Chapter 103 Age is not a problem!

Lu Huai did not return home from the palace until the next day.

It happened that Lu Wensheng had a day off that day, so he called him to the study and told him about Nianxi's visit to his house yesterday.

Lu Huai looked at his father's expression and whispered in defense, "It's just a small amount of money. Nianxi is too polite."

Thoughts...

He called it smoothly.

Lu Wensheng had a headache. "It seems that I have been too indulgent towards you. The little money in your mouth is enough for a family to live on for half a lifetime, but you don't take it seriously at all."

Lu Huai realized that something was wrong and immediately repented. "It's not just a small amount of money. This is the biggest bill in my purse. Madam Tai always taught me that a real man should be generous to women. Am I not afraid that Nianxi will look down on me? Look down on our family?"

Lu Wensheng was practicing calligraphy, but after hearing this, he could not continue writing. He could only put down his pen and looked up at Lu Huai, "How old are you? Why are you pretending to be a man?"

He was a very gentle person, like a wisp of gentle breeze, not causing any dust. However, in the whole house, Lu Huai was most afraid of him.

Lu Huai ran over to wash his father's brush. Blinking his big, clear eyes, he said seriously, "You are not young anymore. In another ten years, you will be able to marry and have children."

Lu Wensheng just picked up the teacup, but was so hesitant that he didn't even drink the tea.

He lowered his eyes to look at the boy who was just tall enough to pass the desk, and heard him say excitedly, "Dad, what do you think about me marrying Nianxi in the future? I like her very much, she is beautiful and gentle."

"How about getting engaged first? I think there are a lot of people who like her. What if Uncle Gu comes back from the war?"

Lu Wensheng thought about it and then remembered who the "Uncle Gu" Xiaoqi was talking about.

Lu Huai lost his mother when he was born, so his family inevitably favored him a little. In addition, the child was smart and sweet-spoken, and he was spoiled beyond measure by the old lady and the queen in the palace over the years.

But no matter what, how can a five-year-old child think about getting married?

If we let him grow up, wouldn't he become a disaster?

Lu Wensheng was about to yell when he suddenly thought of what Nian Xi said yesterday and her sparkling and serious almond-shaped eyes. For some reason, the anger in his heart was inexplicably suppressed.

He put down the teacup and was about to have a good talk with Lu Huai, when he saw the child looking at him cautiously. Lu Wensheng's heart moved and he said in a gentle voice, "She is already grown up, and you are still so young. It's not suitable."

"Nianxi is only sixteen years old, which means she is only ten years older than me. Father, didn't you tell me that there was an emperor whose concubine was seventeen years older than him? I don't think this age difference is a big deal."

Lu Huai closed his eyes and talked nonsense.

"What if she doesn't like you?"

"Madam Tai said that feelings can be cultivated."

"Are you afraid that I'll like Miss Wen and marry her?"

Lu Huai suddenly opened his eyes, but he didn't dare look at his father. After a few moments of silence, he said, "No."

Lu Wensheng sighed.

Xiaoqi was such a smart kid. He tested people so calmly that even he was almost fooled.

"You don't like Miss Wen very much. If she became your mother, you could see her every day."

"No!" Lu Huai said loudly. He was afraid that his father's words would come true. Tears welled up in his big eyes.

"I have my own mother, she just went to another place far, far away. I don't want anyone else to be my mother."

Lu Wensheng leaned over and wiped Xiao Qi's tears. He had never thought that Xiao Qi was always thinking about his mother whom he had never met. He asked slowly, "Why?"

"A Tao said that if I have a stepmother, I will also have a stepfather. I'm afraid my father won't love me anymore, wuwu."

Lu Wensheng laughed, he was still a child after all.

He patted his son's tender shoulders gently and said, "Don't worry, I won't marry Miss Wen."

In his position, marriage cannot be based solely on personal likes and dislikes, but is more related to family interests and political bargaining chips.

"Dad really doesn't like her?" Lu Xiaoqi hiccuped, still a little worried.

Lu Wensheng hummed and changed a pen. "Isn't she your sworn sister? She is a generation younger than me."

Lu Xiaoqi got the guarantee and his wish was fulfilled. He went forward to help his father grind the ink, and did not forget to emphasize, "She is my stepsister, not my sister!"

Lu Wensheng laughed, and a pair of gentle and sparkling almond eyes flashed through his mind...

That’s it.

Lu Wensheng sighed in her heart, she should live more freely.

…

When Nian Xi returned home, Zhou Yanli had already been there for a while.

Seeing her, his face was full of smiles, "Sister, I bought your favorite rice-brewed floating yuanzi and sugar-frosted jade bees. I specifically asked the store to put less icing sugar in it so that you don't get fat again."

Mrs. Li sat aside and laughed, "You know her well. She loves sweets and is always afraid of this and that. She is hard to please!"

Zhou Yanli turned to Nianxi, "Since you are a girl, you naturally like these things. It's not a big deal."

Nian Xi smiled and thanked him, "Since you are in Beijing, why don't you go out for a walk?"

These days, he can often be seen in the mansion.

Zhou Yanli's young face showed a bit of embarrassment. It was a very vivid face that brought out the best of his facial features. A slight smile was another kind of stunning:

"I just arrived in the capital, I don't know anyone well, and my aunt and her friends are busy every day, so I bother my aunt and sister more often."

He looked at her, full of intimacy and with the familiarity of childhood, "Sister, if you want to go somewhere, can I accompany you?"

In the capital, he would take her to any place of repute, no matter how big or small. But today, it was freezing cold, and Nianxi was too lazy to go out.

Just as he was about to refuse, Li smiled and said, "Okay, since you haven't entered the Imperial College yet, you can go shopping more these days."

Nianxi was in a bad mood a few days ago, and Li wanted to ask her to go out and relax.

Zhou Yanli was a well-behaved girl and was her childhood playmate, so she knew him well and it was just right for him to accompany her.

Since her mother had already agreed, Nianxi couldn't refuse. "Then when you are free, let's go to Xiangguo Temple."

She happened to go to the Buddha to pray for peace.

Zhou Yanli followed suit and asked, "How about tomorrow?"

Nian Xi was a little surprised, "Tomorrow?"

Zhou Yanli hummed, and said in a relaxed tone, "Because it's already late today. Sister, do you have anything to do tomorrow? If so, we can do it another day."

He couldn't wait to get familiar with his sister again, and it would be best if they could be as close as before.

Nian Xi shook her head and replied, "Nothing. Then tomorrow will be fine."

Wen Qingheng came back from the yamen and only heard the last sentence.

He couldn't help but look at Zhou Yanli with suspicion, with an ambiguous look in his eyes. When Qin Lang came to him to get mad that day, was he talking about Zhou Yanli?

No way——

How long has this neighbor's younger brother been in Beijing?

Besides, he is one year younger than Nianxi!