Chapter 18: Brother Wants to Speak

Chapter 18: Brother Wants to Speak

"Hongmei, go and summon the Second Lady. Report to Eunuch Gao about the preparations for the full moon banquet!" Shangguan Jinghong turned and scolded.

"No need!" Hongmei looked at Xiaoyao, who then looked at Shangguan Jinghong with a calm expression. "Seven days ago, this Palace took the keys to the storeroom. I assume that in these few days, Mother and Xu Ruzhen have been sorting through the ledgers and haven't had time to arrange the full moon feast for Xi'er!"

"Ah, this... Yue'er, what's wrong with you? You're already exhausted enough. Now you're taking care of Lin'er and managing the household affairs. If this gets out, people will say terrible things about me!" Shangguan Jinghong’s face turned pale. He sat down, reached out, and grabbed Xiaoyao’s fingers, gently massaging her wrist as he spoke.

In the past, whenever he softened his tone and coaxed her, she would give in helplessly.

But over the past ten days, he had tried all his tricks on her, yet none had worked.

Shangguan Jinghong and his mother had gone over every detail but found nothing amiss.

For six years, they had treated her this way, always the same. This time, there was only one possibility...

That was the matter with Nurse Qi trying to kill the little girl.

To address this, the old lady had expelled Nurse Qi from the General's Mansion. After Nurse Qi left the mansion, he had sent someone to silence her.

"This Palace merely thought that Xu Ruzhen has two children and Mother is getting older, so I decided to take care of the child myself and manage the storeroom." Xiaoyao said.

"Good, as long as you’re happy, anything goes!" Shangguan Jinghong patted Xiaoyao’s hand, his gaze falling on her slightly open neckline.

These days, Xiaoyao had been breastfeeding herself. With Nurse Jin’s care, she had gained some weight by the end of her confinement period, becoming fuller-figured, especially around her chest.

It was said that women who had given birth possessed a unique charm.

Xiaoyao was already the most beautiful woman in Great Wei. Now, with her fuller figure, Shangguan Jinghong found her even more alluring than before.

"Ugh!" Feeling Shangguan Jinghong’s lecherous gaze, Xiaoyao felt like vomiting.

"Tsk, what a scumbag! My dear mother, did you leave your brain in some palace pond when you fell for him?" Baby Ruo Xi turned her head and saw the scumbag’s lustful eyes. She frowned, feeling annoyed: "A man like this should be castrated!"

The woman in Shangguan Jinghong’s Xiao Yuan had also given birth. Thinking about it, he hadn’t done that deed for at least half a month, so now his heart was racing, and his whole body was boiling.

"Ouch!"

Just as Shangguan Jinghong was feeling parched and wanted to grab Xiaoyao’s hand again, suddenly, an inexplicable pain struck his lower regions, causing him to jump up from the bed.

"Hmm?" Eunuch Gao, who had been quietly observing from the side, immediately said without waiting for Nurse Jin to scold him: "What’s wrong with the General? Is there something wrong with his body? Such actions have startled the Princess and the young lady!"

"I, I want to leave, I..." Shangguan Jinghong’s face turned bright red. He turned, twisted his body, and almost stumbled as he fled.

"What... What’s going on?" Nurse Jin was confused. "Is there something wrong with the Son-in-Law?"

Originally, the royal family was very strict in selecting a son-in-law. They required someone who was both scholarly and martial, with good character and health, especially physical health, without any ailments.

How could the General seem so abnormal?

Xiaoyao was initially stunned, but then Baby Ruo Xi wriggled in her swaddling clothes. She guessed that it might be her daughter’s doing.

After all, her daughter always called herself "this Lord," suggesting she was a powerful little deity!

News spread that the General's Mansion wasn't hosting a full moon banquet for the young lady. Shangguan Jinghong had to explain to everyone that it was because the Princess didn’t allow it, saying that having two full moon feasts overlap was not appropriate.

"Hmph, this General is becoming more and more unreasonable, spouting lies!" Dong Ju ground her teeth.

"Isn’t this his usual trick?" Hongmei said calmly.

"Eh..." Even Xiaoyao smiled as Hongmei helped her adjust her clothes.

Dong Ju and Hongmei had grown up with her. Dong Ju was lively and had excellent lightness of movement, so she could track Shangguan Jinghong without being detected.

Hongmei, on the other hand, was also skilled but more composed. She rarely smiled and spoke little but was very loyal.

Hongmei’s words made even Nurse Jin shake her head, both amused and exasperated.

If it were any ordinary maid, she would have slapped her, but this was Hongmei, whose nature was always like this. Most importantly, what she said was true.

"Ahh, these two maids are great; this Lord likes them. If I met them in my previous life, I would have taken them under my wing!" Baby Ruo Xi praised.

"The young lady keeps smiling, how adorable!" Dong Ju held the young lady, growing fonder with each look.

"Xi'er smiles so happily because she likes you!" Xiaoyao said.

"We love the young lady too!" Dong Ju exclaimed, turning to smile: "We love the young master too!"

Xiao Ruilin had become more lucid recently. He knew when to eat and would wake up at night to use the restroom, pushing Hongmei or Dong Ju to accompany him.

Hearing Dong Ju say she liked him, Xiao Ruilin’s eyes lit up, and he crawled off the chair to approach.

"Young master, come see your sister. Look, how cute she is!" Dong Ju squatted down, letting the young master see Ruo Xi.

Xiao Ruilin’s hand grabbed Ruo Xi’s hand.

"Brother wants to speak?" Ruo Xi turned to look at her brother, her eyes widening. She could somehow know what her brother was thinking, perhaps because he was holding her hand.

Thinking this, Ruo Xi extended her other hand.

Seeing the outstretched hand, Dong Ju smiled, supporting the young lady with one hand while grabbing her small hand with the other.

After a moment, Ruo Xi let go.

"I understand. I can only know what my brother is thinking, not others." Ruo Xi realized: "Probably because we are siblings!"

"Yiyiyaya!"

Ruo Xi tried hard to make sounds in her throat, wanting to tell her brother: "Brother, I heard your thoughts. Can you hear mine? Call out 'Mother,' 'Uncle,' 'Sister'!"

Just can't call him "Dad"!

Xiao Ruilin looked at his sister, and his mouth moved slightly.

Little Ruo Xi was anxious. She immediately went into the space, rummaging through it, and finally found a small bottle, a small bottle that could hold water.

The medicinal spring, after a month of nourishment, was enveloped in spiritual energy, making it particularly good.