"yes……"
The two chatted all the way and unknowingly arrived at the gate of the Champion's Mansion. Xiao Ye came to greet them at the door: "Madam, the eldest master."
"Sister Xiao Ye." Pei Zhao called sweetly.
Xiao Ye immediately smiled and said in a doting tone, "Master, I will hold your hand."
Su Li asked, "Is Pei Ji back?"
"My Lord has just returned."
"How are those two?"
Xiao Ye knew that Su Li was asking about Madam Kong and Tao Ying, so she replied, "The two had a big argument, and then Madam Kong returned to the Princess's Mansion in a rage."
Su Li said: "Don't interfere in their affairs, just watch..."
Neither of them is easy to deal with, so let them fight each other.
"I understand."
As soon as he entered the inner courtyard, Pei Ji came out to greet him.
It was almost noon, and fearing that the people from the Duke's Mansion would have to wait for a long time, they did not delay any longer and went straight out to the Duke's Mansion.
When they arrived at the Duke's Mansion, they found Ji Tingyou waiting for them at the door. Upon seeing their carriage, he immediately smiled and came forward: "You're finally here!"
Su Li asked with a smile: "You haven't been waiting for us here all the time, have you?"
"Yes, Grandfather is anxious to see you and asked me to wait for you here."
As he spoke, he helped carry Pei Zhao down and said with a smile, "Little Pei Zhao, long time no see!"
Pei Zhao called out obediently, "Uncle!"
"Huh?" Ji Tingyou was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled, "It turns out that not only is my grandfather a great-grandfather, but I'm also an uncle..."
Su Li and Pei Ji couldn't help laughing when they heard it, and then they walked in chatting and laughing.
In the main hall, Duke Ji and his wife were already waiting.
Pei Ji introduced them to the elders: "Grandfather, Grandma, this is Zhao'er."
Pei Zhao bowed politely: "Zhao'er greets great-grandfather and great-grandmother. May you be well."
Seeing such a well-behaved and lovely child, and his great-grandson, Duke Ji was overjoyed: "Great, great! My dear Zhao'er, come to my great-grandfather quickly!"
The Duke's wife looked at Pei Zhao with a loving expression, "Zhao'er, come to great-grandmother!"
Pei Zhao was not shy and went up to the two elders to talk to them obediently.
At this time, Ji Tingxuan, who was standing aside, stepped forward and called Su Li and the other two, and they both nodded.
He also introduced him to Pei Zhao.
Ji Jingxu and Liu Furong were not seen in the hall, and I didn't know where they were going.
Just as I was thinking this, I saw Ji Jingxu come in from the door with a tired face: "Dad, Mom."
Pei Ji also called out: "Uncle"
Su Li naturally followed suit and called for help.
Ji Jingxu nodded, his face completely devoid of the hostility he had shown in questioning Pei Ji the day before. He smiled faintly and said gently, "Pei Ji is back."
Duke Ji asked, "What have you been up to? Why haven't you been seen for so long?"
Ji Jingxu replied: "Dad, Rong'er suddenly had a high fever this morning, so I went to get a doctor for her, which delayed her..."
"Hmm." Duke Ji responded indifferently, and the Duke's wife didn't even ask a question.
The two of them had originally disagreed with their son marrying Liu Furong as his co-wife, but in the end they couldn't persuade their son. After Liu Furong came into the family, they had always treated her well.
But later on, she became more and more arrogant because of her favor. Not only was she disrespectful to Rouning, her legal wife, she also bullied her repeatedly and almost killed Ji Tingyou last year.
The couple now hated her to the core. If it weren't for the fact that she was Ji Tingxuan's biological mother and Ji Jingxu's staunch protection, she would have been expelled from the Duke's Mansion long ago.
Su Li had no good impression of Liu Furong because of the shop incident, and he also had an even worse impression of Ji Jingxu, who favored his concubine and killed his son. Naturally, he would not take the initiative to ask about Liu Furong's illness. Of course, a concubine is also a concubine. If a concubine is sick, even if she does not ask about it, others will not be able to find fault with her.
Seeing that no one greeted his beloved, Ji Jingxu frowned slightly, and a sense of anger arose in his heart. He clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves, then quickly loosened them, and there was no trace of unhappiness on his face.
Duke Ji looked at Ji Jingxu and said to Pei Zhao, "Zhao'er, this is your great-uncle."
Pei Zhao bowed to him as a junior, "Greetings, great-uncle.
Ji Jingxu smiled and nodded in response.
Afterwards, everyone sat down and chatted. Of course, most of the time, it was the two elders and Ji Tingyou who were teasing Pei Zhao. It was not until noon that the Duke's wife announced the meal.
After everyone had lunch, Ji Jingxu had something else to do, so he left the main courtyard first. Ji Tingxuan wanted to go back to study, so he left with him. Then Duke Ji also called Pei Ji to go to the study, and Ji Tingyou followed him happily.
Su Li brought Pei Zhao to chat with the Duke's wife for a while. Until she saw Pei Zhao dozing off, the Duke's wife asked her maid Jinzhu to take them downstairs to rest.
The courtyard where Jinzhu took them to rest was called Danhuai Courtyard. It was a courtyard that the Duke's wife had people clean up early this morning. It was also the courtyard where Ji Jingsheng lived in the past.
Danhuai Courtyard is very spacious, with a small garden inside. The entire courtyard is decorated in an elegant style. Jinzhu explained, "The old lady said that the eldest son and the youngest son are both scholars, so she arranged it like this."
Originally, Ji Tingyou was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion. Now that Pei Ji is back, he has become the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and Ji Tingyou is the second son. The same is true for Pei Zhao in descending order.
Su Li smiled and said, "I'm sorry to trouble you, Grandmother..."
Afterwards, Su Li took Pei Zhao into the bedroom for a nap.
The afternoon sun was hotter and more muggy than the morning sun, but there were a lot of ice cubes in Pei Zhao's bedroom, which made it extra cool and comfortable. Pei Zhao was already extremely sleepy and didn't recognize the bed at all. He fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow.
Su Li touched his little face with amusement, told Xiao Mu to watch over him, and then left the yard, intending to visit the Duke's Mansion.
Jinzhu had been waiting by her side, helping her understand the layout of the Duke's Mansion. Along the way, no matter what questions Su Li asked, she would tell her everything she knew, as if she treated her as the mistress of the Duke's Mansion.
Su Li knew without hesitation that Jinzhu was a first-class maidservant serving the Duke's wife, and that her attitude towards her must have been instructed by the Duke's wife.
Seeing that it was getting late, and thinking that Pei Zhao would have to go back to the academy after waking up from his nap, Su Li prepared to go back. Just as he reached a rockery, he ran into Ji Jingxu coming towards him.
Logically, as she was the younger generation, she should take the initiative to greet him, so she was the first to call him, "Uncle."
Ji Jingxu glanced at her, replied with a very cold "hmm", and then passed her by.
Jinzhu, who was following behind, frowned almost imperceptibly. It seemed that the Second Master disliked the Young Madam.
Su Li didn't care and continued walking back. In the original novel, even if no one knew that Pei Ji was a member of the Ji family, Ji Jingxu would be hostile to him just because Duke Ji was a little nice to Pei Ji, not to mention that Pei Ji was now recognized as a relative and was the eldest grandson of Duke Ji.
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