Shuse Jinjia

"No need for notification now, let's go in!"

Seeing that Granny Zhao had already cried out, Pei Song smiled and stepped into the room.

Xie Zhaotang and Li Qin had no choice but to follow them inside.

Inside the main hall, Madam Pei sat at the table, seemingly having just washed her hands, while a maid handed her a handkerchief.

Hearing footsteps, she wiped her hands and handed the handkerchief to the maid.

She looked up and smiled at me.

"Grandmother, Miss Li and Fourth Miss need to see you. I'll leave them with you for now. You two talk, I'll be right back!"

Pei Song ran up to Old Madam Pei and shoved her arm in a cheeky manner.

"Grandmother, please do me a favor. If you can help Miss Li with her request later, please do so. I will be grateful!"

Madam Pei glared at him angrily, thinking to herself, "This man hasn't even been married into the family yet, and he's already protecting him?"

"Grandmother, I'll be going now. If I hurry, I can come back and have dinner with you all... Miss Li, Fourth Miss, please have dinner at my house. I'll go ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes..."

Before Li Qin could refuse, he ran off in a hurry.

"Hey kid, what's the rush? Couldn't you stay a little longer?"

Madam Pei complained briefly, then said, "The two young ladies, please sit down and talk. Granny Zhao, bring tea..."

Xie Zhaotang observed that Madam Pei was around sixty years old, with gray hair on both sides, but she still looked very energetic.

She had a large frame, and unlike Madam Xie, she didn't wear a forehead band. Her hair was combed back and held up with a jade hairpin, revealing her smooth forehead.

Judging from her attire, she is indeed the cheerful and outgoing old lady that Li Qin described.

"Thump"

Before Li Qin could even speak, she knelt down.

Xie Zhaotang was speechless. She didn't like kneeling, so couldn't she just sit and talk?

She knelt down; how could she possibly stand up?

Xie Zhaotang was about to kneel down when Old Madam Pei called out.

"Hey, what are you doing? Get up right now, get to the point... I don't like this kind of thing!"

The maidservant beside her quickly stepped forward to help Li Qin up, smiling and saying, "Miss Li, please don't kneel. Our old lady really doesn't like this kind of thing, she's not just being polite..."

Li Qin blushed slightly and added, "I didn't kneel to ask the old lady for a favor. I... I'm a junior, and I'm just paying my respects to the old lady."

Madam Pei nodded with a smile, "I understand, I understand... Please sit down!"

Judging from the girl's appearance, she and Pei Song are a good match. We should hurry up and find an official matchmaker to formalize the marriage.

Li Qin blushed even more as the old lady laughed at her, and she and Xie Zhaotang sat down on chairs, too embarrassed to speak.

"Ying'er, go to the kitchen and ask the cook to add a few more dishes..."

Madam Pei thought that the two people had come to ask her for help, but she didn't know what it was about, so she told the maid to leave first.

After the maid left, Xie Zhaotang took the initiative to speak.

It was her idea to do this; she couldn't let Li Qin cause offense before she even entered the house.

She told Madam Pei about Xue Jintong's request for help and her current situation, and then said...

"Madam, I beg you, when Sister Jintong's uncle arrives, could you send someone with him to visit and take Sister Jintong out for a while... Madam, we are desperate and have no other choice but to beg you to save her life..."

Madam Pei's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this, and after Xie Zhaotang finished speaking, she couldn't help but curse.

"That bastard Xue Heng is truly heartless! Back when he was down on his luck, he only managed to pass the imperial examinations thanks to Xue Jintong's mother's help. Putting that aside, Xue Jintong is still his daughter. How could he treat her like this!"

"Fourth Miss, sending someone to our door is easy, I agree. But according to you, Xue Jintong's life is nearing its end, can we delay any longer?"

Madam Pei enthusiastically suggested, "How about I send the steward with some people to bring her over right away?"

Xie Zhaotang quickly stopped her: "Madam, this is not appropriate. We just came from the Xue family. If you send someone to pick us up immediately, the Luo family will resent me and Li Qin. Please postpone it for a couple of days..."

Xie Zhaotang cannot afford to offend the Luo family right now, nor does he want the Luo family to have the opportunity to make things difficult for Li Qin and the Pei family, so he can only be cautious.

"Don't worry, I know a prescription that can save her life. I'll make some ointment and have Young Master Song find someone with high martial arts skills to deliver it to her late at night. That will put Sister Jintong at ease for the time being. You can have someone pick her up in two days, and the Xue family won't be able to use her serious illness as an excuse to prevent her from leaving."

Xie Zhaotang had just taken Xue Jintong's pulse and observed her condition, and already had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Her medicine couldn't cure Xue Jintong immediately, but after taking it for two days, Xue Jintong was at least able to get out of bed.

Madam Pei glanced at Xie Zhaotang with surprise, pondered for a moment, and nodded.

The Pei family is not afraid of the Luo family, but to come to their door and forcefully take away their seriously ill daughter is ultimately too domineering and unjustifiable.

Xie Zhaotang giving the Pei family two days to consider their situation is the best solution.

"Alright, we'll do as you say, Fourth Miss. I'll have someone secretly keep an eye on Miss Xue, and if her condition worsens, we'll bring her out immediately!"

Upon hearing that Madam Pei had even considered this, Xie Zhaotang nodded: "Then let's do as Madam says! Madam, I'll go prepare the medicine and take my leave now."

Madam Pei scolded, "You child, do you think I invited you to stay for a meal just to be polite? It's mealtime, how can I let guests leave? You're not allowed to leave until you've finished your meal."

Unable to refuse Xie Zhaotang and Li Qin's earnest invitation, Xie Zhaotang had no choice but to stay.

Zhao Mama must have urged them to hurry up in the kitchen, because once Pei Song returned, the dishes were ready and brought over.

"Miss Li, the letter has been sent out and will reach Zhou Sui by noon tomorrow at the latest. Zhou Sui can arrive the day after tomorrow without any delay!"

Pei Song sat down and said with a smile, "It was Brother Zhu who personally delivered it. He was afraid that the messenger might mislead you and cause you trouble, so he volunteered to deliver it."

Xie Zhaotang was both amused and exasperated. Pei Song was seizing every opportunity to speak up for Zhu Feng!

Upon hearing this, Madam Pei glanced at Xie Zhaotang with a complicated expression before lowering her gaze.

After the flower banquet at Hexi Garden ended, Madam Pei thought of her good friend's worries about Huo Beiyu's marriage, so she asked Granny Zhao to investigate Xie Zhaotang.

Based on what she had heard, she felt that the fourth daughter was a good match for Huo Beiyu.

But before she could even pass on a message to Huo Beiyu's grandmother, Pei Song brought up Zhu Feng.

When Madam Pei heard the meaning behind those words, how could she not understand?

Zhu Feng has already gotten there first.

These children are all good, and Madam Pei knows Zhu Feng, so she wouldn't want to ruin his marriage.

Sigh, why is Beiyu's marriage so unlucky?

"Grandmother, did you promise Miss Li and the others that you would help Miss Xue?"

While serving soup to Old Madam Pei, Pei Song blurted out, "Third Brother said the other day that if Miss Xue hadn't become mute and was in poor health, she would actually be very suitable for Brother Huo!"

"Miss Xue is good at managing the household, takes good care of her half-brother and half-sister, and is also well-educated and reasonable. If she can cure her voice, wouldn't it be perfect for her to be Brother Huo's wife?"

Madam Pei was unaware of this matter and looked at Pei Song upon hearing it.

"Did your third brother really say that?"

Pei Yu chose Li Qin for Pei Song, and Old Madam Pei was very satisfied after learning about her. Now, when they ate together, she saw that Li Qin was well-mannered and had a good personality, which made her even more satisfied.

Did Pei Yu realize that Xue Jin was more suitable for Huo Beiyu?

Xie Zhaotang also heard these words, paused for a moment, and felt a strange sense of melancholy in his heart...