"Ah, what a good-looking child! Where did you get such a child, sir?"
Li Mingde was busy trying to smooth things over for his concubine's unreasonable behavior.
"This is the daughter of one of my colleagues, Liu Jiuer. She came to visit us."
"Liu Jiuer? Such a tacky name."
Several people surrounded Nangong Jiu, looked him up and down, and then said something shocking.
"Master, this little girl has a round face just like you. Could she be an illegitimate daughter born to the woman you keep outside?"
"That's right! Master, if you bring her home, the lady will get angry with you again if she finds out."
This frightened Li Mingde so much that sweat rolled down his forehead like beans.
"Nonsense! I told you, she's a colleague's child. If you can't speak, go back to your compound."
One concubine was unconvinced: "This child looks only about two years old. How could her family allow such a young child to play alone?"
As he spoke, he squatted down, pointed at Li Mingde and asked Nangong Jiu: "Kid, do you call him dad?"
Nangong Jiu looked at Li Mingde jokingly.
Are you scared, old man?
This is really a case of bringing disaster upon oneself!
In the eyes of the concubines, this move undoubtedly confirmed their speculation.
"Master, you still say no, look at the way this child looks at you, full of admiration."
Li Mingde could no longer sit still. He pointed at his concubines and cursed, "You idiots! I told you to go back to your own courtyard. Can't you hear me?"
Nangong Jiu spoke out to stop him.
"Uncle Li, the aunts have gone home, who will play with me?"
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