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After he finished, he realized what he had just said.

”The quality of the jade that the Empress has bestowed upon me is good, and when I touch it my hands will feel ice-cold. It just so happens that with Yuanxi carrying it, it would still cool a little.”

Xu Shiqiu could hear that Dong Shu was doing this on purpose, but he did not think too much into it.

Xu Shiqiu first placed Yuanxi in Dong Shu's embrace, then removed the collar on Yuanxi's neck, and quickly walked to Yuanxi's jewelry box to exchange for the collar bestowed by the Empress.

Xu Shiqiu's movements were fluid. After doing all this, he started to size Dong Shu up.

The mother and daughter pair would look at him with similar gazes, but they were both wearing identical colored dresses. Just one look at them would cause his heart to soften to the point of being a mess.

”Hubby?”

Seeing that Xu Shiqiu was distracted again, Dong Shu immediately called out to him.

Hearing Dong Shu's voice, only then did Xu Shiqiu recover his senses. He carried Yuanxi in one hand and held Dong Shu's hand with the other as they walked out.

Just as the family of three walked out of the house, Dong Shu saw Mama Yan leading Yuanxi's wet nurse who seemed to be waiting for him in the courtyard. Without much thought, Dong Shu directly said: ”Nanny, you carry Yuanxi, Mama Yan would like to trouble you to follow me.”

As soon as Dong Shu finished speaking, Xu Shiqiu looked at her in shock. It was obvious that he did not expect his own Young Girl to call her over.

And Mama Yan did not seem to be surprised by Dong Shu's words, nor did she intend to reject him. After hearing Dong Shu's words, she merely nodded slightly at him.

”Mama, watch and see for yourself. If there's anything I can't do properly, inform me when you come back. I will change.” Dong Shu looked at Mama Yan's serious face and placed him in her teacher's seat.

After being in contact with Dong Shu for the past two days, Mama Yan had already understood Dong Shu's personality, so after hearing Dong Shu's words, although her expression did not seem to have changed, anyone who was familiar with her would definitely be able to tell that she was in a good mood.

Xu Shiqiu had not been by Dong Shu's side these past two days, so not everyone knew about her contact with the Mama Yan.

Looking at the Mama Yan now, Xu Shiqiu finally understood how powerful her own Young Girl was. Even his own Mama Yan had fallen for her.

Because the Mama Yan had also gone forward with them, when Dong Shu and her family of three arrived at the Main Yard Hall, it became more crowded.

Originally, Madame Jiang wanted to say a few words to Dong Shu, but when she saw the Mama Yan following behind Dong Shu, he immediately shut her mouth.

There were not many people who knew the Mama Yan, but the Madame Jiang did.

Back then, when she followed Madam Jiang Family to see the imperial concubine, she had coincidentally seen the Mama Yan and knew that she was someone close to the empress.

The reason she came to the main house today was naturally because she heard that the empress valued Xu Family and Dong Shu.

So when she saw the Mama Yan following behind Dong Shu, although she was shocked, she was not as impudent as she was before.

When Old Madame Xu saw Xu Shiqiu and his family, she finally revealed a smile and looked at them: Bring Yuanxi over and let me hug him. While speaking, Old Madame Xu's eyes were focused on Yuanxi. After she saw the collar around her neck, she unwittingly opened his mouth: ”This collar is perfect for Yuanxi to wear, and Empress has good eyesight.”

As soon as Old Madame Xu finished speaking, everyone present shifted their gazes from Dong Shu to Yuanxi.

This was the first time Yuanxi had seen her eldest uncle and second uncle's family ever since she was born.

Although Yuanxi was small, she was still spoiled to grow up by Xu Shiqiu, Dong Shu and Old Madame Xu. At this moment, with so many people watching, although she couldn't speak, she was still restless and moved within Old Madame Xu's embrace.

Seeing Yuanxi moving randomly, Dong Shu quickly walked two steps forward and said to Yuanxi who was in Old Madame Xu's embrace, ”Yuanxi, stop messing with Grandmother. Yuanxi, be good.” As she spoke, Dong Shu even touched Yuanxi's head.

When Dong Shu spoke, the people in the hall did not think much of it, but after she finished speaking, Yuanxi, who was in Old Madame Xu's embrace and wanted to make a ruckus, suddenly stopped.

Seeing this scene, the people in the hall immediately thought of the rumors they'd heard recently.

Madame Jiang actually wanted to say something, but when she remembered the instructions from Master before she left, she endured it in the end. She just looked at Dong Shu with a sinister gaze.

Dong Shu did not notice anything wrong with Madame Jiang's eyes, but Xu Shiqiu did.