However, to be honest, Du Jingyi was still a little surprised that this piece of fat meat was taken away by Zhenfei's family. After thinking about it, he could guess what the emperor meant.

Supporting some families that are not so outstanding to come to power will definitely make them loyal to him, and the three years of mourning for her husband is the best time.

In three years, even a fool would be able to arrange everything in Jingjisi properly. Therefore, Jingjisi will be a sharp weapon in the hands of the emperor in the future, no doubt!

Thinking of this, Du Jingyi's mood while drinking today calmed down a bit. He was afraid that such things would happen more and more in the future, but he didn't know whether his general would have a solution.

Seeing that she was a little dazed, Xue Niang called out softly.

"Sixth sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

She refused to say more, and Xueniang did not force her. However, her sister-in-law Liu slowed down and looked at Du Jingyi with a little more worry in her eyes.

The child's full-month banquet was held in a simple manner. After enjoying the banquet personally prepared by the empress dowager, everyone went their separate ways. On the way back, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi specially accompanied Ping'er and her eldest sister-in-law along the way and explained a lot of things to them.

"Ping'er has just taken up the position of Duke. You are young and inexperienced, so you should plan everything. After the autumn selection is over, the national mourning will fade away. You can go to the Li family more often to get some exercise."

The Li family is the family of Ping'er's future father-in-law. There are both promising civil and military officials in the family, and it is a prosperous family. Therefore, there are a lot of relatives and friends. Instead of focusing on other things, it is better to expand through the Li family's foundation, which can also make the Li family proud.

After all, the future son-in-law is a duke, and once her daughter gets married she will be the duke's wife who is in charge of the family. This is a great honor.

Even though the foundation of the Duke's Mansion is a little weak now, but with his sixth uncle Gu Shaoyu protecting him in Sui'an City, his life will not be difficult.

So, Ping'er nodded to show that she understood, while her sister-in-law Liu at the side said with some concern.

"But if this happens, wouldn't people think that the Duke's Mansion is on the side of the Li family? Don't forget, the second daughter of the Li family is going to be sent to the palace. Although she has the position of one of the four concubines, it is hard to say whether she will not be a concubine or even a noble concubine. Will you be embarrassed?"

She could still see the plans of some of the forces in the harem these days. The Queen of the Yan family and the Imperial Concubine of the Xing family all wanted to win over Gu Shaoyu, their powerful backer.

He is in mourning now, so the news can be delayed for a while, but it will end one day. When he returns to the court, it is foreseeable that he will be the focus of contention between the two sides. If another member of the Li family comes, even his sister-in-law Liu doesn't know what to do.

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu smiled slightly, which was rare for him, and said with relief.

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Even if the Li family doesn't show up, there will always be the Zhang family and the Wang family trying to get involved. I'm in this position, and there are many people watching me."

This is true, but even so, the sister-in-law still didn't want to make things difficult for the couple. However, Du Jingyi responded quickly and spoke immediately.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. The situation is set now. You can't say what you are worrying about will happen in 20 or 30 years. You don't know what the situation will be like by then. So don't worry about what may happen in the future. This is what Grandma Guo said to comfort me."

"Does she know about this too?"

"nature."

Speaking of the Guo family, eldest sister-in-law Liu felt a little relieved. She thought that even someone like her who had a lot of influence in the rear house was so relieved, so there was really no need to worry about this matter right now.

After sending the mother and son back to the Duke's Mansion, the couple were relatively calm when they left. However, after getting on the carriage, Du Jingyi told Gu Shaoyu the news he had learned from Xue Niang today. Unexpectedly, Gu Shaoyu was not surprised.

"I knew about this two days ago. Concubine Zhen is pregnant, and she has taken away a lot of Concubine Xing's favor. Therefore, the Xing family is also putting pressure on Xing Zhao. Don't you see that he has been leaving early and returning late these days?"

"The Xing family is putting pressure on Cousin Zhao? What are they going to do?"

"Of course, he was ordered to secretly befriend the sons of the rich and powerful and to help Concubine Xing when necessary. However, the emperor is now in his prime and the princes have not yet made their mark, so most people are pretending to be ignorant."

When Du Jingyi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.

"It's a pity for these children. They have no sibling affection before they are even born. They will be competitors in the future. Maybe they will even fight with swords and blood will flow."

"The imperial family has always been ruthless. We can only blame them for being reborn in this place of infinite wealth and honor. However, if they can let go of some of their obsessions and become an idle prince, it may not be a bad thing."

The carriage slowly moved towards the general's mansion, and it was still bustling outside.

A few days later.

Then it was the three brothers' second birthday. They couldn't celebrate it in a grand manner, so they just had a family reunion dinner as they did when they celebrated Tai Ge'er's birthday, except this time Xing Zhao and Xia Meng were there.

Although the three brothers celebrated their birthdays together, each of them had his own birthday gift. Not to mention others, Xia Meng prepared a jigsaw puzzle for each of the three children.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"I don't have that much money, and I can't afford gold or jade, but I drew this tangram and asked Xing Zhao to find someone to make it for me. It's educational for children, so you guys can try it."

The children took it, it was the first time they had seen something like this, and it all poured out in a rush. When they wanted to put it back in, they were unable to do anything, so they were all very focused. Du Jingyi and Gu Shaoyu took a look from the side, a little surprised.

"The color is beautiful and the size is right. Thank you for your concern, Miss Xia."

"You're welcome. After all, I delivered these children, so I should give them gifts."

As they were talking, they saw someone coming outside.

"What a good thing it is. Let Grandmother have a look."

Hearing this cheerful voice, everyone turned around to look, and sure enough, it was Fourth Aunt and Li Zhu who had returned from a long journey.

Du Jingyi quickly stood up to greet him, and Tai Ge'er followed her.

"Why didn't you send me a message in advance when Fourth Aunt came? I could have sent someone to pick you up."

"Do I need you to pick me up when I go back home? Isn't this too distant?"

That is true, but Du Jingyi always felt it was a bit rude, so he quickly pulled her in, and then looked at Li Zhu behind him. Seeing that she was a little tanned after following him out, he felt a little distressed.

But her eyes were full of openness and brightness, something she didn't have when she was a maid in the mansion. Therefore, Du Jingyi sincerely felt that it was the right decision to let Lizhu follow her fourth aunt. (End of this chapter)