Dingguo Gongfu, Qingfeng Garden.

Liangyan walked into the inner room, looked at the girl's thin back in front of the window, and couldn't help but stepped forward to persuade her: "Miss, why are you so tired? It's only the end of August, and there are still about ten days left."

Hearing this, Pei Ning put down the sewing in her hands and rubbed her sore shoulders. There was a little sadness in her quiet eyes, and she sighed softly.

Liangyan stretched out his hand to squeeze her shoulders and asked with concern: "Miss, why are you sighing?"

Peining hesitated for a moment and said slowly: "I want to go to Green Willow Manor, but my father and mother will definitely not agree."

Liangyan looked at the gown that Peining was about to put on the table. The movements of his hands became a little gentler, and he said after careful consideration: "Miss, you shouldn't say these things about etiquette, but after all, the third young master is the same as the second young master." The young master is different. Both the master and his wife don't like him. If the young lady tries to screw him, I'm afraid there will be something wrong."

Peining shook his head slightly and said, "What's the difference? They are all brothers connected by blood."

Liangyan smiled bitterly. In fact, the eldest lady has always been the same as she is on the outside. She cares about her family very much and has no intention of alienating Pei Yun from Pei Cheng. She makes several sets of clothes and shoes for them every year. The reason why she seems to be closer to Pei Yun. This is entirely because other people in the house are too indifferent, which makes her a little special. The eldest lady has a gentle and down-to-earth personality, which is an advantage, but sometimes she can be stubborn. For example, she knows that her parents don't like Pei Yue, but she never I have thought about drawing a clear line with my third brother who has left the house.

She didn't dare to say these kind words because it would make Pei Ning angry, so she had to politely advise: "Hasn't the gift been prepared for the young lady? When the third young master's birthday is held in a few days, if someone sends it to him in advance, he will definitely give it to him. I'm very happy. Moreover, the third young master is very sensible, so he understands that it is not convenient for the young lady to leave the city."

Pei Jing sat quietly, the expression on her face gradually became firmer, and she said to Liangyan: "Put this dress away, clean up the house, burn the incense and cover the tripod."

Liangyan's heart tightened, and he forced a smile and said, "My maid has taken note of it. Do you want to go out?"

Peining stood up and said, "I'm going to pay my respects to my mother."

Liangyan hurriedly said: "Miss, maid..."

Pei Ning interrupted her and said in a gentle but unquestionable voice: "I can go by myself, you don't have to follow."

When she came outside the house, two more personal maids came to greet her. Peining also told them not to follow her. As for the little girls and rough ladies in the garden, they were not qualified to follow her.

Coming out of Qingfeng Garden, go southwest past Pei's ancestral hall and then around Dingding Hall. The spacious courtyard to the east is the residence of Pei Rong and Li.

There were two little girls standing at the door. When they saw Pei Ning, they immediately saluted with a smile on their faces. Pei Ning asked in a gentle manner: "Is mother in the courtyard?"

The little girl nodded and said: "Go back to the eldest lady, my wife is at home."

Peining said: "There is no need to communicate, I will go in by myself."

As he spoke, he took out two pieces of broken silver from his purse and gave them to the two of them. The little girl took them with a smile.

Pei Ning walked slowly into the courtyard, passed through the front yard, and arrived outside Li's residence. Peining felt something was wrong.

It's too quiet.

As the head mother of the house, Mrs. Li has many chores every day. From time to time, the housekeeper's wife comes to answer her questions. There are also many maids and women in the courtyard. Although it was not noisy in the past, it is not as quiet as it is today. Pei Ning saw two women at the entrance of the small courtyard. The other woman originally wanted to go inside to communicate, but she did not insist after being stopped. She just smiled and said that the master was talking to his wife.

Pei Ning felt a little uneasy and subconsciously walked softly.

The main hall is a row of five large rooms, with a roll curtain hanging on the middle door.

Pei Ning was about to lift the door curtain when he suddenly heard Li's voice coming from the room on the left: "Master, has the identity of that person been found?"

Pei Rong snorted coldly: "I asked you not to meddle in other people's business, but you didn't listen. You didn't let me worry about going back to my parents' house. That child Zijun came to see you just because you said a few unpleasant words." That little beast wanted to help your dear aunt vent her anger, but ended up suffering a terrible loss and was almost beaten."

After hearing these two words, Pei Ning's outstretched hand hung in the air, his face was extremely complicated, his lips were tightly pursed, and he walked softly to the closed window on the left.

Mrs. Li in the room said bitterly: "That rebellious, unfilial and unhuman beast deserves to be struck by lightning from heaven!"

Pei Rong said impatiently: "Why are you saying these things? Don't forget that you are his legitimate mother. Even if he is not my biological son, you can't lose your righteousness. Otherwise, how will others view our Pei family?"

Upon hearing these words, Pei Ning's body outside the room shook suddenly and he almost lost his balance.

Her face suddenly turned pale, without a trace of blood, and she stretched out her hands to hold on to the wall, as if it was crumbling.

It turns out that’s the case!

Third brother...he is not his father's son?

But why?

Why is he not his father's son, but he still lives in the mansion since he was a child? If the father is not willing, who can force him to take in a child? If the father is willing, why should he treat his third brother like this?

Countless questions instantly filled Pei Ning's mind, giving her a splitting headache.

Although she hoped that she had heard wrongly, as long as she thought about the past, all the mysteries would have answers.

His father was cold and harsh towards him, and his mother treated him harshly. She even allowed Aunt Liu to bully her third brother. In the middle of winter, she made him kneel on the cold snow and beat his back with a stick. The concubines had other reasons. , Pei Ning has naturally heard of it, but ever since she rescued Pei Yue from Grandma Liu's stick in the winter of the ninth year of Renxuan, the girl has always wanted to find out one thing, is it true that all bastards from aristocratic families have this fate? miserable?

Because he had a close relationship with Shen Danmo and trusted him, Pei Ning once asked about this matter tactfully. At that time, Shen Danmo only said that although the concubine had a low status, he was the blood of the family master after all. Even if the mistress did not like it, she would not be too harsh.

At this time, Pei Ning finally understood why his mother was so cruel and wanted to destroy Pei Yue more than once.

Because the third brother is not his father’s son at all!

At this time, I heard Pei Rong in the room saying indifferently: "My mother was very kind to that little beast. She even invited my father's most trusted adviser to protect the little beast in the village, so Zijun was very kind to that little beast." The child suffered a big loss."

Li said in a deep voice: "Master, is there nothing we can do against him?"

Pei Rong sneered and said: "Why are you so anxious? I told you a long time ago that you can't do this kind of thing yourself, otherwise you will be blamed! Do you think I am willing to raise a son? What's more, I am still a white-eyed wolf who is not well-raised. If I hadn't done it in the first place, ...Hmph! As long as he is in the house, I can't do anything. After all, my mother is watching, and I can't make her sad. When my mother asked him to go out of the house to live another life, why didn't I object? He was the only one who took the initiative. Leaving here, if something goes wrong outside, who can blame me?"

Li said: "I'm just a woman, so I can't compare to my master's wisdom. But my master also said that my mother hired an expert to look after her, so who can touch him?"

Pei Rong smiled proudly and said: "It is not difficult to transfer Mr. Xi away."

Mrs. Li hurriedly asked: "Master, do you have any countermeasures?"

Pei Rong hesitated for a moment and said calmly: "Don't ask about this matter, and don't send people to that village. They are all useless people who fail to succeed and fail. Just wait, it's just a matter of time."

Pei Ning listened to these extremely heartless words outside the house. He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face. Then he walked ten or so steps outside with very light steps. After taking a few deep breaths to make sure that there was nothing abnormal on his face, he acted as usual.

Generally take steps.

Sure enough, before she took a few steps, she heard Mrs. Li from inside the house asking slightly angrily: "Who is outside?"

Pei Ning said gently as usual: "Mother, my daughter wants to see you for something."

"Come in, your father is here too." Li said relaxedly.

Peining entered the room, first saluted the two of them, as usual, and then randomly picked a trivial matter to talk about. She originally wanted to beg Li for permission to go to Green Willow Village outside the city, but she deeply hid it.

In the bottom of my heart.

Pei Rong and Mrs. Li didn't notice anything unusual about her. After talking about the business, they chatted for a while, and then Pei Ning got up and left obediently.

After leaving the courtyard she was most familiar with and closest to, Pei Ning looked sad, and for a moment she didn't know where to go.

It turns out that the third brother is not his biological brother, but his parents still refuse to let him go. Can he escape? After knowing these things in the future, will he still recognize his sister? Even if he is willing to do so, his parents will not let him go.

On one side is a younger brother who is not related by blood. The two are equally powerful and might even become life-or-death enemies. How should I deal with it then?

The sunshine at the end of August was still hot, but the girl felt like she was in an ice cave, feeling cold both physically and mentally.

She had tried her best to suppress her emotions in front of her parents just now, but now she could no longer restrain herself, tears rolled down her face, and her face looked miserable.

I don’t know how much time passed, but suddenly a voice of good advice came from the distance: "Miss! Miss!"

Peining was like a stone statue, standing quietly by the pool without any reaction.

Liangyan trotted over in a hurry. When he got closer, he was almost scared out of his wits. He cried and said, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Pei Ning looked dull and did not answer.

Liangyan was so frightened that he burst into tears. Peining's expression was like ten thousand years of ice, which seemed a bit bluffing. Liangyan only guessed that the Li family would not allow the eldest daughter to see the third young master, so he pulled Peining's forearm anxiously.

He said quietly: "Miss, I have thought about it. Even if the young lady cannot go outside the city, the third young master will definitely return home to kowtow to the old lady on his birthday. At that time, the young lady can give the gift to the third young master in person. Miss, you don't want to

I can’t think about it!”

Pei Ning felt as if a string was beating suddenly in his heart.

The ancestors are still there!

The girl finally saw a glimmer of hope. Since her father also said that her ancestors treated her third brother differently, she definitely didn't want to see the father and son becoming enemies. Things could still turn around.

Thinking of this, she finally came back to her senses, looked at Liangyan angrily and amusedly, and said, "I'm just obsessed with thinking about things. Why are you so crazy? What about life and death? It's all nonsense."

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Liangyan was stunned, looking at the eldest lady in front of her who seemed to suddenly come to life, she said blankly: "Is this servant's eyesight?"

Then he burst into tears and said with a smile: "Yes, I must be too anxious, so I was dazzled by it. Miss, it's good that you're fine."

Pei Ning was moved, reached out and scratched her nose, and asked: "What happened to you looking for me in such a hurry?"

Only then did Liangyan remember the business, smiled a little sheepishly, and said, "Miss Shen and Miss Gu have both posted messages, saying that they are looking for the young lady tomorrow afternoon."

"Huh?" Peining looked confused.

It's not surprising that Shen Danmo came to see her. The two of them had a close relationship, so it was normal for them to meet each other at home.

But Miss Gu... Gu Zhen is not familiar with him, and he has only met her a few times.
Chapter completed!