Delicate Flower: Extra 1

The capital city in winter is so cold that people shiver.

Gu Xi has lived in the capital for seven years and has not gotten used to such weather.

Especially when I get up at Yinshi every morning, I boil the medicine myself and deliver it to the eldest wife.

But she was very calm in her heart.

Because she has a son now.

She only became pregnant in the sixth year of her marriage to Pei Tong.

That year, Pei Tong and Shen Fang of the Shen family attended the Spring Festival together.

Shen Fang, who took the Chunwei exam for the first time, passed the exam, but Pei Tong, who took the Chunwei exam for the second time, failed.

Pei Tong didn’t say anything, but he felt very bitter in his heart. During the day, I went out to congratulate those Jiangnan old friends who had passed the exam. When I came home at night, I locked myself in the study and drank wine for several days.

She couldn't stand Pei Tong like this and felt he had no ambition.

How many people have taken the exam five or six times in a row before succeeding? Pei Tong is still so young, but his spirit seems to be broken. He is so decadent.

Not to mention the men walking outside, it’s women like them who stay at home. If she had been tortured by her stepmother and resigned herself to her fate early, would she still be here today?

She went to Pei Tong's study that day with a bowl of sobering soup.

Pei Tong was so grateful that his eyes were red. He held her hand and kept talking to the eldest lady: "She must be very disappointed in me! She has told me to study hard since I was a child...I have studied well. She was very happy... The death of her father was a blow to her. She was very happy when I split the sect, and she held her breath, thinking that I could be named on the gold medal list and feel proud in front of the people in my hometown... Not only did I fail to make her proud, Still..."

He couldn't speak any more.

Gu Xi has always disliked her mother-in-law.

What? I have never made a distinction between north and south!

Even her mother-in-law's sister-in-law didn't want to deal with her mother-in-law after meeting her several times when she first came to the capital. If anything happened, she would either send a mother-in-law to send a message or call her back to her mother-in-law. Go talk to the Yang family. Except for the news that Pei Tong failed the exam, Mrs. Yang came once and comforted the eldest wife for a few days, but she didn't step into their house for several days.

She couldn't help but encourage Pei Tong at that time: "Look, my brother is planning to take a break before continuing after passing the exam. You are too impatient."

Pei Tong didn't speak for a long time.

Yin Mingyuan also asked him to wait for a few subjects, but his mother... so much so that Yin Mingyuan doesn't tell him much about what's in her heart now.

He didn't want to blame all this on his mother who had stayed in the inner courtyard of the house for many years, but his mother's urgency was really a knife on his neck.

Pei Tong couldn't help but smile bitterly and said sincerely: "I still don't have the ability. Look at Achan and Abo."

Pei Chan and Pei Bo took the imperial examination three years ago. They passed the examination immediately, and both of them passed the examination as Shujishi. Now they have finished studying politics in Liubu. He heard from his second uncle Pei Xuan that Pei Chan stayed in the Imperial Procuratorate and became a censor, while Pei Bo stayed in the Ministry of Works.

This is also the result of the struggle between the Pei family and the Peng and Jiang families in recent years.

Whether he is in government or in opposition, his third uncle is not a person who can be ignored.

Five years ago, his third uncle didn’t know why he started targeting the Peng family. Not only did the Peng family lose the resources of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he also refused to let go. He confronted the Jiang family and took advantage of the Jiang family. The Ministry of Industry also tore a big hole.

The destination of Pei Chan and Pei Bo is the result.

Furthermore, because of his good financial management, his second uncle Pei Xuan had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, awarded the title of Bachelor of Jinshen Palace, and became the Second Assistant to the Cabinet.

The Pei family of Lin'an, after many years, once again stood at the forefront and became one of the most prominent families in the dynasty.

What Pei Tong could think of, how could Gu Xi not think of it.

When she saw Pei Tong who was too sad to cry, she suddenly thought of the way Yu Tang held Pei Yan when the clan was divided.

Gu Xi couldn't help but hugged Pei Tong, and said in a tone that she didn't even realize was Yu Tang's way of comforting Pei Yan: "It's okay, it's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, and I'm going to give a holiday gift to my second aunt. , I will tell my second aunt about your matter. They have always taken good care of us.

Pei Tong burst into tears.

She gave birth to a son just after the Chinese New Year.

Her son not only looks like his uncle, but also looks like her eldest brother Gu Chang in terms of personality and temperament.

Thinking of her son still sleeping soundly in bed, Gu Xi felt warm in her heart, and the biting cold wind in the capital became more bearable.

He Xiang married a steward in the family, but still worked as an errand in front of Gu Xi.

She became more low-key and understood Gu Xi better.

Seeing Gu Xi's appearance, He Xiang quickly put the steaming soup into the thermos and said with a smile: "Should we go to Pei's house in the next two days? We can buy so much in our house this year Charcoal, thanks to the second wife."

Those who followed from Pei Mansion are still accustomed to calling people in Pei Mansion according to the order of Pei Mansion. In this newly built mansion, it can be regarded as a kind of qualification to show off.

Gu Xike never thought of cutting off contact with the Pei family.

It is said that there was a bandit riot in Shanxi this year. Not to mention the increase in the price of charcoal in the capital, it is still unavailable for idlers. If she hadn’t often hung out in front of the second wife, the second wife would often miss them. Their family would have been missing this winter. I'm afraid it's difficult to make charcoal.

"I'm definitely going." Gu Xi said without thinking too much, "The second wife had a bad cough when I went last time. This time, please remember to bring some of our home-made pear paste."

The second wife is the same as her. She has been in the capital for so long and is still not used to the climate. Someone in the Gu family used to be an official in the capital and left some prescriptions for nourishing lung energy. She followed them and the effect was good. After that, she would send some to Pei Mansion every year.

They will not be given out all at once, but will be given out one after another throughout the winter.

It's a strategy.

He Xiang wrote it down.

The two of them, surrounded by maids and women, walked along the corridor and through the garden to a small three-room courtyard to the east of where the eldest wife lived.

Far away, they heard the eldest lady coughing.

Gu Xi and He Xiang couldn't help but look at each other.

Pei Tong failed the exam for the second time. The eldest wife couldn't bear the blow. She cried all night and contracted lung disease. After that, every winter, she was coughing and out of breath. Therefore, she especially liked to sit in the hospital when she had a severe cough. At that time, Pei Tong was called to give him a lecture.

Although Gu Xi can make pear paste, she doesn't want to be filial to the eldest wife, so the first time she gave pear paste to the eldest lady, she put a lot of Sichuan clams in it. The eldest lady didn't like the taste, so Gu Xi added rock sugar, and then The eldest wife ate too much rock candy and her cough became even worse.

She simply stopped sending pear paste to the eldest wife, and said to Pei Tong: "After all, this is just a health prescription. My mother-in-law is afraid of hurting her lungs, so it is better to take the medicine seriously."

Pei Tong felt that what she said made sense. Every autumn, he began to invite doctors to check the eldest wife’s pulse and prescribe medicine. Gu Xi, as for Gu Xi, stayed with her all winter. After a few years, her mother’s family His sister-in-law, the Yin family, helped spread the word, and basically everyone from Jiangnan families working as officials in the capital and their married family members knew about it, and it also gave Gu Xi a reputation as "virtuous and filial".

The eldest lady vomited half to death after hearing this, and it became even more unpleasant to look at Gu Xi.

With all the trouble, Gu Xi had to get up every morning in Yin Shili to boil medicine for her.

Gu Xi has made a living under her stepmother since she was a child and has a lot of experience in how to control the inner courtyard. Moreover, the Pei family does not know whether intentionally or unintentionally, they gave her all the money that Old Mrs. Pei gave them for the house. Although she has a head above her head, Mother-in-law, but the money in the family is in her hands. If she wants the family to be impregnable and not a word can be spread, she can not say a word.

The eldest lady has a plan, she has a countermeasure.

When Pei Tong went back to the inner room to spend the night, she got up at midnight. When Pei Tong was studying in the study, it was hard to say.

In addition, after Pei Tong failed the exam last time, Gu Chang found him. Uncle Lang closed the door of the study room and talked for a long time. He also found a new teacher for Pei Tong. Pei Tong spent most of the past two years studying in the study room. , even if the eldest lady wants to complain, she must be willing to listen and have time to listen.

So when Gu Xi and He Xiang went in, the eldest wife couldn't help but started to sarcastically mock her daughter-in-law: "Why is the eldest mistress free to come here today? Don't you have to study with your husband?"

He was defeated. When Gu Xi was in the mood, he would talk to her. When he was not in the mood, he would lower his head and remain silent. He looked respectful and humble, which made the eldest lady angry.

She was in a good mood today. After asking He Xiang to hand the medicine to the maid serving beside the eldest lady, she uninvitedly sat on the embroidered pier opposite the eldest lady and said warmly: "Yesterday, my husband rested in the study. But today I have to go to Pei Mansion and have to leave early." Then he was lucky, "Fortunately, my mother-in-law's medicine was early, otherwise I would have to rush there in the afternoon."

The eldest lady was so angry that she coughed violently on the spot.

This is one of the things she is very dissatisfied with Gu Xi about.

Gu Xi has been going to Pei's house whenever she has free time in the past few years. She respects the second wife even more than she respects her mother-in-law.

The maid serving next to her helped the eldest lady calm down.

After fighting each other for so many years, Gu Xi certainly knew what the eldest lady had in mind.

She smiled slightly, looking very happy, and continued amidst the eldest wife's cough: "I heard that the fifth uncle will also die next year. I have to go and ask, and then I have to prepare some preparation materials to send over. That’s good.”

This is another knot of the eldest wife’s heart.

Some people are lucky and will have good luck throughout their lives.

The original Pei Dan was meek and shy, not outstanding among the sisters at all, but who knew that she would marry the best.

In just a few years, Mr. Qin has been in a constant state of affairs, becoming a scholar and a successful candidate. He will take the imperial examination this year.

Master Qin's official power is also growing.

The Pei family's ability to tear a big hole in the Jiang family's Ministry of Industry has a lot to do with Mr. Qin, the assistant minister.

Master Qin spoke out at the Ministry of Industry and almost ousted Jiang Hua with the support of the Pei family.

This was something no one expected at the time.

Gu Xi doesn't want anything unexpected to happen to the eldest wife, otherwise Pei Tong will have to observe mourning for three years and will not be able to participate in the Spring Festival next year. ~IndoMTL.com~ She stayed with the eldest wife for a while, then went back to her room, watched her son Brother Yuan have breakfast in person, and then took him to Pei Mansion.

Pei Dan's eldest son is about the same age as Brother Yuan. Mrs. Qin regards it as a treasure and will not let go of it at any time. The second wife rarely sees her grandson once, so she is particularly kind to Brother Yuan.

Gu Xi carried her son there, which was also one of the ways to please the second wife.

But she didn't expect that when she arrived at Pei's Mansion, there were many servants, women and servants across the courtyard to the west of Pei's Mansion, and they seemed to be cleaning the courtyard there.

In the past few years, the second wife’s family has lived in the east courtyard.

The courtyard to the west was where Yu Tang lived in the past.

Gu Xi's heart was pounding suddenly, and she quickly asked a familiar boy, "What is this? Didn't Laba even arrive and the dust started to rise?"

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