Seeing that she didn't say anything, he continued: "She didn't bother you in any way. Even if it wasn't her, it would be someone else. Do you understand?"
She didn't understand, she just knew that since her father married another woman, he became her stepfather.
They became unwanted children.
"From now on, follow the nanny and learn the etiquette. If you want to study, I will also hire a teacher to teach you poetry and literature.
Follow your great-grandmother and manage the household well, and when you grow up..."
"When I grow up, marry me off and you won't have to worry about me anymore!" Chen Yao interrupted, "Really? Father!"
Shen Liao really didn't know why his two children, who were so young, were so difficult to teach!
He pinched the bridge of his nose wearily, "You are still young and don't understand many things. Wait..."
But she is already like this now. If I don't teach her these principles in detail, how can I teach her when she grows up?
He raised his eyes and saw his daughter standing below. Although she was so small, her eyes were full of stubbornness and there was not a trace of the expression that a child should have in them.
What went wrong?
When Daiyue was still alive, he and his sister were the treasures of everyone in the mansion, and no one lived better than them.
Later, Daiyue died and the second wife entered the house.
She was really a gentle person, and he only found out later that two children of only a few years old could actually make her faint from anger.
He had little affection for his two previous wives, but he would not allow his child to be such a bully.
When he wanted to teach him a lesson, the late wife and the old lady tried their best to stop him.
Later, the second wife fell ill and never got up again, and the affairs of the court gradually became more and more frequent.
He was so busy every day that he had no time to take care of the affairs of the brother and sister.
But from beginning to end, the Marquis' Mansion never treated them unfairly.
He really couldn't figure it out, so he didn't say anything else.
He stood up and returned to the main courtyard, sat next to Tu Qingyu, and looked at her for a long time.
In fact, it is better for girls to be taught by their mothers. If Tu Qingyu is willing, the eldest sister will probably grow up well.
But people can't be so selfish.
It was not easy for his little wife to grow up so big and be so beautiful.
Now that she is pregnant with his child, how can he force her to do something she doesn't want to do.
Tu Qingyu woke up at night because he couldn't lie down anymore and was hungry.
When she opened her eyes, Shen Liao was reading a book beside the bed.
"My Lord..."
Shen Liao quickly put down the book in his hand, stood up and poured her a glass of water.
He lifted her up again, supported her, and gave her water.
[Hmm? Why are you suddenly so gentle?]
Shen Liao's hand paused. Wasn't he usually gentle?
After drinking the water, she spoke softly, "My Lord, what's wrong with me?"
"You are pregnant, the imperial physician said, and it has been almost a month. You must have gotten pregnant not long after entering the palace."
Tu Qingyu's face was blank.
[Huh? What?]
Shen Liao reached out and patted her on the back. "Don't be afraid. The imperial physician said the fetus is stable. As long as you don't overexert yourself, nothing will happen."
Tu Qingyu looked down at her belly. [Am I really pregnant? Will I have my own family too?]
The word "relatives" made Shen Liao's heart tremble.
Why do you say you need to have relatives?
Are those people from the Tu family not considered relatives in her heart?
If you think about it carefully, it seems so.
A stepmother who has suppressed him since he was a child, and a father he hasn't seen for more than ten years.
She has grown up through so much trouble, and it is really difficult for her to identify who her relatives are.
Looking at Tu Qingyu with his head down, he once again felt what it felt like to be heartbroken.
From that day on, Shen Liao treated her better and better.
It seems like he is developing in the direction of Jiang Jingchuan in his previous life.
I would pick up food for her, carry her to bed, and sometimes, when I felt like it, I would dress her and draw her eyebrows.
When I was off duty, I would bring her food from outside, such as cakes, roasted meat, etc.
Xiu Mu would take her out to play, sometimes to a theater, sometimes to a farm in the suburbs.
The entire court knew that Lord Shen was completely besotted with his new wife.
I have never seen an official like this who goes home after finishing his shift and cannot be called out.
Even the queen heard about this and quickly summoned Shen Liao into the palace.
"Brother Liao, are you spoiling Tu too much?"
Shen Liao bowed, "My Lady, she is my wife, and now she is pregnant. If I spend more time with her, can that be called pampering?"
"But people outside say you're henpecked, that you won't take concubines or go out with your colleagues after marriage."
"Aunt, it's others who have the final say, so why bother with what they say? Besides, when high-ranking officials from the imperial court gather together frequently, that's not fun; that's forming a clique for personal gain."
Haven't you noticed that His Majesty has been displeased with quite a few people these days?"
The queen was silent for a long time. She looked at her elegant nephew and sighed, "It's good that you understand."
"But we can't pamper her too much. She is already a first-rank imperial concubine and a county lady. If we pamper her too much, she will become too arrogant and make my elder brother and sister angry."
Shen Liao laughed, he didn't explain too much.
Because he knew that if he said that Tu Qingyu didn't care about Shen Chen and Shen Yao, the queen would not be satisfied.
He cupped his hands and said, "Yes, I know my limits."
But after talking with the Queen, he took Tu Qingyu to the maple forest in the suburbs to see the autumn scenery on his second day off.
Coincidentally, Mrs. Tu also took the three unmarried daughters of the Tu family out for a trip that day.
In fact, during this period, many noble ladies from Beijing came out to the maple forest in the suburbs with their children of marriageable age.
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