"In that case, Brother Ran will be handed over to you from now on." Meng Qi said softly to Song Baimo, who was almost as tall as her.
Song Baimo bowed respectfully and said, "Please rest assured, mother. I will take good care of my second brother."
Meng Qi squeezed Song Bairan's hand and whispered, "Your yard has just been painted, so it will take at least ten days to half a month before you can move in. During this time, Eunuch Zhang will arrange some furniture for you. You can go to the warehouse and take a look. If you like anything, just ask Madam Zhao to tell Madam Liu."
Song Bairan looked much better today, with a smile on his face. "Mother, I want to live with my eldest brother forever."
Meng Qi shook her head. "Your eldest brother is very busy now. He has to write big characters every day and study. Don't you remember the last time he went to accompany you, he didn't finish writing the big characters, and the teacher punished him?"
Song Bairan lowered his head in frustration. Meng Qi squatted down. "Besides, your courtyard isn't far from your eldest brother's. Just walk through the corridor. You can go there with your eldest brother to pay your respects to Mother every day. Also, didn't your father promise to hire a martial arts master for you? It will be more convenient for you to practice in your own courtyard, right?"
After hearing this, Song Bairan raised his head and said to Meng Qi with sparkling eyes, "Yes, I almost forgot, mother, when will the person who teaches me kung fu come?"
Meng Qi looked at Song Bairan's little hand pulling at her sleeve and said, "You have to be better now. You still feel dizzy and weak now."
Song Bairan quickly shook his head, "I'm not dizzy anymore, and I feel energetic. I didn't sweat much today."
Meng Qi stood up and continued to pull Song Bairan towards Song Baimo's main house. After deciding on something with Song Chengze that day, Meng Qi quickly asked Mother Liu to clean up the west room of Song Baimo's main house first.
She always had a premonition that there must be some conspiracy behind Song Bairan's illness that she didn't know about, but she couldn't find out anything. Moreover, there were too many things happening in the palace recently, and she really couldn't calm down and think about these things. She simply sent Song Bairan to the outer courtyard first, because she intuitively felt that there was someone who was even more hidden in the inner house.
It was Song Chengze's idea to have Song Bairan learn some martial arts. He was also worried that his youngest son would develop a further illness due to his recent illness, and he was even more worried about the impact on the child's health. Meng Qi also agreed with his opinion. Nothing is more important than a child's physical fitness.
But she had never expected that their decision, simply to help Song Bairan strengthen his body, would actually cultivate a brave and warlike prince for the Great Xia Dynasty.
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When Roland came back, Li had just come out of the small Buddhist temple, and the warm summer breeze lifted the hem of Li's old green skirt.
"Is everything settled?" Li wiped her hands, drank her tea, and asked softly.
Roland said, "Yes, they said that the second young master should live in the eldest young master's west room first, and then move in after the house over there is tidied up."
Mrs. Li frowned, "Since you haven't cleaned up everything yet, why are you in such a hurry to move the Second Young Master out?"
Roland thought for a moment, "I wonder if the Second Young Master's illness has upset the Prince? Perhaps he thinks the Princess has neglected the Second Young Master."
Li snorted. "Ever since the Second Young Master entered Jing'an Garden, when has she ever paid any attention to him? When the Second Young Master fell ill, she didn't investigate the cause, but was eager to distance herself from the matter. Zhao is also useless. She can't even handle such a small matter."
Luo Lan knew what was bothering Li. She had always wanted to raise the second young master, but she was only a concubine and a maid. How could the prince possibly let the second young master come to her courtyard?
"Concubine, should we continue what we were going to do?" Roland thought for a moment and asked.
"Of course, although it's inconvenient to go to the outer courtyard, opportunities must always be sought. Since the prince doesn't trust me, I want to see if the princess he trusts can do better." Li took a steady breath. Ever since Meng Qi dealt with Xiao Lin, the backyard of the prince's mansion had been eerily quiet.
Wu seemed frightened. She used to be a person who loved to joke around, but now she had to ask for leave five times a day to pay her respects to Meng Qi. Even when Song Nongyu saw Tiandi and Song Bairan playing in Jing'an Garden, Wu seemed to have no energy to care.
Now that there were only the three of them in the inner house, Li had originally thought that after dealing with so many people, Meng Qi would take in two more concubines for Song Chengze, or at least a maid. But there was no movement at all. No one, whether close to her or in the original mansion, showed any interest.
The prince was also extremely busy, even visiting Bibo Hall only every few days. She really didn't have the ability to know what was going on in the outer courtyard. Now, let alone the outer courtyard, even trying to get some information in the inner courtyard was difficult. Unlike before, with Xiaolin and Wu leading the way, she could still gather some information.
"You need to go out again tomorrow. Our incense is almost used up..." Li explained to Roland in detail.
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In Yinyan Pavilion, Wu was lying on the chaise longue.
"Is the young lady not back yet?"
Another of Wu's maids, named Yinzhi, stepped forward and said, "Mother Hu just sent someone back to say that the princess wants to hold a banquet for the second young master, and the eldest young lady should come back after lunch."
Mrs. Wu hummed, "It's all fake. It was okay for the eldest young master back then. After all, he was almost ten years old, so it made sense for him to move out. But the second young master moved out so eagerly when he was only a few years old. I don't know how he got in her way."
Yinzhi picked up the fan and gently fanned Wu. Although she was also the eldest maid beside Wu, she was always suppressed by Jinzhi. She never had the good fortune of showing off, and she was not as valued by Wu as Jinzhi.
Now that Jinzhi was gone, she took over. In order to prevent Wu from finding fault with her, she did her job carefully. Knowing that Wu loved to inquire about things in the mansion, she tried to get as much news as possible and tell her.
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