Although she didnt witness the incident, Peony subconsciously thought that Liu Chang was not the type to provoke trouble, and this conflict must have been started by Li Wei. The purpose of provoking was to magnify the scandal, thereby causing dissatisfaction from the He family. At this moment, the best approach for her was to stay away, not to intervene, and not to ask questions.

  But this is the Liu family, Peony was afraid that Li Wei would suffer a loss, so she entrusted Madame Bai: "My cousin has no bad intentions, hes just impulsive by nature, please help me persuade him, dont let them become enemies."

  Madam Bai said seriously: "Alright, Ill let my husband go and mediate." After speaking, she indeed led the people away hastily.

  Peony returned to the courtyard at the beginning of the afternoon, and as soon as she entered the door, Lins mother asked her what had happened. Peony thought that she would eventually know, so she said very vaguely: "At that time, both the princess and the young master were inside."

  Lins mothers face changed, and she gritted her teeth, pacing back and forth in the room. She wanted to comfort Peony with a few words, but felt at a loss for what to say. She thought of saying something to vent her frustration, but hesitated, fearing being overheard through the wall. All she could do was look at Peony with a worried expression, deeply concerned about her.

  Peony sat nervously for about half an hour, and Rain Lotus came back to reply: "Young Madam, its all right now. The young master has gone home. The outer room has set up a banquet with music and dance again, and the young master is still hosting the banquet."

  Liu Chang was in the middle of a heated game when Li Yun suddenly appeared, his eyes blazing with a fierce light, and challenged him to another round. Liu Chang couldnt just concede defeat, so he accepted the challenge, but ended up losing badly. For some reason, the two mens words turned into blows, and they started fighting. Some people said Li Yun was the first to throw a punch, while others claimed it was actually Liu Chang. It didnt matter who started it; in any case, the two of them were soon rolling around on the ground, punching and kicking each other. By the time they finally stopped, Liu Changs eyes were black and blue, and Li Yuns nose was bleeding profusely. Throughout the entire ordeal, the young lady from Qinghua had not reappeared.

  Its hard for him to become a dark-eyed chicken and still continue to host the banquet, its really strong. Peony let out a breath of relief, just about to loosen her hair and lie down, an old woman came in quickly and said: "Young Madam, the madam has summoned you."

  The peony had no choice but to rewash her face, comb her hair and head to the courtyard of Madame Qi.

  Biyu was sitting on the veranda with Qier in her arms, playing with a ball of yarn and teasing a Persian cat. When she saw Mudan enter, she smiled mockingly and stood up to greet Mudan with a standard courtesy: "Young Mistress, todays banquet ended quite early, I wonder if it was exciting?"

  Peony also smiled: "Its not over, it was wonderful, there were horse dance performances, and the Qinghua County Master brought a hula hoop to jump hula hoop dance, which was extremely wonderful, all of them received thunderous applause. Unfortunately, you didnt go."

  Just swell with pride then. Biyu pouted: "Isnt the young mistress of Qinghua Manor pretty?"

  "Of course its beautiful, as expected from someone born into royalty. The air of elegance is something that only a few people can match."

  Biyu was puzzled, in the past, every time she saw Qinghua Countys master, she would cry once. Why is she so cheerful this time? She must be pretending to be calm and composed to please the young master. Biyu sneered: "Of course, she is a famous beauty, with a noble status, elegant and refined, having seen many scenes, not comparable to ordinary people."

  "Ah, yes, exactly." Mudan Xin said, "When the time comes and Qinghua County Master becomes your master, you will appreciate her beauty and nobility even more, and her elegant demeanor."

  Biyu still wanted to entangle, Nianslave raised the curtain and poked out his head, smiling sweetly at Peony: "Young Madam, the madam asks you to come in."

  As soon as Peony entered the house, Biyu immediately threw the ball of yarn to the front of the curtain, leading Qier and the cat over, while she herself squatted down at the front of the curtain, perking up her ears to eavesdrop.

  Madam Qi had just seen Peony enter the house when she heavily set down the tea bowl in her hand.

  Peony had known that coming here would not have a good outcome. The one who would be hurt in the end was Li Wei, and no matter what, she would be blamed; let alone, according to Madame Qis temperament, in order to prevent the He family from coming to reason with her, she must first severely intimidate herself, push all the blame onto herself, and then pretend to be magnanimous, coaxing and deceiving. She calmly and naturally paid respects to Madame Qi: "Mother, may you have good fortune."

  Madam Qi slowly said after a while: "You get up." And then called Zhen Yuanyuan: "You bring over a stool for the young mistress."

  The peony eyes swept over Zhus wife, only to see her two eyes shining brightly, knowing that this matter must have nothing to do with her, and she didnt know what bad things she had said about herself in front of Qis wife again. She sat down on the crescent moon stool sideways, saying: "I dont know why mother summoned me, is there something?"

  Madam Qi glared at Peony fiercely, then suddenly shouted loudly: "Niang Jiaoer go take a look! Whos making such a racket outside? Its so unbecoming!"

  Bi Yu jumped in fright, not waiting for Nian Jiao to chase people away, and stuttered: "Its a kitten..." Then she hugged Qier and slipped away quickly.

  She grasped the untruthful Biyu, and Madam Qi sternly said: "Daughter-in-law! Zi Shu is muddled, as his wife you should remind him, help him to be more considerate! Instead, not only did you not assist him, but also brought outsiders to mock him, inciting your own cousin to provoke him in public and beat him into that state! Hes lost face, do you still have face? What are you going to do now? When something happens, instead of being by his side, you sneak back to your familys courtyard to hide. Wasting the kindness I had for you!"

  The peony secretly sneered, the cheap words were right, a thousand mistakes and ten thousand mistakes were all her fault, the cheap men and women had reason. Only at this time it was not the time to argue, but first let the mother tiger vent her anger before speaking, so she didnt answer and stood up with her hands down to listen to the scolding.

  "Madam, please calm down. Young Madam has always been honest and kind, how could she intentionally do such a thing? It must be an unintentional mistake." Zhus words were superficially meant to comfort Madame Qi, but in reality, they directly accused Peony of being at fault. With a pretentious smile, she handed a cup of tea to Peony: "Young Madam, dont blame Madame for getting angry. She only wishes for you and the young master to be harmonious and happy. How could she not get angry when something like this happens? You should quickly offer her a cup of tea and apologize."

  "Peony quietly rebuked the old woman, handed her a cup of tea and said: Mothers criticism is well-deserved, I am incompetent. Not only cant I be a virtuous assistant to my husband, advising him not to do foolish things, but also when he encounters difficulties, I dont stand up for him, shielding him from disaster. All I think about is saving face for myself and hiding in my own courtyard, truly the most incompetent."

  Madam Qi was taken aback, and she gave Peony a stern glance. She didnt take the tea from her either, and coldly said: "You mean to say that I was wrong about you?"

  The peonys head bowed even lower, but her tone was firm and clear: "I dare not. Todays events were indeed my fault. The young mistress summoned me, I did not dare to disobey, the young master wanted to secretly follow and mock, I had no power to stop him, my husband and the guest got into a dispute, and I didnt have the courage to go forward and mediate, fearing that if I wasnt careful, I would be laughed at. So everything mother said was right. I want to change, but my abilities are limited, I couldnt change, please forgive me, mother."

  Madam Qi had never been spoken to in such a manner before, and she was so angry that she took a deep breath, wanting to say something but ultimately didnt. With a scowl on her face, she pounded the table and said: "Forget it! I expected too much from you, its too difficult for you! I dont expect you to achieve great things either. From tomorrow onwards, just stay at home and take care of your body, hurry up and give birth to a grandson for me! Your parents are getting old, cant you do something that will put their minds at ease? Cant you make an effort for yourself and let them be worry-free?"

  Peony thought, now its time to get to the point.

  "Indeed, Madam Qi said: In all these years of marriage, Ive treated you well, and you should know that in your heart. Ive never skimped on food or clothing for you, and everyone in the household respects you. Its just that Zishu has a grudge against you and cant get along with you, so I have to scold him and advise him. Even if his temper is bad, he hasnt mistreated you. A wife is a wife, a concubine is a concubine. What man doesnt have a wild streak when hes young? That farmer collected three or five more dou of grain and still wants to raise a concubine! Not to mention this kind of outsider, its just for novelty, and after a few days, theyll be discarded. You have the energy to indulge in such idle thoughts, why not think about how you can win back your husbands heart instead?"

  Peony didnt say a word, just hanging her head. The He family gave the Liu family so much money, and she herself also had dowry, how to eat and wear were not excessive, but why did it seem like the Liu family was supporting her for nothing?

  Madam Qi watched with growing anger, and she was at her wits end.

  Liu Chengcai came in from outside and sighed, "Forget it, its not all her fault. Zishu is also too unreasonable! Wife, you go back first, Ill talk to Zishu later and tell him to change his temper, so that you two can live a good life."

  "Both of you are a handful. You go rest early tonight and come over first thing tomorrow to wait for the imperial physician."

  One plays the white face and one plays the red face, just in case the He family comes to make trouble. Peony obediently agreed.

  Nian Nuer escorted her to the gate of the courtyard, and suddenly said in a very low voice: "Young Madam, rest assured that the young lady of the county will never be able to enter our house no matter what."

  "Huh?" Peony waited for her to ask more questions, but Nianer had already quickly entered the courtyard.

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