Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

The Xiaoru Academy in the capital begins its four-day monthly holiday today.

Because a large number of students came out to play, Leguang Town outside the academy was particularly lively today.

Outside the most famous dim sum shop in town, nine-year-old Pei Xuan was queuing in the crowd with his servant Dian Mo.

He was wearing a jade-white brocade robe. Although the color was not flashy, the texture and embroidery were of high quality. He had a jade belt around his waist, his body was straight, and his facial features were delicate yet heroic. He had an extraordinary temperament.

Even in Xiaoru Academy, where the children of the powerful and the best students from other places gathered, he was extremely outstanding.

Now, among the many servants and maids queuing up, she stands out from the crowd, and passers-by will take a few more glances at her.

The summer sun was very strong, and soon, Pei Xuan began to sweat slightly on his forehead.

Seeing this, Dian Mo beside him advised:

"Second Young Master, why don't you go wait in the carriage? I'll just wait in line here!"

Pei Xuan shook his head firmly:

"This is my filial piety to my mother, how can I let others do it for me? I heard that the snacks here are sweet and sour and delicious. I hope my mother can have some appetite after eating them."

Dian Mo's eyes flashed with deep meaning, and he said with a smile:

"The second young master is very filial. Even if Madam can't eat, she will definitely be happy. I'll get you an umbrella!"

Pei Xuan did not refuse this time.

The reason why Pei Xuan was in Xiaoru Academy instead of Zhang's private school started when he returned to Beijing.

When Pei Jin's leg needed treatment and the third daughter Pei Rongniang needed to be sent to Cihang Monastery for training, Pei Xiao had negotiated conditions with Zhang Jinghong to let Pei Xuan study with the third master of the Zhang family.

However, by the time they arrived in the capital and got off the boat, the Zhang and Pei families had already fallen out because Zhang Jinghong had exposed Zhang's poisoning.

Zhang Jinghong directly took Pei Jin back to the Zhang family's direct branch.

After settling down, Ben also wanted to fulfill his original promise and take Pei Xuan to study there to compensate his sister for practicing in Cihang Temple for Pei Jin.

But Pei Xuan flatly refused.

Show loyalty to Zhang in front of everyone:

"I was raised by my mother. My uncle slandered my mother for harming my elder brother. I will not go to the Zhang Mansion to study!"

After hearing this, Zhang was very pleased and moved:

"My dear child, your mother's love for you is not in vain. Now that you and your father believe me, I feel much better."

At that time, Pei Xuan felt like a pie in the sky, a perfect turn of events.

After Pei Jin was successfully cured of his "impotence", he also blamed his biological mother in his heart for being useless and failing to stop the abbot of Cihang Temple, which made him lose his hope of becoming an adopted son.

Who could have thought that in just over twenty days, just after arriving in the capital, the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion had a falling out with the Zhang family's direct branch.

Not only that, he also took Pei Jin, the eldest son, to Zhang's house to be raised and would not come back until he was twenty years old.

In this way, he became the actual eldest son of the Pei family.

His stepmother is infertile, so as long as he is filial to her, it will be only a matter of time before he is registered as the legitimate son.

However, his dream was soon shattered again.

Not long after the Chinese New Year, it was discovered that Zhang, the stepmother, was pregnant.

Only then did he realize that the reason why Zhang Jinghong said with such certainty that the stepmother had harmed Pei Jin was because the stepmother had been able to give birth a long time ago.

Pei Xuan felt like he was struck by lightning and was depressed for a long time.

I just feel that fate is so unfair to me.

It would have been fine if he was born in the womb of a maid, but that maid's biological mother didn't love him at all.

I originally thought that his biological mother had poisoned Pei Jin in a desperate attempt to save his future, but it turned out to be all fake.

She was thrown out as a scapegoat by her stepmother simply because she was too useless.

If the stepmother is able to give birth, she will give birth to a son sooner or later.

He had no chance of becoming a legitimate son and would have to bear the title of a bastard's son for the rest of his life.

However, he did not have the courage or ability to poison his stepmother so that she could not have children.

He didn't even dare to show this depression in front of others, for fear that people would see that he was unhappy about his stepmother's pregnancy.

Since he cannot change the environment, he can only adapt himself to it.

There were often rewards flowing into the mansion from the palace.

They were all given to my stepmother by that imperial concubine aunt.

Not long after, Pei Xuan gradually figured it out.

No matter what, since the Imperial Noble Consort gave birth to the eldest prince, she will definitely be the Empress Dowager in the future.

His aunt, the Imperial Noble Consort, attached so much importance to his stepmother. As long as he could please her and do something beneficial to the country and the people, he would have no worries about his future success.

So he quickly adjusted his mindset again and performed his filial duties to Zhang wholeheartedly.

However, his uncle did not give him many opportunities and soon sent him to the Xiaoru Academy in the suburbs of Beijing.

Now, he can only go back to the Earl's Mansion during the four days of rest every month.

Of course, we must seize the opportunity to perform well.

Pei Xuan got up early this morning and spent more than half an hour buying cakes. Then he took the carriage that was picked up by the manor owner and went back to Jingnan Marquis' Mansion.

As soon as he returned home, Pei Xuan brought cakes and pastries to Qiongzhiyuan to pay his respects to Zhang.

Pei Xiao happened to be in Qiongzhi Courtyard.

Pei Xuan saw this, and with a look of joy and admiration, he knelt down and greeted the two of them, then moved closer to Zhang and said with concern:

"Mother, are you feeling well lately? How is the little brother in your belly?"

He eagerly took out a box of pastries and handed it to her. "This is the pastry I bought in Leguang Town. I heard that it is sweet and sour and delicious. Many pregnant women like to eat it. You should try it."

Zhang casually glanced at the cakes in the box, a fake smile appearing on her face:

"Xuan Ge'er is such a sensible and good child, but mother just had a snack not long ago, so let's put it aside and eat it later."

Pei Xuan enthusiastically talked about the interesting things that happened in the academy, trying to make Zhang happy.

However, Zhang was not in the mood, and soon a look of fatigue appeared on her face. She interrupted him with a look of concern:

"Brother Xuan must be tired after all the way back. Go back to your yard and wash up and rest. Don't get too tired."

He also instructed Dian Mo and other servants to take good care of her, and asked someone to bring some cloth and snacks sent from the palace.

Pei Xuan felt that his stepmother still cared about him very much, and returned to his courtyard happily.

Pei Xiao, who was standing by, saw this and felt more satisfied with Zhang.

Not long after returning to Beijing, Zhang became pregnant.

This makes it seem that Zhang's past concern for Pei Jin was so hypocritical.

Although he prided himself on being smart and wise, he was always being played around by this woman.

She had deceived him for so long, and caused him to lose his eldest son and become enemies with the Zhang family's direct branch. He no longer had the tenderness and pity he once had for this woman.

He didn't even have much hope for the baby in Zhang's belly.

But his leg disease has not yet healed and his title has been stripped. The current glory of his mansion is all thanks to the Imperial Noble Consort in the palace.

No matter how uncomfortable he felt, he had to hold his nose and show his concern for Zhang, acting like he doted on her more than before.

This feeling, like being a gigolo, made him feel extremely depressed.

The only consolation now is that although Zhang is hypocritical and vicious, she has not become arrogant in front of him because of the imperial concubine's power.

Even though he is like this now, Zhang is still as gentle and considerate to him as before, and cares for his children. However, her attitude towards the concubines in the backyard has become tougher.

This allowed him to force himself to stay with Zhang every day.

After chatting with Zhang for a while, Pei Xiao felt that he had already spent quite a while with Zhang today, including breakfast, so he told her to take good care of herself and went to the study to take care of some affairs in the outer courtyard.

After seeing Pei Xiao off, the second-class maid Haitang came up and asked attentively:

"Madam, you didn't eat much this morning. Would you like to have some of the snacks that the second young master brought back? I think they look fresh and delicious..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the first-class maid Qingliu:

"Have you grown any brains? How dare you bring such messy things to the Madam to eat?"

Haitang's face suddenly showed panic. Seeing that Zhang didn't say anything, she was a little at a loss.

Qingliu scolded again:

"What are you still standing there for? Throw all these to feed the dogs. Can you bear the consequences if the lady gets irritated?"

In this regard, Zhang did not stop it from beginning to end, but just watched with a lazy smile on her lips.

Although she was annoyed by Pei Xuan's noise in front of her, she had to admit that his lapdog-like, flattering attitude really made her happy.

That bitch Chen Qingzhu is under the protection of Cihang Temple. So what if she refuses to come back to serve her?

Her precious son now licked her shoes as diligently as a dog.

By the time she and her sister find a way to deal with Cihang Temple, that bitch Chen Qingzhu will fall into her hands sooner or later.

When the time comes, she will let her know what it means to suffer both physical and mental torture, and make her pay a painful price for her previous teasing and threats and current contempt.