Outside the door, the two maids clenched their fists tightly. They looked at each other and then pressed their ears to the door. Both of them had the urge to rush in if something went wrong.
The atmosphere inside the room was much more harmonious.
Zeng Zuimo looked at the child in the swaddling clothes and smiled. "This child really looks like Madam Li."
Ruyi still had a smile on her face. She looked down and said, "He looks more like my husband."
Zeng Zuimo looked down and saw the little fellow in her arms looking around. She said, "His eyes are like Madam Li's and his nose is like his."
Ruyi looked at her and suddenly reached out and asked, "Would you like to hold him?"
Zeng Zuimo was startled and then said in disbelief, "Can I?"
"Of course." Ruyi handed the swaddling clothes over with a smile.
Zeng Zuimo carefully took it. The little fellow stared at her and then raised his hand with difficulty to touch the butterfly embroidered on her chest.
Ruyi said with some surprise, "This child is usually shy with strangers. When he was hugged by strangers, he would cry incessantly. It is strange today. He is not shy at all when he sees you."
Zeng Zuimo played with the little fellow's fingers with a smile and said, "Maybe I'm more popular with children. When I was in the Jade Courtyard, one of my sisters gave birth without telling her mother. She cried when everyone held her, only …"
She only finished half of her sentence and her voice gradually faded. At the same time, she lowered her head and carefully handed over the swaddling clothes. When she raised her head, a smile returned to her face. "Okay, it is getting late. It is time for us to go back."
Ruyi stood up and said, "I will see you out."
"No need, no need." Zeng Zuimo waved her hand and said, "I will go out by myself. Madam, rest."
"Xiao Huan, come and look after Duaner. I will go out for a while." Ruyi said to the door. Then, she looked at Zeng Zuimo and smiled. "My body has been fine for a long time. Let's go."
"Son-in-law left in such a hurry this time …" With his hands behind his back, Fang strolled to the entrance of the mansion. When he saw a familiar figure, he waved his hand out of habit. "What a coincidence, Miss Zeng. Come out, Son-in-law is inside …"
After he said that, he was stunned for a moment. He raised his head and saw the words "Li Residence". His eyes widened.
When he looked over again, he realized that there was more than one familiar figure.
"Miss Zeng, Eldest Miss …" Just as he opened his mouth, he slapped himself on the mouth and hurriedly corrected himself, "Eldest Miss, Miss Zeng, what a coincidence, both of you are going out …"
Ruyi looked at him and said in surprise, "Uncle Fang …"
"Aiya, today's sun …"
Fang raised his head and looked at the winter sky that was filled with gray clouds. He muttered, "How did it disappear …"
…
"Xu, Xu?"
When Li Yi lifted the curtain for the third time, he saw that the sloppy old man still had his eyes closed. He asked worriedly, "Can you drive the carriage like this?"
The sloppy old man said lightly, "Don't worry. I don't need my eyes, but I can still see more clearly than others."
Li Yi was still a little worried, so he simply lifted the curtain and sat outside. He looked at him and said in surprise, "If I remember correctly, Xu wasn't like this before."
"Senior Liu taught me."
Li Yi found that after returning from the Qi Kingdom, the sloppy old man became more and more of a man of few words.
He quickly understood that Senior Liu was talking about his second granduncle. He didn't understand his words and asked, "What's the use of closing your eyes?"
"If the eyes can't see, the heart can see more clearly." The sloppy old man still had his eyes closed. He said, "Your realm is too low, so it's normal that you don't understand."
Li Yi thought about it and asked, "I wonder if Xu has heard of the name Xie Xun?"
The sloppy old man's eyes suddenly opened and he asked, "You know Xie Xun too?"
"Ahem, I know a little." Li Yi roughly knew what had happened and said with a dry cough.
The sloppy old man nodded and said, "That's right. Although Xie Xun is a martial arts senior from a hundred years ago, Senior Liu might have mentioned him to you before …"
Li Yi nodded and asked, "Does Xu know how the Golden-Haired Lion King Xie Xun became blind?"
"I don't know. Senior Liu didn't say. Do you know?"
Li Yi nodded again. "Of course, but it's a long story …"
The sloppy old man sat up straight and waved his hand. "There's no rush. Tell me slowly …"
The story of the Lion King Xie Xun had only just begun when they arrived at the doorstep. The sloppy old man was a little disappointed. Li Yi could only agree to tell him the next time they went out.
He jumped off the carriage and watched as another carriage disappeared around the corner in the other direction. He shook his head in confusion and stepped into the mansion.
In the room, Ruyi had just coaxed the child to sleep when Li Yi walked in. After taking a look, he asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with Xiao Huan? She's stuttering as if she has something to say. She won't say a word when I ask her. Is it because you didn't rest at noon and you don't want Xiao Huan to tell the truth?"
"Of course not. I slept for a long time at noon." Ru Yi helped the little fellow tuck in the corner of his back before whispering.
Li Yi looked at her and said, "Don't lie to me, my wife. If Xiao Huan doesn't tell me, I can ask someone else."
"Why would I lie to you?" Ruyi shook her head and then a smile appeared on her face. She said, "You weren't here just now. Duaner called me 'mother'. You lost the bet this morning."
"What?"
Li Yi stared at her with wide eyes. A one-month-old child couldn't even make simple syllables except crying loudly. How could he say 'mother'?
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Your husband has read a lot of books. Duaner will need at least a few months to say 'mother'. You can't lie to me."
Ruyi looked up at him and said seriously, "So, you don't believe me?"
"I …"
Li Yi opened his mouth to say a word and found that it was a single-choice question.
For such a young child, unless he was a monster, it was naturally impossible for him to produce such a difficult syllable. Li Yi could still tell if his child was a monster or not.
But could he doubt Ruyi's words?
Obviously not.
However, the truth was the truth. It couldn't be shifted or changed by anyone's will. The truth might be late, but it would never be absent. This was what he taught Liu Yiyi.
On one side was the truth, and on the other side was Ruyi. This was a multiple-choice question — it couldn't be simpler.
Li Yi nodded and said with some regret, "In that case, I really lost."
He sighed in his heart. Sisters were sisters after all. It turned out that Miss.Liu was not the only one who knew this trick …
Ruyi smiled and said, "Then do you remember that I can make a request of you?"
"Of course, your husband is a man of his word. Even if you want the stars in the sky, I will ask Fang to take them down."
Ruyi almost never asked him for anything. Naturally, he wouldn't refuse her request.
Fang probably wouldn't refuse it either.
"Then …" Ruyi stood up and held his hand. She looked into his eyes and said seriously, "Husband, let Miss Zeng marry us."
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