After saying that, she flipped through the rest of the paintings. All of these paintings had smooth lines, and with just a few strokes, they were able to express the charm.
One of them has a date on it.
She looked at the date above, her face full of ridicule, "Uncle Pei, you are lying~"
He just watched her making trouble with a faint smile in his eyes.
Tu Qingyu continued, "It's not good to lie. There will be punishment for lying."
"Punishment?" He raised his eyelids calmly. "Tell me about it?"
"Then I'll punish you by making you sleep in the study tonight. I see that the bed in the inner room of your study is quite comfortable."
He looked at her smug expression and nodded calmly, "Okay."
OK?
Tu Qingyu looked at him suspiciously, "But you're sleeping in the study?"
"Well, I sleep in the study."
It was not until the evening that she understood why he agreed so readily.
He said he would sleep in the study, but he didn't sleep alone.
"Pei Jian! How can you go back on your word?"
"Am I supposed to sleep in the study?"
"You...ah...let me go, I want to go back...you, you are alone..."
Before he could finish his words, a suppressed groan was heard from the study.
Then came Pei Jian's voice, "What did you say?"
"I said you...um..."
"What?"
"I, I won't say anything more, please don't..."
"Well, I'm not in a hurry. The night is still long."
…
Tu Qingyu's days passed slowly, but the people in the mansion seemed very busy.
After all, it was Pei Kangsheng's wedding. No matter how much Pei Jian disliked this adopted son, he had to consider the reputation of the Pei family and take what he deserved.
But it's all handled by the housekeeper. Tu Qingyu said that if he doesn't prepare it, he won't touch it at all.
Pei Jian was afraid that she would feel bored in the mansion, so he would take her out for a walk during his day off.
Even when he was not on leave, Tu Qingyu often went out alone.
Drink tea with my sisters, appreciate flowers, and occasionally go back to Tu's house for a short stay.
But Pei Jian felt that his company was different from that of others.
Tu Qingyu lived a leisurely and comfortable life, but Pei Kangsheng felt that he was in dire straits every day.
He had to get up early every day and go to the main courtyard to greet everyone.
After two or three days, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart. Finally, one day, he stopped going to the yard and left the house early.
At the time, he was thinking, what would happen if he didn't go? Would his father beat him to death? Would he actually kick him out of the house?
If his father really kicked him out of the house because he didn't go that day, then Duke Dingguo's reputation would be ruined.
Later he found out that Pei Jian would not kick him out of the house just for not going there once.
But Pei Jian made him kneel in the ancestral hall for a whole day and night without eating or drinking, on the grounds that he was disrespectful to his elders.
Later, when he remembered his father's eyes and what the other party said at that time, he felt a chill all over his body.
"Today is just a warning. The charge of disrespecting one's parents will not be spread outside the Pei residence, but there won't be a next time."
In other words, if he dares to do it again next time, the crime of disrespecting his elders will spread throughout the capital.
If he was accused of being unfilial, his official career would almost be over.
It is still uncertain whether he can successfully become the prince of the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion. How dare he gamble with his future?
From then on, he went there every day and did not dare to slack off for a moment.
In addition to waiting for several hours in the morning and evening to pay respects, he also had to deal with the Xu family.
After all, it is his future in-laws' family. If Xu's father calls him and he doesn't go, he will be criticized.
It wasn't until a few days before his wedding that he finally had some free time.
Keren has also lost a lot of weight.
Dabao: "Master, I think he is about to collapse."
Tu Qingyu: "Tsk, this is just the beginning, I haven't even started yet."
It feels so good to be a stepmother. Once the man marries in, I can let go and do whatever I want.
On the day of Pei Kangsheng's wedding, Tu Qingyu still slept until the sun was high in the sky. Pei Jian went out for some busy time and came back to pull her out of bed.
She hugged him and kissed him in a daze, "Ah Jian, I'm so sleepy, I don't want to get up."
Pei Jian's heart softened when he saw her like this.
"The auspicious time is almost here. Don't you want to see Xu Ying pay respects to her parents?"
What I’m actually asking is, don’t you want Xu Ying to worship you?
"Parents?" Hearing this, she perked up a little, "Am I not their parents now?"
"Yeah." He found it funny and answered her while dressing her, "So get up quickly."
"Xu Ying went out?"
"I heard he's already gone out, but the Xu family is still quite far from ours, so it's just right for you to wash up and have breakfast."
"Well, then, do I have to entertain the guests?"
"No need. After you finish breakfast, it will be time to pay respects to the hall. After that, just drink tea with the ladies. You don't need to entertain them. They will come to greet you."
"Okay, okay."
She nodded and coordinated her hands with Pei Jian's movements.
Today Pei Jian matched her with a dark green dress, which was elegant and dignified without being cumbersome.
The color, which is old-fashioned in itself, seems to come alive when worn by Tu Qingyu.
Not only did the dark green color not make her look old at all, it also made her skin look even whiter than snow.
"The auspicious time has arrived—!"
In the main hall, Pei Kangsheng walked in slowly holding the hand of Xu Ying, who was dressed in red.
Xu Ying walked very slowly. She thought that she was walking very steadily and no one would notice anything.
In fact, from the moment she got out of the sedan chair, people had been staring at her feet.
From the front door to the main hall, no one said anything.
But once she entered the main hall, she began to hear whispers.
"What's wrong with the bride's feet? Am I seeing things? Why do I feel like she's limping?"
"I think so too. I remember that the bride fell off a horse before the wedding. I heard that she almost lost her life there."
"My legs are already like this, and you want Pei Mansion to do it too?"
Don’t wealthy families like them not want anyone with a slightly ugly appearance?
Isn’t leg disease more important than appearance?
"Who knows? I heard that this marriage was arranged by Master Pei himself."
"That's true love. Even though his legs are lame, he still sticks with me."
"That's right. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to do that." Who wants a cripple as their legal wife?
"Maybe Mr. Pei likes this."
"Good? But from what I see, Master Pei doesn't look very happy, and doesn't look very happy at all."
…
Pei Kangsheng's face indeed fell when he heard these whispers.
Isn’t it the same for Xu Ying under the veil?
Her eyes were red, and she tightly grasped the red silk in her hands, trying her best to control herself from shaking.
At this time, the attendant continued to sing, "Bow to heaven and earth—kneel—!"
The two knelt down, then stood up, and the attendant sang again, "Bow to your parents twice—kneel—"
After the ritual singer finished singing, both of them moved a little stiffly.
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