big brother here, sister-in-law can rest assured."

Before Lu could respond, she suddenly said, "Isn't that my eldest brother?"

Wen Ye retracted his head and looked at Lu and said, "Sister-in-law, come and take a look."

Lu sat a little closer and looked in the direction Wen Ye pointed. He had a heart attack for a moment. It was true.

In the distance, the unaware Xu Guogong was queuing in front of a busy stall with his eldest son.

Wen Ye took a closer look and it seemed to be selling fried rice cakes.

With so many people queuing, the food must be good.

Next to the fried cake stall, Duke Xu moved forward step by step while lowering his head and saying to his son: "This is the last time. Your mother will be back soon. If she finds out, you're done."

Xu Jingrong assured, "Don't worry, I rinse my mouth after eating, so mother won't be able to smell it."

Duke Xu felt relieved, and then he heard the sound of horse hooves. He looked up subconsciously and met Lu's calm eyes.

His heart was pounding, and he didn't forget to push his son and said, "You're done."

Xu Jingrong raised his eyes, not knowing what was going on. After seeing clearly, he swallowed and said, "It's all over."

Wen Ye bought osmanthus cake for Xu Yuejia on this street before.

Seeing that Lu wanted to talk to the father and son, she said tactfully, "Sister-in-law, I'll go downstairs and buy some osmanthus cake for Xuan'er."

Lu hummed and said, "Be careful."

Wen Ye: "Okay."

Then get out of the car quickly and stay away from this place of trouble.

The small shop selling osmanthus cake was not far away, and Wen Ye arrived there in a short while. She asked Yunzhi to go in and buy something, while she and Taozhi found a place to sit down, staring in the direction they came from, as if they were waiting to see the excitement.

Yunzhi took the silver and went into the shop. After a while, she came out and said to Wen Ye, "Madam, my husband and the young master are in the shop."

Wen Ye turned his head: "Who are you talking about?"

Yunzhi didn't need to say anything else, she saw the father and son suddenly appear.

Wen Ye was surprised: "Why is my husband here?"

Xu Yuejia fixed her eyes on the person in her arms and said, "He wants to eat osmanthus cake."

When Xu Yuxuan saw Wen Ye, his eyes brightened up and he shouted excitedly, "Mother!"

Xu Yuejia carried him over, and when he reached Wen Ye, he immediately struggled to get down from the ground.

In addition to selling osmanthus cake, this shop also sells osmanthus tea and other snacks, so they set up a tent outside the shop and put a few tables.

Xu Yuxuan sat down next to Wen Ye and started to chatter: "Father doesn't let Xuan'er eat osmanthus cake, and then the osmanthus cake is smelly and can't be eaten."

No one could stop him.

Hearing this, Wen Ye turned his gaze towards Xu Yuejia and said, "My dear, you haven't finished eating that box of osmanthus cake yet?"

Xu Yuejia glanced at the child beside her and said, "You eat slowly."

Wen Ye did not expose him, and said with a smile: "Next time I will buy you food that can be kept for a longer time."

After hearing this, Xu Yuejia raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Yeah."

Seeing that no one was listening to him, Xu Yuxuan raised his voice in dissatisfaction: "Father!"

Wen Ye put her hand on his shoulder and said, "Sit down and have a snack."

"My dear, please sit down and watch the fun."

Xu Yuejia looked in the direction her gaze was directed, and a look of understanding appeared on her face.

“It was discovered.”

Wen Ye heard his tone and knew that he had known this for a long time, so she asked, "How did you know this, my dear?"

Xu Yuejia looked at her and said, "I happened to see Big Brother and Jingrong thinking about this for the first time."

Wen Ye was surprised: "More than once."

Xu Yuejia nodded.

Wen Ye thought for a moment and said, "My dear, did you come here by carriage?"

Xu Yuejia: “Yeah.”

Wen Ye: "I'll go back with you."

Mrs. Lu must be in a bad mood at the moment, so she decided not to go back and touch the mold.