Chapter 75 Wei Lingze wants to apologize in person
Wei Lingze received the news as soon as Imperial Physician Zhang left the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
In a good mood, he went to Wufangzhai and bought the lotus seed cake that Xiao Qinghe loved to eat and took it home.
The weather was getting hotter, and even though there was ice in the room, Xiao Qinghe was still wearing very thin clothes.
It was not yet dark, and the gorgeous sunset shone through the window onto the beauty couch. Xiao Qinghe, who was leaning on the beauty couch reading a book, was completely enveloped in the gilded light and shadow, like a goddess.
This was the scene Wei Lingze saw when he entered the room.
His Adam's apple rolled as he thought of many good memories, but soon, the emotions in his eyes turned calm.
"What is the lady looking at?"
Wei Lingze walked to the beauty bed and sat down, then naturally reached out and took Xiao Qinghe into his arms.
Xiao Qinghe's body stiffened for a moment, but she didn't struggle. She leaned gently into his arms and said softly, "My brothers are not young anymore. Mother wants to hold a flower viewing banquet in the fall to show them off. I'm thinking about what flowers and trees the gardener should plant."
Wei Lingze's injury has had some impact on the marriages of his sons. Xiao Qinghe, the eldest sister-in-law who came into the family three years later, naturally has to spend more time and effort to organize this flower-viewing banquet.
"Just let the servants do these things. There's no need for you to do them yourself."
Wei Lingze didn't take it seriously. He took the book from Xiao Qinghe's hand and threw it aside. He opened the lunch box, picked up a piece of cake and fed it to Xiao Qinghe's mouth.
The sweet aroma filled her nose, but Xiao Qinghe only felt it was too sweet. She frowned slightly and turned her head away: "Wei Lang, put it aside for now. I don't really feel like eating right now."
"Didn't you like eating this before? I bought it specially for my shift today."
Wei Lingze said as he pushed some more pastries towards Xiao Qinghe's lips.
Although his tone was gentle, his attitude was firm.
He specially went out to buy her favorite pastries, and she had to eat them regardless of whether she had an appetite or not.
This semi-forced feeling made Xiao Qinghe very uncomfortable.
She is the precious eldest daughter of the Xiao family and has been loved since she was a child. Even though she disobeyed her mother and refused to break off the engagement with the Wei family in the past three years, her family never forced her to do so.
"Wei Lang, I really don't want to eat now."
Xiao Qinghe emphasized his tone and reached out to push Wei Lingze.
The difference in power between the two men was huge. Wei Lingze did not move at all, and the atmosphere became cold for a moment.
After an unknown amount of time, Wei Lingze suddenly swept the entire box of pastries to the ground with a flick of his sleeve.
"If He'er doesn't like it, then don't eat it."
Wei Lingze said that he didn't need to eat, but he was clearly angry.
Xiao Qinghe's fingertips curled up and his heart ached.
The Wei Lingze in front of her was so different from the young man in her memory that she almost didn't recognize him.
Xiao Qinghe's face looked unhappy, but Wei Lingze acted as if nothing had happened. He grabbed Xiao Qinghe's hand and played with it: "I said before that I would accompany you to go boating on the lake to relax. He'er, have you decided when to go?"
Xiao Qinghe, who had just taken charge of half of the household affairs, had been very busy and exhausted recently. However, she had already rejected Wei Lingze once and didn't want to anger him again, so she could only say, "It depends on when Wei Lang takes a day off. I'm fine with that."
Xiao Qinghe thought that the matter of agreeing to go on the trip was over, but the next moment she heard Wei Lingze say, "I will be off in five days. He'er, please send a letter to Madam Shen. I will apologize to them and see Lord Shen off at the same time."
Xiao Qinghe suddenly turned her head to look at Wei Lingze. Wei Lingze said calmly, "Hasn't He'er always advised me not to get into conflict with him? I did have some misunderstandings about him before. Wouldn't it be better to apologize to him in person now?"
“If Wei Lang wants to apologize to Uncle Shen, he can go to Uncle Shen alone. Why does he need to bring Madam Shen along in my name?”
Xiao Qinghe's heart was terribly cold, and his expression became gloomy as well.
She would rather Wei Lingze treated her coldly like he did a few days ago than have him pretend to be affectionate and force her to be there to witness how much he couldn't let go of Chunxi.
"He'er doesn't want to see Madam Shen?" Wei Lingze raised an eyebrow and, before Xiao Qinghe could speak, continued, "She's plain-looking and of low social status. She's not even as pretty as a hair on your head. When did you become so intolerant?"
Wei Lingze's tone was gentle, and his expression was helpless, as if Xiao Qinghe was being unreasonable.
Xiao Qinghe felt like he had punched cotton, extremely powerless.
She did not reflect on herself because of Wei Lingze's words. She said with a sullen face, "I am naturally tolerant. If Wei Lang had wanted to give Chun Xi a status, I would have been willing to serve Wei Lang with her. But now she is my aunt. I hope Wei Lang will forget the past and stay away from her."
Wei Lingze still felt unhappy when Xiao Qinghe blurted out the word "little aunt", but he didn't show it. He said gently, "He'er has a point. After I make amends this time, I will never see her again, okay?"
“…”
Wei Lingze insisted on apologizing in person before Shen Qingyuan went to Xuzhou. Xiao Qinghe finally agreed and sent an invitation to the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion.
As usual, the invitation was delivered to Mrs. Mo first.
Mrs. Mo had "recovered from her illness" and was very unhappy after seeing the invitation.
The Xiao family intends to promote him, and Xiao Qingyue and Xiao Qinghe have invited Chunxi one after another. Even though Chunxi is of low status, he can still occupy a place in front of the ladies of the aristocratic families. Moreover, Shen Qingyuan has been appointed as an imperial envoy. If he really makes a contribution and returns, it will be difficult to snatch the position of the prince from him.
Madam Mo immediately wrote a letter and had a confidant send it back to her parents' home. Then she called Chunxi over and said, "Madam Wei is going to hold a farewell banquet for Yuan'er. You should bring Chi'er with you. Chi'er is not young anymore. You don't know the children of the noble families in Hanjing well. You can ask Madam Wei to see if there are any suitable families."
Chunxi's eyes widened in surprise. "Mother, although Chi'er and I are young, we are older than Madam Wei. How can an elder seek to be a matchmaker for a younger person?"
Mrs. Mo's face suddenly turned dark.
According to seniority, Xiao Qinghe should call her aunt, but the Xiao family has always treated her and the Xiao family separately. Over the years, she has not gained any advantage from the Xiao family!
But Mrs. Mo couldn't refute Chunxi.
If she said that the Xiao family did not recognize her marriage at all, why did she let Chunxi go to Xiao Qinghe to propose marriage for her daughter?
Mo's chest ached from choking, and she angrily said, "Just do whatever I tell you to do, and stop talking nonsense."
"oh."
Chunxi nodded, took the invitation and left.
Mrs. Mo was furious for a long time, and finally called Aunt Jia over: "You must find a way to go to the rice shop in the west of the city and bring that old man back to the Marquis's mansion."
Nanny Jia's eyelids twitched. "Madam had to go to great lengths to drive those poor relatives from the Marquis's hometown out of the mansion. Now that this person has been brought back, the others will definitely come after him like mad dogs after hearing the news. This..."
Mrs. Mo clutched her handkerchief and sneered, "If I can drive them away once, I can drive them away a second time. The most important thing right now is to prevent this rebellious son from turning over a new leaf!"
There was resentment in Mrs. Mo's eyes. Aunt Jia didn't dare to persuade her anymore and left.
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