Chapter 5: Aunt Qi
Lou took off a pair of jade bracelets from her hands and pulled Song Qingci's gloves up, "This is a gift from your mother. I hope you and Yun Zhi will live happily together until old age."
Yunzhi?! Song Qingci turned his head to look at Shan Li. Is that the guy's name? It sounds pretty good. Shan Li, also known as Yunzhi.
"Thank you, mother."
At this time Yinping came forward again to hand over something, and Song Qingci knew that this was the gift she wanted in return.
He handed the item over with both hands. The moment he lowered his head, Song Qingci suddenly had the illusion that he was an extra in Hengdian.
I have traveled through time, I have traveled through time. I am now an ancient person, I am now an ancient person. Song Qingci once again brainwashed himself.
After Lou accepted the return gift, the old lady pointed to a middle-aged man and a woman sitting on the other side and said, "This is your second uncle and second aunt."
Song Qingci bowed according to the rules and said, "My niece greets my second uncle and second aunt."
The middle-aged uncle Shan Su nodded slightly, which was considered a greeting. Second Aunt Qi called the maid over and handed her a golden hairpin as a gift. Song Qingci also returned the gift according to the rules.
Except for the current general Shan Xin who is still guarding the border, Song Qingci has met all the elders in this mansion.
She was finally able to sit down. She felt even more tired than when she was training at the Lingxiao headquarters in her previous life. She didn't know if it was due to physical or psychological reasons.
"Sister-in-law, you are so beautiful." At this time, the young girl who had been sitting next to Lou cast an envious look at Song Qingci.
"You are such a disrespectful child," Lou said in a fake rebuke, but her tone was full of doting.
"Sister-in-law, I am Shan Xi. Welcome to our home." The girl was cute and lively. Song Qingci could see that she was well protected.
What to do if you're a little envious.
"Hello. You can call me by my name instead of sister-in-law." She would naturally return the kindness to others.
"How can that be? Calling her sister-in-law is more intimate." Shan Xi was really happy. There was finally a new person in their general's mansion. And she was so pretty.
A light sneer came from Second Aunt's side.
Song Qingci heard it, she turned around and saw that it was the woman in the moon-white dress next to her second aunt Qi who made the sound.
Shan Yu saw Song Qingci looking at her, and she felt embarrassed as if she had been caught, but then she said, "Big sister, she said that she can call me by my name, why are you still unwilling? You have to give yourself a half-elder to put pressure on you."
In many families, because there are many members and branches, the eldest brother and his wife are often needed to take the lead in matters. So although they are peers, in the subconscious of their younger brothers and sisters, the eldest brother and his wife are more like elders.
"If you want me to care, I'm willing. Humph~" Shan Xi looked down on this second sister. She relied on the fact that she was the eldest princess's companion and looked down on everyone.
"You~~" Shan Yu really doesn't get along with this older sister.
"Okay, don't be rude. You two sisters are still quarreling in any occasion. Don't let outsiders see you laughing." Second Aunt Qi scolded her daughter, "You are talking too much. I will ask you to go to the Buddha to chant sutras later."
Song Qingci looked at Qi with a happy expression. She said that a big family would always be harmonious. Look, look, the White Lotus cousin is here.
Shan Yu stopped talking unconvinced. She looked at Song Qingci with an even more hostile look.
Lou glanced at Qi and didn't respond. A maid beside her spoke up at the right time, bowed to Song Qingci, and then said, "I am Xia He, the servant, and I pay my respects to the young lady."
Song Qingci nodded, thinking, this Xia He's voice is really nice.
Xia He walked to Song Qingci's side, bowed to everyone again, and apologized, "I have overstepped my authority." Then, she introduced them from left to right, "This is the second young master Shan Heng, this is the eldest young lady, Shan Xi, this is the fourth young master Shan Qingzhou, and the fourth young lady Shan Danyue." Then she turned half her body sideways and continued to introduce the young people on the other side, "This is the third young master Shan Yuan, the fifth young master Shan Hai. The second young lady Shan Yu. The third young lady Shan Ruoyan, the fifth young lady Shan Qiu Shui. The sixth young master Shan Wenbin, and this is the youngest young master in the mansion, the seventh young master Shan Wenjing."
"Hello, brothers and sisters." Song Qingci was too lazy to greet them one by one, so he used their full names. Then he asked Yinping to take the gift and distribute it to everyone. The girls each received an embroidered silk handkerchief. The young masters each received a wolf-hair brush. Although the General's Mansion was a military family, every boy had to learn literature in addition to martial arts. Giving a brush was also appropriate.
These gifts were prepared by the original owner, she was just offering them as a token of appreciation.
Shan Su, Shan Heng, Shan Yuan and Shan Qingzhou, the men, all held official positions. After greeting Song Qingci, they went to work.
The other brothers and sisters also had their own things to do, so they all dispersed. When Shan Yu left, she also stuffed the silk handkerchief that Song Qingci gave her into her mother Qi's hand. It was obvious that she didn't want Song Qingci's things.
Apart from the female members of the family, the only person who remained in the main hall of Jing'an Hall was Shan Li, who looked rather out of place.
Qi held the silk handkerchief that Shan Yu had stuffed into her hand, and as if she had just remembered something, she asked the old lady, "Yesterday was Yunzhi's wedding. Logically, the handkerchief should have been shown to everyone this morning. Mother, have you seen the handkerchiefs of the young couple?"
When a wealthy family gets married, they need to put a pure white handkerchief on the wedding bed on the wedding night. After the marriage is consummated, the handkerchief stained with the bride's blood is presented to the groom's elders to show the bride's chastity. Because the handkerchief is stained with the bride's blood, it is called a Yuanpa.
Shan Li and Song Qingci exchanged a glance, his eyes saying, ignore it. But Song Qingci was saying, look, it's coming.
Alas, if it is a blessing, it will not be a disaster; if it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided.
When the old lady was asked this by Qi, there was a hint of displeasure on her face.
In the morning, Nanny Zhang sent someone to report that the couple had not consummated their marriage. Yunzhi always slept in the study, and the bridal chamber was a mess. No one knew what had happened.
She had no intention of asking, but Qi, the second aunt from the next room, asked instead. It was inappropriate.
The old general had high hopes for this grandson, and had brought him up and taught him carefully since he was young, so the old lady never asked too much about his affairs. He knew the importance of things, and there was no need for others to interfere.
The room was full of people, and it was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
The masters of the house did not utter a word, and the servants watched their hearts with their eyes, and even breathed more lightly.