February 1st, 4:15 am.
Mu Lige’s bedroom in Lingkun Courtyard of the Eastern Palace.
"Brother..." Wu Chen curled his lips slightly and looked at Mu Lige who was leaning against the head of the bed with an innocent face.
"Achen, you've gone too far this time. Zuo'an almost died because of you!" Mu Lige looked at his willful brother very seriously.
"Brother, I didn't expect that the guy Zuo'an was so weak. I just thought that taking more pills would make him get better faster, so I poured four or five of each pill for him to eat..." Wu Chen, who has always been careless and does things according to the principle of "it's almost done", realized for the first time that some things cannot be taken lightly, such as taking medicine.
"It seems you still don't know where you are wrong..." Mu Lige pinched his eyebrows in annoyance.
His younger brother is good in every way except that he is a little rebellious and wild. However, some things can be tolerated, but some cannot.
Zuo An had fought wave after wave of assassins for him and his two children, suffering internal injuries. He should have been resting, but Wu Chen had inflicted even more damage, nearly killing him. As the male head of the family, Su Mulige couldn't show partiality to Wu Chen simply because he was his biological brother. Otherwise, how would he face these younger brothers in the East Palace's backyard in the future...
"Second brother, take the sixth child to the yard to be punished by family rules!" Mu Lige glanced at Situ Ye and signaled him to take Wu Chen out, so that this guy wouldn't howl and disturb the two children's sleep.
Seeing Mu Lige's serious face, Han Yichen beside him couldn't help but swallow his saliva slightly and pleaded, "Brother, I...I don't think Lao Liu did it on purpose. How about...a lighter punishment?"
"Third brother, since you're still pregnant, I won't punish you for now. Go back to Bingquanxuan and copy the family rules fifty times. Submit them to me for inspection before sunset. Also, from now on, no medicine can leave your pharmacy without my personal inspection."
Mu Lige's sharp eyes swept towards Han Yichen who was about to continue speaking, and the next moment, the latter suddenly shut up.
Han Yichen secretly complained: "This young master is not sympathetic to the wild monk, but the lips and teeth are cold. The medicine that the wild monk gave to the taciturn Zuo was all taken from this young master. Am I not afraid that he will implicate me? Forget it, my eldest brother just gave birth and needs to rest well. He can't be angry. It's better for this young master to say less. Otherwise, it won't just be a copy of the family rules later..."
"Brother..." Wu Chen looked at Mu Lige with a sad face.
"Plus, you will be confined to Xianxianyuan for seven days." Mu Lige glanced at Wu Chen leisurely, and then added.
"Brother...Brother, you are trying to kill me!" Wu Chen's lips trembled slightly as he protested directly.
Locking him in the yard for seven days without letting him go out will suffocate him to death!
"Brother, would twenty lashes be...too heavy?" Situ Ye said after a slight hesitation.
"Situ Leng, I didn't expect you to be the best to me..." Wu Chen looked at Situ Ye with a touched face.
Situ Ye's face darkened instantly when he heard this, and he changed the subject and said, "But Lao Liu's mistake this time was too outrageous. If he is not severely punished, I'm afraid he will cause other troubles next time."
Wu Chen: ...
"Well, second brother, you have a point." Mu Lige glanced at Wu Chen, who was not convinced, and said after a moment's thought, "Second brother, enforce the family rules on the sixth brother and reduce his house arrest from seven days to half a month."
"Yes, big brother." Situ Ye grabbed Wu Chen, who was about to protest, and took him directly to the yard. He personally supervised the guards to beat this outspoken guy with twenty boards.
"You...you Situ Leng, you...you are taking revenge for your personal gain..." Wu Chen, who was lying on the bench holding his aching butt, looked at the tall figure standing beside him with a sad face.
"You are right!" Situ Ye scratched the tip of his nose with his thumb in a ruffian manner, and smiled provocatively at Wu Chen, revealing two rows of white teeth that sparkled brightly in the sunlight.
"You bad guy, when I get better, I will definitely have a good fight with you!" Wu Chen said gritting his teeth.
Situ Ye raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, not at all afraid. He turned his head to look in the direction of Mu Lige's dormitory and shouted, "Brother, that Old Six..."
"Shut up!" Seeing that this guy was actually planning to complain, Wu Chen immediately stopped him.
"Pa!" Situ Ye slapped Wu Chen's buttocks, which had been hit by the board, unkindly and said sternly, "Sixth Brother, please be more careful! Big Brother is weak now and needs to rest. Don't cause him any trouble and don't make him angry!"
After Situ Ye finished speaking, he turned and left, heading towards the Qiyuntai. However, before leaving, he told Shu Mo to have someone send Su Mu Cejun back to Xianxianyuan, and reminded Shu Mo to remember to have someone apply medicine to this guy.
At the same time, in Mu Lige's dormitory, Si Chengfeng and Yu Xiaotian each held a child who had just been fed by their nanny, coaxing them to sleep.
"Brother, these two children are so beautiful!" Yu Xiaotian couldn't help but admire.
Mu Lige, leaning against the headboard, smiled faintly at the words. His two babies were born with fair, pink, and tender skin, devoid of vernix caseosa. Their hair was thick, black. Their eyes were bright and lively, and they would roll around, unlike any newborn baby who preferred to close their eyes and sleep.
Moreover, Mu Lige didn't know if it was his own illusion, but he always felt that these two children seemed to understand what adults said, and were very smart. Last night, the two children took turns crying, and Hua Qingcheng had to comfort them back and forth, which made Hua Qingcheng very upset. He had an inexplicable feeling that the two little guys seemed to be doing it on purpose, but he had no evidence.
"Brother, have you chosen a name for the child?" Si Chengfeng asked Mu Lige while coaxing the child.
"I've thought of a few names before, and I'll discuss them with Qingqing later." When Mu Lige mentioned the two children, his tone was particularly gentle, and his eyes were full of loving light.
"Brother, according to custom, your two children... may not be able to choose their own names." Si Chengfeng said worriedly, "I heard that the emperor summoned Fu Ling, the director of the Imperial Observatory, last night. I'm afraid he was here to determine the horoscopes and choose names for the youngest daughter and the youngest son."
"Brother, my wife has promised to let the young prince take your surname. Will the emperor agree?" Yu Xiaotian also asked the doubts in his heart.
After all, Hua Qingcheng was just a peasant girl back then, so it wouldn't have been a big deal if her child took her father's surname. However, Hua Qingcheng was now the crown princess of Laifeng State, and Mu Lige was her legal husband. Their children were equally noble, legitimate heirs of the royal family. The Emperor might not approve.
"Trust Qingqing, she will handle it." Mu Lige turned his head to look in the direction of the east wing, and a hint of worry flashed across his eyes.
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