Mu Ruolan smiled slightly and said softly: "Read for a while and then rest."
"Well, Mom too, it's very chilly this night. Although it's early autumn, it's much cooler. You can go and have a rest. You don't have to accompany the child. The child will go and have a rest after reading these pages again." Xuan Jinmo said calmly,
There was sophistication in his tone.
Prince Xuan's Mansion is a place of great wealth and honor in the eyes of the world, but being in it, Xuan Jinmo is well aware of the hardships involved. From the time she can remember, her mother has often been bullied by the second lady, and has often become the eldest lady's punching bag.
He didn't defend himself, but he shed a few tears in private when something happened and endured it.
At first, Xuan Jin could not bear it. He always wanted to stand up for his mother, but he was always blocked by his two brothers, who were three years older than him.
Hidden from Prince Xuan, some injuries were occasionally seen by his father, and the second lady would always say lightly: "Children, especially boys, are naughty by nature. If you ride a horse or hunt, you will get more injuries. The bigger they are, the better."
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And his mother always said softly: "Jin Mo, stop being naughty and worrying your father and second wife." Then she would come back and clean his wounds with tears, those hidden under his clothes.
After a long time, Xuan Jinmo learned well and followed the teachers in the house to study literature and martial arts. He soon took the lead in literary talent and martial arts.
When Qiu Xinyu first got married, she didn't understand why she called Tong Wei "Madam" like the servants in the house, instead of calling her a sister. Later, she realized that Tong Wei simply treated her like a slave. When he met her,
He actually called her by her first name, so after Mu Ruolan entered the house, she also learned to call him by her first name and ordered her to be called Second Madam.
I heard someone knocking on the door outside, amidst the sound of wind and rain, taking it easy.
Mu Ruolan lives alone in a small courtyard. In Prince Xuan's Mansion, only the eldest lady and Prince Xuan live together. The second lady and she have their own small courtyards, connected by corridors. Usually there are slaves during the day, but she is the only one left at night.
With a pair of children, it's peaceful when I arrive.
"It's Aunt Yuan. It's so late, please come in." Mu Ruolan said politely.
Standing outside the door is the personal girl in the eldest lady's room. She followed the eldest lady Tong Wei into Prince Xuan's Mansion back then. Now she is about forty, and everyone in the mansion calls her Aunt Yuan.
"No, our madam has something to ask you to come over. Although it will delay the third lady's rest, the matter is urgent, so I have to wrong you." Aunt Yuan also said politely, and when she saw Xuan Jinmo who was reading, she said with a smile,
"Oh, it turns out that Young Master Jin Mo is still studying. He is really diligent. No wonder the eldest lady always praises him and the master likes him too."
Mu Ruolan's heart skipped a beat and she felt a little uneasy, but she could only get up and follow Aunt Yuan out of the room, not noticing the sadness and sigh on Xuan Jinmo's face.
He is ten years old, which is not a very young age, but in Prince Xuan's Mansion, he is not considered a young age. He can guess the reason why the eldest lady was so anxious to invite her mother to come over. It must be to adopt her or her younger sister. That is
Madam, discussion is a nice way of saying it, we must adopt him, my mother has no way to refuse.
Unable to calm down, I continued to read, staring blankly at the dancing candlelight.
Mu Ruolan followed Aunt Yuan through the corridor. The rain that blew into the corridor quickly dampened her clothes, making them feel uncomfortable and clinging to her body. It was very cold. She came out in a hurry and forgot to bring a cloak.