Madam Peng has come here too frequently recently. Her enthusiasm for Wei An is obvious to all. Just like today, she was stuck here for nearly two hours and had to see Wei An. It seemed something was wrong.
It's a bit too attentive.
The sarcasm in these words was quite obvious. Peng Lingwei felt a little embarrassed. She glanced at her mother secretly, feeling a little dissatisfied in her heart - what on earth was the Dingbei Marquisate so proud of
Although Wei An has been given the title of princess, this title is flashy and unrealistic. Don't they know this clearly
What’s more, the Peng family now has a virtuous concubine!
She felt wronged, and at the same time, she was irritated that her mother could hold back her anger. She bit her lip and finally laughed, "Madam, it's not just my mother who treats Seventh Sister like her own child, but my aunts are the same..."
Old Madam Wei looked at her with a half-smile, having guessed that she was going to bring up Consort De. Her heart sank slightly, but she showed no sign of it on her face: "Thank you so much for your hospitality..."
Madam Peng immediately responded, stretched out her hand to grab Wei An, and sincerely and earnestly tried to touch Wei An's hair: "This is also the fate between us. The first time I saw Princess Shouning, I felt that I had a connection with her. I felt as if I had met her somewhere before, and we got along very well."
Wei An frowned and tilted his head.
She didn't like Mrs. Peng's flattery and approach with ulterior motives.
Mrs. Peng's hand fell on nothing. She was stunned for a moment before she smiled again. She turned her head and looked at Mrs. Wei in a friendly manner: "I really have to thank you for your help this time..."
Thinking of this incident, she suppressed all the discomfort she felt about Wei Yupo and just kept saying good things about Wei An: "If it weren't for Miss Seven's quick thinking and you, the old lady, sending people to look for her, who knows what would have happened to A Wei..."
Old Mrs. Wei was becoming a little impatient.
Mrs. Peng talked for a long time, but it was all nonsense and there was no progress at all.
Every time she came, she brought generous gifts and said nice things all the time. She pretended not to understand when I tried to send her off in a tactful way. It was like tofu falling into dust, which could not be hit or blown, and it was really a headache for me.
She frowned slightly and said, "It's all right. Speaking of this matter, it's our own child who didn't think things through. Aper led people astray again."
The apparent reason for punishing Prince Zheng and Princess Changying was not that they framed Lady Xianrong. Old Madam Wei would naturally not admit this. The only mistake Wei Yupo made was that he led people on the wrong path, listened to the nonsense of his subordinates, and took Peng Lingwei to look at boxes and cages outside, where they shouldn't have gone.
She paused and asked, "I wonder if Madam has anything else to do this time? This matter..." She paused and glanced at Madam Peng, "The emperor has already made a decision. We, as ministers, naturally dare not interfere with the emperor's decision. There is no need to mention this matter again in the future."
Even for the sake of Linjiang Palace and Xianrong County Lady's reputation, this matter cannot be brought up in public. Old Madam Wei is warning Madam Peng not to use this as an excuse to get close to the Wei family.
Really... Old Madam Wei is always so high and mighty. Madam Peng's unhappiness passed in an instant, and she immediately regained her composure: "You are right, I was wrong." She said, smiling and telling Old Madam Wei: "Empress De asked me to bring you a message, saying that Princess Changying deserved the punishment this time, but Princess Shouning was wronged, so the Empress specially rewarded Princess Shouning with a set of jewelry to calm her down..."
As she spoke, the old maid serving beside her brought up an exquisite box and opened it in front of everyone. Inside was an eight-treasure jade chrysanthemum hairpin, a three-winged oriole feather pearl hairpin, a gold filigree and ruby-inlaid double phoenix kingfisher hairpin, a banana leaf and green jade tassel with pearls, a pair of jade rabbit pounding medicine earrings, and a pair of gold-inlaid purple peony pendants.
Once it was opened, the room was filled with bright light, almost blinding the eyes.
Such a large number of rewards would be precious no matter where they are.
"That's unacceptable." Old Madam Wei leaned on the kang and frowned, "It's too expensive. She's just a little girl. She can't accept rewards without merit. How can she afford such a reward?"
Madam Peng smiled and shook her head: "Why do you say that, old lady? Our queen said that she heard that the princess made good small clothes, which were thin and light, warm, and unique, and truly a piece of clothing from many families. She wanted to ask the princess to make one for the little prince for good luck."
She always brought up Consort De to make a fuss, and Old Madam Wei couldn't refuse her, so she had to evade the question by saying, "It's just the kids playing around, and others are just praising them randomly. How can it be considered amazing?"
Madam Peng smiled but said nothing. She pulled Wei An to look left and right and said, "Look at what the old lady said. Such a good girl, clever and smart, I love her so much that I wish I could take her back home and hide her. But you said she loves to play tricks..."
Old Madam Wei smiled faintly and did not respond to her words. She asked someone to inform the Third Madam and prepare a banquet to entertain the guests.
Madam Peng stayed for dinner, and when she was about to leave, she repeatedly requested Madam Wei, "Please do me the honor of bringing the princess to our mansion in the future. It's our master's birthday. I just came back from Nanchang City. I'm completely clueless about the affairs of the capital. I don't know anything. I need your guidance in many areas."
Mrs. Wei didn't say anything, but just said yes. After she sent her away, she leaned on the kang and said, "Go and invite the fifth master."
The Peng family was too close to the Wei family. When she saw the Fifth Master coming in, she asked bluntly, "You've been so close to the Peng family recently... Did the Peng family reveal anything to you?"
Wei Yangqing was confused: "Peng family?"
Mrs. Wei thought for a moment, then told Madam Peng about how she had been praising Wei An, and said softly, "I always felt that she seemed to like An An very much, and there were many tentative meanings in her words, so I wanted to ask if you men outside said anything."
Wei Yangqing understood what Old Lady Wei meant and opened his mouth in surprise.
I remember that Peng De seemed to have vaguely mentioned the idea of marrying his children to each other as a joke, but he just laughed it off and never mentioned it again...
He hesitated for a moment, then said truthfully: "I have never heard of it. I just joked about marrying my children off to relatives, and I never mentioned Xiao Qi... ... Their family actually has this intention now?"
He did know that Madam Peng had come to visit their home because Aunt Yao had mentioned it to him, but he certainly didn't know that Madam Peng was very enthusiastic about Wei An.