kingnovel Chapter 1003 Chapter 1003
Chapter 1003 Chapter 1003
Needless to say, Pei Jian called his two sons to chat about what happened in the Buddhist temple in the morning. When Pei Chen heard this, he felt calm.
"My eldest sister was confused and later came to my room to cry to Ah Xiu."
"I'm really worried. I haven't sorted out the things under my own eaves yet, but I'm more concerned about my mother's family."
Pei Jian sighed softly, "I'm just speaking to you two brothers to have a heart-to-heart talk. Your mother promised not to make trouble again."
When Pei An heard this, he looked up at Pei Jian and asked, "Father, is Mother going to stay like this for the rest of her life?"
Pei Jian shook his head.
"We'll see later. If your mother calms down, it's okay for us to go back to Jiangzhou." Pei Jian said this with a serious face, "but definitely not now!"
Pei An listened and sighed softly, "Is mother still as irritable as ever?"
Ah!
Pei Chen was no longer afraid of his father when he heard this. He added, "After entering the family, my elder sister and Ah Xiu both knelt before mother and cried, but mother only thought about your wife. The first thing she asked was if she was pregnant."
Pei An:......
"Fourth brother, your second sister-in-law has wronged you in this matter. I will apologize to you and your wife on her behalf."
Dealing with the Jin family is already a headache, and now our own family members are adding to the trouble.
"Why do you say that, second brother?"
Pei An's face was full of confusion. Pei Jian listened and sighed, "Originally, your eldest sister had nothing to do with this trip to the capital. Her brother was so young, and he was left to the concubine's servants. To be honest, I was worried about it. But she got a secret letter from Ah Xiu, so she persuaded Liu Ke to bring her to the capital."
After listening to this, Pei An understood.
"Father, Second Brother, this is not Second Sister-in-law's fault. Although the intention of leaving was not good, my eldest sister has not been home for many years. It is not entirely a bad thing to be able to take this opportunity to return to the capital."
"Humph!"
Pei Chen took a sip of wine and snorted, "Fourth brother, don't try to comfort your second sister-in-law. Her intentions were not good. She wanted to be a capable housekeeper, thinking about household affairs. What a pity!"
I don’t have much ability, but I dare to think.
Pei An was not surprised to hear this. "Second sister-in-law has always been managing the household together with mother, but from what I see now, the eldest sister-in-law is still better."
Pei Chen nodded and looked at Pei Jian, "Father, I am unfilial. I have to trouble my sister-in-law to do this kind of thing."
"It's okay as long as you think it through. Our family is not like any other family. Your sister-in-law is a good housekeeper. This mansion can't be disbanded just like that. Put her first. If Ah Xiu can think clearly, then she can lend a hand. It's not impossible."
Pei Chen shook his head repeatedly when he heard this.
"A Xiu's temper needs to be tempered like her mother did."
He is too selfish to manage such a big mansion, but being a helper is acceptable.
The father and his two sons ate their food one bite at a time and decided the future of the Xiao family in their casual conversation. When the night fell and the cold wind began to blow, the little maid outside cried out, "Uncle Hai, it's snowing heavily."
The falling snowflakes flooded the entire capital city.
It was getting late, so Pei Chen and his brother stood up to say goodbye. Perhaps it had been years since the father and son had had such a thorough conversation, and Pei Chen was a little drunk.
"Father, I am unfilial."
Before leaving, he tugged at his father's sleeve, muttering with tears in his eyes, "If my eldest brother were still alive, father wouldn't have to worry so much."
"You are also a good child to your father."
Mediocrity is not entirely a bad thing.
Pei Chen shook his head, "Father, fortunately Ling'er and Huan'er are not like me as a father, otherwise——"
He talked big, his legs and feet softened, and he leaned on Pei An, "And fourth brother, by the way! Third brother, it's almost New Year's Day, and you won't come back."
Pei Che is the pain in everyone's heart.
Pei Jian felt even more uncomfortable after hearing this. He sighed deeply. The past was too painful to recall. He could only wave his hand and said, "An'er, help your second brother go back."
"Yes, father, please go to bed early. The children will come to pay their respects tomorrow."
Pei Jian shook his head, "No need. It will be the same in the future as it was in the past. I don't like these empty rituals." On the first and fifteenth day of each month, it is enough for the family to get together and have a meal.
There was a lot of fatigue in the words.
Pei An did not linger for long. He supported Pei Chen and brought Alu and Pei Chen's servants with him. The two of them held the lamps in front and behind. "Fourth Young Master, would you like me to carry the Crown Prince for a while?"
"You have thin arms and legs, and you can't carry it. I'll do it."
Then he bent down and carried Pei Chen on his back. Pei Chen was in a daze. He barely opened his eyes and felt that he was on his brother's back. He felt a little sad. "When we were young, I also carried you and my third brother on my back. Unfortunately, I have let my third brother down--"
Drinking to forget your sorrows only makes you more sorrowful!
Pei Chen muttered, reminiscing about the good times the four brothers had in the past. "Mother said that my eldest brother's heart has become crooked. He doesn't care about the difference between relatives and treats us three brothers equally well. Third brother... Third brother shouldn't have been tortured like this. Such a talented young man has been ruined."
"Second brother, it's all in the past. Third brother is now free and at ease, and he will eventually get over the pain."
Pei Chen shook his head and cried on his back, "Second brother is incompetent, and mother has long harbored evil intentions. It's me who doesn't want to believe it. I also knew about Concubine Fang's affairs a long time ago. No wonder the third brother is sad. This mansion is full of ruthless people. Apart from you, who is worthy of him staying for a while?"
The cold wind blows, and the drunkenness becomes even stronger.
He was so moved that he actually started crying. No matter how Pei An tried to persuade him, it was of no use. He became more and more indulged and cried out loud.
"I knew my mother was in the wrong, but I was still thinking about the mother-son relationship and couldn't bear to expose it. I kept tolerating it, but it hurt a lot of people."
"What does this have to do with Second Brother? I also know that Mother treats Third Brother badly, but as a son, there is really not much I can do."
"Old Four, you are different from me."
Pei Chen choked up and said, "I was born in my mother's family and I know her best. You were sent to Aunt Qin by my mother when you were young, and you and her had a rift early on. If it weren't for your ability, my mother would have... would have..."
Pei An understood the meaning of giving up even without being told.
By now, he had already let it go and was indifferent. "Second brother privately took care of me and third brother as much as eldest brother did."
Pei Chen has never been stingy with money and property.
He was protected by Mrs. Xiao and was raised to be submissive, but he had a good heart. However, his mother was too strong, and after losing her eldest son, all her hopes were placed on him.
When she learned that her father had been delaying the appointment of a crown prince, her mother became suspicious, thinking that her father was planning to appoint the third son. Once this idea came into her mind, it grew like weeds, and old Mrs. Xiao could no longer hold back the anger that had been pent up for many years.
How can a bastard become the legitimate heir?
absurd!
She was so angry that she quarreled with Pei Jian. They quarreled for several days and nights, and the love between husband and wife was gone. Pei Jian had official business to attend to, so he simply left the house to find some peace and quiet.
Old Mrs. Xiao, who was left with a belly full of anger, could no longer suppress her evil hands when she looked at the grown-up Pei San.
That day, although it was not the Ghost Festival, evil spirits were wandering around the mansion.