Chapter 34 A bowl of water is flat

This is really not Pei's intention to complain.

Because Zhen's father and Pei's have known each other since childhood, since they got married, the relationship between the husband and wife has been very harmonious. The two of them lived, and that was negotiable. Even when Zhen's father was an official outside, the husband and wife were both in charge of the outside and the inside. It was because of their concerted efforts that everything went smoothly and the official fortune was prosperous.

Therefore, whenever Father Zhen was having an affair, he would often come back to discuss it with Mrs. Pei; if Mrs. Pei had a major incident at home, he would naturally have to tell Father Zhen. In this way, the husband and wife both know the inside and outside things in their hearts, have a tacit understanding, and will not make big mistakes again.

As a result, after hearing what Pei said that night, Zhen's father rarely disagreed with her: "It is unjust for you to deal with it like this. , as the head of the house, the most important thing is to keep a bowl of water level. If you are so biased, if Tingyun's heart is cold, even Yiyun won't appreciate it - she is like this, you won't be taught a lesson. Know what to do and what not to do?"

Pei also knew in her heart that she lost her sense of balance tonight, but she has always been the strongest, she refused to admit defeat, raised her hand to her forehead, and gave her husband a blank look: "I'm leaning against the clouds, Isn't there still a mother's partiality to stop the cloud?"

"This, how is this the same?" When talking about Mrs. Zhen, Father Zhen had no confidence, but since he knew about it, he definitely couldn't ignore it, so he could only say a few words to his wife, "It's always true: fathers are kind and sons are filial, brother. You can be brother-in-law. You can't blame your sister for acting like a sister, but you can't stop being angry. You, a mother, have to fight against each other, because you are afraid that the two sisters will not make enough trouble? !"

Pei Shi: "Then what do you say? In a few days, it will be your eldest daughter's wedding ceremony. At this juncture, she will be shameless. The little girl's face is thin, how can she go out in the future?"

"Have a face now?" Father Zhen didn't say much, just asked indifferently.

Mrs. Pei remembered Mrs. Zhen's howl, so she could only cover her forehead and not speak: Mrs. Zhen was really her nemesis. With such a few howls, the whole family lost face.

Therefore, Mrs. Pei could only lower her head at this time and sighed, "I really don't know what mother thinks..."

Zhen's father's habitual sides and muddy mud: "Forget it, I'll talk to your mother for you tomorrow. You too, teach sister Yi a good lesson, it's almost time for her, but it's not good to ask her to do things like this. I Look at her since she was a child, she is smart and sensible, and she has a spirit in everything, why did Sister Stop become stupid when she came?"

If you ask Mr. Pei about this, Mrs. Pei doesn't know either.

When Mrs Pei talked about this, she was also full of sorrow: "I have also said that she has several times, and somehow she has become a bit of a bullshit..."

As she talked, she sighed again: "I think she was the only one in the family in the past. I have to get used to it, and I didn't turn around for a while."

Father Zhen has always valued and loved his eldest daughter, and it was precisely because he valued and loved that he couldn't just ignore it. So, after thinking about it, he still raised his voice and called someone in, ordered the servants to get the "Book of Filial Piety" and said, "Go, take this "Book of Filial Piety" to the eldest girl's house, and let her take care of it Copy it ten times, and meditate on yourself. Don’t go out until you finish copying…”

"Sister Yi is going to go to women's school tomorrow!" Pei Shi couldn't help but tug at Father Zhen's sleeve.

"Reading and studying is a big thing, but life is a top priority. Based on her current homework results, it's okay for women to go to school for a few days." While comforting his wife, he instructed his servants, "Just say it's my order. Let her copy it carefully, just as a filial piety to me and her mother, and it must not be dealt with perfunctorily. I will check it tomorrow. ."

Zhen's father's sentence "just treat me and her mother as filial piety" means a bit heavy - if the copy is not good, or the copy is slow, is it possible that it is unfilial?

You know, if the reputation of unfilial piety is really ruined these days, that person will be half ruined in this life - this is why Pei has suffered so much from Mrs. Zhen, and now she has to be a good wife in front of others. reason.

The servants are not ignorant of the importance. As soon as heard this, knew that master was really angry, and he didn't dare to say anything, so he quickly took the filial piety and went out.

Pei also felt that the punishment was a little heavy when he heard it: copy ten times? I'm afraid I won't be able to finish the whole night... This girl's body is weak, how can it be good if she stays up for a few days and nights? It's just that Mrs. Pei and Father Zhen have been married for many years. Mrs. Pei is also measured. Seeing that Mrs. Zhen has already given orders to go on, it is not easy to refute her husband's face, so she has to rely on him.

Father Zhen finished dealing with the eldest daughter in a few words, sighed, and had to continue worrying about the younger daughter: "And with Sister Ting, this time it is the child who has been wronged, and the child should be compensated more... ...By the way, I just got a pen holder a few days ago, you can send it for me tomorrow, although it is not a precious item, it is exquisite and small, but it is suitable for their little girls..."

"It's alright, alright! I know it!" Pei Shi was somewhat impatient, interrupting Zhen's father Xu Xu's remarks, and then turned to another thing on his mind, "Tell me, Mr. Ting, what is it? What's the way?"

Father Zhen shook his head: "Since they didn't reveal what they meant, there might be some taboos, and we don't think much about it here."

But Mrs. Pei was attentive, lowered her voice, and said softly: "I heard that I met you on the way to Beijing. I remember that Sister Ting was on the way back to Beijing with the Prince Regent. You Say, could this be some dignitary around the Prince Regent?" In this way, it makes sense why the two met, why the other party has another courtyard in Xishan, and why they conceal their identities.

Father Zhen glanced at his wife and reminded: "Just think about it, what day was yesterday - if it was someone who was with the Prince Regent, yesterday would have been a busy day."

After Zhen's father said this, Mrs. Pei suddenly understood: Yes, yesterday was the day when the Prince Regent entered the palace. Zhen Tingyun, a little girl who has not yet reached her hairpin, is giving a lesson.

It's just that if it wasn't for the dignitaries beside the Regent, what was the identity of the other party?

Pei Shi couldn't figure it out after racking his brains, but Father Zhen pulled her and said casually: "Okay, what you should know will always be known. If you shouldn't know, it's useless for you to think like this. You haven't done a formal apprenticeship yet. Li, we are so in-depth and careful, people only think that we are snobbish and deliberately clinging. We shouldn't make people look down on our daughter. "

Pei Shi couldn't help but push him an elbow and angered him: "I'm also worried about my daughter."

Father Zhen looked at her with a smile, but said nothing.

Pei's face was hot when he saw it, and he pushed him again: "What are you looking at?"

"Madam's beauty, I have to look at it and look at it." Father Zhen smiled and hugged Pei's shoulder, only to say that Pei's face became even redder, and then went on to tell her, " That person can live in the Xishan Courtyard, and as soon as he shoots, he will be Ziyuxiao, and he must have an unusual identity. But according to what you said, he is indeed a kindhearted sister when he waits, and he will send Yuxiao and music scores, and he will also give it to him by himself. When writing a small note on riding and shooting, how can such a diligence be faked. So, you don’t have to worry about it, just wait for Sister Ting’s good apprenticeship in the future, and we will naturally know everything.”

Pei's heart scratched her lungs and scratched her cheeks and wanted to know the origin of Zhen Tingyun's noble gentleman, but at this time, listening to Zhen's father's words, she was still in her heart, and that little talented girl regained her arrogance, and comforted herself in her heart: That's all, with his current status, he doesn't have to rush to cling to an unidentified "noble person", he doesn't have to lose face and make his daughter ugly.

Forget it, just pretend you don't know anything...

Mr. Pei was persuaded by Father Zhen's call, so he pulled Father Zhen to lie down and said, "Forget it, I don't care about this matter. You are the head of the family, so I naturally listen to you in the family's affairs. of."

The husband and wife are in a good relationship. It's night again. After talking about the children's affairs, it is necessary to discuss on the bed which trivial matters should be listened to.

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In fact, regarding the identity of Yuan Hui, not only Pei Shi and Zhen Fu and his wife were secretly concerned, but also Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Tingyun thought about it day and night.

Of course, this is what Mrs. Zhen asked quietly from the bed: "You said that your gentleman has fallen into the point of stealing horses, why did he suddenly become prosperous? I heard that the other courtyards on the Xishan side are very expensive, but he actually Also have a yard?"

Zhen Tingyun then said: "Xu is passed down by the ancestors."

Mrs. Zhen muttered: "Yes, I don't think he looks like a groundless person." After speaking, she quietly tugged Zhen Tingyun's sleeve, and whispered, "You didn't ask people for details. ?"

Zhen Tingyun looked righteous and said, "Sir, since he doesn't tell me, he must have his own difficulties. As a student, he doesn't say anything, so I don't want to ask more."

Madam Zhen squinted to look at her granddaughter. Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, she almost poked her finger at her granddaughter's forehead: Are you stupid? !

As a result, Zhen Tingyun followed with a sentence: "Besides, sir, he has always treated me well - not only did he teach me how to practice calligraphy and flute, but he also gave me such a precious Ziyuxiao... He treated me so well. As a student, I should be more considerate of his difficulties."

Having said that, Mrs. Zhen felt justified again: Yes, ask so clearly what to do? Anyway, the benefits are real, of course, it’s still more cost-effective to eat meat! Thinking about it like this, granddaughter is stupid, maybe she is also stupid and blessed!

So, Mrs. Zhen didn't force him to ask Mr. Zhen Tingyun's origin, she pulled the quilt, and said in a gloomy voice: "Okay, it's not too early, go to sleep."

Whether it was Mrs. Pei and Father Zhen in the main courtyard, or Mrs. Zhen and Zhen Tingyun, although they had something in their hearts, seeing that it was too late, they washed and settled. Only the lights in Zhen Yiyun's house were really on all night.

There is a saying in later generations that "make a rumor, break the rumor, run away and break the leg", when it comes to Zhen Yiyun, it is "make a rumor and copy the hand" - because of Zhen's father's sudden task of copying the book, Zhen Yiyun copied the filial piety for one night, and the second one. She couldn't go to women's school every day, and she even fell ill.

Although Mrs. Pei was angry with her daughter's temper, she was still a mother after all. Seeing that her daughter was sick, her anger dissipated without realizing it, but she felt very distressed for her daughter.

As for Zhen Tingyun, she also got a lot of benefits. Not only did she stay with Mrs. Zhen for one night, but she also received double gifts from Father Zhen and Mrs. Pei the next day. Affordable enough.

In fact, she probably had such a dream before coming to Beijing, and she pondered over and over again along the way. After she came to Beijing, she fought against Zhen Yiyun several times. Zhen Tingyun doesn't really look down on this sister right now - in her opinion, this sister has grown up. A smart face, in fact, did all the stupid things.

To be honest, as a book-piercer, Zhen Yiyun's biggest advantage is her grasp of the plot, which is the so-called prophet, and her vision that is completely different from everyone else.

But what did Zhen Yiyun do? As soon as she wore the book, she regarded Zhen Tingyun, the former heroine, as an imaginary enemy, and tried to keep people in the countryside, which led to most of the subsequent plot twists and lost many opportunities. However, Zhen Yiyun, who has a unique vision and should be different from others, has to go on the road of the original heroine, to learn from the original heroine and worship Mr. He as a teacher, to take the entrance examination for women's school, and to live her life as a An indigenous heroine, or not as good as... After all, Zhen Yiyun is a superior woman, she cannot accept close relatives marriage, and she doesn't look down on the original male protagonist, her eldest cousin.

Sometimes Zhen Tingyun couldn't understand how this person's brain grew, just like she couldn't understand how stupid she was in her dream, and she died so miserably.

Zhen Tingyun couldn't understand such a question for a while. However, in a blink of an eye, it was February 22, which was Zhen Yiyun's wedding ceremony.

Although the Zhen family was also new to the capital, and the foundation was not deep, Zhen's father was only a fifth-rank petty official, but in the end there was still the face of the Pei family. In addition, Zhen's father has a good political performance, and he communicates well with his colleagues on weekdays, and he has three or two friends. In addition, there are also girls who have a good relationship with Zhen Yiyun, as well as female students who are coming.

All in all, it was a rare and lively day.

Speaking of which, the selection of the guest of honor for the wedding ceremony is also very particular. The elders who have both political integrity and talent are selected, preferably those with longevity and good children. Mrs. Pei was not polite, and personally entrusted her sister-in-law, Mrs. Pei. Mrs. Pei also watched her niece grow up, and she felt a lot of pain in her heart, so she immediately responded.

As for the work of the likes, Mrs. Pei left it to her youngest daughter Zhen Tingyun.

In this regard, Mrs. Pei deliberately explained to her young daughter in private: "There are a lot of people here today, so you are with your sister and you will know a lot of people."

The Pei family's birthday banquet was only Zhen Tingyun's first appearance in the capital's social circle, and it was just a small scene, just a small test. On the contrary, this time the scene was much bigger, and more people came. Pei's thought was to take this opportunity to spread the reputation of her daughter step by step, and outsiders could also know that the Zhen family had a younger daughter.

Zhen Tingyun naturally understood what Pei's meant, and nodded obediently in response, but he felt a little sullen in his heart: Just like Zhen Yiyun, how could she be willing to let her shine? It's good not to trip her up...

However, this day was not without good things - she met the legendary original male protagonist, that is, her eldest cousin, Pei Rusong.

Pei Rusong is the eldest grandson of the Pei family's eldest house, and a genius figure among the young people. Seeing that he is about to prepare for next year's spring festival, he usually spends his time studying books, and he will not play with the sisters below. Therefore, Zhen Tingyun had heard his name for a long time, but had not seen him. This time, he happened to meet Mrs. Pei with a pair of children. He just saw this person, and he was quite sighing.

Pei Rusong was only eighteen, but his stature was already extremely high, with thin phoenix eyes and thin lips, and neat lines on his profile. In particular, he also carried a kind of scholarly fragrance that the children of scholarly children are used to, and his manners were elegant and generous, and he was holding the scenery of the moon, which made people look like a spring breeze.

Madam Pei has a son, and she is proud of herself, thinking that Zhen Tingyun has not seen this big cousin in the past, and she has to call her son to see this little cousin again, smiling: "Speaking of which , Sister Ting and your sister are the same age, only your sister's birthday is in January, and sister Ting is in April."

This cousin and cousin met. Although Zhen Tingyun was very curious about this big cousin, he didn't know what to say. After thinking about it, he finally had to bow his head and pretend to be ashamed.

Pei Rusong couldn't even handle the younger sisters at home, so naturally he didn't know what to say to Zhen Tingyun. After thinking about it, he simply put on the appearance of a brother and asked Zhen Tingyun's homework carefully.

If the little girl next to her heard the topic of Pei Rusong, she would have to murmur in her heart: My cousin said this when they first met, is this person boring? !

However, Zhen Tingyun liked this topic the most, so he didn't care to pretend to be ashamed for a while, so he simply shared some of his recent doubts with Pei Rusong. It's not a problem to deal with the small problems of Zhen Tingyun's little girls' homework.

In addition, Pei Rusong is also a person who loves learning, and he also likes learning from his sisters. Seeing Zhen Tingyun's little cousin, with a bun face like a tender tofu, and a serious look on his face, he is both funny and at the same time. like it, but answer it seriously.

Therefore, although the two cousins ​​met for the first time, they were also very lively at this time.

Mrs. Pei smiled and watched their cousins ​​and sisters talking. She was very satisfied, so she turned her eyes to look at Mrs. Pei, Wen Sheng said to Mrs. Pei: "Today's wedding ceremony was very lively, I watched it too. That's right... By the way, I remember that in more than a month it will be your sister Ting's birthday. But I've thought about it: Do you want to have a birthday party at home as well?"

Pei said, "I don't think it's necessary for her to be a child. I can just sit and eat together at home. It won't be too late to do a big job next year." This made him feel a little guilty. He added, "Besides, Sister Ting is going to take the women's school entrance exam this June, so I wouldn't mind distracting her from these things."

Mrs. Pei didn't think about it, she sighed with a smile: "You are lucky, both girls are so serious. But Zhuzhu from my family is a lazy one. She has an exam in June. I mess around all day, and read books with peace of mind every day, which gives me a headache."

Hearing this, Pei's heart was also comfortable, but she just thought that Zhen Tingyun's preparation was serious this time, but she might not be able to pass the exam, so she could only answer vaguely: "Mingzhu has always been smart, and she just relaxes when she is determined. Slow down a bit. But stop Yun, this girl used to read very little, but now she's just cramming and trying her luck."

The children are their own. Although Mrs. Pei was talking about her daughter, she was very happy to hear what Pei said, and said, "Don't let Zhuzhu hear what my sister said, or she will go to heaven. ."

The two aunts and sister-in-law talked for a while, and it was not until it was getting late that Mrs. Pei led her children back.

Pei Mingzhu had a lot of fun today, her face was still flushed when she got in the car, and she happily told Mrs. Pei about the little princess of Yanwang's mansion.

Mrs. Pei took the handkerchief, slowly wiped the sweat on her daughter's face, and said softly to her: "I told you long ago that the princess is a noble daughter of the royal family, and you are also a minister's daughter. It's not good to get too close, just be more respectful on weekdays."

Hearing this, Pei Mingzhu was dissatisfied, her petal-like lips curled up, and hummed, "Mother knows to talk about me! Doesn't my brother also frequent the Prince of Yan?"

"What's the matter!" Pei glared at her daughter.

Mrs. Pei is not a confused person, she is clear-sighted, she can see more clearly than her own daughter who lacks heart: the identity of the little princess is very arrogant, the reason why she lowers her figure to meet Pei Mingzhu is from time to time Then he went to Pei's house, I'm afraid it was also the drunkard's intention not to drink, but to Pei Rusong.

However, the Pei family started in Qingliu, and the friendship between Pei Rusong and the prince of Yan Wang could be said to be a gentleman's friendship, but the marriage to the Yan Wangfu was unbreakable - with the current situation of the royal family and the current status of Pei Ge, the Pei family must be Those who can't get too close to the palace of the feudal princes, otherwise they will arouse the suspicion of the emperor and the empress dowager; even Pei Rusong's own career will be harmful and useless. Haven't seen that the Yan Wangfu is still living with its neck shrunk?

Mrs. Pei has always valued her son, and has high hopes for her son's future. Therefore, let alone the princess, she is the princess. If it hinders her son's future, she will not obey.

It's just that these words are not easy to tell my daughter. After all, my daughter is naive and ignorant, and she is not a person who can save her words.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Pei couldn't help but sigh secretly: Everyone said that she has a son and a daughter, her son is very talented, and her daughter is lively and lovely, which is really a blessing. But, the outstanding son also has outstanding troubles, and the daughter is stupid... that's even more worrying!

Mrs. Pei was very worried about her daughter's future, so she changed the topic and said about her daughter: "I didn't say you, seeing that the entrance examination for women's school is going to be held in June, most of the girls in Beijing are preparing for the test. Warming and preparing books at home, but you don’t care at all, and you run around with those idle people all day, without turning over a few pages of the book, what is it like? Don't worry, your father is still around. When the time comes, you can take care of your skin..."

Speaking of his father, Pei Mingzhu was also a little scared, and couldn't help shrinking his neck. But she still held up her spirits, raised her chin and said her crooked reasoning: "It's just before the exam that you need to relax. I've been studying for so many years, is it possible that I can't relax a little for a few days before the exam? Besides, so If you have a little time, what kind of fame can you see even if you read the books? It’s better to relax, wait for the exam when you are in a good mood and do well.”

For such a ignorant daughter, Mrs. Pei really beats her, neither scolds nor scolds her, she just twisted her arm and hummed, "I heard that Tingyun also wants to take the women's school, so she works very hard. You are a few months old, and I don’t know how much more sensible than you are, but now you are practicing calligraphy and reading sooner or later, and you work very hard.”

As soon as these words came out, Pei Rusong, who had been sitting on the side without a sound, nodded in agreement: "Mother said that Tingyun really worked hard. Zhuzhu, you are not too young, you should know something. I learned well."

Pei Mingzhu was so angry that she became a pufferfish, her face flushed red, and she didn't even want to say a word: Is Zhen Tingyun giving her mother and her brother some kind of soup? Why did everyone suddenly say good things about her?

Pei Mingzhu was angry, and she wanted to tell her family what she heard from Zhen Yiyun, so that everyone would know the true face of Zhen Tingyun. However, she also knew that these things were unfounded and hard to say, so she held it back with great difficulty, and she was so angry that she hated Zhen Tingyun for being hypocritical and hateful!