After Peng Yuqi made up her mind, she seemed to have seen the dawn of getting rid of her maternal family, and she felt refreshed.
If it weren't for the fact that she still had Xiao, when Hai Jiao came to ask her sister if she wanted to go shopping the next day, she would have wanted to go with him to relax.
However, Hai Jiao showed up and briefly spoke to his sister. He was still more than three meters away from Peng Yuqi. When Jin Zhenfu saw her from a distance, he hurried over to drag his niece into the house to talk.
It was only later that the brothers Hai Jiao and Haitang realized that Jin Zhenfu was preventing Peng Yuqi from contacting other foreign men and developing a liking for young people of the opposite sex other than his own son.
The brother and sister looked at each other, both feeling angry and funny.
Along the way, Haitang often hangs out with Zhou Wenjun and Peng Yuqi. As a brother who loves his little sister, Hai Jiao naturally has to deal with the two little girls. But in front of them, he always behaves decently and has a gentle and considerate attitude, as if he treats them as little girls like his own sister. Although he is suspected of being pretentious, Zhou Wenjun has long been accustomed to his brothers in the family taking care of him and does not feel disgusted. Peng Yuqi believes that such a man with upright character and no attachment is good at learning and hardworking. He is also outstanding in riding and shooting, and deserves more admiration than his uncle's family. Therefore, both Zhou and Peng had a good impression of Hai Jiao, not as an outstanding and handsome member of the opposite sex, but as a calm and reliable brother and friend.
If Jin Zhenfu hadn't been guarding Hai Jiao today, Peng Yuqi might not have even reacted. Hai Jiao was only one or two years older than herself, and was actually within her range of possible marriage partners. Although there was a difference in family background, Peng Tongzhi did not come from a wealthy family. Mrs. Peng had discussed with her husband during her lifetime that she hoped that her future son-in-law would be a young man with outstanding talents and a gentle temperament.
After Peng Yuqi figured out what was going on, she felt even more ashamed and angry. She felt that her uncle had neglected his dignity for selfish reasons, but insulted her friendship with the Hai family brothers and sisters. It was really hateful! After she found an excuse to send Jin Zhenfu away, she went to the courtyard where the Hai family lived, found Haijiao and Haitang's brother and sister who were talking in the house, and solemnly apologized to them.
Hai Jiao didn't take it to heart and waved his hand with a smile: "I was negligent. I forgot the difference between men and women and lost my etiquette when I went out. It's right for Mr. Jin to be picky. Miss Peng doesn't care about me, so I'm very happy. Thank you." He didn't intend to disturb his sister's time with her best friend. He looked back at Haitang, reminded her with his eyes to remember what he just said, and left first.
Peng Yuqi was still a little uneasy: "Sister Hai, is your brother still angry?"
"He said he is not angry, but he is not angry. How can he be angry with you just because of your uncle's expression? You are our friend who has traveled thousands of miles with us. To us, you are much more important than Mr. Jin, who we met by chance. Now." Haitang changed the subject, "My brother was talking to me just now. Sister Wenjun seemed to be on crutches at her aunt's place, and she probably has to stay for a few more days. She specially sent Aunt Gan to see my grandma. , I’m still in the main room right now.”
"What? Wenjun is injured?!" Zhou Wenjun was Peng Yuqi's best friend since childhood. After hearing the news, the latter no longer cared whether Shanghai Jiao was angry or not, and immediately turned around and ran towards the main room.
Aunt Gan was talking about this matter to Ma in the room: "...the injury is not serious, it's just a little inconvenient to walk. It's fine for riding a horse or riding a car. Our lady didn't take the injury seriously at first, so she bandaged it up." After that, I thought that I could continue on my way after taking a rest for two days. But my aunt refused to agree to it anyway, saying that she had failed to take good care of the young lady and caused her to get injured. She was already derelict in her duty. If she still allowed the young lady to go on the road injured , and she never had the shame to see her sister and brother-in-law again. After hearing this, the young lady couldn’t say any more about leaving, so she had to agree to stay at the concubine’s house for a few more days.
"Right now, my concubine has sent someone to report the news to Chang'an, so that the prince, his wife, and all the young masters and grandmothers at home will not worry. What the lady means is that it is only the middle of November, and it is still early for the New Year. Baoji is only three hundred meters away from Chang'an. It will take a few days to travel many miles, so there is no need to rush. When the injury on her foot is completely healed, it will be too late for her to set off again. But Mr. Hai is in a hurry to go to Chang'an to take up his post, and Miss Peng is in a hurry to visit the sick person. Grandma, if the trip is delayed because of our young lady, how can the young lady feel at ease? Therefore, the young lady sent the old slave over to say that Mr. Hai and Mrs. Hai can decide the rest of the itinerary by themselves, and there is no need to wait for us. Miss."
Ma hurriedly said: "Ms. Zhou is very considerate. You have worked so hard for this trip. I just don't know how serious Miss Zhou's injuries are. What medicines and plasters are missing?"
Peng Yuqi heard this at the door. Without waiting for Nanny Gan to answer, she stepped forward and saluted Ma, and then asked Nanny Gan about the details of Zhou Wenjun's injury.
Zhou Wenjun's injury was actually an accident. She and her aunt's cousins hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they rarely got together. Everyone was very happy, so they went to the racecourse to play polo together. There was a cousin who was the youngest and whose riding skills were worse than others. She couldn't help but get anxious when she lost too many balls. She swung the club too hard and accidentally fell off her horse. Zhou Wenjun happened to be the closest, so he quickly flew over and hugged her. The two sisters landed safely - but at the moment of landing, Zhou Wenjun was unlucky enough to step on a small hole in the ground. When his body tilted, he fell. I crooked my right foot.
Now the little cousin blames herself for being too heavy and having poor riding skills, which has hurt her cousin; the older cousin blames himself for not helping the little sister in time, but let his cousin do what he should do; the aunt blames herself for not stopping them from riding horses. The ball was thrown and the racecourse was not cleared properly in advance, which led to the accident. Everyone was blaming themselves, but Zhou Wenjun couldn't say anything more. It's hard to refuse the kindness of her aunt's family. If she refuses their arrangement again, won't she look really angry?
She also asked Aunt Gan to send a message to Peng Yuqi, so that her best friend could go ahead and not have to wait for her. Anyway, when we get to Chang'an, we will have plenty of opportunities to meet. Peng Yuqi has a filial piety and cannot go to the Duke's mansion, but Zhou Wenjun can invite her to be a guest in the other courtyard where his mother was married. Now that she has said hello in advance, Peng Yuqi can just wait for her message at her grandma's house.
Peng Yuqi was so anxious that she wanted to fly to Zhou Wenjun immediately to visit him, but Aunt Gan calmed her down with a few words and sighed: "Okay, since Wenjun's injury is not serious, please ask Auntie Tell her to let her have a good health and recover from her injuries, so that she can return to Chang'an as soon as possible so that I can meet her soon." She then asked her maid to rummage through her luggage and found several boxes of spare ointments for treating bruises. Aunt Gan brought it back to Zhou Wenjun.
Both Ma and Haitang asked Nanny Gan to send a message to Zhou Wenjun before sending them away. After Haitang was sure that her grandparents had decided to take the first step, she went to look for Peng Yuqi, but saw Jin Zhenfu walking out of her room, giving her a slightly alienated smile, and then walked away.
Haitang raised her eyebrows, thinking that Jin Zhenfu was really changeable. In less than two days, he had already changed his attitude towards her twice. What on earth was going on?
She went into the house to see Peng Yuqi, only to see Peng Yuqi's gloomy face, telling her the decision Jin Zhenfu had just announced: "My uncle just told me that grandma's illness is not serious, and told me not to worry. Wenjun is mine. My friend, she is injured. I can’t leave her alone. I’ll just stay here for a few more days. When the Zhou family sets off, we can go together... Sister Hai, I’m sorry. He is the elder after all. I I am really worried about Wenjun, so I have to say goodbye to you first. Let’s get together again after we settle down in Chang’an in the future.”
(End of chapter)
