Chapter 111: Long time no see, niece, you have become more polite
The Grand Tutor has many students all over the world, and even if it is just the young master's first birthday, there are still many guests coming to the mansion. After writing the gifts, Chunxi and Shen Qingchi went to the backyard to pay a visit to the Grand Tutor's wife.
Mrs. Taifu is about the same age as Old Madam Xiao, but she has not handed over power to her daughter-in-law and still holds the reins of the household. She holds her great-grandson and accepts everyone's congratulations. At first glance, she looks like the Empress Dowager in the palace.
Chunxi took a quick glance outside the door, then looked away and walked forward with Shen Qingchi to pay his respects and congratulate them.
Madam Taifu's attitude towards Shen Qingchi was quite gentle. She held her hand and asked her some questions.
It seemed like he was asking about her well-being, but in fact he wanted to find out how the problem between Mo Yunwan and Shen Qingyuan was resolved. Shen Qingchi only vaguely said that Mo had caught a cold, so she didn't go out, but those who knew the inside story knew that Mo was sick because of anger.
The Qingyuan Marquis Mansion is not only in decline, but also full of jokes. Now that Shen Qingyuan has made great contributions, he will definitely be promoted. I am afraid that the Mo family will have a lot of trouble in the future.
Shen Qingchi was completely focused on his response to the Grand Tutor's wife and paid no attention to anything else. However, Chunxi, out of the corner of her eye, noticed several ladies from aristocratic families covering their lips with silk handkerchiefs and secretly laughing at them.
After the Taifu's wife finished talking to Shen Qingchi, she sent them to sit in the corner, with no intention of talking to Chunxi at all.
Chunxi didn't care. After sitting down, he calmly grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started eating them.
Shen Qingchi's body was tense, not daring to slack off for fear of being criticized for poor manners. Chunxi nudged her with her elbow: "Don't be tense, no one is watching us right now. These melon seeds are quite fragrant, try them."
Shen Qingchi shook his head and whispered, "Sister-in-law, eat by yourself. I'm not hungry."
Guests arrived one after another, and soon the room became a little crowded. The wife of the Grand Tutor then handed the child to her granddaughter-in-law Yin and asked the young people to sit in the garden.
Chunxi clapped his hands, tilted his head and asked Shen Qingchi: "Would you like to stay here or come sit in the garden with me?"
Shen Qingchi hesitated and said, "I'll go with my sister-in-law."
Everyone knew someone and walked in groups of three or four. Chunxi and Shen Qingchi were naturally left behind.
Shen Qingchi whispered to Chunxi, "I just saw several ladies secretly looking at my sister-in-law. Why don't you take this opportunity to go up and talk to them?"
"I don't know them, what can I say?"
"But big brother finally achieved great success, doesn't big sister want to socialize and help big brother?"
"Your eldest brother is very capable. If I go out and flatter everyone, it will only bring shame to him."
Shen Qingchi: "..."
Although the sister-in-law was talking about the eldest brother, why did she feel that she was scolding the second and third brothers for being useless?
The topic ended here, and Shen Qingchi didn't know what to say for a moment.
Chunxi didn't want to join the crowd, so she strolled along, admiring the garden scenery, and before she knew it, even the servant who was leading the way had disappeared.
Shen Qingchi originally wanted to find someone to ask for directions. When he passed by a rockery, he suddenly heard a mocking laugh coming from behind the rockery.
"Did you see how cowardly and fawning Shen Qingchi was today? She didn't even take a good look at herself in the mirror. How could she be worthy of marrying into the Imperial Tutor's Mansion?"
"Yes, everyone knows that her mother is a concubine's daughter and a climber to the top. She has devoted all her heart to her two sons and only wants her to climb up the social ladder to pave the way for her two brothers. Who would be willing to marry a person who only knows how to suck blood from her husband's family?"
"Fortunately, her mother pretended to be sick and didn't come today, otherwise they would have been humiliated and would never dare to think of anything else."
"It's such a shame that we can't see such a wonderful show."
A group of girls burst into laughter as they spoke.
The blood color on Shen Qingchi's face faded completely, tears welled up in his eyes, and he bit his lips to prevent himself from crying.
Chunxi wanted to walk around the rockery to see who were gossiping, but Shen Qingchi immediately grabbed her and shook his head pleadingly.
Soon, several people left.
Shen Qingchi wiped away his tears and whispered, "Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Mother and I really want to climb up the social ladder, so it's only natural that they look down on us."
Chunxi raised his eyes and looked at her: "Since you think what they said is right, why are you still crying?"
Shen Qingchi couldn't answer, so he wiped his eyes and said, "I won't cry anymore."
There were quite a few people in the garden. Xiao Qinghe and Yin were close friends. She gave the child a set of the finest four treasures of the study, played with the child for a while, and then sat aside without saying a word.
However, she was of noble status, and as soon as she sat there, people kept coming up to talk to her.
Xiao Qingyue also came today. Seeing Xiao Qinghe's tired expression, she sent the people who came to chat with her away on her behalf. When no one was around, she whispered, "Sister, I see you've lost a lot of weight and look a little haggard. Are you feeling unhappy? Tell me about it. Maybe I can help you solve it."
Xiao Qingyue grabbed Xiao Qinghe's hand and acted coquettishly.
Xiao Qinghe forced a smile and rubbed Xiao Qingyue's head: "How can there be so many unhappy things every day? I'm just the new owner of the family, and I'm a little overwhelmed. It will be fine after some time."
Xiao Qinghe gave Quezhi a look after she finished speaking, and Quezhi immediately said, "Second Miss, don't let your imagination run wild. Madam is willing to delegate power to the Young Madam, and everyone in the Wei family trusts the Young Madam. This is what many brides dream of."
Xiao Qinghe was unwilling to tell the truth, and Xiao Qingyue didn't want to ask any further questions, so she could only change the subject and tell Xiao Qinghe some happy things.
Xiao Qinghe smiled in agreement, but the smile never reached his eyes, and a faint sadness always shrouded him.
Xiao Qingyue felt sorry for her sister, so as soon as Chunxi brought Shen Qingchi to the garden, she was spotted by her.
While Xiao Qinghe went to the toilet, Xiao Qingyue brought people to Chunxi in a threatening manner.
Chunxi was not nervous at all. Instead, she smiled and spoke eagerly, "Hey, niece, long time no see. You've become more polite and considerate now. You even know to take the initiative to greet the elders."
Chunxi's bright smile formed a sharp contrast with Xiao Qinghe's gloomy expression.
Xiao Qingyue gritted her teeth in hatred, but she didn't dare to cause any more trouble in the Taifu Mansion. She glared at Chunxi for a moment, took off the agate bracelet from her wrist and stuffed it into Chunxi's hand: "Don't you like money? This bracelet is very valuable. Take it and leave quickly. Don't show up in front of my sister."
The bracelet is indeed a good thing. Xiao Qingyue doesn't just shout for war and killing, and she also knows how to bribe people to do things for her, which is a great improvement.
Chunxi raised an eyebrow, and without hesitation, he hooked his arm around Xiao Qingyue's shoulder and whispered in her ear, "I just ran into my eldest niece at the door. She looked very unhappy. Did your brother-in-law do something to make her angry?"
"My sister and brother-in-law have a good relationship, don't talk nonsense!"
Xiao Qingyue frowned and scolded, subconsciously feeling that it would be shameful to let Chunxi know that Xiao Qinghe was unhappy after marriage.
However, the more she said this, the more Chunxi was certain that her guess was correct.
Just at this time Xiao Qinghe came back, Chunxi immediately let go of Xiao Qingyue and strode towards her.
Xiao Qingyue: "..."
Cao Chunxi, I told you to take your things and get out of the Taifu Mansion. Don’t you understand what I’m saying?
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