On the carriage to the Wei residence, Lord Mu found it amusing to see his wife staring intently at their son.
However, he could understand his wife's feelings at this moment. Since their son learned to ride a horse at the age of eight, he had never ridden in the same carriage with them.
Not only did he suddenly go to the banquet with them today, but he even rode in the same carriage with the two of them, which was really unusual.
"My lord, do you still think Jing'er is possessed?" Princess Fenglin turned to her husband and asked.
"What are you saying? Brother Junpei is an honest and upright official. Jing'er has always respected him. It's only natural for him to go and congratulate Brother Junpei on finding his grandson and for the family to be reunited," Lord Mu said with a smile.
Princess Fenglin listened to her husband's words and disagreed with them at all. She shook her head and looked at her son sitting opposite her, saying, "I don't think it's the same as what you said."
It is said that no one knows a son better than his mother. As a mother, she understood her son's personality. However, as he grew up, she found that she could no longer guess what her son was thinking.
Of the three sons, this one is clearly the youngest, but his composure and ability to act have far surpassed those of his two older brothers.
Several years ago, when the eldest and second eldest brothers encountered problems that were difficult to solve, they started looking for him.
Princess Fenglin felt that it must be that the Goddess of Mercy who grants children had been careless and had reversed the order when giving her son. The one in front of her should have been the eldest son in the family.
She married Lord Mu at sixteen, became a mother at seventeen with her eldest son, gave birth to her second son three years later, and then her belly remained empty.
She didn't get pregnant again until she was thirty-two. She longed to have a daughter, but she gave birth to a boy instead.
Although it's a bit of a regret that it's not a daughter, this child, born after a 15-year gap, is naturally loved even more than the previous two.
There's a saying that the eldest son is loyal, the second son is cunning, and the third son is the most mischievous. While this isn't an absolute rule, it's generally true because most families tend to dote on and spoil the youngest child.
As for their own third child, he was neither naughty nor mischievous at all. He was incredibly smart, incredibly calm, and incredibly bold.
When he was nine years old, he was taken to the palace to attend a banquet. The emperor was in high spirits and composed a poem on the spot. The princes, princes' sons-in-law, civil and military officials who attended the banquet all praised the poem as a masterpiece that would be passed down through the ages.
Only his own third son was shaking his head from the side.
Unfortunately, the emperor happened to see it, and naturally wouldn't hold it against a child, so he casually asked if there was anything wrong with it.
This guy actually went up to me and started giving his critique, pointing out every single flaw and immediately helping me revise it.
Then, she caught the emperor's eye.
Every few days, the emperor would invite him to the palace to play chess, drink tea, and chat. It is said that later, this young man also gave advice on some government affairs, and the emperor actually adopted it.
Therefore, the heir of the Marquis of Fu'an's mansion is neither the eldest son nor the second son, but this third son.
He didn't know how he told the Emperor, but he only wanted to serve the Emperor and didn't want an official position. The Emperor did grant him that request, but gave him a golden dragon imperial token, which allowed him to command officials from various departments, including the army.
This son often left the capital to do things for the emperor, and his parents could not find out what he was doing, they only knew that he was very capable.
My son is good in every way, except for one thing: he refuses to get married. When asked why, he always says that no one has met his standards.
The prerequisite for being considered attractive is having the opportunity to meet and see those young women of marriageable age, right? How can you say someone isn't attractive to you without even having seen them?
We're getting our eldest grandson engaged in the second half of the year, while our current son is still single.
Princess Fenglin was even mentally prepared that if her youngest son really did like men, as others speculated, she would be willing to swallow her pride and bring him into the manor, as long as he was willing.
With the eldest and second sons already married and had children, the Fu'an Marquis's mansion is quite prosperous. Even if the third son doesn't marry and have children, it won't affect the Mu family's lineage. At that time, one of the eldest or second son's children can be chosen to be adopted by the third son.
However, the people she arranged for couldn't find out if the third son had a male companion.
“Jing’er, will you sit at the same table as us at lunch?” Princess Fenglin suddenly asked.
On the way out of the mansion, Mu Rongjing, who had been under his mother's scrutiny, finally spoke up and said, "We'll see when the time comes. Maybe we'll leave after congratulating Uncle Wei in the mansion."
At this moment, Lord Mu frowned slightly, leaned closer to his son, and asked in a low voice, "Tell me the truth, did some scoundrel say something to His Majesty, which is why you..."
Upon hearing this, Princess Fenglin covered her mouth with one hand and pointed at her son with the other, angrily pointing a few times as a warning: "Jing'er, you have always had your own opinions on how to do things, and your father and I have never interfered with your affairs."
However, not everything that person instructed you to do is right. You need to know your own limits regarding what you can and cannot do. Otherwise, don't blame your father and me for disowning you as our son.”
"Madam, what are you saying? Be careful what you say." Marquis Mu was frightened by the princess's words and warned her in a low voice while making a throat-slitting gesture with his finger.
The emperor's authority is not to be trifled with; otherwise, even if the crown prince or a prince is not someone he can be ruthless to.
Moreover, this lady is a princess, a title bestowed by the late emperor, and has no blood relation to the royal family whatsoever!
Those outrageous words I just said to him in private are one thing, but I never expected my son to provoke me like this.
Thinking of this, Lord Mu's face darkened, and he looked at his son and said, "Don't take your mother's words to heart."
Mu Rongjing shook his head with a wry smile and looked at his parents, saying, "In your eyes, is your son really that worthless?"
"Who knows? It's all your fault for acting so strangely today. Those boys around you are all very loyal to you, and they keep their mouths shut. Who knows what you've been up to outside?" Princess Fenglin muttered softly.
After thinking about it, Mu Rongjing still felt that she couldn't explain her intentions for coming with her parents.
Otherwise, given his mother's temperament, once she found out that he had met a young woman outside, she wouldn't care whether he liked her or not. She would definitely dig into the matter and might even, without exaggeration, arrange for someone to go out and find that young woman.
Just imagining that scene makes Mu Rongjing feel incredibly awkward.
At this moment, he suddenly realized a very serious problem: what if the young lady who escorted Lord Wei's wife back was really her when they arrived at the Wei residence?
I definitely need to greet her and say hello, but what if my mother sees us...?
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