Yuan Zhao looked away and shook his head: "It's okay, I haven't seen you for a long time, you look thinner."
Wei Wanxue hugged her arms and pouted: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you and my brother had a fight?"
Yuan Zhao didn't answer, so Wei Wanxue continued, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. My brother loves you the most! I heard from Mother that he's been really busy with government affairs lately and can't spare the time. Next time she comes home, I'll definitely scold him for you!"
Yuan Zhao made a light "hmm" sound. At this time, Yuan Zhizhi finally finished the bottle of milk and started to talk.
Although she wanted to complain as soon as Wei Wanxue came in, she had no choice but to do so because her mother was stuffing the second bottle of milk into her mouth.
The most important thing in the world is breastfeeding, so she decided to drink up the milk first!
[Wei Wanxue!!! She was the one who killed my cousin's family!]
Yuan Zhao's eyes narrowed.
Isn’t Zhizhi’s uncle her cousin?
Wei Wanxue took a fancy to her second cousin and asked her mother to act as a matchmaker for him to marry her. After she joined the Shen family, she behaved improperly and brought disgrace upon the family. The Shen family was displeased with her, so she accused the Shen family of treason, leading to the execution of the entire family!
Wei Wanxue was looking through her jewelry box in front of her dressing mirror, muttering, "Sister-in-law, you still have so many beautiful red hairpins here!"
"These styles are hard to find in the capital! It's great to have a prince brother. Even in Yangzhou, I can get the latest jewelry."
Her tone was still innocent, but it was not difficult to hear the envy and jealousy in it.
Yuan Zhao stared at her back, feeling a chill in his heart.
The Shen family is her mother's maternal family. They are founding fathers, important civil officials, and upright people in the world.
After the queen mother gave birth to the eldest son, in order to avoid the emperor's suspicion, the uncle who was the prime minister at the time asked to retire and promised that the Shen family would no longer enter the officialdom.
His uncle's two sons, Yuan Zhao's two cousins, despite their outstanding talents and ambitions, did not enter officialdom. Instead, they followed their uncle to open an academy and became idle teachers.
The Shen family was so cautious in protecting themselves, but in the end they fell into Wei Wanxue's hands?
Yuan Zhao's heart trembled slightly, and a chill surged throughout his body.
She suddenly realized one thing: over the years, she had been drifting further and further away from her father, brother, and maternal grandfather, the Shen family.
But if things continue as planned, they will all die because of me!
Several of his children died, the entire Shen family was executed, and the Yuan family's kingdom was taken away.
All of this was due to the fact that she married Wei Shaoqing and trusted him completely!
She allowed him to have a mistress and give birth to those evil children, and then she stepped on her own corpse to ascend to a high position!
"Sister-in-law, you won't need this whole set of ruby headdresses. I heard that all the wives of officials in Yangzhou City will be attending a snow-viewing banquet in the next two days. Why don't you give it to me?" Wei Wanxue was still casually flipping through her things. "It will also let the whole of Yangzhou City see the face of our Wei family. I also want to be the legitimate wife of a wealthy family in the future. Sister-in-law, this headdress is perfect for me!"
When Yuan Zhizhi heard about the banquet, she thought of something else:
[Also, mother, she is dedicated to ruining your reputation outside!]
Whether in Yangzhou or the capital, she attended banquets, enjoying the benefits of her mother's status while slandering her with the other female relatives, saying that her mother was domineering and jealous, treated her scumbag father harshly, and refused to allow her scumbag father to take a concubine...
Yuan Zhao took a deep breath.
No wonder she had been in Yangzhou for ten years, and in the few times she attended banquets, she always felt that the women looked at her strangely.
It turned out that it was her sister-in-law, who was as close as a sister, who was gossiping behind her back.
Everything Wei Wanxue ate and used since she was a child was bought by her. So what was it not the best?
No matter what she liked about Yuan Zhao, Yuan Zhao never said no.
This time she had already put the ruby headpiece on her head and was admiring herself from different angles in the bronze mirror.
She thought Yuan Zhao wouldn't refuse her, but she heard a voice behind her: "No."
Wei Wanxue turned around in surprise and saw Yuan Zhao looking at her indifferently.
Looking closely at her eyes, there was no trace of warmth.
"Wanxue, the storeroom at home was robbed a while ago, and the valuables have not been recovered yet. Our family is in financial difficulty now, so it's better to live a simple life."
Wei Wanxue frowned when she thought of what her mother had said to her in Songyan Hall. She wanted to say something else: "But..."
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Yuan Zhao.
"If you want to go to the snow viewing banquet, I will accompany you." She wanted to listen in person to what her sister-in-law said about her behind her back.
Wei Wanxue was surprised again.
Since arriving in Yangzhou, Yuan Zhao has never attended these banquets.
Why did he actually offer to go this time?
Wei Wanxue could only put down the ruby headpiece awkwardly, and Yuan Zhao changed the subject:
"You just came back today. I sent someone to the prefect to call your elder brother back so that we can have a reunion dinner together."
Logically speaking, Wei Wanxue just returned home today, so the whole family should prepare dinner together to welcome her.
When Wei Wanxue heard about the reunion dinner, her expression changed and her eyes wandered:
"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother is very busy with official duties, and my mother has not been in good health recently. I think we should forget about the reunion dinner..."
Wei Wanxue originally thought Yuan Zhao would be unhappy, but Yuan Zhao just smiled faintly when he heard this:
"That's good. It seems you've grown up and know how to consider your elder brother and mother."
Wei Wanxue came to Fengqiyuan today and always felt that Yuan Zhao was weird.
I can’t really put my finger on what’s different, but I feel like something is different.
She came out of Fengqiyuan and turned back to Songyan Hall.
She didn't know what they were talking about, but when it was almost time for dinner, she and the old lady left the house and took a carriage to Xingyu Lane.
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