Chapter 50
"You all care about Longgong so much, why don't you see Brother Qing? I'm not talking about you, my brother and sister. Both children are the legitimate sons of the Hou family. How can you only favor one?"
Lu Jia spoke abruptly and added: "I heard that you only teach the kid Chang Gong, but don't teach Brother Qing yourself. It's too obvious that you favor one over the other."
She deliberately glanced at Lu Zhengliu to remind him not to forget who his biological son was!
It was only then that Lu Zhengliu remembered to ask Lin Yunwan: "Why don't you bring Brother Qing?"
In this kind of meeting with relatives, Brother Qing really shouldn't be left alone.
It was Lin Yunwan's fault.
Mrs. Xia didn't know the inside story and looked at Lin Yunwan suspiciously.
Before Lin Yunwan could say anything, Pingye stood up and said, "Back to the prince, back to my aunt, in the morning only Master Changgong came to say hello to Madam, so Madam brought Young Master Changgong along the way. If Master Qing came to say hello, Madam today So I brought him here with me.”
Only then did Lu Zhengliu remember that when he went to pick up Lin Yunwan, Brother Qing didn't even go to pay his respects to his aunt.
This child is indeed not as filial as Lu Changgong.
Lu Jia didn't buy it.
Brother Qing is her nephew.
"I heard that Brother Qing is studying with his husband in the front yard. It's so hard at a young age, and it's normal to be neglectful occasionally. As a aunt, you shouldn't be too harsh on a child."
Lin Yunwan said calmly: "My aunt is right, I was not considerate - Pingye, go and tell Mr. Zhang that Master Qing has a guest today and ask him to take leave for two days."
Pingye turned around and left.
She came back soon and said with a strange expression: "Mr. Zhang knows that there are important guests at home, so he has given Master Qing a holiday."
Lu Jia asked: "Now that we have a holiday, what about others?"
Pingye couldn't figure out the reason, and wondered: "The boy next to him said that he went to his cousin's courtyard, and the servant had already been summoned."
Lu Zhengliu's heart tightened.
Didn't you tell her not to see Brother Qing at this time? Why didn't she listen?
"Cousin? Since when did we have a cousin at home?"
Lu Jia found it funny and laughed out loud.
Lin Yunwan said softly: "My aunt doesn't know that she is the old lady's distant niece. She has been brought back to the house for a long time and lives in the side courtyard."
Lu Jiadao: "Since we are all relatives, my brother and sister, you don't know how to pick up your cousin and let us all talk together."
say……
Can Ge Baoer come over and talk?
What good things could she say?
Lu Zhengliu couldn't sit still anymore. He said that he suddenly remembered that he had something to do and couldn't stay. He was afraid that Lu Jia would lose control of what he said, so he looked at her and said, "I heard from grandma that my cousin is sick and can't go out of the yard. Sister, , you should stop meddling in her affairs."
Lu Jia felt baffled.
She only cared a few words, why was she so nosy?
Why did the brother target her?
Mrs. Xia also frowned. She was just a cousin. Why did the Lu family care so much? It also made the mother-in-law feel embarrassed. It really shouldn’t be.
After leaving Wei's courtyard, Lu Zhengliu took him to the side courtyard where Ge Baoer lived.
His face was cold and very scary.
"Is Brother Qing in there?"
The women who were guarding the door were so frightened that their legs weakened and they said tremblingly: "Come back to the throne, the young master is, inside."
Lu Zhengliu's face turned even darker: "How do you do things?"
The mother-in-law was afraid that he would kick him, so she said nervously: "Your Majesty, Master Qing wants to come...the old slaves can't stop him."
"You can't stop it and you don't have a big mouth?! Don't you know how to report back to me and Yan's mother?"
The mother-in-law said: "Master Qing said he would come out in a while. When the servants saw that he had not come out for a long time, they were about to report back to the madam..."
Tell Lin Yunwan?
I really don’t think he has enough trouble!
Lu Zhengliu frowned and said, "Get out of here."
The mother-in-law did not dare to stop her, so she could only whisper: "Your Majesty, this, after all, this is the courtyard where the female family members live."
Let him in anyway.
Lu Zhengliu went in with a gloomy face, only to see a very quiet scene.
Brother Qing was practicing calligraphy under the window sill, and Ge Baoer also took a pen and wrote along with him.
Mother and son looked very happy.
"Father?"
Brother Qing put down his pen and stood up to say hello: "Why are you here? Do you want to see me and my cousin?" He couldn't openly call Ge Baoer "mother".
Ge Baoer held the pen and looked up at him.
Lu Zhengliu pursed his lips and said to Brother Qing, "You go out first."
Brother Qing glanced at Ge Baoer hesitantly,
Lu Zhengliu ordered Wu'er with a cold face: "Take the young master out."
Wu'er hurriedly took Brother Qing and left. She walked far away and closed the courtyard door, not daring to eavesdrop on what her masters were saying.
"Didn't I tell you not to see Brother Qing for the time being?"
Lu Zhengliu asked her while holding back his temper.
Ge Baoer packed up the rice paper that Brother Qing had written on, and said with gentle eyes: "I told him not to come, but he begged me, just to come and practice calligraphy. He said that other people have mothers who care about him, but he doesn't have a mother who cares about him. I can't see my mother in front of me, and I don't dare to shout. She just wants to stay by my side for a while."
"I'm a mother, how can I be so cruel as to drive him away?"
She looked up at Lu Zhengliu, a little angry: "He just came here to practice calligraphy, not to do anything to help me!"
Lu Zhengliu was silent for a moment.
"I'm not blaming you. My relatives asked about Brother Qing today, but he was not there."
"It is one thing to study and become an official. It is one thing to be capable. It is also important to make friends and relatives who are well-matched to pave the way for the future. I am his biological father, Bao'er, and I don't want my son to miss these opportunities."
Ge Baoer smiled: "I know."
Her eyes looked very innocent: "Brother Azheng, you have promised me that you will give me a status as soon as my relatives leave."
"I've been out here alone with Brother Qing for seven years. I've survived all this. Can't I just wait a little longer?"
"Brother Qing is still young, and I feel sorry for him. That's why I didn't listen to you. It wasn't because I wanted to cause trouble."
"If you really don't want him to see me, take him away now."
Lu Zhengliu nodded: "In the future, you and your mother will have many opportunities to meet each other, not in these few days." He turned to leave.
"Brother Azheng."
Ge Baoer stopped him and asked with a sweet smile: "If you promise, you won't break your promise, right?"
Lu Zhengliu hesitated.
"……yes."
After saying that, he hugged Brother Qing and left.
Brother Qing was very scared. His father had always been serious, but now he was still cold-faced. He didn't dare to talk to his father.
Lu Zhengliu looked at his son's timid eyes, remembered what Ge Baoer said, and felt sad that his son didn't have the love of his mother.
Lin Yunwan did prefer Lu Changgong more.
Obviously, the man in his arms is his biological son.
"Brother Qing, dad doesn't want to punish you. But remember, you must be respectful to your aunt and uncle in the future."
Brother Qing waited for a while before nodding and said, "My son understands."
Then he asked him: "Father, then... can I still go to see my mother tomorrow? My pen and ink are still at my mother's place and I haven't brought them over. I want to take them back, but they are all chosen by Mr. Zhang for me. I'm afraid that Mr. Zhang will ask Get up, I don’t know how to answer.”
Lu Zhengliu thought for a while and said, "Go get it tomorrow and come back."
Brother Qing immediately smiled: "Thank you, father."
Lu Zhengliu also curled his lips.
He wanted to take Brother Qing to meet the Xia family, but when he heard that Mrs. Xia and the others were no longer in the Wei family's yard, he took Brother Qing to pay his respects to Mrs. Lu.
When Mrs. Lu met Lu Zhengliu and Brother Qing, the first thing she did was to ask Yan's mother: "Is your family peaceful these days?"
She wasn't feeling well and was resting in the house. She didn't talk to the Xia family today.
When people were in the house, what they were most afraid of was that Ge Baoer would cause trouble behind his back.
Yan's mother glanced at Lu Zhengliu and quickly replied with a smile: "The family is fine. You have a good rest. We will entertain guests tomorrow. We don't want your relatives to see you looking bad."
Mrs. Lu nodded and coughed a few more times.
Yan's mother brought over some lung-moistening soup.
Lu Zhengliu and Brother Qing were helping to serve him. They didn't dare to mention Ge Baoer and just pretended that they had ignored Ge Baoer in the past few days.
When there are more people, it becomes lively.
Lu Jia also came to join in the fun: "Grandma, are you taking medicine?" She was thinking about her distant cousin. In the more than ten years she had been in the Hou Mansion, she had not heard of any cousin who appeared out of nowhere. A character.
Yan's mother said: "Auntie, it's soup. The old lady has been coughing badly since last night, but after eating two bowls of soup, she is much better. It's not enough to take medicine."
"That's good."
Lu Jia sat down, looked at Brother Qing, and gave him another greeting gift alone, calling him very affectionately: "My good nephew." He looked like he was his own son.
Mrs. Lu was so happy that she couldn't open her mouth from ear to ear and said, "Call Brother Zhuo here another day to play with Brother Qing."
Lu Jia said: "That rogue, let's wait until he becomes honest for a few days."
While talking, he first mentioned Lin Yunwan, saying that she didn't love Brother Qing enough.
"What's the meaning?"
Mrs. Lu frowned.
