38. Chapter 38
Back at the Hou Mansion, Pei Jinghan asked Ningxiang to go back to Lengmei Pavilion first, and he went directly to the old lady's Rong'an Hall.
The women here are having fun chatting.
The old lady called her granddaughter Chen Youyou to her and looked at her with a smile. She saw the fifteen-year-old girl with a pair of oval faces that looked like her mother. Her phoenix eyes were clean and bright, pure and charming. The light green long skirt made her look elegant and elegant, gentle and dignified. She couldn't help but love her very much. She asked kindly: "Your mother often praises you for writing well, and she can write poems and lyrics. Read it for her grandmother."
A girl from a wealthy family has a more important character than beauty. Her granddaughter is both beautiful and talented. This is the real noble girl.
Chen Youyou smiled shyly and looked at Du and said, "My grandmother praised me. I just read a few more books while idle. It's not as good as my mother praised me. I heard that my aunt is the best poetry, so grandmother shouldn't let my class show off."
Mrs. Chen, the aunt, echoed: "That's right, what do she do, a little girl? I'm writing to make you happy."
She smiled very kindly when she spoke, and her eyes swept over Du's simple but precious silk, but Mrs. Chen felt very uncomfortable.
Now my sister-in-law should have all hers.
She was a real noble daughter of the Marquis's family. She was spoiled when she was a girl and grew up to the age of getting married. When she entered Beijing, she met her husband, who was the prince of the Duke's house, and she got married with a sacred place in Shilihongzhuang. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long. Not long after her daughter was born, her father-in-law and her husband were defeated. Her father-in-law died in battle, and her husband lost one leg. The emperor was furious and cut off the title of the Shen family, and even sent them all to Jingzhou, where the uncle served as the garrison of Jingzhou.
After leaving her hometown, her husband was depressed due to physical disability. She lingers in the temple and listens to monks' lectures all day long. The inner house is dominated by the younger brothers and sisters of the second wife. She relies on her generous dowry to not look at her brothers and sisters' expressions. However, over the past ten years, she has to buy medicine for her husband and have to be incompetent to her eldest son who is in a state of food and drink. Her dowry is getting less and less, and she has to think about how many good clothes she has for her daughter.
As for Du, he was originally just the daughter of a fourth-rank prefect. When he married her family, he immediately lived a wealthy life that originally belonged to her.
The more Mrs. Chen thought about it, the more unwilling she felt.
So she wanted her daughter to marry her nephew, the prince of the Marquis's family. In the future, her daughter would have no worries about food and clothing, and she could rely on her daughter to continue to enjoy the blessings of her parents' family. Her son was unreliable, and her daughter was her only hope.
As his eyes fell on his graceful daughter, a deep sense of pride surged in Mrs. Chen's heart.
Her daughter was very sensible after she was born. She was very easy to coax without crying or making trouble. When she grew up, she learned everything quickly. The most rare thing was that she wanted to learn it herself. The girls in the second room, her younger brothers and sisters tried every means to force them to learn poetry, songs, music, chess, calligraphy and painting. Her daughter didn't need her to urge her at all, and she was proficient in everything. She was not inferior to the noble girls in the capital.
"Old lady, the prince is here."
The little maid outside the door reported with a smile.
The women in the main hall looked over.
I saw a tall man lowering his head and turning from one side. The sun shone on his moon-white brocade robe, and his whole body seemed to be covered with a bright halo. When he stepped into the door and stepped into the cool room from the sun, the light outside disappeared, revealing his own style. He had long eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a jade-like face. He was actually a rare beauty.
Chen Youyou looked at it and lost his mind.
Since the family moved to Jingzhou, she has only been to the Marquis' Mansion once. That year, she was eight years old and Pei Jinghan was only thirteen years old. Although she was outstanding in appearance, she was just a handsome young man who lived to be twenty-five in another completely different dynasty. She was a noble son who needed to get along well with her relationships.
Now seven years have passed, Pei Jinghan is so outstanding. His skin is as fair as jade, but he does not see any weakness. His every move is full of the domineering and arbitrary aura of those in high positions.
Chen Youyou is very satisfied.
It’s not a pity that she has prepared such a good man for fifteen years.
In her previous life, she was an illegitimate daughter who was looked down upon. When she grew up, she was like her mother. With her outstanding beauty and proud figure, she had a rich and powerful man. The man had a family, but she didn't care. As long as she had money and lived happily, it would be enough. This man left and there was another one.
Until she met a "powerful" official wife and accidentally died.
When she was just reborn, Chen Youyou was extremely grateful to the official family because she had an identity. The granddaughter of the Duke's Mansion was of noble status and no one dared to point at her and call her a slut. People, she no longer needed to envy other women who had beautiful clothes and expensive jewelry. The Shen family gave her those she had envied and longed for.
Then when she fantasized about meeting a prince who would become the queen one day, something happened to the Shen family.
She was lost and discouraged, and Chen Youyou quickly regained her morale. Even without the support of the Shen family, she still has hope in this life.
Because she is still beautiful.
She no longer needs to learn the tricks of seducing men. I believe that no one around her has more experience than her. What she wants to learn is what a real lady should master, such as rules and etiquette, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Rules and etiquette are easy to learn. She has both basic and talented skills, which are the most easy to increase her value, and she quickly got started. What she really doesn't understand is the simplest. Thanks to the different dynasties and history, she only needs to borrow some poems from great writers to shock the people here.
What she wants to hook up is Pei Jinghan in front of her, the prince of the Marquis's mansion who is the highest-ranking person she can contact, the future Marquis.
I noticed the man's stunning eyes, and turned his face skillfully and lowered his head shyly.
Pei Jinghan stared blankly at the beautiful girl beside his grandmother. In fact, in terms of beauty, Chen Youyou is worse than Su Yue, but not as beautiful as Ning Xiang. But firstly, Pei Jinghan can see Ning Xiang Yue almost every day, and faced with them without the freshness brought by Chen Youyou, and secondly, he really thought that the cute and cute cousin in his memory would be so pure and lovely.
He stared at Chen Youyou straight.
Du knew that her son was a romantic person, and she did not show any displeasure when she saw the sister-in-law opposite her. The old lady smiled meaningfully, and she silently lowered her eyes.
"Jing Han doesn't know your cousin anymore? Look at you, you're so stupid." In the end, the old lady coughed and quipped with a smile.
Pei Jinghan came back to his senses, smiled openly, saluted Mrs. Chen first, then straightened her body, and praised Chen Youyou: "The girl changed eighty years old, and I almost couldn't recognize her cousin Youyou."
Chen Youyou's little face was still red, and she softly called her cousin.
The voice was soft and the ending sound was so nice. Pei Jinghan only felt that something had been tickling in his chest, which made him itchy all over his body.
Not long after sitting down, Pei Zheng led his nephew Chen Kuo to come over.
Prince Chen Kuo is eighteen years old this year and has a good appearance, but he is more romantic than Pei Jinghan. He often lingers in flowers, and his spirit is much inferior to Pei Jinghan. Fortunately, his foundation is good, and after careful cleaning, he is also a very eye-catching gentleman.
Pei Jinghan loves beauty and has no interest in men. He knows that Chen Kuo has no future, so he is very perfunctory in his attitude towards this cousin.
After spending the family dinner at noon, Chen Youyou went to the villa to rest with his mother, and Pei Jinghan returned to Lengmei Pavilion with a little drunkenness.
Su Yue Ningxiang served him together.
"I will accompany my cousin to the garden in the afternoon. You will call me in half an hour." Lying on the bed, Pei Jinghan closed his eyes and ordered.
"I understand." Su Yue replied softly.
"Go down." Pei Jinghan said lightly.
Ningfanyue looked at each other and turned around together.
With the sound of footsteps far away, Pei Jinghan suddenly opened his eyes and happened to see Ningxiang's slim figure following Suyue.
The little maid's thoughts seemed to be somewhat different from what he thought.
But now he is more interested in his cousin. After he leaves, he will ask her seriously.
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In the main hall, Ningxiang sat on the chair and stared at the tea bowl in her hand.
"What are you thinking?" Su Yue moved to her and sat down and asked in a low voice. Pei Jinghan couldn't sleep while she was sleeping and was ready to wait for the call.
Ningxiang turned her head to look at her.
She was thinking about the grievances between Suyue and Chen Youyou. Looking back on her previous life, Chen Youyou seemed gentle and kind, but she couldn't tolerate anyone. She kept hiding from Pei Jinghan until the end she angered Chen Youyou. Suyue, who was taken over by Pei Jinghan early, suffered a lot of grievances in secret.
Now Su Yue is also considering leaving the house, so she doesn't have to worry about Su Yue and Chen Youyou having a bad time, but when she thinks about the deep hatred between the two, she always feels uneasy.
"I heard that the old lady likes cousin very much and is determined to match her with the prince. Do you know this?" Ningxiang whispered.
Su Yue nodded and joked naturally: "My cousin, I am born with a couple. The old people in the house say that the lady was very beautiful when she was young, and I think the cousin is not bad either."
Ningxiang nodded, carefully considered the words and reminded her tactfully: "The prince is handsome, I guess the cousin most of her cousin wants to marry him too. So if she lets the cousin know what the prince is thinking about us, she will definitely be unhappy. So let's be careful when dealing with her in the future?"
As long as they all show resistance to Pei Jinghan, Chen Youyou will be less hostile to them. In the future, Pei Jinghan will go to war, and it will be easier for her and Su Yue to ask Chen Youyou to let them go out of the house.
Her little thoughts were written on her face. Su Yue nodded with a smile and praised in a low voice: "This makes sense, I will listen to you."
Chapter completed!