The girl who wears fast

Chapter 27 The Prime Minister's Tool Man Stepwife (27)

"Has Master Xiang returned to the mansion?" Xu Shichu asked the housekeeper when he brought Du Zhao back.

"Go back to madam, the master has already returned and is dealing with official business in the study." The housekeeper replied respectfully.

Xu Shichu then walked towards Luo Changqing's study.

When I arrived at the door, I was stopped by Shu Qi who was guarding the door: "Madam, please stay. The master is discussing business matters with his subordinates. You can't be disturbed. Madam can come back later if you have something to do."

Xu Shichu nodded. After being stopped, she didn't feel humiliated. After all, she was doing business. She asked, "How long will it be before he ends?"

"This subordinate doesn't know. If Madam has something urgent, this subordinate can help you to send a message to Master." Shu Qi said.

"It's not an important matter, but I adopted a child from a relative's family and I want to bring it back to live in my yard. All the supplies for that child will come from my own store income, and it will not cost the Xiangfu's money. When Xiangye finishes his official duties, you can just tell him, and I won't wait any longer." Xu Shichu finished the matter neatly, and left with others without waiting for Shuqi's answer.

Only then did Shuqi see the maid behind her holding a sleeping two or three-year-old child, he was startled, and quickly replied: "This subordinate will report the truth to the master."

Although Du Zhao had already seen the imperial physician, he was busy with his parents' funeral at Du's house, so he didn't have time to make medicine for him, so Xu Shichu was in a hurry to go back and ask someone to make medicine for him, otherwise the wind and cold would drag him down for a long time. It's not good to drag it into a sick child.

Luo Changqing and his subordinates discussed business matters until night fell, and when everyone left, Shu Qi hurried back to the study and told Luo Changqing about Xu Shichu:

"Madam brought a child back from outside the mansion today. She said it was a child from a relative's adopted family." After Shuqi finished speaking, when he was about to say the next sentence, he suddenly realized that Xu Shichu had specifically pointed out that she had paid for the cost of raising the child herself. implied meaning.

He knew the real relationship between the nominal couple, but he didn't expect the madam to separate herself from the prime minister's house so much, but it didn't concern him as a small subordinate.

Shuqi still said Xu Shichu's last sentence: "The madam also said that all the expenses of the child don't need to be paid by the prime minister, and she will pay for it herself."

Luo Changqing didn't have any expression on his face, as if what he heard was not that his wife wanted to adopt a child, but other insignificant things, he asked indifferently: "Is it the child of a relative of God? "

"This... Madam didn't make it very clear." Shuqi lowered his head and replied, not sure, "Maybe it is someone's child in Uncle Ningyuan's residence?"

However, Luo Changqing didn't think that Xu Shichu would want to get involved with the people in Uncle Ningyuan's mansion, let alone adopting the children in that mansion. Besides, there are so many people in Uncle Ningyuan's mansion, what child needs her to be adopted by a married aunt?
Luo Changqing originally didn't want to care about Xu Shichu's matter, but the situation in the court has been unstable recently, and the power of those princes is complicated. He was afraid that the prime minister's mansion would be plotted against Xu Shichu again, so he had to be patient and said: "Let the madam come over and deal with it." Make this clearer."

"By the way, let someone investigate the child's affairs, so as not to be fooled by others." Although Luo Changqing doesn't think she will be fooled, it is prudent to investigate more, Luo Changqing has a high position and authority With suspicious and cautious characteristics.

Luo Changqing rubbed his temples, he had a headache from using his brain too much, for some reason, Xu Shichu's mind suddenly remembered the blooming flowers in the yard and the elegant, sweet and refreshing fragrance of flowers.

"Forget it, I don't need Madam to come over, I'll go find her myself." Luo Changqing said, although it was already dark and I couldn't appreciate the flowers all over the sky, but the fragrance can be smelled without hindrance, so go there for a walk , It's good to relax your mind and relax your mind - Luo Changqing thought.

At this time, Xu Shichu had already finished his dinner, and Du Zhao also drank the medicine and fell asleep. As soon as Luo Changqing came, the servants who had calmed down had to start busy entertaining him.

"Why is Xiangye here? Didn't you hear what your entourage told you?" Xu Shichu asked lazily, without getting up to salute. She was reading a book on a chair before—no way, the entertainment methods at night in ancient times are too Too little, she can only read books.

"I heard that, but adopting a child is not an easy matter. It would be better for Madam to explain the matter clearly, such as the origin of this child." Luo Changqing picked up the freshly brewed tea, which was not too hot, and sniffed it closely Smell, it is mint tea with a slightly refreshing smell, and immediately refreshed after smelling it.

Luo Changqing squinted his eyes slightly to enjoy, the corners of his normally tightly pursed lips relaxed, and he felt that the previous fatigue was swept away.

There are always some unexpected little surprises coming to her, Luo Changqing suddenly had such an idea in his heart.

Xu Shichu thought that Du Zhao was not some shameless child, and his identity was very clean and traceable, so he said directly:

"Du Zhao is the grandson of my mother's cousin. There are no relatives in the family, and the family is not reliable. His parents died of illness one after another, so he was finally entrusted to me. I just finished the funeral for his parents today."

"Who is in his family? What does he do? Is there no one in his mother's family? Why did you entrust him to such a distant relative as you?" Luo Changqing asked a bunch of questions casually.

Xu Shichu secretly rolled his eyes in his heart, is he going to ask about the eighteen generations of his ancestors?

But there is nothing worth hiding, Xu Shichu answered honestly: "His father is Du Qian, this year's Jinshi fell ill right after leaving the examination room, and passed away after more than a month. I don't know about his mother. But their ancestral home is in Suzhou, Weicheng, so the mother’s family is also there, right? Far away can’t quench their thirst, so they have no choice but to find me, a distant relative. His grandfather was a regiment training envoy in Suzhou, Weicheng, and his ancestors have evidence Check it out, if you are worried, send someone to check it out."

Luo Changqing nodded ponderingly, Weicheng Suzhou is a frontier city, the place is a little sensitive, regiment training envoy also involves military power, but the official position is so small, everyone who can handle affairs has died, only one milk baby is left, Those people with all kinds of thoughts can't figure it out if they want to, can they?

Do those people think that I would do something irrational for a distant son of my wife?Luo Changqing sneered in his heart, did he regard me as a perverted person?That's too ridiculous.

Thinking of this, Luo Changqing has ruled out the suspicion that Xu Shichu might be plotted by someone, so there is probably no problem with the identity of the child.

"In this case, Madam can adopt if she wants to. All his supplies can be used in the mansion. The dignified Prime Minister's mansion will not be unable to support a child." Luo Changqing said slowly.

"No, he's a relative on my side. I can just raise it myself. I owe too much to the Prime Minister's family, and I'm afraid he won't be able to pay it back in the future." Xu Shichu smirked.

Nothing in this world is free, and she didn't want Du Zhao to get too involved with the Xiangfu.

"That's up to you." Luo Changqing said indifferently.

(End of this chapter)