Chapter 232: Xiao Chunwen (8)
Yuan Yuhe took over and helped the old lady over. "Mother, let's sit down and talk."
The old lady nodded and said, "One has to accept the fact that one is getting old."
I heard that the person from Taozhou had already gone there last year.
After spending some time with her great-granddaughter, the old lady asked the children to play aside and talked with her daughters-in-law and grandchildren.
Seeing the house full of grandchildren, the old lady couldn't help but sigh that she had enjoyed the happiness of family for a long time.
The old Duke passed away early due to a recurrence of an old injury. Zhao was only five or six years old at that time, and Lin'er had just been born.
After the mourning period for the old Duke was over, the old lady decided to separate the two illegitimate sons who had married, and rearranged the grandchildren. The children of the first and second wives were both born to her, so the grandchildren were ranked together.
The old lady did not object to the old Duke taking a concubine. Childbirth was a loss for women, and sacrifices were common in the families of military commanders. If all her children died on the battlefield, the huge family of the Duke of Anguo would have to be supported by someone. If there were no illegitimate sons, then it would have to be a clan relative.
The old Duke of Anguo was the only descendant of his ancestors who survived the war.
It’s just that no one expected that among this family of military generals, there would be a civil official like Erzi.
Zhao Huan had gone to the battlefield, and the family became stricter in their instruction of Zhu Qing and Zhu He. Zhao Huan was a young talent, and when news of his triumphant return reached the family, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
There are quite a few great-grandchildren now, and the great-grandchildren of the first and second wives should be ranked separately to avoid confusion. However, Zhuhe has a deep friendship with Zhaohuan and Zhuqing, and they also have an inseparable relationship with Li'er, so the children of the first and second wives are ranked together.
In fact, the fourth grandson Zhu Shi and the sixth grandson Zhu Lu also benefited from Zhu He.
After Ming Zhouqing and Zheng Leyun followed Ming Weisu and Ming Weishen in, the lively dinner in Fushou Hall began.
Mingzhao and Shi Jianli sat at the main table with the five elders. Yuan Yuhe held her little granddaughter in her arms and coaxed and fed her.
Ming Zhouqing and others sat at the next table, while Ming Yanxi sat at another table with his younger brothers and sisters.
After dinner, the adults drank tea and chatted while watching the children play with their childish words.
It was almost time, and each family took their children back to their own yard.
Ming Yanxi walked in front, holding the little girl who was shaking her head and jumping around, responding to her babbling.
After entering the Langgan Courtyard, Shi Jianli rubbed her daughter's head and said, "Xiaoying, go and take a bath."
The little guy hugged her legs, tilted his head back and said coquettishly: "Let's take a bath together~"
Shi Jianli took her hand and said, "Okay, mother and baby will take a bath together."
After bathing, Shi Jianli took a handkerchief to wipe the little girl's hair. After Xianyue wrung her hair until it was half dry, she carried the little girl to the yard to enjoy the evening breeze.
The little girl lay in her arms, arched her head, and held her mother's face and gave her a kiss.
Shi Jianli curved her brows, stroked her back gently with her hand, and softly recited the poems and books she had written for her son's enlightenment.
After taking a bath, Ming Yanxi came over with paper and pen. The servants brought the desk over. He sat on the chair and ground the ink himself.
The little girl peeked in the direction of her brother. Shi Jianli had no choice but to ask someone to bring an extra chair and hold her to sit next to her son.
She tapped the little guy's forehead and said, "Don't disturb your brother."
The little guy put his hands on his knees and nodded seriously: "Howl~"
Ever since she could understand what was being said, the little girl has firmly remembered that if her mom and dad say "no", it means "no". If she doesn't listen, her mom and dad will be angry and won't hug or kiss her.
When Mingzhao came back, he saw his wife's chin resting on their daughter's head. They were both looking at their son who was writing a letter with a brush, with the same expressions on their similar eyebrows.
Ming Yanxi wrote the words carefully, and turned his head to look at his mother expectantly when he didn't understand.
Mingzhao leaned over and looked at his son with his hands on the back of the chair behind him.
Ming Yanxi turned around and called him, "Daddy."
"Yes." He held his son in his arms, sat in his seat, held his hand, and led him to add the final stroke of "brother" in his cousin's name. "What do you write next?"
"Today's 'today'."
"good."
After writing a short letter to Ji Cixu, Su Xingyu, Yu Xian'an and Yuan Hehui respectively, Ming Yanxi put down his pen and put the letter papers into the corresponding envelopes.
Shi Jianli took the brush, pulled out a piece of letter paper, and wrote on it.
"Mom, do you want to write a letter too? Who are you writing to?" Ming Yanxi leaned over.
"Write this to your aunt, asking her to come and see the opera and stay for a couple of days."
After finishing the letter, he saw his daughter reading attentively with her chin resting on the desk. Shi Jianli pulled her hand over, put the brush in her palm, and held her hand to draw an ink cat that was about to pounce on the words.
Being taken to play by her mother, she did not make trouble, but looked carefully at every stroke on the paper. When she saw the lifelike cat, the little one let out an exclamation of "Wow".
Shi Jianli smiled and kissed her cheek, "When Xiaoying grows up a little bit, mother will teach you to paint."
The little guy clapped his hands: "Yeah!"
Shi Jianli handed the brush to Ming Yanxi, "Xi'er, do you want to draw?"
Ming Yanxi nodded and drew a kitten next to the cat she had drawn. The kitten looked and was painted in a similar style to hers.
After the ink dried, Mingzhao sorted out several letters and sealed them together with his son.
After handing the letter to Lanxing, it was already completely dark.
Let the brother and sister play on the bed, Mingzhao still holds Shi Jianli and sits by the windowsill to watch the moon.
The dark clouds dispersed, the bright moon was like frost, with a few sparse stars, and the moon shone on the windowsill, making everything clear and bright.
At some point, the little girl on the bed fell asleep with the quilt wrapped around her. Ming Yanxi pulled the quilt over her, walked to Ming Zhaohuan, and rested his head on his shoulder. "Daddy, Mommy, Xiaoying fell asleep. I covered her with the quilt."
Mingzhao also carried him to sit on the soft chair, let him lean his head on his arms, pulled a blanket over him, and patted his back, "Okay, Xier, accompany us to appreciate the moon for a while. If you feel tired, go to sleep. Daddy will carry you back to your room later."
Ming Yanxi nestled in his arms like Shi Jianli, then pulled Shi Jianli's hand and put it on his belly. He looked at the moon happily for a while, and soon fell asleep soundly.
Mingzhao sent him back to his room, and when he came back, he saw Li lying on the bed.
Mingzhao put the little one in the innermost part and put his arm around her waist: "Go to sleep, Yaoyao."
Shi Jianli rubbed against his arms.
He kissed her forehead and patted her back.
When Mingzhao got up the next day, a child who had woken up earlier was already lying in bed playing with his hands.
Seeing her looking at him, Mingzhao put his finger to his lips, signaling her not to make a sound.
The little girl blinked and covered her mouth.
Mingzhao reached out and carried her out, kissed her forehead as a reward, put on his coat, and then carried her out and handed her to Xianyue who was waiting outside the door.
When he returned to the room, Shi Jianli had already sat up. He diligently dressed her and washed with her.
The family of four had breakfast together. Mingzhao watched his son practice horse stance for a while before going to court.
Ming Yanxi finished his horse stance and ran to Shi Jianli's side. He tilted his head and said, "Mother, today's stance is longer than before."
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