The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir

Chapter 125: The legendary illegitimate child

This two-month-old baby looked rosy-cheeked and soft. Ning Yuxuan walked over to get a closer look. This child was especially obedient. It didn't fuss or cry. It just looked straight at him as it sucked on Monk Xuwu's finger and smacked its lips.

Marquis Moyu stretched his hands out to hold the baby, but Xuwu evaded his attempt.

"Don't touch him. Your aura is too foul. You'll ruin his innate pureness."

Xuwu was a rather famous sage monk. It was just that his personality and speech were rather bizarre. Therefore, he didn't have much contact with influential officials. Somehow, he and Ning Yuxuan had felt a sense of camaraderie when they met each other several years ago, and they became close friends.

Although they were very close, Xuwu still said whatever he was thinking without consideration for his friend's feelings. Holding the baby, he shifted so that his back was facing Ning Yuxuan. He added more goat milk to his finger and teased the baby with it.

"Have you washed your hands?" The corners of Ning Yuxuan's lips twitched, and he worriedly looked at the baby that was energetically holding onto that questionably clean finger.

Monk Xuwu paused before curling his lip and saying, "The entire world is stained with dirt. When people die, they'll also become part of dirt. If you give the baby a taste of dirt now, he'll definitely have a more thorough understanding about the way of life and death in the future."

To put it simply, he hadn't washed his hands.

Ning Yuxuan sighed and said, "Didn't I ask you to hire a wet nurse? How can you possible be able to do a good job taking care of him?"

Xuwu turned his head to glance at him. "This is Xiangguo Temple. It's already difficult enough for this poor monk to hide a baby here. You still want this monk to bring a wet nurse here? You might as well just loudly proclaim to everyone that your son is here instead."

Ning Yuxuan couldn't argue with these words. He pursed his lips and said, "I came here to get him."

Monk Xuwu became very unhappy. "Bring him back to your blood-soaked estate? That's the same as committing an evil act. This child has very good spirituality. This monk has been thinking about raising him to adulthood. He can inherit Xiangguo Temple from this monk in the future."

Ning Yuxuan had originally been wavering between whether or not he should bring his child back home. But, hearing these words, Ning Yuxuan immediately went forward and took the baby away. "Old monk, don't you dare."

This monk wanted to train his son to be in the next generation of bald Buddhist monks? In his dreams!

Monk Xuwu flattened his lips and shook his head. "You're blessed in worldly affairs, but your heart isn't pure. It's because you haven't reached enlightenment, that's why you'll fail a lot of trials. Although your child has innate nobility, he can stay by my side. This will protect him from many unexpected calamities."

"I'll keep him safe." Ning Yuxuan lowered his head and looked at the baby in his arms. The baby's eyes greatly resembled a certain person's eyes.

Monk Xuwu sighed and said, "This monk isn't worried about your intentions. It's whether or not you actually have the power to protect him." The monk put his hands together in prayer and bowed. "Still, there's nothing more painful for a mother than to be separated from her child. You should bring him back to see his mother."

Ning Yuxuan closed his eyes. "I have my own plans."

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Ji Man was currently chatting with Liu Hanyun. With coal being burned in the brazier, the room was much warmer than outside.