Call Me The Mother of Quick Transmigration

Chapter 70 – My Son is The Nine Thousandth (part 10)

Li Su and Jiang Zhi En began their collaboration. She went to Jiang Zhi En’s residence 3 times a month to give make-up lessons to the kids. She spent the rest of her time researching cosmetics.

In addition to her daily word recognition and practice plans, she paid attention to Li Yi Cheng and Li Lu Xi’s meals. She also interacted with Li Lu Xi. She was very busy and it was fulfilling.

Li Yi Cheng was worried that his mother would have trouble adapting to such a busy life. He carefully observed her for a while and had to admit that his mother was much happier and more energetic now. This was unlike her past self. When that person was there, she hovered around that person all day long. When that person was absent, she was depressed every day.

Li Yi Cheng preferred his energetic mother.

However, Li Su had new troubles. In the past 2 months, she had successfully provided 2 new recipes to the powder shop, one for loose powder and the other for skin care lotion. She was very confident in these two recipes when she compared them to other products on the market. But, when the bill was settled at the end of the month, she was very disappointed. She guessed that Jiang Zhi En was afraid of damaging her enthusiasm and so he deliberately gave her more.

Li Su was puzzled. She thought that the recipe was okay, so what went wrong? She wanted to go to the shop and see for herself.

She got Li Yi Cheng to take a day off. They rented a carriage and had someone drive them to the powder shop.

After arriving, Li Su didn’t exit the carriage immediately. She stayed inside and observed for a while.

The powder shop had a good location and was well-decorated with a lot of customers. But, Li Su noticed that many people entered, but few people left with things they had bought.

Li Su observed for a while before getting out of the carriage with Li Yi Cheng’s support.

A gust of wind blew, lifting up the veil on Li Su’s head, revealing half her face.

Lu Wen Da happened to see Li Su. He had come out to buy Princess Chang Shan’s favourite candied fruit and he was shocked.

That woman just now!

Lu Wen Da reacted and hurriedly hid, fearing that she would see him. He then peeked out to take a closer look.

Li Yi Cheng helped Li Su up the steps. “Mother, slow down.” He turned his head to observe his surroundings, afraid that Li Su would be hit by someone.

Lu Wen Da happened to see his face and was relieved. It was not Yi Cheng, so that woman should not be Li Su. It was just a coincidence.

Lu Wen Da didn’t give up. He continued to watch them for half an hour. He then saw them get into the carriage, so he followed it to see where they lived. Then, he returned to the princess’ residence.

Because Lu Wen Da was a good man, the servants had a good impression of him. When they saw him return, they reminded him, “Did the emperor’s son-in-law just return? The princess has been waiting for a long time and is angry.”

Lu Wen Da smiled. “Thank you. I know.”

When he arrived in front of the princess’ room, Lu Wen Da heard the sound of flogging from inside, interspersed with curses from Princess Chang Shan and the sound of broken bowls.

Lu Wen Da couldn’t help but frown in disgust. He thought of the 20 hits he had per order of the crown prince. He also had to endure so much on top of finally coaxing Princess Chang Shan to go back.

Lu Wen Da took a deep breath. He wanted to endure. He had paid so much, so he must not give up all his hard work at this time! Now that he had offended both the crown prince and the empress, he could only hope to coax Xiao Bao Ling and have her advocate for a position for him. At this time, he mustn’t offend her.

Lu Wen Da thought of this and took a deep breath. He smiled. “Bao Ling, what do you think I brought back for you?”

Xiao Bao Ling heard Lu Wen Da’s voice and immediately threw away the whip she was holding. “Darling Lu, where did you go? When did you come back? I have been waiting for you for a long time!”

“Aren’t you going to eat the preserves? I bought you some, but I saw a person on the side of the road who looked similar to one of my dead family. I was a little confused, so I delayed for a while.” Lu Wen Da handed the candied fruit to Zi Xia, the palace lady next to Xiao Bao Ling. He then turned to take Xiao Bao Ling’s hand.

“Okay, you hurry down. The princess has strained herself a little. Don’t worry about it. Just find a doctor for her,” ordered Lu Wen Da.

Zi Xia looked at the princess. When she saw the princess didn’t object, she hurriedly dragged the beaten person away.

Lu Wen Da sat on the chair with Xiao Bao Ling and gently pressed a kiss on her cheek. “Okay, don’t be angry.”

Xiao Bao Ling smiled and pulled on Lu Wen Da’s hand to play with it. Darling Lu’s hands were so beautiful. They were the best-looking hands she had ever seen and she hadn’t tired of playing with them. “Who did you meet?”

Lu Wen Da did not hesitate. “I saw a woman wearing a veil. When the wind blew, the veil lifted to reveal half of her face. She looked like Li Su. I was stunned at the time and a little uneasy. Later, I was relieved when I saw her son. It was not Li Su and Yi Cheng.”

Xiao Bao Ling sat up suddenly, poking Lu Wen Da’s chest with a finger. She said angrily, “Are you still obsessed with that bitch?! How else would you daydream?!”

Lu Wen Da smiled bitterly and grabbed Xiao Bao Ling’s hand. “My good princess, why don’t you understand my heart? Who is it that I worry over? You know how Li Su and the kids died, but what about the others? Would they believe it? How could a nice house catch fire like that?”

Xiao Bao Ling stared. “That’s what they deserve!”

“Yes, they deserved it. They didn’t wake up and ended up like that. They deserve it. But, other people don’t think so, especially Prince Qi. He has always been at odds with the crown prince. If he finds out that the crown prince had something to do with it, do you think he won’t use this to attack the crown prince? How honourable is His Highness? How can his reputation be tarnished?! Besides, you know that because of what happened before, the crown prince doesn’t like me. Now, if something happens, the crown prince will dislike me even more. You and the crown prince have the same mother. I am also looking forward to assisting the crown prince in becoming a great emperor,” Lu Wen Da said with a wry smile.

Xiao Bao Ling was no longer angry when she saw him so sad. She leaned on Lu Wen Da’s chest. “Older brother just misunderstood for a bit. When he calms down, I will tell him again. It should be fine. I will go find empress mother and empress mother will deal with it for me. You can rest assured. My Darling Lu is so talented, so you can definitely accomplish something.”

Lu Wen Da smiled. “It’s best for you to understand me. I followed the mother and son and found out where they live. I will have someone check on them. It would be good if there were no problems. If there are any, then we can solve it as soon as possible.”

Xiao Bao Ling nodded. “You are the emperor’s son-in-law. The people in the princess’ mansion will listen to you. If you want to check on them, then go.”

Lu Wen Da smiled. “Okay, I will ask Yang Shi Wei to investigate.”

Guard Yang was efficient, and he quickly investigated the owner of the house.

Lu Wen Da asked, “You said that the madam’s surname is Li and she is the cousin of Lord Jiang, the supervisor of the department of rites? Lord Jiang has also recognised her son as an adopted son?”

“Yes.” Madam Li also had a daughter, but Guard Yang did not think that it was worth mentioning such a trivial point, so he didn’t say anything. In fact, he was very confused as to why the emperor’s son-in-law asked him to investigate such a small thing. He felt that it was overkill for him to investigate. “It is said that Lord Jiang treats Madam Li and her son very kindly. When Madam Li and her son entered the capital, Lord Jiang personally went to the city gate to greet them. After, he recognised Madam Li’s son as his adopted son and introduced him to many people.”

Lu Wen Da didn’t speak. If it was like this, then it was fine. Maybe he had been too suspicious.

Xiao Bao Ling smiled disdainfully. “Is it possible that he regards this Li person’s son as his own son? Also, Jiang Zhi En is a eunuch who can’t inherit anything. How could he have an heir? If he doesn’t recognise a son quickly, then his legacy will die!”

As soon as Xiao Bao Ling said this, many of the attendant’s expressions changed. Lu Wen Da also knew that it was common for eunuchs to recognise adopted sons, so he cleared his throat. “Okay, since they are relatives of Lord Jiang, then you don’t need to check it again. Thank you, Guard Yang.”

Guard Yang left when he saw that the princess had no other orders.

Lu Wen Da took Xiao Bao Ling’s hands and lowered his voice. “Bao Ling, don’t talk about eunuchs and heirs in the future. There are many servants in the house.”

Xiao Bao Ling was disdainful. “It’s just eunuchs. They can’t overturn the sky! I hate these eunuchs the most! If it wasn’t for mother’s insistence on having them, then my princess mansion would not raise them!” Xiao Bao Ling thought of the past and the disgust in her heart grew. She couldn’t wait to kill all these eunuchs.

Lu Wen Da was a little speechless when he saw Xiao Bao Ling say this in front of the servants, but Xiao Bao Ling was temperamental. She had the power and was unscrupulous with her words. He could only turn his head and smile apologetically to the servants.

At the other end, Li Su wrote at the desk all night. She was writing her suggestions and comments on the powder shop. She was just about to let Li Yi Cheng take Jiang Zhi En over the next day.

Jiang Zhi En had come over early in the morning, a little frustrated. “Princess Chang Shan’s mansion is investigating you!”

Compared with Jiang Zhi En’s anger, Li Su and Li Yi Cheng were quite calm. When Jiang Zhi En came in, they were having breakfast.

Li Su said, “Son, get a bowl and a pair of chopsticks for your foster father. Since he is here, let’s have breakfast together.”

Li Yi Cheng immediately stood and went to the kitchen to get the tableware. “Foster father, use this.”

Jiang Zhi En smiled without anger when he saw they were calm. “It looks like you aren’t in a hurry.”

“What is so urgent? It’s just an investigation. There is no evidence. Even facing us directly, Lu Wen Da may not recognise us. Not to mention, even if they did find out our true identity, they should be anxious. Why should we worry?” Li Su said slowly.

Jiang Zhi En thought about it for a moment and figured maybe he was just confused. Li Yi Cheng really fit his purpose. Originally, he recognised him as an adopted son. He never expected to get along with the child. Li Yi Cheng was filial, caring, smart, and sensible. He ended up liking him more and more and sincerely treated him like an adopted son. When he thought that Li Yi Cheng was in danger of having his identity exposed, he immediately panicked and ran over in the middle of the night.