The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 588

Honeysuckle brought Lotus, Qingfang, and Qingfei in with a copper basin of hot water. Song Guanzhou stretched his waist and twisted his neck, "Is there any hot water? I want to take a bath."

"Madam, if you wash your hair, I'm afraid it won't dry."

Besides, I just washed it yesterday——

Song Guanzhou shook his head, "Just rinse it, don't wet your hair." Only then was Rendong relieved. She and three maids brought water to the bathroom, found clean clothes, and prepared a towel. Song Guanzhou entered, and in just a moment he came out refreshed.

Pei An was already outside at this time, chatting with his two cousins.

Xiao Bei sent a maid to fetch a copper basin and washed his face with cold water, as if to wash away the confusion in his mind. Xu Lingbai laughed beside him and said, "Fourth cousin has two headaches, but he is better than me. I am three now."

Pei An laughed dumbly, "Is it really that difficult?"

Xu Lingbai nodded solemnly, "Ji Zhang, you don't know. These are old accounts, and they are trivial. They seem to be ordinary expenses and income. I have never been involved in these business accounts before. They seem to have no flaws. But Guan Zhou only took a glance and knew that there were twists and turns."

He praised his cousin generously until Qi Yueniang sent someone to invite her again.

Song Guanzhou finished dressing and walked out of the house slowly. Pei An looked back. Even though he had seen her countless times, he couldn't help but be attracted by her grand makeup.

The woman was neither fat nor thin, with a well-proportioned figure and a towering bun. In the middle of her hair was a large peony carved from gilded red coral. The petals were layered and lively, and the stamens were made of gold. She was rich and luxurious, with a faint glow that was dazzling, but her brilliance was suppressed by her dark eyebrows. One could only say that the woman had a charming face.

Because it was a festival, Song Guanzhou dressed festively.

She wore a red top with cloud patterns embroidered with gold thread, and a moon-white long skirt that trailed on the ground. The top of the skirt was embroidered with small flowers with gold thread, which sparkled brightly under the setting sun.

The outer garment was a wide-sleeved gown made of bean green silk brocade. Song Guanzhou's steps were lively and agile, which made the gown look more lazy and elegant.

The whole look is dignified and yet also lively.

Pei An stood up to greet him, "You have chosen the right time. My sister-in-law sent someone to tell us to hurry over. If we are late, we may miss the meal."

After saying that, he held Song Guanzhou's arm and walked down the stone steps slowly.

"That's perfect. It's always troublesome for a woman to go out. Thank you, Silang, for waiting for me, my two brothers." As soon as he said this, Xiao Bei laughed out loud. "I'm afraid no one would have thought that the fairy in front of us is actually Shopkeeper Song! I'm so sorry!"

He bowed and joked, and Song Guanzhou knelt down to return the greeting.

"My cousin, thank you for your praise. Manager Song has flown into the backyard and become the wife of the fourth young master of the Pei family. Let's go and enjoy the flowers, listen to the music, and offer sacrifices to the moon to pray for peace."

Pei An smiled and said, "In that case, Madam, please——"

Jindong originally wanted to order a blue-topped sedan chair, but Song Guanzhou raised his hand to refuse, "I have been sitting at my desk all day without moving, and my whole body is stiff. Let me take a walk today. It's just next door."

In the autumn scenery, the cool breeze blows against the sill. Some leaves in the garden have turned yellow and fallen, but there is also lush green and vitality.

The yellow and green are intertwined together, truly a series of fine oil paintings.

Song Guanzhou walked lightly along the stone path, smelling the cool fragrance of golden osmanthus and autumn chrysanthemum, and was intoxicated by it.

Rendong followed beside him, carefully watching Song Guanzhou's feet. Although Pei An wanted to support him, Song Guanzhou refused.

"Now that my legs and feet have recovered, please don't be squeamish with me anymore."

Soon, they arrived at Mrs. Mei's room, which was now full of young ladies and wives, chatting and laughing. Song Guanzhou told the maid not to report and went inside. He peeked behind the screen and said, "It turns out that Sister Hua is a storyteller. I missed her in vain."

Gu Miaofeng, who was talking excitedly, looked up and saw a beautiful face poking out from behind the five-fold screen of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum. She immediately smiled and stood up to greet her, "Fourth brother's wife is finally here. Thank you for your high regard. I can't be a storyteller. Now that we have just finished listening, the sisters can't help but get interested and start talking and laughing."

"Sister-in-law has a clear voice and her stories are vivid. I'll see her tell stories tomorrow to satisfy my sister's ears. Is that okay?"

Gu Miaofeng took her inside and couldn't stop smiling.

"You, who can win an argument with your mouth--" At this point, she looked back and saw three handsome men following closely behind her. Seeing this, Mrs. Mei shouted to the girls who wanted to avoid her, "Brothers and sisters from the same family, there is no need to avoid them."

Pei Shuyu, Mei Qingyu and a few other girls just stopped. Pei An brought Xu Lingbai and Xiao Bei inside, bowed and greeted Mrs. Mei. Mrs. Mei was very happy and immediately pulled the three gentlemen over. After a good chat, she let them go.

"Your elder and second brothers are still in the pavilion listening to music. You two nephews have worked hard all day, so go and relax now. It will be time for dinner in another half an hour."

Mrs. Mei had a kind face and looked very happy.

In the past, this honor belonged to the eldest sister-in-law of the Duke's Mansion. This year, both the Duke and the master are not at home, which makes it very lively for her.

Thinking of this, his voice became even kinder.

Pei An also knew that there were a group of sisters-in-law in the house and it was not convenient for him to stay for long, but seeing Song Guanzhou here, he was reluctant to leave.

However, this hesitation was seen by everyone. Xiao Yinxiu, who was sitting next to Mrs. Mei, sneered with a slightly gloomy mouth. She thought that the fourth son of her family was becoming more and more useless. Looking at his eyes, she seemed to be fixated on Song.

What a look that makes people look down upon him!

Xiao Yinxiu raised her eyebrows with disdain and looked sideways, and also saw Mei Qingyu hidden among her sisters.

She could hardly hide her envy and jealousy.

The fourth sister-in-law was talking to Qi Yueniang and Gu Miaofeng, and had no idea that Pei An's eyes were following her. Mei Qingyu followed Pei An's gaze and saw the fourth sister-in-law who was completely unaware of the situation, which made her feel even more sad.

Song Guanzhou is handsome, but his ordinary clothes overshadow the women who dress up carefully. There are many sisters-in-law in the room, but when a brother comes in, he looks like Pei Silang, with eyes full of reluctance to leave his wife.

The more she looked, the sadder she felt.

Pei Shuyu beside him snorted and turned to look elsewhere like Xiao Yinxiu. Fortunately, Pei An knew that there were many sisters, so he did not hesitate and left with his two cousins.

After the gentlemen left, Mrs. Mei smiled and said, "I have many daughters. If they can be as lucky as your fourth sister-in-law and meet a husband like your fourth brother, I will be relieved."

Song Guanzhou walked over and sat down next to Mrs. Mei. "What are you talking about, Madam? My sisters are gentle and quiet, and each has their own blessings. It's just that they are better than me."

The maids brought hot tea. Song Guanzhou's mouth was dry due to the ham biscuits he had eaten, so he took the tea and gulped down half of it.

Mrs. Mei kept asking him to slow down. Song Guanzhou finished his hot tea and felt his throat become more relaxed. "Don't worry, it's okay. I'm always rude and crude. I'm sorry to have embarrassed my sisters-in-law."

After a while, Pei Shuyu led Mei Qingyu out of the house quietly.

“I can’t stand it any more!”