The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Xuan'er was held in Bai's arms, but his eyes were looking around. When he heard his brother's hearty laughter not far away, Xuan'er became a little anxious.

After carefully identifying the direction, he held Bai's neck with one hand and pointed in the direction of the sound with the other hand.

"Aunt, brother, go to brother's place."

"Okay, okay, I'll take you there."

Bai said something to the people in the hall and went to the pavilion.

The pavilion was built in the corner of the yard, covered with rose vines. Due to the low temperature on the mountain, only a few flowers bloomed, and the rest were mostly buds.

The pavilion is decorated with green gauze around it, mainly to keep out mosquitoes.

Bai carried Xuan Ge'er inside, while Wei Jie'er and Ting Jie'er were playing with flower ropes on the side.

Kang Ge'er and Jian Ge'er were playing with hand snails. The way to play hand snails is similar to that of spinning tops, but the hand snails are played by placing wooden snails on the table and spinning them with hands. When two snails collide, the one that is still spinning wins.

Kang Ge'er's grip was so strong that he could win two out of three times. Jian Ge'er, who was seven months older than Kang Ge'er, acted like an older brother and was not annoyed, but was just amazed at how strong Kang Ge'er's grip was.

Ding Meishu was arranging flowers. When she saw her mother come in, she went to greet her.

"Mother"

"Well, the children are having a great time. This is Xuan'er. I'm leaving him here. You have to take good care of him."

Bai instructed Ding Meishu and put Xuan'er down. Xuan'er walked towards his brother with his short legs.

"Brother, cuddle."

Kang Ge'er was having fun when his pants were pulled at the calf. He looked down and saw it was Xuan Ge'er.

He picked up Xuan Ge'er with one hand and continued to make snails with the other hand.

Seeing that the children were playing, Bai Shi did not disturb them and left quietly.

On the male guests' side, in addition to Duan Jingzong and Duan Jing'an, there were also Ding Haimo and Bai's brother, Bai Shiwang, who was also Ding Haimo's brother-in-law.

Bai Shiwang looked at Duan Jing'an, knowing full well that this was his niece's future husband. He looked quite respectable. He quietly tested Duan Jing'an several times, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. It was as if he had written all the appointment documents for this guy.

The most distinctive feature of the Cooling Banquet is the food, which must be all cold food, with each person having thirteen small dishes.

Eating this in the summer can make you feel relaxed both physically and mentally.

After returning home in the evening, Song Shengfu was still a little excited. She loved to run around, and it was much more comfortable than letting her stay in the house all day.

But the children were not so tired that they fell asleep in the carriage on the way back.

I thought the days would just pass one by one, but I didn't expect someone to come to the palace the next day.

"Madam, the Sixth Prince misses the eldest son, so the Imperial Concubine has sent a servant to take the young master to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat."

Kang Ge'er was of course very happy. He had thought that he could have more fun during the holiday, but he never expected that after arriving at the farm, his fourth uncle would send the teacher over again.

So he still had to study. When he heard someone coming to pick him up, he was grateful to his brother for saving him from the dire situation, and ran into the house to pack his things.

Song Shengfu was still the same as always, and directly stuffed the two large purses she had been preparing to the eunuch who delivered the message. Seeing the Duan family's generosity, Eunuch De's smile became even brighter.

After sending Duan Chengkang off, Cheng Xi's tasks became much easier. He only had to teach Wei Jie'er for two hours a day, and the rest of the time Jing'an would take Cheng Xi on a leisurely trip.

Song Shengfu became a little distressed after learning from Cheng Xi that Duan Chengkang might not be good at studying. Since the path of becoming an official through the imperial examination was not feasible, then how to train him in the future was a problem.

At present, there is only this one seedling of the third generation, and it is not known how long it will take for Duan Jingan to give birth to the child.

Song Shengfu has been worried about this matter these days. She always feels that she has missed something, but she can't remember it for the time being.

It suddenly rained heavily in the evening of that day. Song Shengfu was awakened by the sound of rain outside. She got up and put on her clothes and found that the rain was particularly heavy.

It's so hot this year, and it seems like it hasn't rained for a long time. Song Shengfu was suddenly shocked. It seemed like it hadn't rained since the end of March. It must have been more than two months.

Fortunately, it is raining tonight. However, thinking of that possibility, Song Shengfu hopes that it will not rain all the time. Song Shengfu looks out the window and feels a little worried.

Because Song Shengfu got up, Suqiu, who was keeping watch nearby, also got up.

At this time, Suqiu, who had sensitive ears, heard a sound coming from not far away, and told Song Shengfu for fear that something happened.

Song Shengfu listened and heard nothing, so she asked Suqiu to wake up the people in the village to see what was going on.

When the porter opened the door, he found a carriage parked at the door. The driver had a stern look on his face, and the pressure frightened the porter so much that he knelt down.

At this time, Kang Ge'er showed his head, looking a little depressed, but he managed to cheer up and said, "Uncle Li, it's me, Kang Ge'er."

The whole farm was alarmed. When the carriage was driven to the stable, Song Shengfu, Lu and others came over in a hurry.

When Song Shengfu heard Mother Qi say it was Kang Ge'er, her heart stopped for a moment in fear.

Something must have happened, otherwise how could Kangge come back in a carriage in such heavy rain in the middle of the night?

Mrs. Lu was also extremely anxious, thinking that Kang Ge'er had caused trouble and was kicked out. She thought of all the worst-case scenarios along the way.

When they arrived, they found that the carriage had not been unloaded, and instead several servants in the stable were trembling with fear.

Beside the carriage stood a very tall figure with a face as cold as ice and a cold aura all over his body. He looked a bit like a secret guard in the palace.

The secret guard stepped forward and bowed when he saw the owner of the manor come out.

"Your servant Zangfeng pays homage to Madam Duan Hou and Lord Duan."

"Hurry up and get up, what's going on?"

Song Shengfu asked anxiously, and only then did Duan Chengkang stick his head out.

"grandmother"

His voice was already filled with tears. It was the first time that Song Shengfu saw Kang Ge'er so scared, and her heart sank even more.

"Good boy, come down quickly and come to grandma."

Before Duan Chengkang came down, a palace maid came out first. Song Shengfu had seen this person before. She was Zhiyu, the senior palace maid beside Concubine Ning.

"Greetings, old lady, and good morning, my Lord."

Song Shengfu was even more shocked. What was going on? Why did the maidservant beside Concubine Ning also come? Thinking of a possibility, Song Shengfu's voice trembled a little: "Inside, inside..."

Duan Chengkang climbed down from the carriage swiftly, opened the curtain and a pale and skinny little hand stretched out from inside.

Song Shengfu:!

The rest of the crowd:?

"Ah!" Mrs. Lu went forward to hug Kang Ge'er, but she never expected that another child came out.

After Zhiyu helped him down from the carriage, everyone got a clear look at the little boy. His skin was pale, his body was thin, and his face had the sickly look that Duan Jingzong was familiar with.

"Your Highness greets the Sixth Prince."

Song Shengfu, who reacted quickly, stepped forward to pay her respects, and the others knelt down along with her.

"Madam, please get up quickly. I'm sorry to bother you so late at night."

Chu Qinling leaned against Zhiyu, his voice sounding a little weak.

Song Shengfu stood up and saw this without asking any more questions. She just asked someone to clean up Kang Ge'er's room and let the Sixth Prince live there first. Kang Ge'er would then go to his Fourth Uncle's house to stay for the night.

But Chu Qinling was unwilling and insisted that Kang Ge'er come with him. Since the Sixth Prince had spoken, how could they dare to disobey?

But the bed in Kangge'er's room is very big, enough for two children to sleep on.

After finally settling down, Lu was about to say something but was pulled back by Duan Jingzong. Seeing this, Song Shengfu said wearily, "Have you made arrangements, sir?"

Mrs. Lu quickly said, "That gentleman said he wanted to follow the Sixth Prince and rested in the side room."

"Well, that's good. You can ask everyone on the farm to work hard tonight. Don't sleep yet. Strengthen patrols. We'll talk about anything tomorrow."

Mrs. Lu noticed that her mother's tone was a little serious, and nodded cautiously.

That night, except for Kang Ge'er who had just returned home and slept soundly, the rooms of the others were all brightly lit all night.

Chu Qinling was originally worried about his father and mother in the palace, but when he saw Kang Ge'er sleeping soundly, he slowly fell into a deep sleep.