His Rui

Xi Ling stood there in front of the old physician with both of his hands on his waist as he looked at the old man in front of his eyes with narrowed eyes.

The funny thing was that the old physician didn't let it go thinking that Xi Ling was just a child. Instead, he imitated Xi Ling's expressions and actions to intimidate him.

"It was me."

He said proudly.

Xi Ling's mouth parted in shock hearing the old physician's bold words. 

He suddenly walked forward with both of his hands still on his waist and stood closer to the old physician.

His head reached the old physician's knee.

The old physician was looking at the young child with confusion until he saw Xi Ling suddenly raising his foot.

He understood what the young child was trying to do.

"Evil Child…"

A shout escaped from his lips and he hurriedly avoided Xi Ling's small foot that was covered by equally small embroidered shoes.

Xi Ling pouted that he missed his target so he tried again. But he missed the target again and tried again…

The same thing happened again and again.

A young child and an old man jumped here and there in the garden but stayed in front of each other. The old physician was now laughing loudly whenever Xi Ling missed his target …something that happened every time he tried.

So like this, when Li Hua stepped inside the garden while looking for Xi Ling here and there saw this scene. Confused she looked at Liu Lan who had entered the garden again with Xi Ling, only to find her eyes trained at Xi Ling and old man's feet at this moment and shouting in between stupidly.

"Young Master…on the left side…no on the right one…Yes Youn…Oh…you can do it Youn….

Li Hua shook her head with a sigh. Sometimes Liu Lan behaved very childishly so she should not be surprised after seeing her actions.   

So the sensible maid instead turned to look towards her mistress.

However, as soon as did it she retracted her eyes away almost instantly. Her cheeks were red and she lowered her head silently waiting for this childish play to stop.

On the other hand, completely ignoring this childish fight, Xi Ying was lost in looking into his wife's eyes.

"Did you think of any name for our child?"

The question attracted Li Rui's attention and she looked at Xi Ying curiously.

"Not yet. We don't know whether it will be a boy or a girl."

"Hm… but we can think of a name for both."

Li Rui smiled lightly and nodded her head.

"Ying, you already have a name, right?"

Xi Ying smiled and nodded his head.

"I do…but this time I want you to name the child."

This time…Li Rui understood what he was trying to say. She couldn't name her son last time. It was actually not that big of a matter as it was always a father's duty in many noble families to name the newborn child regardless of it was a boy or girl.

However, she felt her heart warm seeing the sincerity in Xi Ying's eyes when he said these words. He didn't care for all these customs and always made her feel that she was equal to him.

Although Li Rui's face remained calm, she respected Xi Ying very much for his thinking. Not many men in noble families could do this.

"Then I will think of a name…"

She whispered softly but the next moment couldn't help but ask him curiously.

"What is the name that you thought of?"

Xi Ying raised his eyebrows and smiled playfully.

"I won't tell you for now."

"Then when?"

"What about when you will give me our third child?"

"That will be too long."

Xi Ying's smile widened on hearing his wife's words and he leaned closer to his wife as he whispered seductively.

"Well…it will be. We will have to do more hard work for it."

Only then Li Rui did understand what actually was going on in her husband's mind all this while. Her eyes were calm but she felt very flustered seeing the playful smile on his lips…especially when he leaned closer and whispered in his seductive voice again.

"Well…you don't need to worry. You just need to lie down and enj…."

"Xi Ling"

Li Rui shouted suddenly and stepped away from Xi Ying as if she was standing near the fire.

Her cheeks burnt red but she behaved so calmly as if nothing ever happened.

"Yes, mother."

Xi Ling immediately turned around. The old physician was long forgotten for him and he ran towards his mother with his short legs.

Seeing his mother's red cheeks, Xi Ling frowned deeply. He remembered that he sued to look like this when those nannies used to pull his cheeks saying that he was too cute.

He didn't use to like it at all and always tried to avoid them. In his eyes, it was bullying… the kind of bullying that he could only try to avoid but not stop as they cared for him as well so he didn't want to complain against them. 

But who pulled his mother's cheek.

Xi Ling's eyes went to his father who looked at him with raised eyebrows when he saw the anger in his son's eyes. Xi Ling however ignored him and looked back at his mother and asked loudly.

"Mother…did Father bully you?"

Li Hua who had accidentally seen what was happening between her mistress and Lord Xi didn't know whether she should cry or laugh at Xi Ling's question.

Li Rui was completely embarrassed by her son's question while Xi Ying just tsked and said to his son

"I will not even be the last person to bully your Mother."

Xi Ling just pouted when even his mother didn't say anything. He was scared when he glanced at his father and saw his narrowed eyes.

Squirming on his spot uncomfortably he said in a low voice.

"Mother…Xi Ling will …do today's homework given by Father…"

And then he ran away from the garden afraid that his father would catch and spank him.