"Yes, your subordinate understands!"
After being reprimanded, he finally understood and quickly responded to Bai Lixi's words.
"It's good that you understand. Be smart when you're working. Know what to say and what not to say."
"Yes, General!"
After Bai Lixi's subtle reminder, he continued to walk forward. If Gu Beichen dared to obstruct him, he would only have one fate: death.
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"Madam, the wet nurse has been found and is waiting outside the door. As per Madam's instructions, she has a clean background."
Feng Jin carefully placed the sleeping child in her arms into the cradle. Although the child was a bit weak, he ate a lot and was very well-behaved, sleeping and eating, rarely crying.
Raising him was incredibly easy. Compared to Da Bao and Er Bao when they were young, this child was an angel.
"It's good that her background is clean. Go and instruct the kitchen to be extra careful with the wet nurse's meals. There must not be any mistakes."
"Yes, Madam, your servant has noted it." Chu Qing wrote down everything Feng Jin said. She wondered why Madam was so concerned about this child, even more so than about the two young masters.
If the young masters found out, they might get jealous.
"Madam, you've been dedicating all your attention to this child these past few days. You haven't visited the young masters in days."
Chu Qing hesitated, but still spoke up to remind her. Yesterday, Da Bao had complained that he hadn't seen his mother in days, seeming to miss her.
After being reminded, Feng Jin finally came back to her senses. It was her fault. She had been so focused on taking care of this little one that she had neglected Da Bao and Er Bao. She was truly an unqualified mother.
"Madam, I will watch over things here. You go and see the two young masters, otherwise, they will be very sad."
"Alright then. This child's constitution is weak, so please be careful."
Feng Jin glanced back at the child still in the cradle, saying with a hint of worry. This child was indeed born with a weak constitution, and after all that trouble, his body had become even more fragile, unable to withstand even the slightest disturbance.
It was all her fault for being soft-hearted and causing such a big problem. If she couldn't take good care of the child, she didn't know how she would explain it to the Empress Dowager.
"Madam, please don't worry. Your servant will take good care of him. You should go and see the young masters first."
As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Qing urged Feng Jin to leave quickly.
"Why hasn't Mother come yet..."
Da Bao eagerly peered out the door, hoping to see Feng Jin's figure. He wished he could look up every minute. But it was already nearing noon, and his mother still hadn't arrived. He figured she wouldn't be coming today.
"Sigh... Now that Mother has a little brother, she doesn't want us anymore..."
He sighed dejectedly, feeling that now that his mother had a new baby brother, she didn't care about him as much.
For so many days, she had only been with the new baby brother and hadn't visited him in a long time. He probably had already forgotten about him and didn't love him anymore.
He was such a pitiful child, about to become unloved. Thinking of this, Da Bao's mood became even more dejected, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Er Bao was annoyed by his grumbling and rolled his eyes at Da Bao, "Shut up!"
He couldn't be quiet for a single day, always being so noisy. Couldn't he let others have some peace?
"Mother doesn't want you anymore!"
Da Bao stood up, hands on his hips, and shouted loudly at Er Bao. No matter what, Er Bao would be with him. If Mother didn't want them, Er Bao would also become a child without a mother's love. At least he wouldn't be too pitiful, as he would have a companion.
Ignoring Da Bao, Er Bao just rolled his eyes, not taking Da Bao's words to heart at all. He believed that his mother would definitely not abandon them. It was probably just because she was too busy taking care of the new younger brother these past few days.
That's why she hadn't paid attention to them. Besides, they were already older, and it was natural to take care of the younger brother. When Mother was done being busy, she would definitely come to see them.
It was simply preposterous to think that Mother would abandon them now that she had a new baby brother.
"Why aren't you talking?" Da Bao noticed that Er Bao wasn't speaking, walked over, sat down beside Er Bao, and stared intently at him. "Brother is asking you a question, why aren't you talking?"
He felt that Er Bao had no respect for him, his older brother. This was all due to his failure to educate Er Bao properly. When the little brother grew up, he would have to be educated well. The first thing he would learn was to respect his older brother.
He couldn't let him become like Er Bao, who didn't put his older brother in his eyes at all.
Er Bao rolled his eyes impatiently, finding Da Bao incredibly noisy. He had only been born a few minutes earlier, yet he always put on airs of being an older brother.
He always wanted to use his status as the older brother to suppress him and discipline him in everything. It wasn't that simple, and he wouldn't listen to Da Bao.
Er Bao picked up his book and stood up, walking over to the window and sitting down.
"Who told you to go!"
"Don't come over. You're too noisy."
Er Bao's tone was firm. He wouldn't allow Da Bao to come near him anymore. He talked too much and would disturb his reading.
Da Bao stamped his feet angrily on the spot. He had only just learned to read at such a young age, and he couldn't even recognize all the characters.
With a creak, the door from the outside was opened.
Hearing the sound, Da Bao immediately rushed towards the door. Upon seeing Feng Jin's figure, he flew into her arms and hugged her neck tightly, unwilling to let go. "Mother... Mother, you're finally here."
The moment he threw himself into Feng Jin's embrace, Da Bao felt incredibly wronged, and tears streamed down his face.
"Okay... okay, don't cry. Mother is here now..."
Feng Jin also felt she had indeed wronged her children. She hadn't visited them for such a long time, and she felt even more guilty.
Especially Da Bao's crying, it was like a sharp knife piercing her heart, making her chest ache terribly.
Although Er Bao wasn't as emotional as Da Bao, he also walked over with a slight panic, standing beside them and watching quietly. He stepped up to Feng Jin and respectfully called out, "Mother."
"Er Bao, come here. Let Mother hug you."
Seeing Feng Jin extend her hand, Er Bao no longer held back and flew into Feng Jin's embrace.