Situ Yao gave birth to her second son in the Marquis' Mansion. Since the day that her daughter gave birth to her second son in the Marquis' Mansion, Princess Zhong came to the Marquis' Mansion every few days during Situ Yao's confinement period, and Lu Zifeng didn't care.
In June, when the child was one month old, Lu Zifeng originally wanted to hold a big celebration, but his father Lu Ming was far away in Long County, Bingzhou. After thinking about it, he felt that it was not appropriate. Lu Zifeng also considered the weather. It was too hot. If the people who came to the banquet got heatstroke, it would not look good. So Lu Zifeng did not hold the celebration and planned to hold a good one-year-old party for the child when he was one year old.
Time slowly passed and it was September. The peppers of this year were ripe again. Lu Zifeng did not dare to slack off this time. There was no other way. The emperor had been keeping an eye on Lu Zifeng's pepper seeds. It turned out that in the past two years, Lu Zifeng and Crown Prince Situ Jin's hot pot business was so prosperous that even the emperor was a little jealous.
However, what the emperor was coveting was not the hot pot, but the chili seeds. The emperor meant that after the chili seeds came down this year, he would take 80% of them, and the remaining 20% would belong to Lu Zifeng. The emperor needed to popularize these seeds and give them to the people to plant.
Lu Zifeng did not object to this. After all, he had earned all the money he deserved, and it was time to let the people start planting.
When Lu Zifeng came to the farm this time, the entire farm was surrounded by Yulin soldiers, and outsiders were not allowed to get close. After more than ten days of busy work, Lu Zifeng finally harvested all the peppers and collected all the seeds.
"Eunuch Chen, please find someone to take these seeds back. After I hand them over to you today, the mission the emperor has given me will be completed."
Eunuch Chen said with a smile.
"Okay, my Lord, are you going to plant this pepper here next year?"
Lu Zifeng thought to himself, "Aren't you talking nonsense? If I don't plant it, where will my hot pot shop sell hot pot next year?"
"Of course we have to plant them. Otherwise, next year the prince's hot pot restaurant will have no peppers to use. How will it continue to operate?"
Eunuch Chen nodded.
"Then we'll go back home now."
After seeing Eunuch Chen off, Lu Zifeng squinted his eyes and looked at his back, wondering if this old man had something else to say. He thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out: Forget it, I won't think about it for now, I'll ask the prince when I get back!
By the time Lu Zifeng had arranged things at the farm and returned to the Marquis' Mansion, it was already the end of September. The weather was already very cold in the mornings and evenings. When he entered his yard, he happened to see the wet nurse holding the second boy and walking back and forth in the yard.
The second boy is now four or five months old. He can already roll over and talk to adults, but he just can't understand what they say.
Lu Zifeng walked forward, picked up Lu Yunhao and said to the wet nurse.
"You go down first." After saying that, she carried the child directly into the main hall. Situ Yao was teaching Lu Yunhui a lesson.
"What's this for? Has this brat gotten into trouble again?"
Situ Yao looked up at Lu Zifeng who walked in holding her youngest son and said angrily.
"Look at your son. He just broke his grandmother's favorite jade ruyi."
As he spoke, he took out a white jade ruyi that was broken into two pieces and showed it to Lu Zifeng. Seeing the jade ruyi, Lu Zifeng's anger suddenly rose. He turned around and looked at the little kid Lu Yunhui and was speechless. Now the child was only a two-year-old baby, and he could only sigh helplessly in his heart.
"Alright, he's only two years old. There's no point in saying more. Let's just leave it at that for now! I'll send a message to Lei Ting and ask him to find another mutton-fat white jade ruyi and give it to mother."
Speaking of which, this jade ruyi was a birthday gift that Lu Zifeng gave to his mother on her birthday last year. Now it was broken by this brat. Lu Zifeng didn't feel sad at all, but this was a gift he gave to his mother, so the meaning to her was naturally different.
Thinking of this, he put his youngest son in Situ Yao's arms.
"I'm going to see my mother."
Situ Yao naturally knew what Lu Zifeng meant, so she did not object. Instead, she took her youngest son and said softly.
"However, I have a jade ruyi here that is in pretty good condition. I'll give it to my mother!"
Lu Zifeng pinched Lu Yunhui's little nose and said.
"No, it's not a big deal. I'll just go tell my mother."
Of course, Lu Zifeng wouldn't let Situ Yao compensate his mother with a jade ruyi. How would his mother live her life in the future? How could she call herself mother-in-law in front of Situ Yao? His grandson broke a jade ruyi, and he wanted his daughter-in-law to compensate him with one. How could his mother live her life if this got out to others?
After arriving at the main courtyard and reporting, Lu Zifeng walked into the main hall with a smile. Seeing her son coming, Tan Yunniang was very happy.
"Brother Feng is here. Did you just come back from the farm?"
"Yes, mother, I just came back and heard that your eldest grandson broke the jade Ruyi that your son gave you, so I came to take a look."
When Tan Yunniang heard Lu Zifeng say this, she laughed, "Hey, a jade ruyi is not something you can eat or drink. If it breaks, it's not a big deal. Is it worth making a fuss about it?"
Lu Zifeng felt a little ashamed. On the way here, he was still wondering whether his mother was angry. Now when he heard his mother say this, he suddenly felt that he was not a qualified son, so he smiled.
"I've already informed Lei Ting that he'll send you another jade ruyi soon. Mother also knows that I've earned some money with Lei Ting's business ventures over the years, and a jade ruyi isn't worth much. Anyway, it was your birthday gift, and now that it's broken, I have to replace it, right?"
Seeing Lu Zifeng's persistence, Tan Yunniang smiled and said, "Alright, I'll keep it. Also, don't embarrass Hui'er when you get home. It's good for boys to be a little naughty. Don't scare him."
Lu Zifeng was at a loss for words when he heard this. "Mother, is your son the one who is so confused? The brat is only two years old. Even if he is to be disciplined, it is not the right time. To our family, he is just a jade ruyi. There is no need to deal with him."
The mother and son chatted for a while before Lu Zifeng returned to his yard. Lu Yunhui had already forgotten about being scolded by his mother and continued to play crazily in the yard. A group of maids and servants followed behind him, panting. Lu Zifeng ignored them and went straight into the house.
Situ Yao was changing her youngest son's diaper and turned around when she heard footsteps.
"Is mother angry?"
Lu Zifeng was at a loss for words, and could only sigh in his heart that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been the most mysterious since ancient times. His mother was actually a very easy person to get along with, but although Situ Yao was a princess of a country, she was still a little afraid that her mother would be angry when faced with such a thing.
"Don't worry, mother is not one of those petty people. She doesn't care at all about the broken jade ruyi that the brat broke. She even said that he can't eat or drink it. There's no need to care so much."
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