When Ershan rushed over from the Ministry Of Justice yamen, everyone immediately knew about Lian Yi's happy occasion. Currently, the Old Madem had ordered them to address Lian Yi as Second Young Madam, and only the few servants of the Mrs. Bi still had not changed their minds.
When the news was sent to the main courtyard, Mrs. Bi was lying on his beauty bed, recuperating. Her maid by his side chattered on: "Old Madem has brought Ling out to the ancestral hall to offer sacrifices to the ancestors. He said that the one in his womb must be the eldest grandson of Bi Family, and he has to stay in the house to rest."
The Mrs. Bi said hatefully: "He denies his own identity in front of the Emperor. This old fogey really doesn't care about face."
Hanxi was outside carrying a tranquil soup for his mother to consume. Hearing his mother call his grandmother an old man, he felt very sad in her heart.
No matter what happened in the past, she had always been kind and amiable. Ever since the Brother Xingye came back, the whole house had been turned upside down without end.
But Brother Xingye and Sister-in-law were both good people, and Hanxi liked them a lot. It was not that this was not my fault, it was Mother and Father's fault.
"Miss, give it to me, go back inside the house and lie down. Otherwise, Old Madem will suspect something." 's mother's servant girl saw that she was outside and hurriedly took the soup. At this moment, Hanxi did not want to see his mother either, so she turned and left.
On the way back, they saw that their grandmother and Brother Xingye had returned from the ancestral hall, and that there were people escorting their sister-in-law out. Their grandmother tried to urge them to stay at home, but they insisted on leaving.
Hanxi thought: "It's better to leave, stay at home, who knows what kind of trouble we might cause."
But Old Madem was not at ease, thinking that Lian Yi was alone, without any elders to protect him, coincidentally, today they already packed up and planned to move in, without a word, they followed them.
At this time, Ling Xiao Inn had not received any good news, there were many guests today, and they were busy all the way until the evening.
When Aunt Zhang went upstairs to take a look, she saw Xiaowan lying on the bed. Little Pei was lying beside her, and Xiaowan had a hand on her child's back.
Aunt Zhang thought happily, if Xiaowan could really stay here for her entire life, then it was really Little Pei himself who found a mother for him.
But at this moment, the sleeping Little Pei was just his mortal body. He had already turned into a Golden Dragon and returned to the Heaven Realm, while his grandmother was waiting for him in front of the great hall.
Without the usual kind eyes, the Dragon Queen glared at his grandson and chided: "Why are you bringing Mu Xiaowan to an inn? Little Pei, do you know how difficult it is for your father to obtain the chance to be reborn?
Little Pei shook his head, "It was Father who brought her back, it has nothing to do with me."
Dragon Queen said: "Since it has nothing to do with you, drive Mu Xiaowan away. As long as you don't agree to let her be your mother, your father will not persevere."
Little Pei turned into a human and stood in front of his grandmother. He raised his head and said loudly, "She is my mother to begin with, and he will never change. Grandmother, you saw what happened in the end when you forcefully changed my father's fate. My mother is a lotus flower in front of Buddha, if you attack again, aren't you afraid of harming my father, and even cause heavy penalties for your entire Dragon Clan? "
Dragon Queen frowned: "What did you say?"
Little Pei said fearlessly, "There are many obstacles in the human world, if they can survive, it will be for a lifetime. If they can't, it will only be a temporary period of time. Grandmother, since Bodhisattva has bestowed me with memories and mana to live with them once more, then I will do my best to stop any obstructions from the Heavenly Court or the Underworld for them. Grandma, do you want to be enemies with your own grandson? "
Dragon Queen clenched his fists. "Little Pei, are you not afraid that your father will commit another murder and be punished for a thousand years? If you only care about your mother, then what about your father?"
Little Pei said: "I only care about my mother, my father only cares about his wife."
As he finished speaking, he heard his mother's voice. Little Pei bowed to his grandmother and left without looking back. Dragon Queen chased a few steps forward, only to see Buddhist light descending.
Dragon Queen clasped his fists together in salute, then said with a smile. "I'm heading to the west, and I'm thirsty right now. I want to drink a cup of tea."
Dragon Queen led the way: "Please."
The little guy woke up in a daze. She said softly: "Little Pei, Manager Ling is outside. He wants me to wake you up and let you out."
Little Pei exclaimed as he crawled back up. There was a puddle of water under him and his hands held onto his pants uneasily. He looked as if he was begging for help, causing people's hearts to soften.
"Thank you." Ling Chaofeng shouted from outside the door, "Come out quickly."
"Daddy will spank." Little Pei started crying and buried his face in Xiaowan's embrace as he said fearfully, "Daddy said that I have to spank his butt if I want to wet the bed."
It was normal for a three year old to wet the bed, and the Manager Ling was too strict with it.
Xiaowan knew a lot of things today, knew the relationship between Susu's family and the inn, knew that she had been beaten up everyday, knew that Little Pei was an infant that was abandoned outside the inn, knew that the women in the village said that it was true that Manager Ling had not yet taken a wife.
Xiaowan felt that she was imagining things again. Her face reddened as she took off Little Pei's wet pants first, but the little guy said shyly, "I'm a boy …"
The Xiaowan tickled him while he laughed. As the two played around, he used a blanket to wrap Little Pei tightly, placed him on a chair, and then tidied up the bedding. When the Aunt Zhang came in with the food, he knew that the little guy had wet the bed.
"You're still wounded, I'll do it." Aunt Zhang put down her tableware and stepped forward to stop him, "This mattress is very heavy, you can't carry it."
"Aunt Zhang, I'm fine now." Xiaowan said, "I can do these kinds of jobs, so it's nothing."
"I know that you started working as soon as you were injured, as you've been doing it day after day." Aunt Zhang swiftly rolled up the wet mattress and said, "But there is a rule here, people who recuperate can only obediently recuperate, quickly go recuperate."
Seeing Little Pei squirming uneasily at the side, and knowing that he was holding onto the pain, he walked to the door and asked Ling Chaofeng through the door: "Manager Ling, can I ask you to get some hot water?"
Xiaowan was wearing sleeping clothes that were so thin that it was hard to walk out of her room. However, she really wanted to look at Manager Ling again from outside the door.
"Little Pei, that kid, is always messing around." However, Ling Chaofeng said, "There are too many guests today, I can't bother to take care of him. It has been tough on Miss Xiaowan to take care of him for a long time."
Xiaowan hurriedly said, "It was you and everyone else who were taking care of me, it was Manager Ling who saved my life. I still can't repay you, so don't say it like that, Manager Ling."
Ling Chaofeng made a sound as though he was not good with words. Finally, he ordered: "Ling Pei, come out."
Little Pei quickly climbed down from the stool, took off the blanket and ran out bare-butt. Seeing this, Ling Chaofeng frowned, picked up his son and carried him upstairs.
The Aunt Zhang quickly tidied up the bed and laid a soft and clean mattress on it. Zhang Luo and the Xiaowan quickly ate up the food.
She stood in front of the door and looked up to the third floor. It was quiet upstairs. She smiled and said, "This is really rare. I won't beat up children today."
Xiaowan asked worriedly: "Will Manager Ling beat Little Pei?"
Aunt Zhang quickly explained, "Don't be afraid, we can't really hit him. We just hit him a few times. "For a man to be both a father and a mother is to be reckoned with by his impatience, especially when he is a child. He refuses to listen to reason, and only when he is beaten up will he know fear.
It was also true that Little Pei had been raised to be fat and white, he didn't look like someone who had received abuse before. There were parents who could teach their children to beat up their own children, and Madam Xu would also beat up her own sons and daughters. Just that kind of beating was completely different from hitting her. The Madam Xu had probably never treated her like a human before.
"Hurry up and eat. Eat more, and your wounds will heal faster." Aunt Zhang helped Xiaowan to the side of the table. She was already able to sit on the cushions, although it was definitely painful, her heart was at ease.
"You can stay here peacefully. After you've healed all the injuries on your body, we can discuss what to do next." The Aunt Zhang laughed, "I have already informed your stepmother, so I'm not afraid."
Xiaowan had long since understood that sooner or later, she would have to go back, and when she did, her days would be just like before, perhaps even more miserable. However, since the heavens had arranged for her to meet so many good people, she might as well have a good dream.
She slowly walked to the window to take a look. It was pitch black outside and she couldn't see anything, but she could vaguely hear the howls of wild wolves coming from the mountains, so she quickly closed the window.
Walking to the door, he opened it gently and peeked through the crack. There were only a few candles lit in the inn, and he could vaguely see the stairs and the tables and chairs. The restaurant was very quiet, as if there were no guests staying there.
Suddenly, the sound of footsteps came from upstairs. A child's childish voice could be heard shouting, "Daddy, daddy …"
The door opened, and a ray of light shone. Ling Chaofeng's voice asked: "What are you doing?"
Little Pei said pitifully, "Daddy, I can't sleep."
The Xiaowan unwittingly smiled. She heard the Manager Ling berating his son for sleeping too much in the afternoon. After that, the door closed and he probably carried his son inside.
The Xiaowan also closed the door and returned to the thick and soft bed. She comfortably lied on the bed with the blanket covering her body, and the smell of the bed was nice. She closed her eyes and thought, I hope this dream will last longer and longer.
In the bedroom on the third floor, Ling Chaofeng was randomly telling the story of a temple in the mountain. Little Pei tossed and turned in his embrace, "I've heard it many times, I want to hear a new story."
Ling Chaofeng unhappily patted his butt twice, and scolded: "Are you going to sleep or not?"
Ling Chaofeng was afraid that his crying would wake the Xiaowan downstairs, so he patiently consoled, "I'll tell you a new story, don't cry, you're a boy."
Little Pei climbed onto his father's body and laid on his chest. Ling Chaofeng kissed his little forehead, then rubbed his son's back and coaxed him to sleep. However, he did not start a story but his son instead said: "Father, buy me an aunt to be your mother, okay?"
Ling Chaofeng laughed, "Daddy's money is not enough, what do we do?"
Little Pei said: "I have New Year's money, Grandma will give me a big ingot."
Ling Chaofeng said: "Then let's gather and see if it's enough." He looked down at his son. "Do you like your aunt?"
The little guy raised his head, and squinted his eyes. "If daddy likes it, Little Pei likes it."
As if he was suddenly told something important, Ling Chaofeng pressed his son's head against his chest and said viciously, "Close your eyes and sleep. If you open your eyes again, I won't be polite."
His son stopped playing around and gradually fell asleep under his coaxing.
Ling Chaofeng placed his son on the bed and covered him with the blanket. After looking at him for a long time, he finally managed to raise his son into such a big baby in the blink of an eye.
In these past few years, he had been even more cautious about getting a wife. He wanted to marry a woman he loved, and he also wanted to find a gentle and loving mother for his son.
However, there was no such thing as perfect beauty in this world, and he couldn't be too selfish.
"Little Pei, father will buy mother some for you, okay?" Ling Chaofeng said softly as he moved forward to kiss his son. "Daddy likes Aunt Xiaowan.
At the end of last year, he was severely ill. To be able to get Ershan to rush back from the capital on leave was already his last resort. Luckily, he had his life back, and this illness had changed him greatly.
He always felt as if he had experienced love in a sick dream, and seeing the figure of the Xiaowan in the market on New Year's Day had aroused his feelings.
It had been a coincidence to meet him at the river, but he had gone to the river last night to see if he would ever see the girl again. Thus, he retrieved the Xiaowan.
He turned out the lights, lay down, and hugged his son. He smiled and said, "After daddy buys your mother for you, I won't be able to sleep with dad anymore, do you understand?"