Chapter 259
Chapter 259
Pei Chen had finally gotten some peace and quiet for a few days, and when he heard Aru coming to invite him, he thought he was just being called, so he straightened his robe and was about to go out.
Alu smiled and said, "Prince, there is also a table for the female relatives, but the Crown Prince's wife cannot be missing."
"Oh! Did you invite her too?"
"There are two young gentlemen as well."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Ge'er came out of the side room and ran up, "Alu, did Fourth Aunt invite me and Huan Ge'er as well?"
"That's right! And there's Qin Ge'er. I'm going to report to him right now."
Xiao Yinxiu sat in the inner room with a gloomy face. She heard Alu talking outside and became even more angry. "It's not a festival, why are you holding a banquet? It's hard to manage the kitchen because of her sudden interest. It's really hard to manage a family without knowing how difficult things are. Today she's holding a small banquet, tomorrow the young lady and the young man want a feast, who am I to manage?"
Aunt Chu and Shuangyue looked at each other and sighed silently.
It was Shuang Yue who stepped forward and said boldly, "Madam, it's just a meal anyway, you should just go and have some fun, so as not to be bothered by the trivial household chores every day. Since we're talking about drinking, why not have some fun."
Xiao Yinxiu dropped the handkerchief, his eyes full of disdain.
"There are no rules there. Men and women don't observe any etiquette. I don't like going there." Looking at Ling Ge'er and Huang Ge'er cheering outside, she felt even more furious. It was obviously the flesh and blood that fell from her belly, but he kept muttering about his fourth aunt all day long.
Thinking of this, she pushed open the window and revealed half of her face, "Ling'er, you still have to go to school tomorrow. You are so young, why would you drink so much? Just stay in the room and study calligraphy with your brother."
Seeing this, Alu didn't dare to say much and just stole a few glances at the prince.
Pei Chen knew that Xiao Yinxiu liked to be sarcastic, so he didn't go along with her. "Guan Zhou asked me to go for a drink, but you don't want to go?"
When Xiao Yinxiu heard this, he became even more furious.
"Looking around, which uncle in the mansion calls my sister-in-law by her maiden name? My Lord, you are not so arrogant. You keep calling her Guanzhou. You really don't have any etiquette at all."
Pei Chen has a bad temper and is a bully at home.
Hearing Xiao Yinxiu's curse, she also retorted, "You dirty woman, what are you thinking? Sisters-in-law have always been about harmony, but you are saying something like that. She is An Ge'er's family, and you call me second brother, but you are so filthy in your heart, and you don't even act like a mother in front of the child. I'd better tell my uncle and aunt, and take you back!"
Are you going to divorce her?
Xiao Yinxiu wanted to retort, but Aunt Chu and Shuangyue hurried forward, closed the window, and hugged her tightly, "Madam, Grandfather! Please think about your two brothers, why are they making such a fuss? Just don't go to eat."
Xiao Yinxiu said in hatred, "I thought he didn't go out to fool around these few days, and I thought he was learning from his father, but now it seems——"
Just as she was about to say something nonsense, Aunt Chu ignored everything else and covered the Crown Prince's wife's mouth with a towel.
At the same time, he sent Shuangyue away, "Quickly get some snacks and fruits, and also take the rouge and powder that the young lady of the Li family sent a few days ago. Just send the prince and the two brothers away."
Shuangyue was stunned for a moment, then quickly agreed.
Xiao Yinxiu was sobbing and unable to speak. After Shuangyue escorted the prince and his two brothers out of the courtyard, Aunt Chu fell to her knees in front of Xiao Yinxiu.
"Ma'am, you are dreaming today."
Xiao Yinxiu finally reacted and tears welled up in her eyes.
"I..., what did I say wrong? Shouldn't I avoid my uncle's sister-in-law?"
Aunt Chu sighed repeatedly, "Ancestor, when the prince went out to hang out, you were so angry that you couldn't eat or sleep well. Now that the master has banned the prince from leaving, you are still unhappy. You find fault with him every day, and you can't say a word. You've started a quarrel again. What are you trying to do?"
Xiao Yinxiu suddenly covered her eyes and started crying.
"What can I expect?" She was full of grievances. "Although I was confined for these days, you have seen me, Auntie, how could I come to my room to spend the night? Every day, it is that vixen who takes turns to come to my room. I finally waited for him to come in, but he came to quarrel with me again. These days... These days, I don't know what I want to expect?"
After saying that, she cried so sadly.
Aunt Chu could only sigh, "My lady, which man doesn't like tenderness and affection? But you are getting more and more irritable now. You and the prince were childhood sweethearts, but now you are speechless. If you don't soften your temper, I'm afraid you two will become more and more distant."
Xiao Yinxiu just kept crying and didn't say anything.
After a while, Shuangyue came in and saw the situation, but didn't dare to say anything.
When she came closer, Aunt Chu saw that she was hesitant to speak, so she asked, "Did she send him to Shaohua Garden?"
Shuangyue agreed.
Xiao Yinxiu wiped her tears and choked up, "If you want to say something, just say it." Shuangyue saw this and whispered, "The eldest and fourth wives of my uncle's family have also gone, and they specially asked me to come back and invite you to go too."
"Humph!"
Xiao Yinxiu was even more angry. She wiped her tears and said, "Just say that I'm not feeling well and my head hurts when the wind blows, so I won't go today."
Shuangyue felt somewhat helpless and could not understand why the Crown Prince's wife became increasingly displeased with the Fourth Young Master's wife.
However, the Fourth Young Master's wife was different from the usual ones, nor was she like the concubines in the Prince's room, who would not tolerate beatings or insults at all.
The Fourth Young Master dotes on the Fourth Young Master's wife, and the two sisters-in-law seldom interact with each other on weekdays. Moreover, there are the two young masters who saved their lives. Why does the wife of the Crown Prince hate the Song family more and more? It is really puzzling.
No matter how Aunt Chu tried to persuade her, Xiao Yinxiu refused to go.
In addition to her words, she also complained about her sister-in-law and brother's wife. Aunt Chu didn't dare to lead her to talk further. She lit some agarwood to help her sleep and helped Xiao Yinxiu fall asleep.
Song Guanzhou had already arrived at Zhengxian Pavilion. Pei Jian was playing chess with his uncle Xiao Hongyun. Hearing Song Guanzhou coming, he couldn't help but smile knowingly, "Guanzhou must be here to ask me something. Why don't you guess what this monkey is doing?"
Xiao Hongli shook his head. "How would I know? Shou'an's daughter is very clever, but she probably isn't here to ask questions for the exam."
"That's natural."
Pei Jian still had some confidence. He called them in. Song Guanzhou knelt down to greet the two elders. As soon as he heard the word "rise", Song Guanzhou looked at Pei Jian with a smile and said, "Father promised me the good wine. Are you ready?"
Come for wine?
Pei Jian and Xiao Hongli looked at each other and smiled.
"Are you actually thinking about those jars of good wine that your father has?"
Song Guanzhou nodded, "Father promised me a while ago. I have been waiting for several months, but I never received your call. Today I am in a good mood. The sweet-scented osmanthus wine Qin Er brought is not enough, so I came up to ask you to give me some."
How many people can resist such a charming girl?
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