radicalducati Chapter 314 Tell the Chiang family
Chapter 314 Tell the Chiang family
The following day, the main courtyard of the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence
Jiang called Pei Rujing to bring Rui Ge'er in, and immediately beamed with joy. She opened her arms and hugged Rui Ge'er, saying, "Oh my, it's been so long since I've seen Rui Ge'er, he's gotten even heavier."
Pei Rujing smiled and said, "He'll be one year old next month. Kids grow up so fast. I watch him every day and I can see some changes."
"That's how children are," Madam Jiang nodded in agreement. "Rui-ge'er, do you still remember your grandmother?"
Rui blinked blankly, turned to look at Pei Rujing, and reached out his arms for a hug.
Clearly, they were unfamiliar with the Chiang family.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Pei Rujing said, "Mother-in-law, he's too heavy, let me do it."
Madam Jiang handed Rui Ge'er to Pei Rujing, saying, "You're really getting old. You held Yue'er yesterday and it took you a long time to recover."
Yue'er was standing nearby. When she heard Jiang mention her, she walked over, blinked, and looked at Rui'er: "Is this my little brother?"
Madam Jiang said gently, "Yes, it's your third uncle's son, Rui-ge'er."
Yue'er is now three years old. Her aunt has lost favor because she used her to gain favor. Madam Zhong often sees her, but since she is not her biological mother, their relationship is not close.
Wen Zongren was busy with official duties all day long, and only his eldest son, Wen Ge'er, could make him pay more attention to him.
Knowing that Yue'er was being well taken care of by the Jiang family, Wen Zongren felt relieved and didn't care much more.
The person of similar age to Yue'er is Wen Zongjing's eldest son, but Wen Zongjing is not the eldest son, and Liu Shi does not often bring An'er to the main courtyard.
On the contrary, Wen-ge'er would often come to the main courtyard to pay his respects to Madam Jiang. He adored his younger sister Yue-jie'er and would often talk to her.
But Wen-ge'er had schoolwork to do and didn't have much time to play with Yue-jie'er.
Yuejie didn't have many playmates.
When she saw Rui Ge'er, her first thought was whether Rui Ge'er could play with her, but she was disappointed when she saw that Rui Ge'er couldn't talk much.
Madam Jiang said, "Yue'er is three years old. I plan to select a few maids who are a few years older than her to serve her and play with her."
Jiang could see that Yuejie was lonely. Although she loved Yuejie, it didn't mean she could be a playmate.
Pei Rujing said, "That's how it should be."
Pei Rujing put Rui Ge'er down, and the wet nurse took him to play with Yue Jie'er.
"Mother-in-law, I have some good news to share today. Shuyu's marriage is almost settled."
Madam Jiang was overjoyed upon hearing this: "That's wonderful. I reckon the third prince was waiting for this provincial examination, but the speed is too fast, it's been decided right after the palace examination?"
Pei Rujing smiled and said, "My husband has already chosen several candidates and even had someone investigate their character. He is very concerned about Shuyu's marriage."
"Of course, she is his sister after all," Madam Jiang asked. "Who has she chosen?"
"Jiao Yansong, the newly appointed third-ranked scholar, is the eldest son of the prefect of Yong'an Prefecture."
"What a coincidence. Three years ago, the third son was the third-ranked scholar, and now Shuyu is getting engaged to the newly appointed third-ranked scholar. What a coincidence... However, there doesn't seem to be a Jiao family in the capital?"
Pei Rujing understood what Madam Jiang meant and said, "Their ancestors were all ordinary people, and they rose to prominence starting with Jiao Yansong's father. My husband valued Jiao Yansong's character and abilities, as well as the relatively simple domestic life."
Madam Jiang didn't ask any further questions: "I'll tell Master about this after he finishes his shift."
She had already decided from the beginning to leave the choice of Wen Shuyu's marriage to Wen Zongji, so naturally she wouldn't interfere much.
Jiang has always been like this: she will do her best to do what she is supposed to do, leaving no room for criticism, but she will not interfere in what she is not supposed to do.
"My fourth brother is getting married soon. If there's anything I can help you with, please don't hesitate to ask, Mother-in-law."
Wen Zongqi's wedding day is in May, which is less than two months away.
Jiang smiled and said, "Okay."
……
Since Pei Rujing had come, she naturally couldn't just stay for a short while and then leave. She had lunch in the main courtyard before leaving.
After leaving the main courtyard, Pei Rujing paused, looked in the direction of the Jade Pavilion, and said, "Let's go see Auntie."
Rui Ge'er is almost a year old, but he has only seen Aunt Chen a handful of times.
Now that we've come to the Marquis's residence, we should let Aunt Chen meet Rui-ge'er.
Jade Pavilion
When the group entered, Aunt Chen and Wen Shuyu were sitting in the courtyard chatting and enjoying the breeze.
Upon seeing Pei Rujing and her group enter, the two immediately stood up.
Wen Shuyu knew that Pei Rujing was coming to the Marquis's residence today, but she didn't expect her to come to the Jade Pavilion.
"Why are you here, sister-in-law?"
Pei Rujing said, "I brought Rui-ge'er to see his aunt."
Aunt Chen could hardly believe it: "You came to see me?"
She learned from Wen Shuyu that Pei Rujing would be coming to the Marquis's residence today to discuss her marriage with Madam Jiang.
All day long, Aunt Chen wondered if Pei Rujing would bring Rui Ge'er, how old he had become, and if he had changed at all.
Unexpectedly, at this very moment, she actually saw Rui Ge'er.
Seeing Aunt Chen's delight, Pei Rujing couldn't help but think that in the future, when she came to the Marquis's residence, she should also visit the Jade Pavilion.
She turned her head and glanced at the wet nurse.
The wet nurse then carried Rui Ge'er to Aunt Chen's side, put Rui Ge'er down, and helped him walk towards Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen quickly knelt down and hugged Rui-ge'er: "Rui-ge'er!"
Rui-ge'er was somewhat resistant; he felt even more unfamiliar with Aunt Chen. He turned to Pei Ru-jing and said, "Mother~"
Pei Rujing gently comforted him, "Rui-ge'er, this is your grandmother."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Chen's eyes instantly reddened.
Given her status, she would never dare to call herself Rui Ge'er's grandmother in her entire life.
Rui-ge turned to look at Aunt Chen and hummed twice.
He still couldn't say the word "grandmother".
But with Pei Rujing's reassurance today, Rui-ge'er wasn't so resistant anymore.
Pei Rujing then walked over to Wen Shuyu's side: "I've already spoken to my mother-in-law, and now we're just waiting for Jiao Yansong to come and propose marriage."
Wen Shuyu nodded.
Pei Rujing looked at her: "You were nervous before the engagement, sorry, but why are you so calm now?"
Wen Shuyu thought for a moment and said, "I guess it's because I realized that facing him was similar to facing members of a mahjong club, so I wasn't nervous anymore."
"...How can these be the same?"
She didn't like Wen Zongji at first, but when she saw him on their wedding night, her feelings were different.
Although I was filled with disgust at the time.
Wen Shuyu also lacked experience: "We shared our situations with each other, and neither of us had any objections to the other. We thought we could treat each other with respect after marriage, so there didn't seem to be anything to be nervous about."
"But you'll be together for life after you get married."
Wen Shuyu shook her head: "I'm not married yet, so I can't imagine that scene."
"...Alright, maybe things will be different after we get married."
She and Wen Zongji are a loving couple, still very close, so she is well aware that Wen Shuyu's condition is abnormal.
But matters between husband and wife are not for outsiders to interfere with. As long as Wen Shuyu is not bullied or wronged, they can only let nature take its course.