After being a widow for half my life, I found out that my husband was not dead.

In the afternoon of this day, it rained in the morning and it was rarely cool in the afternoon. Liu Yunxiang took his two children to play in the back garden.

The gatekeeper came to report that the third and fourth imperial concubines were coming. Liu Yunxiang hurriedly went to the front yard to greet them and saw that they had already entered the mansion.

"Third sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law."

Liu Yunxiang stepped forward and bowed first according to the rules, and saw Su Rumeng and her son Qin Yu. Behind Bai Jingyu, the nanny was holding a two or three-year-old girl with bright black eyes, chubby and fair skin.

"It's a good day. My four siblings and I have nothing to do, so we decided to come over to your place to kill time." Su Rumeng said with a smile.

"I'm bored too. I'm so happy that my two sisters-in-law can come."

With that said, Liu Yunxiang bent down and smiled at Qin Yu: "Yu'er, do you want to play with Xing Yi and Yan'er?"

Qin Yu nodded hurriedly and replied crisply: "I think!"

"Then let's go to the back garden."

Liu Yunxiang rubbed Qin Yu's head, stood up and looked at Bai Jingyu, "Fourth sister-in-law, many years ago, we escaped the rain together in the peach blossom forest. Do you still remember?"

Bai Jingyu was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook her head, "I don't remember."

"It was indeed many years ago. I didn't want us to have such a fate and become sisters-in-law."

Bai Jingyu smiled gently, "Yes, fate is very magical."

Liu Yunxiang looked at the little girl in the nanny's arms. She looked like the female doll in the New Year paintings, so cute. She teased, and the little girl grinned.

"Ling'er, call Auntie." Bai Jingyu taught the little girl.

The little girl tried to shout, "Really...really..."

The little girl's voice was soft and waxy, and Liu Yunxiang's heart softened. After shouting, she was stunned for a moment, probably feeling weird that she started giggling before others laughed.

Liu Yunxiang couldn't help but stretched out his hand, "Auntie, give me a hug, okay?"

The little girl crawled into the nanny's arms shyly. Just when Liu Yunxiang thought she refused, she turned around and pounced on her.

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly took it and hugged it, soft and heavy, "Your name is Ling'er? It's such a nice name. My mother named it for you, right?"

The little girl looked at her with big black eyes, curious, but not timid at all.

"Ling'er is so cute. Auntie likes you so much. Can I get you something fun?"

The little girl seemed to understand her words and nodded.

"It's so cute!"

Liu Yunxiang hurriedly led them to the back garden. As he walked, he said, "There is an apricot tree in the back garden of my house. It bears a lot of large yellow apricots. They are soft, waxy, sweet, and especially delicious."

Su Rumeng said with a smile: "Then we will be lucky."

"I wanted to give you some as well, but my third sister-in-law came today, so I took some more back."

"You were supposed to give it to me. Let's get together."

"It doesn't matter, just a word from the two sisters-in-law, and I'll be there."

When they came to the back garden, Xingyi and Yaner saw Qin Yu and hurriedly invited him to play in the mud together. The two little guys were already dirty from playing. If she said anything, they would say that their father asked them to play.

Qin Yu tilted his head and looked at the two clay dolls, and didn't recognize them until they got closer. Seeing them greeting him, Qin Yu hesitated and turned to look at his mother.

Su Rumeng patted her son on the shoulder and said, "Let's go play."

Qin Yu got the promise and ran towards Xingyi and the others.

Liu Yunxiang invited Su Rumeng and the others to sit down at the stone table in the courtyard, and asked Jin Yan and Zi Jin to prepare refreshments again.

"Come on, Ling'er, let me hold you. You are too heavy. Don't tire Auntie." Bai Jingyu reached out to hug her daughter.

Liu Yunxiang saw that Ling'er also wanted to find his mother, so he wanted to send her over, but the nanny next to him quickly caught her, "Master, you don't dare, you have to be careful."

When Liu Yunxiang saw Bai Jingyu retract his hand, he treated Ling'er and handed it over to the wet nurse.

"Sister-in-law Four, this is it?"

Su Rumeng replied: "More than two months."

Liu Yunxiang understood that Bai Jingyu was pregnant again, "You have to be more careful."

Bai Jingyu smiled, "It doesn't matter."

Liu Yunxiang saw that Bai Jingyu's smile was somewhat forced, and he seemed to be more worried when he mentioned the child in his belly.

Liu Yunxiang was very familiar with Su Rumeng, but when he chatted with Bai Jingyu, he became very enthusiastic. The three of them chatted about family affairs, including their own family's and other families'.

"I heard that Princess Zhaohua and the eldest son of the Marquis of Wuchang were having a terrible quarrel these past two days. The princess complained to the eldest princess, and the eldest princess came to find reason with the Marquis of Wuchang, but the Marquis of Wuchang not only refused to give the eldest princess face, , and wanted his son to divorce his wife. The two families were in such an ugly quarrel that the emperor and queen had to come forward to make peace, and they are still in limbo." Su Rumeng said.

Bai Jingyu chuckled and said, "The Queen and the eldest princess have a quarrel. I'm afraid that instead of making peace, they will only add fuel to the fire."

Su Rumeng nodded, "This is something she can do."

The two sisters had a mother-in-law, and they were equally speechless towards this mother-in-law.

At this time, there was movement at the base of the west wall. Liu Yunxiang and the others looked over and saw three children running to the apricot tree to play.

"Ah, your Yan'er and Xingyi climbed the tree!" Su Rumeng said anxiously.

Liu Yunxiang took a closer look and saw that it was not the case. Xingyi and Yan'er were both in the book, as if they were picking yellow apricots, while Qin Yu stood underneath, looking hesitant.

"Qin Yu, come up quickly, you're not tall!"

"Use your hands hard and you'll be up in one leap!"

The two in the book are still urging the one below, and the one below is obviously afraid, but also very envious.

These two children were led very wildly by Yan Mu. Liu Yunxiang was used to it, but it only shocked Su Rumeng and Bai Jingyu.

"Oh, don't scare them. Let the home guards take them down."

"Yes, this apricot tree is quite tall."

Liu Yunxiang smiled, "It's okay, let them pick apricots for you."

Liu Yunxiang called out, and Jinyan came over with tea. She learned that the two children had climbed up the tree, and she was used to it.

"Go and get two baskets."

"Yes."

When they came to the tree, Su Rumeng grabbed her son Qin Yu and said, "You can't go up. It's too high."

Qin Yu looked up at Yan'er and the others, pouted and said, "They don't seem afraid?"

"Well, they're brave."

"But why am I so timid?"

Su Rumeng didn't know how to answer for a while. After thinking for a while, she whispered: "It's better to be less timid."

"Mom, I'll pick yellow apricots for you!" Xingyi shouted to Liu Yunxiang below.

"I'll pick it for my mother too," Yan'er said.

"Brother, you pick that piece, and I'll pick this piece."

"it is good."

The two siblings were still discussing. After a while, Jinyan brought the basket, raised the knife to his head, and asked them to throw it into it.

After quickly picking a large basket, Liu Yunxiang asked them to come down.

Su Rumeng asked worriedly: "Can they come down by themselves?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the two children jumped down. After coming down, he clapped his hands tightly and neatly.

Su Rumeng was amused, "Do you know kung fu?"

Xingyi nodded, "Dad taught us."

"Dad said that if we learn kung fu, no one can bully us."

"We can bully others!"

"No, if others don't mess with us, we won't mess with others either. If someone messes with us, we'll beat them, hard, so that they won't dare to mess with us again in the future."

What the two children say to each other is all what Yan Mu taught them. It makes sense but is also very domineering.

"This is what it means to be a father." Su Rumeng sighed.

Bai Jingyu was silent for a moment and said, "I would rather my children not have such a father."

Liu Yunxiang could understand them and said: "If men can't be relied on, then we have to rely on ourselves."

Su Rumeng smiled, "Yun Xiang is right, some men are reliable and some are unreliable, but in the end, it is safest to rely on yourself."

It was getting late, so Liu Yunxiang sent the two of them out of the house and watched their carriage leave. Just as he was about to return home, an official came running over.

"Princess, the prince has been blackmailed and asked you to send him ten taels of silver!"