The Grand Secretary's Child-Raising Diary

Aunt Zhao was truly too lazy to serve that young lady. Seeing her pouting and unwilling look, Madam Liu smiled and said:

"We're all getting on in years now, and everything we do is for the sake of our children. Although the Qin family is not what it used to be, the master is still the vice minister of the Ministry of Rites and has some connections in the court. Yan'er will still have to rely on the master as her father when she takes the imperial examination, becomes an official, and gets married."

Aunt Zhao is beautiful, but she is a bit stubborn. Once she has made up her mind about something, she will not easily change it. However, as long as Qin Yan is involved, her principles and stance can be changed immediately.

After hearing what Liu said, she understood everything.

"Madam, you are such a good person. If Yan'er becomes successful in the future, and if he dares to be disrespectful to you or his elder brother, I will be the first to not forgive him."

Aunt Zhao's words were absolutely sincere. She had seen it clearly back in the Qin family: Qin Bingshan was a fool who neglected his own children and worried about his nephew all day long.

Without a magnanimous matriarch like Madam Liu, her son Yan'er might not have even grown up, let alone studied for the imperial examinations.

Whether it's seeking a master to study at a mountain temple or going on a study tour, Yan'er will definitely have everything that the two children of the eldest son have. People are all made of flesh and blood, and she is sincerely grateful to Liu Shi for the kindness of her mistress to her children.

Seeing that she was practically swearing an oath, Liu waved her hand and said, "I just hope that the brothers can support each other in the future."

Her heartfelt treatment of Qin Yan was ultimately for the sake of the Qin family and her children.

Meanwhile, at the Marquis of Chengen's residence, Qin Shi received Qin Bingshan's reply. It was as if all her strength had been drained away. She leaned against the pillow and silently wept. After a long while, she seemed to be talking to someone else: "Brother, you're blaming me."

Chunyan looked around and forced herself to comfort her: "Madam, don't be sad. Your uncle only said that you need to rest well after the long journey. He didn't say that you won't be invited to visit anymore."

"In my humble opinion, since you haven't seen your maternal uncle and his sons for three years, why don't you prepare some useful items and send them to the Qin residence first? After a while, when your maternal uncle's family has recovered, you can then pay them a visit. There's no need for any grudges to linger between siblings and in-laws."

In the past, Qin Shi would never have listened to a young girl like Chunyan, but the Qin family was her maternal family and meant a great deal to her. Now that their relationship had reached such a desperate point, she was willing to try anything, no matter how small the possibility.

Feeling a bit of strength returning to her body, Qin Shi propped herself up on her arms and instructed Chunyan, "Just do as you said, prepare some things that are useful and send them to the Qin residence first. I will visit my brother and sister-in-law again in a few days."

This time, when the gifts were delivered to the Qin residence, the old woman who delivered them finally met Madam Qin. Perhaps because the old woman was good at talking, Madam Qin's expression softened considerably after reading the gift list. The old woman went back and recounted Liu's every move in detail, and Madam Qin finally felt relieved.

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Lu Mansion

After passing Zhang Shi and Banxia, ​​Kuandong seized the opportunity and sneaked into Lu Youning's study.

Seeing his guilty look, Lu Youning cautiously looked around before speaking, "Have you found the person?"

Kuandong looked at Lu Youning with sparkling eyes, clenched her fist and waved it: "We've found the young master, should I and Shihu go and give him a good beating?"

Lu Youning shook her head: "Just beating them up would be too lenient on that mother and son. Do as I say."

Kuandong didn't feel there was anything wrong with a man who was about to turn twenty obeying the orders of four-year-old Lu Youning. On the contrary, he nodded excitedly after hearing Lu Youning's plan.

After Kuan Dong took the money and left, Lu Youning straightened his back and continued to draw large characters as if nothing had happened.

Last night, his adoptive father praised him for his improved handwriting and wrote a few characters for him to practice. Lu Youning did not object and did whatever Lu Shiyan told him to do.

In her previous life, Lu Youning was a vengeful person. Although Lu Shiyan wouldn't have taken the few evil servants to heart after the incident at Songtao Courtyard, Lu Youning hadn't forgotten them.

The injuries on Sun Mama and Banxia's bodies still stung him to this day, and that old woman surnamed Lai, who dared to covet Rendong because she had Qin Shi backing her up.

After leaving the palace, he secretly instructed Kuandong to investigate Granny Lai's family. What he found only strengthened Lu Youning's resolve to severely punish the two of them.

The news circulating in the Chengen Marquis's mansion is that Lai Da is an alcoholic who beats his wife when he's drunk. His wife couldn't bear the beatings and hanged herself. It seems that Lai's wife has nothing to do with this.

However, the information that Kuan Dong gathered was more extensive and detailed. It turned out that Lai Da and Lai Pozi were not good people. Taking advantage of the fact that the woman had no family, they did not treat her like a human being at all. They beat and scolded her every day and did not even give her enough to eat.

In the dead of winter, they were often forced to kneel naked in the yard as punishment. If someone passing by saw them, they would be beaten and kicked.

After reading it, Lu Youning felt that it was a huge mistake for that woman not to take Lai Da and Lai Pozi with her before she committed suicide, given the date.

Just imagine, if he hadn't run back to the Chengen Earl's Mansion from the palace that day, if Ren Dong had really fallen into the hands of Granny Lai and Lai Da, Ren Dong would have suffered the same fate as that woman. Lu Youning felt that if he didn't vent his anger, he would probably be stunted and unable to grow tall.

To deal with villains like Lai Da and Lai Pozi, beating them up won't solve the problem at all. Moreover, with a matriarch like Qin Shi around, it's hard to say whether another poor woman without parents to rely on will be pushed into the fire pit in the future. Therefore, he has to solve the problem from the source.

When Kuandong went out, she was spotted by Zhang, who came to deliver desserts. After entering the room, she asked with some curiosity, "What did the young master instruct Kuandong and Shihu to do? I haven't seen them much in the mansion these past few days."

Lu Youning remained expressionless: "Father's birthday is coming soon, so I instructed them to find some rare items as birthday gifts."

Upon hearing this, Zhang immediately stopped asking questions and praised Lu Youning for growing up and becoming sensible.

Lu Youning accepted Zhang's praise without question. After all, he was originally going to prepare a birthday gift for Lu Shiyan anyway, and dealing with Lai Da and Granny Lai was just a side effect.

Outside, Kuan Dong found Shi Hu and whispered Lu You Ning's plan in her ear. Shi Hu's eyes widened immediately, and she whispered, "Goodness, I've always felt that the young master is extraordinary. What four-year-old could come up with such an idea?"

There was no fear in his eyes, only amazement at Lu Youning.

Coltsfoot also said, "Who cares? I think the Third Young Master did this just to vent his anger for Honeysuckle. If the Master can protect Honeysuckle today, he can protect us in the future too."

Those who serve others are fortunate to have masters who protect their own. As long as they serve well and don't have any ulterior motives, their future will be pretty good.