With a wave of his hand, the Prince's Mansion's fortune exploded throughout the entire cap

Lu Yunfan was bewildered by these words, stroking his beard as he recalled, "When the second child was born? I was the registrar of the Imperial Academy at the time, and I happened to be in Jiangnan as an examiner for the provincial examination. Why did you suddenly think of this?"

Liu Shuang pinched his hand: "What about before I gave birth? Was there anything wrong with me?"

Lu Yunfan silently touched the spot where he had been pinched: "When I was pregnant with my second child, my appetite was very good, much better than when I was pregnant with my first and third children."

As her memories were confirmed, the color drained from Liu Shuang's face: "Yes..."

"lady?"

Lu Yunfan helped her sit down: "What happened?"

"Brother Fan, the second son wasn't much heavier than the eldest or the third son when he was born."

Seeing her clutching her sleeve absentmindedly, Lu Yunfan frowned: "What's wrong?"

"My younger sister said that besides Jingjing, there was another sentence in the fortune slip given by Master Wu: 'Mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas are all one family.' Songchuan, are there twin brothers and sisters?"

Lu Yunfan was shocked: "What...what did you say?"

The second child's birth weight was indeed similar to that of the first and third children, but Liu Shuang's figure was quite different when she was pregnant with the second child; she got hungry very quickly every day...

"I'll send someone to find the midwife who delivered my second child, and the doctor from that time!"

"No, although I wasn't home at the time, my mother and younger sister were."

Liu Shuang nodded: "My mother and younger sister were waiting outside the delivery room. The autumn wind was strong, and my younger sister even coughed a bit. It took her several days before she dared to see the second child."

Lu Yunfan closed his eyes. When he gave birth to his second child, his father was already the Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. His mother and sister guarded the front yard of the delivery room, while the back yard was where his eldest child lived.

When I came back, my eldest brother told me that he was waiting for my second brother to be born in the afternoon, which would take a long time.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw the roof in front of me and murmured, "Did the roof take it away?...

After the three-day banquet ended, Zhou Rui, unusually, did not get up early to read, but instead went to the front yard and knocked on Xiao Chengyan's study.

"Father, I have something to ask you."

"Enter."

When Zhou Rui entered, Xiao Chengyan was sitting at his desk reading letters.

Zhou Rui knelt down in front of the desk: "Father, your son wants to go and pay respects to our parents."

Xiao Chengyan nodded: "The results of the provincial examination are out, you should go see them. Do you need me to go with you?"

Zhou Rui shook his head: "I can manage on my own. Father, please take good care of yourself."

He knew in his heart that his biological father was not like his second brother's biological father. He had shared life and death with his father and had no need for his father to accompany him to the grave every time.

Raising a sickly child like myself, and teaching me to read and understand principles, is already an act of great tolerance from my parents.

Watching Zhou Rui's departing figure, Xiao Chengyan suddenly recalled his first time going to the battlefield.

He was fourteen years old that year. Although he had excellent martial arts skills, he had never experienced the cruel baptism of the battlefield.

Those methods for dealing with the mountains and forests were like empty talk; his own squad got separated from the main army during the battle.

The mountain forest at night is always filled with rustling sounds. Before he could react, Zhou Rui's father had already pulled him behind him.

The arrow that came straight at him struck him in the heart, and there was no hope of saving him.

My first time on the battlefield was saved by a centurion.

News from the battlefield reached the Prince's residence, and the Empress Dowager rushed to the Zhou family. However, Madam Zhou had already gone into premature labor due to the shock of the news from the government and eventually passed away.

Zhou Baihu's mother had already passed away, and Madam Zhou was an orphan she had taken in. The mother brought the friend, who had no relatives, back to the palace and raised him little by little with medicine and milk.

After returning from the battlefield, he kowtowed to his father and mother, expressing his desire to adopt the child.

"Fourteen years..."

Rui'er is already fourteen.

On a hilltop outside Beijing, there is a tomb for a husband and wife. The tomb is very well built and there is a wooden carving of an iris flower.

"Father, Mother, I am fully recovered now, and I did well in the provincial examination. I came in first place and was the top scorer."

Zhou Rui knelt down and kowtowed three times.

"Father and Mother, the Prince and Princess treat their son very well, so you don't need to worry. I will never forget the great kindness and virtue of the Prince Jing's Mansion."

"Since I am fortunate enough to become a member of the Prince Jing's Mansion, I will do my best to serve the Prince Jing's Mansion."

"Besides my second brother and me, the Prince's Mansion recently adopted a little sister named Jingjing. Jingjing is adorable, and she's usually very clever and lively..."

It wasn't until dusk that Zhou Rui, who occasionally exchanged a few words, set off to return to the Prince's Palace.

Inside the bamboo courtyard, little Jingjing looked at the older boy who was giving her second brother a lesson: "Big brother, why isn't big brother back yet?"

Gu Feng stared at the unfamiliar books before him, a sense of despair washing over him. "Yeah, why isn't my brother back yet? Once he's back, we can finally eat..."

Seeing his second brother's expression, Xiao Yu silently added insult to injury: "When your eldest brother sees your handwriting, he'll only make you write twenty more large characters."

Upon hearing this, Gu Feng immediately grabbed Xiao Yu's shoulder tightly: "Young Master, how could you be so cruel to your second brother? You must never say such things again."

Little Jingjing silently looked up at the sky.

[How boring... I finished martial arts practice today, did some cultivation in the afternoon, and even learned arithmetic from my mother this morning...]

It seems like I've done quite a lot... but what should I do now?

[Go find Xiao Jin?]

Xiao Jin's injuries have all healed, but if she doesn't rest properly, her magical power will easily diminish, after all, the royal palace's fortune hasn't recovered yet...

No, I still need to go and cultivate!

Without hesitation, Xiao Jingjing jumped off the swing: "Second brother, little brother, Jingjing is going back to Xianyun Residence!"

"Call me again when it's time to eat~"

[Jingjing needs to work hard at her cultivation! I refuse to believe I'll never see everyone's aura color!]

End of June.

On this rare day, Xiao Chengyan had some free time, so several people gathered at Fulu Courtyard.

Lu Wenshu played the zither, Xiao Chengyan played the flute, Gu Feng danced with a sword, Xiao Yu brewed tea, and Zhou Rui painted.

Fang Yuhua's heart softened at the sight of the children dressed in colorful clothes entertaining their parents.

"Feng'er has grown taller again, and her sword dance is excellent."

Xiao Chengyan silently approved of it; this child had begun to learn to control his strength instead of using brute force.

Only in this way can one become a great general.

Little Jingjing's thoughts arrived before she did.

【Yay! (＾－＾)V】

[It's a success! It's a success! It really works!]

[I can see the color of luck! Jingjing is so awesome o(￣▽￣)d]

Seeing the pink-faced girl rushing towards them, everyone tacitly stopped their stances: "Jingjing's awake?"

Every time the child practices, he says he wants to sleep, and they always comply.

Little Jingjing nodded: "I'm awake! I'm awake!"

[Jingjing was the first to come out and show everyone the color of luck!]

Hehe, let Jingjing take a look!