Xu Lingyi thought of Shiyi Niang's exhaustion just now, hugged her and kissed her lovingly, and said in a low voice: "Go to sleep!"

Eleventh Lady was worried about something and was awakened. How could she fall asleep? She hid her head in Xu Lingyi's arms, hesitating whether to tell Xu Lingyi about Xu Sijie.

Seeing that she was no longer sleepy, Xu Lingyi thought she was too tired. Just like when she was not feeling well in those years, he gently stroked her back and coaxed her to sleep: "It will be fine after these two days. Just bear with it for now. Then we will take Jing'er to stay at the West Mountain Villa for a few days. You can also take a good rest."

Who will take care of the family affairs? Who will serve the lady? Will it be handed over to the new daughter-in-law? You know, Xu Siyu's daughter-in-law is the eldest daughter-in-law of the concubine, and who knows what people will think of her. Eleventh Lady has never been looking forward to the ninth daughter of the Jiang family coming in as soon as possible. Then she can hand these things over to Xu Sizhun's daughter-in-law.

She laughed softly, "I was just sitting in the hall and talking, it's not as hard as you say." She added, "With such a big family living here, how can we just leave as you say?" Then she hesitated and said, "My Lord, something happened today..."

As soon as Xu Lingyi finished speaking, he was stunned.

How can you say such a thing?

Forget mommy...

He couldn't help feeling ashamed.

I couldn't help but think about it carefully.

No matter how much money Shiyi Niang wanted or what rare things she wanted, it was not a difficult matter for him. He could just get them and send them in quietly. But it was harder than climbing to the sky to take her and Jing'er out to play like this.

Is that why he blurted it out when he saw she was uncomfortable?

Feeling confused, Eleventh Lady stammered and told him that something had happened to Xu Sijie.

Xu Lingyi's heart tightened.

This is the first time that Eleventh Lady has hosted such a major event...

He ran his hands through her black hair and gently held her head: "What happened?" His smile faded, and his expression became dignified without being angry, and a little serious.

Eleventh Lady hesitated even more.

Xu Lingyi is a strict father. If he knew about Xu Sijie, would he severely reprimand him? Xu Sijie's situation was already difficult, and if he lost Xu Lingyi's protection...

Eleventh Lady has always been straightforward and rarely becomes indecisive like this.

Xu Lingyi looked anxious, but he didn't dare to show it. Instead, he smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay! There are still two hours before dawn. In these two hours, even if you break the bronze tripod in our hall, Manager Bai can find a similar one to replace it."

Did he mistakenly think that he had made a mistake?

Eleventh Lady's heart softened and she suddenly calmed down, thinking that her previous worries were unnecessary.

"It's Jie'er!" she said softly, "He accompanied mother to watch opera in the flower hall today..." and told him the whole story.

Xu Lingyi listened and pondered for a moment.

Eleventh Lady had been married for several years without any news, and he had always suspected that the eldest wife had done something... Even now, he still had some doubts. Otherwise, he had put all his energy on Eleventh Lady in the past few years, so why did Eleventh Lady only have Jin Ge'er?

So when he saw Shiyi Niang treating Xu Sijie like her own child, although he felt that this would not be good for Xu Sijie, who was raised as a concubine's son under the name of Tong, he thought of Shiyi Niang's empty knees, what if... whoever raised the child is close to him, Shiyi Niang will have someone to rely on in the future. So he turned a blind eye. Later, when Jing'er was born, he saw that Shiyi Niang treated Xu Sijie as always, and it was obvious that she had feelings for him. He thought that if the child lost his duty, it would not be too late to find a better master to teach him slowly after he was ten years old and went to the outer courtyard. This is also the reason why the child was named "Jie". It was hoped that he could follow the rules and keep his original intention. But now it seems that the child has been taught well, and the problem lies with Shiyi Niang.

She never raised this child as a bastard!

But people often judge a hero by his origin, and the requirements for illegitimate sons are often more stringent than those for legitimate sons. What's more, for someone with an unknown origin like Xu Sijie, if he gets a reputation for being frivolous, it will be difficult for him to stand up and be a human being again!

However, women are usually like this. Even cats and dogs become attached to each other after being raised for a long time, let alone a child!

He couldn't help but sigh softly and hugged Eleventh Lady tightly in his arms.

"It's okay, it's okay! This is easy to handle!" Xu Lingyi nudged Shiyi Niang's head with his chin, "Isn't the New Year coming soon? I'll have Jie Ge'er kowtow and burn incense to Tong. Some things are self-evident."

Eleventh Lady was a little surprised.

It has never been like this before!

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xu Lingyi thought she was sad. He whispered, "Before, it was because you were alone and he was young and ignorant. Now that something like this has happened, you can't just protect him blindly. It's better to let him know earlier!"

Eleventh Lady thought of the time when Xu Sizhun hosted a banquet.

Those children were the elites of society and had long learned how to be polite and greet each other under the guidance of their fathers and brothers. Even if Xu Sijie occasionally offended them, he would still ruthlessly despise and suppress them, let alone ordinary people!

She felt a little regretful that she should have told him earlier about the cruelty of this society.

The child will always grow up and reach a place that she can never reach. When he is young, when she can still protect him, she should try her best to make him feel warm. Will he become stronger when he encounters wind, frost, snow and rain along the way?

She felt that she had done nothing wrong.

While she was in a state of confusion, Eleventh Lady heard Xu Lingyi's mellow voice: "It's already like this, there's no point in worrying. Fortunately, everyone knows that he is my son, just like Xiaowu, Xiaowu is his uncle, it's not a big deal. You women just like to overthink and worry about nothing!"

Being brought home by the father means being accepted by the family. With such a result, even if the child is born outside, he is considered blessed in the eyes of the world.

Eleventh Lady laughed.

Maybe I really think too much.

It's not like there's opera at home every day, and Xu Sijie isn't bored like today every day...

She breathed a sigh of relief and looked a lot more relaxed.

Xu Lingyi smiled and said, "Go to sleep! You have to serve the new bride tomorrow. You have to overshadow other families' decent brides when they marry. You can't be so shabby when you marry your own bride, right?"

Maybe Xu Lingyi helped her solve a big problem, and she was so happy that she didn't want to sleep. Eleventh Lady said coquettishly, "When did I compete with other people's brides?" She then asked, "Who did you listen to, Lord?"

"Shi Zheng told me." Seeing her lively and smiling, Xu Lingyi also became happy and said jokingly, "It was Madam Zhou who went back and told him that other brides wore red and you also wore red, but with dark green threads in it. People looked at you instead of the bride. As a result, during the New Year, Mrs. Tang also made a dress exactly like yours."

"What?" Eleventh Lady exclaimed, "It's because I'm too thin to wear bright red, so I came up with a way to embroider a few green waterweed patterns horizontally..."

"What are you going to wear tomorrow?" Xu Lingyi asked her with a smile, then rubbed her earlobe, "Wear the pair of red gold earplugs I gave you."

Eleventh Lady's earlobes are round and full, and wearing small red gold earplugs makes her look even fairer and cuter. The old man said that this is a sign of good fortune, and during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he specially had someone make a pair of small red gold earplugs with the shape of a double blessing holding a peach.

The earplugs were only the size of rice grains, but they were carved with a pair of blessing characters and five small longevity peaches. You can imagine how exquisite the workmanship was. Eleventh Lady liked them very much. She thought that she would wear a bright red wedding dress when she received the daughter-in-law's tea, so she kept them and prepared to wear them when she recognized her relatives. Xu Lingyi's request coincided with hers. She smiled and said "Okay", but her body trembled slightly because of Xu Lingyi's teasing.

She quickly turned her face away and avoided Xu Lingyi's hand.

Xu Lingyi was surprised.

But I soon understood.

He chuckled in her ear and sucked on her neck, thinking that she would be receiving tea from her daughter-in-law later, and then he moved all the way down to her delicate collarbone.

"My Lord!" Eleventh Lady was anxious and angry, and reminded him, "It will be dawn soon!" Feeling that she had no strength left, she added, "My day is coming!"

"I know!" Xu Lingyi's gentle hands lingered on her body, and he whispered, "Just go to sleep. I just want to hug you."

Can she sleep like this?

Eleventh Lady felt her body begin to tremble slightly.

He sat up angrily and said, "I'm going to sleep on the kang!" Then he threw off the quilt and was about to get out of bed.

Xu Lingyi hugged her from behind: "Let's go to sleep on the kang together!"

What's the difference!

Eleventh Lady was discouraged.

Xu Lingyi took the opportunity to carry her into the quilt.

The two of them went back to sleep. He did not bother her anymore. Instead, he gently asked her, "Are you feeling better now?" Then, he covered her wide-open eyes with his hands and chuckled, "Go to sleep quickly! Be careful that your wife will laugh at you tomorrow!"

Did he want to tire himself out and fall asleep?

Eleventh Lady held his big hand covering her eyes, and after a long while she said "Hmm" softly. She closed her eyes and soon fell asleep.

* * * * * *

The next day, Eleventh Lady leaned over the mirror and looked at herself carefully, but there was no trace left on her face.

She sighed and put on her clothes with the help of Zhu Xiang.

Jing'er and Chen'er rushed in.

"Mother, mother, look!" He held a few small silver ingots in the shape of ingots, which weighed about four or five cents. "I'm serving tea to my second sister-in-law. She gave them to me."

She came back late yesterday and Jing'er went to bed without seeing her.

Chen Ge'er also took out a few silver ingots as if presenting treasures: "Fourth aunt, fourth aunt, these are mine!"

Eleventh Lady kissed Jin Ge'er, and then touched Chen Ge'er's head: "Oh, you all got rich!"

Jing'er laughed happily, but Chen'er pouted and said, "Fourth aunt, why do you kiss Sixth Brother and not me?" He looked very aggrieved.

Eleventh Lady was stunned, then burst into laughter.

"It's Fourth Aunt's fault!" She kissed Chen'er loudly on both cheeks, just like she kissed Jin'er, "You forgot to kiss our Chen'er!"

Brother Chen grinned and said to Brother Jin, "Fourth aunt also kissed me!" He looked very proud.

Anyone who encounters such a thing in the morning will be in a good mood!

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Eleventh Lady held Jing'er's hand with her right hand and Shen'er's hand with her left hand, and went to the small hall with a smile on her face.

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