As soon as a baby is born, he or she grows very fast and changes every day.
The baby is now more than three months old. He is white and chubby. His neck can be straightened. He waves his two arms that look like lotus roots and babbles. He is so cute.
Concubine Jia was filled with envy and praised, "The old lady has raised An'er so well." She touched her belly and said, "This time I'm pregnant with twins. If they can be half as smart and clever as An'er, I will be very satisfied."
Old Lady Lu glanced at her and said, "Your children will be raised by Wu from now on. As the mistress, she will not treat them badly, so you can rest assured."
"Oh." Aunt Jia responded, with an envious look on her face.
Wu Ziya's face turned ugly. She lowered her head and said to Aunt Jia, "What can a child raised by an aunt do no matter how smart he is?"
Aunt Jia smiled softly: "No matter what, she is still a child raised by the old lady. Everyone will look up to her when she goes out."
"What's more, my Lord, now that you come to pay your respects to the old lady every morning and evening, you can see An Ge'er every day. The relationship is naturally different."
Aunt Jia said a lot of things, but Wu Ziya only kept the word "favor" in her heart.
Lu Yan is a nostalgic person, otherwise why would he be so obsessed with Qin Wan?
Bai had hit her, yet she had only been confined to her room. How could this not be Lu Yan's leniency? How could eight years of affection be compared to what she, a newlywed married for less than a year, could offer?
It is said that men get tired of the old and love the new, but if he really cares about me, he will definitely break through the obstacles and punish Bai severely!
Wu Ziya looked at Ang'er who was giggling non-stop, and her eyes became more vicious.
Aunt Jia watched from the side and relaxed. It was ready. It was almost done.
Wu Ziya's eyes fell on Aunt Jia's belly again. Over the past year, there have been rumors in the capital that Marquis Pingyang and Bai were deeply in love. After eight years at the border, he returned to the capital and divorced Marquis Xuanwu's granddaughter and married Bai, an orphan with nothing.
And during the eight years at the border, Lu Yan never had any other woman by his side.
Bai Wanyi and Ping'er's positions are so stable. Once Wu Ziya adopts Concubine Jia's child, can she really snatch the position of Crown Prince from the Bai family?
Wu Ziya looked at Bai Wanyi, then at Aunt Jia's belly, then at An'er who was babbling and couldn't speak, and then at Ping'er with a smile on her face.
Bai Wanyi's heart was pounding when Wu Ziya looked at her. She subconsciously brought Ping'er to her side: "Ping'er, come to mother."
Ping'er hadn't seen Bai Wanyi for a while. He was busy with schoolwork, and he had the Nanny and the teacher to teach him about propriety, righteousness, integrity, and the rules of the inner and outer quarters. Now that Bai Wanyi was hugging him, he struggled uncomfortably, "Mother, this is against the rules."
Bai Wanyi knew that she didn't understand the rules of Beijing. She could act on her own, but her son couldn't, so she had to let go and let him go back to his seat.
Seeing that it was almost time, Old Lady Lu asked everyone to go to the dining hall for the reunion dinner.
During the banquet, Lu Yan, fearing others would ask about the exam, first introduced Ping'er to everyone: "I met Ping'er's teacher a few days ago. He praised Ping'er highly. He said Ping'er's poetry and prose were excellent. I plan to have Ping'er take the Tongsheng exam next year and see if she can pass it all at once and become a Xiucai."
Master Lu asked with a smile, "Big brother, don't you want Brother Ping to inherit your legacy?"
Lu Yan sighed with regret, "Only after entering the court as an official did I realize there's a huge divide between civil and military officials. It's not something a noble title can transcend. If Ping'er had pursued a literary career, his official career would have been smoother than mine. Besides, he's a good scholar, so it would be a shame not to give it a try."
Second Master Lu smiled and said, "I really envy my eldest brother. His two sons, one literary and one martial, complement each other."
Lu Yan laughed heartily: "Why is it one civil and one military?"
Second Master Lu pointed at An Ge'er, who was bouncing in Qi Jing's arms, and said with a smile, "An Ge'er is a strong and energetic child. He is a good candidate for martial arts. One of them will inherit the title of Marquis and serve as an official in the court, and the other will inherit the legacy of the eldest brother and fight on the battlefield. The future of our Lu family depends on them."
"Hahaha, second brother, you are praising them too much. They are just children." Lu Yan felt so comfortable and proud after being flattered by Mr. Lu. After laughing a few times, he signaled Ping'er to stand in front and recite the article he wrote.
Ping'er was taught to be gentle and polite by Bai Wanyi. Now he has read books and learned etiquette. His every word and action is like that of a handsome and elegant gentleman. At such a young age, he has already shown his potential.
His article was quite immature, but because he was still young and had a poor foundation, he had only studied for a short period of time, but he was able to produce such an article, and the teacher praised him again and again.
Mr. Lu Qi and Mr. Lu Shi are still at the age of studying. Now they have no academic achievements and they are not good at studying. It is difficult for them to pass the examination to become a student. Now they still need Lu Yan to find a job for them.
Now, of course, he was praising Ping'er, and all kinds of nice words came out as if they were free.
Old Lady Lu looked at them both disapprovingly and said, "The child is still young and can't handle being praised."
Master Lu Qi smiled and said, "That's better than us two brothers. We're not good at studying, and we don't have much talent for martial arts. We're worried about what job we'll do in the future. I wonder if there's anything available at the eldest brother's place? It would give us two brothers something to do."
Without waiting for Lu Yan to answer, Old Lady Lu suddenly frowned and said, "Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, we can talk about the errand later.
Master Lu Qi smiled and nodded: "Yes, Grandmother."
With what Old Lady Lu said, he would have an excuse to look for his eldest brother in the future, right?
He looked at Ping'er again and praised her endlessly, making the seven or eight-year-old girl blush. "It seems that the top scholar in our family will probably fall to Ping'er."
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