kingnovel Chapter 985 Chapter 985
Chapter 985 Chapter 985
But looking at the state of their father, it was impossible for them to be the only ones involved, not to mention the younger generations, the brothers, and even the second brother's illegitimate daughter.
By the way, Pei Qiuyu and Aunt Li are also waiting outside the door.
for what?
With so many people around, how could she catch up with her mother?
Thinking of this, he immediately choked up and said, "Father, with so many people coming at once, will it scare Mother?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jian turned his head to look.
His thin face had a lukewarm expression.
"Yunniang, do you not want to disturb your mother?"
"Father--"
Pei Qiuyun stood up quickly and said, "Father misunderstood his daughter's intention. It's just that the whole family, young and old, are rushing into the small Buddhist temple. I'm afraid - I'm afraid -"
"If your mother had any feelings, she would miss you very much."
Pei Jian waved his hand, signaling everyone to follow, "Be careful in front of the children, you women."
This is meant as a warning.
Pei Qiuyun's filial piety almost fell apart and shattered into pieces.
But at this point, there was nothing else to say and I could only follow Pei Jian's steps and walk towards the small Buddhist temple.
There were strong winds and heavy snow along the way.
Everyone had a hard time walking, and Pei Qiuyun almost fell down several times. She felt more and more aggrieved, "Father, it's so cold, and mother is living alone in the temple..."
"The Buddhist temple was where she lived in the past. Yunniang has been away from home for too long and doesn't know your mother's habits."
She has harmed many people, does not eat vegetarian food or chant Buddhist scriptures, and is probably afraid of going to hell after death.
Everyone knows what is going on.
Pei Qiuyun wanted to say a few more words, such as moving back home and enjoying the blessing of having children and grandchildren around her, but Xiao Yinxiu, who was supporting her, immediately held her hand tightly.
Ok?
Xiao Yinxiu shook her head gently, her eyes showing that she must not be impatient.
Pei Qiuyun sighed and swallowed her resentment again.
Outside the small Buddhist temple, the shrubs and green pines that were originally planted were now covered with white snow. The winter snow was as big as goose feathers, falling down, almost blocking everyone's sight.
When they arrived at the door, several maids who had already received the news had opened the door and came out to greet them.
"This old servant has seen the master."
After saying that, she stepped aside and said, "Master, the old lady just finished her meal and was about to take a rest. But when she heard that Master wanted to come visit her, she postponed her rest. Now she is in the house, waiting for Master."
Pei Jian nodded slightly, "How is her health these days?"
The old nanny smiled faintly, "The old lady is sleeping well and eating well, and her mood is peaceful. Even though it has been cold for several days, the old lady is in better health than last year and has not caught a cold."
When Xiao Yinxiu heard this, he immediately felt something was wrong.
It was often said that my aunt was not feeling well and had even called a doctor. She had been in and out of this small Buddhist temple quite a few times...
How dare you fool the master with nothing at this moment?
Xiao Yinxiu didn't believe what the nanny said. When everyone followed Pei Jian into the main room, a strong scent of sandalwood hit their faces.
Song Guanzhou was walking behind and was almost startled by the smell.
The room was not big, and the maids and servants were all stopped outside the door. Qi Yueniang looked at Song Guanzhou who paused for a moment and whispered, "Be careful of the threshold."
Uh……
Song Guanzhou lowered his head and saw the threshold as high as the child's knees. He smiled softly, "Thank you sister-in-law for your reminder, otherwise I would have almost tripped over it."
To be honest, this is Song Guanzhou's first time in this Buddhist temple.
Last time, I only swam in the Yuanyang Well outside and never went inside. After more than half a year, when I revisited the place, everything and everyone had changed.
The Big Belly Mandarin Duck Well has long been filled up.
The ghosts of Aunt Fang and her servant have been haunting her dreams for quite some time. She wonders if they will come to this Buddhist temple and look for trouble with the murderer.
When he walked around the screen and came to the inner room, Song Guanzhou looked up at the crowd and felt that this world...
Maybe there is no such thing as retribution.
The old lady is still the same old lady.
Except that his face was still full of sarcasm and sharpness, he was actually fatter than before. He was wearing a royal blue brocade robe and still had hairpins and flowers on his head. His face, which originally had many wrinkles, actually looked several years younger because of his weight gain.
Even when imprisoned, she dressed like a noble lady.
At this moment, he was sitting on the kang bed, holding Buddhist beads and chanting with his eyes closed.
Pei Qiuyun followed Pei Jiangang around the screen, and couldn't help herself anymore, she rushed over and knelt in front of the kang bed, "Mother, Yunniang is late."
After saying this, he fell on his knees and burst into tears.
Xiao Yinxiu also followed beside him, took out a soft handkerchief to wipe her tears, and said, "Aunt... is still alive!"
Everyone wanted to perform the ceremony, but they had to postpone it because of Pei Qiuyun's crying. Song Guanzhou, who was left behind, squinted his eyes and watched every move of Old Madam Xiao.
Even though her own daughter knelt before her, Old Madam Xiao remained unmoved. She let Pei Qiuyun cry for a long time before she slowly opened her eyes, "Yunniang, you just came back today?"
Do not!
Pei Qiuyun raised her head and said, "My daughter has been in Beijing for more than a month. I only heard that mother was in seclusion, so I didn't dare to disturb her..."
At the end of the words, he burst into tears.
"Why did you come to visit me today?"
This sentence made everyone silent. Pei Qiuyun whispered, "Mother, I miss you so much..."
How could she not want to come and see? One of the purposes of her coming to Beijing was to save her mother from danger.
but--
Sitting upright on the official hat chair behind him was Tian, the head of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
Pei Jian watched all this coldly but didn't say much.
The momentary silence actually felt like a scene of family happiness.
Taking advantage of this gap, Qi Yueniang and Xiao Yinxiu led everyone to the front and bowed one by one. Old Mrs. Xiao looked slowly as she watched her eldest daughter-in-law, niece, and illegitimate daughter come up and pay their respects one by one.
The younger generation, led by Qin Ge'er, stood at the back waiting to pay their respects to their grandmother.
She looked around, scanning everyone, and finally stopped at Song Guanzhou. She asked out of the blue, "Song, are you pregnant?"
Hey!
When Song Guanzhou heard this, he felt annoyed.
This old lady is really not pretending at all. After all, you haven't seen your own daughter for many years. She is kneeling in front of you, crying, and you are unmoved, but you even want to find fault with me.
As soon as she asked the question, not only Pei Qiuyun was stunned, but even Pei Jian turned his head to look.
Song Guanzhou was calm and knelt down to answer, "Thanks to my mother's vegetarianism and Buddhist practice, praying for the children, my daughter-in-law and Silang are now in good health, and they will definitely be pregnant next year."
puff!
If it wasn't for the wrong timing, Qi Yueniang almost laughed out loud. Xiao Yinxiu was also shocked by Song Guanzhou's shameless words and turned around, only to see Song Guanzhou with a serious look on his face.
Talent!
Real talent!
She is obviously infertile, yet she can still talk nonsense. With this ability, it's no wonder that the fourth brother is so bewitched by her.
Unfortunately, Mrs. Xiao had a sharp eye and learned from Doctor Zhang that it was difficult for Mrs. Song to conceive.
She snorted and laughed, "You're just lying. We've been married for three years and still haven't gotten pregnant!"
snort!
Old Madam Xiao suddenly turned her head and stared at Pei Jian, "Master, you think I'm incompetent, why don't you take care of this matter?"