Chapter 242 Thank you family
Li Wanyue knelt down and saluted: "Daughter-in-law greets father."
"No need to be polite, just go home."
A few people entered the door, passed through the hanging flower door, walked through the corridor, and came to the inner courtyard, where they saw Shen Jinyu hurriedly coming with several maids.
Li Wanyue and Xie Yan saluted immediately.
Shen Jinyu apologized, “Yan’er, Wanyue, I was going to go out to greet you, but your sister-in-law suddenly had a stomachache, so I went to see her. I didn’t expect you to arrive so early.”
Xie Yan said expressionlessly, "What a coincidence that my sister-in-law had abdominal pain at the time when Yueyue and I were going to return home. May I ask, mother, how many months pregnant is my sister-in-law? Has she had abdominal pain before?"
Shen Jinyu paused and thought about it. It seemed that she had never had abdominal pain since she became pregnant for six months, but she happened to have abdominal pain this morning.
Did he intentionally want Yan'er and the others to misunderstand that he didn't value them?
Shen Jinyu was shocked by this idea and dared not think about it anymore.
Xie Zhenghuai frowned: "Don't overthink it. It's normal for a pregnant woman to worry and be afraid when she feels a little uncomfortable. There's no need for your sister-in-law to target you."
Then he asked with concern: "How is Mrs. Du? Is the baby in your belly affected?"
"I've had the doctor check it out and it's fine."
"That's good."
Shen Jinyu said: "They are all waiting in Songhe Hall, let's go there too."
The group walked towards Songhe Hall again.
Xie Yan had a dull expression. In this family, he was always the one not chosen.
Now he has his own home.
Li Wanyue sighed inwardly. This incident showed why Xie Yan treated his parents like that and why he no longer had any feelings for this family.
When they arrived at Songhe Hall, two maids were standing at the door. When they saw the visitor, they said, "Greetings, Second Master, Second Madam, Second Young Master, Second Young Madam. The old lady is waiting. Please go in directly."
A few people entered the inner hall, and were greeted by an eight-panel Changchun rosewood screen with pine and crane patterns. Walking around the screen, they saw a carved nanmu Luohan bed on the top. On the left sat a silver-haired old man with cloudy eyes that were still sharp. He was wearing a crimson purple brocade robe with a ruyi pattern on it and a headband of the same color, looking very majestic.
It was Old Madam Xie from the Xie Mansion.
Sitting on the right was the eldest wife, Mrs. Wei, and sitting at the lower right was the third wife, Mrs. Tang, and behind them sat the children from each family.
After Xie Zhenghuai and Shen Jinyu exchanged greetings, they sat in the first seat on the left.
Xie Yan and Li Wanyue bowed and greeted: "Grandson greets grandmother."
"Granddaughter-in-law Li Wanyue pays respects to grandma, wishing her good health and a long life."
Li Wanyue thought to herself: Watching the TV series is not in vain, it can help me cope with these occasions.
"Get up."
"Thank you, Grandma."
Old Madam Xie looked Li Wanyue up and down. She was wearing a goose yellow silk brocade dress, had a pretty face, and only a pair of jade hairpins on her head. She looked elegant and generous, with a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, which was a bit surprising.
Originally thought to be a farm girl who was not presentable, she was canonized by the emperor thanks to Xie Yan's tricks. Now it seems that she has some abilities.
Others were also looking at her. The material of Li Wanyue's clothes did not look like the silk sold on the market. It was only seen in the families of princes and ministers. None of them had ever worn such fine material.
Some looked at him with envy, some with jealousy.
Old Madam Xie came to her senses and signaled the nanny beside her to pass the thing to Li Wanyue.
"This is a gift from your grandmother. I hope you and Yan'er will respect your parents and elders, support each other, share the joys and sorrows, and give birth to children soon to continue your family line."
Li Wanyue took the box and thanked her: "Thank you, grandma. I will follow your instructions."
Shen Jinyu said: "Wanyue, these two are your elder brother and sister-in-law, come and greet them."
Li Wanyue looked in the direction of her finger. The man looked 50% like Xie Zhenghuai. He was wearing sky-blue brocade clothes and had a smile on his face, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
The woman next to him was wearing a scarlet brocade dress, with her hair adorned with pearls and jade. She was stroking her bulging belly with her hand, with a faint smile on her face.
Li Wanyue bowed and said hello: "Li Wanyue greets big brother and sister-in-law."
Du Hui looked disdainful, but said, "Sister-in-law, hurry up. It's all my fault. I just happened to have a stomachache this morning, so mother was anxious to take care of me and didn't have time to greet you. You won't blame me, will you?"
Li Wanyue rolled her eyes in her heart, but the smile on her face deepened. She was so anxious to dig a hole for herself, was she in any way hindering her?
Blame her? That means I am not presentable enough and have no tolerance for others. Moreover, she is the eldest sister-in-law, which is disrespectful. Blaming her means blaming Shen Jinyu as well. Do I dare to do that?
Li Wanyue said, "How could that be? Sister-in-law is pregnant, and her body is precious. Not to mention that brother and mother are anxious to take care of you, it is only natural that everyone in the mansion is revolving around you. Sister-in-law just had abdominal pain, and she was able to get out of bed and see us so soon. The doctors in Beijing are so good. Sister-in-law cares about us, and I am deeply touched. However, sister-in-law should take care of herself and rest in bed. If seeing us makes sister-in-law feel worse, it will be our fault, and we can't afford it."
Come on, let’s perform together.
Du Hui's face turned green. A peasant girl with such a sharp tongue could actually shut her up with words.
He was saying that he was deliberately trying to intimidate her. She had her husband taking care of her, but she still wanted to call her mother-in-law. He also said that she was pretending too much. If she really had abdominal pain, she should have stayed in bed and rested, but the pain disappeared in a short time, so she was pretending.
The last sentence told her that once she left the house, she should stop criticizing them for making her condition worse by seeing them, because she was the one who insisted on coming here.
Bitch.
Xie Qi beside him also heard the hidden meaning. He frowned and said, "Second brother, be careful with your words. My wife is also concerned about you."
After saying that, he looked at Xie Yan and said, "Second brother, your second brother's wife is so rude, if you don't reprimand her, are you going to indulge her?"
Xie Yan said calmly: "I wonder what my wife said was wrong? Please point it out, big brother."
Xie Qi was speechless. Li Wanyue didn't say it clearly, and if he jumped out and said it himself, Li Wanyue would then accuse him of misinterpreting her meaning. As the eldest brother, it would be bad for him to make things difficult for his younger siblings who had just married into the family.
Thinking of this, Xie Qi snorted coldly and turned his face away.
Du Hui narrowed her eyes slightly, then took a small wooden box from the maid behind her and said, "This is the gift I prepared for you, my second sister-in-law. I think it suits you very well. This is the dowry my grandmother left for my mother, and my mother gave it to me. I picked and chose, and this one is the most valuable and can best express my feelings, so I chose this one as a gift. Second sister-in-law, let me help you put it on."
After saying that, she took out a white jade hairpin, stood up, and was about to put it on Li Wanyue's head.
Li Wanyue took it directly and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll keep it first. The jade hairpin on my head was given by the emperor. This hairpin is not suitable to be worn with the imperial gifts. I'll keep it first and wear it later."
The other people in the hall had been looking on with anticipation for a good show, but their faces suddenly froze. This was a gift from the emperor, and their Xie family had never received anything bestowed by the emperor before. Not only did she get it, she also wore it directly on her head.
Li Wanyue ignored the gazes of others. She held the hairpin and looked at it. It was hard for Mrs. Du to find such a plain white hairpin from some old woman. It looked like it was made of jade, but it had cracks and no water. The workmanship was very rough. It was only worth three or five taels of silver. How could she lose face in front of so many people?
She sighed, with a pitiful look on her face: "I didn't expect that my sister-in-law's family conditions were so...difficult, this hairpin is worth only three or five taels, and it is the most expensive thing you can give.
Alas, my sister-in-law is so kind to me and has given me all her best things. When I go back, I will ask the maid to find two pieces of jewelry for my sister-in-law, so that she won’t go out wearing such things. People who don’t know the truth will think that the Xie family treats their daughter-in-law harshly and can’t even afford to give her a decent piece of jewelry. "
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