Xiao Lingdang smiled, ran towards Liu Jingrou happily, and hugged Liu Jingrou's legs.
"Aunt, we have been here for a long time, but we lived in the village. This is our first time in the capital."
Liu Jingrou picked him up and kissed him for a long time, which made Pei Huan dumbfounded.
"Oh, no, how did you two know each other?"
Pei Huan really couldn't understand it. His good friend was the princess, so how could she know Xiao Lingdang?
When she asked this, Liu Jingrou also began to wonder why the little bell appeared in Pei Huan's room.
But since she asked first, I could only answer first.
"Hey, didn't I tell you when I wrote to you before? When I gave birth, I was on my way home and had a difficult labor. Fortunately, I met a refugee family who helped me.
That was Xiao Lingdang's family. It was she and her grandmother who came to help me. If it weren't for them, I would have died.
At that time, I left a token so that they could come find me, but I never received any news. I didn't expect to see them here today.
I was going to ask you, how come this kid is in your room? This is probably even harder to believe than knowing me.
Pei Huan was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect such a coincidence to happen. He sighed helplessly and said, "That's really a coincidence. I was sick some time ago, and the emperor summoned Doctor Jiang to see me. This little bell is Doctor Jiang's apprentice.
Then, the master and disciple went to the capital together. They also cured my illness. You must have heard about the Princess Zhenguo. Isn't this the one in your arms?
This child is well-behaved and adorable. The Emperor and I both truly like her, so we adopted her as our adopted daughter."
Liu Jingrou suddenly realized, "Oh, I have heard of it, but I didn't know Xiao Lingling's name before, so I didn't really match it up.
But this child is really cute and well-behaved. If the situation hadn't prevented me, I would have wanted to adopt him as my godparent. It's been so long since I last saw him, so it was fate.
"Huanhuan, bring Xiao Lingling with you when you go tomorrow. Xiao Lingling hasn't seen her brothers in a long time, so let them recognize you, okay?"
Xiao Lingling looked at Pei Huan, and when she nodded, she followed suit.
"Okay, I haven't seen my brothers for a long time. Aren't they getting more handsome now?"
This is true. Liu Jingrou and Prince Xiang both have excellent looks, so the children they gave birth to are naturally not bad either. They all have thick eyebrows and big eyes, and look very cute.
Well, the eldest is okay and usually quiet, but the second one is very noisy and cries loudly when things don't go his way.
So Liu Qingrou was indeed very worried.
Liu Jingrou stayed for a few more words of greeting, then thought it was time for the children to feed, and then she left reluctantly.
Before leaving, he kept asking Xiao Lingling to bring her grandmother and others to visit the palace tomorrow.
Zhao only found out about this after Liu Jingrou left. After learning that she was actually a princess, she was so shocked that she was speechless for a long time.
"Oh my, I was wondering if a wealthy family would be so generous. It turns out she's the princess. No wonder! We're going there tomorrow. No matter what, it's fate. It wouldn't be a big deal to go and take a look."
Little Lingling nodded, and when she saw that her grandmother agreed, she went back to her room to rest.
Maybe it was because they were excited about going to the palace tomorrow, but the boys were obviously unable to sleep. They gathered in groups of three or four and whispered something.
"Third brother, why is it that my younger sister is so good at saving people, and she is the queen and the princess."
"You ask me, how would I know? But this is also a good thing. The more powerful these people are, the more people will be able to protect my little sister in the future!"
"That's true, but Third Brother, don't you think I should find something to do too? Look, my eldest brother loves reading, my second brother loves martial arts, and you're so good at business, and I'm the only one left, seemingly clueless.
Sometimes I wonder if I’m too stupid to do anything. If I keep going like this, my little sister will stop liking me.
Lin Ran felt a bit distressed after hearing this, "That's true."
After thinking for a long time, he hesitated and said, "Fourth brother, do you have anything you like? I heard grandma say that she will send us to school in the second half of the year.
Or, why don't you study hard like your elder brother and take the imperial examination in the future?"
Lin Wu quickly shook his head like a rattle, "No, no, no! I've been studying with Aunt Huo for so long recently, and I'm always the slowest at reciting, so I'm simply not cut out for it.
I get dizzy whenever I see those words. I've only been able to hold on during this time thanks to you guys, otherwise I would have given up long ago!"
Lin Ran frowned, "Then, how about you learn martial arts from your second brother?"
Lin Wu shook his head vigorously, "No, no, no, I still want to live a few more years. Although I have never really practiced, sometimes when I see my second brother practicing vigorously, I will try to imitate him privately.
Oh my god, because of a leg stretch, my legs hurt for five days. After that, I learned my lesson and never tried it again."
This made Lin Ran very worried. "Well, how about you learn how to do business from me?"
Lin Wu was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about the feasibility, but in the end he sighed, "Forget it, Third Brother, I know very well that I don't have any talent in that area.
I still don’t understand how to do the math. If I were to do business, I would definitely lose everything!
Forget it, I won’t waste my brain. I think I’m just a blockhead and I’ll never be able to enlighten myself in this life.
It doesn't matter if I'm useless. Anyway, you three brothers are so capable, you won't just watch me starve to death."
After saying that, Lin Wu sat aside dejectedly, tapping the small wooden sculpture he had made out of boredom on the ground.
Lin Ran also felt a little uncomfortable, but when he saw the small wooden sculpture in his hand, his eyes lit up.
"I know, I know! Xiao Si, I know what you are suitable for!"
Lin Wu perked up instantly, turning his head sharply to look at him, his face full of surprise. "Really? Then Third Brother, tell me quickly! I want to hear what good news it is!"
Lin Ran snatched the small wooden sculpture from his hand. It was a little tiger, only the size of his palm. The wood used was very ordinary wood, probably the leftover scraps from making furniture in a previous woodworking workshop.
Although the little tiger is small, it is lifelike. However, the craftsmanship seems a bit crude, the carving is not smooth, and there are many small edges and corners.
But even so, this can be considered a complete work.
Although the Lin family is a family of carpenters, not every child has such talent. At least their three older brothers cannot make small wood carvings like this.
Therefore, Lin Ran is not stupid, but his talents are not in other areas.
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