Chapter 176: Children’s Show-off
Zhao Lingmeng could only persuade Funing. Besides her physical condition, there was another huge hidden danger: they were close relatives! If they really gave birth to a child, what if it turned out to be a fool or deformed?
But she couldn't tell Fushou that. In this dynasty, marriages between relatives were a common phenomenon. If she told anyone about this, they would think she was crazy or that they were jealous of others.
"Of course I don't want to. I like my cousin, but I'm not stupid."
"Then let it be! If it doesn't work out, you can adopt an orphan from the battlefield in the future, that would also be a good idea." Zhao Lingmeng felt that this was not a big deal at all.
After hearing what Funing said, Fushou turned around and looked at Funing with sparkling eyes: "Are you the first person to say this to me?"
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Funing in confusion. What was so strange about not being able to have an adopted child? "What?"
"You asked me to adopt an orphan from the battlefield instead of adopting a child from one of my cousins." Fushou looked at Funing strangely.
Zhao Lingmeng slowly swallowed the cake in her mouth before replying, "Maybe I'm selfish! The adopted child has his biological parents and is even related to the prince consort. In the end, I'm the only one who's an outsider. I'm not willing to accept that! But you don't have to take it seriously. Just listen!"
After listening to Funing's thoughts, Fushou nodded thoughtfully. He thought to himself, no wonder she had been so unwilling when her mother, aunt, and others had mentioned adopting her. It turned out she wasn't willing to accept it. But if the situation was like Funing's description, then it wouldn't be any different from having a biological child.
If that were the case, she would be willing to do it. She wouldn't be obsessed with whether she could have a child.
"Thank you very much, Funing." Fushou felt that after listening to Funing's words, her mood became much brighter.
"I'm just expressing my own thoughts. Everyone has their own choices. I never think anyone's choice is wrong. As long as you are happy, that's all that matters."
"Anyway, I have so much to thank you for. If you need me in any way, please feel free to ask." Funing really thought so. She felt that there were only three most important people in her life: her mother, her cousin and Funing.
"I know, I know. My warehouse is almost full of all the treasures you gave me."
"Those are nothing. I have plenty of treasures." Fu Ning was very proud when she talked about this. As her mother's only daughter, her mother gave her all her life savings as a dowry.
"You are awesome! Your Highness the Princess, you won't let me eat all this today, will you?" Zhao Lingmeng said as she pointed to the table full of pastries.
When this topic was brought up, Fushou really felt a bit hopeless. "There's nothing delicious in my house lately. It's all medicinal food, and it's either bitter or bland. What do you want to eat?"
"Grilled fish? Can you make it in your house?"
Fushou answered immediately, and it can be seen from this that she really has a deep resentment: "They can't, they only know how to make medicinal food."
"Some of the people I brought with me can cook it. But can you eat it? I don't want to be hunted down by your consort."
Although Zhao Lingmeng said it in a joking tone, she was indeed worried about whether Fushou could eat it.
Fu Shou obviously knew her physical condition, but she was still a little unwilling to give in. She could only order the person next to her, "Go and ask the court doctor to come over and ask."
"I admire you!" Zhao Lingmeng thought about it and could only say these two words helplessly.
Later, Zhao Lingmeng and Fushou, under the supervision of the court physician, ate grilled fish prepared by Qiuyue and Qiuhua. Fushou, still not satisfied, went fishing with Zhao Lingmeng in the afternoon.
Zhao Lingmeng played at Princess Fushouchang's residence until Zhao Houyang got home from school. Then she slowly got in a carriage and went to Marquis Wu'an's residence to pick up the little guy.
Now that Zhao Lingmeng has some free time, she often goes to pick up her three children from school.
How can I put it? She's just trying to make up for what she lacked before! She used to envy other kids who had family members pick them up after school; how happy that must have been! But the only one waiting for her forever is the driver.
During this period, Zhao Lingmeng rarely left the house, except for occasionally picking up her three children. Even then, she stayed in the carriage and rarely appeared in public. She couldn't hang around Yuanjing too often, or else she would disappear suddenly like she had last time, which would be very difficult to deal with.
Zhao Lingmeng's actions sparked a wave of child-picking crazes in Yuanjing. Even children tend to be competitive. Zhao Houjing and the other two showed off everywhere, and their mother would often pick them up from school, which led to other children making noises back home.
Finally, some wives came to visit Zhao Lingmeng and brought up the issue in a subtle way. Many of them had to personally manage various household affairs, including those of the elderly and children, and also help their husbands with some of their wives' diplomacy, so they didn't have the time to go out and pick up the children every day.
Zhao Lingmeng was getting a bit annoyed by the number of ladies who showed up. She really disliked this kind of useless socializing, where everyone awkwardly chatted about things like clothes and jewelry, which got old after a while.
Jingguo has been at war for years, and Yuanjing isn't that prosperous, let alone other places. So, after all the conversation, it's just the same few things! Talking about these things, she might as well be sleeping at home!
The most important thing is that no one can see her every few days. She wants to give people the impression that it is normal not to hear from her for ten days or half a month.
So when the three children were about to leave that day, Zhao Lingmeng solemnly announced, "From today on, Mom won't pick you up. After school, follow the servants and come back in the carriage!"
As soon as Zhao Lingmeng said this, she received three pairs of eager eyes.
"Why?"
"It's all because of you three showing off everywhere that the threshold of our house is almost trampled down. So Mom decided to stay at home again and let our house return to peace." Zhao Lingmeng said while pointing to the visiting cards piled next to them and asking the three of them to look at them.
"Okay!" Zhao Houyang was the first to nod in agreement. He thought this was a good idea. Otherwise, he would be worried about his vegetables being picked up every day at the Wu'an Marquis Mansion's clan school, and he wouldn't be able to go to school peacefully.
Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming had originally wanted to discuss the terms with their mother, but their youngest brother agreed immediately. They could only nod helplessly.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have shown off!" Zhao Houming sighed from the bottom of his heart. He felt that the two brothers had shown off everywhere just for the sake of face, and now they were in trouble. Sure enough, his mother was right. One should be low-key.
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