Cui Ziqi and Zhang arrived faster than the imperial edict.

As soon as she entered Fisherman and Woodcutter Villa, Zhang was eager to see her "grandson". She wanted to come and see him many times during this month, but was always told by the old lady to just wait at home and not to bother her. This feeling was very uncomfortable.

Haitang and the wet nurse carried the baby out. The baby was staring around with his big, rolling eyes, blowing bubbles from his mouth. He looked very relaxed and at ease. He met Zhang's eyes and smiled.

Zhang was delighted and quickly held the child in her arms. She looked from left to right for a while and kept saying, "This child is white and plump, and looks very pleasing. He looks exactly like Yuan'er when he was a child."

Cheng Songan glanced at Cui Yuanqing and raised his eyebrows inadvertently.

Cui Yuanqing looked surprised, and without even looking at her, he said sarcastically, "Mother is only forty, but her memory is like that of eighty."

Zhang laughed and scolded: "You kid, you're talking about your father and mother in front of your son, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

After that, he rocked the baby and kept teasing him, "My dear grandson, be a good boy and don't learn from your father."

Cheng Songan couldn't help but sneered. Cui Yuanqing's face became even uglier. He stood up, snorted, and walked out with a sneer.

Cui Ziqi called him and twirled his beard, saying, "What are you doing? Come back!"

Zhang picked up the rattle again and said while teasing him: "No matter what, this is Yuan'er's first child. We can't just raise him like this without knowing why."

Cui Ziqi nodded in agreement and asked Cui Yuanqing, "What are your plans?"

Cui Yuanqing asked angrily, "Father, do you think being dismissed from office is not enough? Now you want to hold a big banquet for a bastard and let the palace laugh at you?"

Cui Ziqi was stunned and shut up awkwardly. His official position was not as high as his son's to begin with, and now he made a mistake and was dismissed from office. He had planned to enjoy his grandchildren at home, but he did not expect to be rebuked by his son, and this rebuke was not wrong.

His old face suddenly became a little embarrassed, and he tried to save some face by saying: "What's the use of you just talking about me? You should think of a way to get out quickly. With you, the Cui family can still glorify the family. Who could have expected that you would be punished by the saint like this..."

Having said that, he looked at Cheng Songan, but did not dare to say directly that he was constrained by a woman. After all, she had the imperial decree and was the master of the Seventh Princess, and Cheng Zhongwen was the most popular new cabinet minister.

Cui Yuanqing snorted coldly and said to the couple, "Father and mother, now that you have seen the child, you can go back."

Zhang stopped playing the rattle in her hand and asked angrily, "What about Yong'er? Is he being kept here all the time?"

Yong'er? Cui Yuanqing's heart skipped a beat. Why did this name sound so familiar? It seemed like he had heard it somewhere before.

He suppressed his doubts, frowned and asked, "What Yong'er?"

"Of course it was the nickname his mother gave him." Zhang answered him dissatisfiedly, and said with a hint of meaning, "How can this be justified in the world? You want to hold your own sister's child in your hands. I don't know what you are thinking."

As soon as he finished speaking, the baby giggled and actually laughed out loud.

Cheng Songan stroked his round face with his slender fingers and said with a smile, "You like this name, right, Yong Ge'er?"

Brother Yong!

Cui Yuanqing felt as if a bolt of lightning had exploded in her mind. It was Cheng Songan. She had called this name in her dream!

——"Yong Ge'er was tired from studying, so he asked Haitang to stew him a bowl of milk."

Her dream contained more details than his. She knew the child's name and even saw him when he was growing up and studying in her dream. Cui Yuanqing stared at the ground with eyes wide open in disbelief, not daring to look up to ask her for confirmation.

After a long time, he suppressed his uneasiness and looked at Cheng Songan. There was nothing unusual on her face. She just looked at the child indifferently, with no smile in her eyes.

Cui Yuanqing said silently in his heart: Her behavior is normal. This child is used to blackmail Xue Tingrong. It is normal for her to dislike this child. There is no other reason.

"I was just about to discuss this with Madam," Cheng Songan looked at Zhang with a smile, "Since Lord Cui doesn't want to make it public, I think it would be better to bring my second sister here so that they can be reunited and it would also be convenient for my parents to come visit."

Before Zhang could answer, Cui Yuanqing's eyebrows were already furrowed like a mountain: "No!"

Cheng Songan continued to discuss with Zhang nonchalantly: "Are you afraid that I will embarrass my second sister? I am under the order of the emperor to look after him, not to discipline my own sister. Your worry is in vain."

"You know what I mean." Cui Yuanqing replied, staring into her eyes.

Zhang looked at Cui Yuanqing with dissatisfaction, but still asked with some reluctance: "You are unmarried now, and leaving a child by your side will inevitably cause you trouble..."

"I was just about to tell my wife about this," Cheng Songan interrupted her and said seriously, "This child was born safely, thanks to Princess Xiang. The princess often misses him and has asked Miss Duan to visit the villa many times. In my opinion, it would be better to recognize this child as a son of the princess, rather than a bastard."

Zhang's expression relaxed. Yong'er's status was a big worry for her. She knew that her son was not addicted to women. Besides his former wife Cheng Songan, he only had one concubine, and he didn't care much about her. In the future, Yong'er might be her only grandson, but he was not valued by the old lady. She couldn't just raise him without any status.

Cheng Songan observed her expression and continued, "If the princess often goes to Cui's house, it will definitely make people suspicious of the relationship between you and the Xiangwang Mansion. Besides, Miss Duan is a bit reckless, and the old lady doesn't like her to go with her."

Sure enough, these two points hit Zhang's sore spot. She opened her mouth but said nothing.

Cheng Songan smiled faintly, "Madam treated me very well in the past, and now she treats my second sister well. Naturally, I still regard you as an elder I respect. If you want to come and see your grandson, I welcome you. If Aunt finds it inconvenient for me to stay here, you can stay in Gengdu Garden. I will send someone to send the child over, and it will be the same."

At this point, Zhang had nothing more to say. She stayed here until ten o'clock before leaving reluctantly. Before leaving, she repeatedly said that she would send "Cheng Wanxin" over as soon as possible.

……

Babies in confinement can sleep for seven or eight hours a day. This day, Yong'er was held and teased by Zhang for too long and was already very tired. He fell into a deep sleep after drinking milk.

Cui Yuanqing stood beside the cradle with his hands behind his back for a long time without moving, as if trying to see something through this mindless baby.

As usual, Cheng Songan took a look before going to bed. Seeing him standing there, he stopped and did not move.

"Yong Ge'er." Cui Yuanqing whispered, "It seems like this child is destined to be called this name."

Cheng Songan smiled teasingly: "The river is so long that I cannot stop thinking about it. The word "eternal" means lingering and endless. Do you think she is missing you for the child or for you?"

Cui Yuanqing looked back at her for a moment, his heart empty. She had become better at hiding her thoughts recently, and seemed to have no hatred or hostility towards him anymore, but he felt that she was getting further and further away from him.

Si Wei came in and said, "Sir, announce that the eunuch will be here within half an hour."

Cheng Songan leaned against the door and smiled faintly: "Just go and don't ask again, the white clouds are endless. Master Cui, take care."

Things are really going to change.

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