My stepmother is here, all the rebellious sons and evildoers should kneel down!

"Zhenzhu, I've heard what you said today, so forget it. Don't say it again in the future. Since you've married into the Lu family, you're Xingcheng's stepmother, so you should do everything for his good."

After hearing Qiqi's words, Yu Zhenzhu smiled awkwardly: "Yes."

Outside the door, Aunt Mei's heart finally settled down.

As soon as she relaxed and raised her head slightly, she knocked a pot of sunflowers on the windowsill to the ground.

Suddenly, Aunt Mei, her son, and Chunxiu felt their hearts tighten and were so frightened that they dared not move.

If Wen Qiqi's maid came out and saw the mother and son and the maid eavesdropping on the wall, how would they explain it?

Fortunately, Wen Qiqi smiled and said, "Look how brave this wild cat is. We made some river fish soup in our house yesterday, and this wild cat came several times this morning! Now my son has knocked over the flower pot again... Fortunately, it is not worth much."

"Ma'am, I'll go clean up."

Meng Yi was about to go out, but Wen Qiqi said, "Forget it, let's do it later. Go to the backyard through the back door first and pick some fresh cucumbers, apricots and peaches. The fruits in the garden are fresh. Take them back to Sister Zhenzhu later."

"Yes!"

Mengyi dragged Ruyi along: "You go with me, I'm afraid of bugs."

"it is good!"

After the two left, Wen Qiqi said to Yu Zhenzhu again: "Sister, they are young, unlike Xiaojiu and Xinyi. I always dare not say anything nonsense in front of them... Today, since you have told me everything in your heart, I will also say something to you."

"Madam, tell me!"

Yu Zhenzhu perked up, guessing that Wen Qiqi wanted to tell her about the hardships she had experienced in adopting the young master over the years...

She grew up in a red-light district and believed that all women grew up in misery.

Wen Qiqi has nowhere to go, and Old Lady Lu doesn't seem to be someone who is easy to get along with. As for Lu Zhanyao... he appears to be well-mannered on the surface, but when he takes off his clothes, he is not much better than those adults who reward gold and silver.

She just didn't believe that Wen Qiqi had no complaints in her heart.

"Sister, I advise you to be careful with your words and actions. Xingcheng is my son, and I must treat him as my own. I don't have any children of my own. If I don't have him, what hope do I have in the Lu Mansion?"

Wen Qiqi pretended to be sad and said.

"Are you really willing?"

Yu Zhenzhu looked unconvinced: "Even if Lu Xingcheng didn't exist, you still have your mother's family! Your brother Wen Xiaoliang is loved by the emperor and the empress dowager, so your Wen family will have successors."

"Xiaoliang is my brother, not my son."

Wen Qiqi smiled and said, "Since I'm marrying Lu Zhanyao, I must treat Xingcheng wholeheartedly. I've already thought about it. Although he is not my son, in the future, if his wife is of the blood of our Wen family, then Xingcheng and I will be even closer."

Wen Qiqi said firmly: "I won't hide it from you. I have already planned this matter! My second sister has a daughter who is beautiful and has a good temper. Her name is Qin Yu. If Xingcheng agrees, I will let Xingcheng marry her in the future! In this way, even if Xingcheng is not my son, what is there to be afraid of!"

Outside the door, Aunt Mei and her son were ecstatic and very proud.

After hearing what Wen Qiqi said, Yu Zhenzhu's face stiffened a little.

"Haha, ma'am, this is a great idea. It seems that I was too nosy. I won't bother you anymore and will go back first."

After saying that, she stood up!

Aunt Mei coughed quickly, and then walked in openly with Chunxiu and Lu Xingcheng.

"Mother!"

Lu Xingcheng became much more energetic, and his eyes curved like a crescent moon as he looked at Wen Qiqi.

"Mother, your son is here to pay his respects to you."

Wen Qiqi pretended to be surprised and hurriedly stood up to greet him: "Xingcheng, you were injured, why did you still think about paying respects to mother? Aunt Mei, don't blame me for saying that. Paying respects is a trivial matter. Why did you bother him?"

Aunt Mei glanced at Yuzhenzhu coldly. Yuzhenzhu snorted coldly and walked straight past Aunt Mei and her son.

"Madam, you can't blame me! I told Xingcheng today that your mother wouldn't be angry if you didn't go to pay your respects to her after you were injured, but Xingcheng didn't listen... He said that filial piety comes first! He always keeps you, his mother, in his heart."

Wen Qiqi looked at Lu Xingcheng with relief: "Take good care of yourself. The Sixth Princess' birthday party will be in a few days. When you get well, mother will take you to see the world!"

"Yes!"

Lu Xingcheng looked sensible and quickly thanked his mother. He then talked to Wen Qiqi with Aunt Mei for a long time before being carried back by Chun Xiu'er and Aunt Mei.

The Sixth Princess is the elder sister of the Fourteenth Prince and the eldest daughter of Concubine Xiao.

Although she is not a legitimate daughter of the royal family, she is the emperor's most beloved daughter, and her husband is the son of the prime minister of the time.

The Sixth Princess is straightforward and heroic, and the Fourteenth Prince has a very good relationship with this sister.

Lu Zhanyao had long planned to curry favor with the Sixth Princess, but Lord Yu strongly opposed it.

Lord Yu is a person close to the Empress Dowager. Concubine Xiao and the Empress Dowager have always been at odds with each other. Later, the situation became tense because of the fight between the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince for Wen Qiqi.

Although the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince have shaken hands and made peace now, they are still brothers!

Concubine Xiao and the Empress Dowager are different.

However, Lu Zhanyao felt that compared with the Thirteenth Prince and the Fourteenth Prince, the Fourteenth Prince was not a person with a lot of thoughts.

The same is true for the Sixth Princess.

If the Lu family could get some care from the Sixth Princess, their official career path would be smoother.

Therefore, Lu Zhanyao had started making careful preparations for the Sixth Princess' birthday party half a year ago. He had inquired about the Sixth Princess's favorite things from various sources, and had spared no expense. In the end, he spent more than one thousand taels of silver to buy a sleek pony for the Sixth Princess's youngest son.

The Sixth Princess loved her youngest son the most, and everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion regarded her youngest son as a treasure.

Lu Zhanyao was certain that as long as the gift he gave could make the Sixth Princess's youngest son truly like it, then the Lu Mansion would surely be favored by the Sixth Princess.

In Old Madam Lu's room, Lu Shengshi had no appetite.

"Mother, brother, I can't eat anything! I... my mind is full of the Thirteenth Prince. This is not my daughter's self-indulgent feelings, it is obvious that the Thirteenth Prince fell in love with me at first sight."

When Lu Shengshi said this, Lu Zhanyao almost spit a mouthful of tea onto Madam Lu's face.

He really had no idea what to do with this clueless sister.

"Sheng Shi, it's not that I won't help you, it's just that the Thirteenth Prince has an elegant temperament and is cold and arrogant. Besides, he is a prince, and I am only a third-rank official! There are countless important officials in the court who want to marry their daughters to the Thirteenth Prince. Our Lu Mansion is not in the queue!"

Lu Zhanyao tactfully persuaded his sister to give up the idea.

Lu Shengshi's eyes widened, and he said bluntly: "Let me give up this idea, it's better to kill me. I, Lu Shengshi, have always been a man of my word! Besides, the Thirteenth Prince gave me the stage because he loves me! Mother, if you and brother don't help me, just find someone to make a coffin for me..."

When this young lady gets angry, Mother Lu is really helpless.

My own daughter, I like her no matter how I look at her!

The Thirteenth Prince couldn't even let go of Wen Qiqi. He was simply blind.

Lu Shengshi is a virgin after all!