Rebirth: Pampered by the Lord
Chapter 683 - Chapter 683 Chapter 683 Extremely Embarrassing

Chapter 683: Chapter 683: Extremely Embarrassing Chapter 683: Chapter 683: Extremely Embarrassing Xuexue reached out and gently tickled Madam Xie’s nose, teasing her, “Mother, don’t you know how charming you are right now? Father is smitten with you!”

“You little rascal, daring to tease your own mother.” Madam Xie couldn’t help reaching out to touch her cheek, looking coy and playful.

“Enough already, don’t be shy! You’re an old married couple, what’s there to be embarrassed about!”

“Are you still going on about it?” Madam Xie’s face turned red with embarrassment. She was quite conservative and believed that matters between husband and wife were private and should not be discussed openly.

“Alright, alright! I’ll stop talking about it.” Xuexue raised her hands above her head, surrendering.

The blush on Madam Xie’s face slowly faded away. Suddenly, as if she remembered something, she said to Xuexue, “Xuexue, now that you have acknowledged your biological father, you should no longer call your foster father ‘father.’ In prominent households, many things are taken seriously. I’m afraid that someone with ulterior motives might take advantage of this and fabricate stories, which could cause you trouble.”

Having spent time in a prominent family, Madam Xie was somewhat familiar with the intricacies of life within such households.

Xuexue also thought this was a problem but had yet to come up with a solution.

“Mother is right, your daughter also feels it’s odd.”

Calling two men ‘father’ was fine when they were apart, as it was easy to differentiate between them. But, the thought of a situation where both were present, and calling out ‘father’ would have both responding was mortifying.

Madam Xie thought for a moment and said, “From now on, you’ll call your foster father just that, and call the General ‘father.’ This distinction will be better to avoid unnecessary trouble.”

Xuexue thought this was a good idea and agreed.

Study

Although Situ Yongjie was a military man, he occasionally enjoyed reading books and practicing calligraphy.

He sat in the Taishi Chair with a book in hand, engrossed in his reading.

“Bang!”

A noise came from the door, and he turned his head to see that Lady Tang, along with two maids, had burst in with great momentum.

He was taken aback for a moment. He had never seen Lady Tang in such disarray before. Usually, no matter what happened, she maintained the composure of a seasoned meditator, handling herself with utmost order and decorum.

“Who has upset you to this extent?” Situ Yongjie put the book on the table and asked with surprise.

“In the whole General’s Mansion, only the Old Master has the power to infuriate me this much.” Lady Tang waved dismissively at the two maids behind her, indicating they should leave, as she had some matters to discuss alone with the General.

The two maids bowed and exited, gently closing the door behind them.

“What brings this up?”

“I remember that years ago, the General seemed to have promised to promote me to your official wife. Was there such a matter?”

Situ Yongjie furrowed his brow, thinking, “Did I say I would promote you? I can’t seem to recall it.”

Lady Tang was immediately crestfallen, her eyes filled with disbelief, “Old Master, you can’t do this. How can you forget what you promised me as soon as you turn your back?”

“But I genuinely can’t remember it.”

“Then do you want to promote me or not?”

“I, the General, have been troubled and preoccupied these days. Let’s discuss this some other time,” Situ Yongjie skillfully dodged the issue with his usual tact.

“Old Master, you can’t keep doing this. Do you know what Xuexue said to me just now? She actually told me that Qinger is a concubine-born daughter, almost made me die of anger. How could she say such a thing? Without the status of an Eldest Legitimate Daughter, who knows if she’ll be able to find a good marriage in the future!”