If Song Tian hadn't come to report today, Ling Qingwan wouldn't have known that the Zhao family had been asking their maternal grandfather to return the child these days.
She was still wondering why the Zhao family was so persistent. It turned out that they were asking for favors.
This family is really obsessed with money.
"Aren't they considered a well-off family in this town? Why would they go to such lengths for money?" Ling Qingwan was curious.
"They don't want money." Song Tian's face was full of anger.
Ling Qingwan rarely saw Song Tian so angry.
"They want to ask the general for three official positions."
After hearing Song Tian's last words, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but feel furious.
"Asking my grandfather for an official position? They are so arrogant! They want three at once, they don't really think they are important, do they?"
After saying that, Ling Qingwan looked at Shen Chengzhou.
"Grandfather, don't listen to the Zhao family. I know that my elder brother and elder sister have done me a favor, and I will definitely repay them. But the Zhao family is profit-driven. They treated my elder brother and elder sister like this when they were alive. Now that they are dead, they still want to use my elder brother and elder sister to gain benefits. It is really hateful. I will not let them succeed." Ling Qingwan gritted her teeth.
Judging from the Zhao family's attitude, they are determined to squeeze all the value out of that couple.
It is hard to imagine what would happen to the child if he really returned to the Zhao family. The child has no father or mother, and when he is bullied, there is no one to support him.
Ling Qingwan must not let the child fall into their hands.
"My grandfather knows this, so you can put your mind at ease." Shen Chengzhou comforted Ling Qingwan. "I have been in the court for decades, but I have never helped anyone get an official position. Even your brother got it by fighting for it himself. The Zhao family doesn't have that ability."
Ling Qingwan knew Shen Chengzhou's temperament. He was an honest official and a decent person. He would never accept bribes or do things that would benefit others. Ling Qingwan just felt guilty. Because of her, Shen Chengzhou was now being entangled by the Zhao family.
Because of this matter, Ling Qingwan was angry for two or three days.
Qiao'er accompanied Ling Qingwan every day, trying various ways to make her happy, but she could see that Ling Qingwan was still unhappy.
Just when Qiao'er didn't know what to do, Ling Xiao came.
Ling Xiao didn't even say hello. When he arrived, he went straight to Ling Qingwan's room.
"Young Master?!" Qiao'er was shocked when she saw Ling Xiao.
Only Ling Xiao was so unruly that he entered a girl's boudoir without any hesitation.
"Why are you here?" Ling Qingwan asked puzzledly.
Ling Xiao should be staying in the general's mansion now.
"Of course I came to see you." Ling Xiao glanced at Ling Qingwan unhappily. "But don't get me wrong, I was dragged here by my grandfather. If I wasn't afraid of being beaten, I wouldn't have come."
Although he said so, Ling Xiao had been checking Ling Qingwan's body to see if she had any injuries since he came in. Seeing that she was not injured, Ling Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Qingwan saw this scene.
"Tell me, why are you so unlucky every day? When you stay in the capital, something happens every day. When you leave the capital and go to the mountains, something happens every other day. I think I should lock you in the room and don't let you go anywhere. Who will bother you anymore?"
Ling Xiao muttered something, as if blaming Ling Qingwan, but Ling Qingwan heard something else.
He clearly feels bad for his sister, so why is she always in danger
Ling Qingwan could see that ever since she encountered an assassin on the way back to Beijing after mourning her grandmother, and she stood in front of Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao's attitude towards her had changed a lot.
Although he couldn't go back to the way he used to be attentive to her, Ling Qingwan was already very satisfied.
At the very least, Ling Xiao really accepts her, cares about her, and is worried about her.
The two were chatting when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Miss, I'm back to see you." Nanny Park called Ling Qingwan.
"What day is it today? It's so lively." Ling Qingwan chuckled.
"That will definitely be a good day that will make the young lady happy." Qiao'er said sweetly, following Ling Qingwan's words.
Then, Nanny Park came in with a baby in her arms.
"Xiaobao, this is your sister." Nanny Park turned the child's face towards Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan's heart was about to melt.
“This is…”
Before Nanny Park finished speaking, the child burst into tears.
"What's going on?" Ling Qingwan was anxious.
She had no experience in raising children and didn't understand many things, so she could only ask Nanny Park for help.
"I don't know either." Madam Pu comforted the child while talking to Ling Qingwan. "I fed it milk when I just came out, and it didn't have a fever. It was fine just now, why did it cry suddenly?"
"I'm so tired of hearing your crying." Ling Xiao was impatient.
Ling Qingwan subconsciously looked towards Ling Xiao, her eyes fixed on the sword at Ling Xiao's waist.
Most swords in the world look the same, and the child doesn't know what a sword is used for, or even what his parents have been through. But the image of the Northern Zhou killing his parents in front of him must have been firmly engraved in the child's mind.
Maybe it was because he saw Ling Xiao’s sword that he thought of those ferocious people from the Northern Zhou Dynasty.
"Brother, can you hide the sword?" Ling Qingwan asked Ling Xiao in a gentle voice.
Although Ling Xiao's attitude towards Ling Qingwan has improved a lot, overall, he still has a bad temper.
"Where should I hide the sword?" Ling Xiao asked reluctantly.
"Hide it anywhere, as long as the children can't see it."
Ling Qingwan told Ling Xiao roughly what the child had experienced.
Ling Xiao looked impatient, but he still handed the sword to Qiao'er and asked her to keep it.
Sure enough, after the sword disappeared, the child's emotions gradually stabilized and he stopped crying.
"By the way, Madam, did you call him Xiaobao just now?" Ling Qingwan suddenly thought of this.
"His nickname is Xiaobao." Nanny Pu told Ling Qingwan.
"So that's how it is." Ling Qingwan nodded as if she suddenly understood something.
"Did I have a nickname when I was a child?" Ling Xiao asked.
"Yes." Ling Qingwan replied.
"What's your name?" Ling Xiao straightened up, looking very curious.
"My name is Skinny Monkey." Ling Qingwan answered truthfully.
"… "
Why, why is that child's name so cute, but his name is so weird.
"Because you were very thin and naughty when you were a child, your grandfather always thought you were not strong enough and called you skinny monkey. The Seventh Prince and my second brother heard this name, and they called you skinny monkey wherever they went." Ling Qingwan explained patiently.
These things were told to her by Tan Hongbo when they were chatting previously.
Otherwise, she would never have imagined that Ling Xiao, who was so gentle and considerate, was so naughty when he was a child.
Later, Ling Xiao lost his memory, and Ling Qingwan could vaguely see what he looked like when he was a child. He had a bad temper and was stubborn, just like his grandfather and his second brother had described.
The child opened his arms and waved his hands towards Ling Qingwan. Ling Qingwan's attention was attracted by the child.
"Miss, Xiaobao likes you and wants you to hold him." Nanny Park had a kind face and seemed to like the child very much.