The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 1377

"The Duan family's foundation is unstable. Although they have given the royal family a grandson, the grandson is still young, and she has no way of hiding her ambition. Sooner or later, something bad will happen."

Pei An recounted the origins of the Duan family in detail, and Qin Qingdong's expression remained uncertain after listening.

"She was merely dismissed, but not truly banished to the Cold Palace. The Crown Prince favors Consort Duan, and it's impossible to predict her future fate."

Pei An pondered for a moment, "The Crown Princess should just focus on recovering. You and Brother Qin should come up with a solution to this matter."

Qin Qingdong suddenly looked up. "What do you mean?"

Pei An remained silent, his eyes sharp and calm.

"We can't let our elder sister's hands get dirty..."

"Why should we focus on the Crown Princess? The most important thing now is for her to recover her health. Your families should visit and show concern for her at the Eastern Palace more often."

Pei An said no more. As he passed through the bustling West Market, he stretched out his slender, jade-like fingers and lifted the cotton curtain covering the car window, revealing the lower half of his face. Under the cover of night, passersby only needed to look up to see this porcelain-white gentleman.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage curtain fell back to its original position.

Qin Qingdong suddenly chuckled, "Tonight, my trip wasn't in vain. I was worried you'd get the short end of the stick, but it seems you're not one of us, and you won't be fooled."

Pei An Yi remained silent.

"However, we must not let our guard down. Jin Fuyun and I have known each other for a long time. She is thoughtful and knows our weaknesses. We must be careful."

Pei An turned his head, a half-smile playing on his lips, and looked at Qin Qingdong, "Second Brother, how do you know what Fuyun is thinking?"

Qin Qingdong stroked his chin a few times before laughing and replying, "On the day of the math lesson, you and your husband were quite the stars. When Fuyun came to visit, he sat with the women, practically staring at you."

"That's all?"

"Isn't that enough?"

Qin Qingdong retorted, "I always thought she was interested in He Dalang, but now it seems that it was just a cover-up."

Finally, he added, "Women's guesses are always correct. Guanzhou has mentioned it several times. Now you should think about how to apologize to her."

Pei An shook his head.

"This is something only you and I know; no one else knows about it."

"Why? I think Jin Fuyun is determined not to give up. You know how she handled things in Liyang—decisive and ruthless, never dragging things out."

"It's alright."

Pei An closed his eyes slightly and let out a long sigh.

"I will protect Guanzhou."

Qin Qingdong wanted to argue a few more points, but after thinking about it, he realized that Pei An and Song Guanzhou were husband and wife. After much deliberation, he swallowed his words and simply smiled and replied, "Alright."

"Besides, there's no room for negotiation regarding Fuyun's marriage."

"So certain?"

Qin Qingdong said with great interest, "The Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace has never liked Jin Meng. He appears impartial, but in reality, he doesn't think much of the Crown Prince either. It's just that His Majesty's other princes are not very capable, and the Tenth Prince is still too young."

"That's why it's impossible for Fuyun to enter the royal family. Besides He Jiang, who else is more suitable?"

"His Majesty also nodded?" Qin Qingdong was somewhat puzzled. He had only heard that the Empress Dowager had summoned Jin Fuyun and He Jiang, but he had not heard that His Majesty had done anything.

"It's just a marriage, His Majesty is busy, but the Empress Dowager is pleased. He Jiang's previous wife was not blessed enough to bear such wealth, but now it's Fu Yun. She has a strong destiny and is a perfect match for He Jiang."

Pei An's voice was calm and powerful, which made Qin Qingdong chuckle.

"I always thought you were just a bookworm who only studied hard, but now it seems I underestimated you," Qin Qingdong said sincerely. Pei An did not refute him. "My third brother came to the capital a while ago, met with the teacher, paid respects at Aunt Qin's grave, and then quietly left."

"Chege? You haven't seen him either?"

Pei An slowly shook his head, looking very dejected. "My father and I went to the Baishun Restaurant where he was staying, but we couldn't see him."

"After all these years, I still can't let go of past grievances."

"He met Guanzhou."

Qin Qingdong, who had been looking down and sighing, suddenly looked up at these words, his face full of astonishment. "You only saw Guan Zhou?"

Pei An nodded.

At this point, his handsome face, bright eyes, and upturned lips said, "You know Guanzhou's personality. She went to Baishun Restaurant with her cane and drank with Third Brother and Linshan for a whole afternoon. According to Linshan, Guanzhou accidentally relieved some of Third Brother's worries."

"Well! It's good that we can solve some of the problems."

Mentioning Pei Che, Qin Qingdong felt a pang of loss, "Brother Che and I can never go back to what we were like before." Life moves forward, and who knows how long we can walk together?

When I returned to Shaohua Garden, the lights were already on.

Pei An and Qin Qingdong stepped into the courtyard. Qingfang, who had been sitting by the door, quickly got up, greeted them, and then ran inside. "Fourth Young Master and Second Young Master are back."

Ren Dong came out to greet them, "...Fourth Young Master, Second Young Master, please come in quickly, I'll go set the table for dinner now."

Pei An walked over slowly, "You didn't even use the boat viewing area?"

"The young mistress said she's waiting for you, Fourth Young Master. Today, the young mistress made Jiangzhou dishes and sent several to our courtyard. They're still simmering by the stove in the small kitchen."

Qin Qingdong then came over and said, "I do like Jiangzhou cuisine, but honeysuckle, go and mix some refreshing side dishes, I'll accompany it with some green ant wine."

Before Pei An could deny it, Ren Dong said with a smile, "There's no more Green Ant Wine today. At noon, Miss Hua sent over two jars of Zi Xu Yu Wine, saying that it was brewed a few days ago and just transported from Mangzhou. She specially sent them over for the young mistress to try."

Pei An frowned slightly. "Miss Hua said that Guan Zhou can drink alcohol?"

Doctor Sun came to see her a few days ago and said that Guanzhou's leg injury was not healing well and she would have to stop walking for the next few days. Ren Dong knew what Pei An was worried about, so she stepped forward and explained, "Miss Hua said it's nothing serious. This Xu Yu wine is just fruit wine, not very strong. It's just for fun. Besides, the young mistress is unable to walk and is feeling frustrated. Having something to relieve her worries is better than being cooped up in the room."

After hearing what Ren Dong said, Pei An had no choice but to give up.

After the two entered, when the maids came to help them wash their faces and hands, Pei An felt strange and asked, "Where is your young mistress? Is she not here?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Song Guanzhou's voice, as clear as a nightingale's, came from inside the room.

"Si Lang, I'm inside."

Leaving Qin Qingdong, who was still washing his face, he went into the inner room by himself. After walking around the screen, he saw Song Guanzhou engrossed in reading. Pei An was somewhat curious when he saw this, "Are you reading the books left by your father-in-law?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Guanzhou shoved the book away.

What are you hiding?

Song Guanzhou tried to cover it up, saying, "I'm not hiding anything, it's just that you suddenly came in and startled me."

Pei An stretched out his long arm, "Give it to me—"

Song Guanzhou looked up and smiled, "It really is an ancient book left by my father. However, there are some characters that I don't recognize. The scribbles and scribbles are unrefined. It's fine if you don't read it, Fourth Brother."

Pei An narrowed his eyes and snorted, "Guan Zhou, if I were to forcibly take you, a delicate woman like you would certainly be no match for me."

ha? !

Song Guanzhou, with an even more spirited brow than the other women, raised an eyebrow, refusing to admit defeat, and with lightning speed, stuffed the book into her skirt.

Pei An's jade-like fingers trembled in shock, "My wife, how could you be like this... like this..."

"……vulgar?"