Pei Yuhan was ultimately unable to disobey Pei's wishes. Even though she was unwilling in her heart, she knew that if she did not apologize to Su Wenyue today as her aunt wished, she would lose her aunt's love and protection, which would be truly a loss. She could only swallow her anger temporarily, as she would earn it back someday.
"Cousin Yue, I'm sorry. I'm narrow-minded. I didn't mean any other thing. You also know the environment I grew up in. My stepmother and aunt in my family are always troublesome. It's inevitable that they think biasedly. After all, those aunts and illegitimate children are not good people. If you are nicer to them, maybe they will have some ideas about them. I'm just thinking about my aunt. If there is anything that makes cousin Yue unhappy, please forgive me." Pei Yuhan said with tears in her eyes.
Su Wenyue heard Pei Yuhan's words and felt that there was no sincerity in them and she was even trying to make things difficult for Su Lanxin and Su Lanfang. However, since Pei Yuhan had already apologized, she couldn't keep harping on it. If she stood up for Pei Yuhan on behalf of Lanxin and Lanfang, her aunt would probably feel uncomfortable, and it would not benefit Lanxin and Lanfang. However, after this incident, Pei Yuhan knew how powerful she was and would not dare to provoke her easily in the future.
"Since you know you are wrong, cousin Yuhan, just remember the lesson. After all, you are still a girl who has not married yet. If a bad reputation gets out, it will be detrimental to your marriage. No family would want to marry a woman who stirs up trouble, don't you think so?" Su Wenyue looked at Pei Yuhan with a smile, as if she could see through Pei Yuhan's thoughts. With just a few words, she found Pei Yuhan's sore spot. Given Pei Yuhan's family situation, the only hope now is to marry into a good family.
"Thank you for your concern, cousin Yue. I've remembered what you said and will definitely learn the lesson." Pei Yuhan almost suppressed the anger in her heart and replied in a docile manner. She didn't expect Su Wenyue to be so despicable that she actually had ideas about this. If her reputation was really ruined and it would be difficult for her to get married, her situation would be even more difficult in the future. A little impatience would ruin a big plan. She must keep calm and try to provoke Su Wenyue as little as possible in the future. When she gets what she wants, she will definitely make Su Wenyue pay.
"It's good that you think this way. This way, your aunt won't have to worry about you so much. Your aunt really loves you. For this reason, you should also think more about your aunt and don't do the wrong thing again."
Su Wenyue's words hit the mark of Pei's thoughts. Pei had originally thought that Su Wenyue had gone too far and was too unforgiving, but it seemed that she was teaching her niece for her. The look in her eyes when she looked at Su Wenyue became even softer.
"I didn't expect that Yue Niang could understand my thoughts. Yu Han is my niece after all. If she can find a good home, it will also make me feel relieved."
"With aunt taking care of cousin Yu Han, she will have a good home." Su Wenyue said this, but she disagreed in her heart. For someone like Pei Yu Han, even the mistress of a wealthy family might not look down on her. Putting aside Pei Yu Han's personality, although Pei Yu Han's father was the governor of Jiangzhou, he did not value his daughter Pei Yu Han. Not only did she have no brothers to rely on, but she also had a stepmother. No matter how you look at it, she was not a good marriage partner. She had never heard much about this cousin of the Pei family in her previous life. She probably married an ordinary woman, otherwise she would have heard some rumors, such as the marriage of Lan Xin and Lan Fang.
After Su Wenyue said this, Pei felt that Su Wenyue was a magnanimous person. No wonder people liked such a generous and straightforward girl. Her niece from her mother's side could never compare to her in this respect.
"Aunt, speaking of clothes, your niece has also made a set for you. The style was chosen by your niece personally. I don't know whether you like it or not. After all, you have seen a lot of good things. Please don't dislike it if it is not made well." Su Wenyue said as she handed an exquisite wooden box to Pei.
When Pei opened the lid of the box and saw the clothes inside, she was delighted at first sight. Not to mention anything else, she liked the style and pattern alone. She touched it and found that the material was excellent. It was the silk and satin tribute from Suzhou. Only the second house had the financial resources to do such business. A piece of such material cost hundreds of taels of silver. This was the price in the past. Now that prices have risen, it is no longer the same. The clothes she usually wears are also made of top-quality material, but it is still a little worse than this.
However, Pei guessed wrong this time. The material did not come from the Su family, but was seized by Han Yu during the last bandit suppression campaign. When Su Wenyue saw those pieces of satin, she thought of sending them to An. Such material was most suitable for a noble lady like her mother. Later, she used it to make clothes for her aunt.
Mrs. Pei asked the maid to take the clothes out of the wooden box and opened it for her to see. The peony pattern embroidered on the clothes was vivid, just like real flowers. Such embroidery skills increased the value of the clothes. It looked more like a work of art than a piece of clothing. Mrs. Pei even regretted letting the maid touch it, and she reminded the maid several times to be careful and not to damage the clothes.
"Sister Yue, did you really make this dress yourself? And the embroidery on it, were they also embroidered by you?" Pei Shi didn't quite believe that this dress was made by her niece. After all, in her understanding, her niece had always been simple and lively, and was loved by all the elders. They didn't ask much of her in this regard, and her talents in all aspects were mediocre.
That was all in the past. After not seeing her for a few years, my niece has become much more mature. But I haven't heard that she has any outstanding qualities, otherwise she would have been praised like a flower by her husband and son a long time ago. Her husband and son really treat Yue Jie'er as their own daughter and sister. Any good thing about her is magnified in their eyes, so she is so surprised now.
"Aunt, this was embroidered by me myself. It took me a lot of effort. During this period, I spent all my free time on it. Even my mother's clothes were put aside. If my mother finds out, she will definitely say that I have forgotten my mother since I had you. I really treat you as my own mother." Su Wenyue said this and then started to act coquettishly towards Pei, who fell for her tricks.
In fact, Su Wenyue also got the ancient embroidery book. In order to study it, she spent all her extra energy on it. For her, it was a win-win situation. However, Su Wenyue would certainly not tell the truth. To curry favor with others, she naturally had to say something nice.
Looking at the embroidery skills on the clothes, compared with the ones she embroidered for Lan Xin and Lan Fang before, there has been some improvement, and they are much more delicate and vivid. Although her embroidery skills were good before, and the embroidery was similar, it was just a very similar embroidery. Now she can really make things come alive. Of course, her level of research is not enough, and she has not yet fully grasped the true meaning of the book. There is still a lot of room for improvement.
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