Chapter 213
Chapter 213
Pei An stopped and watched from afar because the two of them had outstanding looks and were wearing official uniforms and gorgeous skirts.
"Big girl, let's go back first."
Suo Hong hurriedly advised in a low voice, fearing that Jin Fuyun would lose control and lose his manners in front of Mr. Pei Si and let the cat out of the bag.
Jin Fuyun shook her head slightly, still looking at Pei An persistently.
"If I argue with her, wouldn't that embarrass you? The friendship between you and me is stronger than the hatred she has for bullying me, but... Ji Zhang, you are so well-educated and well-mannered, but now because of her, you have lost your former integrity."
Pei An slowly looked back, "The old days? What did Fuyun say? I didn't favor her just because she was my wife. But we are married after all. She is willful and ignorant. As a husband, how can I escape and be independent?"
These words made Jin Fuyun heartbroken.
She couldn't help it any longer, and raised her head to ask, "She brought her maids and guards to my door, pointed at my nose and cursed me, you saw it with your own eyes!"
And you still say you are not partial?
He simply took all the blame for her.
Pei An's expression froze when he heard this. After a long while, he looked at Jin Fuyun and whispered, "Mrs. Gu San, the madam of Qingmei Garden, was imprisoned that night and committed suicide out of fear of the crime. It seems that my wife was right in saying this."
Jin Fuyun was shocked.
She suddenly shook her head repeatedly, "No!"
"...How would I know this? It's all because your wife came to me and said some nonsense—"
Pei An knew that there was a coincidence, but at this moment, someone at the street corner was already looking at him.
"Forget it, let's go back."
Pei An wanted to leave, but Yu Cheng was a little impatient at the moment.
He stepped forward and stopped in front of Pei An, "Master Pei, what about that old procuress? Our eldest daughter is still unmarried and has never left the house. How would she know? This is all just something that the Fourth Young Master's wife forced upon our Princess Mansion in a hurry. It doesn't count."
"Then... Yu Cheng, you clearly entered the capital a few days ago, why did you lie to me and Erlang?"
Yu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then denied it with a sincere expression, "I have never lied to you, sir! There must be some misunderstanding!"
Unfortunately, Pei An didn't want to argue any more. He jumped onto his horse and looked down at Jin Fuyun, who was about to cry and felt very aggrieved. "As time goes by, maybe we will become strangers to each other." He had a splitting headache and was in a state of unrest. He rode away.
As soon as I entered the door, Aru came to greet me.
"Fourth Young Master, you came back a little late today. Young Madam was worried and asked me to go and meet you."
Pei An said nothing, threw the reins to the doorman, lifted his robe and walked through the Chuihua Gate. Alu followed him, "... Fourth Young Master, are you still not feeling well?" He looked unwell and listless.
When he stood at the gate of Shaohuayuan, he stopped.
The lush pomegranate tree was already laden with finger-sized fruits. He stood under the tree, hesitating and unable to move.
Fortunately, at this time, Mrs. Min and Mrs. Liu were walking towards Shaohua Garden with their girls and maids from afar. Pei An's heart moved and he turned around and left.
A'lu was watching from behind, not knowing what was going on, but he followed. Before he could say anything, Pei An asked, "Has Erlang been to your house recently?" A'lu tilted his head and thought for a while, "He came yesterday afternoon and had a hasty meeting with the young lady. He said that it seemed that a wealthy businessman went north with a few women redeemed from brothels. I asked about their appearance and age, and they roughly matched. The second young master said that he sent people to chase him."
Such news has been happening in recent days.
"Has my cousin ever been here?"
Alu shook his head. "Linxi is with me, living on the street of Wanhuayuan. I have been looking for her day and night, but there is still no news."
I'm exhausted from doing everything, but the key is to keep it secret.
Whenever someone asks, just say I'm here to do something. What is it? It's the affairs of the mansion. What are the affairs of the mansion? It's the orders of the masters. Which master? The master of the mansion...
Nonsense literature comes from Song Guanzhou.
When she explained this to Pei An, Qin Qingdong, Lin Shan and others, even Pei An didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Who taught you this art of speaking?"
"Do I need to be taught this?"
After giving all the instructions, just answer this way to anyone who asks.
In Zhengxian Pavilion, Linshan said something when he was playing chess with the master in the evening. Pei Jian was a little surprised when he heard it. "Shouan's daughter is three parts like him, but she is seven parts weird. I don't know where she learned it from."
"Master, don't worry. It's not a bad thing after all. It's a blessing for the mansion that the young lady has this thought."
Pei Jian nodded. Of course.
But when the prince and his wife came to pay their respects in the palace to celebrate the birthday, Xiao Yinxiu couldn't help but mention it, "Father, there are outsiders coming in and out of Shaohua Garden of my fourth brother's wife every day. Now there are people from the two branches of the Xiao family in the mansion, and several sisters are waiting to be married. Otherwise, I will remind Guanzhou a few words, don't let the sisters run into outsiders, it's very embarrassing."
Pei Jian did not raise his eyebrows and spoke in the same tone as usual.
"She is lively by nature, and Linshan and Erlang are not outsiders, so there will be no problem."
Xiao Yinxiu felt a lump in his chest. He left Zhengxian Pavilion and rushed to Kuoyuezhai, complaining to his sister-in-law Qi Yueniang, "My sisters are so beautiful and delicate. They really got into trouble. It's really a big deal."
Qi Yue Niang spoke gently and did not comment on right or wrong.
"After the emperor's birthday in the palace is over, I will talk to Guan Zhou tactfully. She is very smart and will understand."
"Understand? What does she understand?"
Xiao Yinxiu became angrier as she spoke. "My sisters from my mother's family have all said that they want to learn from her courage and manliness. They fell in love with my fourth brother and took the initiative to ask for his hand in marriage. There are no good things, but these embarrassing past events have been known to everyone."
At the end, Youyou sighed, "If my aunt were here, she wouldn't have been allowed to act so rampant today!"
When the old lady of the mansion was mentioned, Qi Yueniang's face turned pale and she was unwilling to continue the conversation. Xiao Yinxiu also knew that she had said it, and took Qi Yueniang's hand and apologized softly, "Sister-in-law, it's my fault. My aunt is impatient and made things difficult for you that day."
"Xiu'er, mother is now living a peaceful and quiet life, enjoying her old age, so you don't have to worry about her anymore."
Xiao Yinxiu lowered her head, somewhat helpless, "Father is so cruel that he wouldn't let the family reunite on the Dragon Boat Festival. The prince and I went to Zhengxian Pavilion to pay our respects earlier and reported this matter, but who would have thought that father would severely reprimand us—"
In addition, he couldn't stand Song Guanzhou's current arrogance, which made him even more upset.
Qi Yueniang personally poured her some hot tea and said, "Why don't we ask the eldest and second uncles to come to discuss this with father? It's been a while since Qin Ge'er and I came back, and we haven't kowtowed to mother yet."
"Sister-in-law, that's all."
Qi Yueniang was puzzled. "Father and my two uncles have always been close, but this cannot even be mentioned?"
Xiao Yinxiu shook her head. "Don't even mention it. As soon as I went to my father to plead for my aunt, he immediately flew into a rage. Sister-in-law, I'm afraid my aunt... will never be able to leave the small Buddhist temple again."
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