Chapter 67 No matter how sensible a child is, he is still a naughty child
Then the three of them slumped in their chairs for a while, and Zhao Lingmeng saw that Sun Qijing and his brother were already rubbing their eyes. She guessed that the two little guys must be sleepy.
Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming had spent almost the entire day at the Marquis' Mansion. They'd taken a nap at noon, but that wasn't enough for a child. Zhao Lingmeng had played games with them before dinner, and now that they were full and satisfied, they were definitely drowsy.
Zhao Lingmeng reached out and touched the heads of the two little guys. "Go to sleep! When you wake up, you'll have delicious rice noodles and roast suckling pig for lunch tomorrow."
"I think it will be tomorrow!" Although Sun Qiming was sleepy, he couldn't suppress his desire to eat delicious food.
"Go to sleep! You can dream about anything." Zhao Lingmeng was convinced by the boy's persistence and could only retort him helplessly.
After Zhao Lingmeng finished speaking, she signaled to the person next to her to take the two children down to sleep.
During this period, they basically hibernated and slept to take care of the two children. Zhao Lingmeng also wanted them to serve them directly.
Zhao Lingmeng also privately promised Dongmian and Dongmian that they would serve for two to three years, and then they could get married or return to serve him. By that time, Sun Qijing and the others would be five or six years old and already studying, so the servants around them could be replaced by servants.
Dongmian and Dongshui understood Zhao Lingmeng's signal and went over to carry the two brothers who were about to fall asleep and walked outside. Sun Qiming was also carried outside, and he did not forget to emphasize, "Mom, don't forget to eat rice noodles tomorrow morning, rice noodles..."
Zhao Lingmeng found it funny and could only smile and reply, "I know. I'll have rice noodles for breakfast tomorrow."
After Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming left, Zhao Lingmeng allowed the people around her to help her bathe and wash up. Finally, after she changed her clothes and lay down on the bed, she instructed: "Mammy, please ask the wet nurse to pack up Sun Qiyang and bring him over to sleep with me! I'm afraid this guy will come looking for someone in the middle of the night."
Nanny Wu hesitated for a moment, then went out to instruct Sun Qiyang's wet nurse. Nanny Wu had been annoyed by the young master today, and she was worried he might come looking for someone in the middle of the night. But the child slept with Zhao Lingmeng, and Nanny was worried the child would disturb Madam's rest, as Madam was already in poor health.
Nanny Wu was confused for a while, but could only say to herself that just for this one night, that boy was really in trouble and could not be coaxed no matter what.
The next morning, Zhao Lingmeng took the two children to eat rice noodles, and accompanied them for a while to digest the food before sending Sun Qijing and his two brothers to play by themselves.
Zhao Lingmeng called the kitchen chef over and discussed how to make the roast suckling pig and what side dishes to have for lunch. After everything was arranged, she took the sleeping third child, Sun Qiyang, out to the yard to bask in the sun.
Mainly, Zhao Lingmeng was lying on a lounge chair basking in the sun, while Sun Qiyang was held by his nanny, looking around the yard and making "Ah! Ah!" sounds from time to time. No one could understand what the little guy was saying, but no one responded to him, and he was still talking very excitedly.
Although Zhao Lingmeng lay in the sun, his mind was still on the structure of the Zhuge Crossbow that he had discussed with his father that day. Some of the items inside were difficult to find, so Zhao Lingmeng searched through the information in the original owner's memories to see if he could find a replacement.
Moreover, this type of Zhuge crossbow was not easy to transport. In this dynasty, where deep mountains and ancient forests were everywhere, moving it was a major problem. Zhao Lingmeng, on the other hand, preferred to disassemble it into several parts for transportation, and then have someone else assemble it.
Zhao Lingmeng felt that if someone intercepted this, with all the parts, it would take some skill for them to use it instantly. She simply ran through various formulas and forces in her head, with no intention of trying it out or drawing it out immediately.
The main reason was that Sun Tu had injured his face and hadn't been on duty for the past few days. Zhao Lingmeng was worried that he might accidentally walk in and see her, which would be troublesome. Although the probability of this happening was very small and she wasn't afraid of trouble, she still felt it was better to be careful. She planned to wait until Sun Tu was on duty before drawing and researching at home.
"Mom, do you think the flowers my brother and I picked are pretty?" Zhao Lingmeng was still trying to decide which material would be suitable when she heard Sun Qiming's voice. Zhao Lingmeng immediately snapped out of her thoughts and opened her eyes to see Sun Qiming and his brother, each holding a few peonies, each with only a few rotten petals left.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't feel the joy of receiving flowers from a child as rumored. Instead, she had a bad feeling in her heart. She forced a smile and asked in a feigned gentleness, "Where did you two pick these?"
"It's just outside the study. The flowers there are so beautiful."
The naughty boy Sun Qiming answered very quickly, thinking he had done a good job. He had no idea that his mother just wanted to beat him up.
Zhao Lingmeng reached out and took the rotten flowers from their hands, then checked their hands to see if they were injured. Seeing that they were not injured, she suppressed her anger and said, "Mom, I like the flowers you gave me very much, but please don't pick them in the future. If you two get hurt, Mom will be sad."
Zhao Lingmeng put on a sad face after she finished speaking, but in her heart she was thinking, "Two naughty kids, please leave the flowers in my yard alone!" Zhao Lingmeng didn't know at this moment that all the flowers that she and the original owner loved and carefully cared for had been destroyed.
Seeing that their mother was so worried about them, Sun Qijing and Sun Qiming nodded happily.
Zhao Lingmeng felt relieved, and her smile grew more sincere, thinking she had finally persuaded the naughty kids. She even generously praised them for being so well behaved.
"But there are no beautiful flowers there. My brother and I picked the best ones for mom." Sun Qiming's addition was a real blow to Zhao Lingmeng, who had just breathed a sigh of relief.
"Such a large area of flowers is gone?" Zhao Lingmeng swallowed in disbelief and kept comforting herself in her heart, thinking that the child must be still young and did not explain clearly.
"No more, these are the best ones chosen by my brother and me." Sun Qijing's words broke Zhao Lingmeng's fantasy.
Zhao Lingmeng took a deep breath and comforted herself: "The child is still young, you can't hit him, you can't hit him."
After Zhao Lingmeng had prepared herself mentally, she stood up from the recliner, handed the flowers to Qiuyue, and instructed, "Find a vase to put them in!"
Qiuyue looked at the lady's frustrated expression and wanted to laugh. How much did the lady treasure those flowers? She would go to see them every day, no matter what, and now they were gone, and in this way. Qiuyue was afraid that she would not be able to hold back her laughter, so she immediately took the flowers and went to find a vase.
Zhao Lingmeng then took the two brothers' hands and walked towards the sea of flowers outside the study. When they arrived, they saw the messy ground, as if a group of animals had fought there. Even though Zhao Lingmeng had been mentally prepared for this scene, she had only one thought in mind: send these two guys to enlightenment as soon as possible.
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