klisemfg Chapter 982 Chapter 982
Chapter 982 Chapter 982
Pei Jian knew that his daughter would not come to the temple for no reason, so she came in like this, brought her two granddaughters with her, knelt on the ground with a thud, and asked to see her mother.
He did not comment, but just raised his eyes and looked at Xiao Yinxiu who was standing next to him.
"What did Xiu say to your sister?"
Xiao Yinxiu was frightened by these few words and started to hum. Fortunately, she had thought about how to respond long ago. After controlling her nervousness, she knelt down and saluted, "Uncle, you misunderstood me. My eldest sister came in quietly, and I happened to be passing by with my maids to deliver coats to my two brothers."
Pei Qiuyun looked up quickly, "Father, I had nightmares last night, all about mother. When I woke up today, I felt weak, panicked, and worried. I was really restless, so I brought my two sisters here."
When he said this, his eyes were filled with pleading tears.
"Father, the prince has not yet set a date for his return. It's only a few days before the New Year, so maybe our whole family will have to leave before the New Year... I'm afraid it will take another ten years to see him. My sister and I can wait, but mother is getting old, so I'm afraid she can't wait any longer."
Liu Wan and Liu Yun also knelt behind their mother and pleaded softly, "Grandfather, please have mercy and allow your granddaughter to see your grandmother."
Xiao Yinxiu stood aside and dared not say much.
Pei Jian looked at Pei Qiuyun who was kneeling in front of him, "You kneel down like this and talk to me. It makes me seem like a cold and indifferent father. Well, stand up and talk again."
Pei Qiuyun pushed away Xiao Yinxiu who wanted to support her, "Father, it's just a meeting. We are blood relatives after all. Even if mother is wrong in many ways, she is still alive. I have traveled thousands of miles to the capital, and I can't not even see my own mother. Father--"
The look of pleading was evident in his words.
Pei Jian wanted to open his mouth to refute, but looking at the two young girls kneeling behind him, he decided not to say anything in front of the children.
"A Xiu is warm-hearted and very close to your elder sister."
These words made Xiao Yinxiu feel a chill on her back. She had always been afraid of this uncle, and now, listening to his gentle comments on her, she felt even more uneasy.
He lowered his head and eyebrows, not daring to breathe.
"Uncle, it's the twelfth lunar month now, and the city has been covered in heavy snow for days. It's freezing cold, and I'm worried about your health."
"The old lady is in good health."
Pei Jian said nothing, but glanced at Pei Hai, who knew it all and explained it this way.
How could these words comfort Pei Qiuyun?
She looked up at her father and said, "If mother is healthy, mother and I can sit together and talk for a while. Please, father..."
Pei Qiuyun's voice sounded sobbing, so pitiful.
Outside the courtyard gate, Qi Yueniang, who came hurriedly, was also hesitant. Pei Qiuyun ignored her and went straight to her father's courtyard. Should she come or not?
In Shaohua Garden, Song Guanzhou seemed calm and composed.
"If my sister-in-law wants to go, that's fine, but it's so lively, I don't want to join in."
The first thing Pei Qiuyun did when she arrived in Beijing was to give Song Guanzhou a warning. He despised her for being unable to have children and sent her a beautiful maid to be her concubine. All these things combined made it impossible for Song Guanzhou to serve her.
"Guan Zhou, sister-in-law is still thinking of pulling you up to give you courage."
Qi Yueniang spoke half-truthfully, and Song Guanzhou shook his head, "She came here for three reasons. One is that her mother-in-law is still in the Buddhist temple, and the second is that Silang is old and childless. As for the third, maybe she wants to talk about marriage."
Liu Wan and Liu Yun's trip to Beijing to choose a husband was not smooth.
Maybe in the end, I will still marry into my mother's family.
Qi Yueniang also heard some of the rumors and laughed, "The first one is also human nature. The eldest sister came to Beijing to reunite mother and daughter, and even wanted to rescue mother from the small Buddhist temple."
"If she had any brains, she wouldn't be so soft-hearted."
Song Guanzhou was blunt and pointed out the key point.
Qi Yueniang shook her head, "Eldest sister is smart, but sister-in-law has something to say to you, little sister. Listen and see if it makes sense."
"Sister-in-law, please speak."
"My eldest sister hasn't been back for many years. She has not lived with mother for many years. She is not familiar with worldly affairs and doesn't know how strange mother's behavior is. Over the years, she probably only remembers her mother's love before she got married, but she didn't expect her mother to act so absurdly!"
"Although there is this reason, the Princess of the County can thrive in the Prince's harem, so she wouldn't be so ignorant."
Here's the thing: he forced my aunt to death, plotted against my illegitimate son, and even sent the girl that my illegitimate son once loved to my bed.
Ah!
Not to mention the ridiculous things that happened when he was young. Pei Qiuyun, a young girl waiting to be married, didn’t know about it, and now the Princess of Ming County, who is about to marry her daughter and become a grandmother, doesn’t know about it either?
Are you kidding?
Song Guanzhou shook his head. "She knows everything, but she is her mother and has a vested interest in it."
After listening to it, Qi Yueniang also felt that what Song Guanzhou said made sense.
"That's true. Although my eldest sister is still very proud of her return, there are many things going on in the capital, and with Prince An's incident, the usual flower and snow viewing banquets in winter have all come to a halt. My eldest sister feels helpless."
Without these small banquets, no one would enjoy the scenery.
Pei Qiuyun wanted to show off her power in front of her brothers and sisters, but she met the stubborn Song Guanzhou, and they became enemies on the first day.
Even her two brothers pretended to obey her but actually disobeyed her. After several times, Pei Qiuyun became discouraged.
It has been quite cold for some time.
Song Guanzhou smiled and said, "If you are worried, sister-in-law, go over and take a look. I am just pretending not to know anything here."
Qi Yueniang sighed, "My eldest sister is also anxious. I heard your second sister-in-law mention that the prince wants all the sisters to marry in southern Yunnan."
Song Guanzhou tilted his head, "This is a good thing."
After all, Liu Ke is the powerful prince of southern Yunnan. If his daughter marries in southern Yunnan, she will definitely not suffer too much grievance.
Qi Yueniang shook her head. "My eldest sister doesn't want this to happen. She feels that giving birth to so many daughters and leaving them all in southern Yunnan would be like marrying down."
It is not a good idea for wealthy families to marry off their daughters.
"Then marry... where?"
In the capital, all the daughters are from the Liu family, and the royal family members are not allowed to come. As for other places, even the truly first- and second-rank officials do not want to have anything to do with the Prince of Southern Yunnan, but those of the third and fifth ranks would like to get close to him. Liu Ke wants the former, but he naturally despises the latter.
But the former was unwilling.
Pei Qiuyun wanted to look for a noble man again, but was rejected. It was strange that there were not many men of the same age as her and her two sisters, who were of good family background and legitimate sons.
After careful selection, all of them are useless.
"Some time ago, I think Ling Ge'er was mentioned."
Song Guanzhou raised his eyebrows, "...several years younger."
"Your second sister-in-law is happy about it. She goes to the Prince's Mansion every day and has mentioned it to me several times when she came back. She said that Sister Wan is older but calm, while Sister Yun is younger and good-looking."