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nThey would be able to cook for An Jiuyue after a few more lessons.

n“Good. Behave well.”

nAn Jiuyue stood up and led the children toward An Yilu.

nThe youngest twins could not speak or walk yet, but An Yilu could already walk very quickly after some practice.

nThere was no stopping him, and he liked chasing a few rabbits in the courtyard.

n“Bunny, bunny… Mother!”

nWhile An Jiuyue was talking to the older two, An Yilu, who had been chasing after a rabbit, ran over and hugged her calf.

nAn Jiuyue was stunned. She felt her body, and even her breathing, stop.

nShe finally lowered her head stiffly after some time and looked at An Yilu, who was still hugging her calf. She bent down and picked up the child.

n“Lu’er, what did you call me? Say that again?”

nThe child had called her “mother” indistinctly in the past. This was the first time he said it so clearly.

n“Mother, Mother, kiss me.”

nThe child called out to her softly in her arms as he planted a kiss on her face.

nQian Yirong looked at An Yilu with a smile and said, “Mother, Lu’er can speak now. Brother and I were just discussing whether we should teach him to read in a few days.”

n“Yeah! Mother, let’s start teaching him tomorrow, okay?” Qian Yizheng nodded excitedly.

nAn Jiuyue remained silent.

nShe felt like her head was burning and needed some peace and quiet.

nAren’t you being too anxious? He just started talking! Even if they’re pulling a shoot to help it grow, they’re acting as if this young shoot is ready to bear fruit! How is that even possible?

nMost importantly, you two are still children! You can’t even recognize all the words, but you want to be a teacher and teach others? Why are you so ambitious?

n“Lu’er is still young. He can still play for the next year. After a year, you can teach him to read. You’ll have learned more words by then and won’t make mistakes when teaching Lu’er, right?” she suggested earnestly to her sons.

nThe two boys thought for a moment and agreed. They exchanged looks and understood each other through their eyes.

n“Okay, we’ll wait another year.”

nEverything their mother said was right. They would teach him a year later.

nHowever, this would not stop them from reading and memorizing words every day next to Lu’er in the meantime, right?

nThey believed Lu’er would be as intelligent as them and would start reading with them soon.

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nQian Jiyun knew An Jiuyue had entered her space, so he dragged his sister along and chatted for a while.

nHe only allowed Qian Yiyun to return to the carriage when he sensed that An Jiuyue had reappeared in the carriage.

nAfter more than 20 days of traveling, they finally arrived outside the capital.

n“Qian Jiyun! Qian Jiyun, it’s all your fault!”

nThe closer they got to the capital, the more uneasy Prince Lei Ting became. He was even more afraid since he had been sitting in the prisoner’s cart covered with a black cloth every day.

nHis heart burned with hatred for Qian Jiyun. He would not have ended up like this if Qian Jiyun had not caused so much trouble.

nIf not for Qian Jiyun, he would have been sitting in the 18 Stockaded Villages while Shen Yan and the others called him Master.

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