My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

However, to be honest, Du Jingyi was a little surprised that Concubine Zhen's mother-in-law had taken away the fat. After thinking about it, she could guess what the emperor meant.

Supporting some not-so-distinguished families to come into power must be completely devoted to him, and the past three years of his husband Ding You can be said to be the best time.

In three years, even a fool would be able to make arrangements for the Gyeonggi Department. Therefore, the Gyeonggi Department in the future will be a sharp weapon in the emperor's hands, no doubt!

Thinking of this, Du Jingyi's mood calmed down a bit while he was drinking today. He was afraid that things like this would happen more and more in the future, but he didn't know that his general would have countermeasures.

Seeing that she was a little stunned, Xue Niang called out softly.

"Sixth sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

She refused to say more, and Xue Niang did not force her. However, her sister-in-law, Mrs. Liu, calmed down and looked at Du Jingyi with a bit more worry.

The child's full-moon banquet was very simple. They just ate the banquet presented by the Queen Mother and then dispersed. On the way back, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi specially sent Ping'er and his sister-in-law off and explained a lot of things.

"Ping'er has just taken up the position of Duke. He is young and has no qualifications, so everything should be planned. Once the autumn draft is over, the national mourning will fade away. You can go to Li's house more often. Walk around and be active. ♦♕”

The Li family is the home of Ping'er's future father-in-law. The family is a prosperous family with all the civil servants and military officers having great achievements. Therefore, there are many relatives and friends. Instead of putting their thoughts on other places, it is better to use Li's family. The foundation of the family is spread, and it can also make Mr. Li proud.

After all, the future son-in-law is the Duke of the country, and once his daughter gets married, she will be the wife of the Duke of the country who is in charge of the family. This is a great honor.

Even though the foundation of the Duke's Mansion is a bit poor now, with Gu Shaoyu, his sixth uncle, covering his head in Sui'an City, his life will not be difficult.

Therefore, Ping'er nodded and said that he understood, while the sister-in-law Liu on the side said with some worry.

"But wouldn't this make people think that the Duke's Palace is siding with the Li family? Don't forget, the second young lady of the Li family is going to be sent to the palace. Although the fourth concubine's position is available, she can't. Is it difficult for you to say that she is not a concubine, or even a noble concubine?"

She could still see the calculations of the harem forces these days. The queen of the Yan family and the noble concubine of the Xing family all wanted to win over Gu Shaoyu, their great backer.

It's Ding You now, so he can postpone the news for a while, but it will end eventually. When he returns to the court, he will know that it will be the focus of contention between the two parties. If another Li family comes, the sister-in-law Liu will not know, and Young Master Gu will What should Yu do?

Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu gave a rare smile and said with relief.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry. Even if the Li family doesn't show up, there will always be Zhang family and Wang family who want to compete. In this position, I will be watched by many people."

This was true, but even so, the sister-in-law still didn't want to embarrass the couple, but Du Jingyi answered the question quickly and spoke in a hurry.

"Sister-in-law, don't be anxious. The situation has been decided now. It's hard to say what you are worrying about will happen twenty or thirty years from now. I don't know what will happen then. So don't worry in advance about what may happen in the future. This is what Grandma Guo comforts me. What about."

"She also knows about it?"

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"nature."

When the Guo family was mentioned, Mrs. Liu's sister-in-law felt a little relieved, thinking that even someone like her who was very talkative in the back house was so relieved, and there was really no need to worry about this matter now.

After sending their mother and son back to the Duke's Mansion, the couple were quite calm when they left. However, after getting on the carriage, Du Jingyi told the news he learned from Xue Niang today. Unexpectedly, Gu Shaoyu was not surprise.

"I knew about this two days ago. Concubine Zhen is pregnant, which has taken away a lot of Concubine Xing's love. Therefore, the Xing family is also putting pressure on Xing Zhao. Don't you see that he has been leaving early and coming home late these days? ?”

"The Xing family is putting pressure on Cousin Zhao? What are they going to do?"

"Of course he was ordered to secretly make friends with the sons of powerful people and help Concubine Xing when necessary. However, the emperor is now in his prime and the princes are not emerging, so most of them are pretending to be confused."

Du Jingyi couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

"Poor these children, they have no brotherhood before they are born. They will be competitors in the future, and they may even have to fight swords with each other and blood will flow like rivers."

"The imperial family has always been ruthless. I can only blame them for being reincarnated in this rich and wealthy place. However, if you can let go of your obsessions and become a leisurely prince or something, it might not be a bad thing."

The carriages and horses were swaying towards the general's mansion, and it was still bustling outside.

A few days later.

It was the second birthday of the three brothers, and they couldn't celebrate this day with any fanfare, so they just had a reunion dinner as a family just like they did when celebrating Brother Tai's birthday, except this time there were more Xing Zhao and Xia Meng. That’s all.

Although the three brothers' birthdays were celebrated together, each had their own birthday gift. Not to mention the others, Xia Meng prepared a jigsaw puzzle for each of the three children.

"I don't have that much money, so I can't afford to give away gold or jade. But after I drew the picture, I asked Xing Zhao to help me find someone to make it. It is educational for children. You can try it."

The children took it, and it was the first time they had seen such a thing. They all poured out with a crash. When they wanted to put it in again, they were unable to do anything, so they were all very focused. Du Jingyi and Gu Shaoyu were beside them. After taking a look, I was a little surprised.

"The color is beautiful and the size is right. Miss Xia took the trouble."

"You're welcome. After all, they are the children I delivered, so it's appropriate to give them gifts."

While they were talking, they saw someone coming outside.

"What a good thing it is. Let Fourth Grandma take a look."

Hearing this hearty voice, everyone turned to look. Sure enough, the fourth aunt and Li Zhu who had returned home after a long journey had arrived.

Du Jingyi quickly stood up to greet her, and Brother Tai also followed her.

"Fourth aunt is here, why don't you send the news in advance so that I can send someone to pick you up."

"Do I still need you to pick me up when I get home? Isn't this a birthright?"

It made sense, but Du Jingyi always felt a little rude, so he quickly pulled her in, and then looked at Li Zhu behind him. He felt a little distressed when he saw that everyone following her out was a little tanned.

But there was a lot more openness and openness in her eyes, something she didn't have when she was a maid in the house, so Du Jingyi also sincerely felt that the decision to let Li Zhu follow his fourth aunt was the right one. (End of chapter)