Ding Beirui's face looked much kinder when he heard this. He had an awkward marriage to this daughter-in-law, and he also felt a little unwilling and guilty.
No matter what happened to Luo Jiaocheng in the past, he just gave him the respect he deserved.
But after her trip, she looked a lot different when she came back, which he was happy to see.
"No, as Shiqing's mother, you should help her."
Luo Jiaocheng breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then continued: "I thought, it is already the twelfth lunar month, and there are many managers under Shiqing. If she is not here, I will reward those people for her. Mr. Hou
What do you think?"
"Well, you make the decision. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me."
Luo Jiao was overjoyed, feeling that her relationship with the Marquis had invisibly become much closer.
It seemed that she had gone astray before, but now it was just right to take her time.
I can't believe that she couldn't warm up her heart after a long time. Even if it was made of stone, it would be warm.
But thinking about the deserted Hou Mansion now, she couldn't say anything about her adoptive successor at the moment.
At least she felt that now was not the time. It would not be too late to bring it up after the relationship between the two became closer.
After all, she and the Marquis were still young, and Shiqing had not returned.
If the Marquis is an adoptive person, he has to ask Shiqing to agree. yyls
Even though Shiqing is married, they are their children after all.
She and the Marquis owed her a debt before, so they couldn't not tell her about this or listen to her opinions.
"Yes, I know. But I am stupid. If there is something wrong, please ask the Marquis to give me some advice. It is the Chinese New Year now, and there are many things in the house. I thought that Shiqing will get married this year, and she is not here.
But we have to arrange those favors for her. I don’t know which palaces want to send things, so how can we send those gifts? Although Prince Mo’s palace will send them, we don’t have to worry about this, but we are her natal family.
To maintain the relationship, this..."
This was the first time that Ding Beirui had seen Luo Jiaocheng be so proactive. Hearing this, he did not want to pour cold water on her and said: "Now that all the power in the court is concentrated in the hands of the emperor, there must be many people in the Shiqing Marriage Mo Dynasty who want to marry Prince Mo."
To build relationships. Now that they are not here, they will definitely come to our side and try to build relationships with us. It is estimated that starting from these two days, various places and prefectures in the capital will send us gifts. As for the layout of the DPRK and the prefectures' return gifts, I will look back later
Let’s take a look at all those mansions and then tell you in detail. Now you’ve been traveling all the way and you should be tired. Let’s eat first and rest for a few days, then we’ll talk about this later.”
Ever since they got married, Ding Beirui had never had such a gentle attitude when interacting with Luo Jiaocheng in private.
In the past, he always had an expression on his face, as if he didn't want to let strangers in, so she didn't even dare to say anything.
Even if I say it, he won't pay attention.
Now that she was like this, she was a little flattered.
Especially hearing the word "we" in his mouth made her feel particularly heartwarming.
After hearing what he said, Luo Jiaochi felt sweet and a little touched at the same time.
"good!"
Ding Beirui heard her suddenly softened voice, paused with his hand holding the chopsticks, and then glanced at her without leaving a trace, as if nothing happened.
"Let's eat. It's cold and the food will get cold quickly!"
Luo Jiaocheng, who was bowing his head and rejoicing, quickly raised his head and looked at him after hearing this. The joy in his eyes could not be concealed: "Well, I'll have my meal right now."
Ding Beirui saw that she was already an old woman, and she still acted like a little girl. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he simply didn't say a word while eating.
Why did he have the illusion that he had married a daughter-in-law who didn’t know anything about the world?
Hongwu Kingdom
After the Laba Festival, Chu Ximo came back on the night of the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
When he came back, Yan Shiqing, Xiao Nian'an and others had just finished dinner and had not yet left the table.
Xiao Nian'an hadn't seen her father for a long time, so she had nothing to do at the moment, so she sat close to him: "Dad, mother said our boat is so big, does it have three floors?"
"Yes, it is twice as big as the ship you came from Dachu. It has three floors. One floor is in the belly of the ship, and the other two floors are outside. The lower floor is used to place some things, and the upper floor is used to live in.
.If you look back at Huaijin, you will know."
Xiao Nian'an's eyes lit up when he heard this, and then he asked: "Dad, will such a big ship topple when the wind blows? Will it sink?"
"No, if Huaijin is interested, daddy will ask someone to teach you these things when you are older."
"Okay! If Huaijin is good and obedient, can daddy make a small boat for Huaijin? It would be great if Huaijin is as big as this."
The little guy said, stretched out his little hand and made a gesture.
Yan Shiqing was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
The little guy originally wanted a model, but this one is a little simpler.
When they go out this time, they will not only bring a few blacksmiths, but also some craftsmen. Just in case something happens to the ship, someone will help check and make up for it.
He can even build a boat, so what about trivial carpentry work?
Chu Ximo hadn't seen the little guy for a few months, and she felt somewhat guilty. Now that she heard the little guy's request, how could she disagree?
He immediately said: "If Huaijin can get the praise of the master, the master, and your mother, then dad will ask someone to do it for you."
Hearing this, the little guy hurriedly looked at Yan Shiqing and called out in a low voice: "Mother!"
There was a look in his eyes that he was about to praise me, and it was hard for others to ignore it.
Yan Shiqing reached out and touched his little head and said, "Huaijin has been very good these days. He walks with his mother every day and reads to his sister."
Xiao Nian'an, who had received her mother's exaggeration, looked at Ni again: "Master!"
Now, except for a small part of Mr. Ni's thoughts on studying various pills, most of them are given to Xiao Nian'an.
For her, teaching Yan Shiqing, a disciple, had no sense of accomplishment at all. Often, in many things, this disciple knew much more than she, the master.
Therefore, when Xiao Nian'an came here and he became interested in medical skills, she devoted herself to teaching him.
When she saw the little guy calling him "Master" in a flattering way, her heart suddenly turned into a puddle of water: "Huaijin is very good. He can complete the tasks assigned by Master every day. Now he has learned a lot of medicinal materials.
I even know how to brew it."
Xiao Nian'an breathed out quietly, and then looked up at Chu Ximo: "Dad, you eat first, while Huaijin goes to find the master."
After he finished speaking, he jumped off the stool and ran out without waiting for anyone to come back.
He was going to find his master and ask him to come and praise him in front of his father, so that when they left here, he could get the boat.
"Baizhi, come and have a look."
"yes!"
After Bai Zhi went out, Mrs. Ni looked at the couple and knew that they had a lot to say, so she stood up and said, "I have some things to do, so I'll leave first."
Hearing this, Yan Shiqing stood up with her hand on her stomach: "Master, walk slowly, I won't send you away because I'm too heavy!"
Ni waved her hand impatiently: "You girl, why are you being polite to Master? Well, you can just sit there and let A Mo accompany you for a walk later."
As soon as she finished speaking, Mrs. Ni took a deep look at Yan Shiqing and left. Now she looked at Shiqing's belly and became more and more worried.
This girl was pregnant with twins. Only the two of them knew about it. They kept telling the outside world that they were twins, just because they were afraid that if everyone knew about it, their trip to sea would be delayed.
When outsiders looked at her belly, they thought it was because she had given birth to her second child and was good at adjusting her body, so it looked bigger than ordinary people.
Not even King Mo, not even Xiao Wa, knows.
Generally, twins are born prematurely, even if they are born as early as seven months into pregnancy.
I hope this trip to sea will be smooth sailing and nothing will happen!
When Yan Shiqing saw Ni's gaze, she reached out and touched her belly. Then she raised her head and looked at Chu Ximo: "Ah Mo, you eat first, and we'll talk after you finish."
Chu Ximo reached out and touched Yan Shiqing's belly, nodding slightly.
Her belly was as big as when he saw she was about to give birth.
I don’t know how old this baby will be when he is born. After all, he is only six months old.
But maybe it's because Shiqing's body and bones are now in good condition.
When Shi Qing was fond of little Nian'an, she was so thin and weak, and she had not grown up yet, she was still a child.
She shouldn't be joking about her body and bones, not to mention that there is a master named Ni!
Chu Ximo ate very quickly, and he didn't ask anyone to cook anything else. He just ate the leftovers simply.
When he put down his chopsticks, Xiao Nian'an came back with a note in his hand.
"Dad, Master wrote it, please read it quickly!"
He originally wanted to call the father and son over and praise him in front of his father, but the master said that his father had something to do and he couldn't come to disturb him.
Then the master wrote this note and said that he could just give it to his father.
Seeing Xiao Nian'an's appearance, Chu Ximo reached out and tapped his forehead lightly, and said with a serious face: "Huai Jin knows that he is wrong?"
Xiao Nian'an was originally in high spirits, but now he was beaten and his mood suddenly dropped when his father asked him if he knew he was wrong.
He lowered his head and said gloomily: "Huaijin knows that I was wrong, please forgive me!"
"Then do you know what's wrong?"
"Father and Master have taught us not to be impatient when doing things. Huaijin wants a boat and then goes around asking for praise. This is unacceptable."
Chu Ximo nodded with satisfaction: "It's good to know that you were wrong. If you change it later, you will still be a good son to daddy. Come, show daddy what your wife wrote."
As he spoke, he reached out and held the little guy on his lap, looking at the paper in his hand.
Xiao Nian'an simply leaned in his arms, her eyes sparkling.
Daddy's arms are so big, different from others, um, they smell like daddy!
After Chu Ximo finished reading, he said directly: "It seems that Huaijin is useful, which is really good. Dad promises you to have someone make a boat for you."
A happy smile appeared on Xiao Nian'an's face, she turned around, opened her hands and threw herself directly into his arms.
After a while, he struggled to sit up on his knees again, raised his head and kissed Chu Ximo's chin: "Dad, Huaijin misses you so much and likes you so much."