Chapter 28 Sister-in-law Shan Xi
The Shan family holds a family dinner on the 15th of every month at Jing'an Hall because they don't want the old lady to have to go back and forth.
Song Qingci finally decided to accept Yin Xing's suggestion and changed into a slightly more formal and dignified dress. She also brought a few more pieces of jewelry and put one of the headpieces given by the old lady today on her head.
Today's bun was carefully designed by Yinxing, and there is just enough space for a few more hair accessories.
Song Qingci had just walked into the garden when she heard someone calling her.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, wait for me. Wait for me."
Following the sound, she saw Shan Xi running towards her, holding up the hem of her skirt, with a little maid chasing after her, shouting, "Miss, slow down."
Shan Xi ran to Song Qingci out of breath and stood still. She looked at Song Qingci with a smile on her face. When she regained her breath, she said, "I saw my sister-in-law just after I passed the moon gate. My sister-in-law is also going to Jing'an Hall to attend the family dinner. Let's go together."
After saying that, she even took Song Qingci's arm, very intimately.
"By the way, where is my elder brother? Why isn't he with you?" It was obvious that she was just asking about her elder brother casually and didn't take it seriously.
Sure enough, I heard her say, "During this period, my elder brother didn't let me go to Chixiao Courtyard to play with you, saying that it would affect your rest. Sister-in-law, are you sick? Why do you need to rest for so long? But you can come to the family dinner, so your health should be better. My mother also stopped me and didn't let me go, saying that it would affect you and my elder brother. I don't understand how it would affect you. My mother refused to say more. Sister-in-law, can I go to Chixiao Courtyard to play with you in the future? "The little girl said to herself like a string of cannons. Only at the end did I remember to ask her.
Song Qingci could only smile and nod, "Sure, as long as I'm in Chixiao Courtyard, you can come anytime." She is the sister-in-law, and for some reason, people can't help but nod to her.
Sure enough, who can bear to reject a pretty and cute girl?
The aunt and sister-in-law walked into Jing'an Hall hand in hand. This was a brand new experience for both of them.
This feeling is not bad, whether it is for her or for her~
"Look, look how close these two sisters-in-law are." When the old lady saw them, her smile became even brighter. She joked to the others, "People who know them say they are sisters-in-law, but people who don't know them would think they are sisters."
Lou was also very happy. Her eldest son had been away from her for many years, and she always felt guilty about him. So she was a little unsure of how to treat her daughter-in-law. But now she saw that she and her daughter could get along so well. She felt relieved. If she could get along well with Xier, her sister-in-law, then she must be able to get along well with her son.
Moreover, the housekeeper told her that Chixiao Court had recently requested a lot of medicinal herbs. It seemed that her previous statement that she could help cure her son's illness was not just empty talk.
It doesn't matter if you are sick. Don't be afraid to see a doctor. Just get treatment. Everything will be fine. Lou kept comforting herself in her heart.
''The granddaughter pays respects to her grandmother.''
"The granddaughter-in-law pays respects to her grandmother."
Song Qingci and Shan Xi paid their respects to the old lady in a polite manner.
"Okay, okay, you guys are good. Go play for a while. Your mother is here with me, so I don't need you. Wait until your second uncle arrives. Then we can start the meal."
The family dinner on the 15th of every month is also a time for family members to strengthen their relationships with each other.
This is a big family, with a large property, a big house, and many people. Seriously speaking, if you don't want to see someone in this mansion, you can live under the same roof but never see each other.
As long as the gates between the courtyards are closed, it is an independent little world where eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping are all possible.
Song Qingci discovered that there were a few people in Jing'an Hall today whom she had never seen before. They were all women, and they must be concubines in this mansion.
When she paid her respects to her husband during her wedding, she had never seen any of the concubines before because they were not qualified to be present.
This time, because it was a family dinner, everyone came. However, concubines were always concubines and could not enter the main hall. They all waited in the side hall.
Song Qingci didn't even think about going over to say hello. Those were the concubines of the elders in the mansion and had nothing to do with her.
Even though she was Shan Li's concubine, she was too lazy to pay attention to her.
Shan Li pulled Song Qingci to the girls' side.
When everyone saw them coming, they all stood up and greeted them.
Even Shan Yu from the second room stood up and greeted them.
Song Qingci frowned, thinking, has this girl changed her personality today? She was very lively before, but now she is so quiet~
Seeing Song Qingci's confusion, Shan Xi pulled her aside and whispered in her ear, "Shan Yu was recently punished by the princess. I heard that she accidentally stepped on one of the princess's dogs and killed it."
"Ah? You stepped on the puppy to death?"
"Yes, that's right. I heard that when they were playing together, Shan Yu didn't see the little dog that the princess raised, and stepped on it to death. She has been banned from entering the palace for the past two days. I heard that if the princess is still angry, she may lose the qualification to accompany the princess to study. I also heard that the third brother is looking for the puppy everywhere."
Song Qingci looked at Shan Xi. Where did this girl hear this from? Is it reliable? !
Suddenly, the third lady, Shan Ruoyan, pointed at the hairpin on Song Qingci's head and said, "Sister-in-law, is this a gift from your grandmother?"
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger and saw the hairpin stuck in Song Qingci's smooth bun shining brightly and dazzlingly under the reflection of the light.
Before, everyone was only looking at her face, and no one even took a second look at her jewelry.
Song Qingci nodded. When she paid her respects to the old lady just now, she noticed that the old lady's gaze fell on this distraction, and there was satisfaction in her eyes. She believed what Yin Xing said. The old lady gave her jewelry because she disliked her being too plain.
"Sister-in-law is so lucky. She just came into the mansion not long ago and got such a good thing from grandma." Shan Ruoyan said sourly.
She knew that this set of jewelry was one of the betrothal gifts when her grandmother got married. Her grandmother loved it very much and often wore it when she was young. In recent years, she has worn it less.
She had told her grandmother that she liked this set of jewelry, but her grandmother didn't give it to her. She thought her grandmother wanted to keep it for herself as a souvenir, but she didn't expect that she would give it to her sister-in-law who had just been married for less than a month.