My Stepmother is Soft and Charming

Cross the front hall and go around the second door.

As soon as I entered Xitang Courtyard, I heard bursts of joy and laughter.

Shang Ji walked towards the greenhouse with a smile on his lips.

Mrs. Xing was teasing Du Jingyi when she saw her nephew walking in and said with a smile.

"Look, I'm right, Rokuro's thoughts are all tied up in the General's Mansion. In the past, he would come back in the evening, but today he rushed early!"

While talking, he couldn't help but look at Du Jingyi.

Du Jingyi also felt a little curious. Originally, today was an auspicious day for the General's Mansion to move into a new house. Logically speaking, he should have stayed last night.

But due to some unexpected reasons, he left overnight.

Du Jingyi thought he wouldn't come back today, and he didn't expect that he suddenly appeared, so he got up and walked over.

"Why is the general back? Is everything done?"

"After finishing the process, I received a message from Xing Zhao, saying that they can arrive at Sui'an City in about ten days."

"Really?"

This time it was her sister-in-law Liu who spoke. Xing Zhao was coming back, which meant that her Ping'er was coming back too.

This was the first time since birth that the child had been away from her for so long.

Sister-in-law thinks so much! So my eyes are full of expectations.

"Yeah, but he said that only my grandmother, third aunt, and fourth aunt were going north this time. The other two aunts wanted to stay in Jinling City to deal with matters and didn't come with them."

Mrs. Xing also nodded when she heard this and replied quite understandingly.

"It's the New Year's Day soon, and there are indeed a lot of things to deal with. The first cousin's sister-in-law and the second cousin's sister-in-law's natal families are also prominent families in Jinling City, so it's appropriate to stay and visit relatives."

After listening to her explanation, Du Jingyi understood and hurriedly said something.

"Then I will ask them to send the prepared New Year gifts to Jinling City first. The two aunts are not here, but the gifts they deserve cannot be less."

"Okay, just look at the arrangements."

Shang Ji helped Du Jingyi sit down, then took the tea cup in front of her and took a sip.

She is pregnant now, so she has stopped drinking tea for a long time.

The water in the cup was either warm water with honey or lemon, so it was sour and sweet and was delicious.

For Shang Ji, it doesn't matter what you drink, the most important thing is who you drink with.

Seeing the sweet look in the couple's eyes, sister-in-law Liu coughed twice and said.

"Aunt, why don't we go see Snow Lady? She said last time that she wanted to embroider a silk handkerchief for you. Let's go and see if it's finished?"

Mrs. Xing was still confused, why didn't she remember this?

But when he saw the look in his sister-in-law Liu's eyes, he understood, so he replied with a smile.

"Okay, let's not delay your little couple's chat in the boudoir."

"aunt……"

Du Jingyi looked at Mrs.

I used to not be so shy, but now my face turns red when I say something casually.

Shang Ji was calm, stood up and raised his hands to the two of them.

"Auntie, walk slowly, sister-in-law, walk slowly."

They both covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, smiled secretly, and walked out of the greenhouse and went straight to Xue Niang's courtyard with ripples.

It's snowing heavily outside.

Both of them gathered their cloaks, held the heater in their hands tightly, and then held up their umbrellas and left.

After seeing them leave, Shang Ji spoke.

"I can rest in seven days. It's about the same day as my grandmother and the others will arrive. They will definitely go out of the city to welcome them. Then you can just wait at home. It's windy and snowy, and my grandmother won't blame her."

If Du Jingyi is not pregnant, then he should go with Shang Ji.

But she has only just turned three months old, so she can't be said to be very stable.

The road was slippery in the snow and he had to go outside the city again. Shang Ji was not at ease.

Instead, Du Jingyi smiled and said.

"It doesn't matter. I'll take the general's carriage and drive there. It's spacious and not bumpy. Just put a charcoal basin in it. It won't freeze."

"This is my first time to see my grandmother. It's not good to wait at home. Besides, my aunt, sister-in-law and eighth sister will definitely be going there by then. They will take care of me on the way. Everything will be fine."

Seeing her firm attitude, Shang Ji didn't say anything more.

"Well, let's go together."

He just told Luo Yuan to find someone to check the carriage and horses in advance, so as not to cause any trouble if anything goes wrong.

Shang Ji randomly picked up a piece of cake and ate it, and only then did Du Jingyi react.

"General, you didn't need breakfast, right? I asked Dan Ruo to make some and bring them over? Wontons or noodles?"

"Let's have some wontons. It'll be nice to have a few sips of hot soup on this snowy day."

"Okay, I tell her, add more pepper, it will be spicy enough to make you sweat."

"Um."

Then Du Jingyi explained, and Yingtao walked quickly outside, so there were only two people in the room.

Seeing this, Du Jingyi started talking about some family matters.

"By the way, my aunt and sister-in-law mentioned something today, saying that they will hold a housewarming party when grandma and the others arrive. What does the general think? If it is feasible, then I will ask Butler He and Aunt Dou to prepare it."

When hosting a banquet in a large house, everything must be taken care of.

Moreover, this is the first time that the couple has set up a new business to entertain guests, so there can be no problems.

One is to congratulate the family on moving to a new house, and the other is to greet the grandmother and her family.

Therefore, who to invite, when to invite, and how to arrange seats all need to be prepared in advance.

Shang Ji took a sip of water and spoke.

"By the time grandma and the others arrive, I guess it's already the middle of the year. It shouldn't be later than the 22nd at the latest, otherwise it will be considered a small year if we go any further, and it won't be appropriate to have a New Year's banquet."

"Well, I know that I know, then I will make arrangements. I will first ask my husband to approve the auspicious date and then we can make preparations."

"Okay, this is a laborious matter. If you have any questions, just ask your aunt and sister-in-law."

"General, don't worry, I know."

While the two were talking, they saw Li Zhu running in from outside in a hurry, with a chill all over his body.

Shang Ji subconsciously stood in front of Du Jingyi, shielding her from the wind, frost, rain and snow, but Li Zhu was too excited to notice.

"What's wrong? You ran in so rashly and you weren't afraid of getting cold, Madam?"

The maid Yingying had just walked in from outside, and she ordered the little girl to go to the kitchen. Unexpectedly, she saw Li Zhu running over in a hurry. She thought something was going on, so she hurried over too.

She spoke, and only then did Li Zhu react.

He took two steps back, patted the falling snow on his body, and then said with a smile.

"It's happening, it's happening, the eldest lady has given birth to a big fat boy. The person from the Du family who came to deliver the news is still waiting at the second door!"

After hearing the good news, Du Jingyi stood up immediately, so scared that both Yingying and Shang Ji reached out to help her, fearing that something would happen to her.

Instead, she pushed their hands away and took two quick steps to reach Li Zhu.