Chapter 283

Sui Sui again exerted all her might.

This time, the little brother finally moved.

It may also be that Sui Sui finally found the right point to apply force.

Before being pampered by the Wangfu, Sui Sui's strength compared to children of the same age was actually not small.

Now she's just become a bit spoiled, but essentially Sui Sui still feels her strength is great.

So she is quite dissatisfied that she cannot drag a little brother.

The little brother doesn't look much older than her, does he?

Fine…

After actually dragging the person out, one finds the little brother looks quite big, almost the size of a brother.

Once Sui Sui drags the person, the others can handle it easily.

A nimble maid, from the corner where she was standing, directly snatched that little young master out.

The other party was indeed running a fever; even through the clothes one could feel the high temperature.

After dragging the person out, the maid smoothly flipped her hand, cradled the child in her arms, and walked up to Lu Xing Lan: "Madam, it's a little young master, he's running a high fever, his condition isn't good, and he's also having some convulsions."

High fever combined with convulsions made Lu Xing Lan's complexion turn pale upon hearing it.

This situation truly isn't good.

She glanced at the child's face, found it familiar, but couldn't recall who he was; turning to the aunt who was with her, the aunt glanced and quickly said, "He's the eldest son of the Huaiyang Hou Fu."

When those words were spoken, Lu Xing Lan was stunned, and Princess Consort of Qi was also stunned.

When the child emerged, Princess Consort of Qi urged Sui Sui to bring him out quickly.

After Sui Sui obediently brought him out, Princess Consort of Qi, still uneasy, cradled the child in her arms, soothing him gently, fearing he might be frightened.

Upon hearing that, the poor little young master was actually the eldest son of Huaiyang Hou Fu, the person she had casually mentioned before, so she was naturally surprised.

The two sisters exchanged a glance, each furrowing their brows to varying degrees.

Neither of them was blunt‑spoken, so even with doubts, they said little.

The child's condition was poor; they couldn't keep waiting.

But openly carrying the child before others would easily disrupt the atmosphere of Lu Fu.

Therefore, Lu Xing Lan quickly signaled the maid, "Take him to the back courtyard first."

Although Lu Xing Lan is married, she still has a courtyard at her natal family, which the Residence keeps for her, convenient for her to stay when she brings the child back to visit.

Moreover, in this party, aside from the young sick young master, everyone else is a lady and all are family, so a trip to the back courtyard would raise no issue.

Everyone hurried back, just in time to run into Lu Lian Rong, who was hurrying over.

When she realized it was Lu Lian Rong, Lu Xing Lan was momentarily stunned, then, after recovering, she beamed with delight: "Sister Rong has arrived, quick, quick, quick—take us to the back courtyard first; there's a child here gravely ill and needs a Doctor."

Lu Lian Rong is only 11 this year, yet she stands half a head taller than the 12‑year‑old Lu Xue Rou; she looks dashing and poised, her brows and eyes exuding composure.

Lu Xing Lan guessed that the banquet guests were probably busy, and the sister‑in‑law couldn't get away, which is why Sister Rong was sent.

In fact, that was indeed the case.

Because the maid said little, only that a child was trapped near the Jiashan.

Lù Fūrén thought it was just a mischievous child, and fearing that rescuing the child would embarrass her publicly, she didn't muster a crowd, instead letting Lu Lian Rong come over to take a look.

Lu Lian Rong is the eldest daughter of the second branch, young yet full of heroic spirit.

After arriving, she didn't interrupt the aunt's conversation; after understanding the situation, Lu Lian Rong first greeted the aunts.

After the greetings, she briefly inquired about the condition, then directly led everyone toward the back courtyard: "Come to my courtyard; it's closer, the Doctor will follow, and we'll take a look shortly."

While speaking, Lu Lian Rong leaned toward the maid, saw that it was Wei Mingqiao, and, like a little adult, furrowed her brows: "The young master of Huaiyang Hou Fu?"

Lu Xing Lan nodded.

Her own great‑niece truly resembled her second brother, exuding an aura of battlefield grimness.

While questioning, Lu Lian Rong also lifted her hand to touch Wei Mingqiao's head, found it scorching, then signaled the maid behind her: "Dun Dun, you're swift on foot; take my badge out of the Residence and go to Xunshun Medical Hall to find Doctor Wu. He specializes in high fevers in children; Wei Mingqiao's condition looks bad."

Dun Dun's name sounds solid, yet she is a capable, slender girl of about fourteen or fifteen, not dressed like the other maids; she wears a crisp lake‑green riding outfit, her hair tied in a high ponytail.

Hearing Lu Lian Rong's words, she nodded: "Yes."

Then she darted away, leaving a fleeting after‑image.

Lu Xing Lan has seen it many times, yet each sight still amazes her.

Sui Sui had never seen such a scene; her round eyes involuntarily widened even more.

Lu Lian Rong was about to speak seriously with another maid when she turned and met Sui Sui's admiring, yearning round eyes; she relaxed, smiled slightly, and said, "Hello, Mingxi, I am Sister Lian Rong."

Sui Sui thought Lu Lian Rong was really amazing.

Being able to command a flying… maid, that must not be an ordinary person.

At this moment, this impressive sister was greeting her.

Today, more people are called Mingxi, and Sui Sui finally realized she also has a formal name.

She leaned against Mother Consort's chest, a little shy yet not overly timid, tilted her head, and smiled while greeting Lu Lian Rong: "Hello Sister Lian Rong, I am Mingxi, also Sui Sui."

Lu Lian Rong immediately knew that Sui Sui was a childhood nickname.

Indeed cute and adorable, just like a little sister.

Round and soft.

Lu Lian Rong couldn't help glancing a couple more times; after patting herself and finding nothing suitable, she deftly untied the sword tassel from her pendant sword and handed it to Sui Sui: "I have nothing else on hand now; keep this to play with."

A normal sword tassel is just a small trinket, tossed around casually for play.

But on Lu Lian Rong's sword tassel, a ruby about the size of a pigeon's egg was woven in the center, shimmering with a golden sheen under sunlight!

Sui Sui felt embarrassed to ask, so she instinctively looked at Mother Consort.

Princess Consort of Qi smiled and coaxed Sui Sui: "It's Sister Lian Rong's gift; you should accept it."

Mother Consort agreed, and only then did Sui Sui obediently stretch out her hand, taking the sword tassel over, sweetly saying thanks: "Thank you, older sister, this is pretty, Sui Sui likes it."

Lu Lian Rong felt that Sui Sui's eyes were truly beautiful; when surprised, they stared wide and round, like a startled cat.

When happy, she squinted her cute crescent-moon eyes, sweet and soft, making one want to directly hug her and give her a good rub to express affection.

However, the aunts were all present, so she couldn't easily make a move, and besides, there were still matters to attend to.

Thinking of this, Lu Lian Rong felt a bit regretful, though he didn't show it on his face; he merely raised his hand and gently tugged at the tassel on Sui Sui's hat: "How can you be so obedient? It's better for a child to be lively; Sui Sui should be braver and bolder."

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