After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 170 Resignation
In the summer of the fourth year of the Guan period, the Western Jin Dynasty was defeated.

His Majesty bestowed lavish rewards, and the five deputy marshals became the most powerful ones at the time.

On the streets of Yanjing, these people are undoubtedly the ones being talked about.

When it came time to reward people for their merits, the only person missing was the Empress's cousin, Military Advisor Pei Lan.

Jinpeng, Ji Mansion.

Qi'an and Sui'an, who were already three years old, rushed into the hall like little cannonballs.

Qingtan and Haitang, who were standing behind the two children, were bending over with their hands outstretched, trying to prevent the two children from falling at any time.

Mrs. Zhong had been waiting with her arms outstretched, "Ouch, ouch, slow down!"

Sui'an pouted in grievance, "Grandpa, my brother stole the gourd."

Xiao Sui'an likes to eat candied haws the most and he would pester his grandfather to buy him candied haws every day.

Qi'an is taller and stronger than Sui'an.

They are obviously twins, but now they look like siblings born one year apart.

Qi'an was very eloquent and immediately complained, "No, my sister ate my candied cake! I ate my sister's candied haws!"

Mrs. Zhong scratched Sui'an's nose and said, "You little greedy cat, if you keep eating, your teeth will be damaged!"

Qi'an immediately agreed, "Yes! My sister has bad teeth, she can't eat my brother's candy!"

Sui'an's articulation was not as eloquent as Qi'an's. He mumbled a long string of words in a hurry. After listening for a long time, Mrs. Zhong could only hear the word "no".

"Qi'er, An'er."

A tall and graceful young man strode into the hall carrying a cloth bag.

When the two little ghosts saw the boy, their eyes immediately lit up and they rushed up to him, one of them holding one of his legs.

"uncle!"

"uncle!"

Qingtan stepped forward and took his cloth bag, "Master Kuan."

Rong Lingkuan, who is about to turn fifteen, has grown like bamboo shoots after the rain and is now the tallest person in the family.

He picked up the two little kids like an adult.

"Have you listened to your grandfather's words today?"

The two little brats immediately nodded like chicks pecking at rice.

Rong Lingkuan smiled and said, "Can I have candy today?"

Qi An said seriously, "I didn't eat the cake!"

Sui'an covered her mouth with her hands. She looked at her brother with her big eyes, and then decided to follow her brother. She said in a baby voice, "I didn't eat the gourd."

The two children are the happy pills of the family. Seeing the two little brats trying to hide their true intentions, I couldn't help but laugh.

Rong Lingkuan bent down and put the two children down.

He squatted beside them and conjured up a straw grasshopper.

The two children's eyes immediately lit up and they stretched out their hands to take it.

Rong Lingkuan raised his hand high up so that no one could reach it.

"Now tell your uncle who ate the candy. Your uncle will only give it to the child who doesn't lie."

Qi'an immediately raised his hands high, and his short legs couldn't help but jump up, "I! I ate it!"

Rong Lingkuan reached out and tapped his little nose, "You can't eat it tomorrow."

Qi'an got the grasshopper and ran away happily, jumping up and down.

When Sui'an saw that the grasshopper was gone, his mouth flattened, "Uncle, Sui'an wants it."

Rong Lingkuan picked up the little girl and took out a straw grasshopper from his sleeve pocket. "Sui'er, what did the doctor say last time?"

Little Sui'an's eyes were immediately attracted to it. He stretched out his little fleshy hand to grab it, and said perfunctorily, "Sui Sui doesn't eat it."

The two twins looked exactly the same when they were born, but now that they have grown a little, one looks a bit like the father, and the other looks a bit like the mother.

Sui'an has been weak since childhood, and Zhong has been the one who has taken care of her until she grew up. She couldn't help but indulge her a little more.

Often, my uncle would come out and play the villain. Although my parents were not at home, I grew up with many setbacks and finally achieved success, being playful and well-behaved.

He can always melt Zhong's heart.

Mrs. Zhong brought little Sui'an over and handed him to Haitang, "Let's go out and play first."

She waved to the two children with a smile, then picked up a letter from the table and handed it to Rong Lingkuan.

"Kuan'er, your sister has sent me a letter. Recently, I have been having trouble seeing the words. It's like ants crawling on my head. I feel dizzy after reading for a while."

"Auntie is just waiting for you to come and see her."

Rong Lingkuan took the letter. This time the letter was not as thick as usual. It was only a thin sheet with just a few lines of words.

He read it all in one glance.

"My sister and brother-in-law are coming back."

“Are you coming back?”

Zhong was stunned.

Then, his eyes turned red.

Her son and daughter-in-law were both at the border. She waited for her husband all her life, and then waited for her son and daughter-in-law.

She didn't dare ask about the return date, nor did she dare ask about anything on the front line.

But every letter sent to the front line was filled with earnest advice.

"The court rewards people based on their merits, but my brother-in-law has resigned."

After saying this, Rong Lingkuan looked up at Zhong.

The Ji family started out as a family of military generals, and several generations of their family members have fought on the battlefield to achieve their current glory.

Once my brother-in-law resigns, all the past glory will be gone!

Zhong lowered her eyelids, and after a while, she nodded with a faint smile on her lips.

"It's fine to quit, it's fine to quit."

Rong Lingkuan pursed his lips. Perhaps for ordinary people, high positions and generous salaries are the highest goals for scholars.

For the Zhong family, the safety of their family is the most important thing.

Mrs. Zhong has adjusted her mood and even began to look forward to the day when her family would be reunited.

"When will your sister arrive? I have to clean up Yuhui Garden for them!"

Jin Peng's house was not as big as those in the capital, but Zhong still named the couple's yard Yuhui Garden.

"We left the day before yesterday. Calculating the time, we should be here tomorrow."

"It will be tomorrow!" Mrs. Zhong was immediately excited.

"Oh my, it's too late. I'll go and make arrangements now. Yuhui Garden needs to be cleaned and the bedding and curtains need to be replaced with new ones!"

"Oh, right! Mother Zhou, go ask the kitchen to prepare pork elbow and eight-treasure duck. They love them! These two are time-consuming, so stew them now so they can enjoy them as soon as they get home tomorrow!"

Zhong walked around the hall a few times, muttering to herself, wondering why they didn't bring the things they used to use in Yanjing here.

"By the way, Kuan'er, your sister often writes and draws. Go buy some pens, ink, paper and inkstone! She likes to use Jin'an's agarwood ink and Jifangzhai's rice paper the most..."

"Oh, yes, there is no Jifangzhai here, so buy some better papers and see what she likes later."

"Chenchun, go ask the mistress of Xiuyunfang to send some fabrics and patterns, as well as fashionable jewelry!"

Rong Lingkuan looked at Zhong, who was running around like a headless fly, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Two years ago, he came to Jinpeng with Zhong and their two children.

He didn't know why he came to Jinpeng, but here he felt the warmth of home for the first time.

He can read and study, and his aunt has made every possible arrangement for his food, clothing, housing and transportation.

Apart from his sister, this is the first person who cares about him so sincerely.

He often thought, this is what his mother looks like.

(End of this chapter)