The Grand Secretary's Child-Raising Diary

Moreover, is this Lady Chengen really this kind of person? No wonder Lord Lu insisted on being so serious and summoned her over.

As far as he knew, Lord Lu's youngest son had just celebrated his first birthday yesterday. If the Madam was so strict with a one-year-old child, he wondered how Lord Lu had grown up to be so big.

Casting a sympathetic glance at Lu Shiyan, Lord Tang stepped into Tinglan Courtyard.

Inside Tinglan Courtyard, Qin Shi was unaware that the censor had overheard her words and continued to chatter on and on.

After the initial pain subsided, Lu Qi'an also shouted, "Grandmother, that sickly boy dared to kick me! You must stand up for me! I must beat him to death!"

Qin's beloved daughter kept assuring him, "Yes, yes, my darling, I will definitely stand up for you."

When Cui first saw Lu Qi'an, she was indeed heartbroken, but after the doctor examined him and said that Qi'an's eyes were not seriously injured, Cui gradually calmed down.

She knew how domineering her son was, spoiled by his mother. Besides, the child in Songtao Courtyard was only one year old. If An'er hadn't provoked him, how could a conflict have happened?

However, Cui would not say these words in front of her mother-in-law, Qin. She glared at Lu Qi'an's wet nurse and servants who were still kneeling to the side, and secretly made up her mind that she would replace the servants around Qi'an after this, so that the good child would not be corrupted by these wicked people.

The servants in Tinglan Courtyard finally spotted Lord Tang and Lu Shiyan's group and hurriedly announced it into the house. When Qin Shi heard that Lu Shiyan had also arrived, she snorted coldly and slammed her ringed hand heavily on the table.

"He's back quickly. I want to see how he's going to get that little bastard off today."

Compared to Qin's fury, Cui's eyelids twitched. She hadn't expected Lu Shiyan to act so quickly, but at this moment, regardless of whether Qi An had made the first move, she could only stand on her mother-in-law's side.

Qin was so focused on getting justice for her precious eldest grandson that she completely ignored Lord Tang, who was following behind Lu Shiyan.

After numerous failures, Qin Shi completely gave up on playing the role of a loving stepmother. When facing Lu Shiyan, she revealed her disgust and hatred for this illegitimate son without a doubt.

The combination of old and new grudges caused her to completely lose her temper, and she spoke recklessly: "What, did you rush back to apologize to Qi An with your little bastard?"

Lu Youning peeked into the house while clinging to Zhang Shi's shoulder. When she saw Lu Qi'an, who had a bruised eye but was still glaring at her with the other, she rolled her eyes at the little brat silently and defiantly. Then she pointed her little finger at Lu Qi'an, pouted, and burst into loud sobs.

Zhang patted his back with heartache, and when she thought of the bruises on Lu Youning's ankles caused by Lu Qi'an pulling him, she couldn't help but cry. Between sobs, she complained to Lu Shiyan:

"Second Master, you must stand up for the Third Young Master. The weather is nice today, so I was thinking of taking the Third Young Master for a walk in the garden. Suddenly, the Eldest Young Master rushed out and tried to grab our Third Young Master. There's a lotus pond right next to us. I was afraid the Third Young Master would get hurt, so I quickly picked him up. But the Eldest Young Master grabbed the Third Young Master's ankle and started pulling. Look how badly he pulled it!"

As she spoke, Zhang lifted Lu Youning's ankle for everyone present to see.

The baby, who had a difficult birth, was well cared for and fed for several months. Finally, the red, dark, and thin skin of the baby faded, and the baby became fair and tender. Because of the fair skin, the purplish-blue marks on the ankles looked particularly horrifying.

It's easy to imagine that the person who did this showed absolutely no mercy to a one-year-old child.

Not to mention that Lu Shiyan's eyes darkened instantly when he saw the bruise, even Tang, an outsider, couldn't help but gasp and look at Lu Qi'an, who was being tightly protected by Qin Shi, with an inscrutable expression.

Lord Tang made quite a commotion, and finally Qin and the others discovered him.

This Lord Tang was quite an eccentric. Despite wearing a conspicuous blue official robe, no one noticed him until he spoke.

Cui reacted even faster than Qin. When she saw the xiezhi badge on Lord Tang's official robe, she was startled. Her mind worked very quickly, and she basically figured out the whole story as soon as she saw the injury on Lu Youning's ankle.

She quickly stepped forward, approaching Lu Youning who was still sobbing, and reached out to touch his head, but Zhang avoided her. Zhang now viewed the group of people from the main branch of the family as a monstrous flood, so naturally she wouldn't let her touch Lu Youning.

Madam Cui wasn't embarrassed. She pinched her handkerchief and dabbed at the corner of her eye, looking distressed. "Qian wanted to play with his younger brother, but he didn't know his own strength. Ning'er, your aunt apologizes to you on behalf of your brother, okay?"

In short, they wanted to characterize Lu Qi'an's attack on his younger brother as mere playful banter between brothers, but this was indeed the best solution for the Cui family.

But what can she do when she has such a stupid teammate?

Seeing her daughter-in-law's behavior, Qin immediately scolded, "You stupid thing, didn't you see what An'er's eyes are like? You heartless thing, how can you fight like this? This bastard is clearly trying to harm my An'er."

Cui: Who exactly is the idiot?

Lu Shiyan, fiddling with the jade pendant at his waist, raised his voice: "Lord Tang, did you hear that? Madam Lu said it herself, this is no ordinary playful fight between brothers, this is an attempt to kill my son."

Lord Tang reached out and scratched his head, glancing helplessly at Madam Cui and Madam Qin. He had just intended to use the young woman's words to characterize the incident as a children's squabble, but some people didn't appreciate it.

In that case, he has no choice but to enforce the law impartially.

He straightened up and looked at Lu Shiyan: "What does Lord Lu mean?"

Lu Shiyan: "Then please, Lord Tang, conduct a fair trial. If it is true that my son struck first with the intention of harming the eldest son and grandson of this mansion, then I will personally apologize to the aggrieved party on behalf of my youngest son, and voluntarily renounce the Lu surname, leave the mansion with nothing, and from now on have no further connection with the Chengen Earl's mansion."

Upon hearing the words "leave the manor penniless," Qin's eyes lit up, while Cui's vision went black. The Tinglan Courtyard was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Lord Tang felt that Lu Shiyan was making a mountain out of a molehill, but he didn't try to dissuade him. Just as he was about to go along with Lu Shiyan's words and begin the trial on the spot, someone shouted, "Wait!"

Lu Chong and Lu Jingyan were summoned back from the yamen. As soon as they entered, they heard Lu Shiyan say that he wanted to "abandon the Lu surname and leave the mansion with nothing." They didn't even bother to wipe the sweat from their faces and hurriedly stopped him.

Upon seeing Lu Chong, the head of the family, return, Lord Tang breathed a sigh of relief, hoping that the Marquis of Chengen could control the situation and quickly let him leave.

Fortunately, Lu Chong did not disappoint him. Lu Chong cupped his hands to Lord Tang and said politely, "I'm sorry to trouble you to make this trip, Lord Tang. I will host a banquet at Jinxiu Pavilion another day to thank you. Today, I have some family matters to attend to, so I will not keep you any longer."

Lord Tang had been waiting for these words, and he hurriedly cupped his hands in greeting: "Your Excellency is too kind. I have official duties to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Having said that, he didn't even dare to look at Lu Shiyan, and hurriedly left with his men.