Chapter 106 Chapter 106 "Who agreed to let him come?"...
Since most of the guests that day were relatives, Mrs. Li told Fang Ying not to go there early. She should rest in the room first and wait until most of the guests arrived before going over to show her face and say hello.
Fang Ying had been feeling a little retching when she woke up in the morning these past two days, and her appetite was not very good. Naturally, she was not in the mood. After Ji Yanlang went to the front yard, she lay back down and took a nap for a while.
When her stepmother Pan brought Fang Quan to see her, Fang Ying had just gotten up and was eating a bowl of bird's nest.
"So early?"
Fang Ying heard the report, put down her bowl and stood up to greet them. Pan came in with Fang Quan by the hand and saw them and said hurriedly, "Hold still and sit down. Didn't you say you were tired these past two days?"
"Not bad." Fang Ying called out to her mother and looked at her sister. "Second Mother seems to have grown taller again."
Fang Quan smiled and called her "Sister." Before she could reply, Pan said, "That's right. It's grown quite a bit in the past six months. I have to rip the edges off my new skirts to make them longer."
Fang Ying asked her stepmother to sit down, called her sister to her side, touched her cheek, and said with a smile, "You've lost a little weight." She then asked if she had brought her younger brothers with her.
Fang Quan shook his head: "No, I just brought my second uncle and me here."
Mrs. Pan didn't expect the child to say this right away. She glared at her and then looked at Fang Ying: "Your uncle..."
"Who agreed to let him come?" Fang Ying stopped smiling and asked coldly.
"..." Pan opened her mouth, but seeing her stepdaughter's expression turned cold, she was a little unsure what to do. She stumbled and said, "He, he pestered your father all morning, and also, also wanted to congratulate you."
"Congratulations?" Fang Ying sneered, "Congratulations, why don't you come to see me?"
Pan: “…”
"Xingniang, take Erniang to eat some fruit." Fang Ying ordered.
Xingniang agreed and came over to take Fang Quan out.
Just as Pan was about to explain a few more words, Fang Ying continued, "Send someone to the front yard and tell Liu Lang what I'm saying. Tell him that my uncle is always unruly when drunk. Tell him to have someone watch over him and make sure he doesn't disturb the guests."
Lichun replied yes and went out to arrange someone to pass on the message.
Pan was a little embarrassed and annoyed: "Why did it come to this? Liu Lang didn't even say he looked down on us, but you..."
"Mother, where did you get that from?" Fang Ying's face darkened. "Did I make up that Second Uncle is immoral when he's drunk? He's been like this since he was young, a bad habit he can't change. Is it wrong for me to remind him?"
Pan still wanted to defend her second brother: "He, he has changed over the years..."
"Changed? Don't I know that Mother is bullying me? A few days ago, my second uncle got drunk and acted crazy at home. My eldest cousin just tried to persuade him, but he hit him in the face, leaving it all black and blue. Do you think he's changed?"
"Is that true?" Pan was surprised. "Where did you hear that?"
Fang Ying said calmly, "It seems Mother doesn't know." She added, "Liu Lang came back and told me that he saw his cousin in the camp with a bruised face. He thought he'd been bullied, and after questioning him for a long time, he finally told me."
"..." Pan's anger subsided immediately, and she defended herself, "Well, we are at home after all..."
"You wouldn't dare to do that in our house, right?" Fang Ying asked, and without waiting for her stepmother to answer, she continued, "My father hadn't agreed before, so why did he agree to bring my second uncle this time?"
Pan avoided his gaze and pursed her lips.
Fang Ying answered for her, "Because I'm pregnant, I feel like I've truly established myself in the Ji Mansion. Am I right?"
Mrs. Pan had no answer and could only say, "Don't worry, your uncle knows the seriousness of the matter. He promised your father that he would change it when he came here..."
Fang Ying couldn't help but sneer, "I really can't understand it. He said he's changed and won't get drunk and cause trouble, and you believe him. Then he forgot who he is after drinking a few bowls of yellow soup, and took advantage of his niece's pregnancy to make trouble and make a fool of himself. It only makes me embarrassed, and it has nothing to do with you, right?"
Lichun had already delivered the message and returned. Seeing that his wife was angry, he hurried forward to persuade her, "Madam, calm down. Your husband is here and will definitely not let anyone make a fuss."
"Yes, yes, it won't happen." Pan agreed.
Fang Ying had to go out to meet guests soon, and she didn't want to get angry. She suppressed her anger and slowly let out her breath before saying, "Mother, please don't think I'm climbing up the social ladder and looking down on my family."
Pan hurriedly said that it was not the case. Fang Ying ignored her and continued, "If it was my eldest uncle who was in Beijing today, I would have sent someone to invite him long ago without my parents asking."
She paused for a moment and took a sip of water.
"Back then, my father went to Yangzhou alone to seek a career, and my mother took me to live with the clan members. Every time she came to visit with gifts, it was always my eldest uncle. I never saw my second uncle."
Fang Ying was talking about her childhood, and Pan Shi couldn't interrupt, so she could only clench her fingers and listen silently.
"Even after Second Uncle sent Mother to Yangzhou, it was always our family that supported him. From childhood to adulthood, not only was I never cared for by Second Uncle, I was almost harmed by him. If I don't tell you these things, will Father and Mother think I've forgotten?"
When Mrs. Pan heard this, she felt guilty and didn't dare to look at her stepdaughter. She could only stammer, "Where do I even begin to talk about this..."
"Mother, you don't have to answer me. Just help me pass this message to Father."
After Fang Ying finished speaking, she asked them to bring Fang Quan back. She casually asked Fang Quan what books he had read recently and what new skills he had learned from Chu Yin.
Fang Quan knew that her sister didn't want her second uncle to come to the Ji Mansion. Before leaving, when she learned that her second uncle was coming with them, her sister Chu Yin told her to tell her sister as soon as possible, but she still didn't expect her sister to be so angry.
At this moment, the sister looked normal, but the mother looked frustrated. Fang Quan didn't dare to ask more questions and answered his sister's questions honestly.
While listening to her sister talking, Fang Ying glanced at Pan. Seeing that she always had a sad face, she took the initiative to ask about her brothers' recent situation. Pan came to her senses and repeated the words that Fang Sheng was praised by the teacher, and then a smile appeared on her face.
At this time, the messenger returned: "Liu Lang told his wife not to worry, he has arranged for the young master of the Pan family to sit at the same table as Er Lang of the Sixth House, and asked Er Lang to help take care of him."
Liufang Erlang is the clan member who came from his hometown this time. Although he is of the same generation as Ji Yanlang, he is over thirty years old, acts prudently and is eloquent. It was thanks to his help that we had the banquet these two days.
Fang Ying felt a little relieved and talked with her sister for a while. When she felt that it was almost time, she dressed up again, changed into clothes suitable for meeting guests, and went to the flower hall for the banquet with her mother and sister.
At this time, most of the guests had arrived, and the flower hall was very lively. Fang Ying went to Li and greeted the elders first. After listening to the elders' various concerns, she went to greet the women of the same generation and asked everyone to gather around to congratulate her.
Mrs. Pan watched her stepdaughter talking and laughing freely among the nobles in the room, as if she were a fish in water. Her demeanor was no less impressive than anyone else's, as if she had been born in a noble family. Her appearance was particularly outstanding, attracting constant praise from the ladies, some even praising her for her good fortune.
Pan agreed with a smile on her face, but she felt quite bitter in her heart - what good fortune did she have? It was almost the same as the splint.
If she repeated exactly what her stepdaughter had said to her husband, he would definitely be angry, but he couldn't scold Fang Ying, so he would end up taking it out on her.
But if she didn't tell him, Pan was a little afraid of Fang Ying. She knew something about her stepdaughter's temper. Unless her second brother really behaved himself and didn't cause any trouble today, Fang Ying would not let this matter go easily.
She was secretly worried when she saw Fang Ying leading a young lady dressed in gorgeous clothes to Madam Ji, saying that the young lady wanted to go see Si Niang.
"Go ahead. I was just about to ask you to go see Si Niang." Li lowered her voice and instructed Fang Ying, "Walk slowly. Si Niang must be feeling anxious right now. Go and talk to her for a while."
Fang Ying knew that her mother-in-law was worried about her and told her not to rush back to entertain the guests. She agreed and took Yue Qing'e's sister to Si Niang Ji Lanjun's room.
Yue Qing'e, the younger sister, is the sixth child in the family. She is fourteen years old this year and has not yet been engaged. The two families had visited each other before, and she had played with Ji Lanjun a few times and they got along quite well. After visiting her sister and nephew, she wanted to meet her new bride.
When the two men arrived at Ji Lanjun's room, only her biological mother, Aunt Jiang, was there.
Aunt Jiang stood up, greeted Fang Ying and Yue Liuniang, and then left to let them talk.
The three of them sat down as host and guest. Yue Liuniang and Ji Lanjun were not very close, so they quickly finished what they had to say. It was only when Fang Ying started a new conversation that the three of them started chatting and laughing again.
It was almost time for the banquet. Fang Ying said that she had something to say to Si Niang, so she asked Lichun to take someone to send Yue Liu Niang back to the flower hall first, and she would go there later.
Ji Lanjun walked her to the door, watched Yue Liuniang leave, turned around and took Fang Ying's arm, whispering, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister-in-law Liu."
"It's not hard. Mom asked me to come see you so that I could be lazy." Fang Ying smiled and patted her hand. "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
It was still early and Ji Lanjun hadn't put on makeup yet, and there were two obvious dark spots under her eyes.
"Yeah." She responded softly and lowered her head shyly.
Fang Ying pulled her to sit down and asked her if she had eaten well. Ji Lanjun shook her head and said she couldn't eat any more. "My aunt also told me to eat less, so that I won't have to...go to the bathroom later."
"There are still two or three hours left, so you should eat something, just not soup. Otherwise, it will be even more embarrassing to eat when you get there at night, and you will have to go to bed hungry. You also have to get up early tomorrow to meet your relatives and greet your uncles and aunts, so how will you have the energy then?"
Fang Ying told someone to go to the kitchen and see if there was anything that Ji Lanjun liked to eat, and to bring some over. "And bring my food as well."
After she finished speaking, she looked at her aunt and said with a smile, "It's just right for us to keep each other company."
Ji Lanjun was just looking for someone to accompany her - her aunt was here, crying after just a few words, which made her already anxious heart even more upset and unbearable.
Fang Ying knew she must be flustered at the moment, so she told her some interesting stories from her recent experience. When the meal arrived, they ate together and rinsed their mouths before quietly asking her, "Did Madam teach you the etiquette of Zhou Gong?"
Ji Lanjun's face immediately flushed and she lowered her head.
"It will hurt." Fang Ying held her hand and explained to her carefully, "And it's not like what they say, that it only hurts the first time. It will hurt the first few times, so you can't be shy. You have to tell your son-in-law to be gentle and take it slow. If you just let him do what he wants, you will only suffer."
Although Fang Ying knew that Ji Lanjun might not be able to do it given her temper, she still told her all the lessons she could think of.
After saying this, it was time for Ji Lanjun to dress up. Fang Ying went back to her room to rest for a while. When it was almost an auspicious time in the evening, she went to Li again and waited together for the Duke of Ju to come and pick up the bride.
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