Chapter 17: Isolation
Although Pei Yuan's shoulder hurts, the discomfort of the swelling pain has been reduced a lot, but I can't see that this little girl still understands this, no wonder Zhou strongly recommends it.
It turned out that Pei Yuan didn't take the new concubine to heart, Zuo was not much different from other women in the family, and he didn't want her to be sensible, but she was too old-fashioned, not like a twelve or thirteen-year-old child.
"Do you miss your aunt and brother?"
The hands on the obvious shoulders paused, and Pei Yuan continued: "I followed you to your house that day to see, I originally gave you the jade and wanted you to sell it for a living, and I will redeem the jade again, I don't want you to sell it." โ
Lin Yingsleeve just smiled faintly when she heard this, and said: "The family is poor and can't afford a dowry, and my younger brother and A-Niang still have to live." Even if he made a main room, he could only watch A-Niang and his younger brother starve to death. โ
The answer was not asked, but Pei Yuan understood the backbone of the girl behind him, who was a child of a scholar's family, and had this bearing and insight.
"Second master, even if a person like me is a husband and wife with others, he is just farming, serving his in-laws and husbands, and working hard all his life. If you don't have any chance, you're just starving to death at home. Besides, I'm married, what will happen to my aunt and brother? โ
Lin Yingsleeve's eyes were red, but tears never fell, some things have to be done in moderation, big families take concubines in order to be happy and have children, if they cry all day long, it will be annoying.
Pei Yuan pondered for a long time, turned his head, looked at each other, Lin Ying's sleeves were red, and a smile was temporarily on his face. His heart couldn't help but throb, in Pei Yuan's opinion, Lin Yingsleeve obviously had too much to give up in her heart, but she was still smiling in front of her.
"Tomorrow is the third day you pass the door, the day you should return to the door, you ...... The day after tomorrow, I'll accompany you back to see your aunt and brother, okay? โ
Pei Yuan was distressed, she originally planned to accompany Lin Yingsleeve back to the door tomorrow, but when the words came to her mouth, she finally came back to her senses, and Lin Yingsleeve was allowed to return to Ning on the fourth day, which was all her thoughts about missing her relatives.
"Really?" Lin Yingsleeve looked respectful, but she was a little excited in her heart, looking at the man with bright eyes, and she did not hide her joy and expectation.
Pei Yuan couldn't help but laugh, his voice was surprisingly gentle, "I won't lie to you, but you are not allowed to tell others, if there is a disturbance at home because of this incident, I can't protect you." โ
Lin Yingsleeve was moved and didn't know what to say, she returned to Ning in three days in her last life, and the Tang family didn't allow her to go back, saying that the Lin family had just died, bad luck!
"Thank you, Second Master, I will never say a word to others. Later, I ...... will serve the second master well. โ
Pei Yuan smiled slightly, noncommittal.
"I remember you can write, help me copy this, and I'll go see your wife and brother and sister."
Lin Yingsleeve nodded and agreed, not to mention that Pei Yuan only asked her to copy things, even if she copied all the books in the entire study, she was also willing.
Pei Yuan saw that her eyelashes were trembling, and her skin was as tender as a newborn baby, and she couldn't help but reach out and tap Lin Yingsleeve's forehead, her face was full of smiles, "You and the little lion are the most well-behaved at home, prepare dinner, and I will rest in the study tonight." โ
Although Lin Yingsleeve didn't understand, she nodded obediently, sent Pei Yuan to the door, and watched the people go away before going back to copy the article that Pei Yuan handed over to her.
When Caixi brought tea in, Lin Yingsleeve couldn't help but ask: "Who is the little lion?" โ
Caixi's expression was a little strange, "It's the watchdog raised by the second master, and it's the most close to the second master. โ
"Poofโ"
In Pei Yuan's eyes, she can only be compared to a watchdog!
The tea sprayed Caixi's face, Caixi complained, and ran out to wash his face without mentioning it.
After copying the article, Lin Yingsleeve stretched his waist, asked the time, and it was almost time to say goodbye to the Zhou family, changed into gorgeous clothes, and hurried to the upper room to serve.
Even if she didn't want to be a concubine in her heart, Lin Yingsleeve had to accept her current identity and abide by the concubine ceremony.
Except for Aunt Zhou, none of the other aunts came, except for Lufu, the rest of the people also arrived.
"Say hello to my wife."
Zhou waved his hand, and Lin Yingsleeve stood behind Zhou, the same as Aunt Zhou.
"Why didn't the green girl come over, I thought she came with you."
When Lin Yingsleeve went out, she saw that the door of Lu Fu's room was locked, and she thought that she had come first, and she was not in Zhou's room and complained in Aunt Zhao's house, so she replied to Zhou's words: "Today, Lu Fu is arguing with me in front of the second master, I am afraid of disturbing the second master, and I will be punished by the steward." I think I feel uncomfortable, and I complained to a little sister in the house. โ
The Zhou family didn't ask about this matter, but only asked Lin Yingsleeve to restrain the maid, and was not allowed to quarrel and quarrel in front of the second master, which made the second master unhappy.
It didn't take long for Aunt Wang to come, and when she saw Lin Yingsleeve sitting on Zhou's kang, she said sourly: "The sister of the Lin family is proud now, with the support of her wife, even the second master has to take a look at it, but don't get carried away, Pei Mansion is not a small family, there should be rules and etiquette, sister don't forget." This is just the beginning, and if you want to be favored in the future, won't you even take your wife seriously? โ
The sour smell in her tone can be smelled all over the room, and if you don't know, you think she is a wife, teaching an ignorant concubine!
Lin Yingsleeve ignored Aunt Wang and continued to do needlework with her sister.
Zhou reprimanded sharply: "Wang's family, what are you talking nonsense about? I think the older you get, the more unruly you are, the old lady chose you to be the second master's concubine, but she didn't want you to be your mother-in-law! โ
In front of Lin Yingsleeve and a room of maids and daughters-in-law who were reprimanded by the Zhou family, Aunt Wang only felt that her face was hot, and she stopped her mouth stupidly, barely evoked a smile, forced a smile on her face, and knelt down to apologize to the Zhou family, "The concubine is talking nonsense, don't take it to heart, don't take it to heart, forgive me once!" โ
Zhou continued to reprimand: "You are the old man next to the second master, not to mention decent, but jealous with the newcomer, fortunately there is no one here, if it spreads, won't even the old lady's reputation be ruined?" โ
Zhou's mouthful is an "old man", Aunt Wang almost fainted to death, she is not yet twenty-seven years old, why is she old?
Lin Yingsleeve only pretended not to hear, and quietly asked her sister, "Good sister, is my brother getting better about his stomach?" โ
The sister looked strange, as if she didn't know, she turned her head to look at Zhou, and said lightly: "I don't know!" Why don't you ask the nurse or my aunt? โ
Lin Yingsleeve felt strange in her heart, and she didn't want to ask too much, so she could only give up, and heard Zhou's order to Aunt Wang, "Apologize to Sister Lin!" โ
Aunt Wang's face turned pale, she glared at Lin Yingsleeve angrily, her eyes were full of fire, and she couldn't wait to pull Lin Yingsleeve off the kang immediately and beat her hard.
"Sister lost her words, sister don't blame!"
Aunt Wang swallowed her anger and apologized to Lin Yingsleeve, it was right that there was an old lady behind her, but the old lady was far away in the capital, and she couldn't save the fire from far away.
Lin Yingsleeve smiled faintly, "Knowing mistakes can improve Mo Dayan, the sister of the Wang family is serious." โ
She didn't accept this gift, knowing that the Zhou family was sending Aunt Wang through herself, the purpose was to make her offend all the concubines around Pei Yuan, she was isolated in Pei's mansion and could only rely on the Zhou family.
Now, even if she and Aunt Wang explain clearly, it may not be that Aunt Wang will accept her sincerely, it is better to honestly obey Zhou's arrangement, at least she can live a little better in the house. Offending the Zhou family is not just as simple as being alone!