Favored Concubine

  Wanyu didn't know about these things, but she was looking forward to going out and playing in a few days. Qige had been shouting all day that he wanted to go horseback riding.

  Murong Jin came to the Li's courtyard very early today, "Get ready, let's go out for a stroll. It's rare that I have a day off today, so I'll take you and your mother out for a walk."

  Li heard this and was overjoyed, hugging Wan Yu and giving her a kiss. He laughed and said: "My dear daughter, your father has finally remembered our third anniversary."

  Murong Jin's face turned red with embarrassment as he glared at Li Shi, "You woman, if you say another useless thing, I won't take you out to play anymore."

  Wanyu clapped her small hands excitedly and cheered, "I want to go around the streets, eat sugar gourd, and have a cloud swallow."

  Li had taken her to a small eatery on the way back from her parents' home before, and she had eaten there once. The food was very good, it was an old brand store, otherwise Li wouldn't have dared to bring her here to eat, or else if she got a stomachache again, it would be troublesome.

  Murong Jin pinched Yuwen Yuxi's face, "You little thing only knows how to eat."

  Qige climbed onto his back without saying a word and shouted, "Dad, ride the big horse, ride the big horse."

  Murong Jin was very strict with Li Ge, but he was very tolerant of Qi Ge who had not grown up yet. Every time he had free time, he would play games with him and enjoy himself immensely.

  Wan Yu also chimed in, "Ride a big horse, I want to too." Pouting her small mouth with a look of grievance, her soft and sweet voice made people's hearts melt.

  "Alright, ride a big horse." Murong Jin got on the kang, took off his outer coat and lay down.

  Qige climbed up familiarly, Wanyu also climbed onto her father's back, grabbing the collar of his waist and shouting "Drive!" with an excited voice that revealed unparalleled complacency and joy.

  Murong Jin shouted happily, "Let's go, sell dolls!"

  "Hey, no selling us!" Qi Ge shouted, waving his arms and legs.

  The room was in an uproar, filled with the happy shouts of children, leaving Mrs. Li not only helplessly shaking her head but also with eyes full of delight and satisfaction.

  After playing for a while, Li wore her clothes well, and Murong Jin let the nurse dress up her brother and sister. Yuanyu wore a pink chrysanthemum jacket with red strings tied to her hair, and Qige wore a sky blue jacket and trousers.

  Murong Jin held Qi Ge's hand and hugged Wan Yu in his arms, "Let's go, take a walk and eat some delicious food. Dad will take you to eat mutton steamed buns and small steamer buns."

  "Oh, delicious! " Qi Ge excitedly pulled Li Shi's hand and jumped up high.

  Murong Jin rode out on horseback, while Li and Wanyu took a carriage. Qi Ge didn't want to ride in the carriage and insisted on riding a horse instead. Having no choice, Murong Jin could only hold him on the horse to humor him. Qi Ge sat proudly on the horse, looking up at Wanyu with his chin raised, but was met with a disdainful glance from her.

  "Girls shouldn't roll their eyes, it's so ugly."

  Wanyu stuck out her tongue and hid in the carriage, refusing to come out. Murong Jin looked at her with a gentle smile.

  With these three children, Murong Jin felt that his lonely and cold heart had been comforted, and he unconsciously hugged the son in his arms tightly. He heard Qi Ge say with a restless nod: "It's a pity that Big Brother can't come."

  Murong Jin chuckled and said, "It's okay, just bring him next time."

  A group of people slowly drove their horse-drawn carriage onto the street, as they held Qi Ge, Mu Rong Jin also got up very slowly. Even so, Qi Ge felt very happy, constantly looking around left and right, being extremely restless.

  Wanyu also quietly lifted the curtain to take a peek outside, and Li looked at her with a smile in her eyes. This child was very quiet and well-behaved, but sometimes she still hoped that Wanyu could be more lively. It wasn't bad now, it's just that as a child, she was too well-behaved, too considerate, which made Li feel heartache and worry. If only she could be a bit naughty, a bit playful, and let loose, she thought it would be better.

  Li asked warmly with her arms around Yuwen: "Yuwen, where do you want to go and have some fun?"

  Wen Yu thought for a moment and replied straightforwardly, "Go play at the bookstore."

  Li smiled gloomily, stroking her little face to tease her, "Hey, you know a few words, go to the bookstore." She couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, this kid was too cute.

  Wan Yu's face turned red as she squirmed in Li Shi's arms, "No, no, I want to go to the bookstore."

  "Alright, let's go to the bookstore and take a look around. We can also stop by the jewelry store and pick out two sets of accessories for you." Li smiled at Yuwen, thinking to herself that she would buy some pearl flowers to bring back for her children to wear.

  Wanyu nodded happily, as long as she went to the bookstore it was fine, other places didn't matter. She went to the bookstore to take out her collection of martial arts secret books for her brothers to use, otherwise there was no way to explain it. This set of physical repair techniques was still quite gentle for ordinary people and wouldn't make them become big and rough.

  They first went to the jewelry store. Since Murong Jin and Li came in person, the manager with a discerning eye invited them into the VIP room, laid out high-end products, and let them choose slowly.

  Murong Jin glanced at the jewelry in the plate and calmly said, "Leave this set of sheep fat white jade, leave the blue field jade bangle, Manager, your store doesn't have good things anymore, how can you actually use ordinary goods to fill me up?" His face was slightly unpleasant.

  It's rare for me to take my wife and kids out to have fun, so I must choose something good or it would be embarrassing.

  Having managed the shop for many years, he was skilled at reading people's expressions. One glance told him that Lord Hou was very concerned about his wife, so he immediately accompanied a smile and said: "I know you're a discerning person, these things are all small items, but they are indeed our store's finest products. This pair of blue ceramic jade bracelets is suitable for women and children to wear, it warms up when touched, it's a rare warm jade with a faint purple color, very beautiful."

  Murong Jin didn't like listening to him ramble on, so he asked directly: "I heard that you got a good stone the other day. Is it warm jade? Let me take a look."

  The manager's face didn't look too good after hearing this, it's true that there is such a thing, but planning to choose a good time to sell at a high price, in this case, it's a bit suffocating.

  "Go get it, you won't be short of your silver." Murong Jin glared at him with a bad temper.

  Wan Yu looked at Guan Shi and immediately lit up with excitement, hastily running to fetch something. The joyful expression on his round face was hilarious, she couldn't help but giggle, covering her mouth as she did so.

  Murong Jin gazed at his daughter, smiling like a spring flower, with bright and lively eyebrows and eyes. Just looking at her was delightful, and he couldn't help but stretch out his hand to pinch his daughter's cheeks. "Good girl, Daddy will buy you beautiful jewelry, okay? My daughter is the most beautiful little fairy." He grinned proudly, laughing loudly.

  Wan Yu stared at him with her big, round black eyes, looking silly as she watched her father laugh loudly with his head thrown back. Her cute expression delighted everyone again, even Li couldn't help but smile.

  Wanyu sighed and said, "Alright, I'll just consider it a joke."

  He quickly returned with a wooden tray in his hand, covered with red cloth. He opened it himself and began to introduce, "This set is made of warm jade, shallow purple in color, carved into a set of jewelry, using orchids as the carving material, take a look."

  Murong Jin picked up a jade hairpin, touched it and indeed felt a slight warmth in his hand, which was quite good. He smiled and nodded, handing it to Li Shi to look at, "Take a look, how is it? Will it look good on our daughter?"

  Mr. Li also nodded with a smile, "Yes, it's really good, the color is good, and the jade quality is not bad either. This set will do." He agreed on the spot without even asking about the price.

  The Li family's maternal home wasn't a poor household either, and they were also married with a ten-mile red dowry. She was very good at managing the household, and over the years, the dowry had doubled. They only accumulated more valuable items, and now that they have a daughter, they naturally started collecting top-notch jewelry and accessories for her dowry. The dowry for their daughter's future marriage has been collected since she was young, which is how they can afford such good things.

  Murong Jin was most fond of this daughter, watching Yuwen Yu grow up with his own eyes, feeling very close to her in his heart, and not minding the small amount of money. "Hmm, I'll take this set. Are there any other good things?"

  The housekeeper burst out laughing and said after a moment's thought: "There are still several sets of jewels, but they're more suitable for the mistress to wear. They wouldn't be quite right for children."

  Murong Jin nodded, "Bring it up and take a look."

  The shopkeeper immediately had the young man bring up the goods, which were the latest craftsmanship from Jiangnan. They were made to be light and complex, yet not heavy or oppressive. There were exquisite accessories such as carved red agate, carved cat's eye stone, blue sapphire, crystal, coral, and agate - everything one could possibly want was there.

  Finally, Li chose a sapphire and a ruby for herself, and selected a set of agate hairpins and coral bangles for Yuwan. She also picked out a pair of old-pit jade bangles, saying that Yuwan's skin was as white and tender as a scallion, and this color suited her best.

  The last row of people left the jewelry store with satisfaction, and then went to the fabric store, which sold ready-made clothes. Li made a few new skirts for herself, and also picked out some nice and suitable clothes for Yuqi's three children.

  Wen Yu remembered to go to the bookstore, and as soon as she came out of the fabric store, she begged, "Go to the bookstore."

  Mr. Li patted his forehead and smiled at Murong Jin: "Your daughter insisted on going to the bookstore, so I thought of bringing her along."

  Murong Jin held Qi Ge in his arms to prevent being separated by the crowd, and his right hand tightly grasped Wan Yu's hand without letting go. He lowered his head to look at his daughter and said, "Alright, if you want to go, then let's go."

  They turned into the largest bookstore, Mu Rong Jin also wanted to pick a few books to read, Li Shi also planned to buy a few for herself to pass the time, letting Nai Nai keep an eye on the children and not leave, she went inside to choose books.

  She was very meticulous and put aside a large pile of children's books and picture books with illustrations, letting the two kids pick and play.

  Qige saw some picture books and was delighted to sit down and flip through them, concentrating intently, quietly and obediently. Yuanyu also followed Qige's example and went to pick out books to look at, specifically choosing ones with many pictures and few words, which were more suitable for young children.

  The nanny saw that they were playing well together, so she sat down on one side to chat and drink tea, slowly shifting her attention, as long as the children didn't run around wildly, everything was fine.