The next day.
Pei Cheng thought that he would be called by the old lady to go to the Western Courtyard to be berated, but after waiting for a long time, he found that the old lady had no intention of seeing him at all, and only then he was relieved.
But when Pei Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, he realized belatedly that he and Jiang LinZhi seemed to have resumed the distance they had at the beginning.
Pei Cheng sat at the round table and glanced up in the direction directly in front of him quietly. Jiang LinZhi was still teaching Jiang YanZhi how to write personally —— Jiang LinZhi had already been neglecting him all day.
Pei Cheng felt a little aggrieved inexplicably. He didn’t know that one day he would be misunderstood by others about his relationship with Third Master Jiang. And, he especially never thought that one day he would be restless because he was worried that Jiang LinZhi would misunderstand him and others.
Putting his left hand on his knees, Pei Cheng unconsciously tapped his knees with his fingers. Yesterday, he ran into Third Master Jiang in the front yard. Pei Cheng didn’t think anything was wrong at first. But after going back last night, and after thinking about it over and over again, he realized suddenly that maybe it wasn’t a true “accidental encounter.”
However, the look in Third Master Jiang’s eyes when he saw him didn’t seem like he was lying.
Pei Cheng took a sip of tea distractedly. But judging from the current situation, even if he and Third Master Jiang really met by chance in the front yard yesterday, when the servant reported the matter to the old lady with added extra details, things won’t be that simple.
For example, he would be sent out of the main house for a second time and returned to the auxiliary courtyard where he had lived for four years —— this was not what he wanted.
Pei Cheng held his chin up. He changed his position, and continued to ponder.
Perhaps he thought things too simply before. Pei Cheng’s emotions had been ups and downs since his rebirth. In addition, he was always thinking about revenge, so he didn’t care about anything else, which also led to him being tricked more than once.
—— from the little boy falling into the water to being falsely accused of having an affair with Third Master Jiang, Pei Cheng knew very well that he had always been in a passive position.
Jiang LinZhi let go of his hand and gestured with his eyes to Jiang YanZhi to write by himself.
Pei Cheng didn’t notice the changes there and continued to be immersed in his own world.
For some reason, Pei Cheng always felt that everything he did since he returned to the Jiang family was pulled by a certain thread —— in other words, Pei Cheng felt as if he had entered a chess game since he returned to the Jiang family.
And he, Pei Cheng, was just a small pawn among them.
After Jiang YanZhi finished practicing calligraphy, he carefully put the pen aside. He put his hands on his knees, raised his head, and looked at Jiang LinZhi, as if asking for advice.
Jiang LinZhi didn’t expect him to write well in a few days, so he only glanced at it casually and nodded perfunctorily.
Jiang YanZhi immediately got down from the chair. He walked quickly in the direction of Pei Cheng with his short legs, and then leaned on Pei Cheng’s legs.
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Only then did Pei Cheng react. He glanced in Jiang LinZhi’s direction reflexively. The man was standing in front of the bookshelf looking for something. Pei Cheng pulled down the corner of his mouth, stood up, and said, “Second Master, we’re going back first.”
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In particular, this Jiang family also had Hu XiaYun, who really couldn’t let people relax.
Speaking of the devil, when Pei Cheng returned to his courtyard, he saw an unfamiliar maid standing in the yard. Pei Cheng frowned.
The maid walked up a few steps and saluted, “Second Young Madam, Young Master YanZhi, this servant is called ChunYi.”
“Is the Old Lady looking for me?” Pei Cheng replied subconsciously.
ChunYi was stunned for a moment, and then said: “No. This servant is sent by the Eldest Young Madam. Eldest Young Madam said she wants to discuss with you the gifts you will bring when you return to your parents’ home.”
Pei Cheng bent down, looked at Jiang YanZhi, and said: “I have to go out for a while first. You wait for me here.”
Jiang YanZhi still put on the originally indifferent face and he looked at Pei Cheng expressionlessly.
Pei Cheng had an indifferent face. He straightened his back, and put on a fierce look as if he didn’t want to discuss with Jiang YanZhi at all. “Go back to your father, or either go back to the room and play by yourself. I’ll be back soon.”
After saying that, Pei Cheng signaled the servant to take Jiang YanZhi away.
ChunYi hurriedly followed Pei Cheng’s footsteps and left.
Jiang YanZhi stood there in place, staring blankly at Pei Cheng’s back. After he couldn’t see Pei Cheng at all, he drooped his head and returned to find Jiang LinZhi.
Jiang LinZhi was standing at the desk practicing calligraphy. When he heard the sound of walking at the door, he raised his head and frowned, “What’s wrong with your dad?”
Jiang YanZhi kept walking, “Someone is looking for Daddy.” So. He could only come to find his father.
Jiang LinZhi put down the pen and looked at Dong Lai who was holding the tray.
Dong Lai put down the sweet cake that was still giving off a sweet aroma on the tray and explained: “The Eldest Young Madam was looking for the Madam and said that she wanted to talk about the gifts he would bring when he returns home from the Jiang family tomorrow.”
Jiang LinZhi did not express himself, but waved to Jiang YanZhi came over and continued practicing calligraphy.
Jiang YanZhi continued to practice calligraphy obediently.
Western Courtyard.
Hu XiaYun took a sip of tea lightly. She looked at Pei Cheng with a smile, and said, “It seems that you have never been back home since you got married. This time, when you go back, bring more good things back, so that your family won’t complain about it. “
Pei Cheng raised his eyebrows. Hu XiaYun’s implication was that she thought the Pei family was a small family that had never seen much of the big world?
“Although the Pei family is not as wealthy as the Jiang family, there is still nothing missing in the family.” Pei Cheng smiled and said, “But Sister-in-law said these words with good intention. Pei Cheng has to thank her on behalf of the Pei family here.”
As soon as the plan fell through, the smile on Hu XiaYun’s face immediately disappeared. She coughed dryly and said awkwardly: “It’s not my, Hu XiaYun’s, turn to make the decision in the Jiang family. Most of the gifts you have to bring back to your parents’ home this time are arranged by Mother.”
Pei Cheng said ‘oh’. He looked at her with a faint smile, and said, “Since Mother is the one who makes the decision, why is it Sister-in-law the one who comes to talk to me?” Hu XiaYun couldn’t hold back the smile on her face, and she pulled her face, “Pei Cheng, you are deliberately trying to embarrass me.”
“Hu XiaYun, you’d better not go too far as a human being.” Pei Cheng put down the teacup in his hand heavily, “Heaven is watching what you do, you’d better restrain yourself for a moment.”
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Hu XiaYun understood that he was implying the matter of Jiang YanZhi falling into the water last time, but Hu XiaYun did not feel guilty at all. She said with a cold face, “Why, it has been so long and you still want to frame me?”
Pei Cheng sneered, “Frame you? The Hu family’s eldest daughter is not good at anything else, but she is quite good at shirking responsibility.”
“If you had the ability, how could you let your son fall into the water?” Hu XiaYun was so angry that she immediately stood up to fight. “Pei Cheng, I called you here today to talk to you about the gifts you will bring when you return to your parents’ home tomorrow. Don’t bring up old things again. You’re like an ignorant woman in the market.”
Pei Cheng was seriously shocked by Hu XiaYun’s words. —— He still couldn’t accept the reality that he was married (as a woman) and had children, let alone hearing other people describe him as a woman.
Hu XiaYun won the argument and immediately became energetic. She walked up to Pei Cheng. She crossed her arms, bent over, and said in a low voice: “You haven’t learned enough from the lessons I gave you before? Or, do you feel that living in the auxiliary courtyard with no one to care is better, Pei Cheng?”
Pei Cheng raised his eyes and stared at Hu XiaYun for a long time before saying, “Just give it a try.”
Hu XiaYun was so frightened by Pei Cheng’s look that she took two steps back, feeling immediately uneasy. But when Hu XiaYun finally managed to calm down, she saw that Pei Cheng had already walked to the door.
ChunYi came up quietly and asked: “Madam, do you want to stop him?”
Hu XiaYun stretched out her hand, waved, saying: “No, let him go. Sooner or later, he will suffer.”
After saying that, Hu XiaYun put her hand on ChunYi and with her help, she walked to the chair unnaturally and sat down.
After a while, Hu XiaYun realized with a dark face that Pei Cheng’s look just now sent chills down her spine and she broke out in cold sweat all over her body.
As for the feeling of nearly suffocating to death, Hu XiaYun didn’t want to experience it a second time.
ChunYi curled her lips. Although she didn’t understand, she nodded obediently and said, “Yes.”
She didn’t understand. Since Pei Cheng had nothing to rely on, why couldn’t Hu XiaYun just make up two reasons before sending Pei Cheng away like she did a few years ago? If Pei Cheng was sent away, Hu XiaYun’s life would be much easier now.
Pei Cheng walked to the courtyard gate silently, feeling uneasy.
Master Jiang was with the housekeeper, and the housekeeper was still reporting to him the expenses of the house this month. However, Master Jiang asked the housekeeper to pause, and then took the initiative to walk up and said: “Sister-in-law.”
Pei Cheng looked up and then saw the smile on Master Jiang’s face. He was on full alert but there was no change on his face. He said: “Master.”
Master Jiang said: “Came to Western Courtyard to find Mother?”
Pei Cheng’s heart skipped a beat when he heard the old lady’s name. In fact, compared to Hu XiaYun, Pei Cheng felt that the old lady was more difficult to deal with. He shook his head and said, “The old lady didn’t look for me. And the old lady should be resting at this time, I don’t want to disturb her.”
Pei Cheng was not like Master Jiang. The former could only call her the old lady, but the latter could call the old lady mother.
After all, it was still a relationship between different relatives.
Master Jiang said: “Then you came to Western Courtyard to see XiaYun? Is it to discuss the gifts you will bring when you return home from the Jiang family tomorrow?”
Pei Cheng nodded silently, “Yes.”
Master Jiang said understandingly: “By the way, will Second Brother accompany you back home from the Jiang family tomorrow?”
“This is the first time I return home since I got married. Second Master has agreed to accompany me back for a visit.” Pei Cheng raised his head, looked directly at Master Jiang, and asked, “Is there anything else, Master? If there’s nothing, I will have to go back and accompany YanZhi.”
Master Jiang nodded, and after watching Pei Cheng leave, he led the housekeeper towards the study.
The housekeeper walked a few steps, then looked back at Pei Cheng’s back, and clicked his tongue.
This Pei Cheng had really changed a lot since he came back from the auxiliary courtyard.
It’s just…
The housekeeper shook his head regretfully. If he married that master from the Eastern courtyard, he would probably be like this for the rest of his life.
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The small merchant family’s intrigue is like imperial’s intrigue. Too much drama.