Chapter 102 How can life be easy?

Ruan Xiaoyue's emotions were all shown on her face. She thought Pei Chong would at least explain to her or comfort her, but he just said, "Madam is in a bad mood. I will sleep in the study tonight," and left the room without looking back.

After the door was closed, Ruan Xiaoyue finally came to her senses. Xiaoqing helped her sit down and advised, "Young Madam, don't be angry. If you anger the general and the news gets to Madam, I'm afraid you'll have a hard time in the future."

Later?

How could the Pei family, a noble family with an empty shell, have an easy life?

Xiaoqing urged again: "Why don't you go to the study and invite the master back..."

"What's the point of inviting? If he wants to sleep in the study, then let him sleep enough." Ruan Xiaoyue was furious and upset. She couldn't understand why she was so sincere to him, but this was the result.

What's the use of being hateful? Now that she's married, she has to move on with her life... With a long sigh, she knew she had no way out.

The next morning, Ruan Xiaoyue, who had not slept all night, had just got up when Pei Wen came. She wanted to ask the maid to push her away, but she walked straight in.

"Sister-in-law." Pei Wen smiled and sat on the couch intimately: "I heard that mother handed over the power of the family to you, congratulations, sister-in-law."

Upon hearing this, the maid Xiaoqing looked at Ruan Xiaoyue, only to see a cold look in her eyes.

The maids could see it, and Pei Wen could see it too, but she pretended not to see it.

Ruan Xiaoyue was very upset: "Sister came to see me, what's the matter?"

"There is something. Miss Qi will be getting engaged in a few days. I have to prepare a decent gift, so I came to ask my sister-in-law for some money."

Pay money?

Ruan Xiaoyue laughed when she heard this: "There is no spare money in the palace. If my sister wants to prepare a gift, she can only figure it out on her own."

Pei Wen was unable to react for a moment after hearing these words.

She naturally knew that there was no money in the public treasury, but the reward was handed over to Ruan Xiaoyue. As the mistress of the Pei family, she had to arrange all the affairs of the Pei family.

Moreover, before she got married, I often took the initiative to buy things for her and gave her gifts. Now that I am her sister-in-law, shouldn’t I be more generous than before?

Pei Wen was rejected as soon as she opened her mouth. She choked and immediately became angry.

She couldn't hold back her anger, and her face turned cold: "What are you talking about, sister-in-law? Since you have accepted the reward from the mansion, you should find a way to take care of the affairs of the mansion. Otherwise, what's the point of you being the mistress of the house?"

Ruan Xiaoyue washed up and her face turned cold when she heard this: "According to what you mean, can I turn into silver? I have already said that there is no silver available in the palace. If you really want it, you can only ask your brother for help. If that doesn't work, you can ask mother."

Pei Wen bit her lip in anger. She couldn't understand why Ruan Xiaoyue, who had been trying his best to please her, suddenly changed his attitude.

She felt depressed. How could she prepare gifts without getting any money?

As a member of an official family, if her gift was too shabby, she would surely be laughed at.

"Okay, since my sister-in-law doesn't consider me a member of the Pei family, I will go and tell mother now." Pei Wen said and left without looking back.

Seeing this, the maid worriedly said, "The lady is going to be angry after such a commotion."

Ruan Xiaoyue snorted coldly. It wasn't that she was reluctant to part with that little bit of money, but she didn't want to be taken advantage of.

Long before the wedding, she had seen through Pei Wen's hypocritical face. On one hand, she enjoyed the vain honor of receiving gifts from her, while on the other hand, she secretly belittled her as a merchant's daughter with other noble ladies in the capital. If she hadn't been so angry that day, she wouldn't have been tricked by Liu Yueru.

Fortunately, she is dead now, so she no longer has to worry about what happened before.

In Mrs. Pei's room, Pei Wen started crying as soon as she entered the room: "Mother, my sister-in-law bullied me."

"Oh, what happened so early in the morning that you are crying like this?" Mrs. Pei pulled her daughter to lean against her and said with concern.

"It's not my sister-in-law. I asked her to withdraw some money, but she refused." Pei Wen looked aggrieved: "Mom, the engagement party of Lord Jiang and Miss Qi will be held in a few days. Miss Qi and I know each other, so I have to send some gifts to save face. Otherwise, other girls will laugh at me and say that I am stingy and unkind."

When Mrs. Pei heard about this, she was not too angry: "There is really not much money left in the treasury. If you really want to give it to me, wait for two days until your brother's monthly salary is paid, and then I will give you some."

"No, but doesn't my sister-in-law have dowry?" Pei Wen was unhappy when she heard this: "Since she married into the Pei family, the dowry also belongs to the Pei family. My sister-in-law is making such a clear distinction now, which clearly shows that she doesn't consider us as a family."

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Ruan Xiaoyue had no appetite at first, but her maid advised her not to be angry for the time being and to go to the hall to have dinner with everyone, so as to ease the relationship with Pei Chong.

Ruan Xiaoyue thought about it and felt that she was right. Since she had become the wife of the Pei family, she couldn't always live in an awkward state.

After getting up and adjusting her mood, she planned to go to the restaurant for dinner. However, the scene in the restaurant almost made Ruan Xiaoyue angry to death.

A woman with a bulging belly was sitting next to Pei Chong, and she whispered softly, "You work very hard every day, Mingzhu feels very sorry for you, you must eat more."

Pei Chong: "You are pregnant now, so you must take good care of yourself."

"Mom, the doctor said that the baby in my belly is very likely to be a boy. If so, it will be your eldest grandson..."

When Mrs. Pei heard that it was a boy, she immediately smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if it is really a boy, your mother will not treat you badly."

Ruan Xiaoyue looked at the people talking in the inner room, and she, the mistress, seemed like an outsider. Her mind was blank and her chest was filled with anger. Xiaoqing behind her had not expected this to happen and did not know what to do.

Ruan Xiaoyue could tolerate anything, but how could she tolerate the sudden appearance of a pregnant woman?

He immediately shouted angrily: "Pei Chong."

The incident happened suddenly and Mrs. Pei was startled. Everyone looked over and saw that it was Ruan Xiaoyue. They all had different expressions.

The old lady didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so she patiently waved at her, "Xiaoyue, mother has something to say to you. Come, sit next to mother."

Ruan Xiaoyue had no appetite to eat, let alone listen to what her mother-in-law had to say. She just wanted Pei Chong to give her an explanation.

Pei Wen was still angry: "Sister-in-law is so great now. She even dares to disobey mother's words. She is really arrogant."

Mingzhu pulled Pei Wen and pretended to be humble and said, "Sister, don't say that. Sister is now the mistress of the Pei family. We all depend on her in the future."

"Hmph, you think too much. We can't rely on them. I wanted to withdraw some money from the public bank today, but they refused to give me a penny. They don't even consider us as family."

Mingzhu heard this and took out two taels of silver from her pocket and said, "Sister, don't be angry. We are all family."

Pei Wen was delighted to receive the silver. She glared at Ruan Xiaoyue and said provocatively, "Ah, there is a difference between those who care and those who don't."

Pei Chong, who had been silent, finally spoke: "Since you are here, sit down and have a meal."

Ruan Xiaoyue stepped forward and asked, "Pei Chong, didn't you promise before to send away all the concubines?"

Pei Chong didn't care: "All other concubines have been dismissed, but Mingzhu is different. She is pregnant, so naturally she can't..."

"Pei Chong..." Ruan Xiaoyue shouted excitedly, but didn't know what to say after that. She clutched the hem of her skirt tightly with both hands, and the tears she had been holding back for a long time finally fell.