Chapter 42
Chapter 42
When you enter a house, you have to pay your respects to your elders.
Second uncle Pei Chen was not at home. He had taken his two concubines to a garden to admire the flowers. His return date was uncertain. The only people in the mansion were the second wife, Mrs. Mei, and the wife of the eldest son, Pei Hua, Mrs. Gu.
Hearing the maid's report, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and asked each other why it was this Song who came.
Gu's name was Miaofeng. Just as she got up and walked out of the inner room, Pei Shuyu led the radiantly beautiful young woman Song Guanzhou in. For a moment, Gu Miaofeng was stunned by the dazzling beauty in front of her.
It took him a moment to react, and he quickly went up to greet him with a smile.
"Fourth brother's wife is so beautiful today that she almost dazzled my eyes. Come in quickly, mother is inside." After saying that, she took Song Guanzhou's slender and white hand and walked into the inner room.
Sitting on the Huchuang, Mei also looked over with a smile.
"My son, I heard that you have been ill for two months. Now you seem to be better." She pulled Song Guanzhou to sit beside her and looked him up and down with worried eyes. "Xiu'er also brought a message saying that it is okay, otherwise Second Aunt would have come to visit you."
Who doesn't know how to say polite words?
Song Guanzhou smiled lightly, "Thank you for your concern, Second Aunt, Sister-in-law, and my brothers and sisters. It's all because of my weak body and serious illness that I can't see anyone. I have been hiding for more than two months and have never come to pay my respects to my uncle and aunt. Please don't blame me, aunt."
"How can I bear to blame you, my sweetheart."
Mei stroked her hand and noticed the incomplete fingernails. She became worried and asked, "Why is this happening? Does it still hurt?"
Song Guanzhou gently stroked the hair on his forehead and smiled, "Don't worry, it doesn't hurt anymore."
The mother and daughter said some polite words, and finally Mei invited them to the banquet, "Go with your sisters-in-law to drink wine and appreciate the flowers. I won't spoil the fun. I will just ask the kitchen to warm up the best flower wine for you. How about that?"
Song Guanzhou stood up and saluted, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Mei gave Gu Miaofeng a few more instructions, "You should also go and have a few drinks. If you need anything, you can ask someone to come and tell me, and I will definitely arrange it for you."
Everyone then walked towards the garden where Xiaoyan was.
Song Guanzhou could now walk without any hindrance. Pei Shuyu half supported and half helped him, and they soon came to a pavilion in the middle of the pond in the garden. Although it was called a pavilion, it was much larger than an ordinary pavilion, about the size of two rooms. Gauze was hung on all sides, and the spring breeze caressed him gently, making people feel particularly comfortable.
In the pavilion, all kinds of banquet supplies had been prepared, including everything to eat and use.
The beauty's backrest in the pavilion was now covered with thick mattresses by the maids. After some politeness, Song Guanzhou and Gu sat down one after another. When the other sisters saw their two sisters-in-law sitting down, they also took their seats.
Pei Shuyu smiled widely and rang the gold and silver bells on the table, announcing the start of the banquet.
Song Guanzhou leaned on the beauty's backrest, acting like a cold beauty from beginning to end. When he was in a better mood, he would joke a few words, and at other times he would just listen to these idle nonsense of the boudoir.
Girls in the boudoir are multi-talented.
There were actually six or seven illegitimate daughters from the second house who attended the banquet. Together with Mei Qingyu and Pei Qiuyu, there were more than ten unmarried girls in the room.
Song Guanzhou looked at the fact that there were almost no ugly girls, and thought to himself that his second uncle was a wonderful man and his second aunt was also very generous.
Gu, Pei Shuyu, and Mei Qingyu naturally picked up the subject to talk to Song Guanzhou. As they were talking, they mentioned something they shouldn't have mentioned, "Are you still angry with your fourth brother?"
Song Guanzhou tilted his head, his eyes as bright as stars, and looked at Gu.
Gu sighed, "When our two families came together to pay New Year's greetings before the Lunar New Year, I saw that you and your wife were estranged. I asked Ling'er's mother, and she said that you two had been quarreling for half a year. Now that the Lunar New Year is over, have you reconciled?"
Without waiting for Song Guanzhou to answer, Pei Shuyu beside him also said considerately, "Sijie is so beautiful, how dare Sige not make peace with her——"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the girls in the pavilion looked over. Song Guanzhou didn't take it seriously. "Husband and wife, quarreling is just the way it is. You young girls who haven't got married yet, you must open your eyes and find a husband with a better temper, so that you can live a better life."
Gu cried out, and gently pushed Song Guanzhou, "You are talking nonsense. Fourth brother, don't you have a bad temper? I'm afraid you are used to being a mountain king."
After saying that, she gently poked Song Guanzhou's forehead with her jade finger.
Seems very intimate.
Song Guanzhou lowered his eyes, "Sister-in-law, please don't make fun of me. If we talk about good temper, even Pei Si can't catch up with Brother Hua even if he rides a horse."
Finally, they talked about some family matters. The girls stretched their ears and listened carefully to the gossip of the only two married women present. Gu smiled and said, "You are talking nonsense. If your elder brother Hua's temper were to happen in your house, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to survive for a day."
Mei Qingyu also laughed, "Brother Hua is kind-hearted and only wants to be good to my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law's words are very humble, which makes my sisters envious."
This is true.
In front of Pei Hua, the eldest son of the second house, there was only Gu Miaofeng and Wan'er, the maidservant brought by Gu Miaofeng. Wan'er was not allowed to stay in the room until Gu Miaofeng gave birth to her second son.
Apart from having many beauties in the harem of his old father Pei Chen, he is also much better than the eldest son of the royal family, Pei Chen.
Gu Miaofeng was teased so much that her face turned red, and she was almost out of breath with laughter, "You are all blind little ancestors, why don't you look at your fourth sister-in-law, she is very brave, I heard that she always makes your fourth brother angry."
Pei Shuyu picked up the teapot and poured tea for Song Guanzhou personally. "Sister-in-law is so charming, if you don't give in, you can call me and I will take these seven or eight sisters to support you personally."
Mei Qingyu smiled and said, "You must take me with you."
As the conversation got lively, some blind concubine whispered in the crowd, "If Fourth Sister-in-law asked you to hit Zhu Baoyue, would you dare?"
Dare?
As soon as the words came out, there was silence all around.
You could hear a pin drop. Everyone was in awkward silence, but Song Guanzhou smiled faintly, "What this sister said is definitely right. If you really want to destroy Manyue Tower again, sisters-in-law, are you going or not?"
Everyone laughed awkwardly and didn't dare to respond.
Gu Miaofeng had no choice but to stand up, hold Song Guanzhou's hand, and teach him earnestly, "My dear sister, you are really a bit fierce. How can you control the men going to those places? If you beat them up, you will lose your dignity. It's just some fun stuff, how can you take it seriously?"
Song Guanzhou opened his red lips slightly, "Sister-in-law is right."
Gu Miaofeng felt relieved, but Song Guanzhou changed the subject and said, "It's a pity that I hate this matter. People are made of flesh and blood, and I can't endure it."
Everyone present was stunned. The concubine who had just spoken out asked, "What about the fourth sister-in-law and the people in the fourth brother's room...you also don't tolerate them?"
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