Chapter 414 Birthday Banquet

"I see."

"In two days, I will take the general to meet them."

"them?"

"Well, Yan Zhiqing's three most capable assistants are Mr. Leng, Butler Ren, and Master Zhou."

"Are they all your father's trusted followers?"

"Mr. Leng and Butler Ren are, but I made friends with Master Zhou later. He has a strange personality, but he has great skills, especially his outstanding disguise skills. One time, I pretended to be someone else and walked in front of my parents without them noticing."

Soldiers all know some art of disguise, but they only know the basics.

But after hearing what Du Jingyi said, it seems that Master Zhou is a capable man.

The couple had a simple meal and then went to play with the children for a while. Only when they all looked sleepy did Du Jingyi coax them to sleep, while Gu Shaoyu went back to the ear room to wash up first.

As the warm water hit his body, Gu Shaoyu's worries came out one by one. After his body was washed clean, his thoughts became much smoother.

After Du Jingyi came back and washed up, the couple fell asleep in each other's arms.

Winter will always pass, especially since spring comes early in Jinling City, so the willow branches on the river bank have begun to sprout one after another at the end of February, making people feel as if they are seeing a new life.

The sprouts will grow, and the children will grow too.

So in the blink of an eye, it was April 18th and Tai Ge'er officially turned two years old.

Gu Shaoyu did not participate in his first birthday party, so this time's second birthday party was also carefully prepared.

The white mourning period for Madam Gu is already halfway through. According to the rules of the Daxing Dynasty, it is time to hold a grand banquet. For this reason, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi sent out invitations early.

So on the morning of April 18th, the Gu family was filled with guests.

Because it was a birthday party for Tai Ge'er's two years old, there were no separate seats for men and women. Among the people who came were those from the Su family, Xing family, Wang family, Xu family, Huo family, Chen family, and of course, those relatives from the Gu family.

The older generation all surrounded the children, one on the left praising Tai Ge'er for his good fortune, one on the right praising Tai Ge'er for his handsome appearance. In short, they were all nice words, and the aunt was so happy that her smile never faltered.

The triplets are now almost ten months old. Each of them is held upright by their wet nurse, and although they are not exactly alike, they all look very cute.

"Your three children are really weird. They are brothers who grew up together, but they look so different. Ming is more like you, Cong is more like Shao Yu, and Wen looks exactly like your father, Master Du. And Tai looks like your aunt. No wonder they all look alike."

Mrs. Xing had observed carefully when she said this, so as soon as she finished speaking, many people stared at her and then came to the same conclusion as her.

After hearing this, Du Jingyi could only spread his hands and said helplessly.

"I don't know either. Originally, Ming and Cong looked a bit alike, but they look different as they grow older. However, the three brothers are about the same size, except that Wen is a little fatter."

"Fat? How come I didn't notice it?"

Mrs. Xing didn't know why, but she liked Wen Ge'er the most among the three children. She always felt that his cleverness was very similar to that of Xing Zhao when he was a child, so she often talked about it with Du Jingyi in private.

The one who will give her the most headache in the future is probably this Brother Wen.

When the two said this, they were surrounded by other female members of the Gu family, and most of them had friendly smiles on their faces, except for Gu Sanniang, whose smile did not reach her eyes.

"It's not good for a baby to be too fat. He will get sick easily. He should be thinner like Dong, my second brother's son. He looks smart. If he is too fat, he will look stupid."

When she said this, not to mention Du Jingyi, even Mrs. Xing's face turned ugly.

When she was in Sui'an City, Mrs. Xing was a person who dared to defy everything. There was no reason for her to remain silent in Jinling City, her own territory, so she responded with sarcasm.

"Oh, Third Mother, you are still so concerned about children even though you have been childless for so many years. I thought you didn't want to have children yourself. I heard that Third Uncle's family already has several illegitimate sons. That's right, you can pick a suitable one and put it under your name. You don't have to be like Jingyi, this silly girl, who keeps giving birth to so many noisy boys. In the future, you will definitely be more worried than me."

Gu Sanniang's pain is that she has been married for many years but has not given birth to a son.

Mrs. Xing was not the kind of person who favored boys over girls. She did not think that giving birth to a son made her superior to others. However, Mrs. Xing could not stand it when Gu Sanniang started talking about Wen Ge'er right away. So she felt better only when she scolded her in a way that hit home.

After being scolded by Mrs. Xing, Gu Sanniang's face was twisted with anger. Although her mother, the aunt next to her, also hated Mrs. Xing for bullying her own daughter, she couldn't say much because of her status and face.

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

After all, her husband is only the prefect of Jinling City, a fourth-rank official, but Lord Xing is a second-rank official, so she has to endure it.

He pulled Gu Sanniang's sleeve and said in a reproachful manner.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Such a good child, such a blessing, but everyone in our Gu family is proud of it. It doesn't matter if the child is fat or thin, as long as he is healthy. You haven't raised a child by your side for many days, so you naturally don't know. Why don't you quickly apologize to Shao Yu's wife?"

"Mother……"

Gu Sanniang was a little embarrassed for a moment, and stared at Du Jingyi reluctantly.

In terms of age, she is several years older than Du Jingyi.

But in terms of seniority, she had to respectfully address Du Jingyi as cousin, so she gritted her teeth, but finally bowed her head and apologized.

Du Jingyi accepted it calmly, and then acted like a cousin's sister-in-law and spoke to Gu Sanniang.

"Third cousin is quite straightforward. She doesn't look like the daughter of the eldest uncle, but more like the daughter of the second uncle. Never mind. It's just a joke. Don't take it seriously, third cousin."

Gu Sanniang's father is Gu Yanguang, a civil servant, but Du Jingyi said that she was more like her second cousin, Gu Yanxing's. To put it bluntly, he was just laughing at her for not learning the rules well.

Gu Sanniang was like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, she could only swallow her bitterness. No one present stood up for her, after all, she was the one who offended others first.

Just when the situation was getting a little awkward, Fourth Aunt came over from the other end and said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)