C59 (1/2)
This was indeed true for all of them. This was true even for Grand Madam, who viewed the reputation of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion as more important than his life.
Grand Madam had wished for Lin Pei for several days, but Lin Pei didn't return his Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion at all.
She prayed in front of the Buddha for the prosperity of her Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion and for her children and grandchildren.
Lin Pei had finally returned on the evening of the tenth day. After changing his clothes, he went straight to the Green Pine Academy and at this time, Grand Madam was still reciting scriptures in the Little Buddha Hall. After hearing Maid's voice, he only sneered, ”He's willing to come back too? I really don't know what kind of knockout medicine the Princess Changze gave him! ”
Nanny Chen went forward and helped him up, and said softly: ”Why do you think this is necessary? When the Fourth Miss told you this matter, this servant said that I wanted you to send someone to bring the Fifth Master back. You don't have to say it directly, why are you so angry now? ”
”I would like to hear what he has to say today!” Rather than say that Grand Madam was able to hold his composure, it would be more accurate to say that he did not know what to do, which was why he kept dragging this matter out.
Within the side chamber, Lin Pei also knew that he had broken the rules, and now that he was standing there respectfully, he smiled when he saw Grand Madam enter.
Grand Madam didn't even look at him and directly walked past him. He only smelled the faint fragrance of the makeup on Yun Che's body and his expression seemed to become even more unsightly.
When the Grand Madam was seated, he took a sip of the tea and then said coldly: ”It's not easy for us Assistant Minister Lin to remember the way back, I thought you didn't even know where your own home is! ”I used to scold your second brother for being naughty, but now, I see that you're even worse than your second brother. No matter how much your second brother messes around, he won't be gone for so long like you!”
”Your son knows his wrongs!” Lin Pei smiled, and looked like he was in a good mood, ”It's just that I have been too busy doing official business recently, didn't you always say that men should focus on the imperial government? Now that our son has yet to stand up for himself, and with all the hard work he has gone through over the years, entering the Cabinet shouldn't be impossible! ”
This was something that the Grand Madam liked to hear, as the Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion had never left the pavilion elders in all these years. Why does he smell like makeup? ”I know that you guys are very tired out socializing outside. It's normal for you guys to go to those despicable places to drink and listen to music, but beauty is the bane of your lives. You must remember this!”
”Originally, you only had Auntie Zhong by your side, and now that Auntie Zhong has done such a thing, you should have already picked two people by your side. I think it's good for Mulan to be by my side and have served me for quite a while now, her figure and personality are both excellent, so I won't feel wronged if I give her to you as an aunt!”
Lin Pei hurriedly rejected his offer. ”Mulan is your first maid, so it's really unfair for you to send her to be my aunt. I don't need anyone to attend to my son's side now …”
”You don't need anyone else to serve you?” Or are you afraid that someone will be jealous and not dare to be served by others? ” Grand Madam only felt that he was filled with rage, causing the tables to shake and echo. This was the first time she was ever angry at Lin Pei.
Nanny Chen hurriedly brought all the servants in the house away, she did not forget to close the door even before she left.
Lin Pei also felt that Grand Madam was very angry today, ”Did Madam Lian anger you again?”
”You, Major General, jinx your dung on the heads of others! ”You're the one I'm angry about!” Grand Madam panted a few breaths before saying: ”That day, the things that you and Princess Changze said in your study at the chrysanthemum feast were clearly heard by everyone else. Otherwise, our reputation in the last hundred years of Duke Xinzhong’s Mansion would have been ruined by you! Ever since you got married, you only have Auntie Zhong as your concubine, and I often told your second brother that as his brother, he is inferior to you, but I never thought that you would not cause any trouble, and cause such a big thing! ”
”The identity of this Princess Changze is nothing compared to the others. He's extremely noble. Even I know that the empress dowager dotes on her to the point that her eyes hurt. If she knew that all of you had done such an ugly thing, what would happen?” Princess Changze is the emperor's cousin, when this matter reaches the emperor, the emperor will definitely side with the Princess Changze. He will definitely think that you are the one who seduced the Princess Changze, and you should stand at the top of the imperial court? ”
”If you took a fancy to another girl, that's fine too but as long as you like it, ten or eight of them can be carried into the mansion. You, how did you offend someone like that?” Princess Changze's reputation has never been good, even the empress doesn't take it seriously, you … You're completely muddled! ”
Lin Pei had lived for twenty to thirty years, but this was the first time he had been scolded directly by someone, so he could not hide it anymore, ”Since you know about this already, I do not plan on hiding it from you, and I do not wish to talk about the matter at the side, I only want to ask you one thing, have I done something that I have not done properly since I was young? ”Since I dare to do such a thing, I will definitely not spread it. Don't worry, I have my own plans for this!”