Hehehehe~ See you in three days~
Actually, Baojie asked Madam Wang why she had to take over managing the household again, but why she had to bring the concubine's son to live with her.
At that time, Madam Wang was teaching Baojie to paint lotus flowers. Actually, Baojie didn't like painting, but she knew that Madam Wang was doing it for her own good.
Looking at Baojie's thin and dark appearance, Madam Wang said, "If you can't eliminate the threat, keep him by your side. Remember one thing: unknown dangers are the most frightening, and unseen enemies are the real enemies."
Baojie looked at Madam Wang, and she found many of Madam Wang's words strange, yet very reasonable: "Then, Madam, what about the visible enemies?"
"They are enemies, but visible enemies, like vicious dogs laid bare in the open." Madam Wang's voice was gentle, and when she smiled, fine lines appeared at the corners of her eyes, yet they made her look beautiful. "Do you understand?"
Bao Jie nodded and said, "I understand."
Madam Wang smiled, her eyes crinkling.
Actually, after following Madam Wang, Baojie rarely did any work. She just liked to bask in the sun, practice martial arts every day, and wield swords. Madam Wang never stopped her and would even watch her through the window.
While Baojie could practice swordsmanship, she also needed to learn things like painting. In fact, Baojie had a feeling that Lady Wang had placed her affection for her two children on her.
Besides these, Madam Wang taught Baojie a lot. She didn't seem to expect Baojie to understand everything immediately, but simply wanted her to keep it in mind.
Originally, Madam Wang thought that Baojie would need to grow up a bit more before she could understand, but she didn't expect that not only was she teaching Baojie, but Baojie's aunt also arranged for someone to teach her.
The maids noticed that Baojie was awake, but seeing that she didn't move, they didn't know Baojie's temperament and didn't dare to disturb her, so they stood quietly to the side. However, someone had prepared hot water and a change of clothes, just waiting for Baojie to speak.
Baojie pressed her chin against the quilt, turned her head to look at the maid, and grinned, "I don't want to wear a skirt, give me some men's clothes to change into."
The maid was taken aback for a moment, then said, "The household has not prepared anything."
Baojie scratched her face but didn't say anything more, saying, "Then let's not have so many layers, it's hard to move around."
The maid agreed and went to find a new dress.
Baojie changed her clothes, poured herself some water, and then skipped out the door. Guige was still asleep, so Baojie moved around a bit before going to find her mother.
Liu Qin was reading in her room when she saw her daughter and beckoned her over, asking, "Are you hungry? Would you like some snacks?"
Baojie's appetite wasn't much bigger than the average girl's, and she got hungry quickly, but unfortunately, she didn't grow taller: "Okay."
Liu Qin had some snacks brought up. Bao Jie loved snacks. In the past, her family would only buy some snacks during festivals. They contained sweet red bean paste and were coated with a thin layer of icing sugar.
These snacks aren't cheap, and the family still needs to save money for Gui Ge's schooling, so they only buy four at a time. Although it's supposed to be one for each person, in the end, Bao Jie and Gui Ge each eat two.
Baojie asked, "Where's Dad?"
Seeing that his daughter was enjoying her meal, Liu Qin poured her a cup of tea and said, "Your father has gone to work."
Baojie nodded and didn't ask any more questions. Her father used to go out to work often, and he would be gone for a long time. In fact, Baojie missed her father, but she couldn't live without him: "Mom, I want to wear men's clothes. These dresses are pretty, but they're in the way."
Liu Qin said, "Mother knows."
After finishing a plate of pastries, Baojie started eating fruit, her whole body beaming with happiness.
Looking at her daughter, Liu Qin also felt fond of her: "I asked your father to invite a few palace maids to our home. You must learn from them carefully, understand?"
Baojie nodded, biting into the fruit.
Liu Qin said softly, "It's not that I want you to learn to follow the rules in everything and live an uncomfortable life, but there are some things you don't have to do, but you should know them."
“Mother, I understand.” Baojie said with a smile, “Madam Wang also told me some things. If I don’t know them, others will have the opportunity to fool me.”
Actually, the mother and daughter had a lot more to say, but there were many strangers around them. This was their home, but it was different from before.
Baojie thought that if this was the price of becoming richer and having a higher status, she would be happy to accept it. After all, if there were good days, no one would want to go back to the hard days of the past.
Liu Qin gave his daughter a sip of water before continuing, "Your father has come up with several names for you and Gui Ge. When your father comes back later, you can choose one yourselves."
Baojie's eyes lit up. Everyone else had formal names, but she and Guige didn't, because they had been waiting for their father to come back and name them: "Does it sound nice?"
"It sounds nice." Liu Qin turned the bracelet on her wrist. Yan Zhili had put it on her. Actually, she was a little uncomfortable wearing such things on her wrist. She was careful in everything she did, afraid of bumping or knocking it over. After all, this jade bracelet looked very valuable. But she had to admit that she liked the jade bracelet very much. "I'm dazzled by it. I heard that your father specially found a learned person to name it for you."
Baojie was very eager and couldn't help but ask, "Tell me everything, Mother."
Liu Qin smiled and shook her head. If she had told her daughter in advance, there would have been no surprise.
Earlier, when the family had become a bit wealthier, Liu Qin had considered paying someone to name her two children, since that would make it easier to name them when they went out. However, her mother-in-law stopped her.
It wasn't that Madam Yan was stingy with the money, but she genuinely treated Liu Qin like a daughter: "Baojie was raised by Zhili for several years, but Guige... Zhili has never even met him. He hasn't spent any time with the children all these years, and the children are strangers to him. We need to establish a connection between them."
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