In order to meet General Xiao's requirements as soon as possible, Xiao Yao has been tormented a lot recently. The wet nurse holds her in the sun, and the maid helps with massage...
One day, while on vacation, the handsome young man Xiao Yi diligently offered his idea that he had carefully thought of: "feeding Ping An with goat milk and egg custard."
"Not now, but you can feed the baby after five months." Son, you are so caring. You are such a good brother.
"Mom, Xiaowu can roll over. Isn't Ping'an too lazy?" Xiao Yang thought he had grasped the key point. How to solve this problem? Are girls always troublesome? Ping'an, you are so worrying at such a young age. It's really not easy to be your brother.
"Genders are different. Girls should come later. It's okay." Tong Mingyu muttered to herself, not knowing whether this logical reasoning was correct.
It was the hottest time of the year, and Xiao Yao was wearing only a pink bellyband with a picture of fish playing with lotus leaves. She really wanted to tell her mother and brother that she could roll over, but unlike her fifth brother, who treated it like homework and did dozens of somersaults a day, it was so hot in the summer! But she wasn't that stupid.
"It's too hot today. Sister-in-law, I'll bring Aqi here and ask the maid to put some ice in the room to help relieve the heat." Second wife Li Jiaoying was wearing a light green gauze dress with scattered white magnolia flowers and a jade leaf and golden cicada hairpin in her hair. She looked fresh and beautiful as she walked gracefully.
"Come quickly, put Aqi on the left side of Ping'an, yes, away from Ajun. You said it's so hot, and he's not honest, busy and sweating." Tong Mingyu was exhausted for her son.
Xiao Yao secretly complained, "Mom, I'm your biological child, okay? How could you be so cruel as to let me stand in front of the little fat boy? Aren't you afraid that the fifth brother will hit me?" Look at both sides. The fifth brother, wearing a jacket with slit sleeves, is practicing somersaults with a "grunt, grunt" sound. Xiao Liu turned his fat head and twisted his whole body like a silkworm chrysalis. Obviously, the little fat boy is more resistant to beatings, so why is it me who is likely to get beaten? It's unfair.
"Sister-in-law, why do I feel like Xiaowu and Ping'an are growing less and less alike? Our little Ping'an will definitely be a stunning beauty when she grows up. I've never seen a child with eyes as beautiful as hers." After entering the room, Li Jiaoying completely forgot who her biological mother was. She lay down beside Xiao Yao and kept praising her, saying, "She's so beautiful!" "Big eyes, white skin, small lips with a cherry pink hue." Xiao Yao shyly said, "Second Aunt, if you keep praising me, I'll be embarrassed."
Every mother loves to hear compliments about her child, even if they're exaggerated. "She's so young, how can I tell if she's beautiful or ugly? As long as she grows up healthy and healthy, I'll be content." While stunning beauty isn't necessarily a blessing, appearance is crucial for women. She hopes her daughter will be pretty, but not too outstanding, and just live happily and peacefully every day.
"I have good news to tell you." Tong Mingyu shook off his messy thoughts and pulled his sister-in-law to sit on the rose chair. "Don't look at me, your saliva is about to flow onto my daughter's face."
"Ah, what's the matter?" I haven't seen enough and don't want to leave.
"My third sister-in-law is pregnant. She will come back to take care of the baby after the first three months."
"It's a great event, Xiao Ping'an. Guess whether your third aunt can give birth to a brother or a sister! It would be better for her to keep me company. If I give birth to a son, she will also give birth to a son. That would be fair, don't you think?" Li Jiaoying said as she moved back to Xiao Yao.
Tong Mingyu stood up and went to the outer room to take care of things. Her sister-in-law wasn't looking for her, she was clearly looking for her daughter. Xiao Yi and Xiao Yang were also very sad. "Second Aunt is on leave today, which only happens once every ten days. You can't pretend you didn't see us. Besides, you should be concerned about the little fat boy next to you. Why are you trying to steal our sister?"
Li Jiaoying touched Xiao Yao from head to toe, looking at her from head to toe. Everyone watching thought she had found a beloved toy they had lost for years. It was not until Xiao Yao was so sleepy that the nurse finally mustered up the courage to snatch her daughter back. Suddenly, Li felt bored and left her sleeping son to go back to her room for a nap.
Xiao Yi and Xiao Yang sighed helplessly at each other. Second Aunt had left contentedly, and by the time their younger sister woke up, Daddy was almost home. The day was almost over, and they had only been a spectator. Xiao Jun couldn't sleep and kept tossing and turning, so the two brothers settled for the next best thing: Fifth brother, I'll play with you.
Xiao Jingkang, the man they were all talking about, was currently busy with his business. A few days ago, the Emperor had issued a decree to expand the Royal Palace. Originally, this had nothing to do with him. His official position was a fourth-rank official, so he could have lived a leisurely life. But who knew him better than to develop a hobby that was well-known throughout Kyoto? Everyone who knew him knew that he had no interest in women and no desire for fame. His greatest hobby was collecting weapons and precious woods, and he was particularly interested in wood. Of course, expanding the Emperor's palace had to be perfect, so every day people from the Ministry of Works would come to him for advice.
Xiao Jingkang laughed at himself, wondering if he was even considering his duties. He wanted to finish his work quickly so he could go home and hug his daughter. Ji Shuhuai, the Minister of Works, had known him for many years. Seeing him lost in thought, he teased, "Brother Xiao, I'm sorry for disturbing you so much from my colleagues at the Ministry of Works lately. I'm so sorry."
"You should apologize for delaying me from going home to hug my daughter."
"You're talking about your twins, a boy and a girl, right? My son is three years old this year. How about we become in-laws?"
"If it's my daughter who wants to marry into my family as a daughter-in-law, I'd be more than happy to do that. But if you want to marry my Xiao Ping'an, no."
"Why? My son is handsome and smart. Consider it." Ji Shuhuai tried his best to promote his son.
"My family will recruit a live-in son-in-law in the future." My family is not short of money and does not seek fame. The most important thing is that my daughter is comfortable and happy. If a live-in son-in-law dares to treat my daughter badly under my nose, I will skin him alive.
"If you don't marry off your daughter, you'll find a son-in-law. It would be a shame if you can't give away all the good wood you've collected." It's so sad.
Xiao Jingkang rolled his eyes at him and said, "I will accompany my daughter to her home for the entire trip. It makes no difference whether we marry her or recruit her. Seeing how greedy you are, you can't let me marry my daughter to him no matter what. It won't help no matter how outstanding my son is."
The Emperor heard that the Ministry of Works and Xiao Jingkang had been in close contact. He summoned Ji Shuhuai to the court and asked him the reason. Ji Shuhuai said bluntly: "The people in the Ministry of Works who understand wood don't have the channels to buy it, and the people who have the business relationships don't have the discerning eye to appreciate wood, so..."
"So, it has to be Xiao Qing, right?" In fact, the emperor had a general understanding of the officials' character and ability, otherwise how could he rule his subordinates, so he knew that what he said was basically true.
"Lord Xiao is indeed an expert." Ji Shuhuai said truthfully.
After a moment's silence, the emperor issued an edict to transfer Xiao Jingkang to the position of Langzhong of the Ministry of Works, in charge of matters related to the use of materials in the expansion of the royal villa.
Xiao Jingkang was a bit puzzled by his appointment to the Six Ministries, but he wasn't opposed to it. He was idle anyway, so doing something practical was better than sitting around and getting rotten. The rest of the family was far more excited than he was. Although the Ministry of Industry ranked last among the Six Ministries, it held real power.
"It must be our twins who brought you good luck. They are a pair of blessed children." Qin said sincerely.
Everyone agreed with this.
From the next day on, Xiao Jingkang started to go out early and come back late, sometimes even staying overnight. Although he was busy all the time, he felt fulfilled and satisfied.
Without his father's harassment, life seemed to lack some of its joy. Fortunately, his hands and feet were gradually becoming more flexible, allowing him to spend time with his two friends when he was bored. Xiao Jun was increasingly fond of clinging to his sister. No matter where he was, the six-month-old boy's first action was to look for his sister. When he saw her, he would jump up and down, raise his hands and laugh loudly, and when he was nowhere to be seen, he would scream "Ah, ah!" Xiao Yao was happy to have someone care about her, and she always responded with a big, sweet smile.
Two little kids who are growing teeth and drooling often say "ah ah" and "eh eh" in a language that no one can understand to communicate their feelings in a warm and friendly manner. The parties involved are fully engaged, while the bystanders are confused.
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