Pei Jiuyan was undoubtedly the happiest person among all the people present. He immediately knelt down to thank Ling Xijie on his behalf.
Ling Shumo casually handed Ling Xijie to Lu Jinshu who was standing beside him. Just as he was about to help Pei Jiuyan up from the ground himself, before he touched Pei Jiuyan's hand, he heard a child crying from behind him.
Ling Shumo frowned and looked at Lu Jinshu with a bit of dissatisfaction, "You should be gentler when holding the child. Why did you make her cry?"
Lu Jinshu personally raised the eldest princess, and he was very experienced in holding children. He immediately patted Ling Xijie's back gently. He had thought he could quickly soothe the child, but Ling Xijie cried even harder, until he even lost his breath and started to hiccup.
Ling Shumo was very fond of her fourth daughter, who smiled whenever she saw her. She couldn't bear to see the child cry endlessly, so she immediately reached out and held the child in her arms again.
A magical scene happened again. Ling Xijie, who had been crying non-stop, immediately calmed down, her little face pressed against Ling Shumo's chest. Ling Xijie seemed exhausted from crying. She stared at her mother with her eyes open for a while, then quickly fell asleep.
Ling Shumo originally wanted to hand Ling Xijie to the attendant who was taking care of him, but she was worried that such a hassle would wake the child. After a brief thought, she finally decided to hold the child herself. She said to Lu Jinshu, "Which palace will you arrange for them to live in? I plan to take Xijie there myself."
Pei Jiuyan and the child's return had been agreed upon long ago. Lu Jinshu had been preparing for this for a long time and immediately replied with a faint smile, "I have had the Biluo Palace under Linglong Palace cleaned. The furniture inside is all the newest and best. Master Pei and the Fourth Princess can come over anytime and live there immediately."
Although the Biluo Palace is only a side hall, the main hall of Linglong Palace still houses Pei Jiusheng's tablet, and no one else will live there in the future. There is not much difference between Pei Jiuyan and the master of the first palace.
As Pei Jiuyan is Pei Jiusheng's biological brother, Lu Jinshu's arrangement is quite considerate. Ling Shumo is very satisfied with this.
Pei Jiuyan wore a cheerful smile and bowed to Lu Jinshu, but a darkness hidden in his eyes was hard for outsiders to detect. He truly hated Linglong Palace. Living there was like telling everyone that everything he had today was thanks to his brother, Pei Jiusheng. He hated that feeling.
Ling Shumo walked out with the child in her arms. Pei Jiu followed her half a step behind and headed towards the door.
The attendant lifted the bead curtain blocking the door for the two of them.
Behind him, footsteps sounded. It was Lu Jinshu who came over, carrying a small quilt. He looked at Ling Xijie with a gentle smile, as if he loved this child very much. "It's snowing outside again. We must not let our Xijie get frozen. Let's add another quilt."
As he spoke, Lu Jinshu gently covered Ling Xijie with the quilt. The moment the quilt covered Ling Xijie's body, the peacefully sleeping Ling Xijie was startled awake and burst into tears.
Lu Jinshu had originally chased after her and added another blanket, intending to show his affection for this concubine's daughter, but now he had done something completely wrong. He had always remained calm in the face of adversity, but faced with the current atmosphere, he couldn't help but feel awkward.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
