The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 161

Linhe stood in the study and waited for about half an incense stick of time before Pei Jian pushed the door open.

"master--"

Pei Jian's face was serious. Linhe walked forward, pulled out the official hat chair, helped Pei Jian sit down, and then closed the study door.

"Has that old lady returned to Beijing?"

Madam Xian was the culprit who almost put the Duke's Mansion into an unjust situation.

Pei Jian couldn't help but sigh. After he retired from the army and returned to the countryside, his heart softened.

otherwise--

Linhe bowed and said, "Master, please allow me to ask whether Madam Xian has returned. I am not sure now. It is very difficult to find her in such a big capital city, and there is no definite news. But - Zhu San, who was with the young lady, has had an accident."

"Zhu San, the manager of Miss Jin's family?"

"Yes, he is a steward brought by Miss Jin from the princess. Some time ago, someone saw him being carried back by Miss Jin's maid. Although he got on the carriage in just a few steps and few people saw him, I sent someone to investigate and learned a lot after paying a large sum of money."

"Tell it like it is."

Lin He stood in front of him and spoke briefly and concisely about the key points.

"The day before, I saw Zhu San go to that residential area. There was a dilapidated courtyard where a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years old lived named Chang Fugui. Zhu San went there to look for Chang Fugui's mother who had been missing for many years and unexpectedly came back. But since Zhu San got into trouble, the mother and son have not been seen since."

"The eldest daughter of the Jin family has a lot of plans in mind. You can check it out, for example, the origin of Chang Fugui, what he was planning with Zhu San, and why he killed her for no reason. She must have been killed by someone, so she would kill the steward of the princess's family."

Linhe agreed.

Pei Jian added, "Silang, Qin Er, and Jin Fuyun are close, so don't show your true colors in front of them."

"Master, don't worry. I'll have my men be very careful. But...if that woman is not mistaken and is really Madam Xian, what should we do?"

What to do?

Pei Jian sneered, "Don't alert the enemy first. If it is really Madam Xian, and she is related to a girl who has just come to the capital from afar, I'm afraid it will be unacceptable to say that there is no ghost."

Lin He nodded, "I understand."

After quietly arranging some details, before Linhe was about to leave, he looked at the Duke cautiously, "Master, the Fifth Young Master and the Fourth Young Master's wife are not getting along. If I were to encounter them, who would I help?"

One is delicate, the other is half disabled...

Pei Jian was speechless for a moment, then laughed, "Guan Zhou is smart and knows his limits, so he won't help either of them."

——Master, your heart is out of your stomach.

At noon, everyone in each courtyard had their own lunch. Mrs. Min asked Aunt Lin to come to Shaohua Garden and bring a lot of freshly made snacks. Aunt Lin looked at Song Guanzhou, who was wearing a green skirt and holding a book, and thought to herself that she was indeed a beauty from the Xu family.

With black hair and snow-white skin, she is bathed in a rain of rose blossoms, and she is casual yet has an indescribable grace.

"This old servant greets the Fourth Young Master's wife. Our mistress has cooked some Jiangzhou specialties today and would like to invite the Young Master to come over and try them."

Song Guanzhou couldn't find an excuse to refuse the invitation from his elders.

She called over a few people, and she casually tied her long hair up behind her head, and used a jade hairpin to stabilize the bun. "Let's go, don't keep your aunt waiting for too long." Aunt Lin saw that she just tied her hair up, changed into pointed shoes, and didn't wear earrings or change clothes. She supported Rendong and followed Aunt Lin out the door.

When they arrived at Nuanfeng Garden, Mrs. Min heard the noise and called out from inside the house, "Hold on carefully, don't pull the wound."

After saying this, he was about to step out to greet her.

Song Guanzhou quickly spoke up to stop her, "Aunt, please don't torture me. Just wait for the child to come up. I came here to ask you for a good meal. Please don't be polite, aunt."

Wang Qionglan came out early and helped Song Guanzhou up. "I said Guanzhou is not the kind of petty person. Why doesn't he want to come? Isn't he very easy-going?" Mrs. Liu also came in with her maid. "Guanzhou's legs are still weak. It's better to get a sedan chair to make it easier for him to come and go."

"Third aunt, please stop spoiling me. I've become so lazy that my bones are getting moldy. I can't even walk in and out. I'm afraid my legs and feet won't belong to me anymore. Please don't do that!"

Mrs. Liu held Song Guanzhou's other side and said, "Then stop being naughty. Your aunt and I are both scared when we hear about riding a horse."

The three of them walked into the dining hall together. On the round table in the dining hall, delicious Jiangzhou dishes had already been placed.

"Your elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law are both preparing for the Qingming Festival. They can't spare time to come here for dinner. Don't worry." It was indeed Mrs. Min, and she immediately told Song Guanzhou about today's visitors.

Song Guanzhou smiled and said, "Please forgive me for laughing at you, aunt. I was used to being lazy at my mother's house, so I became a little stupid. Fortunately, I came to the mansion, and my two sisters-in-law support the family. I, a young tree, will rely on them to enjoy happiness."

"Just take good care of yourself and don't get hurt again."

After a lot of banter, everyone sat down, but they didn't eat without talking. The two aunts were talkative people, and with the three girls, most of them were young people, so they talked and laughed, ate and drank, and everyone ate in an elegant manner, which was very pleasing to the eye.

Song Guanzhou had a good appetite. Several ladies and girls were full after one or half a bowl of pearl rice, but she was still a little short of two bowls.

Have a bowl of pork ribs, sweet potato and reed song soup before the meal, and a bowl of steamed egg custard with lard after the meal.

Mrs. Min liked the food more and more, "Eat more, my son. We are lucky to have you here." Then she looked at her daughter-in-law, niece, and several little girls next to her. They were all like kittens and could not eat more than half a bowl of food.

Wang Qionglan smiled and said, "Being able to eat is a blessing. Mother, it's not that the daughter-in-law is restraining herself. It's just that after giving birth to my eldest sister, I became fatter and fatter. I'm nothing like Guan Zhou, a beautiful lady with a proper body shape and body weight."

Song Guanzhou waved his hand and smiled, "In the past year, I followed the trend of the boudoirs in Beijing, eating less and moving less, which made me look pale and thin. Later, I was injured, and my body was so weak that I almost died. Now I understand that no matter how beautiful you are, it is not as good as my own health. Besides, life is short, and it is not worth it to restrain my appetite."

Mrs. Min has always liked women who are blessed with good food. When she heard what Song Guanzhou said, she felt that it hit her heart. "You skinny little girls, have you ever heard what your cousin-in-law said? You eat like cats every day, and you feel full after eating a few bites. How can you keep a healthy body?"

If you are too thin, it will be more difficult to give birth.

What she was most proud of was raising a daughter, Xiao Yinxiu. When she got to her husband's family, she had two sons at once and no longer had any worries.

After the meal, Mrs. Min wanted to invite Song Guanzhou to have a few more cups of tea, but Song Guanzhou stood up to decline, "Aunt, we have a long time to live together. You can't love the child well in one day. If you do that, the child will have nowhere to go for food and tea in the future."

Mrs. Min took the beautiful Song Guanzhou by the hand and looked him up and down. The more she looked, the more she liked him.

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you and go back to rest early."