The Peng family has been so active recently that Old Lady Wei could sense that they were being too attentive. But then she thought, ever since the incident with Li Gui Niang, all the elegant gatherings in the capital have avoided Wei An and refused to invite him.
This is not going to work.
No matter what, Wei An will get married in the future.
Prince Zheng naturally doted on her, but after all, she was only an adopted daughter in name, and she had to look to the emperor and empress for approval before she could make any changes. Not to mention herself, her health was getting worse day by day, and even if she lived longer, she would have to live to a certain age. If she really passed away then, what would Wei An do
In this case, the family you marry into naturally becomes of utmost importance.
She was also afraid that the Emperor and Empress would use her to fill a hole, so naturally she had to let Wei An learn more and experience more first.
He nodded and agreed.
Grandma Peng felt relieved and went back to explain to her mother-in-law and others.
The room was quiet. The sandalwood in the triangular incense burner with purple gold auspicious beasts was smoking. I lifted the curtain and went in. The coolness of the room mixed with the fragrance hit me in the face, which was particularly refreshing.
Grandma Peng perked up and replied to her mother-in-law in a soft voice.
"They all agreed." She started by explaining the result, and then said softly, "I followed my family's wishes and told Old Madam Wei that Si Niang was about to get engaged, and her sister-in-law from her husband's family liked Miss Wei Qi's fragrance and wanted to meet Miss Wei Qi, so Old Madam Wei was not unwilling."
Old Madam Wei has always been a powerful person. When she had to retreat in the past, she knew she had to retreat, so she retreated naturally. But what would happen if she retreated again now
The Wei family had finally regained the title, and Wei Yangqing was about to wear both the official position and the title. How rare a grace was this
Stepping on so many dead bodies, we have to revive the Wei family step by step.
In this case, Wei An, who can be a helper and has become the daughter of a vassal prince, must naturally be trained well.
Now that Wei An has offended Li Gui Niang, no one in the Beijing ladies' circle handed Wei An a ladder, but Wei An wanted to go downstairs. The Peng family went over to hand it to him. Even if the Wei family was afraid that the ladder was not stable, given Old Lady Wei's temperament, she would not miss this opportunity to go down.
Mrs. Peng smiled knowingly, then frowned again when she saw her daughter-in-law standing aside, not daring to move: "How is Awei?"
Peng Si was the daughter of the second wife. She lost face, and the Peng family was not doing well either. However, Madam Peng would never worry about other wives' problems. All she cared about were her own children.
Grandma Peng knew it very well. She did not mention the temper and scolding of Fourth Miss Peng this time, but only said her own sister-in-law: "Awei has never been bothered by these things. She is just sitting in the yard, thinking about setting up a swing."
She has always loved to play. She was never restrained at her ancestral home. If she was still restrained after returning to the capital, Madam Peng would be upset. She smiled when she heard it and said, "Just listen to her and let her brother choose the one she likes. If that doesn't work, change to another yard. I remember there is a big banyan tree in Qianye Water Pavilion. That place is very good."
Grandma Peng couldn't help but frown inwardly.
She knew that her mother-in-law was worried about her own daughter, but no matter how much she loved her, how could she be so spoiled? Her clothes and jewelry for all seasons were never custom-made. She had everything that her sisters didn't have.
Even compared with the princess, it's not bad.
Although the money was not paid from public funds but from Mrs. Peng's private funds, to put it bluntly, Mrs. Peng has more than one child. What do the other children think
As a daughter-in-law, she has gained nothing in all these years.
The more I thought about it, the more depressed I felt. However, I dared not say a single extra word, let alone show any dissatisfaction. I only nodded in agreement, and then looked at my mother-in-law's face and sighed softly: "Fourth Uncle... doesn't seem very happy."
The person she was talking about was her brother-in-law, Peng Caichen, the fourth child in the family.
It is said that the emperor loves his eldest son and the people love their youngest son. The same is true for noble families. The eldest son is the one who inherits the family business, so he is naturally given the most importance. There is no place for Madam Peng to interfere in his ordinary upbringing. Since they were young, these children have all been in the ancestral home, led and raised by the respected patriarch.
She had never been close to her son.
When life got better and she was able to gain a firm foothold, she finally raised her youngest son by her side and naturally loved him dearly. Peng Caichen and Peng Lingwei were the ones she loved the most, and she would feel bad about them if they did anything wrong.
Now hearing that Peng Caichen was unhappy, she subconsciously frowned again.
But his brows only furrowed for a moment before he immediately relaxed. He exhaled slowly, drank the sour plum soup brought by his eldest daughter-in-law to cool down the heat, and then said, "Let him be."
Just because I dote on him, I can't indulge him at this time.
The whole family is thinking about him wholeheartedly.
What Master Peng said was that the Peng family is no longer the same as it used to be, with so many people in the family holding official positions. They came out of the storm of seizure of titles so quickly, for any other reason than to spend money everywhere.
Money flowed out like water, and he got money from everyone, whether they were friends or not. Finally, his life began to improve.
But because of this, the family’s financial resources have long been drained.
Not only the Peng family, but even her own family, the Ling family, was emptied of almost half by her, so she had to find a way to make up for it.
Besides... These are just some light words, there is something else of great relevance...
It happened that the eldest and second daughters-in-law were both legitimate daughters of officials, but their dowries were not generous and they could not provide any financial support, so they had to think of other ways.
The Dingbei Marquis Mansion is different from the Peng family.
Let alone anything else, just think about it, those things from the Ming family that His Majesty recently returned are enough for many people from the Wei family to live for a lifetime
And Wei Qi is the princess in name only, and she is very much favored by Old Madam Wei, which brings her more benefits than one.
Even though she was a bit powerful and had a bad mouth, the fact that her surname was Wei and now it was very likely her surname was Chu could cover up all of this.
Just see the good.
Grandma Peng agreed and was about to leave when she heard someone outside say, "The girl is here!"
The girl they were talking about was naturally Peng Lingwei. Grandma Peng stood there smiling, waiting for Peng Lingwei to come in. She said, "I was just talking to mother about my sister. Didn't you say you wanted to build a swing? Mother said that if it can't be built in the yard and you don't like to build a swing, you can move it to Qianye Water Pavilion. There is a big banyan tree there, and no matter how big the swing is, it can be built there."
Peng Lingwei listened with a smile, hesitated for a while and agreed: "In that case, let's move to Qianye Water Pavilion."