kingnovel Chapter 916 Chapter 916
Chapter 916 Chapter 916
This is why Pei Chen was walking alone. Fang Yaer was very happy. She held an oil-paper umbrella for Pei Chen and walked towards Biluozhai.
Soon, they arrived at Biluozhai.
When he was about to go in, he saw a tall and thin figure at the end of the path. He was walking alone in the wind and snow without an umbrella. Pei Chen stopped and said, "Fourth brother, how can the servants serve you? Why don't you hold an umbrella?"
Pei An looked up with a smile on his lips, "Don't worry, second brother. I saw that the snow was not too heavy, so I just walked over after a few steps."
"Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?"
In the courtyard, Xiao Bei heard the noise and came to greet them early. The maids also opened the door. When the three of them saw each other, Xiao Bei pointed at Pei An, whose hair was covered with white snow, and asked, "Why, Si Lang's hair is white today?"
"I find it troublesome to hold an umbrella."
After welcoming the two people into the house, Fang Yaer put away her umbrella and followed behind obediently.
No one knew that she had mixed feelings in her heart. This Fourth Young Master... was much more handsome than the Crown Prince!
I was so blind back then!
Fang Yaer was getting more and more annoyed, but she also knew that once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back. Unless the Fourth Young Master took a fancy to her and asked the Crown Prince for help...
He was so lucky, but as soon as he entered the door, he was immediately poured a basin of cold water by a woman who was standing in front of a high table and admiring daffodils.
The fourth young master’s wife!
Although she was dressed simply and had few jewelry on her head, just standing there with her back, she caught everyone's attention.
“Guan Zhou, although daffodils are beautiful, they are not edible.”
Upon hearing Pei Chen's voice, Song Guanzhou turned his head and looked at the people entering. He knelt down and bowed before continuing, "Second brother, you don't know, I usually see white and yellow daffodils, and rarely see red and white ones. It's a rare thing, so of course I have to take a few more glances."
Qi Yueniang came in from next door, "Second brother and fourth brother are here?"
The two men turned around and saluted Qi Yue Niang.
"Not to mention Guan Zhou, I have always loved these flowers and plants, but this is the first time I have seen them."
After saying that, he walked up to Song Guanzhou and looked at the daffodils in the shallow white porcelain basin.
Xiao Bei smiled and said, "It's a rare creature, it seems to have come from a wild place, I heard it's called a species called Naji."
Pei An held his forehead with his hand, "What are you talking about, fourth cousin? It's not from the wild land, but from the neighboring Buddhist country. I saw this narcissus on the teacher's desk once, and I heard him say that Master Huijue of Longen Temple cultivates some every year."
Song Guanzhou raised his eyebrows, "Let's go visit the master someday."
Xiao Bei smiled and said, "If you want to divide the plate, I will give some to you, sister-in-law, and sister Xu later."
Song Guanzhou waved his hand, "I just asked the leader, you only have this one plate, after it is divided, it will be useless. If I want to see it, I can go to my brother and sister-in-law's place to feast my eyes."
Xiao Bei smiled and said, "It's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. It won't be a problem."
Song Guanzhou shook his head and declined. "I will ask Master Huijue to teach me some skills in the future. If I can cultivate it myself, then there will be no worries."
That's it!
Everyone laughed, only Pei An held his forehead with his hand, "You are a female bandit."
"The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month is coming in two days. I heard that Longen Temple gives out porridge every year. It's better to go today than to wait for a day. Silang, I'll go today."
"I have to be on duty that day, let's do it another day."
Take a break on the tenth day.
"Silang, you take care of yourself. I will go with Brother Linshan."
"Linshan has something to do and has not been home for these days." Pei An stepped forward, supported Song Guanzhou, and gave him a general idea. In front of so many people, Song Guanzhou tactfully did not ask any more questions.
Xiao Bei stepped forward and said, "Guan Zhou is in good health, can you drink?"
"Of course I can eat, but we have to stay with my sister-in-law, and she is very weak now, so I am afraid she can't stand the smell of alcohol."
Qi Yueniang smiled and said, "It's okay. Give your sister-in-law some hot honey water and have fun with us."
Xu Lingbai and Xu Lingqiao also knocked on the door and came in. After greeting each other, Pei Chen smiled and said, "Lingbai, you are standing next to me, why are you so late?"
Xu Lingbai bowed and said, "Your Highness, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night. It's cold today. I fell asleep as soon as I came back from Shaohua Garden. I almost missed the time."
"It's okay, as long as I don't miss Bei Ge's banquet."
After being polite to each other, they sat down. The male and female guests were seated at two tables, one in the main room and the other in the dining hall.
In the main room, Zhang Fanghui was in confinement and could not go to the other rooms to get some fresh air.
After they sat down, the maids helped Zhang Fanghui out. Zhang Fanghui waved her hand and refused, "I'm not that delicate. I can walk without any problem. If you help me, I'll look like an old man in his seventies or eighties, unable to walk."
Qi Yueniang looked at it and laughed.
"He is quite stubborn. On the day of his birth, he frightened our sister Ling Qiao, and today he is showing off again."
Song Guanzhou had never had children, but he knew how difficult it was to have children.
"Fourth cousin's complexion is quite good, but you still need to be careful. Ask the maids to light another charcoal basin. You can't catch a cold during the confinement period."
Zhang Fanghui tried to stop him.
"One is enough. It's hard for you not to despise me."
She wore a headband with a lying rabbit pattern on it, a quilted long gown that was fashionable in Darong, and a red coat with rabbit fur on the outside. She looked very energetic.
"Why do I dislike you?"
Qi Yueniang helped her sit down, and complained that the cushions the maids brought were too thin, "Add another layer, it's so cold, how can it work."
"Thank you, sister-in-law. I'm really tired of lying down and sitting all day long."
After saying that, he looked at Xu Lingqiao, "Fortunately, Lingqiao comes to visit me three times a day——"
"It's my sister-in-law who doesn't dislike me."
When Zhang Fanghui gave birth this time, she was not at the Xiao family. In the mansion, except for Qi Yueniang and Xiao Yinxiu who were older, there was really no old lady to take charge.
Xu Lingqiao thought about Xiao Bei studying every day. Although Zhang Fanghui was accompanied by a maid in the room and the prince's wife came from time to time, she could not stay for long.
After all, Xiao Yinxiu had two brothers, a nursing sister, and a pregnant aunt. Although she wanted to help, she was powerless.
Xu Lingqiao often came to keep Zhang Fanghui company. She had a gentle personality and got along very well with Zhang Fanghui.
Looking at everyone here today, I gave them some praise.
"Brother Rui is still young, and Sister is just born, and she is the only one who doesn't mind the noisy ones."
Xu Lingqiao even said that she was not worthy of it. Song Guanzhou smiled as he watched his sister being praised. "My sister has a soft personality, but she has her own world in her heart. She is bothering me because she is very close to my sister-in-law. If my sister-in-law treats her as a confidant, she should not be polite. After all, she is not as thick-skinned as me."
Everyone heard this and couldn't stop laughing.
Fang Yaer was busy at the table with the gentlemen. Occasionally, when she came out to serve dishes or get hot water, she felt uncomfortable when she heard the laughter from the women.
It turned out that Pei An didn't even look at her.
As for her own prince, he would scold her from time to time, disliking her for being nosy—