Chapter 137
Chapter 137
When A'lu heard this, he closed his eyes and collapsed, with a sad face, "Fourth Master, Young Madam, I... I'm afraid I was drunk and said that."
"I don't really care whether it's just drunken nonsense or not. I just think that you are sincere and the eldest lady will definitely treat you very well. Anyway, she already has Panlan and Panxi by her side, so she doesn't need one more. Silang, what do you think?"
Pei An had no choice but to stand up and bow to Song Guanzhou. "My lady, please don't be angry. A'lu is young, he has a fickle mind and a loose mouth. You can punish him in any way you want. It is indeed too harsh to drive him out. I apologize to you on his behalf."
Seeing this, A'lu choked up with tears in his eyes and said, "Fourth Master, I definitely don't have any second thoughts about serving others. Madam, please forgive me for saying something stupid. You can punish me in any way you want, but please don't chase me away."
After saying that, he actually hugged Pei An's legs and feet, and started crying.
Song Guanzhou became amused. "You two, master and servant, are playing this sad drama in front of me. If I lift you up high and put you down lightly, it would be a waste. Let me tell you this. Today I have just told my father, my second sister-in-law, and Uncle Hai that the country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. Why don't you two, master and servant, go and ask Uncle Hai what the punishment for this is?"
what?
Pei An smiled bitterly, "Why are you talking about this?"
Song Guanzhou said a few words hastily, "The maids and servants in the mansion are bullying each other seriously. If we don't take care of it, sooner or later something big will happen. Go and ask Uncle Hai yourself."
Alu had no choice but to kneel on the ground and said, "Young Madam, I will go to Uncle Hai to confess my crime. I hope you will be magnanimous and forgive me."
"Aru, I was never mad at you."
Song Guanzhou lowered his head and looked at the handsome servant. "You have been with Silang longer than I have. I don't care whether you really mean these words or not. But I am the head of Shaohua Garden now. I am afraid it would be difficult for you to come to me and be humble. Well, you can stay with Silang in Yanlai Hall. I am too lazy to go there. You can be more comfortable."
what?
Pei An saw this and quickly spoke up, "Alu got into trouble with his words, why did he drag me into this? Are you going to chase me away as well?"
"You study and practice calligraphy every day, shouldn't you be in Yanlai Hall? Why should I chase you away? You can come back at night and sleep with me. It won't be a problem for us."
After saying this, he waved Alu away and ignored the boy's tears.
Pei An smiled bitterly, "It was my fault for not disciplining the servants properly, which made my wife angry. I apologize here."
Song Guanzhou snorted and looked up at the handsome man. "How do you want to compensate me?"
"... Well, it depends on what my lady wants to say. Please tell me."
Song Guanzhou held his chin with one hand and thought for a moment, "I can't think of it for the time being, I'll bring it up another day." Pei An was relieved, "Okay, you said that as long as I can do it, I will definitely agree."
Thinking that Song Guanzhou didn’t eat much for dinner, he called Rendong over and added some midnight snacks.
Song Guanzhou was not happy at first, but it happened that Lanxiang, who was by Qi Yueniang's side, came over with Qin Ge'er and gave her some specialties from Qijiang, including honey ginger and plum sake.
Pei An was very pleased to see Qin Ge'er had grown taller. He came up to him and asked about his well-being, and finally asked about his homework.
Song Guanzhou grabbed Qin Ge'er and freed the boy. "It's not okay to just talk about the past when we first met. You start by asking about your homework. You can ask about it later. Don't make things worse at this time."
Qin Ge'er is eleven years old and is already a sensible young man.
In addition, Qi Yueniang had given him a very strict education, and he lost his father at a young age, so he was more mature than his peers.
Seeing Fourth Aunt bullying Fourth Uncle without any politeness, everyone was a little bit unbelievable. When Song Guanzhou looked at him, he had already changed his expression. He pulled him to sit next to him, smiling, and they were in a friendly mood.
"Don't listen to your fourth uncle. He finally got a day off, but he's still making so much noise. Tell your fourth aunt, have you ever tasted this plum wine?"
Pei An was helpless, "Guan Zhou, Qin Ge'er is still young, how can he drink?"
Qin Ge'er whispered, "Uncle and Aunt, this plum wine is not very intoxicating. It tastes sweet. It was originally brewed for women and children. Aunt, please try it."
Upon hearing this, Song Guanzhou called for Rendong to bring a cup and poured out half a cup. The lights were dim at night and it was difficult to see any color. He gently shook the cup a few times, brought it to his lips, and drank it all in one gulp.
It tastes sweet at first, and is not much different from the modern peach blossom wine or plum blossom wine.
Song Guanzhou took a look and told Rendong, "Why not build a barbecue grill in the yard and drink the wine that Qin Ge'er sent. It will definitely be comfortable."
Then he took Qin'er's hand and said, "Qin'er, how about having a midnight snack with Fourth Aunt?"
Qin Ge'er was a gentle, warm and well-behaved person. How could he refuse Song Guanzhou? He just nodded slightly.
Song Guanzhou added, "It would be a bit lonely with just my aunt and nephew. Go and call Ling'er and Huan'er as well." Rendong glanced at Pei An and seeing that he did not refuse, she gave the order.
Some people started to light the stove, while others went to the kitchen to ask for some fresh meat, bacon, vegetables, and fruits, and some went there with baskets.
Song Guanzhou also said to Qi Yueniang's maid Lanxiang, "Go back and tell my sister-in-law that I'll keep Qin'er for a meal and have Silang take him home in the evening. Don't worry."
Lanxiang looked at Qin'er with shining eyes, sighed inwardly, and responded with a yes on her face.
After returning to Kuoyuezhai and telling the eldest young master's wife about this, Qi Yueniang was slightly stunned, "Let Qin Ge'er stay for supper..." In the eyes of everyone, Qin Ge'er and his two brothers were all children, but Song Guanzhou openly invited several children but did not mention her, Qin Ge'er's mother.
"Although the Fourth Young Master's wife is an elder, she acts casually. I will bring two jars of wine over in a while and stay by Qin'er's side. There will be no worries."
Qi Yueniang laughed a little, "Well, this fourth brother's wife has really changed a lot. Come to think of it, she didn't call Ling Ge'er mother?"
Lanxiang recalled and shook her head.
"They just said that Ling and Huan were brought here. I just think that the young lady likes the brothers more."
"Old Four is here too?"
Lan Xiang smiled and said, "Of course he is here. The Fourth Young Master is following the Young Madam's lead in making arrangements. I think as long as the Fourth Young Master is here, it won't be a problem."
That's it!
Qi Yueniang picked up the embroidery frame again, threaded the needle, and continued to embroider. Nanny Zhou brought two boxes of snacks from outside and handed them to Lanxiang, "Think of them as snacks for the young lady and the brothers."
Lanxiang took it and asked the little girl to go out with the lantern.
When they were almost at Shaohua Garden, they saw Aunt Chu, Shuangyue and Hongcha coming with Ling Ge'er and Huang Ge'er. The three children gathered together and the place instantly became lively.
Seeing the fire in the barbecue pot burning vigorously, Song Guanzhou looked at Pei An and said, "Go and invite father to have a drink too."
Pei An was stunned, "This... I'm afraid my father won't like it."
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