"Third sister, we...we can't help you!" Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan's eyes were red, and they respectfully offered tea to apologize.
Wei Changying took it, took a sip, expressed his forgiveness, and said kindly: "I can't blame you entirely. It's all because of the evil servants who spread rumors. You are young, so it is inevitable that you will be frightened."
He also taught them, "You should have your own opinions in everything, and don't follow others' opinions. This incident is also a wake-up call for you. Suspicion of family members is the easiest way to break up the relationship. We sisters can't say or ask anything between us. If you have any doubts, why don’t you come and ask me directly, but do you just listen to what others say?”
Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan were so ashamed that they couldn't even lift their heads and said, "It's my sister who is confused."
"Who has no fault? Just correct it!" Wei Changying said with a smile, "Okay, we are all sisters, there is nothing we can't talk about. This matter ends here and we are not allowed to mention it."
She put down the tea bowl and said kindly, "Over at Duke Jingping's Mansion, it is said that my cousin has thought a lot and plans to take care of things on her own. Our mother is coming back today, so why don't we go together to welcome her?"
"Yes." Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan would not refuse, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief - at least they had settled their grudge before their eldest aunt and aunt came back.
Otherwise, it would be a trivial matter for her aunt, Mrs. Song, to worry about her aunt, Mrs. Song, who values her children more than their lives. If she knew that her two sisters had listened to rumors and despised her daughter, Mrs. Song would definitely go out and get a third wife. Things to do...
Now, although all the familiar servants around him have been replaced, and he has to serve tea to apologize, he has finally been forgiven by his cousin.
In this way, even if the aunt blames her and the eldest aunt doesn't like it, she won't pursue it too much, right
With such an uneasy but happy mood, they accompanied Wei Changying to the second gate to greet Mrs. Song and Mr. Pei, who had been helping the Jingping Palace in the past few days.
After the two mothers and daughters met, they greeted each other a few words as usual, went to the old lady to say hello, and then went back to their respective rooms.
Mrs. Pei's face darkened as soon as she entered the third room. When she sat down in the room, she waved her servants away. When Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan saw her expression, their hearts skipped a beat. Because of her low self-esteem and family background, Ms. Pei wished she could wear the words "virtuous and virtuous" on her body. Whether it was her biological daughter or her concubine's children, she was always kind and amiable. Even if her children had problems, she taught them gently and patiently and refused to show off her face easily. .
With this look now, it is obvious that they already knew that they had offended the Guard Chief Ying!
Because Wei Gaochan was the eldest daughter of a concubine, Mrs. Pei gave more dignity to this concubine than to her legitimate daughter in order to make people say that she was not jealous. Therefore, Wei Changyan did not dare to speak at the moment, but Wei Gaochan had the courage to say hello: " Mother has been working very hard these past few days, and she just came back now. Do you want to take a rest? Will the daughters come to say hello later? "
"With you two scoundrels, how can I ask for an encore?" Mrs. Pei glanced at them coldly, and asked directly, "I heard that you listened to the words passed by a few gossips, so here you go." This is the first time that Ping Gongfu refused to ride with you three sisters? "
"... We just apologized to Third Sister, and Third Sister also said she forgives us." Wei Gaochan explained timidly, "And those servants were also sent away. Just now, Third Sister took the initiative to invite us to go to the second gate to welcome the big brother. Aunt and mother’s!”
Mrs. Pei has been helping Duke Jingping in the past few days. Xiao Liu, the eldest son of Duke Jingping, has been bedridden without eating or drinking since her husband was assassinated. It was only yesterday that she gradually came back to her senses. Mrs. Jingping had passed away long ago, and her daughter-in-law had to keep vigil in the hall, leaving the entire backyard to Mrs. Song and Mrs. Pei.
Therefore, the two sisters-in-law were exhausted from busy work these days and did not go back to Ruiyu Hall in person. They only had a few words from their confidants, and they only had a vague idea of what happened in Ruiyu Hall these days. After listening to Wei Gaochan's words, Pei was stunned: "Have you apologized?"
Wei Changyan said hurriedly: "Yes, mother. My daughter and her sister brought tea to the third sister to apologize. The third sister drank the tea, taught us, and said it with her own words."
Mrs. Pei secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that although this niece was extremely favored, she had a good heart. Since she had said that she would not pursue any further charges, even if Mrs. Song was in trouble and went to plead with Wei Zhangying privately, Wei Zhangying would still do it. Speak for Sanfang. A big stone fell in her heart, but Mrs. Pei was still very dissatisfied with her two daughters and scolded: "What did you do?! If it weren't for you three sisters, Gao Chuan might not have been able to return safely! Originally, you had the same father. There are only a few brothers. If something happens to Gao Chuan, Gao Ya is still young. When you leave the pavilion, the heirs of the three families will be weak. Do you think you will have a good life? "
Wei Gaochan couldn't help but argue: "My daughter heard that the third sister on the official road that day only tried her best to save the fifth brother, and later retreated into the forest with only the fifth brother. The fourth brother was shot down and hid under the horse. I got away with it."
Mrs. Pei choked, and then said angrily: "What do you know? If you three sisters and a group of people hadn't escaped and lured away the assassins, how could those assassins not carefully inspect the corpses on the official road? How could Gao Chuan survive in that case? What's more, at that time Gao Chuan has been hit by an arrow and is unable to move. If you take him with you, no one can escape! It’s right to lead the assassin away without taking him! "
"...Yes!" Wei Gaochan blushed and said, "My daughter is not unappreciative to the third sister. Regardless of official matters, the third sister has taken good care of us in the past."
"Then why are you so confused this time?"
"But this time, the reputation of the third sister... has been talked about all over the city!" Wei Gaochan felt aggrieved and rubbed the corners of his clothes and said, "I saw that the third sister wanted to go to the Jingping Palace that day. My daughter and sister also wanted to go to Jingping Gongfu. Hello, Third Sister, I’m afraid that Third Sister will feel uncomfortable hearing the storm after she goes out, so I want to persuade Third Sister not to go.”
Wei Changyan nodded.
Mrs. Pei sneered: "You can't even deceive me! In that case, why didn't you tell her directly? And why did you propose not to ride with her later? Do you know that even if you three sisters are not the old lady's heart? , you are also violating the clan's taboo!"
Wei Gaochan bit his lip and said cautiously: "Mom, Rong Zhen, the third sister was talked about so much at that time... It was so unbearable that my daughter didn't dare to listen to those words. I thought that if I went out with the third sister, others would The daughter and sister must also be talked about, so... the daughter was timid, but the daughter was too embarrassed to go with the third sister at that time. The mother didn't know what those people in the backyard of Jingping Palace said about the third sister, the daughter and the younger sister. At that time...if the third sister hadn't kept quiet, there would have been no way to sit down in that pavilion!"
Seeing that the eldest concubine's words were quite reasonable, and her legitimate daughter nodded frequently, Pei almost didn't vomit blood, and said in a trembling voice: "No matter whether it is a noble family or not, the reputation of a girl's family is a big deal! Although there were rumors before It is said that your third sister is innocent, but the clan does not admit it! You just followed the wind and disliked her. How will this be heard by outsiders? "
"Of course I think that your third sister is indeed unchaste! That's why you two sisters dislike her!" Ms. Pei couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears. "Why don't you think about it, if you three sisters really Is it good for you to be considered an unclean daughter? You are her cousin! Before outsiders could find any evidence, we took the lead and stabbed our own sister! Remember this! Do you think that your refusal to ride with your third sister at that time can prove your innocence? You are wrong! The clan will only see your coldness and stupidity! It almost ruined the reputation of the clan! "
Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan's expressions changed at the same time: "But that day in Duke Jingping's Mansion, I also heard people from the clan speaking ill of Third Sister. The words were extremely unpleasant!"
"Stupid!" Mrs. Pei was so angry that she took several pictures and shouted, "Do you really think that the conversation between the two daughters of the clan was accidentally caught up in your conversation?"
Wei Changyan groaned and said, "Could it be...?"
"That was arranged by the old lady!" Mrs. Pei said bitterly, "Two days ago, the old lady even sent people to the Jingping Duke's Mansion, asking me to try to send some things to our house in the name of the Jingping Duke's Mansion... There is also a white silk in the middle!”
"How...how could it be?!" Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan said in a panic, "Grandma..."
Mrs. Pei sneered and said: "Old Madam, you three sisters are the only direct granddaughter. How can you compare her status to her? You have done such unwise things, but you have not been punished in the past few days. Don't you think it's strange?" In the end, it’s just because you, like those two people who spoke harshly in the backyard of Duke Jingping’s house, are regarded by the old lady as something to temper your third sister!”
She lowered her voice and said, "There are so many rumors and rumors outside that I can't hide them from you three sisters forever! But the old lady doesn't want you three sisters to be burdened by rumors, so I'll just give you a heavy dose - block the news from you three sisters first, and then let others know." He revealed his son to her, and then used Bai Ling to force him out - just to force the breath out of your third sister's chest and get over this! Otherwise, look at your third brother! That's your second uncle's legitimate second son. He hasn’t offended anyone in your uncle’s room yet! Just because your second uncle asked him to adopt him, now look at him trembling in front of the old lady!”
Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan suddenly ran out of ideas and said in disgrace, "Mother, what should we do now?"
"Thanks to the kindness of you three sisters." Mrs. Pei sighed and said, "It's also your good fortune. In order to let you three sisters survive the rumor alone, the old lady deliberately did not allow your eldest aunt to come back. She even prepared that Tiao Bailing also asked me to do it. You three sisters have passed the responsibility to the servants for you, otherwise if your eldest aunt is in the house this time... she can just eat you! This is what the ego teaches you, why don’t you listen?”
Seeing that her two daughters were frightened and at a loss, they couldn't help but cry. Mrs. Pei herself was tired and had no intention of scolding her any more, so she shook her head and said, "Forget it, after all, it's my servant's fault this time. You should be careful in the future and don’t listen to the people around you!”
Looking out, they all seemed to be newcomers. Ms. Pei frowned slightly and asked, "How did you deal with those servants who were gossiping this time? Don't punish them with enough sincerity, because you, the third sister, still have a grudge in your heart!" Also, who did you send away, and where did the people around you come from? "
Wei Gaochan and Wei Changyan breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Pei seemed to have an end. Wei Changyan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, mother. The third sister personally punished the person, and the third sister will definitely be satisfied."
Wei Gaochan also said: "Most of our personal attendants have been changed. Although there are a few who did not spread the rumor, I think it is most important to calm down the third sister, so... the current manpower is transferred from the outer courtyard."
The two sisters thought that they had fully followed the instructions of "not provoking the big house" in this matter, and Mrs. Pei should be satisfied. Who would have thought that after hearing this, Mrs. Pei's face turned livid in an instant, and she took a long time to say a word. He said in one word: "You two... two idiots! Gao Chan is already seventeen and Chang Yan is fifteen. They will both get married within three years - now all the people who have served you since childhood have been replaced." After all, wouldn’t it be possible for me to have reliable confidants after I leave the cabinet?”
Then he said with a trembling voice, "That's all! You know that some of the people who are serving you are gossips and should be driven away, and there are also some who are implicated and don't talk nonsense - but you don't even know how to plead for these innocent people. ? If you open your mouth, whether you will stay or not is a question of whether you three sisters are soft-hearted; if you don't speak, it means you two are cold and heartless. The servants who have served you for many years have suffered on your behalf, but you don't say a word. explain!"
"The master is so cruel, no matter who else comes to serve you in the future, who can you expect to be loyal to you?!"
"You third sister can't even see such an obvious plan - how dare you despise her?!" (To be continued)