"She will agree." Lu Zeyi sneered, "Now that she is pregnant..."
"Second brother!" Lu Zeyu was terrified. "This is absolutely unacceptable! What Madam Si said just now was a warning to us. Nothing can happen to Lu Yuan's child!"
"Fourth brother, don't be nervous." Lu Zeyi soothed him, "Of course I wouldn't do such a stupid thing. Lu Yuan is finally pregnant, and she cares about her baby more than anyone else. If she had to choose between the Lu family's assets and her child, what do you think she would choose?"
Lu Zeyu thought about it. Lu Yuan was already quite old. It was hard to say whether the child could be born safely.
If something happens to this child, no matter how good Madam Su's medical skills are, can she still let her have another one?
The answer is obvious!
The child is important to her at the moment.
"Then how can we get Lu Yuan to make a choice? The eldest wife is guarding against us like thieves."
Lu Zeyi picked up the teacup and took a few sips before saying, "Lu Yuan is a filial child. She has to listen to our father."
Lu Zeyu's eyes widened in shock. "Is this the reason why we let our father stay in Huayang County to retire?"
Lu Zeyi put his hands behind his back, looking at the scenery outside the window with a deep gaze. "At first, I thought about letting our father stay in the old house. We are close to him and can coax him well. He has also loved his adopted son Kun'er since he was a child. If we coax our father, he will be happy to give us a larger share of the family property."
"Now that Lu Yuan is pregnant, I need to change my thinking..."
Lu Zeyu frowned slightly, "Then how should we do it specifically?"
Lu Zeyi turned around and looked at his fourth brother. "The scenery over there in Shili Langyao is beautiful right now. It's time for our father to go there. The weather will be nice on the day of the provincial examination..."
Half an incense stick later, Lu Zeyu left the room. Lu Zeyi felt uneasy for a moment as he thought about what Simengshi had said.
Did the Si family know something?
At this time, the confidant Chen Ji came to Lu Zeyi's yard, and the servants in the yard were busy in an orderly manner in the distance.
Chen Ji was worried and checked around again. After confirming that there was no suspicious person, he knocked on the door and entered the study.
"Master!" Chen Ji saw Lu Zeyi pinching his brows and felt anxious. "Did something big happen?"
"Go check who the Si family has been associating with these days. I suspect..."
Chen Ji said, "I'll take care of this matter. There will be a result before dinner tomorrow. However, you don't have to worry, Master. Simeng was just saying it casually..."
"It's better to be safe than sorry. Let's find out more. If the Si family knows something, we can't delay this any longer."
"Okay! I'll go find out now. Wait for my good news."
Lanxin Waterside Pavilion, outside the study.
Xiao Lingyu and Su Xingyi were leaning against the window, heads touching, peeking at the four children.
"Xiao Yu." Su Xingyi spoke in a very cold voice beside Xiao Lingyu's ear, "Look how seriously the children are studying."
Xiao Lingyu rubbed his ears and took two steps away from Su Xingyi.
She couldn't get too close to Su Xingyi, for she was afraid she wouldn't be able to resist the temptation.
Su Xingyi instinctively moved closer to Xiao Lingyu and lowered his voice again, "Xiaoyu, it's been a while since the kids had fish I caught myself. Let's go to the lake and see if we can catch some fish."
Xiao Lingyu pulled Su Xingyi out of the study quickly, "Then let's not go to the dining room for dinner. We haven't cooked for a long time. Let's make dinner today, shall we?"
"Okay, let's go to the lake and catch some fish first."
When the servants of the Lu family heard that the two men were going to fish, they quickly brought two fishing nets and two harpoons. They followed closely behind them, carrying buckets of water.
The lake on Fanghua Garden's side is twice as large as that of Lanxin Waterside.
There is a small boat parked by the lake that can accommodate three people.
Su Xingyi used the excuse that the boat would easily capsize if two people were fishing together, and asked Xiao Lingyu to sit aside and watch him fish.
These were all artificially dug inner lakes. Xiao Lingyu roughly measured them with a fishing net that was estimated to be two meters long, and estimated that they were about five or six meters deep.
There are no guardrails on the lakeshore. If someone accidentally falls into the water, the consequences will be unimaginable!
"Xingyi, be careful."
Su Xingyi just caught a few fish from the lake. The fish were fat and big, flapping their wings vigorously, and were quickly put into the fish bucket.
"Xiao Yu, I won't fall into the lake. Even if I do, I can swim out by myself."
Xiao Lingyu said, "You can, but it's hard to say for others. There are no guardrails on the lakeshore, and children playing nearby could easily fall into the water."
Su Xingyi quickly scanned the lakeshore. "There's a guardrail over at Lanxin Waterside Pavilion, but there's none here?"
Xiao Lingyu shook his head. "I don't know. I'll talk to the housekeeper tomorrow and have him arrange for someone to repair a fence here. We'll be staying at the Lu Mansion for a few days from time to time in the future, and the children can't afford to get into any trouble."
A quarter of an hour later, Su Xingyi filled three buckets with fish and took Xiao Lingyu to the kitchen.
"Xiao Yu, it's still the same as before, just watch me do it."
Xiao Lingyu smiled knowingly, "How can I be asked to cook if I don't do it myself?"
"I said I would cook all the meals. If you come to the kitchen, it's like you cooked it yourself. If the children knew you cooked, they would be angry with me."
"Okay, fine, then I'll watch you do it."
Xiao Lingyu couldn't bear to see Su Xingyi suffer too much alone, so he called in the cooks waiting outside the kitchen to help...
"Gurgle, gurgle..." Xiao Xier's stomach protested.
"It's almost time for dinner, why hasn't Mother come to test us yet? Has she forgotten about us?"
Su Ningwen said: "Mother will never forget. In my impression, mother always keeps her word."
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