Wei Changying's second aunt, Wei Zhengyin, was ill and her second uncle's family was prevented from coming over as they were in mourning. Thanks to their absence, the two families didn't have to see each other or consequently be upset by each other. Among Wei Changying's relatives, distant relatives like Wei Yu and Queen Run had sent their trusted people over to present gifts. The people had taken a look at the newborn baby and had given their congratulations, showing the respect from their families. And now her relatives were just waiting for the banquet to celebrate the baby becoming one month old before they would come to give their congratulations in person.
But her eldest aunt, Wei Shengxian, came almost every other day.
Wei Shengxian came so frequently but she cared very little for Wei Changying. She came mostly for the son Wei Changying had given birth to. Since Wei Shengxian had no sons herself, she particularly loved the young masters of the
Shen Shujing was helping her elders to comfort her cousin, but she had accidentally offended her second aunt with just a single sentence. Although her mother, Mrs. Liu, was aware of this, she couldn't say anything at that moment. After all, it was true that there was no son in the second branch. If she told her daughter to apologize to her for this, it would embarrass Duanmu Yanyu even more. She knew Duanmu Yanyu's personality, so secretly she was worried for her daughter, "Duanmu Yanyu's greatest regret is that she has no sons. I hope she won't hold a grudge against Shujing just because of this."On hearing what Shen Shujing had said, Wei Changying froze for a moment. She knew that her eldest niece was a polite girl and was not the kind of person who would attack others by using innuendos. She had probably said it unintentionally. However, having glanced at Duanmu Yanyu, she saw her looking upset. Wei Changying secretly sighed, thinking of her two sisters-in-law
While everything was festive at the Grand Preceptor's mansion in the capital. Far away, in Fengzhou, Ruiyu Hall was filled with joy and flourishing with fancy decorations. As soon as people entered, they could see that the hall was filled with the family's friends and relatives. There was pleasant music. Singers were singing and dancers were dancing. With the singing and dancing, various expensive foods were endlessly ranged over the tables. The banquet was extraordinarily lively.At the moment when the music reached its climax and the dancers looked the most charming, Wei Huan, as the host, quietly excused himself as being too drunk from the banquet to the people by his sides. He then gave the task of hosting the banquet to his third son, Wei Shengnian.When he returned to the back of the hall, a servant handed him a hot handkerchief. Having taken it and wiped his face, Wei Huan let out a breath. The drunkenness that had made him stumb
"Since the sudden death of old Family Head of Mingpei Hall and his wife several decades ago, things have been unstable there. I have heard in private that if you hadn't helped Shen Xuan at that critical moment, Shen Xuan and Shen Zhou couldn't have made the people from the collateral branches obey so quickly. Now there are many heirs in Mingpei Hall and many of them are known to be talented in the capital, like Shen Cangfeng. A lot of them are married to people from the other gentlefolks. So, how could His Majesty not worry?"Wei Xinyong said blandly, "As for us, the Wei Family in Fengzhou, with all due respect, unrelated people don't know the real reason why you and Wei Qi both resigned, but His Majesty must have known it. My Family Head, after you resigned, I guess you unwillingly recommended Wei Qi to take over the vice-premier position as that was secretly suggested by His Majesty, right? His Majesty has trusted and thought highly of Wei Qi, but do you believ
It was in the capital.It was not until the day after the banquet that Wei Changying learned of the news that Su Yuwu had been seriously injured and poisoned, and that her second aunt, Wei Zhengyin, had requested Ji Qubing to get into a carriage and set off to Eastern Hu to save her son. ''Miracle Doctor Ji has lost his temper and refuses to come." "Young madam, Miracle Doctor Ji said that you are very healthy. There is no need for him to keep coming to visit you." "Miracle Doctor Ji is outside. Young madam, you should rest assured." During the days before her labor and even on the day of her labor, she had heard all these lies.Also, when during her month of rest, Mrs. Huang had said, "Miracle Doctor Ji said our tiny young master is very healthy and will be free from illnesses and disasters for the rest of his life." That was also complete nonsense.Having learned the truth, Wei Changying was very angry. However, as for the fact that We
After arriving at the capital, as they hadn't finished their antidote treatment, both Su Yuwu and Pei Kai stayed at the Ji Family so that Ji Qubing could treat them easily there.Ji Qubing's erratic temperament was notorious. Despite what had happened on the road, he started again though they had just gotten back to the capital. He completely ignored that the humble doctor from the Liu Family almost begged him to be an assistant. Neither did he accept Wei Zhengyin and or Pei Family's request that they would like to offer some meticulous maidservants to serve amongst the Ji Family. He only allowed people to carry his two patients in through the door and then slammed the door, shutting everybody including Wei Zhengyin outside.Everyone looked at one another with dismay, worrying that they might agitate him so much that he would stop the treatment. As it was an extremely awkward situation, the door opened again. A small head poked out. Ni Weiyi, a maid
The news that Pei Meiniang was pregnant spread, and the whole Shen Family was overjoyed.Because the Grand Preceptor's family was not directly related to hers, people there didn't have very strong feelings about the news. Thus, they just gave their congratulations and sent her gifts out of courtesy.Shen Zhou, the Count Xiangning, was delighted. He buried the hatchet and rewarded his eldest daughter-in-law with a set of fancy jewelry that had been left by his late wife. This officially displayed that Pei Meiniang would no longer be in her father-in-law's disfavor. Her eldest sister-in-law Shen Cangzhu, who was widowed without a son, was very concerned about the heir-to-be of her old family. On hearing the news, she only wished that she could take extremely good care of Pei Meiniang. She also promised that after Pei Meiniang gave birth, she would return the right to run the household to her, regardless of the gender of the baby.In additi
Pei Meiniang asked her maidservant Manman to spread the word. As expected, Wei Changying sent someone to tell Wei Zhengyin about it almost immediately. Upon receiving the news, Wei Zhengyin intentionally went out just to bump into Mrs. Deng. After taking a closer look, she did realize something was off.When she returned to her room, she spoke to Granny Qu, “Mrs. Deng is hiding her pregnancy on purpose. It’s obviously because she doesn't want Madam Qian to use this as an excuse to control her. Do you think whether we should…?”However, Granny Qu reminded her, “Isn't it a good thing for first young madam to leave the capital with first young master? The second young madam is now back at her mother's house, and the rear courtyard is now run by both first young madam and third young madam. With first young madam gone, third young madam will be the only one in charge. The young madams have been in charge for a few years now, and third young madam is capable and
Wei Changying finally chased Shen Cangning away after giving her many excuses, yet she couldn’t help but ponder over Princess Anji’s beaded flower. Shen Cangning badgered Princess Anji and swapped her own golden hairpin for this beaded flower. Despite being well known for her fierceness, Princess Anji was actually in a very difficult position in the royal palace, and getting married was her only chance.Princess Anji was very careful and cautious in this matter. The Princess herself had said that she was not in a hurry as she had only reached her marriageable age this year! But now she suddenly asked Shen Cangning to reach out to Wei Changying. Although Wei Changying did not tell Shen Cangning what was going on, it was undeniable that Princess Anji was in a hurry.These days, Wei Changying, who was in labor and confinement after giving birth, neglected a lot of things. She wouldn’t be able to garner enough focus to ponder why Princess Anji was panick