Chapter 226 Too Female
As autumn deepens into winter, the fallen leaves blow in the wind.
The rain was getting heavier, and a layer of white mist was splashing outside the window, like a misty white gauze.
Su Mansion, study.
Ji Shian knelt on the fur mat, poured a cup of hot tea gracefully and handed it to the other side, saying softly:
"I wanted to ask you out for a drink, but it rained, so I had to come to your house to find you."
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Su Yuan lazily leaned on the low table. Hearing this, she squinted her eyes and looked at Ji Shian, joking:
"You can have a drink at my house if you want, but I'm afraid you'll get drunk and fall asleep, and then you won't be able to attend court tomorrow."
Ji Shian shook his head and sighed:
"Ah, you are such a person. You know clearly that drinking is just a cover. I have other things to do with you, but you are still joking with me."
Su Yuan lowered his eyes but smiled without saying anything.
Ji Shian looked at her calm expression, pursed his lips and said:
"It has been a month since the Second Princess was deposed, and the beginning of winter sacrificial ceremony is approaching."
"In previous years, Your Majesty always held the crown princess to burn incense. Now that the country has no young master, the ministers in the court quarrel over the issue of establishing a crown prince every day, but you stay out of it and are not in a hurry at all."
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in a casual tone:
"Anyway, it's just those two people who are arguing. Although the girl from Muyang County has received the grace of her father and has been granted the imperial surname by His Majesty, her mother's family is ultimately traitors. Our Majesty knows this well."
"If Feng Chao'er is really made the crown princess, wouldn't that encourage evil tendencies and openly tell the royal family to rebel."
Having said this, Su Yuan paused.
She picked up the teacup with her clean and slender fingers, slowly brought it to her lips, took a sip, and sneered:
"Even if he fails, I will forgive his descendants?"
Ji Shian closed his lips, said "hmm" in a long voice, and said meaningfully:
“That’s why it’s so difficult!”
"The Third Princess is ten years old now, but as the saying goes, you can tell a child's future from the age of three and his character from the age of seven. Your Majesty is a decisive person and he has been reluctant to appoint a crown princess. I guess he doesn't like her cowardly personality."
Su Yuan gently put down the cup and said with a faint smile:
"It doesn't matter if it's made of clay or iron."
"Your Majesty is now in his prime, who knows when he will create another heir. I think it's better for us not to worry about it, so as not to be suspected of having ulterior motives, which would be bad."
Ji Shian nodded and agreed:
"Well, that's true, but..."
She suddenly changed her tone, leaned slightly closer to Su Yuan, and said mysteriously:
"But I heard that your Majesty was injured in his early years, so it is difficult for him to have children now. I don't know if it is just hearsay or if it is true. Tsk tsk, I only tell you this, don't spread it to others."
Su Yuan nodded and was about to agree with her lips slightly opened, but unexpectedly, a clear childish voice suddenly interrupted her words:
"Mother."
Su Yuan raised his eyebrows, a smile unconsciously appeared on his lips, and he turned his head to look at the source of the voice.
I saw a few people slowly walking in from the study door.
Leading the group was Lu Shengling, who was dressed in white and had a cinnabar-red mole on his fair forehead. He was now more than three months pregnant, with a slightly bulging belly, showing the first signs of pregnancy.
Following behind him was Ji Qiubai, who was wearing a red dress with a circle of white fox fur around his collar, and Gu Yang, who was holding Xier.
As soon as they entered the door, the fair and tender little girl, who was over one year old, struggled to get out of Gu Yang's arms.
Seeing this, Su Yuan smiled and waved his hand:
"Let Xi'er down and ask her to come over here by herself."
Gu Yang said "OK".
I put the little grinding monster down as I was told.
He looked at Xi'er with a smile on his face as she ran towards Su Yuan with her short legs "thump thump" like a Donald Duck, and explained:
"The second young lady loves to stay with Marquis Lu. When she heard that the Marquis was coming to the study to see the master, she eagerly asked her subordinates to bring her here."
Su Yuan stretched out his arms and took Xier, held her in his arms to feel her weight, then bent down and kissed her fair and tender cheek.
Then he looked at Lu Shengling and Ji Qiubai who were walking towards him, put Xier on his lap, and sat down with one hand supporting Lu Shengling on his left.
He turned his head and looked at Ji Qiubai's angry face, and asked with a smile:
"Are you willing to come back today?"
Ever since she secretly brought Lu Shengling to the Su Mansion to recuperate a month ago, Ji Qiubai moved back to the Prince's Mansion to live permanently in a fit of anger. If you count carefully, it has been exactly one month since she last set foot in the Su Mansion.
Today is strange, he actually came here with Lu Shengling.
Ji Qiubai bit his lower lip tightly, turned his face away, and said stubbornly:
"I, I came back because Daddy is going to celebrate his 40th birthday at the end of the month, not because of you. As for now..."
He used the excuse he had already prepared:
"My sister is here. Can't I come to find her?"
After saying that, Ji Qiubai stood up angrily and was about to sit down opposite, but unexpectedly his arm was grabbed by the woman.
He turned his head, his big watery grape eyes were misty, his lips trembled, and he looked pitiful and aggrieved:
"what you do?"
Su Yuan pulled Ji Qiubai's hand up and touched the man's cheek, which was puffy like a pufferfish, with the back of his hand. His tone was helpless but also a little doting:
"I've lost weight, but I haven't eaten well these days."
As soon as she said this, Ji Qiubai, who was waiting to quarrel with Su Yuan, suddenly felt a sore nose. He threw himself forward with a "wow" and buried his face in the woman's arms, choking and unable to speak.
Su Yuan glanced at the little head in his arms, then turned his head to look at Xi'er who was confused and Lu Shengling who was frowning on his lap, and coaxed little Xi'er in a gentle voice:
"Xi'er, can you please go find Aunt Ji across the street?"
Ji Shian glanced speechlessly at his brother who was openly acting like a spoiled child, then stood up, walked around the coffee table and sat next to Ji Qiubai.
He clapped his hands, took over the docile little Xi'er, gave her a kiss on the soft face, and said meaningfully:
"Auntie, come and hold Xi'er yourself. Haha, a one-year-old child is more sensible than me. Xi'er is still obedient."
Ji.Qiubai, who was influenced by her words, ignored his sister's words.
On the contrary, because Su Yuan's arms were empty, he quietly moved his body and crawled into the woman's arms, hugging her waist tighter with his arms.
Su Yuan felt the strength around his waist and gently stroked Ji Qiubai's back. He didn't say anything, but it served as a comfort.
Coax Ji Qiubai well.
Su Yuan turned to look at Lu Shengling next to him, and seeing the confusion in the man's eyes, he held his hand with his free hand.
Afraid that Lu Shengling didn't understand, she started to introduce:
"You have met Nanchu, Yunlan, and Yuezhong. In addition to Fengshu from Wanfo Temple, the one in my arms now is the fourth husband, Ji Qiubai, who ran away from home."
After she finished speaking, she lowered her eyes to glance at the person in her arms, leaned slightly closer to Lu Shengling's ear, and whispered:
"He has this kind of temper. He tends to be a little bit temperamental, but he's not a bad person. You'll know it later."
Lu Shengling said "hmm" lightly, put his hand on his belly, and said with a curved lip:
"My child has passed the first three months. Uncle Su has taken good care of me during this month. I am much better now, so I am thinking of moving back to the mansion. If no one lives in the mansion for a long time, it will inevitably attract attention. I came here to tell you this."
Su Yuan's eyes fell on the man's slightly protruding abdomen, and his eyes warmed up a little:
"Okay, it's raining outside now. I'll take you back myself when the rain stops."
Lu Shengling nodded, "Yeah."
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