Lin Hairu always respected his son, a top scholar. No one in the Lin family could read. It was only a few years ago that a member of a branch of the Lin family emerged as a top scholar. The Lin family's grandfather was so delighted that he threw a seven-day and seven-night banquet and distributed large baskets of copper coins at the door. From a young age, the old man had taught Lin Hairu: All other pursuits are inferior, only reading is superior.
So whenever the son of the top scholar came to pay his respects to her, Lin Hairu would smile and have tea brought up immediately. Although she was the stepmother, she always felt a little respectful when standing in front of Luo Shenyuan.
Luo Shenyuan sat on the armchair, took a sip of tea and asked, "Whose idea was it for Xuan'er to move in with mother?"
Lin Hairu heard this and said, "It was Yining's idea. I'll just treat it as supporting an idler to eat..."
It was actually the little fat ball's idea... Luo Shenyuan held the teacup and said calmly: "Leaving Xuan'er with Auntie to be raised is indeed a mistake for him. I just want to ask mother, do you want to keep Xuan'er forever? He is Auntie Qiao's lifeblood, and you took him away for nothing. She will definitely not let it go. If you want to keep him, I will go to Father and tell him. But you can't keep him like this."
After all, Yining and his stepmother are women, and they only look at the present, but he will think more and more deeply, which is completely his nature.
Luo Shenyuan laughed at himself in his heart. Perhaps it was because he was too scheming that others disliked him.
Old Mrs. Luo distanced herself from him, and Luo Yihui was afraid of him.
Luo Yihui said to him last that day: "You are good to Yining, and as her sister, I thank you. But if you dare to plot against her in the future, I will not let you go even if I have to give up my position as the Crown Prince's Wife..."
Luo Shenyuan watched Yining being led away by Luo Yihui. He stood there and suddenly felt that the cold night was very cold.
If Yi Ning also knew that he was a scheming, cold and cruel person...would she also distance herself from him? She was so young, she didn't understand anything and didn't know what fear was.
It’s better not to let them know about this.
Lin Hairu didn't know whether she wanted to support Xuan Ge'er.
"Let me think about it." Lin Hairu hesitated, "He is Qiao Yuechan's child after all."
Luo Shenyuan smiled faintly, playing with the teacup in his hand. His stepmother was thinking too simply. He understood what Qiao Yuechan was thinking. She would risk her life for Xuan Ge'er. "Don't think too much. I'm here to help you with everything."
Outside the west room, as soon as Luo Yilian walked in, she saw Xuan Ge'er and Yining sitting together. Xuan Ge'er was smiling so much that dimples appeared at the corners of his mouth.
"This is beautiful. I need to hang it up! Seventh sister, I need more Baisuo."
Luo Yilian's face immediately turned ugly. She forced a smile and called out "brother". When Xuan Ge'er saw that it was Luo Yilian who came, he was so happy that he even forgot about Bai Suo and opened his arms to ask Luo Yilian to hug him.
Luo Yilian picked up her brother and saw Yining leaning against the pillow, looking at her quietly.
Xuan Ge'er said to her, "Sixth sister, do you think Xuan Ge'er's Baisuo is good?"
Luo Yilian felt a sense of nervousness as if her brother was about to be taken away from her. She remembered clearly that Aunt Qiao had told her that her brother was their future support. She hugged Xuan Ge'er tightly in her arms, smiled slowly and said, "Seventh sister, at such a young age, is already so scheming."
Yi Ning straightened her sleeves and said, "Compared to Sixth Sister, Yi Ning is still not as good."
Luo Yilian played with her brother for a while, said goodbye to him reluctantly, and went back to tell Aunt Qiao about it.
When Aunt Qiao heard this, she was so angry that her nails dug into her flesh.
She shouldn't have let Xuan Ge'er pretend to be sick to win favor, but instead she was tricked by a little girl. How could she swallow this!
Aunt Qiao fell ill quickly. It was said that it was because she missed her young children so much that she lost her appetite and had no desire to eat or drink.
Luo Yilian went to Luo Chengzhang and cried pitifully, her words hinting at how Xuan Ge'er had been spoiled by Lin Hairu. "Mother only lets Xuan Ge'er play every day, and doesn't even need to learn to read. What will happen if this continues? Auntie was so worried when she heard this that she fell ill..."
Luo Chengzhang frowned when he heard this. He was most worried that Lin Hairu wouldn't be able to raise Xuan'er well, and that this would delay his studies. Luo Yilian had hit the nail on the head.
After hearing what Luo Yilian said from Xuezhi, Yining felt that the skills of the mother and daughter were really limited.
Of course, it doesn’t matter how many tricks you have, as long as they work.
Luo Yixiu insisted on dragging Luo Yiyu to Yining to play today. Luo Yiyu sat beside her and ate an orange without saying a word. Luo Yixiu said with a beaming face as she ate the orange, "Your aunt is really troublesome. My father also has three aunts, and they are all well-behaved and obedient!"
Yining had heard recently that the youngest concubine, Qing, had been a favorite for a while when she first entered the mansion, relying on her youth. Now, she's completely subservient and obedient under Chen's control. She only regretted having two more hands to serve the mistress. After all, Chen was so resourceful.
Luo Yiyu stuffed an orange slice in his mouth, wanting only to pull Luo Yixiu back.
She and Yining were chatting enthusiastically about the private affairs of the eldest house.
Yining knew Luo Yiyu didn't like her, and regardless of her unhappy expression, she stuffed another orange into Luo Yixiu's hand: "If you like it, eat more! I still have half a box, I'll pack a few for you to take back. I have to go to my mother's place, so I can't talk to my two sisters."
Both Luo Yiyu and her sister like to eat oranges, but unfortunately oranges are hard to find at that time.
After hearing this, Luo Yiyu didn't know what had made her angry, and went back with Luo Yixiu, who was holding a bunch of oranges, with a grim look on her face.
In the main house, Lin Hairu was getting irritated by Aunt Qiao and her daughter. The maids, big and small, were standing there serving, silent as a cicada.
When Lin Hairu saw Yi Ning coming, she quickly asked her to sit down and told her what Luo Shenyuan had said: "...Your third brother had already expected this to happen. What do you think we should do now?"
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