The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Xuan Ge'er touched his empty stomach, which had been rumbling non-stop for a long time.

At this time, Kang Ge'er's butt was raised and his head was hitting the ground.

He was in the period of growth and became hungry faster than Xuan Ge'er. His hands and feet were weak and he had no strength left.

"I think so too. Next time if there's something delicious, eat at home before going out. Even if I get punished, I won't go hungry."

Kang Ge'er was weak and his voice was a little unclear.

"So hungry~"

"crunch"

The door opened, and Kang Ge'er quickly sat up straight. His vision went dark and he almost fell over.

I heard footsteps behind me. The voices were calm and powerful. It definitely wasn't my grandmother or father, and my mother was even less likely. So it could only be...

"Fourth Uncle!"

Kang Ge'er turned his head and spoke excitedly.

Duan Jing'an paused, walked over and looked at the two little guys kneeling on the ground.

"Pick it up, you've been kneeling for so long."

After hearing this, the two men twisted their bodies and sat on the mat as if they had been released from prison.

Xuan Ge'er rubbed his legs, which were a little numb after getting up.

Kang Ge'er was originally lazy, but when he saw his brother like this, he found the acupoints and pressed them for him.

This method can quickly relieve leg numbness, which was taught to him by Master Han Yang.

After Duan Jing'an finished speaking, he walked aside and lit three incense sticks.

He also personally added scented oil to the largest candle, and after doing all this, he knelt on a cushion beside him.

When he opened his eyes again, Kang Ge came over.

"Fourth Uncle, my brother and I made a mistake."

Duan Jing'an was so angry at Kang Ge'er's self-righteous look that he laughed. He reached out and pushed his face away, looking at the two brothers.

Kang Ge'er felt that this scene was somewhat familiar.

"Just say it. Why are you standing so close to me? Sit down. I want to talk to you."

Xuan Ge'er sat cross-legged on the cushion, his little face looking very serious.

Kang Ge'er also sat down obediently.

"Fourth Uncle, grandma's still angry?"

Does that mean I can’t have dinner?

The last sentence was not asked.

Duan Jing'an reached out and tapped his forehead. Kang Ge'er shrank his neck in pain and covered his head.

"Stop talking to me."

Duan Jing'an looked at Xuan Ge'er. He was the youngest, but much more stable than Kang Ge'er.

"Brother Xuan, come here and sit next to me."

Xuan Ge'er turned over and dragged the mat to sit next to his fourth uncle.

At first, the two of them were kneeling on one side, but as Kang Ge'er moved over step by step, the two of them were almost kneeling on one side.

"Fourth uncle."

Duan Jing'an touched Xuan Ge'er's soft hair and tucked a messy strand of hair on his forehead behind his ear.

"Today I heard..."

In the candlelit ancestral hall, the figures of one adult and two children kneeling stretched out.

After Duan Jing'an brought the two out of the ancestral hall, he held one of their hands and walked towards his mother's courtyard.

Kang Ge'er no longer had the carefree spirit he had before. After walking a distance, he looked back. The lights in the ancestral hall were bright, and there was blue smoke covering the roof tiles.

He is not only the naughty eldest brother of Duan Bofu, but also the future successor of Duan Bofu.

Just like what my grandmother said when I was young, everyone is born with his or her own path to follow.

He will take it as his responsibility to continue the glory of his ancestors and will never stop until he achieves his goal.

The elders are proud of him and his sisters enjoy the glory.

As a son, as an elder brother, and as the head of the family.

Duan Jing'an brought the two children to the gate of the courtyard. Kang Ge'er and Xuan Ge'er looked at each other, hesitant and not daring to go in.

"Come in. Don't tell me you're hungry. Everyone is waiting."

Kang Ge'er looked up at his fourth uncle who was looking down at them gently, and responded softly.

The three of them walked into the courtyard hand in hand, and soon the place became lively.

The sound of bowls and spoons colliding, the whispers between elders, and the laughter and play of children.

A harmonious family brings prosperity to all.

After this night, no one mentioned what happened today again, as if it had been swept away as dust.

This was the case internally, and externally, the Lu family first prepared an apology gift to send to the Luo family, and also packed the two little brats along with it.

It was only after they met Luo Zhen that they realized how lucky they were.

Luo Zhencai suffered an unexpected disaster. When he returned home, his father pressed him on a wooden stool and beat him badly with a wooden stick.

Even when Kang Ge'er and the others arrived, you could still see how swollen it was.

The two were both relieved and scared.

Mrs. Lu was still exchanging pleasantries with Mrs. Xu of the Luo family, both saying that it was a problem with their own children.

"Sister Lu, it's all because of that brat Zhen'er who didn't know better. He was asked to pick up his two younger brothers, but he didn't take good care of them. He deserves to be punished."

Lu sat holding Xu's hand. She knew her son's character. He was a good trickster. If it weren't for him, her son wouldn't have received such a good beating.

"Sister Xu, please don't say that. My brat is always causing trouble and getting Zheng'er into trouble. I really wish I had a good child like Zheng'er so that I wouldn't have to worry about him day and night."

The two started talking about parenting again.

After chatting for a while, Lu reluctantly left because she still had some official accounts to look over.

Before leaving, he went to pay his respects to Mrs. Luo. Mrs. Luo happened to be writing a letter back to Mrs. Lu, who was then given to Song Shengfu to take back.

After Mrs. Lu left, Mrs. Luo spoke to Mrs. Xu.

"I don't know what the old woman is up to these days. She only remembered to write to me regularly when she was old."

Xu could tell at a glance that the old lady was happy, and hurriedly said a few nice words.

Of course Mrs. Luo was happy. The two families seldom visited each other before. Firstly, they did not dare to do so for fear of arousing suspicion from their superiors; secondly, most of the people they could talk to in the past had long since returned to dust.

They are the only ones left to survive.

The eldest son is in charge of the military department, and seems to be highly valued by His Majesty, but it is just a temporary glory.

In the early years, these old nobles were liquidated one after another and fell into decline.

The previous one was Zuoqiu Bofu, who is the next one?

I'm just counting the days and waiting.

Mrs. Luo felt an immense sadness in her heart. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to improve the relationship between the two baronial families.

In the early years, they were always worried that if they joined forces, they would increase His Majesty's suspicion.

There was always little contact between them, and now there are only a few of them left in the capital, so it is only a matter of time before they are liquidated.

It would be better for the old sisters to chat about the past. It has been too hard to stay in the uncle's house all these years.

In particular, he saw a glimmer of hope in the kid from Duan Bofu.

For the sake of our children and grandchildren, we have to give it a try. What if?

Seeing her mother fall into deep thought again, Xu left quietly without disturbing her.

As she gets older, my mother likes to reminisce about the past more and more. Sometimes she would be in a daze while talking, but she has become accustomed to it.

She had to go downstairs to arrange lunch. There were two little guests at the house, so the food had to be more delicate.

At this time, Master Luo returned home. When he heard that the boy from the Duan family had arrived, he said that he wanted to test him. Ignoring Xu's helpless stare, he took his men to the martial arts training ground.