0p0 Chapter 225: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (11)
Chapter 225: The Houmen Madam Nursery School has started (11)
As Bu Shi'an finished speaking, Marquis Cheng'en's voice stopped abruptly.
The boy who was talking to him didn't understand what was going on, but when he saw that Marquis Cheng'en had shut up, he also stopped talking.
For a moment, the back door was eerily quiet.
Seeing no one answered, Bu Shian repeated it again.
"Who is Zhao Xiu?"
Still no one answered.
The boy in the corner pursed his lips, as if hesitating about something.
Until Bu Shi'an received no reply, he looked at the old servant who brought these children here.
He then took a step forward and performed an awkward salute.
"To answer Madam's question, this boy Zhao Xiu."
Bu Shi'an looked at the person he chose during observation and found that the person he chose in the information was the same one, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Why didn't you step out of line just now? Didn't you hear it?"
The boy shuddered slightly and answered truthfully.
"To answer Madam, I didn't have a real name before, so when I first heard it, I didn't realize you were calling me."
Bu Shi'an seemed to be lost in thought, looking at the overly loose brocade clothes on him. Combining the information and the initial positions of the few people, he instantly understood.
"Okay, it's you. Are you interested in becoming the heir of the Cheng'en Marquisate?"
After these words were spoken, not only was Zhao Xiu himself confused, but even the expressions of the other boys changed.
Especially the boy who had been chatting with Marquis Cheng'en before, he actually interrupted him after hearing this.
"Madam, how can he be the heir of a marquisate? He is the calamity that brought death to my mother."
"If you hadn't said you wanted to meet all the eligible boys from the side branches of the Marquis's family, he wouldn't even be qualified to stand here."
Following his revelation, the boy named Zhao Xiu lowered his head and murmured only in a voice as thin as a mosquito.
"I am not a disaster star. I did not kill my mother."
Seeing his rebuttal, the boy became even more excited.
"Of course not. Do you dare to say that your mother wasn't murdered on the way to worship Buddha with you?"
"Do you dare to deny that you were the only one of the convoy that went out and came back alive?"
"Tell me, do you dare to talk about that past in front of the Marquis and the Mistress?"
As he spoke aggressively, Zhao Xiu lowered his head even lower.
When the boy saw that Zhao Xiu was speechless, he immediately took action.
He took the opportunity to curry favor with Bu Shi'an just as he had flattered Marquis Cheng'en before.
"Madam, I heard my mother say at home that you managed the Marquis' Mansion in perfect order by yourself."
"Even us, the side branches, are under your protection and receive your rewards every year and festival."
"I know I'm not worthy of being your child, but if you don't mind me, I'd like to come to the Marquis' Mansion often to entertain you."
Bu Shi'an didn't say anything, but just watched his performance quietly without being moved.
It is hard to believe that no one taught her these deliberate words.
The people behind him wanted him to enter the Marquis' Mansion, so they prepared a rhetoric for him and arranged for him to stand in the middle of several children, and the one dressed the most eye-catchingly.
With such a backer and a way out, she can't get far no matter how hard she tries to raise him.
Is there any big difference between this and adopting the illegitimate son of Marquis Cheng'en?
What's more, no matter how sweet and considerate this child appears to be, his true nature is revealed when he interrupts and makes fun of another child.
If this kind of person were adopted, I'm afraid he would say one thing to your face and another behind your back.
He was sweet-mouthed and acted like a little girl in front of the prince and her, but relied on his status and position to act tyrannically and cause trouble outside.
What she wanted was an adopted son who could inherit the title.
As long as you don't have other thoughts and don't act rashly, you don't have to be that talented.
But there is no need to play both sides and be a domineering person who is used to acting to deceive those above him and oppress those below him.
She was also planning to settle down the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion and then retire.
I don't want to kill the old one, so I bring the young one along, but I still can't get rid of the mess of living with an ungrateful person.
She saw through everything and was not fooled, but Marquis Cheng'en on the side did not have such foresight.
He seemed to be persuaded and pulled Bu Shi'an's sleeve without caring that he might be beaten.
"Madam, I think this child is very good, sweet-mouthed and sensible, and he is close to us."
"Why not take him? We'll have someone open the ancestral hall and adopt him."
As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Bu Shi'an to reply, the child knelt down immediately.
"Hello, father and mother. I will study hard in the future and restore the former glory of our Cheng'en Marquisate."
As he spoke, he kowtowed three times in a row.
Marquis Cheng'en's panda eyes softened a bit when he smiled.
Just as he was about to help the boy up, Bu Shian's next words pinned him to the spot.
"I didn't agree to adopt this child. If you want, you can raise it yourself."
Marquis Cheng'en's happy expression froze and he looked at Bu Shi'an in disbelief.
Bu Shi'an glanced at the boy on the ground with trembling pupils, and returned his gaze to Marquis Cheng'en.
Word by word.
"Don't worry, this time, I won't let you use my money to raise the child."
Hearing Bu Shi'an say this, Marquis Cheng'en quickly retracted his outstretched hand.
It's a joke. He himself needs to be supported by his wife and doesn't even care about his own son, but still expects him to raise an adopted child out of his own pocket.
Is he some kind of villain?
Marquis Cheng'en ignored the boy on the ground looking at him, rubbed his hands and looked at Bu Shi'an.
"Ma'am, I'm just giving you a suggestion. If you don't like it, we can wait and see."
"We are husband and wife, the closest two people to each other. We can't let outsiders separate us."
He was very humble, fearing that Bu Shian would be unhappy and stop supporting him.
But this scene fell into the eyes of these children who were not very aware of the situation.
Even though Marquis Cheng'en respects his wife, the adoption matter is entirely up to his wife's likes and dislikes.
This made the boy, who was still kneeling on the ground, very anxious.
Before coming to the Marquis' Mansion, his parents had told him many things, and those flattering words were taught to him by them.
His parents also told him that as long as he became the prince of a marquisate, he would inherit the title, live a life of luxury and be able to do whatever he wanted.
Now, he was about to get the position of the crown prince, but it was gone because of a few words from this woman who seemed difficult to get along with.
He was so angry that his true nature showed up and he pointed at Bu Shian and started cursing.
"Why do you refuse? This Cheng'en Marquis Mansion is my uncle's territory. His words are the rules."
"How dare you, a merchant girl who only got the title of Marquis' wife by relying on him, openly contradict him?"
As he finished speaking, Marquis Cheng'en's eyes widened.
He silently turned the wheels of his wheelchair and moved back, putting some distance between him and the boy.
This woman would beat even the Marquis at will in the Marquis' Mansion.
You, a child from an unknown branch of the family, dare to contradict her in this closed-door marquisate.
He had to stay away, otherwise he would be dragged in and get hit.
Faced with the accusations, Bu Shian did not get angry but laughed instead.
Ignoring him, he looked at Zhao Xiu on the other side.
"Zhao Xiu, from today on, you are my child, the heir apparent of the Cheng'en Marquisate."
"Come, come here and let your mother see you."
Zhao Xiu trembled all over, not understanding why the elegantly dressed mistress of the Marquisate would be willing to have someone like him as her child.
Obviously, his biological father despised him, scolded him as a calamity that would bring bad luck to his relatives, and drove him to the servants' residence.
Zhao Xiu didn't understand, but the word "mother" made him so eager that he subconsciously wanted to get closer.
By the time he reacted, he had unknowingly arrived in front of Bu Shian.
The stranger's embrace was warm and exuded a fragrance he had never smelled before.
In just a moment, his nose felt sore and tears began to fall.
"Mother……"
As he called out "mother", the boy, who was already angry to the point of losing his composure, became even more unable to control his emotions.
"Zhao Xiu, how dare you, a calamity star who killed your own mother, call someone else mother? Don't you think killing one person isn't enough?"
"The Marquis Cheng'en Mansion does not belong to you. If you know your place, you should get out of here on your own initiative."
His words were sharp and vicious, instantly pulling Zhao Xiu, who was already deeply moved, back from heaven.
Just as Zhao Xiu panicked and tried to break free, Bu Shian's calm voice sounded above his head, soothing and bewitching.