"What are you looking at?"
"Oh, look at the kids, have they finished eating? Once they're almost done, we'll start reading."
Meng Zilu saw Meng Zihe's face flushed slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and he turned around and glanced at the children in the room.
"Zihe, do you like children too?"
"?" Meng Zihe said, "Of course I like them. Qian'er and the four brothers and sisters are all very cute."
Meng Zilu laughed and said, "None of the children here are yours. No matter how much you like them, you can't take them away. You have to give birth to one yourself... um..."
Meng Zihe quickly covered his mouth and pulled him aside, “Brother, don’t talk nonsense, I’m still young, it’s too early to have a baby!”
Meng Zilu pushed Meng Zihe's hand away and said, "You are not a child anymore. It's time to discuss marriage. I will go back this afternoon and ask mother and grandmother to arrange the marriage."
"No!" Meng Zihe objected. "If I pass the imperial examination this time, I'll have to go to the capital to take part in the joint and palace examinations next year. I'll be so busy studying that I won't have time to visit you."
Meng Zilu said: "It's not like you are going to meet the girl's family. Mother and grandmother will definitely choose a good wife for you."
"No! If we want to discuss marriage, we have to wait until I pass the imperial examination."
Meng Zihe's eyes widened. "You're not planning to marry a noble lady from the capital, and let someone capture you as a son-in-law?"
Meng Zihe held his forehead, indicating that he had a headache. "No, don't guess randomly. I have my own plans."
Meng Zilu looked at him suspiciously, "Do you have a girl you like?"
"I……"
"Tell me quickly which family it is? Let mother and grandmother quickly settle the marriage, otherwise it will be too late if someone says the marriage is going on."
"Brother, it's time!" Meng Zihe said and ran back to the room.
Meng Zilu pursed his lips when he saw this, it seemed that she was pregnant.
Seeing Meng Zihe coming back, Lu Yao quickly stood up and said, "Second Master Meng, I've been working hard these days teaching them to read and write."
Meng Zihe said with a teacher-like face, “Miss Lu Er, the children are very obedient, I am willing to teach them.”
Lu Yao didn't say anything else, smiled at the children, turned around and left with Nuan Yu.
Met Lu Yao.
Meng Zihe felt inexplicably happy.
Next, I taught the children to read with great care and effort!
I wonder if she will come again tomorrow?
After lunch, the Meng family left the Lu Mansion.
"Zihe, go back home first. Qian'er and I will go to the Song family."
"Let's go together. I haven't seen my sister-in-law's family for a long time."
Su Yun, who was in the dark, saw the carriage taking another route and was delighted, thinking that he would finally get something today.
Su Yun saw the same carriage as yesterday parked across the street. He frowned slightly, but without thinking too much, he continued to follow the Meng family's carriage.
"Yue'er, they are planning to go to the Song Mansion. Should we go back home?"
Xiao Liu lowered the curtain, took out a veil from the cabinet under the table and put it on her head. "Let's go to the Song Mansion too. I haven't seen my aunt for several years."
Upon hearing this, Cui Yuan was about to refuse, as they could not escape Cui Zhehan's eyes whenever they traveled.
But he also wanted to see him up close, and the patriarch's thunderous rage would pass if he endured it.
Cui Yuan glanced at Xiya in Xiao Liu's arms and said, "Then let's go. We have to be careful and attentive."
The Meng brothers sat in the front hall of the Song Mansion for half a cup of tea when Cui Yuan and his family of three arrived.
Song Yaohui was very surprised. Before Xiao Liu got married, she could come to the mansion to visit her aunt during the holidays, but after she married into the Cui Mansion, she almost never visited.
After marrying into a wealthy family, who would still want to associate with poor relatives from small families?
"Please come in."
Song Yaohui looked at the Meng brothers, "Zi Lu, Zi He, Cui Yuan, you should all know them..."
As they were talking, the doorman brought the family of three into the front hall.
"Uncle."
"Master Song."
Song Yaohui walked forward with a smile and politely introduced the family of three to the Meng brothers.
Seeing that although the Meng brothers knew Cui Yuan, they were not very familiar with him, the situation was awkward for a while.
"Yue'er, your aunt was still thinking about you a few days ago. I didn't expect you to come today. She is in the garden with her little grandson. Why don't you and your wife take Xiya over to accompany her?"
Xiao Liu tightened her grip in her sleeves, sweating from her hands. She said calmly, "Uncle, we'll be there now."
"Go ahead."
After the family of three left, Song Yaohui's palms were sweating, and he didn't know what he was nervous about.
"Zihe, I heard Cui Yuan also took part in the provincial examination this time. I wonder which of you will rank higher?"
Lu Zihe said, "Uncle, we won't know until the results are announced. However, I haven't thought about competing with the Cui family for a higher ranking. What's important is to get a place on the list and go to the capital to take part in the imperial examination."
"Yes, yes, catching the emperor's eye is a big deal."
Song Yaohui was more inclined to believe that the Cui family would win the top prize. After all, over the past decade or so, the Cui family had produced many top-ranking scholars, while the Meng family had only produced a few...
"Yue'er, are you finally willing to come and see me?"
Mrs. Song walked over excitedly and hugged Liu Yue.
"Let me see how you have been doing in the Cui family over the years."
Mrs. Song said as she was about to take off the veil on Liu Yue's head.
"Aunt, Yue'er is doing well. My face can't be exposed to the wind right now. I hurt it from eating something a few days ago."
Mrs. Song asked with concern, "Why are you so careless? What if your face is ruined? Is it better now?"
Liu Yue saw that after so many years, her aunt still treated her the same way. She felt a surge of unspeakable sadness in her heart. "Aunt, don't worry, I'm much better now. The doctor said these few days are critical. I can't see the wind or the light, otherwise I'll get scars on my face."
"Then wear it tightly." Mrs. Song pressed down Liu Yue's veil, fearing that it would not be worn firmly.
"Grandma!" Meng Yunqian walked over and looked at the girl Xi in Cui Yuan's arms and asked, "This aunt calls you aunt, who is she to me? How should I call her? And there are uncle and little sister."
Liu Yue's breathing quickened, and she held Cui Yuan's arm tightly with great strength.
It seemed that the person who was grabbed was not Cui Yuan's arm, but Meng Yunqian.
Mrs. Song did not notice Liu Yue's abnormality. She touched Meng Yunqian's little head and said, "She is your mother's cousin. You can call her aunt. You can call this uncle uncle. This is your little cousin."
"Hello, aunt and uncle! I'm Meng Yunqian." Meng Yunqian said as he stretched out his hand to poke Xiya's little face, then quickly withdrew his hand.
My little cousin is not a crybaby at all, she looks quite cute.
"Yunqian." Liu Yue reached out and touched Meng Yunqian's head, took out a peace amulet from her bosom, put it around his neck, and said softly:
"Auntie came in a hurry and didn't prepare any gifts in advance. This is what I asked for for your cousin yesterday at Shanyuan Temple. I asked for an extra one yesterday, so I'm giving it to you. Do you like it?"
My aunt has a nice voice. She is my mother’s sister. Will my mother’s voice be as nice as my aunt’s?
"Thank you, auntie. I like it very much. Your voice is very nice. I think my mother's voice is as nice as yours."
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