Flowers in full bloom

Madam Pei put down her hand and sighed again, "I really love this child. You see, she is only thirteen years old, and she has to bear so much. She just said it so lightly, but when facing the Tian family, she must have been flustered.

But what can she do? All the relatives who loved her are gone, she has to face it and bear the responsibility. She can't even escape going to the government office to answer questions tomorrow.

Think about Pearl. When she was thirteen years old last year, she would often come to me crying, acting like a spoiled child, and asking for this and that.

But this little girl has already faced the wind and rain. A child without an umbrella! "Mrs. Pei sighed again, her tone full of pity.

"I don't know why, but every time I see Lei'er, I think of my childhood. I remember one time, it was also summer, and my mother asked me to embroider, but I secretly used tools to bend a few embroidery needles, threaded them with silk thread, and took you to the small lake in the back garden to fish. Do you remember?"

Thinking of the past, Mrs. Pei's wrinkled face couldn't help but relax a lot.

"Of course I don't remember. I still remember when my wife blocked us at the lake with thin bamboo sticks, I was so scared that I wanted to jump into the lake and escape.

That was the first time that the young lady was spanked five times by the lady. As a result, the young lady deliberately messed up her hair and went to the general to complain in tears, just like the last time when Zhenzhu and Qingge had a quarrel and came to you to complain.

When talking about the past, a smile appeared on Nanny Chen's face.

Hehehe... Old Madam Pei laughed.

"I remember that when the general saw the young lady's red palm, he rubbed and blew on it with heartache, and hurriedly found ice cubes for the young lady to apply, and also found the court doctor to apply medicine to the young lady.

Later, he returned to his room and ignored Madam, and was angry with Madam for several days." Nanny Chen continued.

"The general really treats the young lady like a treasure. But the lady was also worried that the young lady wouldn't be able to find a good husband when she got old, so she insisted that the young lady learn needlework. She has good intentions for the young lady."

"Yes, my mother was really worried about me, and my father doted on me. She asked me to learn a lot of things, but as long as I didn't want to learn them, they would end up in nothing under my father's protection.

Every time, my mother is so angry that she can’t do anything to me and my father. My mother always blames my father for harming me and making it difficult for me to find a husband.

"Yes, but the young lady is a blessed person, having found such a good husband in the Marquis. I remember when the old Marquis asked the official matchmaker to come to our house to propose to the young lady, the lady even asked if the official matchmaker had gone to the wrong mansion!"

Nanny Chen's eyes narrowed into slits due to her laughter.

"Yes, I didn't believe it at first. No one in the mansion believed it except my father." Old Madam Pei said.

Then, perhaps remembering something, the originally stretched smile slowly faded, "Ah, time flies so fast, now all the grandchildren have to look for marriage partners."

Nanny Chen looked at Madam Pei's face and said carefully, "Madam, don't worry. Young Master Jin and Miss Zhenzhu are both fine. Recently, the eldest lady has been matching Young Master Jin and Miss Zhenzhu."

"Yes, but you see, when the Marquis wrote back to tell me that Jin'er and Lei'er were engaged, Jin'er was totally unwilling. He disliked Lei'er because she was a country girl, and he said at the time that he would rather be single than marry Lei'er, so I put my mind at ease and let his mother worry about it.

But over the past year, Jin'er's mother arranged several dating parties in our house and invited so many young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital to our house, but Jin'er didn't even show up.

I really don't know what he's thinking. You say he's interested in Lei'er, but he doesn't want to marry her. You say he's not interested in Lei'er, but he's not willing to meet her. But to be honest, I can see that Lei'er is not interested in Jin'er either." Mrs. Pei sighed.

"This... No way, could it be that Miss Hua would look down on our Young Master Jin? Our Young Master Jin is the eldest son and grandson of the Marquis's Mansion. Not only does he have a good family background, but he is also handsome and smart. He is the first choice of many mistresses of the aristocratic families in the capital to choose a son-in-law. Many young ladies from aristocratic families want to marry into our Marquis's Mansion."

Nanny Chen widened her eyes, finding it hard to believe what Mrs. Pei said about Hua Lei not being interested in Rong Jin.

Madam Pei smiled bitterly, "In your eyes, Jin'er is perfect and there is nothing wrong with her. But in Lei'er's eyes, it's not necessarily the case.

There is a saying that goes, honey to one person is poison to another. Look, Lei'er has lived in the mansion for more than a year, but did you see Lei'er approach Jin'er that time? Not only did she not approach, she also kept avoiding Jin'er and Jin'er's mother.

Every day before the ten-day holiday, I would go back to Qingyun Lane before Jin'er went home. The next day, I would have dinner in Qingyun Lane and then go back to Qihuayuan through the back door. After coming back, I would only send Qingying or Qinglian to report to me. I had never come here myself, except for two times when there were urgent matters.

Also, you see, over the past year or so, Lei'er has only frequently visited Songhe Courtyard, but has she ever taken the initiative to visit the other courtyards? She has not even been to Zhenzhu Courtyard. Why is that?

She was avoiding Jin'er and her mother. She even rarely went to the back garden of the mansion. She spent most of her time in the girls' school and her own Qihuayuan.

Look at the girl Qingge. She is always in and out of this room. Not only does she make Jiner's mother smile happily, but the other rooms also like her very much.

If Lei'er had half the feelings that Qingge had for Jin'er, she wouldn't be like this now." Madam Pei sighed again.

“It’s also possible that Miss Hua is busy. In addition to going to the girls’ school and taking care of Young Master Hua, she also has to go to the farm.

You see, since she bought the manor in August or September last year, she has been going there from time to time, doing everything herself. She was very busy in the first half of the month. It seems that she has some free time these few days, so she has no time to visit our house. "

"She is indeed busy, and she is also certainly not interested. If she is interested in Jin'er, she would definitely try to get close to Jin'er's mother and please her, and get along well with the other families in the Marquis's Mansion. But Lei'er never did that. In the final analysis, she is still not interested in Jin'er."

"It's also possible that he really doesn't have time." Nanny Chen insisted.

"You only see the surface of things. Do you think Lei'er doesn't go to other courtyards because she is really busy or because she doesn't want to?

She is unwilling. Because she is unwilling, she doesn't pay attention to this. If she is willing, no matter how busy she is, she will always take a few days to visit other courtyards, right?