Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 39 Bringing a Man Home

"Thank you for your praise."

Ji Anyu put down the bow with a smile on her face. She walked up to Wei Songlin and stretched out her hand to signal Wei Songlin to fulfill the reward.

Wei Songlin gritted his teeth and reluctantly placed the jade pendant in Ji Anyu's palm.

"May I ask who Miss Ji's master is? I would like to learn archery from him."

"That's your friend."

Ji Anyu swung the jade pendant a few times and shifted her gaze to Shen Jing.

"So it was Prince Shen who taught her. No wonder Miss Ji has such amazing archery skills." Wei Songlin smiled.

"Miss Ji Er has already completed her apprenticeship. When I am free someday, I will come to visit you. I hope Miss Ji Er will be willing to teach me."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Wei Songlin is interested in Ji Anyu.

Shen Jing's face darkened. "Lord Wei wants to learn, why bother Miss Ji? This prince can reluctantly teach you. It's better to do it today than today. This prince is very free right now!"

He brooked no argument.

"Ziyou, many refugees have recently poured into the capital. The city is unsafe. Please send Miss Ji back to the Duke's Mansion."

Sun Ziyou nodded, but with his mediocre martial arts skills, if he was really attacked by refugees, he would not be able to protect Ji Anyu. It would be better to ask Qin Junxun to escort Ji Anyu home.

After a little thought, he realized that Ji Anyu might have taken a liking to him, and Shen Jing wanted them to have more contact.

He had just spent a brief time with Ji Anyu, and Ji Anyu was indeed a good person as Shen Jing said.

It just so happened that the family was short of a mistress to take charge of the household, so she gladly accepted Shen Jing's arrangement.

"Miss Ji Er, let's go."

"Ah."

Ji Anyu looked back as she walked and saw Shen Jing with a serious face. He was pretending to put his hand on Wei Songlin's bow hand to teach him how to shoot arrows. Wei Songlin dodged in disgust.

She suddenly remembered that Shen Jing had never married in his previous life. Could it be that he was with Wei Songlin...

No wonder on the eve of her marriage to Wei Luoyan, there were rumors in the capital that Shen Jing was a homosexual and often stayed overnight in Wei Songlin's room.

"Miss Ji, please be careful where you step." Sun Ziyou saw that Ji Anyu was absent-minded and reminded her gently.

"Thank you, Master Sun, for reminding me. In fact, if you are busy, you can leave first. I have brought guards with me, so I can handle the refugees without any problem."

Sun Ziyou smiled lightly, "I'm unemployed now, so sending Miss Ji off is just a matter of convenience."

If he doesn't send Miss Ji off in person, Shen Jing will be angry with him.

"In that case, I'll trouble you, Master Sun."

"It's not a bother, Miss Ji, you're welcome." Sun Ziyu suddenly remembered the interesting things that happened in the Duke's Mansion.

"I heard that the Duke's Mansion encountered bandits while on their way to pay respects to their ancestors, and a scholar named Xu Yuyan rescued the Duke's wife and stayed at the Mansion that night. I wonder if this is true?"

"It's true. That day, bandits threw rocks at the carriage. My mother's legs were weak and she couldn't get out in time. The guards at the Duke's Mansion couldn't take care of us, so Xu Yuyan carried my mother out. My mother thanked him and invited him to come to the mansion to teach me how to read and write."

Sun Ziyou knew that Shen Jing had been investigating the bandits' whereabouts recently, and he was curious.

"The bandits' arrival was strange, but the Duke's wife was lucky enough to meet Xu Yuyan."

He had already given Ji Anyu such a warning, hoping that she would notice and stay away from Xu Yuyan.

"My mother is really lucky." Ji Anyu couldn't help but sigh. In his previous life, Cao Lingru helped Ji Yunchu to run around everywhere and offended many noble people, but he was still alive.

"Xu Yuyan only taught you to read and write, so why did he live in the Duke's Mansion? I heard that he originally lived in an inn."

The image of Xu Yuyan's worn-out shoe tips suddenly appeared in Ji Anyu's mind.

"He's from Jiangnan, and the journey to the capital is long and not easy. My mother wanted to thank him and invited him to stay at the Duke's Mansion. Perhaps he ran out of money and couldn't stay at an inn, so he agreed to stay at the Duke's Mansion."

"So that's how it is." Sun Ziyou suppressed the sarcasm in his eyes.

Xu Yuyan was poor and destitute, but the man from Nanhou Mansion didn't help him at all and even took him to see the prince.

The prince is so noble, how could he look down on a commoner like Xu Yuyan?
"Miss Ji Er, do you really want to learn to read and write?" Ji Anyu was slightly stunned. In fact, she had learned a little.

She thought for a moment, looked up at her grandson Ziyou and nodded.

Sun Ziyou smiled faintly, his mind full of thoughts.

Since Shen Jing was worried about Xu Yuyan staying in the Duke's Mansion, he decided to be a good person to the end.

Bring Xu Yuyan to his house, keep him under his nose, and see what the man from Nan Hou Mansion wants to do.

"Miss Ji, to be honest, I admire Xu Yuyan's literary talent and would like to discuss something with him, but he lives in the Duke's Mansion, and it's not convenient for me to go there often. How about this, we exchange people, is that okay?"

Substitution?

Ji Anyu asked with interest, "Who does Master Sun want to replace?"

"My mother has a Nanny Yang from the palace. Before she entered the palace, she was also a talented woman. Later, when she got older, the Empress Dowager allowed her to leave the palace, and she came to serve my mother. I want her to teach you to read and write in Xu Yuyan's place. From now on, Xu Yuyan will live in my house, and Nanny Yang will live in yours."

Ji Anyu shook his head seriously, "I don't think it's appropriate."

Sun Ziyou thought Ji Anyu was reluctant to part with Xu Yuyan, and his face turned cold.

"What's wrong?"

"After all, Nanny Yang is by your mother's side, so you should continue to live in your house. I'll have someone prepare a bed and mattress at the Duke's Mansion. If Nanny Yang is tired, she can rest there."

Sun Ziyou smiled brightly.

"Very good!"

"We need to tell the elders in our family about this."

"Yeah." Seeing Ji Anyu's attentiveness and consideration, Sun Ziyou became more and more satisfied with Shen Jing's arrangement.

He turned his head and looked towards the willow pavilion. When he married Ji Anyu, would Shen Jing regret it in the future?

When Ji Anyu returned to the Duke's Mansion, Ji Chengting happened to be at home.

"Butler, please ask Grandfather to come over and tell him that he has something to discuss with you."

The housekeeper glanced anxiously at the strange man following Ji Anyu, mistaking him for the second Xu Yuyan, and staggered to call Ji Chengting.

Ji Anyu smiled awkwardly when he saw Sun Ziyou's gaze following the housekeeper.

"I'm old, and my legs are a little unsteady."

The master would send servants like this who were clumsy to the farm and would not keep them around, especially in the front yard.

Sun Ziyou immediately laughed and said, "The Duke is a kind man!"

Ji Anyu lowered his eyes and sneered.

She didn't know whether he was a good person or not, she only knew that the Duke had a lot of blood on his hands.

At this moment, Ji Chengting was sulking alone in the room.

He only found out yesterday that the Duke and Duchess agreed to let Xu Yuyan come to the mansion to teach Ji Anyu to read and write. He guessed the Duke and Duchess' intentions at that time, but it was too late to stop Xu Yuyan from entering the mansion.

The damn unfilial son acted first and reported later, which made him so angry that he almost couldn't breathe.

Since the person had already moved in, he couldn't just kick them out, and besides, the unfilial son specifically showed him the article written by Xu Yuyan.

Every word in the article is a gem. Xu Yuyan is indeed talented and a good candidate to become an official.

It would be even more difficult for him to lose his temper and ask people to leave.

"Master, please go and take a look! The second young lady brought a man back home! He is very handsome." The housekeeper said breathlessly.

"What? You little bastard!"

Ji Chengting ran over quickly, fearing that Ji Anyu would be as foolish as her parents and bring a man into the Duke's Mansion.

Everyone thought the Duke's Mansion was not chaotic enough and wanted to make him so angry that he had a stroke.

No matter what, I must stop that little bastard today!
(End of this chapter)