The naughty kid burped and touched his belly that was so full that his clothes were bulging out. He looked at the table with great satisfaction, as there were still a lot of roast duck and prawns left. However, his stomach was no longer full, so he had to lick the candied haws in his hand unwillingly.
In the eyes of the naughty kid, today was a blessing in disguise. He got spanked by his dad, but he got to eat such a delicious lunch. It was a win. If there was such delicious food every time, it would be worth it even if he had to make his dad grow up a few more times.
"Let's withdraw."
Seeing that the naughty kid had eaten and drunk his fill, Zhu Ping'an couldn't eat anymore, so Li Shu nodded to the maid and the old woman who were serving on the side.
Generally, when there are other maids around, Baozi is not needed to do the work. Baozi is Li Shu's personal maid, and her status is the highest among all the maids. Baozi will only do these rough jobs when other maids are not around.
"Yes, miss."
After Li Shu finished giving the order, a maid responded and started to clean up the table with the old nanny. Both the maid and the old nanny were well-trained and cleaned up the table neatly and efficiently.
"Hey, wait a minute." The naughty kid got anxious when he saw the table was being cleared. He stretched out his chubby paws and pressed down the plate with the candied haws.
"Ah, you want to eat more?" Baozi, the little maid, opened her mouth in surprise. This little fat boy has already eaten so much. He is too greedy. His stomach will burst if he eats more.
"Leave the candied haws behind. I want to give it to my little sister Nuoer." The naughty kid held on to the plate tightly.
Zhu Pingan was a little surprised by the kid's words. He didn't expect that the kid could still think about the little Lolita. Although the kid had a lot of problems, his nature was not bad. In addition, the kid was quite responsible. At least from these two points of view, from now on, the kid still had room for improvement.
However, judging from the extent to which the old lady and the first lady of the Marquis' Mansion dote on this naughty child, if no one is watching, there is a very high possibility that the naughty child will become a useless playboy in the future.
However, I have been a teacher to a naughty kid for a few days, and I can't bear to see him go astray.
Never mind. I'll talk about it later.
After the kid finished his meal, he went to his little sister with another candied haws in his hand to show his affection. Li Shu sent an old maid to follow him, and the old lady and the others entrusted the kid to her. They couldn't let the kid get into any accidents.
After the naughty kid left, Li Shu had no intention of leaving. She sat in front of Zhu Ping'an's desk and read the notes left by Zhu Ping'an, probably wanting to see if Zhu Ping'an had written anything new and interesting.
The girl, bathed in the sun, sat quietly at the desk. Her slender hands were as white as jade, holding the book elegantly, and she lowered her deep eyes and looked at the book quietly.
As the sun falls, her black hair becomes as dark as ink and glows slightly, and the corners of the girl's mouth are rosy and lovely.
Zhu Pingan inadvertently saw this scene when he turned his head, and his eyes were almost burned. He was momentarily absent-minded. This black-bellied woman was actually so beautiful...
However, thinking of Li Shu's character, Zhu Pingan immediately retracted his gaze.
The moment Zhu Ping'an withdrew his gaze, the girl who was quietly reading in the sun felt a little disappointed. Why didn't this idiot look at her for a second longer? I put on new makeup today. I used black ink to draw my eyebrows and lipstick to paint my lips! I raised my little hand so high, didn't you see it? I used Impatiens to paint my nails. Did you see it? The pink one is very eye-catching.
Don’t you think the bracelet on my wrist matches my skin tone? Do you think the earrings are cute
The Swan Palace dress you took a closer look at last time. I had it remade. Do you see the difference? I had ribbons added and the embroidery was recolored... ...
The hairpin is also the peach wood hairpin you gave me last time. Didn't you see it...
They say a girl's heart is as deep as the sea, but the heart of a stinky toad like you is the real deep sea needle!
Stinky Toad, how should I dress up so that you will look at me more... Li Shu, holding the book, looked at it, but her heart was elsewhere. There was a hint of tenderness on her delicate face.
"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law..."
Just then, Fatty Zhou's voice was heard from outside, followed by a series of banging footsteps. He was fat, so his footsteps were loud.
Soon the footsteps extended to the door, and then Fatty Zhou appeared in the room, panting.
"Oh, Fifth Sister, you're here too. Ahem. I'll leave right after I finish talking and won't disturb you."
Fat Zhou walked into the room and saw Zhu Pingan was about to speak, then he caught a glimpse of Li Shu sitting at the desk. Then a hint of surprise, a hint of understanding, and a hint of "I understand" appeared on his fat face, and his little eyes squeezed.
"Ah~~ What nonsense are you talking about? I just brought Rui Ge'er here to eat. Didn't you see that I brought my maids and old maids with me? How dare you slander my reputation?" Li Shu glared at Fatty Zhou, as if a kitten had its tail stepped on. "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tell my uncle."
"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I was just joking."
Fatty Zhou touched his nose and apologized to Li Shu. Li Shu brought four maids and two old women with her just to avoid suspicion, not like they were a single man and a single woman.
"I'll forgive you this time, but if there's a next time, I'll definitely tell my uncle." Li Shu snorted.
“Yes, yes, yes.” Fatty Zhou nodded repeatedly. After what had happened in the mansion in recent days, Fatty Zhou knew how powerful Li Shu was.
"Brother Li, what bring you here?" Zhu Ping'an spoke at the right time to help Fatty Zhou out of the predicament.
"Oh, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten what I was here for. This is what I mean. By the way, Fifth Sister is here too, so Second Sister doesn't have to tell Fifth Sister." Fatty Zhou only remembered what he was doing after Zhu Ping'an asked him.
"It's like this. Today, the Duke of Wei's Mansion, the Duke of Kaiguo's Mansion, and several other dukes' and marquises' Mansions have set a time to go on a spring outing together tomorrow. The men will go horseback riding and hunting, and the women will go out to see the flowers and plants together. It's a good opportunity to have some fun together. My father has also agreed. Anyway, you will not leave for the south for another two days, so it's a good opportunity to have some fun together tomorrow, and also introduce some relatives and friends to your brother-in-law."
"Oh, by the way, besides our noble family, there are also other children of officials. Knowing more friends will also be helpful for you, my brother-in-law, to be an official in the court."
"Second sister and the others are going too, fifth sister, don't miss it either, there aren't many opportunities for women to go and have fun like this."
Fatty Zhou spoke out all the purposes of his visit in one breath, his face full of excitement, and he seemed to be looking forward to tomorrow's activities very much.
This kind of activity is a way for noble families to strengthen their connections. Perhaps the reason why Marquis Linhuai went out today is related to this matter, Zhu Pingan thought.
"Okay, it's boring at home anyway." Li Shu nodded and agreed, her eyes lighting up.
Zhu Ping'an was a little surprised, but he also understood. In ancient times, girls were not allowed to go out of the house. Now they finally had a chance to go out and play openly, so it was understandable that she was happy.
"That will cause trouble for Brother Li." Zhu Ping'an also agreed. (To be continued.)