The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Pei Qiuyu hated the Xiao family's relatives coming to the mansion, especially the three girls of the Xiao family, none of whom were on good terms with her. She almost openly talked about her dislike for Xiao Cang, and even the Xiao girls could not hide their contempt for her when they were with her in private.

Especially Xiao Cang’s biological sister, Xiao Yinfu.

She had a scar on her forehead and was already concerned about being looked down upon by others, but Pei Qiuyu directly rejected the fifth brother, as if the Xiao family was eager to marry her.

The two of them had a lot of grudges over this.

After waiting for the Xiao family to leave with great difficulty, Pei Qiuyu suddenly felt that the mansion was even more empty. The original head maid was not very old, but she was paired with a boy last month and sent outside the second gate.

She had fewer people to order around her, so she had this silly little maid Qingzao.

When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he was very taciturn and only answered one question for every ten.

Pei Qiuyu was so angry that he would pinch her tender flesh hard, only to get two unpleasant words in return, "Have you prepared the things I asked you to prepare?"

Qingzao's calves trembled as he answered softly, "Miss, there is no small kitchen in our yard. I have never worked in the kitchen and I am incompetent at cooking. I really don't know how to make the pastries you asked me to make."

"waste!"

Pei Qiuyu crumpled up the silk handkerchief and gnashed his teeth, "At my age, I don't even have a place to settle down. What should I do? I just asked you to learn how to make the sweet lotus glutinous rice cake that my second sister-in-law likes to eat, but you don't even know how to do it--"

Qingzao was helpless, as the second girl didn't have much spare money and had to pay her monthly allowance very sparingly.

She couldn't just go and flatter the maids in the kitchen just for two plates of glutinous rice cakes.

"Miss, I am a humble servant. I usually go to the kitchen to pick up your food. When the kitchen manager is unhappy, he often uses me to entertain him."

"Are you blaming me, your master, for being incapable?"

Pei Qiuyu is not very old, just at the age of being in good shape, but she is worried about her marriage. She frowns every day, which makes people feel that she is very thoughtful despite her young age.

Qingzao was helpless, "Miss, those kitchen things are not convenient to cook without a small kitchen in our yard. Besides, food is eaten, and the wife of the prince is very busy, how can she remember it so clearly, why not-"

"Not as good as what?"

Pei Qiuyu became more and more impatient after hearing the maid's repeated words. After urging her a few times, she finally got a cautious reply, "Second Miss is good at embroidery. Why don't you embroider some intimate clothing or silk handkerchiefs for the wife of the prince or the two brothers?"

After all, it is a useful object——

Pei Qiuyu stamped her feet, "Silly girl, I thought you could come up with some ideas. I have thought about all these things before. I have the skill to do delicate embroidery, but I don't have good materials. In the past, I could ask the kitchen girl Tong to go out and buy them for me, but now she has been found guilty and sent away. I want to buy some small things here, but no one is there to go."

Qingzao pondered for a moment before stepping forward and whispering.

Pei Qiuyu heard, "Asshole, I'm not the shameless Song family. You sneaked out, you want to harm me!"

He was scolded and his elbows were pinched so many times that they were bruised.

Qingzao shed tears and dared not speak. She followed Pei Qiuyu back to the courtyard with sobs. Aunt Li was limping and looking at the flowers in the courtyard. When she saw her coming back, she greeted her with a smile, "Yu'er, come quickly. The purple butterfly blue orchid that mother planted is in bloom."

She was originally impatient to go and see, but when she heard Zidie Qinglan, she changed her mind.

I went to the edge of the flower bed and took a look. In a loess porcelain pot, among the thin orchid leaves, there was actually a small bunch of green and purple flower buds.

It is subtle and rare, just like the phrase "a solitary orchid in a valley".

“It’s growing well.”

Aunt Li saw that her daughter, who had never liked flowers and plants, had praised them for a rare time, and her face became even happier. "Yu'er, when there is more time, I will give them a pot. This flower is difficult to grow. Aunt Fang gave me one last year, and now--"

Thinking that the woman's soul had already drifted away, he let out a long sigh.

Pei Qiuyu didn't care about all that. She was delighted and looked up to Aunt Li and said, "Aunt, why don't you give this pot of flowers to my daughter?"

Aunt Li did not react for a moment and looked confused.

"Put it in your room and it will be—"

"My second sister-in-law also loves these flowers and plants. My daughter thinks the flowers are growing well, so why don't I give them to my second sister-in-law?"

"This……"

Aunt Li was a little reluctant to part with it. Pei Qiuyu couldn't stand her aunt's stinginess, so she couldn't help but emphasize her tone, "If I get such a good orchid again in the future, I will bring it back to you, Aunt. Right now, my daughter's affairs are more important--"

I really can't think of anything to give as a gift.

Aunt Li knew what her daughter was thinking. She stepped forward, took her daughter's hand and gently advised, "The Crown Prince's wife has everything in her garden, why would she care about this flower of yours? You are a daughter of the Duke's mansion, and her sister-in-law. You should go to her house to pay your respects. She knows that our courtyard is poor, and she won't care about your little thing."

This is true. To Aunt Li, it is treated as a treasure as precious as a pearl or jade, but to Xiao Yinxiu, she might just use it as a reward for her servants.

Pei Qiuyu just felt that Aunt Li was reluctant to let her go.

He snorted and looked at the smile on Aunt Li's face, which was very irritating. "Aunt, aren't you worried about where I will go in the future?"

"Yu'er, what are you talking about? You are my only child, so what's the point of worrying? Now that the Xiao family has finally returned, I'm sure the master will make arrangements for you in the future."

"Master? You all rely on me. If I had the will, I would never have given me to Xiao Cang!"

Aunt Li shrank back after being scolded by her daughter.

"Actually, Yu'er, the Xiao family is not bad. Look at the fifth son of the Xiao family. He is capable and good-looking. Although his eyesight is not good, he can walk, sit or lie down normally."

"Auntie!"

Pei Qiuyu was very disappointed. She didn't expect Aunt Li to be obsessed with the Xiao family. She stood in front of the courtyard wall, unable to suppress her anger, "You are still my mother, why don't you think about my life?"

Aunt Li lowered her head and had to agree.

"Yu'er, if you like this Purple Butterfly Blue Orchid, then take it. The Crown Prince's wife... I'm afraid she's still angry with us."

How could Pei Qiuyu not know?

But there is no way.

Her brothers and sisters-in-law ignored her, and her father ignored her even more. She wanted to go to Zhengxian Pavilion to pay her respects, but before she even entered the door, Linchuan persuaded her to go back.

Wait any longer?

This year has come to an end...

Even a woman like Pei Shuyu has found a marriage. Although the Mei family is not as powerful as the mansion, or even half as powerful as the Xiao family, it is still a family of officials and the family of Pei Shuyu's uncle. Once she marries into the mansion, she will be taken care of by her uncle and aunt, which is worse than having too many marriages.

She was just afraid that she couldn't even compare to Pei Shuyu——