Chapter 211 Seeking Peace
In the cold winter, water in the north turns into ice.
A basin of cold water was poured on his body, and the next moment Pei Yuanqing felt his clothes were stiff, and when he touched them again, they were frozen.
This is his only thick piece of clothing and he will have to wear it tomorrow.
"I...I want to see Gu Lan."
Song Qiang slammed the door shut, "She doesn't want to see you."
Pei Yuanqing wanted to wait a little longer, but it was too cold. He felt like he had fallen into an ice cave.
However, just as he was about to go back, someone called him.
"Are you the one who divorced Gu Lan?"
Pei Yuanqing slowly turned around and looked at the woman in front of him with a trembling face, "You are..."
"I'm the daughter of the Shi family. My name is Shi Aoxue." Shi Aoxue glanced at Pei Yuanqing. "I came here a few years earlier than you, so I should leave here earlier than you. I've also heard about what happened between you and the Gu family these past two days."
Pei Yuanqing nodded, "Miss Shi, what can I do for you?"
He was so cold, he was freezing to death.
"I just feel it's not worth it for Master Pei."
"What do you mean?"
"Master Pei came here to see Gu Lan, is he hoping to reconcile?"
Pei Yuanqing nodded. "After all, she is pregnant with my child. No matter what happened in the past, I don't care."
"Master Pei is indeed a generous man, but Master Pei probably doesn't know that just a few days ago, my brother was imprisoned by Gu Lan."
Pei Yuanqing shuddered, feeling genuinely cold. "Why?"
Shi Aoxue sighed, "Gu Lan and my brother..."
She hesitated to speak, "Forget it, since Master Pei doesn't mind, then I won't say anything."
She nodded slightly, then turned and left.
She didn't say it, but what she said made people think about it.
But she didn't know that Pei Yuanqing didn't want to care about it at all for the sake of a good life.
As for why Shi Aoxue did this, it was simply because she looked down on Gu Lan.
As for revenge for her brother, she had no intention of doing so.
Pei Yuanqing did not see Gu Lan, and was poured with a basin of water. He stood in the cold wind for a while and developed a fever that night.
He didn't want to move the next day, but he still went to the quarry, hoping that the yamen runners would be flexible.
Pei Qiuge wanted to sleep in, as he finally didn't have to get up early to go to exile, but he was annoyed by the sound of reading.
She pulled off the blanket covering her head and yelled, "I'm so annoyed. A bunch of country kids. What's the point of studying? Do you really think you can get the top spot in the imperial examination?"
"It's noisy every day and I can't sleep well." Pei Qiuge complained.
Jiang Xinyue sighed, "I'm going to the Gu family later, you stay at home and take care of yourself."
"What are you going to do at the Gu family?" Pei Qiuge asked unhappily.
"Your father means to let Gu Lan come back."
"What is she coming back for?" Pei Qiuge snorted coldly, "What does Dad think?"
"Silly girl, your father is doing this for you and your second brother!"
There was no one else at home, so Jiang Tingting was sent by Jiang Xinyue to collect some firewood.
Between niece and daughter, daughter is naturally more important.
"For my own good, don't let Gu Lan come back. I hate her the most."
"Qiuge, Mom has inquired about it. The Gu family is doing well now. They have paid off their debts long ago. I heard that they have made a lot of money from their stall business and are about to open a shop."
Pei Qiuge curled her lips, but she was also quite jealous. Just looking at the beautiful clothes worn by the Gu family made her envious.
"If Gu Lan could remarry, her dowry would be enough for us to live a comfortable life."
Pei Qiuge nodded. "Then I want to buy nice clothes and jewelry. I'm freezing to death. It would be better if the Gu family built us a big house. This shabby house is small and drafty. I can only cover my face with a quilt every day."
Jiang Xinyue nodded and said, "Once I get the money, I will treat you well, so just be patient."
Pei Qiuge nodded. At this moment, she heard the sound of reading again. She shouted, "Studying so early, I wonder how much money Gu Lan's mother makes? She's the only one who can read. Who hasn't been to school?"
Jiang Xinyue smiled and said, "Wait for your sister-in-law... wait for your cousin to come back. Ask her to make you some porridge. Wear more clothes and don't get cold. Mother is going to Gu's house."
"Mom, I'll go with you too." Pei Qiuge said.
"What are you going to do?" Jiang Xinyue couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer any injustice. "The Gu family is not easy to deal with."
"The Gu family is warm. I see smoke coming out of their chimney all day long. It's so cold at home. Look, my hands are covered with frostbite." Pei Qiuge shook Jiang Xinyue's arm like a spoiled child.
"Okay, but don't talk nonsense. If things don't work out, you won't have any of those beautiful clothes."
Pei Qiuge curled her lips and said, "I know."
When the mother and daughter arrived at the Gu family's house and passed by the school, Pei Qiuge glanced inside and said disdainfully, "They are just a bunch of kids who have never seen the world. Just teach them casually. This money is so easy to make."
What she didn't know was that not only did Zhang Yi not ask for money at all, he also subsidized the children's pens, ink, paper and inkstone. Because he was cold, the charcoal fire in the house was even bought by the Gu family.
How can children write if their hands are frozen?
Arriving at the door of Gu's house, Jiang Xinyue peeked inside cautiously. It was a cold day and she was afraid of being drenched in a basin of cold water.
Fortunately, the door was open and no one was waiting there with cold water.
"What are you doing here?" Li Mumu was helping Song Qiang take the skewers outside to freeze them so that they could be kept for a long time.
When Jiang Xinyue saw Li Mumu, the corners of her mouth twitched subconsciously. After these two incidents, she dared not underestimate this girl.
What impressed her even more was that the little girl's medical skills were truly amazing.
Naturally, she also saved the baby in Gu Lan's belly, not to mention that she knew Pei Yuanqing was infertile just by looking at her.
"I came... to look for your cousin."
"My cousin doesn't want to see you." Li Mumu said.
"I came here to find her for something good." Jiang Xinyue said.
"The good thing you're talking about is letting my cousin return to your Pei family?"
Jiang Xinyue took a deep breath and thought to herself that this little girl was really smart. She actually knew that.
"Yeah...isn't this a good thing?"
"That's a great thing for you, but it's a bad thing for my cousin." Li Mumu rolled her eyes at the mother and daughter, "Hurry and leave."
"How can you talk like that, kid?" Pei Qiuge still thought she was a young lady and had never suffered such an injustice. "We came to your house, but you wouldn't even let us in. Is this how you treat guests? Besides, your last name isn't Gu. Do you have the final say on the Gu family's affairs?"
Li Mumu looked at Pei Qiuge, knowing that he was another troublemaker. "It's not my turn to make decisions about the Gu family's affairs, let alone yours. You're asking for help with this attitude. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I guess you bullied my cousin a lot before."
Jiang Xinyue clicked her tongue and signaled her daughter to stop talking.
"Child, we are here sincerely to discuss their affairs. Where are your parents?" Jiang Xinyue was also a little unhappy. She had been standing there for such a long time, but not even an adult from the Gu family came out. It was too much.
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