While Sheng Weixing fell asleep in the wing room at the shrine, Madam Feng and Madam Xiao stepped out of Xikua Yard with a ghastly pale expression.
When they crossed the threshold, and the door was not yet closed behind them, they heard the sound of porcelain breaking apart. That was Old Madam Ming, who failed the negotiation with her daughters-in-law and vented her grievances by smashing things.
These two daughters-in-law tried to suppress their anger, but now it was seething!
“‘Lansi is young and ignorant,’ ‘Lansi just lost his head for the moment,’ ‘Lansi was blinded by the devious mistress,’ ‘Lansi knew he made a mistake….’ These excuses were used for so many years! So many years!!!” Madam Xiao, who had always been humble and respectful, broke the silence of the night and said with vexation, “Second Brother is old enough to have his own grandchild. However, in mother’s eyes, he is always a baby, who is learning how to walk!!!”
Sheng Weide had just persuaded his half-sister, Sheng Weirao, to have a rest.In fact, he planned to stay up all night at the bier so that his siblings could have a good rest.However, before nightfall, Sheng Lansi called him to discuss the division of the second branch, “Your grandfather is indeed furious this time. What’s worse, your Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt seem to get tired of me. Your grandmother is willing to help us, but you know she is not eloquent enough. I’m afraid she can’t convince others!”He sighed and looked at the eldest son with hope, “I’ve been thinking you are the only one I got who can persuade your grandfather to take back his words! Besides, your relatives from your mother’s side came to visit. So, you don’t need to worry about Madam Bai anymore. Anyways, Madam Bai hurt your mother before, and she got her own children to take care of her death. You need to spend more time with your maternal grandfather and uncles and l
It seemed that irrelevant people had been asked to leave.In addition to two sisters of Feng Family, only Wanchun was here to serve tea for them.Seeing Sheng Weiqiao coming, Madam Feng, who was frowning, looked better, saying, “How was that?”“Aunt Di said she would report to Senior Master Ao.” Sheng Weiqiao replied. Turning to Madam Feng, she asked, “Why did you come today, auntie?”Madam Feng said with a smile, “I haven’t seen your mother for a long time. Today, I’m free, so I came. Your cousin is also here, but he had gone to the second branch to offer sacrifices to your Second Aunt. He will come back in a while.”After speaking, Madam Feng snorted and said, “Not only your cousin but another so-called cousin is also here!”Sheng Weiqiao was surprised because she felt that her mother’s tone was abnormal.Madam Feng was calm. Taking a sip of tea, she said, “Yinlu, don’t be stubborn! I did it
Sheng Weiqiao hurried back to the eldest branch, and she didn’t have time to care about Gongsun Yingjiang. She strode to Xiezhu Pavilion, where Sheng Shuihe lived. When she arrived at the door, it was calm inside. She dared not to be unwary and relaxed. Then she grabbed the doorman and asked, “Did anyone come here? Have they left?”The doorman came to greet, saying, “Childe went out early in the morning, and he said he was going to entertain Childe Ao.”Sheng Weiqiao patted on her forehead and regretted her mistake: People of Ao Family just came here yesterday. It was really impossible to throw them in the guest house and not care about them today. If Madam Feng hadn’t ordered her to tell Madam Di the message and she had heard that Ao Luanjing was uncomfortable, she would not come back to the eldest branch now!According to the age of the several grandchildren of Sheng Family, Sheng Weide needed to keep vigil for Madam Bai. Therefore, the respo
With what had happened, Sheng Weiqiao wanted to go back to Zhuying Mini Villa to cool down.However, she changed her thought after leaving the rockery, “With so many people there, who knows if anyone saw that? If I go back now, they may think that I care about it, which is ridiculous.”To prove her frankness and the occasionality of this incident, Sheng Weiqiao decided to visit Ao Luanjing, pretending that nothing had ever happened, like what she had told Xuanyu She.She used Ao Luanjing as an excuse just now because Ao Luanxiao was also on the rockery.As the host, she didn’t greet him when she went by the rockery, which would be rude anyhow, so she could only visit other members of Ao Family to make it seem better.When she arrived at the guest house, she didn’t mention what had happened before. Madam Di was not in the house, so she could only ask the maid that stayed behind, “I’ve heard that Sister Ao didn’t feel go
Ao Luanjing was so jealous that she wished to get up immediately and rush to the garden to fight with that girl. Seeing Sheng Weiqiao freeze and say nothing, she tried to persuade her, gnashing her teeth, “It’s unexpected! Weiqiao, don’t blame me for talking too much. Although I don’t know that Xuanyu Zhiyu, according to what Seventh Miss said, I’m afraid she is ill-intentioned! You must be careful!”Sheng Weiqiao even wanted to hang herself now. Although she had a good impression of Xu Baomo, who had expressed his love to her recently, she hadn’t decided whether to agree or not. Besides, even if she decided to go steady with him, according to her temperament, she would not tell the world about her relationship. But Sheng Weiwu had shouted out, which made her so embarrassed!She was extremely awkward, but Sheng Weiwu was full of righteous indignation and continued to shout, “Exactly! Second Sister, I have asked a servant to go to the front yard to call peop
When Ao Luanjing appeared in her sight with the servants, Sheng Weiqiao almost believed that her eyes cheated her.As she went closer, Sheng Weiqiao got a better look and showed her to others, "If it's not Sister Ao? Why's she here?"Ao Luanxiao turned back and also said, "Yes, it's Little Jing. It's weird. She said she was ill and wouldn't come out today, didn't she?""Maybe it wasn't a serious one. Because it was dull to stay indoors, she came out for a stroll?" People in the waterside pavilion all cast their eyes on her, more or less surprised, Only Sheng Shuihe, who was seated in the honor position, looked at Sheng Weiqiao smilingly and said with a mild expression, "Sister, hurry and go out to check her condition. Sister Ao was just exhausted and wouldn't bear with the heat. Invite her in to cool herself in the shade!"Then he ordered the servants, "Prepare another table!"Sheng Weiqiao disliked to follow him, but
At the time in the waterside pavilion, almost everyone desired a chance to go out and have some small talks, including Ao Luanxiao, who wanted to ask his sister that why she came over here in the hot sun with her sickness?So, Sheng Shuihe's proposal was soon accepted with unanimous approval.Since everyone wanted to go for a walk, they were supposed to act together.But intended to teach Xuanyu Zhiyu a lesson privately, Ao Luanjing had to avoid Sheng Shuihe's presence. So, she took Sheng Weiqiao's arm quickly and said sweetly, "We girls will set out first, and we'll be back later. Take your time, brothers!"Sheng Weiqiao was dragged to the outside by her, and Ao Luanjing didn't let go of her until they turned at a rockery. She tucked her hair and said disguisedly, "Sister, you will see how I revenge you later!""We have to ask about the details first. Seventh Sister is young, so that it could be a misunderstanding." E
Sheng Weiqiao took Lvqi with her, got out of rockery, and returned to Cuimo Waterside Pavilion. There were only a few servants inside the Pavilion. Sheng Weiqiao pointed at one of the servants and asked him where Xuanyu She was, and then she left hastily.They said taking a walk would be helpful to digest the food. In fact, they knew they purely wanted to use it as an opportunity to talk in private. Thus, all of them did not walk too far. She followed the luxuriantly green flower path for a short while and saw Xuanyu She. He held his sleeves together, strolling around a pavilion. Apparently, he was waiting for someone."Cousin!" Seeing Sheng Weiqiao, Xuanyu She was pleasantly surprised and greeted with relief, "You came at last!""What's going on?" Their mothers shared a close bond and visited each other frequently. Thus, Sheng Weiqiao's affection for him was stronger than her affection for Sheng Weide. Since there was no one around, Sheng Weiq