They guessed right.
When Xu Ying returned home, she couldn't help crying when she saw Mrs. Xu.
Although she was disappointed with the Xu family before getting married, Mrs. Xu was still her mother after all.
She had always longed for Mrs. Xu's attention, which led to the fact that no matter how disappointed she was with Mrs. Xu's previous behavior, she could not hold back her tears when she saw her again after experiencing hardships.
Mrs. Xu: "What's going on?"
Xu Ying cried and told Pei's story about what had happened to her in the past few days.
"This..." Mrs. Xu's eyes didn't show any distress, but she asked back, "This is not something I expected a long time ago. What are you crying about?"
Xu Ying's crying stopped abruptly, and even her tears stopped.
She just stared at Madam Xu blankly, "Mother..."
"It's good to know that I'm your mother." Mrs. Xu probably felt that she had gone too far. She sighed and took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears. "What you should do now is not to cry."
"The most urgent thing is to get pregnant with the Pei family's child, and then..." She leaned over and whispered, "Prevent others from getting pregnant. Do you understand?"
"But, but I just got married and don't have any helpers around me. Can this be successful?"
"No risk, no gain. Perhaps now is the best time for you to strike. After all, no one would have thought that you would dare to do such a thing right after getting married.
If you don't take action now, do you want to wait until the daughter of the Tu family becomes pregnant in the future?
You dared to do that to my aunt, and you dared not do that to my mortal enemy?"
Xu Ying was still a little hesitant. "It's not that I don't dare, but, mother, you haven't seen how much Duke Pei cares about her. If... the truth comes out in the future, our Xu family will suffer no good consequences."
“So this matter requires both speed and caution, and it depends on you.
In short, you must hurry up and gain a foothold in Pei Mansion. Think about the suffering you have endured in the past two days.
The longer you delay, the more you will suffer.
If you don't dare, then you deserve whatever suffering you suffer!"
Of course she knew how miserable Xu Ying's fate would be if the truth came to light one day, but it didn't matter, they had plenty of ways to distance themselves from the matter.
It’s not like what Xu Ying said, that the entire Xu family is in trouble.
Moreover, as the saying goes, wealth and honor are achieved through risk.
If Xu Ying cannot gain a foothold in the Pei family, what will happen to her son?
When Xu Ying got married, she paid a lot of dowry.
Those dowries were originally saved by her for her own son, and she couldn't let them be thrown away in vain.
Xu Ying knew very well that she was just trying to provoke her, but she was not provoked.
But she felt that some of what Mrs. Xu said made sense.
Now might be the time when Tu Qingyu is most relaxed towards her. If she doesn't do it now, she may not have another chance in the future.
While having dinner at the Xu family, Pei Kangsheng behaved quite well.
All the married and unmarried girls in the Xu family envied Xu Ying.
After all, Pei Kangsheng is a handsome man, and he and Xu Ying are in love with each other. Even though Xu Ying's feet are like this, he doesn't mind.
In their opinion, such a husband is the best.
They stayed at Xu's house for one night and returned to Pei's house the next day.
After returning, Pei Kangsheng found an excuse to go to school.
Going to study was a legitimate reason, and Tu Qingyu did not stop him at this time.
After all, there will be plenty of opportunities to deal with him in the future.
Pei Kangsheng left, and only Xu Ying was left.
She took the things and went to the main courtyard to pay her respects, and as usual she stayed there for an hour or two.
By the time Tu Qingyu finished cleaning up, she could hardly stand and her face was extremely pale.
Shaking, swaying in the scorching sun.
"Grandma, the lady is ready, please come in."
Xu Ying walked inside step by step with difficulty. As soon as she entered, she felt a chill.
When I looked closely, it turned out to be an ice basin.
The Pei Mansion actually provides ice so early?
She only took a quick look and didn't dare to look any further. She politely bowed to Tu Qingyu, who was sitting at the top of the table, and said, "Daughter-in-law greets mother. Are you all right today?"
"Good, good, good. Mother is doing well today." She ate her cheese. "I heard you came so early this morning. How thoughtful of you."
"This is what a daughter-in-law should do." She waved her hand. "Mother, here is a set of tea bowls, made by Ru Ling's master, and some head ornaments. They are not fancy things, but they are a token of my love. I hope you will not dislike them."
"Oh my!" Tu Qingyu exclaimed happily, "I never thought that after marrying in, you would know how to respect your mother-in-law."
"It's really good." She waved, "Madame Rui, please take it quickly."
She accepted the things, but still didn't ask Xu Ying to sit down.
Xu Ying quietly moved her feet, and Tu Qingyu saw it with his sharp eyes.
"What's wrong? Your feet hurt?"
Xu Ying forced a smile, "No, no."
She has been standing for so long, is it painful? Doesn’t Tu Qingyu have any idea?
"Isn't it? If you ask me, you should ask the imperial physician to take a look at your foot. You must not avoid the doctor by hiding the disease. How can a girl look good if she keeps limping?
Besides, you are still a member of the Pei family now, and our Pei family really doesn’t have…”
She openly looked at Xu Ying's feet with that kind of eyes, then sighed and said, "I'm not like you, am I?"
"You...are embarrassed to walk out."
Every word Tu Qingyu said pierced her heart.
The forced smile on Xu Ying's lips disappeared. She lowered her head and moved her feet. The feeling of being stripped naked in public and wanting to dig a hole in the ground was stronger than ever.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Tu Qingyu spoke again: "Why don't you respond? Do you think there's something wrong with what I said?"
"No." Xu Ying clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves. "Just now, my son-in-law and daughter-in-law were thinking about something."
She squatted slightly and said, "Thank you for your consideration, mother-in-law. I will go see the imperial physician when I have time."
Tu Qingyu: "You must go. Don't hide your illness and avoid the doctor. For a family like ours, we have all kinds of medicinal herbs we need. Just let the imperial physician treat you."
Xu Ying: "Yes."
After replying, she looked up and said, "This thing..."
Tu Qingyu lifted his eyelids, glanced at it nonchalantly, then played with the handkerchief in his hand and said lightly, "Although it's not something luxurious, it's also a token of your thoughtfulness. Okay, I'll accept it. I have nothing to do today, you can go back."
This was the best thing Xu Ying could offer, but in Tu Qingyu's mouth, it was indeed "not something luxurious".
Xu Ying felt depressed for a moment, but when Tu Qingyu accepted it, she felt ecstatic again.
Just accept it. As long as you use it, even if it's the same, it will slowly corrode Tu Qingyu's body.
Even if she can't die, it is certain that she will not be able to have a child.
This time, there was a real smile on her lips.
"Then I'll take my leave, mother. Have a good rest."
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