Hearing the knock on the door, Jiang Xingzhi jumped up and almost ran towards the door.
He opened the door with anticipation in his eyes, and the person standing at the door was indeed the person he was expecting.
"Mom." Jiang Xingzhi had just called out when his eyes became a little wet. He quickly turned his head to wipe them.
Jiang Muzhi, who was still catching butterflies with a fan, heard the sound and immediately threw away the fan in his hand, shouting "Mom, you are finally here" and ran towards Mingyue.
Jiang Yizi looked at his mother eagerly, wanting to speak but not knowing what to say.
Mingyue squatted down and took the little firecracker Muzhi in her arms. She touched Xingzhi's face and rubbed Yizhi's head. After leveling the bowl of water, she said to the children, "Let's go. Today, mother will take you out to visit the imperial city."
Mu Zhi cheered excitedly: "Visit the Imperial City, Mu Zhi wants to visit the Imperial City."
Xingzhi bit his lip and said hesitantly, "Mom, men are not allowed to go out on the street."
The expectation in Yizhi's eyes gradually disappeared. Yes, they were just strolling in the county town, and they were scolded by so many people, and their mother was also scolded. And this is the imperial city, there will definitely be more people scolding them.
Mingyue winked at Xingzhi and said, "Don't worry, mother has prepared a secret weapon for you."
After a while, a maid came in with something. When she saw Mingyue, she bowed and said, "Madam, everything you want is here."
Mingyue took the things and called her sons forward, "Come on, change your clothes and go out on the street."
When Xingzhi saw the women's clothes in his mother's hand, he was stunned and his ears turned red.
It turns out that the secret weapon my mother was talking about is wearing women's clothes!
However, thinking about being able to visit the imperial city with their mother, the three children did not refuse to wear women's clothes.
What's more, they are all middle-aged and their bodies have not yet grown up. After changing into young women's clothes and trimming their hair and eyebrows, there is no clue at all.
From the outside, they look like just slightly thin girls.
Jiang Muzhi turned around twice and kept asking his brothers: "Big brother, second brother, am I beautiful? Do I look like a girl?"
Jiang Xingzhi and Jiang Yizi were more shy. Their faces turned red just by looking at each other. They felt awkward and fresh at the same time.
Mingyue picked up Mu Zhi and spun him around, making him laugh. Mingyue also laughed and said, "It seems that our Mu Zhi, whether a boy or a girl, is very beautiful!"
Then she praised Xingzhi and Yizhi a few more words before taking the children out.
However, Xingzhi was sensitive and did not want people to pay attention to his scratched face, so he wore a veil.
Mingyue was considerate of his feelings and didn't say much.
In order to take the children shopping this time, Mingyue even borrowed some money from Liang Baoer. This time she could boldly buy whatever she liked.
But Jiang Xingzhi and his friends were sensible children and were reluctant to spend money. Even if they came across something they liked, they would just stand by and take a few more glances at it.
Even if Mingyue said she wanted to buy it, they would still persuade her in various ways, fearing that their mother would spend a penny more.
The mother and her two children wandered from the inner city to the outer city, and no one noticed that Jiang Xingzhi and his family were men. The three children also experienced the benefits of being women for the first time. Everyone spoke to them in a gentle voice, looked at them with soft eyes, and even took extra care of them because they were young. This was a feeling they had never experienced as men.
After returning to Liang Baoer's private residence, Jiang Muzhi still felt a little unsatisfied. He grabbed his mother's sleeve, looked up and asked, "Mom, can I be a woman from now on?"
When women can go out freely, when women can go to school, when women can be officials, when women can do business.
He wants to be a woman, not a man.
Mingyue shook her head, squatted down and looked seriously into her youngest son's eyes: "Muzhi, whether you are a boy or a girl is determined at birth and cannot be changed. You are a boy, and you can only be a boy in this life."
Jiang Muzhi's eyes dimmed: "But men can't do anything."
Mingyue rubbed his head and said, "That's only now. In the future, men can go out on the street, men can go out, men can study, work as a waiter, and become a high-ranking official. Men can do everything that women can do."
Jiang Muzhi's eyes gradually lit up, and Xingzhi and Yizhi beside him also had a gleam in their eyes.
But what Mingyue didn’t finish saying was that that might be something that would happen a long, long time in the future.
After the family had dinner together, Mingyue told the children about their plans.
"Mom has to do something very important, and I don't know what the outcome will be, so I want to temporarily entrust you all to Miss Liang. When I'm done with my business, I'll come pick you up."
But after hearing this, Jiang Xingzhi immediately said without hesitation: "What does mother want to do? We will accompany mother to do it together."
The other two little ones also nodded repeatedly. They didn't want to be separated from their mother at all.
Mingyue shook her head: "Only mother can do this. All you have to do is take good care of yourselves and don't let me worry about you."
Xingzhi bit his lower lip. He knew he should say yes at this time, that he would take good care of his two younger brothers and not let his mother worry, but he couldn't say anything. He didn't want to be separated from his mother.
Yizhi's eyes were red, he didn't know what his mother was going to do, but he was so scared. They didn't know anyone here, and they looked forward to their mother coming to pick them up every day. He would even rather go back to the dilapidated temple.
Only Mu Zhi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, mother, we will take good care of ourselves." At this point, he rubbed his eyes again, revealing a bit of weakness: "But you have to come and pick us up earlier, otherwise we will be scared if we wait too long."
Mingyue smiled, and her heart felt soft.
"Mother knows!" Mingyue said, and finally couldn't help but hold all three children in her arms and made a promise: "Don't worry, mother will try to come back to pick you up as soon as possible."
She also told the children: "If you encounter any problems, tell Miss Liang. Mother has already paid her and she will treat you well."
Seeing that the children all nodded, Mingyue coaxed them a few more words, did not stay in the private residence, and went out and returned to the inn.
There was still one day left, and she had to leave another way for the children and also leave some things for Liang Baoer.
Time is tight!
(End of this chapter)