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

Before long, Luo Luo ran back, holding a roll of bright yellow brocade in her hands.

Lu Ye's gaze fell upon it, and his eyebrows twitched slightly.

He recognized the object; he himself had received an imperial edict after Xiao Chenlin was executed.

He just didn't expect to see it in the hands of a child.

Luo Luo tiptoed and presented the cup to him with both hands, her voice full of pride.

"After Father Xue and Father Xuan saw the good things Mother hid, they both told me I didn't have to do my homework anymore!"

"Did they all see it?" he asked.

"I saw it!" Luo Luo nodded vigorously.

"After seeing it, Father Xue stopped forcing me to eat."

After seeing it, my grandfather even personally taught me to write. That day, I only wrote one page! Just one page!

She held up her index finger to emphasize the remarkable number.

Lu Ye wasn't good at reading people's expressions, but he wasn't stupid.

Xue Bi was known for his strict adherence to rules. When he was teaching at the academy, he would personally review every extra line a student wrote and would never exempt a child from their studies without a valid reason.

Pei Dingxuan was even more so; he was clear about rewards and punishments and was never one to be soft-hearted because of external things.

That imperial edict was so powerful that it could change both of their minds at the same time; its contents must be extraordinary.

Should he watch it? In the end, he chose not to.

"Luo Luo, do you recognize the words inside?"

Luo Luo shook her head, "I know some of them and I don't, but I still don't know most of them."

"Then don't show it to anyone else."

Why?

Lu Ye thought for a moment. He wouldn't lecture the child or scare him.

After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and gently ruffled Luo Luo's hair. His palm was broad and rough, and his movements were gentle.

"The more people see it, the less precious your mother's treasure becomes."

Luo Luo tilted her head and looked at him, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"Can Luo Luo still play with Shan Qing?" she asked cautiously.

Shanqing sat upright, its eyes gazing expectantly over, its tail sweeping the ground from side to side.

"Go have fun," he said.

Luo Luo cheered and turned to pounce on Shan Qing, and the two of them rolled around together again.

Lu Ye sat back down on the stone bench. It was his fault for not making Luo Luo do her homework. If Wen Ying came back, he would accept whatever she said to him.

As the sun began to set on the horizon, Lu Ye was lost in thought.

After reading the imperial edict, Pei Dingxuan and Xue Bi both changed the rules.

The contents of the imperial edict were no small matter.

He didn't look at it, nor did he intend to ask Wenying.

If she wanted to say something, she would have said it already. If she doesn't, she has her reasons for not saying it.

Lu Ye has no particular strengths; his only advantage is his ability to stay by someone's side.

On a clear early summer day, cicadas chirped outside the eaves.

The room was elegant and quiet. Liu Wenying sat by the window, her delicate hands holding a brush, carefully sketching the latest silk patterns.

She had just finished drawing a lotus leaf when a pair of soft little hands suddenly pressed against the back of her neck.

"Mother!"

Liu Wenying put the pen on the pen holder and turned around.

Luo Luo stood behind her, her hands hidden behind her back, her feet together, and her little face flushed.

Her voice was sweeter than usual, almost cloyingly sweet, "Mother, I made you a necklace."

The mother and daughter spent every day together, and Liu Wenying had long developed an intuition that the sweeter the child's smile, the bigger the matter.

She tried to sound surprised, "Really? What did Luo Luo do? Let Mother see."

He fell back a step, hiding his hands tightly behind his back.

"No! You have to close your eyes first! Mother closes her eyes, and Luo Luo will put it on you."

Liu Wenying hesitated. Luo Luo used to be her little darling, but perhaps it was the time when the child was going through a rebellious phase, and she had unknowingly become a little rascal.

Moreover, she was wearing a newly made dress today. The fabric was soft and comfortable, but also very delicate and prone to snagging and damage.

But she still closed her eyes as instructed, not wanting to be a spoilsport.

It's nothing more than a wreath made of wildflowers or pebbles strung together with straw rope. At worst, it might get a little muddy or grassy, ​​but you can just change your clothes and wash it later.

After closing my eyes, my hearing became exceptionally sharp.

Luo Luo tried her best to suppress her laughter as she moved closer.

Then Liu Wenying felt something fall down her neck.

It didn't have the soft, fluffy feel of a wreath; it was a bit cool and had tiny bumps that made my scalp tingle when it brushed against my skin.

Suddenly, the necklace moved!

Something trembled slightly on her collarbone, and Liu Wenying suddenly opened her eyes.

A cicada landed on her collarbone, then a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth...

A whole string of cicadas is strung together one by one with hemp thread to form a necklace.

The cicadas were still alive, their thin wings fluttering. Before she could react, Luo Luo, still feeling smug, poked one of the cicadas.

"squeak--"

The clear chirping of cicadas suddenly filled my ears, striking my eardrums.

Liu Wenying let out a short, sharp scream.

She sprang up from her chair and frantically tried to pull off the string of cicadas around her neck.

She snapped the hemp thread, and the cicadas fell to the ground with a clatter. Some lay on their backs, kicking wildly with their six legs, while others flapped their wings to escape but got tangled in the thread, emitting intermittent mournful cries.

She scanned herself from head to toe to make sure there were no more clothes hanging there.

He then bent down and pulled out a thin bamboo strip from the side, looking up at Luo Luo.

"Luo Luo!"

That powerful shout instantly drowned out all the cicadas' chirping.

Luo Luo's smugness turned to panic. She took two steps back, turned around, and ran away.

Liu Wenying chased after him, carrying a bamboo stick.

Luo Luo ran very fast on her short legs, and just as she was about to run out of the courtyard gate, she crashed into a moon-white expanse.

"Help, Daddy Yu! Mommy's going to hit me!"

As soon as Pei Zeyu put his arm around her shoulder, Luo Luo grabbed his leg and clung to him as if she wanted to hang on him.

He had just returned from the Ministry of Personnel and hadn't even had time to change out of his official robes. He looked down at the trembling "little monkey" on his lap.

From afar, one could see Liu Wenying chasing after them out of the house, the thin bamboo stick in her hand raised high.

I've known her for so many years, and I've never seen her so angry.

"Did you do something wrong and make your mother angry?"

Luo Luo shook her head. "I didn't! I kindly made a necklace for Mother, and not only did she not want it, she also tried to punish me!"

Seeing that Liu Wenying was about to catch up, Luo Luo was so anxious she almost cried, "Daddy Yu, please save me! I have something good to show you! It's a yellow scroll!"

Pei Zeyu was taken aback. A yellow scroll? An imperial edict?

Before she finished speaking, Liu Wenying had already caught up with her.

She pointed with the bamboo stick at the furry head that had turned behind Pei Zeyu's legs, her voice trembling with anger: "Second Master, move aside..."

"The child meant well, why get so angry?"

Pei Zeyu hid Luo Luo behind his back and gently pressed down her hand holding the bamboo stick without making a sound.

Liu Wenying stared at him in disbelief. "Do you know what she did?"

"What?" Pei Zeyu was genuinely curious. Why would an ordinary necklace cause her such a fuss?

Liu Wenying held up the string of incriminating evidence; several cicadas were still moving their antennae, a sight that sent chills down one's spine.

"She not only ravaged the cicadas around her, but she also came to ravage me!"

Pei Zeyu couldn't help but laugh, his shoulders shaking with laughter.

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