Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Su Xi outside the screen was speechless about Lu Wenxiu. She was almost familiar with Lu Wenxiu’s stupid look.
She looked at the cub but saw that the cub did not touch the egg custard in front of him from beginning to end, and did not even raise his dark eyelashes, completely ignoring Lu Wenxiu’s appearance.
Su Xi immediately gave a thumbs up, saying that he was indeed her smart son.
But Lu Wenxiu certainly wouldn’t give up. He suddenly stood up, picked up the wine glass in front of him, and said to the cub, “Third brother, I was ignorant about what happened by the stream earlier. This time, I had a near-death experience, and I’ve become much more sensible. I hope you won’t hold that matter against me anymore.”
His behavior was sudden, and Su Xi’s first reaction was that there were some drugs in the wine as well. So she subconsciously tensed up and looked at the cub.
The cub lowered his eyes calmly, his expression completely calm. And after hearing Lu Wenxiu’s words, he raised his eyes and looked at him.
Su Xi thought, since her son was so smart, he would definitely be able to figure it out, so she didn’t need to worry about it…
But then she saw the cub also stand up and reach out for the wine glass in front of him, as if he was going to pick it up and drink it all together with Lu Wenxiu.
Su Xi:!
Wait, didn’t you realize the drink was laced?!
Su Xi didn’t know what was in the wine, but she knew there must be something strange, otherwise why would Lu Wenxiu be so nervous.
She watched the cub pick up the glass of wine and bring it to his lips. She suddenly became anxious and didn’t care about anything else. She instead switched the interface to the outside of the main hall and chopped down the eaves with one hand.
Then, with a crackling sound, the tiles on the eaves outside the old lady’s main hall suddenly shattered to the ground. The sound was so loud that the old lady, Lu Wenxiu and others were startled and looked over subconsciously.
At this moment, Su Xi quickly twisted the cub’s hand, snatched the wine glass from his hand, and quickly replaced the wine in his glass with the glass in front of Lu Wenxiu.
When the old lady, Lu Wenxiu and the others came to their senses, the old lady ordered the servants to check whether the courtyard wall had fallen into disrepair, while Lu Wenxiu continued to stare at Lu Huan, forcing him to drink the glass of wine –
Lu Huan raised his head and drank the wine in his hand, then looked up at him and said, “Please.”
Lu Wenxiu’s heart almost jumped into his throat. Seeing that Lu Huan’s wine glass was empty, he suddenly became ecstatic and quickly drank the wine from the glass in his hand.
However, after drinking it, Lu Huan slightly raised the corners of his lips and glanced to the side. It was unclear what he was looking at, but there was a hint of tenderness in the corners of his eyebrows and eyes, as if he was extremely happy.
Lu Wenxiu: …
F**k, it’s just a laxative, how can you be happy? Wait until you get back and can’t stop pooping!
Lu Wenxiu was very upset, just waiting for Lu Huan to embarrass himself in the next few days. He had heard that he would go to the palace with the old lady to attend a banquet tomorrow. Let’s see how he would go!
The old lady’s banquet soon ended in Lu Wenxiu’s happy fantasy. After the meal, the old lady called Lu Huan into the study, gave him a few words of advice, and rewarded him with something. Only then did Lu Huan turn and leave Mei’an Garden.
As soon as he left, Lu Wenxiu rushed into the toilet with a look of as if he had eaten shit – why? Didn’t his diarrhea get better a few days ago? Why did it start again today?!
However, Lu Wenxiu was not so angry when he thought that Lu Huan would suffer the same pain as him.
….
As before, Lu Huan walked along the bluestone path and returned to the sea of plum blossoms and snow. He waved his hand, asking the servants following him to leave, and then he returned to the firewood yard alone with his hands behind his back, walking at a moderate pace, as if he was taking a walk with someone.
In the past, every time the cub returned to Chaiyuan and walked through the bamboo forest, he was either walking in a hurry with big strides, or he was worried about something and had heavy thoughts. He never showed such a relaxed and happy expression on his face. Su Xi watched him from outside the screen, and her mood seemed to get better as well.
After returning to Chaiyuan, Lu Huan softly asked the person beside him: “Are you still there?”
Su Xi tugged at his little hand behind his back. Lu Huan felt the wind entangle his fingertips, making them numb. He immediately felt embarrassed and let go of her hand.
“Today is the beginning of spring, did you know?” The cub on the screen looked up at the night sky above the yard.
Su Xi followed his gaze and looked at the evening sky.
Last night was the last heavy snowfall in Yan State. Although there was no sun today, there were some stars in the evening, hanging in the sky.
The child stretched out his little hand, pointed at a few of the stars, and explained earnestly, “At the beginning of spring, everything is renewed and the earth returns to the beginning. The handle of the Big Dipper returns to the direction of the Tiger. Look at those seven stars in the sky. Don’t they look like a spoon? They are the Big Dipper, and today the spoon is pointing to the direction of the Tiger.”
Although Su Xi didn’t understand, she just thought the baby was very cute with his chubby face, so she rolled up a leaf and flew it in front of him, nodding the tip of the leaf up and down to let him know that she understood.
Then she heard the cub say, “On the day of the beginning of spring, people will worship gods and ancestors, pray for good fortune and a good harvest, and the streets will be very lively–“
After a pause, he tried his best to keep his composure, pretending to mention it casually, and said lightly: “If you have nothing to do tonight, stay a little longer.”
“Even though you can’t eat, rolling noodles is fun. We could do it together… If we’re not doing that, we could go to the market together. There are bound to be many beautiful lantern displays tonight. If the market is too crowded, would you like to ride out of the capital and take a look? The snow hasn’t melted yet in the suburbs, so there must be a sea of snow and grassland.”
After saying this, the cub lowered his chubby face, put his hands behind his back, and pretended to be very casual.
But his toes unconsciously kicked the pebbles on the ground.
It was like he was looking forward to doing something with her but was afraid that she would refuse.
Off-screen, Su Xi’s eyes lit up. Damn, every single one of them sounds so appealing! If she had known they could do so many things together, she wouldn’t have hidden herself from the show for fear of scaring the kid. She should have just jumped out pretending to be a ghost!
But I’m afraid that the cub didn’t trust me at that time, and if I turned into a ghost and jumped out, it would be even more difficult to approach him.
She was hesitant to make choices and scratched her head outside the screen, not knowing which one to choose for a long time.
Then she heard the cub say, “If you can’t decide, then let’s go see the lanterns today, ride a horse tomorrow, and cook noodles the day after tomorrow.”
His face was still chubby, and although he tried his best to act calm, his ears were still faintly stained with red.
The author has something to say:
Lu Wenxiu: I really don’t know what Lu Huan is so happy about.
The cub: She is devoted to protecting me, and this thought has never changed. I am very happy.
Su Xi: I’m just an old mother who accompanies the kindergarten kid to watch the lights, ride horses, and cook noodles.jpg
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