Chapter 590
Chapter 590
The maid invited Sanlang of the Mei family to come in. Pei Shuyu, who had just flirted with her cousin, felt a little shy when she looked at her cousin.
She sat upright in the chair, looking straight ahead.
Mei Qingyu, with a smile on her lips, asked her brother, "They said we were going to have a banquet, why did you come to Sister Shuyu's place?"
Mei Sanlang touched his nose and said, "I was taking a nap in the room earlier. When the servant called me, I thought you might be here too, so I decided to try my luck and have a feast together."
"Brother is also very smart. He even knew that my sister Shuyu and I were in the room."
Mei Sanlang sneered, "The servant said that the fourth young master and his wife have come to pay their respects. I thought you must be in your boudoir."
"What are you talking about, cousin? No matter how powerful my fourth cousin and his wife are, they wouldn't ask my cousin and I to avoid them."
Pei Shuyu started to defend herself.
Mei Sanlang waved his hands quickly, "Sister, you misunderstood. What I meant was that the Fourth Young Master's wife is flamboyant, and she thought that the second sister has always been introverted and low-key, and she didn't like that kind of behavior, so she hid away."
Hearing this, Pei Shuyu's expression froze slightly.
Mei Qingyu stepped forward and pinched her brother. While he was in pain, she scolded him in a low voice, "Third brother, you don't use your brain when you speak. Fourth sister-in-law is very talented, but she is not ostentatious at all!"
Unexpectedly, Mei Sanlang did not listen to his sister's advice at all, and said proudly, "It is like this. Although I have only seen it once, it makes me look at you with new eyes."
Pei Shuyu turned her head and asked, "Cousin, when we went to Shaohua Garden together that day, did Fourth Sister-in-law scold you?"
"It's not a reprimand, but I did say a few words. Speaking of the upbringing of the mansion, it's beyond my imagination. A woman in the back house doesn't avoid men outside and doesn't know how to be humble. No matter who comes, she will give a few pointers."
Mei Qingyu scolded immediately after hearing this.
"What are you talking about, Third Brother? Fourth Sister-in-law is an elder. She taught me a few words. You should remember the good ones and forget the bad ones. Why do you keep nagging about them?"
Mei Sanlang glanced at Mei Qingyu and said disapprovingly, "We are of the same generation, how can she be called an elder? In terms of age, she is younger than me!"
"Don't take it to heart, cousin. My fourth sister-in-law has always behaved like this, but she doesn't have any bad intentions."
Pei Shuyu actually went along with it.
On the contrary, he liked Pei Shuyu more and more. His cousin was quiet and elegant, much gentler than the fourth young master's wife. She was almost misunderstood by his eldest brother's classmate in the past.
Fortunately, my aunt and cousin both forgave my reckless behavior.
When the three of them arrived at the banquet hall, Pei Hua and his two brothers were greeting them. Seeing the three of them had just arrived, they immediately came up to them and said, "Hurry up and go in. We are all family. Why are you dawdling?"
After that, he called Mei Sanlang and said, "Cheer up. I heard you say you were not feeling well earlier. Are you feeling better now?"
Mei Sanlang quickly bowed and replied, "Thank you for your concern, cousin. I am fine now."
Pei Hua patted his shoulder and said, "Since you have nothing to do, have some more food and wine, and don't be restrained. Your elder brother and his classmates have been visiting our teacher for only a few days, but you are so restrained."
Completely different from Mei Jia Dalang, this kid has a slightly stubborn temperament.
Mei Sanlang agreed of course due to his eldest cousin's authority. When he sat down at the table, he found out that there were four tables set up today, two for women, one for men, and one for boys.
Mrs. Mei sat in the main seat for the women and said to everyone, "We are all one family, so there is no need to separate us with screens, lest the flesh and blood become alienated."
Because everyone present was a junior, they all stood up and responded after hearing this.
"Hurry up and sit down. We are a family and we don't need to be so polite. Brother Chen, please be more considerate of us."
Pei Chen smiled and said, "My dear wife, with Brother Hua and my nephew here, you can't neglect your younger brother. Don't worry."
Mrs. Mei smiled from ear to ear and kept saying "good boy".
After sitting down, she whispered to Xiao Yinxiu beside her, "Ah Xiu, when people look forward to the future, at my age, I think the most important thing is that the family is harmonious. Don't be angry alone. Now you should take care of the household chores and take good care of yourself. There is still a long way to go."
Mrs. Mei had noticed that Xiao Yinxiu was not feeling well, her face looked sallow, and because there were so many people around and everyone was talking, the mother and daughter could not reminisce about the past together.
Seeing Pei Chen in high spirits, Mrs. Mei seized the opportunity to comfort Xiao Yinxiu.
Xiao Yinxiu held Mrs. Mei's hand and sighed deeply, "I'm not afraid of being laughed at by my aunt, but my house is a mess. It's not my fault that my uncle asked my sister-in-law to help with the housekeeping. It's really that the prince has a lot of things to do. I didn't do well, and people laughed at me."
"I'm not making fun of you. I heard that Qiao'er gave Chen Ge'er a sister. This is a good thing."
For a concubine, it is better not to give birth to a child. If she can give birth, a sister is better than a brother.
Mrs. Mei pointed at the girls at the table next to her and said, "Look, now they are all very filial. When they were young, they couldn't understand it and were always angry with themselves. In the end, they hurt themselves."
Therefore, Mrs. Mei only has Pei Hua and Pei Shuyu.
The brother and sister are more than ten years apart in age, which shows that Mrs. Mei had a hard time when she was young. Xiao Yinxiu knew that the second uncle of the Pei family was the real playboy, who didn't care about the family, didn't seek fame and fortune, and only loved to have children with beautiful women.
Looking at the large number of her family, she had wanted to stop living several times in the past. But now, seeing that the brothers and sisters who were not born from her belly also called her mother, the unbearable past was gone like clouds and smoke.
I used to think that the past is still peaceful now.
No matter who gets married in the future, she will just be a good old lady in this mansion and live her life like this.
Xiao Yinxiu's eyes were warmed up as she watched Qi Yueniang and Gu Miaofeng beside her stand up to greet people inside and outside the room, leaving no one there. She softened her voice and complained to Mrs. Mei.
"Now I can only tell my aunt what's in my heart. I'm really sad."
"Whoa!"
Mrs. Mei stroked her hands gently and advised her gently, "Now that you have a lot of free time, if you are really sad, come and sit with Second Aunt. We can talk about our mother and daughter."
Xiao Yinxiu nodded slightly, looking at Song Guanzhou who was sitting opposite him and chatting with Xu Lingqiao and Zhang Fanghui, and a plan came to his mind.
"Fortunately, we still have Second Aunt in the two mansions. My aunt cultivates herself and rarely meets us younger generations. My eldest sister-in-law has taken over the affairs of the mansion reluctantly, but there are some things that if the elders don't come out to teach, who can say anything to the sisters-in-law?"
Mrs. Mei was puzzled and looked at him inquiringly.
Xiao Yinxiu raised her eyes slightly, looked at Song Guanzhou opposite her, and then quickly lowered her eyes, "In the mansion, only the fourth child has no children, and I am both your sister-in-law and cousin, how can I not be anxious?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Mei looked up and saw Song Guanzhou smiling and talking generously, "You are worried because you are concerned about it, but everything depends on fate. My eldest uncle, the great master, has his own plans."
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