stern wife

Chapter 39
She bit her lower lip lightly, and asked cautiously:
"I...can I go with you? I don't want to go to my mother, I want to spend the New Year with you, can, can I?"

She knew it was very abrupt, even if Pei Xiaoran and Wu Shi treated her well, they were not her relatives, and she shouldn't disturb other people's family reunion on this day.

But... She really didn't want to go back to that so-called 'mother'.

Wu Shi and Pei Xiaoran looked at each other, Pei Xiaoran grinned, leaned over and held Fu Wenyi's hand intimately and said:

"Of course! I think I'm very close to Sister Wenyi, and I don't want to be separated from Sister Wenyi!"

It just so happened that she didn't want to be surrounded by Pei Huayu and her sisters while eating, it would affect her appetite very much.

So it would be nice to have someone to help her block one of them.

Wu shi dotes on her daughter the most, seeing that she has no objection, she smiled and said:
"If Wenyi doesn't mind, let's stay. If there is someone who is not well taken care of, please take care of Wenyi."

Fu Wenyi quickly waved her hands and said, "It's fine if you don't dislike me, how dare I dislike you? It's Wenyi's honor to stay and celebrate the New Year with you."

Seeing that the girl is cute and sensible, Mrs. Wu was also overjoyed, the two talked for a while, and then heard the voice of the little eunuch Xuan Jin from outside, and a group of them hurriedly followed Mrs. Wu out.

The place where the banquet is held has not changed, it is still in Baihuayuan.

The Hundred Gardens was specially built by the first Red Emperor of Suzaku to entertain the officials. It covers a wide area, surrounded by walls, has a roof, and a high platform in the middle. It is specially used for singing and dancing performances by singers and dancers.

After generations of improvement, it has become more and more elegant and exquisite. Not only has the platform used for performances changed from stone to white jade, but rockeries have also been used instead of screens to cleverly separate men and women, and so on.

Pei Xiaoran is very familiar with this place. In her previous life, every time she won a large-scale battle, whether it was Emperor Chixuan or Zhu Lianxi, she would entertain all the officials here to celebrate.

But she felt that there was nothing to celebrate. There was no absolute victory in a war. Even if her side won, the victory was based on the corpses of countless soldiers.

The soldiers' families were ruined and their families were destroyed, but the emperor brought his officials here to eat, drink and have fun happily. The situation was very ironic.

Pei Xiaoran lowered his eyebrows and narrowed his eyes, only pulling Fu Wenyi to follow behind Wu's step by step.

Sister Pei Huayu was actually entering the palace for the first time, and she was the most greedy child, looking around all the way.

But seeing the hurried footsteps of the court ladies and eunuchs on both sides, and the guards standing solemnly, with a strong aura, they couldn't help feeling afraid, even walking timidly, really petty.

The wives and ladies who came today are all serious wives and daughters-in-law, needless to say about their upbringing. Seeing sister Pei Huayu's appearance, they couldn't help covering their mouths and snickering.

The mocking eyes were like steel needles, piercing the two sisters whom Aunt Zhao had carefully taught since birth.

Under Aunt Zhao's teaching, Pei Huayu and Pei Shuli never felt that they were any different from Pei Xiaoran.

Moreover, Pei Xiaoran has always taken them very well, never treating them as concubines, which made them affirm this level of cognition.

Coupled with the unique atmosphere of favoring concubines in Pei's mansion, in their hearts, they felt that they were somewhat higher than Pei Xiaoran.

But now, when they really came in front of people, they finally realized belatedly that they were so different from Pei Xiaoran.

Facing the unfamiliar environment, unfamiliar crowd, solemn atmosphere, and murderous guards, Pei Xiaoran completely turned a blind eye, neither looked around curiously, nor showed any fear or restraint.

Even if she lowered her brows and lowered her eyes, her calm, noble and calm demeanor made one dare not underestimate her.

The faces of the two sisters Pei Huayu turned pale, they trotted forward a few steps, squeezed Fu Wenyi away, and held Pei Xiaoran's little hands from left to right, trying to draw some strength and courage from her.

Pei Xiaoran frowned imperceptibly, and then comforted him softly:

"You two sisters, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Then he turned his head and looked at Fu Wenyi again.

Fu Wenyi saw the apology and worry in her big eyes at a glance, smiled and shook her head lightly, indicating that she was fine.

Only then did Pei Xiaoran retract his gaze and continue walking forward.

Under the leadership of Mrs. Wu and the leading lady, several people sat down at a large round table, and all the people sitting at this table were the daughters of the noble families of Zhijing Zhong's family.

The round tables are separated by a screen, which is convenient for talking.

The maid standing by the side quickly opened the chairs for several people, and served each of them a cup of hot tea, serving them very thoughtfully.

When Pei Xiaoran let go of sister Pei Huayu, he immediately turned on his toes, moved to Fu Wenyi's side, and sat down next to Fu Wenyi.

Pei Huayu and Pei Shuli looked at each other, thinking, Fu Wenyi is Pei Xiaoran's new friend, and it's appropriate to sit next to a friend, so she didn't say anything, and sat down next to Pei Xiaoran.

As soon as Pei Xiaoran's butt touched the chair, before the maid who served her tea even had time to put down the teacup in her hand, someone asked with a coquettish smile:

"This little sister looks very familiar. I wonder which family's sister she is from?"

Pei Xiaoran raised his head, subconsciously looked at the person who made the sound, opened his mouth, and was about to report himself, but found that it was not her at all, but Pei Huayu next to her.

The eyes of these aristocratic daughters are very poisonous. They grew up surrounded by brocade clothes, silk and satin, and they can almost tell who is well-dressed and who is poorly-dressed at a glance.

Because of this, after they finished looking at Pei Xiaoran and the others, they immediately ignored Pei Xiaoran.

Although some prostitutes can also come to this kind of occasion, if they don't dress well, they will definitely not be favored at home, and they will not be favored at home, and naturally they will not be able to have a good marriage in the future.

And without a good marriage, naturally there is no need to make friends.

Pei Huayu was overwhelmed by flattery. Just now she and Pei Shuli were ridiculed all the way, but she didn't expect that someone would talk to her first instead of Pei Xiaoran. She quickly smiled obediently, stood up and said:

"The little girl is the daughter of the Pei family, named Huayu, and the one next to me is my sister, named Shuli. Shuli, why don't you say hello to all the sisters?"

Pei Shuli hurriedly stood up and bowed to the sisters present.

The person who just inquired heard that it was the Pei family, and rolled his eyes. There is only one Pei family in Beijing that is eligible to enter the palace.
"It turns out that they are the sisters of the Pei family. Please sit down quickly. I haven't seen you in previous years. Today I finally saw the real face."

　In order to thank you for your support, I will add a new chapter tonight~ Meme~
　　
　
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