Song Yi Xiao confirmed that her mother had left and would never come back again, then let out a long sigh, and the whole person fell onto the quilt!

  Just now, this mother-daughter confrontation, she seemed determined and well-prepared, quickly turning the situation around, step by step, everything under control; in fact, if Wei Mengying refused to compromise, how could she really entrust her own mother and younger brother's future to Qiu Shuangxia?

  Fortunately, Wei Mengying finally gave in.

  Song Yixiao knew that her mother couldn't help but see that she couldn't bring herself to be ruthless, and more or less, was considering the mother-daughter relationship.

  Only

  "When she left, she didn't forget to remind me to take good care of my husband, lest I invite a wolf into the house." She smiled wryly and whispered, "I don't know if she's really concerned about me or just wants me to think she is."

  It's also helpless to have such a mother, even with the understanding of past and present lives, it's hard to tell whether she is sincere or not. Can only be cautious step by step - if it were someone else, it would be fine, but for a biological mother and daughter to reach this point, it can't help but feel desolate.

  "Never mind, I'll just go tell my cousin to put her mind at ease!" Song Yi's mood was complicated for a moment, then she sat up with renewed energy, got dressed and ready, and headed to the Quince Pavilion to find Wei Zhuang.

  Just as she picked up a piece of embroidered brocade with half an arm, Jin Xiang's report suddenly came from outside the door: "Madam, Princess Chang sent someone to see you!"

  Song Yi laughed in surprise, hurriedly put her arm back in its original place, lifted the brocade quilt, and lay down again, hoarsely saying: "Come in!"

  After the door opened, Jin Xun led a woman in her thirties wearing palace attire to enter. The woman had delicate eyebrows and eyes, elegant manners, and was precisely Jia Yue, the trusted lady-in-waiting of Princess Chang of Jin State.

  She finished her greetings and then stated the purpose of her visit: "The young master thought that as the year-end is approaching, there will be more social interactions, and he's afraid that you'll be overworked, so he sent me here today to not only pay my respects but also to remind you to take care of yourself."

  "Mother is worried!" Song Yi smiled, not expecting to pretend to be ill and shock her mother-in-law. She felt embarrassed and guilty, so she quickly said, "It's all my own fault, I wasn't careful enough. Last night after bathing, I thought the bathroom was just a few steps away from the inner room, so I didn't wear a cloak after putting on my outer garment. As a result, I was blown by the night wind and felt a bit uncomfortable last night - actually it's not a big deal, but I've troubled Mother to ask about me, which is really unfilial of me!"

  "What did Grandma say? The prince has always treated you as his own flesh and blood, and when he knew you were ill, he was anxious like crazy! If it weren't for the restraint of his status, he would have come to see you in person long ago." Jia Yue looked her up and down, seeing that her spirit was indeed not bad, and felt relieved, smiling, "The prince only wishes for your peace and safety now, how could he think you're unfilial?"

  "This time, it also served as a wake-up call for me. From now on, I must be more careful and not let this happen again!" Song Yi smiled and said, "Otherwise, Mother has already worked hard to manage the household of the Long Princess's residence, and she still has to worry about me. How can my heart feel at ease?"

  Jia Yue smiled and said: "Fortunately, I saw that your complexion is not greatly affected. When I return, I will inform the master, and the master can also be at ease!"

  The two of them exchanged some pleasantries, and then Jiayue excused herself - before leaving, she mentioned that the Princess of Jin had given her some medicinal herbs to bring along, which were for her daughter-in-law to use to nourish her body.

  Song Yi Xiao was naturally grateful, because she was still "sick", it was inconvenient to get up, so she let Jin Xun send the guests instead.

  After Jin Xun accompanied Jia Yue out of the Keshao Hall, Song Yi Xiao called Qiao Chen to wait on her and dress her hair. As Qiao Chen combed her hair, she said that the Princess of Jin State treated her daughter-in-law well: "That Jia Yue auntie is said to be not one of the palace maids who accompanied the prince when he descended to the mortal world, but she is extremely favored by the prince, and even the imperial son-in-law does not dare to neglect her! The prince sent her to see you, which shows how much he values you!"

  "Elder's business don't meddle!" Song Yi smiled and coughed lightly, "After all, he is still my father-in-law!"

  Qiao Lin suddenly realized her mistake and hastily apologized, not daring to continue the conversation. She changed the subject: "Grandma, are you going to Quanxing Hall later? I think it's better for you not to go out today. After all, Jia Yu's aunt just came to visit you, what if someone in the mansion who doesn't follow the rules spreads it around that Jia Yu's aunt just left and you're still walking around in the mansion, wouldn't that be embarrassing?"

  Song Yi Xiao also thought so, and after a moment of contemplation, she said: "Then you go on my behalf. Tell my cousin that her aunt - I mean, her mother's sister - has already agreed not to pursue the matter, so she can put her mind at ease!"

  Although Wei Mengying said to let Wei Zhuo leave early, so as not to get entangled with Jian Xubo. But Song Yi thought that neither Wei Zhuo nor Jian Xubo was such a person; secondly, thinking that Wei Zhuo had sneaked out of the Wei family, she would be like this, and even her own mother might not return to the Hengshan Wangfu, so she sent her back, but the Wei family hadn't received Wei Mengying's instructions yet, how could they accept her?

  It's better for Wei Cui to continue staying at the Yan State Duke's mansion, and when there is news from Wei Mengying's side, I will personally accompany her back, which would be more appropriate.

  She had Qiaorong inform Wei Zhuang of this arrangement, and Wei Zhuang was both shocked and delighted. On the spot, she knelt down and kowtowed to Ke Shaotang: "From today on, my sister will be my reborn parents!"

  Qiao Xing returned to report at the right time and said with a sigh: "Miss Bao is fortunate enough to have such an aunt as her cousin, it's already a blessing for three lifetimes!"

  "What luck would I have in my next three lives to end up with something like this?" Song Yi smiled wryly upon hearing this, how similar was her cousin's fate to hers in her past life? In that life, although she had managed to preserve her chastity under Zhiqin's protection, she hadn't been able to preserve her life under her stepmother's slander and her father's heartlessness.

  In this life, Wei Cui managed to preserve her life by compromising and stealing away, but what was lost was not just her chastity?

  Although innocent, he suffered and had nowhere to turn to for help, but instead became the target of public criticism and ridicule. The phrase "trivial matter" from Wei Meng's mother seems to have pierced through past and present lives, still echoing in my ears today. How desperate it is, only those who have experienced it personally can understand.

  Rather than saying that Song Yixiao was thinking of her relationship with her cousin, and going all out for this rarely contacted cousin; it would be better to say that she was using helping Wei Cui as an attempt to comfort the deepest wound from her past life.

  It's just that these words are hard to say in front of Cui Juan, so she sighed and ordered: "Bring over the birthday gift list for Ping'an and Er Sao, I'll take another look!"

  "Although Grandma hasn't been ill, she's had enough worries about Miss these past two days." Chuan Xun advised, "It's rare that everyone inside and out knows you're unwell today, so why not take a rest? The gift list can be looked at again tomorrow, it'll still be in time!"

  "Tomorrow will take care of itself." Song Yi smiled and shook her head, "Besides, do you think Mother specifically sent Jia Yu to keep an eye on me just because she wants to see me?"

  She pursed her lips, "This month, Ping'an's birthday, Er Sao's birthday, the second daughter of the Si Kong family is getting married, and my maternal grandmother's birthday - of course, I can send a gift without attending in person - but for the first three events, I must attend!"

  "Next month, starting from the beginning, is the descent of Changxing Princess, followed by Seollal and Samchiljeol! These three days, none of them can be taken lightly!"

  "Now that we're in the twelfth month of the lunar year, there are even more festivals and banquets to attend. And oh, also Fifth Sister's birthday!"

  "After the twelfth lunar month, the fifth day of the first lunar month is Qianqiu Festival!"

  "In other words, there won't be many more leisurely days from now on!"

  "The Yan State Duke's Mansion now relies on just the two of us, husband and wife, to handle all social interactions - if I were to fall ill at this critical juncture, can you imagine how busy you would be?"

  It suddenly dawned on him that the reason why the eldest princess of the Jin State was so anxious when she heard that her daughter-in-law was ill, was not because she was worried about her daughter-in-law's health, but because she was afraid that her son would be dragged down!

  She thought of her own recent infatuation with Princess Chang and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

  But Song Yixiao didn't care, who gave birth to whom is painful, a daughter-in-law competing with her husband for favor in front of her mother-in-law, isn't that crazy!

  As long as Grandma is a reasonable person, this degree of partiality is considered normal by Song Yixiao.

  So she let Cui Xian take the gift list, and after re-examining it, she had her report on some of the things that had accumulated over the past two days, starting to deal with them in an orderly manner.

  But before she could dispose of a few things, a little maid came in and reported: "Miss Yuan has arrived!"

  Song Yi Xiao had previously invited Yuan Xue Lian to personally come and see the hairpins that the Pei family was selling, saying that she would be at home during this period of time, so it was fine whenever she came.

  So before Yuan Xueying arrived, no one had delivered the invitation card. This made them worry: "The old lady has been saying she's ill lately, I'm afraid it won't be good for her to go out and welcome Miss Yuan?"

  "I'm not in a good mood to receive guests now." Song Yi smiled and asked them to put away the gift list, account book, etc. first, furrowed her brow and said, "Qiao Chen, you go and greet her for me, and explain to her - fortunately, Yuan sister has been friends with me for many years, so it's not afraid of being slow to welcome her."

  As expected, soon after Yuan Xueying was accompanied by Qiao Chen into the house, she opened her mouth to complain that she wasn't careful: "At this time of year, it's already very cool at night, how come you're still so careless? We women can't compare ourselves to those masters who don't even wear fur in the coldest days!"

  Saying this, he carefully reached out his hand to touch her forehead, "Do you have a fever? Don't you have a fever? That's good!"

  "Go down first." Song Yi smiled and leaned on the couch, instructing those around her. After seeing the door closed, she lifted the brocade quilt and sat up, saying frankly, "I'm not sick at all! It's just that there are some things I need to discuss with my mother in person. Because of the current situation, my mother is afraid to come see me. So I had to ask you, husband, to please ask Empress Dowager's attendants to go to Hengshan Wangfu and pass on a message, going around in circles just to get someone to come over!"

  Jian Yu Bai gave her a reason of "lying ill, thinking of her family" and said, "But my mother-in-law also received the news and just sent someone to see me. If I go out now, isn't it obvious that I'm deceiving people? So I can only trouble you this time and let Cui Xian come to pick you up!"

  "What kind of friendship is this, and you still say such things!" Yuan Xueying smiled and hit her once, then asked, "Have you been okay these days? I heard my brother say that the water in the Duke's mansion is very deep!"

  "It's okay." Song Yi smiled, knowing that she didn't have much talent or interest in scheming, so she skipped over it and got to the point. "The Pei family has many hairpins for sale, and we may not be able to finish looking at them all at once, let's not delay! I'll get someone to bring in the boxes, and we can look while we talk!"

  Yuan Xue initially worried about her body and had prepared herself for not being able to see anything today; now seeing that she was just pretending to be ill, she didn't refuse, nodding and saying: "It's just right that you also help me make a decision, so I won't be the only one who can't make up my mind!"

  After a while, the servants carried in the trunks and as soon as they were opened, the room was filled with treasures.

  "These are all good things!" Yuan Xueyu was considered to have opened her eyes, but she still stared at them without blinking, "However, these hairpins, Sister Pei can also wear them, why take them out to sell? Is the Pei family short of money?"

  "It shouldn't be missing, after all, the Pei family is a family of officials for generations." Song Yi sighed with a smile, "I guess there are a few things inside that look like I've seen them before at my mother-in-law's place - it can't be that they were given by my mother-in-law, afraid to see and recall old memories!"

  Yuan Xueyao also sighed: "It's hard to predict the affairs of the world!"

  Although Pei You Rui's experience was distressing, they weren't very familiar with this Miss Pei either. After sighing, they collected their emotions and carefully selected again.

  It wasn't until the end of the auction that Yuan Xueying was finally satisfied and stopped bidding: "I want all of these!"

  "I'm called Qiao Yin to calculate the silver for you." Song Yi smiled and said, "Because it's on behalf of Sister Pei, I won't give you a discount. Everything is at market price!"

  "Isn't this still cheap?" Yuan Xue also knew the ropes, "With such a high quality and not to mention so many to choose from at random, it should be higher than the market price - don't tell me you're planning to subsidize it yourself!"

  Song Yixiao was just about to find a way to mediate when Jin Xun walked in and said, "Madam, there's an invitation card at the door."

  It's nothing special, but the problem is that "it was sent by the Su family. The sixth and seventh young ladies of the Su family heard that you were ill and plan to come visit tomorrow!"