Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 61

The Yongning Marquis's Residence.

Qin Shaoze knew that Shen Lingjun had brought her two children into the palace yesterday, but he assumed that she was taking the children to see Consort Jing. He had no informants in the palace and did not know much about the situation.

Today, the Master Zhou he had finally managed to invite has just arrived at the Yongning Marquis's residence to begin Qin Xuanrui's studies.

Children from aristocratic families typically begin their formal education at the age of three, and Qin Xuanrui, Qin Chuyao, and Qin Jianxi are all of that age.

Families like the Marquis of Yongning's mansion usually hire a tutor to come and teach their children. However, the Marquis of Yongning's mansion has a bad reputation, so good tutors are unwilling to come, and they worry that bad tutors will ruin the children's lives.

Qin Shaoze spent a lot of money to hire a reasonably good teacher, but Liu Manman absolutely refused to let Teacher Zhou teach both Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi at the same time.

Since Liu Manman paid for the tutoring, she naturally had the right to make that decision. Qin Shaoze couldn't persuade her otherwise, so he had no choice but to give up.

On Qin Xuanrui's first day of class, Liu Manman told him that he was the heir of the Yongning Marquis's mansion, and he was the only child in the mansion to have a tutor. Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi were not qualified. Therefore, he was filled with a sense of superiority that "only I have what others don't," and his enthusiasm for learning was still very high.

The first day of class was not long. After school, Qin Xuanrui, as usual, took a few servants and went to play in the back garden of the Marquis's mansion.

At this moment, Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi were also in the back garden.

Shen Lingjun didn't like to go to other places in the Marquis's mansion unless necessary, but Yufei Courtyard was still too small for the two children.

She would occasionally take her two children to stroll in the back garden of the Marquis's mansion. Young children need enough outdoor activity time every day, which is good for their eyes and bodies.

Shen Lingjun was busy today, so her maid, Fen Die, brought the two children with her.

Pink Butterfly followed behind, watching Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi walk ahead, and felt something was off.

After the twins were recognized, Pink Butterfly was mainly responsible for taking care of them and spent the most time with them.

These two siblings are really different from ordinary children.

They lacked any childlike innocence or naivety, and neither played nor roughhoused.

Qin Chuyao was always deep in thought, as if he had a lot on his mind. I really don't understand what a three-year-old child like him is thinking.

Qin Jianxi, on the other hand, was a different kind of oddity. She wasn't as gloomy as Qin Chuyao, and would occasionally appear a little lively, but she always seemed to be scrutinizing everything around her with a gaze that was completely unlike that of a child.

It's as if... she didn't originally belong to this world, but is adapting.

Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi strolled around the back garden a few times as if they had completed a mission, and were just about to return to Yufei Courtyard when Qin Xuanrui arrived.

Qin Xuanrui disliked his younger brother and sister.

He had only a vague understanding of the identity swap between himself and Qin Chuyao, but his grandmother, his mother, and his wet nurse, Granny Wang, all kept telling him that it was all Shen Shi's fault and her children for ruining the reputation of the Yongning Marquis's mansion.

Qin Xuanrui didn't quite understand what "bad reputation" meant, but since he disliked the Shen family anyway, and everyone was cursing her and her child with resentment, he disliked them too.

Qin Xuanrui was only three years old, a time when children have a strong sense of possessiveness. When he saw Qin Chuyao and Qin Jianxi in the back garden where he often played, he felt as if his territory had been taken over, and he rushed over in dissatisfaction.

"Hey! You're not allowed to play here! This is mine! Get out of here!"

He not only yelled, but also pushed Qin Chuyao.

Qin Chuyao was lost in thought when he was suddenly pushed by Qin Xuanrui and stumbled. Fortunately, Pink Butterfly caught him in time.

Pink Butterfly exclaimed in shock: "Young Master Xuanrui! What are you doing!"

Qin Xuanrui didn't take the pink butterfly seriously at all, and even tried to push Qin Jianxi away: "You get out too! Go back to your Yufei Courtyard! My back garden is not for you to play in!"