Although Xuan Mei was unwilling to do so, she was thinking about the lesson she had learned last night and the fate of being grounded again after she returned.
No matter how unwilling she was, she still endured it.
Qian Yufei originally felt unlucky because Qi Peipei invited this Xuanmei over, but now seeing Xuanmei's shriveled appearance, she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
However, she didn't intend to take the initiative to provoke Xuan Mei. After all, Xuan Mei was very aggressive in nature. In the past, there was Chen Yanrong who could restrain her to a certain extent. But now Chen Yanrong only complains of illness from time to time and has not been out for a long time. Moreover, I heard that this Xuanmei has some problems with someone as good-tempered as Chen Yanrong. Now the two of them are not in contact with each other.
On the other side, Aunt Du had obviously also received warm hospitality from her old friends, and although the lady in gold and silver had just kept saying that she wanted Aunt Du to talk about her experiences over the years, she saw that Aunt Du only said lightly that she was married to a Scholar, they asked no more questions.
After all, they recognized Aunt Du, some because her brother was Jiang Xiang, and some simply because of their old friendship.
And Aunt Du seems to have obviously had a bad life these past few years. They are here to socialize, not to compare or add insult to injury.
So after listening to Aunt Du's few words, they quickly changed the topic to other topics, just to prevent Aunt Du from getting off the stage.
When Qi Peipei and his mother welcomed the last guest into the boat.
The lady who was holding Aunt Du to prevent her from leaving just waved to Qi Peipei's mother and said, "Wan Jun, come and see who this is."
Qi Peipei's mother naturally walked over after hearing the words, but when she and Aunt Du suddenly faced each other, a trace of panic clearly flashed on her face, but she quickly covered up the discomfort, only showing a slightly... Awkward smile.
The woman thought Qi Peipei's mother didn't remember Aunt Du, so she said loudly, "Wanjun, you are so forgetful. She is a young Hui. Didn't you two always have the best relationship in the past? Why can't you do that now?" Remember me."
Qi Peipei's mother seemed to have finally recovered her emotions amidst everyone's words, but she still didn't seem to want to recognize Aunt Du. She only said lightly, "It turns out to be Youhui. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for a long time." I didn’t expect you to come back to Beijing now. I am really too busy today and my etiquette is not attentive. Why don’t I come to visit Youhui in person another day.”
Aunt Du has suffered a lot in her husband's family over the years and is used to seeing the world. How could she not see that Qi Peipei's mother was talking politely now? So she just said softly, "Wanjun, don't take it to heart. We have been friends for many years, you go and do your business."
After hearing this, Qi Peipei's mother said a few more polite words and left in a hurry. For a moment, the atmosphere in the place became lively again, but some people couldn't help complaining, "This Wanjun is so cold. The best sisters from back then reunited, and this is her attitude?"...
Others were obviously disdainful and said, "Hasn't she always been like this? How can we get along as well as she does? Madame, we are not worthy of her friendship."
Seeing that the topic was about to develop in the direction of arranging Qi Peipei's mother, some people among them also acted as peacemakers, "Okay, you can just say less."
"Okay, let's not talk about him, and you will be the peacemaker."
"Why do I act like a peacemaker? It's not like you don't know who Mr. Wan is marrying. When Youhui and his father and brother went to the Duke of Qi's family to discuss the divorce and apology, didn't the old Duke of Qi directly marry Mrs. Jiang and Jiang? Should the prime minister be kicked out of the house? Later, the old Duke of Qi also said that he would never have contact with the Jiang family again, even though the old Duke of Qi has passed away now? But isn't this embarrassing? "
"That's all in the past. Now that Jiang is in great power, the young Duke of Qi has not made much achievements in the officialdom. Who cares about those things back then? If Mrs. Yu is still here in Jiang's house today, she still doesn't know how to curry favor with her. .”
When Aunt Du heard that everyone suddenly mentioned this old incident, and when Aunt Du heard that after she eloped with someone, her father and brother ended it for her, and they were even kicked out of the house, her heart felt like a knife.
Thinking of her former self who wanted to run away with someone at all costs, she wanted to slap herself.
She owed too much to her father and brother. She didn't get any good things from herself either.
result.
The dignified daughter of the prime minister's house only had a concubine and suffered all kinds of hardships. The son she gave birth to was even raised only under the knees of the main wife.
And the so-called beloved man turns out to be just a run-down prodigal who only has a golden shell, but he is very ambitious.
It was clear that he had no talent, yet he always looked like he was underappreciated.
When he returned home, he married the daughter of a local merchant. He relied on his father-in-law to support his daughter throughout his life.
That is to say, after his wife died, he no longer looked like he had when he was young, and his son was getting older, but he was raised like his father with half a bag of books hanging on his shoulders, but he often looked too high and his talents were not appreciated.
Moreover, her son is not even as good as me, he has never even won the title of scholar.
With no way forward or any way out, he just thought of straightening himself up and coaxed him to come back and beg his brother. In this way, they can find a future for their son.
After all, this kid can't carry it on his shoulders or lift it with his hands. It's really useless.
Naturally, she didn't come back just for this support and that person's persuasion. She just couldn't let go of her child.
After all, no matter what, that kid was still a piece of flesh that fell off her body, but now that she was hearing everyone talk about the past, she felt extremely ashamed.
When everyone was discussing, they seemed to finally think of Aunt Du. One of them only asked, "By the way, Youhui, speaking of which, Wan Jun's husband is still the one who broke off the engagement that day. Do you know about this?"
When Aunt Du heard this, she felt excited in her heart.
Only then did her thoughts return to Wan Jun. She was just a little uncomfortable at first. After all, she didn't expect that her old friends would be so cold when they reunited. Friends whose names I couldn’t remember came eagerly.
But when she suddenly heard someone talking about this matter, Aunt Du felt more and more uncomfortable.
Admittedly, she did look down on the young Duke of Qi at first. After all, he was just eating, drinking and having fun, and he looked like an ordinary playboy. Although he comes from a noble family, he doesn't seem to be willing to make progress.
But no matter how dandy this man is, his family status is there, and he is still a duke. Moreover, the old duke was not the kind of person who lived by his ancestors, so the Duke of Qi's mansion back then was not a show-off. .
Therefore, people who don’t know what’s going on don’t know how to praise themselves for getting a good marriage.
But now, he has followed a scholar who seems to be motivated, but is actually the same on the inside, and his former sister is married to the person to whom he broke off the engagement.
This kind of thing sounds somewhat disturbing.
Especially now that one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.
No matter how she felt, since these people asked about old things, she naturally had to answer. She only smiled shyly and said, "I didn't expect Wanjun to be with Xiao Qi Gong in the end. How is their relationship? Wanjun has been in these years." How are you doing?"
The person who asked this question couldn't get any emotional feedback from Aunt Du, and was a little disappointed.
However, the man obviously still refused to give up and said, "After your family broke off the engagement, Liu Wanjun suddenly got in touch with Xiao Qi Guogong for some reason, and Liu Wanjun was obviously not as good-looking as you. I don't know what Xiao Qi Guogong saw in her back then. Moreover, according to their family's status, it was absolutely impossible for the Duke of Guo to marry her, but because of what you did, the old Duke also felt sorry for his son, and seeing that his son finally found someone he liked, he agreed. She accepted her son's request. As a result, Liu Wanjun entered the Duke of Qi's mansion and became the Duke's wife today."
"It's a pity that it's just a good name. The little Duke is not as good as his father. Not long ago, the little Duke was also involved in Yunzhou's corruption of army supplies. Now he has only been dismissed from his post and is at home. His sons are just like me. The son of that concubine who spends her days living and drinking is quite up to par. Now she has an official position in the capital. Now she only has to guard against that concubine's son. She also has to fight with the concubine of the young Duke of Qi from time to time. Yidou can be regarded as a bad thing, and her daughter is not as beautiful as her, and her family background is not good. Even the wealthy families in the capital look down on their family. If not, who would do it? Holding a birthday party with such great fanfare was because she wanted her daughter to have an age-appropriate life in those homes.
The man's wife appears in front of him. You may look at her as a princess and look very majestic, but in fact, she is just a piece of chicken feathers. "
However, after Aunt Du heard this, she felt relieved.
Although from the meaning of this person's words, it seemed that Liu Wanjun had really plotted against herself back then.
Even recalling carefully the first time she met her husband on that boat, it seemed that it was Liu Wanjun who invited those scholars on board.
She was on good terms with Liu Wanjun and had never had any doubts about her. Even in her correspondence with the scholar, she had never avoided talking about Liu Wanjun. At that time, Liu Wanjun kept saying that she envied her. But now it seems that what happened back then was all a lie.
But if Liu Wanjun really plotted against herself like this, what benefits would she get in the end after the plot came and went? The end is not all covered in chicken feathers.
It's just that while she spends her days working in the fields, she is scheming in the deep house in the backyard. Who gets the favor in the end?
Therefore, after hearing about Liu Wanjun's current situation, Aunt Du just sighed and said, "It has not been easy for Wanjun these years."
After that, she had nothing else to say except these words. For a while, no one knew whether Aunt Du, who was clumsy in language, really sympathized with Liu Wanjun's experience, or was just adding insult to injury.
