This was nothing in itself. After all, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a principle that the title must be passed down to the eldest grandson. However, Pei Shurui felt deeply guilty.
Over the years, he took good care of his brother's widowed sister-in-law and niece. After the old Duke passed away, only his three half-brothers were sent out, but the eldest son remained in the Duke's Mansion, being cared for by the mansion and living alone in a courtyard.
But perhaps people will always take things too far. The widowed and orphaned mother, who were a little uneasy at first after losing her husband, gradually became more ambitious after being treated kindly by Pei Shurui over the years.
Especially since Pei Yuqing was born weak and refused to get married in recent years, it further fueled their thoughts.
Ba hopes to return to the eldest house with the title.
The words that Xie Wan Ning heard when she entered the room just now came from the mouth of Mrs. Zhao, the eldest wife of the Pei family.
If we talk about who, apart from Lu Ziyan, could not accept their marriage, it would undoubtedly be the eldest branch of the Pei family.
Zheng had explained all these twists and turns to Xie Wan Ning in detail before she got married.
In Zheng's words, the eldest branch of the Pei family was not worth mentioning. Even if the Duke of Pei was taking care of his brother's widow, as long as Princess Duanyang was around, they would have no chance to make trouble.
At this moment, Xie Wan Ning didn't care at all about what she heard when she entered the door. She smiled and greeted her relatives one by one.
It was called a greeting, but in fact, with her status as the Crown Prince's consort, she only bowed slightly. This was because she was a new bride and it was the first time they met. If they had met in normal times, this slight bow would not be necessary.
After all, among the Pei family, apart from Duke Pei and Princess Duanyang, there is really no one else who is worthy of the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to perform formal greetings.
The Pei family was not a large family, and Xie Wan Ning had known about them before. She quickly met all the elders and received a series of gifts.
It was the younger generations from each family who came to pay their respects to her.
There is a big age gap between her and Pei Yuqing. After looking around, she found that those who respectfully called her sister-in-law were much older than her.
Xie Wan Ning also remained calm and presented gifts one by one.
Amidst laughter and chatter, the bride-meeting ceremony ended.
Worried that her son and daughter-in-law came without having breakfast and might still be hungry, Princess Duanyang did not keep the sisters-in-law for long after chatting for a while.
The inner hall, which was bustling just now, suddenly became quiet.
The servants brought the meal.
Princess Duanyang looked at her new daughter-in-law, unable to suppress the smile on her lips, and said with longing: "Today we have a new member in our family. I hope that by this time next year, we will have another one."
Xie Wan Ning: “…”
She was sitting next to Pei Yuqing, and her hand holding the jade chopsticks trembled when she heard the words.
Princess Duanyang added: "I don't mean to rush you, I have just been looking forward to this day for too long..."
"Mom!" The little girl next to him blushed, Pei Yuqing couldn't bear to watch, he said helplessly, "I know what's going on."
Princess Duanyang was not angry at being interrupted. She looked at her son with a smile and said, "After dinner, come and tell me how you came up with this plan."
Xie Wan Ning: “…”
...So the princess didn't know?
The family of five finished their breakfast in silence, and Pei Shurui went to the study.
Pei Yuqing was called into the inner room by the eldest princess, leaving only Pei Yuxuan and Xie Wan Ning outside.
Looking at her newly-appointed eldest sister-in-law, Pei Yuxuan smiled and said, "You called me Sister Xuan before, but I didn't expect that I should call you sister-in-law now."
Xie Wan Ning had trained her thick skin a long time ago, and she didn't feel uncomfortable at all when she heard this. She even continued the conversation, "You should try hard too, and see if you can make me change my tone."
Pei Yuxuan was stunned for a moment, her face turned red, and she said shyly, "What are you talking about?"
"I'm not talking nonsense," Xie Wan Ning imitated her just now and joked, "Didn't you think about it?"
"..." Pei Yuxuan was silent for a moment, with a look of dejection on her face: "Your brother doesn't like me."
It was so rare for the proud and dignified little princess to show such an expression, Xie Wan Ning felt a little distressed when she saw it.
She thought about it carefully and said, "Not necessarily."
Pei Yuxuan's eyes suddenly lit up, and she looked over without blinking. She raised her hand to pour her a cup of tea, and said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, please talk to me."
"..." Xie Wan Ning took a sip of tea with amusement. When Pei Yuxuan couldn't help but urge her, she continued, "My brother has a calm temperament. His emotions are never shown on his face. He can't even say a few nice words when he opens his mouth."
"So, it doesn't matter what he says, you have to look at how he does it."
If we were to ask who knows Xie Yanyu best, it would definitely be Xie Wan Ning, who was traumatized by his nagging.
Her brother liked to control her in everything, like an old scholar, old-fashioned and pedantic, always lecturing her.
But when she proposed to break off the engagement with Lu Ziyan, he was the first to agree. He didn't care at all about his reputation, which he always talked about. He was only thinking about whether his sister had been wronged.
At this point, Xie Wan Ning asked, "Think about it, does my brother treat you differently from others?"
Pei Yuxuan frowned and thought for a long time, then finally sighed in distress and shook her head: "I can't think of it. Anyway, he was very polite to me, calling me princess all the time, and refused to say a few more words to me."
"Is that so... Are you going to give up?" Xie Wan Ning blinked and asked doubtfully, "There are many handsome men in Beijing, why do you fancy that blockhead of mine?"
Pei Yuxuan asked speechlessly, "My brother is not much better, so why did you marry him?"
"..."Xie Wan Ning was silent for a moment and said nothing.
Pei Yuxuan didn't expect her to say anything. Her mind was filled with thoughts about whether the man who always kept her at a distance had ever treated her differently.
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