Chapter 1063 - 241: Who is Most Favored_4
Pei Wendong had also risen in status, and since Pei Qin had never been close to Xie Yi and had a fiercely opposing older sister, Pei Wendong had become even more polite and distant from her. Faced with the seemingly ordinary Pei Qin, she felt utterly lost. She was not just Mo Heng’s sickly wife!
Madam Zhao asked the nanny to take good care of Happy and went to help in the kitchen. Seeing Xie Yi somewhat at a loss and unsure what to do, she laughed and said, "Miss Xie! Why don’t you go out and play with Jiujiu and the others!"
"No!" Xie Yi quickly refused, realizing her own reaction was a bit too intense, and bit her lip, "No... the need! I’ll assist the lady."
Madam Zhao smiled. It seemed Wendong was no longer so enchanted by Xie Yi. Not to mention Pei Qin’s unrivaled status, just Mo Heng alone was a Second Rank General. Would Wendong really marry this petty-minded Xie Yi in the future? Madam Zhao had not found much fault with Xie Yi before, a somewhat pampered daughter of the Official’s family, pitiable and deserving of sympathy. But since arriving in Daxing, her pettiness had slowly begun to show.
Xie Yi no longer had the confidence she once had; the Zheng family had blocked her betrothal to Wendong twice. Pei Qin had talked about arranging her marriage with Pei Wendong, but then there were Lady Yu’s issues and the Rebel Army’s disturbance, and it had been delayed until now. Pei Wendong had been busy since returning and did not discuss anything with her, nor had he mentioned the betrothal again, leaving her feeling very unsettled.
Steamed dumplings with tender wild vegetable filling, chive and egg buns with glutinous flour, fried sweet potato balls, and boiled dumplings in small baskets, along with a variety of side dishes were prepared.
"No more candied sweet potatoes after dinner, I’ll make something else for you to eat!" Pei Qin coaxed the Little Radishes to eat their meal first.
"Mom! What are we going to eat?" Jiujiu and Xixi asked curiously on either side of her.
"First eat your meal! After that, I’ll make it!" Pei Qin was the best at creating a fuss, and it had been a long time since she had stirred things up with the Little Radishes.
"I want some too! I want some too! Auntie! I want some too!" Happy watched Pei Qin serving food and cooed for affection.