Ling Qingwan had not seen him since the day she brought the child to town. Today, she saw that he was indeed a beautiful little baby.
Xiao Bao was born with fair and tender skin, and a chubby face. He looked at Ling Qingwan and giggled.
Ling Qingwan's heart was about to melt.
"Let me hug you." she said softly.
Nanny Park then handed Xiaobao to Ling Qingwan.
As soon as Ling Qingwan stretched out her hand, Xiaobao slipped under it and threw himself into her arms.
"This child is really smart. It took me two or three days for him to get close to me. I didn't expect that he likes the young lady so much after only meeting her once or twice." Nanny Pu couldn't help but sigh.
The last time the Northern Zhou people massacred the Zhao couple, Xiaobao was so frightened that he probably didn't even remember Ling Qingwan.
This should be considered the first time he met Ling Qingwan.
After playing with Ling Qingwan for a while, Xiao Bao suddenly turned over and looked at Ling Xiao infatuatedly.
Ling Xiao was drinking tea leisurely, but suddenly he saw Xiao Bao looking at him and was confused for a moment.
"Brother, do you want to hold Xiaobao?" Ling Qingwan suggested.
Ling Xiao had only drunk half of the tea when he choked and started coughing.
"No, I don't like children."
He looked quite proud and turned his head away as he spoke.
After all, he was a child and didn't understand that Ling Xiao was rejecting him. Xiao Bao stretched out his hand and continued to smile at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao frowned and turned to look at Xiao Bao.
"Forget it. I won't argue with a child. Just give me a hug."
Seeing that Ling Xiao obviously liked Xiao Bao very much but was pretending to be disdainful, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Apart from his bad temper, Ling Xiao did have some advantages after losing his memory.
For example, a person with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Unexpectedly, Ling Xiao had just picked up Xiaobao when Shen Chengzhou pushed the door open and walked in.
Then, Shen Chengzhou saw his grandson, who was holding a child and looked extremely... kind.
It was quiet all around.
"Mammy." Ling Xiao called Mammy Park in a low voice, asking her for help.
"You guys go out for a while. I want to talk to Wanwan." Shen Chengzhou said to Ling Xiao and Nanny Park.
"By the way, Mammy, go tell the kitchen to prepare more food tonight. A glutton has come, and if it's the same as before, I'm afraid we won't have enough to eat."
The meaning of Shen Chengzhou's words was very clear, even a fool would probably understand it.
"Who is the good-for-nothing?" Ling Xiao was not convinced and immediately retorted to Shen Chengzhou.
Shen Chengzhou just gave Ling Xiao a look, and Ling Xiao instantly lost his temper.
"Wan Wan, you don't know how much your brother eats in a day." Shen Chengzhou's attitude was much gentler when facing Ling Qingwan. "Just a while ago, when you had just been to the villa, your brother ate six bowls of rice and four steamed buns in one meal."
"Puchi." Ling Qingwan finally couldn't help it and laughed out loud with her hands covering her mouth.
To be honest, six bowls of rice and four steamed buns are indeed a bit too much for a meal.
"I ran fifty or sixty laps around the martial arts field that day, and also did horse stance for more than an hour. I was so tired. How could I replenish my energy if I didn't eat more?" Ling Xiao felt aggrieved.
"Why don't you tell me why I punished you?" Shen Chengzhou glared at Ling Xiao fiercely.
"Why?" Ling Qingwan was curious.
She watched Shen Chengzhou and Ling Xiao bickering, and her mood suddenly became much happier.
In fact, as long as her family is around her, Ling Qingwan is already satisfied.
"He stewed the turtle that your Uncle Song had raised for half a year." Shen Chengzhou was still angry when he spoke and glared at Ling Xiao again.
Ling Xiao shrank his neck in fear.
"I didn't know that turtle was adopted by Commander Song."
Although he was afraid, he still refused to accept it. Ling Xiao muttered to himself, looking like he had suffered a great injustice.
"Then you can stew other people's?"
If Ling Xiao wasn't holding a baby in his arms at the moment, Shen Chengzhou would have wanted to teach Ling Xiao a lesson right away.
He was too lazy to talk to Ling Xiao any more and urged him to leave the room.
Only then did Ling Xiao suddenly realize that Nanny Park was not there and he would have to hold Xiaobao for a while longer.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. Then he stood up, holding the child and shyly left the room.
"Grandpa, you should be gentler to my brother on weekdays." Ling Qingwan felt helpless and amused.
What she was afraid of was that Ling Xiao had no feelings for them because of his amnesia, and Shen Chengzhou was still so strict. What if Ling Xiao rebelled and refused to acknowledge Shen Chengzhou as his grandfather
More importantly, in the subsequent war with Northern Zhou, Ling Xiao will go to the battlefield with Shen Chengzhou. How can they fight the enemy side by side if their relationship is not harmonious
"I was too good to him, so he was so lawless that he stewed Song Tian's turtle. You don't know how sad Song Tian was when he found out that the turtle he had worked so hard to raise for half a year was stewed by this kid. He stayed in his room for the whole afternoon."
Although this incident sounds funny, if you think about it carefully, Ling Xiao did go too far.
"It's just right. You play the good cop and I play the bad cop. You are easily soft-hearted, so I will suppress his temper. Otherwise, if we make a fool of ourselves today, we may end up causing trouble again next time."
There is a reason why Shen Chengzhou is strict with Ling Xiao.
"I understand, Grandfather." Ling Qingwan chuckled.
She looked at Shen Chengzhou's kind appearance and couldn't help feeling sad.
During this period, Shen Chengzhou was really worried about his two grandchildren.
"By the way, you just said that you had something to tell me. What happened? About the war in Northern Zhou?" This was the first thing Ling Qingwan thought of.
Nowadays, apart from the invasion of Northern Zhou, there is nothing major happening.
"Not necessarily." Shen Chengzhou told Ling Qingwan. "The emperor sent me a message, asking me to return to the capital tomorrow."
"Leaving tomorrow? So soon?" Ling Qingwan was surprised.
What else could have made the emperor so anxious to call Shen Chengzhou back to Beijing, other than the war in Northern Zhou
"Yes." Shen Chengzhou nodded. "But I also have good news for you."
Ling Qingwan is now only concerned about Shen Chengzhou and has no time to care about anything else.
No matter how good the good news is, it is not as important as Shen Chengzhou's safety. Unless the good news is that the Northern Zhou withdraws its troops and surrenders.
"The Seventh Prince is returning to Beijing." Shen Chengzhou mentioned Wei Xun suddenly.
Ling Qingwan was stunned.
"He has only been in Mobei for more than half a year, why is he back?"
The emperor had ordered that Wei Xun had to stay in Mobei for two years before returning to the capital.
"Humph, when the Seventh Prince fell, everyone pushed him down. Many people in the court who used to be jealous of the Seventh Prince's power stepped on him, making it difficult for the emperor to back down and had to punish him. Now that the Northern Zhou has invaded, someone is needed to lead troops to the border to defend the Great Yue Kingdom, but they are all like turtles, hiding far away."
Shen Chengzhou looked down on these people from the bottom of his heart.
"At this time, they all thought of the Seventh Prince. The Seventh Prince had led troops before, and he and Xiao'er had a tacit understanding. It was just right to send him to fight."