In the middle of winter, Liang Ruitian was wearing a cotton-padded and silk coat, but he still broke out in a cold sweat.
He slowly swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth, slowly turned his body away, the corners of his mouth twitching, and smiled at Minister Cen.
"Lord Cen has such a kind heart, he is truly a model for the court. I will definitely mention this to the emperor, and hopefully get him an award or something."
After saying that, Liang Ruitian grinned and laughed dryly twice.
Minister Cen was also a little embarrassed by his appearance. The muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched a few times and he forced a smile.
While the two were laughing awkwardly, Cen Jiaan stepped forward cautiously.
He stood beside Shen Yuexi, raised his head slightly, and tiptoed to look into the cradle.
Thinking of Liang Yuyu's previous warning, Shen Yuexi became a little wary.
She subconsciously tightened Liang Yuyu's swaddling clothes and looked at Cen Jiaan warily: "Master Cen, is there something wrong?"
Cen Jiaan tilted his head, still struggling to look into the swaddling clothes, muttering softly: "I saw the little sister at the Liang Mansion that day. I haven't seen her for so many days. I want to see if the little sister has grown up."
After saying this, without waiting for Shen Yuexi to reply, Cen Jiaan turned his head and looked at Minister Cen: "Father, is this okay?"
Minister Cen replied smoothly, "Why not? Our Cen Mansion and the Liang Mansion have a good relationship, and we should visit each other more often in the future. It's only natural for you to get close to this little sister."
Liang Yuyu poked her head out of the cradle, her tongue pressed against her right cheek, and her big round eyes stared at Cen Jiaan intently.
[This little brat may be young, but he's quite cunning.]
He didn't give Mei Niang a chance to answer, and deliberately asked his father if he could look at me. Isn't this just putting me, Mei Niang, on the stove and roasting me?
If Mei Niang doesn't let him get close to me, won't she be known for ruining the relationship between the Cen and Liang families?
Shen Yuexi's brows were tightly knitted together, and she couldn't help but increase the strength of her arms around Liang Yuyu.
She really didn't want Cen Jiaan to get close to Liang Yuyu.
But Liang Yuyu was thinking about exactly what Shen Yuexi was troubled by right now.
Just when Shen Yuexi was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, Liang Yuyu suddenly stretched out her pale arm, took the initiative to move forward, and moved closer to Cen Jiaan.
Cen Jiaan was startled and instinctively stepped back, blinking in panic and staring at Liang Yuyu, not knowing what she was going to do.
【Mei Niang, let him hold me. 】
Liang Yuyu kicked her little feet, and the swaddling sheets were kicked up onto her legs, and her chubby little legs were still fiddling with them.
Shen Yuexi instinctively leaned down and smiled at Cen Jiaan, "Since Master Cen likes this little sister, why not give her a hug?"
Before Cen Jiaan could react, Liang Yuyu had already hooked her arms around his neck, slid down, and fell directly into his arms.
Cen Jiaan is still a child himself, how could he have ever held a child?
Liang Yuyu suddenly fell over. Cen Jiaan was caught off guard. His legs went soft and he fell backwards while holding Liang Yuyu.
The two little guys fell to the ground at the same time.
The next second, Liang Yuyu's earth-shaking cry was heard.
Shen Yuexi hurried forward and quickly picked up Liang Yuyu. While stroking her back, she whispered to her soothingly, "Dear baby, did you fall anywhere?"
Liang Yuyu grinned and burst into tears, but when Shen Yuexi held her and turned around with her back to everyone else, Liang Yuyu blinked twice.
Her movements were small and quick, but Shen Yuexi saw them clearly.
[Hehe, this time it's not me, Mei Niang, who's preventing you from looking at me, it's you who threw me.]
[You should take the title of Ambassador of Destruction.]
Liang Yuyu waved her little hands, her face turned red, and she cried even harder.
Seeing that the little guy was not hurt, and hearing that this was what she was thinking, Shen Yuexi's heart finally settled down.
She cooperated with Liang Yuyu's acting and hurriedly carried Liang Yuyu to Cen Jiaan and others: "Hey, is Master Cen okay?"
Minister Cen helped Cen Jiaan up. Seeing Liang Yuyu crying out of breath, he was shocked and angry. He raised his hand and slapped Cen Jiaan.
The crisp sound of slaps echoed throughout the palace corridor.
A bright red five-finger mark suddenly appeared on Cen Jiaan's handsome face.
He covered his face with his hands, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and his big eyes were filled with tears of grievance.
Minister Cen still felt that this was not enough. He grabbed Cen Jiaan's sleeve and dragged him in front of Shen Yuexi, staring at him angrily: "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you apologize to Madam Liang? If you cause any harm to the young lady of the Liang family, I will deal with you when I get back."
Cen Jiaan reluctantly put down his hand and bowed to Shen Yuexi to apologize: "Mrs. Liang, I'm sorry."
Liang Yuyu took a few breaths, her small hands clasped around Shen Yuexi's neck, and she carefully turned her head away. Her eyes kept rolling around as she stared at Cen Jiaan.
[Tsk, it seems like he's having a hard time in the Cen family.]
[His face is so red, Minister Cen must have been ruthless. It's just a child, is it that serious?]
Liang Yuyu blinked her eyes and looked at Cen Jiaan's aggrieved look, feeling a little guilty.
"I'm so sorry. I can't help it. Who asked you to harm my Mei Niang first?"
Thinking of this, Liang Yuyu quickly turned around, hooked her arms around Shen Yuexi's neck, and buried her face in her fragrant neck, as if this would make her feel better.
"Forget it." Shen Yuexi waved her hand at Minister Cen, "What does a child know? Fortunately, the good boy is fine. Minister Cen, please don't blame the young master."
Minister Cen rubbed his hands awkwardly and thanked Shen Yuexi repeatedly: "Thank you, Madam Liang, for your generosity."
The palace lady-in-waiting came to invite Shen Yuexi, saying that the emperor and empress wanted to see the young lady of the Liang family, and asked Shen Yuexi to carry Liang Yuyu to the harem first.
Liang Ruitian also took this opportunity to say goodbye to Minister Cen and leave.
At the palace gate, Minister Cen watched Liang Ruitian accompany his wife and children to the harem, gritting his teeth in hatred.
He turned his head away in a bad mood, his gloomy eyes wandering over Cen Jiaan, and said coldly: "Did you see everything? Liang Ruitian relies on his little daughter, and now he can even enter and leave the harem at will. If this continues, the court and harem will become his!"
Cen Jiaan changed his childish demeanor, lowered his head, clasped his hands in front of him, and said respectfully to Minister Cen, "Don't worry, Your Excellency. I will definitely find a way to make that little girl disappear."
Minister Cen looked at Cen Jiaan with satisfaction, and placed his large hand on his shoulder, pressing it gently a few times. "I hope you can prove to me that saving you that day was not a mistake."
Cen Jiaan raised his head slightly and looked at Minister Cen cautiously.
The two of them looked at each other, and Cen Jiaan twitched the corners of his mouth awkwardly, revealing a helpless smile: "Yes. Lord Shangshu, don't worry, Jiaan will definitely not let you down."
Only then did Minister Cen laugh loudly twice and walk forward.
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