Chapter 535: All Mothers
After a moment, Mrs. Tang calmed down.
"How old is the young master this year?"
Li Xi'an said politely, "In reply to Madam Tang, I am nine years old this year."
It was just because he kept a low profile in the palace in previous years and seldom showed up in public, these people did not associate him with the eldest prince in the palace.
But Mrs. Tang already knew his identity.
There was some relief in his eyes.
"Young Master, you are well-mannered, modest and polite. It is obvious that your parents have brought you up very well."
When talking about his parents, Li Xi'an's face showed both regret and relief.
Unfortunately, he never experienced the love and care of his mother.
Fortunately, his father was very good to him. In this respect, he was much luckier than many of his brothers and sisters in the palace.
Li Xi'an nodded.
"I have been recuperating at the county lady's home recently. It happens to be Young Master Xu's birthday. As a beneficiary of the county lady's medical skills, I cannot come empty-handed."
When everyone heard this, they understood.
It turned out that this young master was the county lady's patient.
No wonder he gave such a valuable gift right away. He must be a young man from a wealthy family, but no one knew about it because of his illness.
There are many aristocratic families in Da Xia, so it is normal that they have never heard of it.
Children are all playful.
In the end, Hao Ting played with the night pearl as if it were a ball, which made everyone laugh.
The Zhou-year-old ceremony is just a form of celebration.
The night-shining pearl is valuable, and Song Yuntang was worried that Hao Ting would damage or lose it, so after letting him play with it for a while, he quickly asked Xia Ning to take it back to the warehouse.
Before the banquet began, the emperor asked Fan Chihai to deliver a generous gift.
There are precious medicinal herbs, silks and satins, as well as jade and jewelry.
Seeing that the emperor valued the Xu family so much and even sent his personal eunuch to present gifts, everyone dared not act vaguely anymore.
When Fan Chihai came, he glanced at Li Xian from time to time. Seeing that he had undergone a complete transformation, he felt comforted. After delivering the things, he hurried back to the palace to report the news to the emperor.
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The banquet was over and everyone said goodbye and left one after another.
Hao Ting played around all day and perhaps he was tired, so he went to bed early.
The Song family found Song Yuntang.
"Tang'er, Hao Ting is already one year old. We will go back to Rongshu Village tomorrow. Our family can't help you much. You should be careful in the capital. If you need us for anything, you can send a letter home."
Song Yuntang nodded, walked towards Mu Qiu, reached out to feel her pulse, and a look of joy appeared on his face.
"I'm afraid my second brother and second sister-in-law can't leave with you."
Everyone looked at each other, then turned to look at her.
"Why?"
Song Yuntang looked in the direction of Song Jinsheng.
"My second sister-in-law has been pregnant for more than a month, and the fetus is not yet firmly seated. If she travels a long distance, she may hurt the fetus. As for my second brother, he will naturally stay here to take care of my second sister-in-law."
Song Jinsheng looked stunned.
By the time he reacted, his mouth was almost stretched to his ears.
"Does that mean I'm going to be a father?"
"Look at your worthless look, aren't you going to be a father?" Lin said with a smile, "It takes several days to get back to Rongshu Village from the capital, and the carriage is bumpy. My granddaughter-in-law is just pregnant, so she really can't travel with us like this."
Song Xingye also nodded.
"It's ok for Jinsheng and his wife to stay for now. They can help with the shop here anyway."
He then pretended to cough and looked in Liu's direction.
Immediately afterwards, Song Jinbao and Zhao also looked at Liu, and Song Jinyuan even pushed Liu forward.
"Tang'er, the matter of the first birthday during the day..."
Before Song Jinyuan could finish his words, Liu stepped forward holding the child.
"I was negligent in not taking good care of Manman during the Zhuazhou ceremony, but we really didn't mean to do that. If Tang'er minds, I apologize."
Song Yuntang didn't take this episode to heart at first.
Besides, they were leaving tomorrow, so she didn't want to care about anything.
However, Liu's words made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Either don't stand up, or stand up now and say things like "if you mind".
She said she minded, which made her seem stingy.
It is impossible to not mind at all.
She is also a mother, and she hopes that her child will be well and receive everyone's blessings. She snatched the little golden lock from Hao Ting during the one-year-old ceremony. If she were an ordinary mother, she would have been furious.
"I didn't intend to make a fuss about it at first, but from what my sister-in-law said, it seems that you think Manman did nothing wrong?"
"I didn't say that either."
Liu held the child's hands tightly, and even though her arms were sore, she was reluctant to let go.
There was a wariness in her eyes.
"It was wrong for Manman to snatch Haoting's little gold lock, but it was mainly because I didn't think highly of him. In the final analysis, this matter was my negligence. You can blame me if you want."
Although Manman is less than two years old, she is not old enough to understand nothing.
Now feeling his mother's protection for him and Song Yuntang's somewhat cold gaze, he clenched his fists and looked fiercely in Song Yuntang's direction.
The elders of the Song family looked at each other and shook their heads.
After returning, Liu and Manman’s matter had to be taken seriously.
Although there have never been any outstanding boys in the Song family, there have never been any bad ones either. They cannot let Liu, a bad apple, spoil the whole bunch.
Just like Song Zhimei who was harmed by Ma before.
The second brother's long-term residence has suffered a lot in the past two years, and his temper has gradually become more correct.
If Ma was still at home, he would probably be completely ruined.
Having a bad woman in the family can ruin several generations.
After looking at her for a moment, Song Yuntang spoke.
"Sister-in-law, you don't have to look at me like that. I won't bother with a child."
After she finished speaking, she stopped paying attention to Liu and turned to look at everyone.
"Since grandpa, grandma, dad and mom plan to go back to Rongshu Village tomorrow, let's go to bed early tonight. We still have several days to go on the road, and it won't be as comfortable as at home."
"Okay." Lin and Song Xingye stood up. "Let's all rest. We'll leave tomorrow morning after breakfast."
They spent their whole lives in Rongshu Village.
After seeing the prosperity of the capital, they still feel that the days of working hard in the fields will make them more relaxed and comfortable.
Seeing that everyone had gone back to the house, Song Jinsheng carefully protected Mu Qiu and walked towards the backyard.
"Be careful, don't touch your belly."
Mu Qiu glanced at him unhappily and slapped his hand away.
"I'm not that delicate. Isn't this how I've been getting through these days?"
"What do you mean?" Song Jinsheng chased after her, "You knew you were pregnant?"
"No."
Mu Qiu quickened his pace with an unconcealable smile on his face.
The more Song Jinsheng thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
"I was wondering just now, if Tang'er didn't know you were pregnant, why would she suddenly check your pulse? I thought she saw it, but I didn't expect you two had already colluded."
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