The night is falling and the rain is falling rapidly.
Mu Ruolan accompanied her son to study under the lamp. Xuan Jinmo, who had just turned ten years old, was tall and slender and had an extraordinary bearing. He was sitting at the table with a serious expression on his face.
She is the third wife of Xuan Qingmu, the prince of Xuanwang Palace. In addition to Xuan Jinmo in front of her, she also has a daughter, Xuan Jinyan, who is just six years old. At this time, she has already been coaxed to sleep by the nanny, who is faintly humming a lullaby.
The sound floated into my ears amidst the sound of wind and rain.
"Mother." Xuan Jinmo suddenly raised his head and said to his mother, "The eldest lady is here today."
Mu Ruolan was startled. The eldest lady her son mentioned was Prince Xuan's wife, Tong Wei, the youngest daughter of General Tong, an important minister in the court. She had a fierce personality and had known Xuan Qingmu since childhood. They were childhood sweethearts, but they had no children.
Let Prince Xuan marry two wives in a row.
"The eldest lady is here, did you say anything?" Mu Ruolan is weak by nature and never gets into trouble. Her relationship with the eldest lady is neither good nor bad. Compared to the stronger second wife, the eldest lady still likes Su Ri.
Among them, the taciturn and mild-tempered Mu Ruolan is more attractive.
She went to the temple early this morning to burn incense. Her daughter had been suffering from a high fever for the past few days. She called a doctor, who said she was frightened by seeing something dirty in her eyes. He prescribed some tranquilizing medicine, took it, and asked her to go to the temple.
After burning incense to ward off the evil spirits, she left her son and daughter alone at home.
"It's the same old story. I thought about giving it to me or my sister." Xuan Jinmo smiled lightly. He was very steady at a young age, and he was also the favorite of Prince Xuan.
Mu Ruolan sighed. She said this not once or twice. Ever since her son was born, the eldest lady has always wanted to adopt him, but she was always reluctant. The eldest lady also hoped that she might be pregnant with a son and a half.
After all, Wumeng country is famous for its medicinal materials, and there are no patients that cannot be diagnosed and treated, so it has been delayed.
As he grows older, Tong Wei has given up the idea of having children, but Ruoda's family fortune is not willing to fall into the hands of Qiu Xinyu's sons. Xuan Jinxiu and Xuan Jincheng are twin brothers.
Three years older, he was the first son of Prince Xuan. When he was excited at that time, he said that he would leave the palace property to these two brothers.
Qiu Xinyu was originally a pretty girl from Tong Wei's father's house. Her father was the housekeeper of General Tong's house and was General Tong's most trusted subordinate. At that time, he wanted to get this girl to marry him and give birth to a son and a half for Prince Xuan, so as to avoid Xuan's troubles.
The prince had no children, so he didn't expect that this girl turned out to be very ambitious. After entering the palace, she only favored her once or twice and became pregnant with the brothers.
At first, Qiu Xinyu was not arrogant and followed Tong Wei with low eyebrows and was very respectful. But after giving birth to a pair of sons, Prince Xuan pampered her. As time went by, Tong Wei disappeared from his eyes and even let his
Her father resigned from the position of housekeeper of Tong Mansion and asked Xuan Qingmu to buy a quiet courtyard for retirement. Then, he became stronger and stronger day by day, so Tong Wei had to let her husband invite Mu Ruolan in to restrain her.
of arrogance.
It's just that although Mu Ruolan gave birth to Xuan Jinmo and Xuan Jinyan soon, she was a man of few things and few words. Fortunately, Xuan Jinmo was smart and studious since he was a child, and was more civilized and martial than the two brothers above.
With his talent, he is deeply loved by Prince Xuan, otherwise, he might not be able to survive.
Sighing softly, Mu Ruolan knew that it was only a matter of time before her son or daughter would be adopted by the eldest lady, but she still secretly delayed it day by day.
"Mom, don't worry, the child will never leave your mother." Xuan Jinmo smiled at his mother, his teeth were white and neat, his eyes were very much like his mother's, the tips of his eyes were slightly raised, and there was a hint of "no" in his composure.