Marry a wife to be the emperor

On the second day, Pei Qinghong naturally came back after the morning court. He submitted the budget he made yesterday, and he was waiting for a batch of the Supreme Emperor's Zhubi. Once the jade seal in the emperor's hand was covered, the Ministry of Households approved the money and started construction. .

When he returned to the mansion, the Pei family had already prepared a heavy homecoming ceremony. The heavy mahogany box contained all kinds of rare and exotic fruits, medicinal materials that prolong life, and many antique calligraphy and paintings from celebrities. According to the rules, it was put in according to the preferences of the elders of the Lan family, and there was a long list. Although it was not comparable to the betrothal gift sent to the Pei family at that time, it can also be said to be extremely grand.

In Dalan, the newlyweds usually return to their natal family on the fourth day. Whether the husband will accompany them or not, and the specific value of the dowry can reflect the status of the newcomer in the husband's family.If the husband is willing to stay with the newly-wed mother at her mother's house for one night, then the bride's face will be even greater.

Pei Qinghong's willingness to accompany Lan Min to the past affirmed his status, and the number of these return gifts showed that the Pei family valued Lan Min.No matter how rich and powerful the Pei family is, they will not squander it for someone who doesn't care.

When Lan Min drugged him, Pei Qinghong naturally didn't tell his parents. He checked to see if the other party was really Lan Min, and he didn't deliberately hide it from the elders.

Without knowing that Pei Qinghong fell asleep all night on their wedding night, Ye Shi naturally felt a little more sympathetic to Lan Min, and even Pei Qinghong's unhappy complexion was regarded by her as the second son's anger towards the Lan family.

She would spend such a large amount of money, not for the benefit of Lan's family, but for people to see that Lan Min's status in Pei's family is not low, and the treatment Lan Min receives in Lan's mansion will naturally increase.

The Lan family pays attention to rules. Although the Lan family is a man, as the married party, he still has to go back to see him during the holidays. It is impossible for Pei Qinghong to accompany him every time.From Pei Qinghong's point of view, Ye Shi obviously gave Lan Min enough face this time.

When getting into the carriage, Pei Qinghong gave his new wife a hand. When the carriage stopped at Lan's house, Pei Qinghong lifted up his clothes and got out of the carriage first. He stretched out his hand and half pulled and helped Lan Min to get off the carriage in front of Lan's family. .

Such a huge formation naturally alarmed the people in the Lan Mansion.The Lan family knew that Lan Min was going back home today, so they sent servants to wait outside before the incense burnt.

As soon as Pei Qinghong arrived at the door, the butler greeted him with a smile and led the way. He looked like a medium-sized figure with a broad heart and a fat body, a round face, slender eyes and a flat nose, and a short goatee on his chin. cute.

"Master and Madam ordered the little one to guard here early in the morning, uncle and young master, please follow me into the mansion."

Pei Qinghong nodded, and started to follow the butler. Lan Min lowered his eyelids and showed no joy of going back to his mother's house. When the former saw this, he raised his sleeve and took his hand.

Lan Min subconsciously withdrew his hand, looked up, and quickly held the hand that was about to be retracted, with a grateful and somewhat reassuring smile on his face.

The smile on the housekeeper's face deepened when he saw this. Today, the Patriarch ordered that if Lan Min came alone, he would pass the word and invite Lan Min in.If Lan Min came in accompanied by Mr. Pei, then please come in respectfully first.

Lying is [-]% true and [-]% false is the best way to bluff people. When the Pei family went to investigate the Lan family period, although some of his forged things were mixed in, many things were indeed done by the Lan family. Lan Min The subordinates who were sent out just let people know some facts "inadvertently" during the investigation by Pei Mansion's spies, and then concealed some results and truths, which would easily create some illusions for the investigators.

The Lan family is a family that cherishes its reputation. What it carries is the reputation of a scholarly family, and it also talks about the rules of the ancient ancestors.At the beginning, Lan Min's mother would die in depression, maybe it was because of the Lan family's reasons.It wouldn't matter if it was forced to death, but according to Pei Qinghong's investigation, if the two elders of the Lan family cared more about this daughter and didn't care so much about face, it wouldn't have caused the tragedy of Lan Min's mother.

The architectural style of the Lan family mansion is more inclined to the Suzhou garden style in Pei Qinghong's memory. Everywhere is very delicate and unique. You can see elegant plants such as green bamboo orchids everywhere, and even the air seems to be mixed with the fragrance of ink. The housekeeper led Pei Qinghong from Walk on the bluestone road, bypass the pavilions, and pass through the corridor garden.

When he got to a certain place, Pei Qinghong suddenly stopped in his tracks: "This place is really unique. I don't know who built it in the mansion. I wonder if I can go in and have a look."

Pei Qinghong himself is the Secretary of the Ministry of Industry. When he was young, he went to many gardens to collect scenery, and he humbly asked many famous craftsmen for advice. The abbot Jin Yuan of Hongyuan Temple also gave some advice to the Second Young Master Pei.As a good housekeeper who knows the foreign affairs of the Fuzhong, it is naturally impossible not to know that Second Young Master Pei has such a preference.

Because he was interested, the housekeeper also stopped, and when he looked up, his face was a little embarrassed, and Lan Min, who was held by Pei Qinghong's hand, also had a complicated expression when he saw the room, he clenched Pei Qinghong's hand a little bit. Hand, the elegant male voice said: "This is my mother's former boudoir."

The butler said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, this is Miss Yuan's boudoir back then, but after Miss Yuan's fragrance faded away, this place was vacant, and the master asked the servant to clean it on time, so no one was allowed to stay. Go in. If my uncle wants to see it, you can ask the master for instructions." Lan Min's mother's boudoir name is Lan Yuan.

"It's nothing, and I don't particularly want to see it." Pei Qinghong patted Lan Min's hand lightly, then turned to the butler and said, "Let's go."

The green bamboos and orchids around the house are very messy, and the road leading to the house is also covered with grass, obviously no one has taken care of it for a long time, the housekeeper is obviously lying.A daughter who is pregnant before marriage is a stain on the Lan family, even if she dies, it is still a stain.It was bad luck that no newcomers moved into this courtyard, and it was impossible for the current head of the Lan family to let people clean it from time to time.

The Patriarch of the Lan family treats his sister who grew up with him like this, so it is conceivable how Lan Min, who symbolizes the stain of the family and has no relationship with him at all, will be treated.

Because someone had notified them in advance, the housekeeper here led them there, and the Patriarch of the Lan Mansion also came to greet them with some female relatives.It's not that the Lan family is snobby.

Although the Pei family is powerful, the relationship between the Lan family and Lan Min is not good, and the men in the Lan family cherish their own face very much, so naturally they don't want to rely on the nepotism of someone they think is a stain to get an official career. above benefits.But if the children of the Lan family were hindered from becoming an official because they offended the Pei family, they would also feel sorry for the children of the clan.

The people have never fought with officials, so they can't say that they are warm to Lan Min, but the second son of the Pei family, the second-rank Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came in person, so they had to give this a face.

The two parties met on the road beside the rockery. Pei Qinghong met the Lan family as a junior, and the female family behind him sneaked a glance at the young and handsome Mr. Pei from time to time.There are also a few who will cast envious or jealous eyes on Lan Min when Pei Qinghong is not paying attention.

In front of the elders, Pei Qinghong and Lan Min naturally let go of their hands.

Because Mrs. Sun is an elder, he aroused Pei Qinghong's intimacy: "Today we want to keep Zijue here for a night, but I don't know Qinghong..."

"Mother, you are confused. Brother Qinghong has an early court tomorrow. How could he stay? Besides, my cousin lives alone in that house. How can Mr. Pei live in that kind of place?" Interrupted He is the only son of the Sun family, and he has always looked down on Lan Min, so naturally he would not call Pei Qinghong, who he admires a lot, his brother-in-law.

"That's right." Sun smiled awkwardly, "Then I..."

Pei Qinghong glanced at Lan Min: "I'll take a rest tomorrow, it won't be a problem if I stay, and I don't need to tidy up a house, I can live with Zijue." Seeing how warm his parents are to Lan Min and Pei Qinghong However, Lan Yiyi, who was standing behind her father and Sun, couldn't help but feel more resentment in her eyes.

The marriage that mother had planned for her was rescinded, and she was inexplicably punished by her elders not long ago, and she also learned from Sanfang that it was all done by her annoying cousin Lan Min caused it, and she was already very angry.

Today, she was uncharacteristically silent, and when she heard that Pei Qinghong was about to stay, she lowered her eyelids, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and smiled viciously.