Chapter 333: A Bright Road
A Lin: "Sir, how do you want to deal with it?"
"Kill him to serve as a warning to others. Give him a warning over there, too."
Alin understood what he said and immediately retreated.
The windows in the house were half-open, and the sunlight outside looked warm and soft. Pei Ji raised his hand, letting the sunlight fall on his palm, but he could not feel any warmth at all.
It can be seen that what we see before our eyes may not be true.
A Lin acted quickly and quickly beat to death a dishonest little maid in Pei Ji's yard. The maid was beaten with thirty sticks and soon died. When she was being punished, all the servants in the yard were invited to watch, including Shao Qing's maid.
The maidservant was not very courageous. Seeing the little maidservant's mouth being gagged, her back and even her lower body torn to pieces, blood flowing all over the ground, her body trembled uncontrollably.
After returning home, I developed a high fever that night.
Shao Qing didn't trust many people around her, and this maid had been with her since she was a child. She asked a doctor to see her, and after she drank a dose of medicine, her fever subsided.
The first thing she did when she woke up was to kneel down in front of Shao Qing and tell him in detail what had happened.
"Miss, this is the eldest master warning us!"
Shao Qing looked doubtful, "Why do you think he was warning us? The servants all went to see it."
"We bribed someone in the eldest master's courtyard. He must have known about it, otherwise why would he let me go and see? The dead person was the one we bribed. He said that she was beaten to death because she was dishonest..." Her teeth chattered uncontrollably, and she was very scared.
Shao Qing, however, was somewhat skeptical, and said doubtfully, "But what does it matter? Even if it's true, would he dare to kill me? I'm the daughter of the Shao family, not just any random person."
The maid looked up at her and thought that if her young lady angered Pei Ji, Pei Ji might not really be unable to take action.
But she couldn't say it, and even if she did, the young lady might not believe it.
Shao Qing still refused to give up, "Even if I am willing to give up, what about the future? Where will we go in the future? I can't go back to the Shao family, and they won't help me. In the future, they will just marry me off to someone else. I am unwilling and don't agree." She clenched her handkerchief, her face ferocious.
Her future shouldn't be like this. She should be high and mighty, enjoying wealth and glory, instead of returning to the Shao family and marrying off to someone casually, living a humble life.
Five days later, Mrs. Pei sent someone to deliver the betrothal gifts again, and this time the betrothal gifts seemed much more sincere.
Silks, satins, shops, and some gold and silver jewelry are all practical and useful.
Qiao Xianglan looked at it and closed the cabinet. "I'm relieved. I was really worried that Madam Pei would embarrass you." Madam Pei was difficult about the betrothal gift. How could she be kind to her in the future? Being willing to make up for it now was a gesture of attitude.
Song Ci comforted her and asked someone to register these things and distinguish them from her own things.
"Those that Pei Ji sent before are also distinguished from mine."
The reason why her dowry was so generous, incredibly generous, was that Pei Ji tried to please her by bringing some things in advance to serve as her dowry so that it would look good on the surface.
Other people's things are always other people's things. Even if she and Pei Ji become husband and wife in the future, she will keep it very clear.
As a result, while they were still packing and checking their things, Pei Ji's men came with the news.
"The prince said that the things given to Miss Song before and those brought by Madam Pei will all be added to Miss Song's dowry. From now on, these will all belong to Miss Song."
Song Ci was slightly stunned and a little surprised.
These things are not small amounts.
Seeing her expression, the man smiled and said, "The prince said that Miss Song might not be willing to accept him, so he asked me to tell Miss Song that the prince and Miss Song are not different."
Song Ci finally nodded, "I understand. Thank you for me... my dear master."
"yes."
After the messenger left, Wanxiang, Tian'er and Qiao Xianglan in the room all looked at Song Ci with a bit of mischief in their eyes.
Song Ci's cheeks flushed slightly, but Qiao Xianglan smiled, "As long as the uncle is willing to think about you and support you, mother will be relieved. You won't be sad in the future."
She didn't say anything. Pei Ji thought about her and did things for her. She thought that she should trust him a little more.
At noon, the scattered sunlight fell on Qiao Yu's beautiful profile, adding a soft halo to her appearance, making her look elegant and peaceful from a distance.
Song Lan came closer and handed over a book. "I've finished reading this book. It's really good."
He asked the servant beside him to hand over a box.
Qiao Yu asked in surprise, "What is this?"
Song Lan: "I noticed that you seemed to like eating pastries made with milk, so I asked the kitchen lady who is good at making pastries to make this milk pastry as a thank you for lending me the book."
Seeing that he actually knew her preferences, Qiao Yu smiled happily. Song Lan sat down on the stone bench next to her, with a distance between them.
"I heard you're going to take the imperial examination soon. I'm so nervous."
Song Lan nodded honestly, "Nervous, but this is also an opportunity."
"It's great that you can think this way. You've come this far, and you're already doing well. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
Whenever he chatted with Qiao Yu, Song Lan's anxiety and pressure would always dissipate a little, which made him care more about Qiao Yu. Moreover, as long as Qiao Yu was around, he couldn't help but want to talk to her, even if it was just to see her smile.
This is different from what he did to Bai Xiu Xiu. All he had to do to Qiao Yu was protect her.
"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that he was distracted, Qiao Yu asked curiously.
"You are coming with your uncles this time. How long do you plan to stay?"
Qiao Yu glanced at him and said, "Cousin, you want to chase us away."
"How could I! I have no objection even if you live here for the rest of your life!" He said it in an intense tone. After he finished speaking, he saw Qiao Yu and the maids around him laughing, and he knew that they were joking with him.
"I was just joking with my cousin, don't take it seriously." Qiao Yu's cheeks flushed as he spoke. Speaking of living here for a lifetime, what kind of identity would that require? The only way to live here for a lifetime would be to become the master.
As the two were talking, they didn't notice that Song Ci was standing under the hanging flower gate with Qiao Xianglan's arm in his, looking at them.
"Is your brother talking to Qiao Yu?" Qiao Xianglan was not sure.
"Yes, it's Sister Qiao Yu."
Qiao Xianglan was surprised and said, "I rarely see your brother so happy. Is he..." Song Ci naturally understood what Qiao Xianglan meant.
"I think they're both good."
"Really? Qiao Yu is a good kid."
Song Ci smiled secretly, looking at the two people in the distance, and felt that perhaps the sister-in-law she had been thinking about would not let her wait for long.
In the evening, Qiao Xianglan went to her eldest brother's yard. The brother and sister talked about something and came out after a while, both of them had happy looks on their faces.
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