The child was so attached to her. Yi Ning kissed his little face and couldn't help but imagine what he would be like when he grew up, able to speak and start reading. Like a little, childish third brother, sitting under the eaves reading a book, talking to her in a childish voice. When he grew up, tall and handsome like his father, got married, and brought his wife to serve tea to her.
Alas... He is still so young, but I am already thinking about what he will be like when he grows up!
Baoger, who was biting his fingers, didn't know what his mother was thinking, but his mother laughed, and then his little hand was pulled out to wipe his saliva.
When Luo Shenyuan came back, she learned that Lu Jiaxue had come to see her.
A conflict broke out between the two of them in the alley. Lu Jiaxue knew that there were secret guards in the mansion, but he didn't try to avoid them at all. He just wanted to let him know. He was very smart.
Luo Yining was unaware that these secret guards were spread throughout the Luo family's territory. Over a year ago, the Luo family only had secret guards in Jiashu Hall. Luo Shenyuan hadn't told her, not because he didn't trust her, but because she didn't need to know.
In fact, apart from Luo Shenyuan, no one in the Luo family could clearly tell how many secret sentries the Luo family had and where they were. He was now in a high position and had to be careful.
So the secret sentry told him the content of the conversation between the two people, sentence by sentence.
Luo Shenyuan remained silent after hearing this. His strange silence made the waiting sentry sweat on his forehead and his legs and feet weak. He had seen too many of the adults' tricks, and now seeing his expression was frightening.
Luo Shenyuan just waved his hand and let him go, then he continued to sit quietly, and finally he stood up and walked towards Jiashu Hall.
A bright, warm yellow candlelight streamed through the inner room. Daimao and several other maids competed in making silk threads, and bursts of laughter echoed from within. The maids were all very skillful. Before them lay a six-compartment storage box filled with colorful silk threads and glass beads. Luo Yining was also very skillful. She could create a butterfly thread in just a few strokes, using blue and purple, and it was exquisitely beautiful.
Hawksbill Turtle has always loved beautiful things. His eyes lit up when he saw it and he wanted to grab it. "Madam, how did you make this? How come it looks so beautiful! It looks like it's about to fly."
"That's not that difficult." She picked out two colors of silk thread and taught the girl how to knit with a faint smile on her face. "Come, you'll learn it just by watching me."
Zhenzhu said, "Madam, please let them have their fun! Tomorrow is the 30th, and the clothes you need to use haven't been dried yet, and the talisman paper you need to burn hasn't been prepared yet..."
"It's okay to play for a while." Luo Yining lowered his head to teach Tortoise Shell to make a lace. At this time, Luo Shenyuan suddenly came back. All the maids in the room bowed and greeted him in unison.
Luo Yining put down the silk thread in his hand and went to help him untie his cloak: "You're back? What urgent matter happened in the palace that brought you back just now?"
The maids, sensing Luo Shenyuan's gaze, quickly packed up and left. The room fell silent for a moment, leaving only Qiu Niang still supporting Bao Ge'er on the bed. Bao Ge'er, still holding the brocade he had just made for her, was kicking his legs proudly.
Luo Shenyuan didn't answer, and said coldly: "Get out."
Qiu Niang was startled, picked up Baoger, and went out only after getting Luo Yining's nod.
Luo Yining thought that he must know that Lu Jiaxue was here, so she pulled him to sit down. She stood in front of him and said, "Lu Jiaxue was here today."
Luo Shenyuan suddenly laughed and slowly touched her face: "I know, why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not nervous at all. I'm just afraid you'll misunderstand me!" Luo Yining felt his fingers were very cold, which made her shudder. How could it not be cold in winter? Knowing that he didn't like her seeing Lu Jiaxue, she paid special attention to this to avoid making him uncomfortable. "I wanted to avoid him, but I couldn't avoid him, so I said a few words... By the way, let me discuss with you, tomorrow is New Year's Eve, should we invite a Bodhisattva or something to protect our home and safety?"
"It's up to you." Luo Shenyuan still smiled.
Seeing that he didn't mind, Luo Yining breathed a sigh of relief. "Then buy one! I made a lot of lace today. You can hang them on Bao Ge'er's tent and let him play with them. See if they look good."
She went to look for the strings on the small table.
After she turned around, Luo Shenyuan's smiling expression completely disappeared, replaced by an expressionless face.
He already knew every word they said by heart, so it didn't really matter what she said.
Luo Shenyuan looked at his hands and found that they were shaking slightly.
Many people had died at his hands, whether they died literally or indirectly. He felt a constant tug at his neck, forcing him to move forward, ever since Xu Wei's death, ever since she disappeared. He cared little for others' opinions, for right and wrong, for the confusion of black and white. Of course, perhaps this was the real him. Years ago, a young woman had angered him, and he had bloodthirstyly plotted to have her mauled to death by his vicious dog. Even kneeling before Old Lady Luo, he remained cold and unruly.
He told Mrs. Luo about his suspicions and distrust, and then Mrs. Luo slapped him. "Pa!" He still remembers that sharp sound.
He even thought about how history books would write about him many years later - Luo Shenyuan, an accomplice of the tiger, holding a high position and power, a treacherous minister of his generation.
He actually didn't care about any of this. Really, he didn't care.
Luo Yining didn't know that, in the year she had been gone, he dreamed most about what Sun Congwan had said to him. It was one dark night when he had his servants give Sun Congwan ginger tea to dispel her cold, and so his memories were filled with the taste of ginger tea—which he later came to particularly dislike.
Her voice was shrill with despair and collapse. "You are such a vicious person. You will definitely get your comeuppance. Sooner or later... you will definitely get your comeuppance!"
He let Sun Congwan beat her chest, his figure unmoved, and told her calmly: "So now you know, I am a bastard, just don't like me."
After Sun Congwan left, he suddenly swept the memorials off his desk in a rage, driven by his unfulfilled desire and cursed brutality. One day, there would be retribution... Such a person, so bloodthirsty and calculating, would eventually receive his due.
He even had this intuition.
"Luo Yining."
Yi Ning was just picking up a brocade when she heard his voice from behind. His tone wasn't particularly strong, just a faint question: "I want to ask you, who is Xie Min? Who are the wives of the Lu family? Oh, and the most important one—who is Lu Si's wife?"
Every word is crystal clear.
Luo Yining froze after hearing his words, his heart suddenly started beating violently, and the bracelet in his hand fell to the ground!
The glass beads hit the ground and shattered crisply.
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