Chapter 5 Pei Family
Pei Mansion is not small, with six courtyards.
It is slightly larger than Luo Mansion.
This was purchased by Pei Ji after he was promoted to a thousand households.
Originally, the Pei family lived together in a three-courtyard house in the west of the city, which was quite suitable.
It was just that Pei Ji wanted to give Luo Fu something better, and he couldn't bear that she would not be as comfortable as she was at home after marrying here, so he gave up his three-story house and moved in here.
Living there now are Pei's mother, Xu, the eldest son Pei Duan and his wife Zhou, and the third daughter Pei Yu, who is about to reach marriage age.
Pei Ji lived in the two-courtyard house on the west side of the main courtyard.
There is a martial arts room in the front yard, and the maids and old women who serve live in the back yard. Chen Zhirou also lives here.
Although she had not yet been promoted to a concubine, the share she received was no different from that of a concubine.
She lived in the room next to Pei Ji's and was served by maids and old women.
She was in charge of all matters concerning Pei Ji.
Pei Ji came back carrying Shen Zhirou, which startled many people. The maids and servants in the backyard also started to get busy, some getting hot water and some getting medicine.
Pei Ji put Shen Zhirou on the bed, squatted down and pulled up her skirt and pants, revealing the scars on her legs.
It was just a minor scrape, and while it looked bloody and mangled, it wasn't actually serious. Pei Ji, having practiced martial arts for years, knew this well. He said to Shen Zhirou, "It's just a superficial wound. It will scab over tonight after I apply the medicine. I'm going to visit my mother, so you can rest."
Shen Zhirou's cheeks flushed, and she looked at him tenderly: "I'm fine, cousin, don't worry."
Pei Ji nodded. He had come back under the scorching sun and was sweating. However, he knew that his mother would be angry if he did not go home to greet her first after returning from an outing. He did not bother to go back to his room to take a shower and change clothes. He took off his coat and handed it to the maid. He only wore a moon-white straight-necked shirt and walked out while loosening his sleeves.
He seldom came to Chen Zhirou's room, and only then did he notice that there was a vase on the table in her room, filled with a bunch of wild cherry blossoms.
The fresh and pink appearance was exactly the same as the mountain cherry he gave to Love.
Pei Ji stopped and turned to look at Chen Zhirou: "Where did the cherry blossoms in your room come from?"
Chen Zhirou was feeling very tender, but her heart skipped a beat when she heard this. These wild cherry blossoms were the ones Pei Ji picked in Yongming.
She secretly hid some of them, lied that she had picked them, and asked the gardener and Xiaoqi to send them back.
Most of it was sent to Luo Mansion and given to Luo Fu.
The part she secretly kept was sent back to Pei Mansion by Xiaoqi and placed in a vase in her room, where it was taken care of by the maids and old women.
She did this out of jealousy and to make things difficult for Love.
Not only did she want to keep the wild cherry blossoms in her room, she also wanted to cultivate them and plant them in front of her own room.
So when Luo Fu enters the house and sees Shanying, she will know that when Pei Ji gave her Shanying, she, Shen Zhirou, also had a portion.
She couldn't get past her.
Unexpectedly, my cousin found out.
My cousin is a meticulous person. He started out as a small-time businessman and has handled hundreds of cases. He is not someone you can easily fool.
Chen Zhirou knew what was going on, but she didn't panic. She just said carefully, "I picked them. I saw that the wild cherry blossoms my cousin brought back were really beautiful, so I couldn't help but pick some myself. But I don't know how to take care of them, so I asked Xiaoqi and the gardener to send them back to the maids in the room to take care of them."
She clutched the corner of her clothes and asked timidly, "Cousin, did I do something wrong again?"
Pei Ji said, "Let's leave. Fu'er likes mountain cherry blossoms very much. You shouldn't have them in your room."
Chen Zhirou's face turned pale, and she forced a smile and said, "My cousin is right. I was confused for a moment and didn't think of this. I'll let them throw Shanying out now."
Pei Ji nodded, said nothing more, and turned to go to the main courtyard.
There are many people in the main courtyard.
Except for the eldest son Pei Duan, his wife Zhou, and the third son Pei Yu, they are all with Pei's mother Xu.
Pei Ji came in and bowed to Xu, who was sitting in the main seat, and said, "Mother, your son is back."
Xu was thin and gaunt, and even with the gorgeous clothes and gold hairpins on her head, she didn't look noble. Her cheeks were slightly sunken, and her lips were thin, which made her look a bit mean.
At this moment, she closed her eyes as if she was resting, and she didn't respond when Pei Ji spoke.
Pei Yu sat next to Xu. She was a fourteen-year-old girl. Her facial features were somewhat similar to Pei Ji's. She had a round face and was cute and naive. However, her expression had a bit of arrogance, which diluted her cuteness a lot.
She snorted, turned her face away, and said sarcastically: "So Second Brother still knows how to go home. I thought you would live in the Luo Mansion in the future and even leave mother behind!"
The eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou, stood by and fanned Xu, saying with a smile to smooth things over: "Second uncle finally has a sweetheart, so it's inevitable that he cares about her a little. If our son-in-law can be like Second uncle in the future, my little sister's life will be easier."
Pei Yu turned to look at her and shouted, "Sister-in-law, please don't talk nonsense. I am well-educated and I wouldn't be like that person who seduced her husband and made him disregard filial piety!"
Pei Ji couldn't stand anyone saying anything bad about Luo Fu, so he frowned and said, "Pei Yu!"
People with a strong murderous nature look even more terrifying when they have a gloomy face.
Pei Yu shuddered, then shut his mouth and moved closer to Xu.
Mrs. Xu slowly opened her eyes: "This daughter-in-law hasn't even entered the house yet, and you've already started scolding your younger sister. When she enters the house, are you going to scold me too?"
Pei Ji felt a little headache, but he relaxed his expression and said, "Don't be upset, mother. It was my fault for not coming back to greet you first after going out. Don't take your anger out on Fu'er. She is the daughter-in-law you chose, and you must be clear about her character."
Xu choked.
Love was indeed her choice as the second daughter-in-law.
It was she who urged the second son to go to the Buddhist temple to see her.
This Miss Luo Er is indeed a well-behaved person.
But the name suits him, and his life is a little too good.
The second son was so fascinated by her that he even forgot his mother.
This made her very unhappy.
She stiffened her neck and said, "So what if I chose her? If she can charm a man like this, then she's unvirtuous!"
When Pei's father was alive, Pei Ji was still young and the family lived in poverty. Pei's father was often away from home. Xu worked hard for her two sons and became thin from exhaustion. Pei Ji saw it all.
He didn't want to upset his mother, so he had to change the subject and said submissively, "My son just came back and didn't even have a sip of water on the way. Do you really not care about your son?"
Xu had already learned from Shen Zhirou that after her second son came back, he first bathed and changed clothes at the Qianhu Office before going to the Luo Mansion.
He didn't have time to take a shower, and he didn't even bother to drink water. After cleaning himself up, he just rushed over to see her.
He really holds that girl at the top of his heart.
Xu was even more angry, but she also knew that the second son was trying to save face. She felt sorry for him because he hadn't even had a sip of water on the way back. He looked thinner. She told the eldest son's wife to bring him some fragrant tea while she turned her attention to Shen Zhirou: "Isn't Zhirou serving you? She takes care of you so well. But she's been away for more than a month, and you've lost so much weight!
When she came back, she still had to be carried. Is she so precious that she can’t even walk? I think she is getting worse and worse. You should not indulge her too much in the future..."
Pei Ji sat aside and drank tea.
While listening to Xu's nagging, what came to mind was Jiaojiao's every move.
He thought that the sachet she embroidered for him should be filled with the fragrance of flowers just like her.
He will definitely keep it close to him and treasure it.
Until the betrothal gifts are ready, this sachet will be his comfort.
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