Chapter 4 — Rebirth Does Not Accept Death

I was too lazy to argue with him, so I led Can Nhi towards the main door, wholeheartedly instructing as I walked:

"Mr. Luc is a famous Great Confucian throughout Dai Trieu. When you meet him, you must be respectful and even more respectful. Today is the first day teacher and student meet, you must leave a good impression on Mr. Luc."

Giang Hoai Du, who was stubbornly trying to follow behind, suddenly stood still, his voice trembling slightly:

“Mother, are you planning to invite Mr. Luc to teach him?”

No one answered him. He gritted his teeth and chased after him, loudly saying:

“Mother must not be so biased, since there is Great Confucianism to teach Fifth Brother, I also want to listen to Mr. Luc's lecture with him.”

In my heart, I laughed coldly. In his previous life, forcing him to read books was like taking his life, and he had to cajole and cajole everything. With such qualities, in the end, he passed the Double Doctoral Examination. He should have burned incense and paid homage, but instead he left a deep wound in his heart. Now that I am willing to give him freedom, he turns around and blames me for being biased.

“Are you all blind?” I coldly looked at the two petty men behind him, "Why don't you hurry up and take him home, let him lie around and scold and follow me all the way to the front door to make fun of everyone?"

The two petty officers were startled. They had never seen me so angry before. They quickly picked up Giang Hoai Du under his armpits and ran straight. Giang Hoai Du's face was full of shock and humiliation. He didn't expect me to scold him so harshly.

“Go tell Concubine Xuan, if she can't even take care of a child, then you don't need to take this year's wedding money anymore, don't step out the door, just stay in the yard and apologize.”

7

This trip is quite convenient. When Mr. Luc entered the palace, it was already dark. I took Can Nhi and Mr. Luc to finish dinner, then returned to my courtyard. Chi Lan picked up the lantern and whispered in my ear:

"Miss Xuan beat Du Ca Nhi today."

"The attack was not light, I almost beat Brother Du to not being able to get out of bed. The old lady sent someone to pick up Du brother to leave, and also punished Miss Xuan with a cane, deducting a whole year's worth of her monthly allowance."

I frowned slightly. In his previous life, relying on my power, Giang Hoai Du did not bother to pretend to be wise and obedient to please the Old Lady. Now he has no support, I'm afraid he plans to cling to the Old Lady's house. My expression did not change, I only told Chi Lan:

"Find a good doctor to treat Concubine Xuan's injury, then go to the warehouse and get eighty taels of silver and bring it there. Tell her that she did a good job, and in the future you just need to pay a little attention to moderation."

Giang Hoai Du has indeed moved to live in the Old Lady's house. The Tung Hac residence, which was lonely all year round, was suddenly bustling with laughter. When I came to comfort the Old Lady, Giang Hoai Du was resting his head on the Old Lady's pillow, acting coyly to please him, causing the Old Lady to treat him like a baby treasure and hug him in her arms.

“This child is so filial, so smart, he should have been raised in my hospital early, instead of leaving him at Concubine Xuan's hospital to endure so many hardships.”

As soon as the old lady spoke, her expression immediately darkened as she looked at me:

“As a mother, you usually don't know what you're doing. You don't even know whether the children under your care are well fed or warm or not. That aside, the day this child was almost beaten to death by his young lady, where were you?”

She coldly snorted twice: "You yourself can't give birth. I'm afraid I wish these concubines would all be beaten to death, right?" Giang Hoai Du leaned on the Old Lady's shoulder, squinting at me, completely different from the adorable innocence he had just faced the Old Lady.

“Old lady,” I bowed and said, “this child is filial. That day, I was about to choose a child to register in my name, but in front of everyone, one or two refused to recognize this mother, only recognizing his own little lady."

“They have a deep love between mother and child, and as a mother, it is not convenient for them to get involved too much.”

The old lady's face changed slightly and she looked at Giang Hoai Du: "Is that something?" Giang Hoai Du shook his head vigorously, holding the Old Lady's hand in a coddled manner:

“Grandmother, how dare you? Du Nhi respects his mother in his heart, just like he respects his great-grandmother. It's just that his mother is majestic, so Du Nhi doesn't dare to be as close as he is to his great-grandmother."

After he finished speaking, he jumped down from the low bed, ran in front of me, pulled my sleeve and shook it, looking at me earnestly:

“Mother, is it because Du Nhi did something bad that made you hate her? Mother, Du Nhi doesn't understand, it's not intentional, please forgive Du Nhi."

I coldly glanced at him, feeling only a chill in my heart. The soul hidden inside this small body, not long ago, just personally sent off the mother who raised him to be a good person, but now he can use this innocent and countless sinful appearance to coddle my heart. The old lady clapped her hands and sighed:

“Look, isn't this good child closer than the child you gave birth to? I say, you should take it in and raise it under your pillow, one is a little, two or three are just right, wouldn't it be nice to be crowded and bustling?"

"What's more, it's such a shame for such a good child to be born into the womb of this young lady. He should have been the son of our Marquis Palace."

In Giang Hoai Du's innocent eyes, a flash of cunning light could not be hidden. In my heart, I laughed coldly. Turns out he's waiting for me here.