Thrown out of the house, the wet nurse enters the noble household and becomes a person of high statu

Pei Dingxuan walked in, his gaze sweeping across the desk.

Three pages of tracing, two and a half pages left blank.

He sat opposite Luo Luo and asked, "What characters did you trace today?"

Luo Luo lowered her head, her index fingers fidgeting with the edge of the table.

"Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe was vast and boundless..."

Write it down for me.

Luo Luo picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and began to write.

The character "天" (tian, meaning sky) is written crookedly, especially the left and right strokes, which look like two tadpoles fighting.

She felt particularly flustered when writing the character "荒" (huang, meaning desolate/barren).

That character is difficult; I practiced it more than ten times before but still couldn't write it correctly.

She glanced at Pei Dingxuan furtively, and Pei Dingxuan was looking at her in return.

"I can't write this character well," she admitted softly.

Pei Dingxuan said calmly, "If you can't write well, practice. No one is born knowing how to write."

Luo Luo was deflated; she knew that bargaining with Pei Dingxuan was pointless.

So, he picked up his pen again and wrote, stroke by stroke.

After I finished writing it, I felt it was ugly.

Pei Dingxuan pointed out her mistakes, "Horizontal strokes should be flat, vertical strokes should be straight. Writing characters is like standing in a stance; if the structure is not correct, it will naturally not look good."

Luo Luo said "oh" and rewrote it.

She was actually very afraid of Pei Dingxuan, but her mother said he treated her very well.

In particular, the red gold longevity lock she wore close to her neck was a gift from Pei Dingxuan when she was a child.

"Can I stop writing for now? I..."

"Can't."

Luo Luo's face scrunched up in a frown.

She glanced at the calligraphy copybook, then at Pei Dingxuan's iron-faced expression, and a sudden idea struck her.

Her father-in-law wasn't susceptible to coquetry, but she had other tricks up her sleeve.

I used it on Grandpa Xue last time, and it worked very well.

She jumped off the chair, rummaged through drawers and cabinets to find the imperial edict rolled up in bright yellow brocade, held it in both hands and ran back, panting as she presented it to him.

Her bright, dark eyes blinked ingratiatingly. "Daddy Xuan, look at this! This is a treasure Mommy hid away. I'll show it to you, and in return, can you stop me from writing?"

Pei Dingxuan's gaze fell on the imperial edict, and he recognized it at a glance.

Imperial brocade, bound with red gold thread.

Wenying actually had a hidden imperial edict?

Seeing that he didn't move, Luo Luo quickly unfolded it, just like last time.

Last time, Father Xue was also reluctant to touch her at first, but after seeing her, he agreed.

Pei Dingxuan took the opportunity to scan the text quickly, his face remaining calm and expressionless.

But something was slowly settling in his deep eyes.

Luo Luo looked up at him with anticipation.

"Today, you only need to write two pages of calligraphy practice."

"Really?" Luo Luo almost thought she had misheard.

Father Xuan actually gave in?

The contents of the imperial edict were obscure and difficult to understand. She didn't know which sentence had an effect, but she truly tasted the benefits of it.

She pressed her advantage, grabbing his finger, "How about we reduce those two pages to one?"

Pei Dingxuan looked down at her. "Okay, but you have to promise me you won't show it to anyone else."

"Okay!" Luo Luo immediately grabbed the pen, afraid that he would change his mind, and quickly started writing.

One taste of success wasn't enough for her; given the chance, she would show it to others again.

……

Lu Ye being assigned to look after the child was purely accidental.

Before leaving today, Liu Wenying entrusted Luo Luo and Ji Chuan to Xue Bi and Granny Tian for care.

Needless to say, there was no problem with Granny Tian's side.

The problem lies with Xue Bi. He was supposed to be doing well, but he was unexpectedly called away by an urgent matter at Fengge.

Pei Dingxuan and Pei Zeyu are still at their official posts and have not returned, so they cannot be relied upon.

Pei Yaojun is even less of a hope; if he were to come, it would be a miracle if he didn't take Luo Luo up onto the roof and cause a ruckus.

Therefore, the task of taking care of Luo Luo fell to Lu Ye.

Luo Luo initially had some reservations about this arrangement, as her father-in-law was not talkative, could not tell stories, and could not weave grasshoppers.

He would just sit to the side, his sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing his honey-colored skin and a few old scars, quietly watching her run around in the yard.

Fortunately, there are green hills in the yard.

When Shanqing was rescued, it was still an unweaned cub with gray-black fur and four legs as thin as hemp stalks.

Lu Ye fed it spoonful by spoonful of rice water until it grew up. Now it has grown into an adult, larger than an ordinary wolfhound, with glossy fur and erect ears.

From a distance, it looks just like a gray wolf, but its tail is always wagging.

When it sees someone it knows, it lies down and exposes its belly, its eyes narrowed to slits, as docile as a big gray dog.

The man and the wolf ran wildly around the yard for almost half an hour.

Luo Luo teased it with a ball made of hemp rope, threw it, and Shan Qing darted out like an arrow to retrieve it, its tail whipping into a gust of gray wind.

Luo Luo hid behind the peach tree again, and Shan Qing circled around the tree, pretending not to find her, whimpering anxiously. After whimpering enough, he pounced on Luo Luo and knocked her to the ground, licking her from her chin to her forehead with his big tongue.

"Stop licking me, it's so itchy, hahaha..."

The afternoon sunlight dappled the peach branches, and when Lu Ye said he was looking after the children, he really meant it.

I sat on the stone bench and watched the chickens and dogs running around in the yard.

His lips twitched slightly, as if he were smiling.

Gradually, the sun began to set, and Luo Luo's homework remained untouched on the stone table.

"Luo Luo," he called out.

The little girl was clinging to Shan Qing's neck, hanging herself on the wolf's back.

Shan Qing stood firmly, letting her climb up like a little monkey.

"Time to do my homework."

Luo Luo's hand froze.

She slowly slid off Shan Qing, looked up at the stone table, and then at Lu Ye.

With a quick glance, she adopted a pitiful expression.

"Daddy Lu, Shanqing really wanted to play with me today. It just told me."

Shanqing wagged its tail at the opportune moment and let out a low whimper, as if in agreement.

"...Shan Qing can't speak."

"It spoke! You just can't hear it."

Lu Ye stood up and walked over.

He was undoubtedly the tallest; when he stood in front of Luo Luo, the little girl's head barely reached above his knees.

He looked down at her, utterly helpless, unsure of what expression to wear.

"Do your homework first," he repeated.

"Let's play a little longer!"

Luo Luo extended her little finger, which was as thin as a bamboo shoot, and said, "Just for a little while, just a little bit!"

"Your mother said—"

"Mother isn't home today."

She leaned closer to Lu Ye, tilted her head back, and looked up at him with her eyes watery.

"Father Lu, you're the best! You're so tall and strong, you even fought a tiger in the mountains! You're not afraid of Mother's scolding, are you?"

Lu Ye was speechless after hearing what she said.

After thinking for a long time, he finally blurted out, "After you finish your homework, I'll sharpen a small wooden knife for you."

He hand-sharpened wooden knives so they wouldn't hurt anyone, but they were very delicate and came in many different designs.

If the chips were placed there normally, they would probably fly directly from the ground to the table.

But today is different. Shanqing is still waiting on the side, wagging its tail like a windmill.

Moreover, she has an even more effective magic weapon.

Her eyes darted around, and she ran into the house.

"Father Lu, wait a minute! I want to show you something!"

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