Jian Xubai was so angry that he burst into laughter instead as he said, “Divorce letter?”
Turning around all of a sudden, he pushed Song Yixiao, who had just stood up, staggeringly back to the couch. He bent over and stroked her cheek with one hand as he supported himself beside her with the other hand.
His finger pulps, which were thinly horned, lingered on Song Yixiao’s smooth and tender skin for a while and stopped themselves at the corner of her eyes in the end. It was not until Jian Xubai stirred her curly eyelashes with his finger pulps that he said smilingly, “You seemed not to take what I had said to your heart, right? How come you dared to ask for a divorce letter from me?”
As Song Yixiao thought of his words of “sudden death” last time, the look on her face changed dramatically. She stared at him indifferently and didn’t say anything at all.
“You aren’t convinced by me, right?” Jian Xubai lowered his head and pressed his
In the backyard, Song Yixiao wore a homely red short jacket and white skirt, with a light yellow shawl half-drooping. She leaned lazily on the head of the bed. Her hair was loosely tied up in a side bun and the jade hairpin bought from the store near Taoli Restaurant was oblique in the bun.The hairpin head made of silver wires reflected bright light in a sunset cast through the west window, which was so shining that Jinxun couldn’t open her eyes wide. Therefore, she had to lower her head more and said, “Ji Su cannot stop His Highness. Madam, don’t you really go to persuade him?”“He’s angry now.” Song Yixiao snorted and said, “Ji Su has been serving him from his childhood. If he can’t persuade him well, what’s the use of my going there? I have just married into this family for a few days. He will vent his anger to me for no reason, so why should I bother?”“Ji Su is just a servant. How can he compare with you?” Jinxun knew that she was making
Song Yixiao knew that her father-in-law and her husband didn’t get along well, and the decision not to give the manpower to Jian Yiyou was made by Jian Xubai himself. But being the daughter-in-law was different from being the son. There would always be room for mediation no matter how troublesome it was as long as the blood and family existed. The daughter-in-law didn’t have such good treatment. If she was entitled as unfilial, it would be taken for granted for her to be forced to divorce and go back her parents’ home.Therefore, she didn’t dare to neglect the requirement. “Father, after having promised mother, I went home and invited the managers to discuss, but the list given by Chief House Steward was large, and I just married into this family. I thought that this had already been at the end of the year. If all the people were transferred, in case there was something wrong...”Who knew that she hadn’t finished speaking, Jian Likuang interrupted her with
Song Yixiao led her maids, including Qiaoqin, to the drawing-room. It was not until she confirmed nothing was wrong with the sealing tapes that she let them open the boxes.Among the three boxes, two ones were filled with title deeds and antique treasures respectively. While dazzling collections of ornaments made of pearl and jade filled up the remaining one.The ancestors of the Pei Family came from an aristocratic and distinguished clan, which was well-known in the historical record for its glory and prevalence throughout several dynasties in a row. It was not until the imperial examination started to gain popularity in the previous dynasty that the Pei Family started to be on the decline gradually. Even so, as a legitimately collateral branch, the Pei Family, having no notorious wastrels, still got a profound foundation.Of course, such three boxes certainly couldn’t accommodate all the accumulations the Pei Family had got all over these yea
Jian Xubai had no idea about how his behavior made his wife more likely to fall away from him. After he took a shower and accompanied Song Yixiao to enjoy the dinner, having several official documents brought from Yamen in his mind, he explained to her roughly and went to the study room.“Your Highness!” Hardly had he come to the front of the study room with Ji Su when an imperial bodyguard, who had been lingering in the hallway, came over and bowed to them. He said, “Third Young Master Lu got back to us today.”Although Jian Xubai had been greatly jealous of Lu Guanlun last time, he had sent someone to carry out what he had promised his wife the next day. Even though Lu Guanlun was kind of his cousin, they didn’t hang out together on the usual days because of their different political standing. That was the reason why Lu Guanlun hadn’t got back to him until today.Jian Xubai saw Ji Su opening the door of the study room and said, “Let’s talk in
After Song Yixiao finished breakfast that day, she intended to send Qiaoqin out to inform the Wei Family as she said, “You relay what Lu Guanlun said to Cousin Chan clearly. Tell her that I can’t do anything to help her out. If her family members are also at a loss as for what to do, she will have no choice but to do as Lu Guanlun said, finding a random excuse to break off the marital engagement!”Fearing Wei Chan would take her words to her heart, she added, “Fortunately, she is not of the hairpin age yet, who can afford to wait for another two or three years before officially getting married. As always, gossips prevail in this capital city constantly. However awkward she feels right now, nobody will remember what happened to her two or three years later. Even if someone does, she won’t be affected at all since the time will be different then. After she overcomes the difficulty this time, she may find someone that respects her much in the future. Anyway, please let her
Song Yixiao resolved her husband’s spite with the badger game and wanted to take the opportunity to bring up the personnel issue in the mansion. Unexpectedly, while she was still pondering over the wording, here came a knock at the door. Jinxun reported nervously, “Your Highness, Madam, Miss Wei Chan is kneeing outside the back door with her maid, begging Madam to take them in!”“Chan?” Song Yixiao was stunned and immediately tried to get out of Jian Xubai’s arms. However, he tightened his arms to prevent her from leaving, shouting impatiently via the door, “The mansion is so big. Why don’t you let her settle in a room? How come you must report everything? Do you have brains?”Jinxun didn’t dare to rebuke.Although Wei Chan was Song Yixiao’s cousin, since she was in trouble and rushed here to ask for help, without the permission of the master or mistress, how dare the servants to let her in randomly? Not to mention settling her down in the mans
Jian Xubai dealt with his work hurriedly and then returned to the backyard.As he found that Song Yixiao hadn’t come back, he went to take a shower first.After taking a shower, he returned to the bedroom and still didn’t see his wife. He couldn’t help feeling disappointed.However, he was aware of Wei Chan’s trouble. Since she was weeping and wailing, it was indeed not easy for Song Yixiao to comfort her. Hence, he leaned against the bed and started to read a book, intending to give his wife a reminder when she came back. Pathetic as Wei Chan was, in light of what Lu Guanlun said, she asked for it herself. How could a virtuous wife leave her husband alone in the bedroom for comforting her cousin?Unexpectedly, as he read most of the book and it was late at night, Song Yixiao was still not back!“Does she just stay in Jiangxing Villa for the night because of her cousin?” Thinking of this, Jian Xubai was in a fret. He t
Wei Chan was pushed into the side yard, with messy hair, red eyes and untidied clothes. Jian Xubai was waiting for her. How dare Ji Su give her enough time to do any make-up!After seeing clearly Jian Xubai sitting on the seat of honor, this 13-year-old girl still was frightened with terror, as pale and weak as a flower in the stormy rain. Even though she was not very beautiful, she looked very delicate and charming now.Pitifully, Jian Xubai didn’t care about it at all. He glanced at her coldly without even offering her a seat, asking bluntly, “What did you say to your cousin? She cried for a long time after going back to the bedroom!”“It is not a secret that you love Yixiao.” Wei Chan was dazed. Suspicion and despair were lingering on her face at first, which turned into derision, “In light of your identity, if you want to fulfill filial duty for Yixiao, just do it. Why do you bother to find an excuse?”“Fulfill filial duty?” Ji