Jing'er refused to give in and continued crying breathlessly.

"I want daddy, I want daddy..."

Seeing that he was crying so sadly, Xu Lingyi patted his back gently and coaxed him softly: "Okay, okay, stop crying!"

Jing'er's crying didn't get any quieter.

Xu Lingyi looked at his tear-stained face and felt heartbroken. He patted him more gently and spoke more tenderly, revealing infinite patience: "Don't cry, our Jing'er, don't cry!"

Jing'er buried his face on Xu Lingyi's shoulder and his crying gradually subsided.

Eleventh Lady recovered from her initial surprise and regained her calm and composure.

She whispered to Mother Gu: "What's going on?"

Mother Gu said hurriedly, "The Marquis was playing with the Sixth Young Master, and the Fourth Young Master came out from the inner room. The Marquis handed the Sixth Young Master to me, and walked out with the Fourth Young Master..." As she spoke, she glanced at Eleventh Lady timidly, "The Sixth Young Master struggled to get down to the ground, and the Marquis and the Fourth Young Master had already left the door, and the Sixth Young Master burst into tears..."

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but frown as she listened.

She walked over quietly.

"My Lord, let me hold Brother Jin!" He said, reaching out to take the child. "You and Lord Chen have an appointment at 12:00. If you are any later, you will miss the time."

As soon as Eleventh Lady's hand touched Jing'er's clothes, Jing'er started crying loudly as if someone had pinched him.

There was some hesitation in Xu Lingyi's eyes.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but look at Xu Siyu.

There was still a look of shock on his face, but his eyes were calm.

Feeling Eleventh Lady's gaze, he looked up and smiled faintly at her.

For some reason, Eleventh Lady suddenly felt relieved.

She looked at Xu Sizhun again.

The eleven-year-old Xu Sizhun tilted his head and looked at Xu Lingyi and Jing'er in his arms with a confused look on his face, looking childish.

Eleventh Lady couldn't help but smile slightly.

She ignored Xu Lingyi's reluctance and Jin'er's crying, and forcibly held her son in her arms: "Children are all like this, just coax them. Lord Hou and Zhun'er, go quickly! With Yu'er helping me, nothing will happen."

Jing'er grabbed Xu Lingyi's clothes and refused to let go: "Daddy, Daddy!" He cried like a tearful person.

Xu Lingyi looked at Shiyi Niang, and there was a hint of pleading on his face, as if he was saying: Think of a way to make him stop crying!

Eleventh Lady was shocked.

Xu Lingyi was hesitant just after he could call her "Daddy". If she could talk and act like a spoiled child, wouldn't it be even more difficult for Xu Lingyi? He was the mainstay of the family, and everyone acted according to his wishes. If his attitude was ambiguous or even indifferent, the maids would take advantage of it. Even a tiger can take a nap. By then, she was afraid that she would be powerless to control him.

This is how children are spoiled.

As a parent, you must keep a clear and calm mind.

It seems that Xu Lingyi can no longer be relied upon.

She sighed in her heart, and her attitude became more resolute. She took Jin'er's hand off Xu Lingyi's collar, hugged him and sat on the armchair beside her: "My Lord, you can go out without any worries!"

Jin'er cried loudly, shouting "Daddy" while struggling in Shiyi Niang's arms.

Xu Lingyi stood there, hesitant.

"Mother," Xu Siyu, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly spoke, "How about I take my sixth brother to the garden to play for a while?" There was some consideration in his tone.

Eleventh Lady breathed a sigh of relief.

Although Jing'er is young, he is very stubborn. Rather than crying so hard that Xu Lingyi can't move his feet, it's better to not see it and not feel the pain.

"Thank you for your help." She said politely and handed Jing'er to Xu Siyu.

Xu Siyu looked at Shiyi Niang deeply, and carefully took Jing'er. But Jing'er twisted hard in his arms and almost fell off.

Mother Gu was so scared that she broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, although Xu Siyu looked thin, he was actually very strong, so it was just a false alarm.

Eleventh Lady instructed Mother Gu: "You guys wait on the side."

He did not change his idea of ​​letting Xu Siyu take Jing'er to the garden to play.

Xu Siyu held Jing'er tightly in his arms and went out surrounded by a group of maids and servants.

Eleventh Lady saw Xu Lingyi let out a long breath.

"Should we send a few more people to follow?" He pondered, "Yu Ge'er is still a child himself?"

"Yu'er has always been calm, and with Mama Gu and others taking care of him, he will be fine." Eleventh Lady stepped forward to help him pull the clothes that were wrinkled by Jin'er. Seeing the traces of Jin'er's tears on his shoulders, she said, "My Lord, let me help you change your clothes!"

Xu Lingyi also felt that what he was doing was not appropriate, so he responded and let Shiyi Niang help him change his clothes.

Xu Sizhun stood silently by the side until Xu Sijie ran in: "Hey! Fourth brother, why haven't you left yet?" As he spoke, he saw Xu Lingyi and Shiyi Niang coming out of the inner room. He immediately went up to them and saluted, then asked: "Father, are you taking Fourth Brother out today?"

After the initial uneasiness and wait-and-see attitude, Xu Sijie became more and more cheerful and lively. In front of Xu Lingyi, he was neither respectful like Xu Siyu nor anxious like Xu Sizhun. Like all sons facing their fathers, when his father looked good, he would be bold, and when his father looked bad, he would avoid the limelight and keep silent. Perhaps because he was his nephew, or because he had few requirements for Xu Sijie, Xu Lingyi was always friendly when facing him, and the atmosphere seemed pleasant and light because of this.

"What do you want to do?" Xu Lingyi asked him with a smile.

He asked the same question last time, and Shiyi Niang thought Xu Sijie would ask to go with them, but it turned out that Xu Sijie just wanted to take Xu Sizhun to fly a kite.

Xu Sijie said with a smile: "If father and fourth brother go out, I will see you to the door on behalf of mother!"

"Oh!" Xu Lingyi laughed, "Mr. Zhao is talking to you about The Analects?"

"No!" Xu Sijie smiled shyly, "When the teacher was telling me about Brothers, he mentioned 'Zixia Asked About Filial Piety'."

Brothers refers to the brothers chapter in "Youxue".

Xu Lingyi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Okay, just send me and your fourth brother out!"

Xu Sijie imitated the adults and bowed to Xu Lingyi: "Disciple obeys your command!"

Eleventh Lady also smiled as she saw this, and walked forward and put her arm around his shoulders affectionately.

Xu Sizhun looked at it and lowered his eyelids slightly.

After returning from Chen Ge Lao's house, he was not in a hurry to return to his own courtyard, but talked to the servant Yin Zhen beside him: "I think it's better to live in the inner courtyard."

Yinzhen and Bai Zongguan were somewhat related, and it was because of Bai Zongguan that he was able to serve Xu Sizhun. Even so, if he was not a little smart, Bai Zongguan would not dare to put him next to Xu Sizhun. Sometimes, opportunities also represent risks.

"Fourth Young Master, what you said is really surprising!" Yinzhen smiled, but there was a subtle caution in his tone, "Third Young Master moved to Sanjing Hutong. When he came last time, he said something like 'the sky is high and the birds can fly freely, the sea is wide and the fish can swim freely'. Why do you think it's better to live in the inner courtyard?"

Xu Sizhun laughed, and gently knocked the silver needle, which was a head taller than him, and said: "What do you mean by 'the sea is wide and the fish can swim freely'? You follow me around every day but you don't study hard. Look at Huo Qing, he has already read the second volume of 'Youth Learning'. It's 'the sea is wide and the fish can leap freely'!"

Huo Qing is his other personal servant.

Yinzhen touched his forehead awkwardly: "I am also studying, am I not? I am just a little slower than Huoqing." Then his expression brightened up and he asked Xu Sizhun in a low voice, "Fourth Young Master, Third Young Master said he would go to Xiangguo Temple with you in a few days, are you going?"

Xu Sizhun listened and his shoulders slumped. "I don't know how to tell Dad. Last time he tested me on my homework, I didn't answer well!"

Yinzhen gave him an idea: "How about the fourth young master go ask the lady? If the lady agrees, the marquis will definitely agree too!"

"Yes!" Xu Sizun's eyes lit up, "Why didn't I think of that!" Then he said excitedly, "Let's go to mother." As he said that, he hurried to the inner courtyard.

I actually forgot about the words "it's better to live in the inner courtyard".

Yinzhen, who was a few steps behind, patted his chest lightly, said "lucky" in his heart, and then quickly caught up.

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After returning to the room, Xu Siyu did not sit under the lamp to study hard as usual. Instead, he held his head with his elbows, leaned on the large ink-splashed pillow and looked at Chengchen.

Wenzhu, who was sitting next to her doing needlework, couldn't help but stretch her neck to glance at the floor clock in the corner.

The second young master has been like this for fifteen minutes!

She quietly looked at Xu Siyu's expression.

His face was calm, with a hint of smile on his lips, and he looked very peaceful.

Wenzhu felt relieved and walked lightly to help Xu Siyu get a cup of hot tea.

Hearing the noise, Xu Siyu turned around.

He said "Oh" and sat up straight: "Are you still in the room?"

Wen Zhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "I have been doing needlework here for almost half an hour!"

Xu Siyu was slightly startled, then laughed.

That smile reminded Wenzhu of tea leaves soaked in hot water, relaxed and light.

She was a little surprised and couldn't help but whispered, "What is the young master thinking about? I don't know even though I'm standing next to you!"

Xu Siyu was silent for a while and said, "I'm thinking about Jin Ge'er!" As he spoke, a hint of joy appeared between his brows.

Wenzhu was stunned again.

Xu Siyu half-lay on the big pillow again.

"Jin'er kept crying, so mother agreed to let me take him to the garden to play." He rested his arms on his head, staring at the carriage with waterweed patterns painted in blue-green paint. "Only the servants around Jin'er followed..." His tone was a little sighing, "They were afraid that I didn't know how to take care of Jin'er..." As if explaining something, "He has a really bad temper and doesn't change his mind. No matter how I coaxed him, it didn't work. He cried like that for almost an hour..." Although he was complaining, a smile appeared on his face. "I had no choice. Thinking about how I loved rowing when I was a child, I took him to Liufangwu..."

Wen Zhu’s face turned pale: “Second Young Master…” Her tone was filled with fear.

You can sail in the Biyi River, the water is very deep. If the boat capsizes by accident, who can tell what will happen?

Xu Siyu glanced over and said, "Mother Gu said that now is not the season for boating, and I'm afraid all the pleasure boats have been packed up. I have to ask mother for the right cards!" He acted calmly, and it was hard to tell whether he was sad or happy.

Wen Zhu's heart tightened: "Then the fourth lady..."

"Mother gave Madam Gu the right cards." Xu Siyu said slowly, "I took Brother Jin to go boating."

Wen Zhu felt that she should say something, but thinking of Xu Siyu's cheerful expression just now, she swallowed her words and smiled cheerfully: "Then is the Sixth Young Master still crying?"

Thinking of the scene at that time, Xu Siyu couldn't help laughing: "Not only did he stop crying, he also didn't want to leave. He refused to go ashore. If my mother hadn't forcibly taken him away, I'm afraid I would still be rowing in the Biyi River now!"

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