By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Princess's Residence

"The newspaper is opening?"

The eldest princess sized up Pei Rujing: "How come you have the mind to mess around with the newspaper?"

Pei Rujing said, "My husband was worried that I would be bored staying at home all day, so he asked me to become the editor-in-chief of a newspaper so that I would have something to do."

The eldest princess smiled: "Others don't want their wives to show their faces in public, but Zongji doesn't care about that."

Pei Rujing raised her head proudly and said, "Who is my husband! How can anyone else compare to him?"

She genuinely believed that Wen Zongji was the best person in the world.

The eldest princess rolled her eyes: "I wonder who it was last time who ran back and stayed for several days because they had a fight with their husband."

Pei Rujing's face stiffened, and she clung to the princess's arm, pleading, "Mother~ are you going or not?"

The princess was so dizzy from being shaken that she said, "Alright, alright, I'll go, I'll go."

Pei Rujing was overjoyed: "I knew Mother loved me the most."

The eldest princess tapped her forehead: "You, you've been married for a year, and you still love to act spoiled. Only Zongji would indulge you like this."

Pei Rujing pouted: "I spoil him a lot too."

It was agreed that Wen Zongji would pursue her for a long time, and Wen Zongji often launched night raids, but Pei Rujing didn't say anything.

The county magistrate felt that she had already been very lenient with Wen Zongji.

Of course, the county magistrate would never admit that she also wanted to be intimate with Wen Zongji.

The eldest princess chuckled, "Then tell me, what have you been indulging him in?"

Pei Rujing was speechless.

What was she supposed to say?

Pei Rujing could only resort to shamelessness: "Anyway, I do have it."

The eldest princess shook her head helplessly and then brought up another matter: "By the way, your sister-in-law will be here in a little while."

Pei Rujing said "Oh".

Come on, come on.

"I also invited Miss Mei. Once everyone arrives, we'll play mahjong together."

Pei Rujing blinked: "What if I hadn't come?"

She came today without informing the eldest princess.

"Then let's play three-player mahjong."

Nowadays, the three-player version of Mahjong has also become popular in Beijing.

Pei Rujing was displeased: "Didn't Mother even think of informing me?"

What is this?

Does having a daughter-in-law make you forget your own daughter?

Pei Rujing had a cold face and was very unhappy.

Seeing her tense expression, the eldest princess pinched her cheek: "Getting married is always different."

She could send her daughters-in-law to the princess's residence at any time, because she was their mother-in-law.

However, married daughters cannot simply be called back to their parents' home.

Pei Rujing was not satisfied with this answer: "My mother-in-law doesn't care about these things."

Jiang never interfered with Pei Rujing's leaving the mansion.

The princess said gently, "Just because your mother-in-law doesn't care doesn't mean I can decide when to let you come back and send someone to find you."

To put it bluntly, the eldest princess was still thinking of Pei Rujing's best interests and didn't want to overstep her bounds and affect Pei Rujing's position in the Marquis of Zhongyong's mansion.

"Why think so much!"

Pei Rujing was too lazy to think about it too much. She only knew that Wen Zongji didn't care about so much, so she didn't need to think too much about it.

She only cared about Wen Zongji's attitude.

The eldest princess patted her head and said nothing more.

Many things cannot be taught with words alone; over time, Pei Rujing will naturally understand.

"By the way, Mother, why did you suddenly invite my sister-in-law and the others to play mahjong?"

"I want to fight, is that not allowed?"

"But didn't you say that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most complicated? And since my sister-in-law usually lives in the Duke's mansion, there's no need for them to have too close a relationship?"

Because of the strained and complicated relationship between the eldest princess and the Duke of Pei, the Pei brothers, Pei Shizhao and Pei Shizhao, were caught in the middle, and their wives were also caught in the middle.

The eldest princess would not usually send Lady Wei to her residence unless there was something important to discuss.

The eldest princess choked: "You're quite clever now... It was your elder brother who told me that Madam Wei has been in a bad mood lately and asked me to comfort her... Children are all debts, and instead of comforting his own wife, he dumps it on me."

Pei Rujing immediately thought of Wei's trip to the pharmacy to buy medicine and said, "I might know why my sister-in-law is in a bad mood."

Why?

"It must be because of offspring."

Pei Rujing originally did not intend to tell the Princess about this matter, but if she wanted to comfort Wei, she had to let the Princess know why she was so upset.

The eldest princess suddenly realized, "No wonder your brother came to see me yesterday, saying that he was still young and there was no rush for him to have children. I was completely confused. I didn't pressure him, so why was he telling me all this? It turns out he was thinking of his wife. Humph, how considerate of him."

The eldest princess was both angry and amused: "They've been married for so many years, and I've never pressured them about having children. Where else in the entire capital is there a mother-in-law as understanding as me? Now his wife is upset because she hasn't conceived yet, and your brother wants me to comfort her. Am I being too kind?"

She didn't criticize Wei for failing to fulfill her responsibility as a wife to carry on her husband's family line, which already shows she was a very good mother-in-law.

Pei Rujing said sweetly, "Because my elder brother knows that Mother is the best person."

The eldest princess said irritably, "You siblings are really on the same page, even helping him to coax me."

Pei Rujing shook her head: "I'm not trying to comfort you. When I was little, my older brother told me that you were just too good, which is why you didn't divorce that person for our sake, even though it meant hardship for yourself."

The eldest princess was taken aback: "Shizhao actually said that?"

Pei Rujing nodded emphatically: "My eldest brother knows he's not good with words, so he always tells my second brother and me to spend more time with Mother."

The eldest princess couldn't help but recall that when her relationship with Duke Pei broke down, Pei Shizhao was already old enough to remember things.

He personally witnessed the entire process of his parents' falling out, seeing his father's ugly face and his mother's pained yet resolute expression.

The eldest princess sighed, "He's suffered so much."

Aunt Wan came over and said, "Young Madam and Miss Mei have arrived."

The eldest princess stood up: "Let's go. Since your brother wants me to help comfort his wife, then let's go."

Although the eldest princess wanted to have a grandson, she had cultivated her character over the years and had no particular attachment to it; she was fine with having a grandchild whenever she wanted.

Pei Rujing obediently followed beside the princess.

……

Pei Rujing had lunch at the Princess's residence and then played mahjong with the Princess and a few others for several hours. Seeing that it was getting late, she returned to the Marquis's residence.

Qinghe massaged Pei Rujing's sore neck.

Pei Rujing muttered, "Judging from the way my sister-in-law plays mahjong, she doesn't seem unhappy at all. Wasn't she quite happy when she won money?"

She went to great lengths to make Wei happy and ensure that Wei won.

She's never been this focused when playing mahjong.

In the past, I always thought about how to win, but today I'm thinking about how to lose.

Granny Feng said, "The young mistress is always gentle and considerate. Even if she is unhappy, she will not show it, so as not to affect the mood of others."

"Too."

Pei Rujing nodded: "I've put in so much effort today. Sister-in-law should be feeling better now."

If that still doesn't work, she has no other options.