Chapter 286 Miss Her

At the end of his stroll, Pei Tingyue saw a bookstore.

A not very serious bookstore.

The shopkeeper was a woman, dressed quite beautifully. Seeing Pei Tingyue standing at the door, she came over with a smile and said, "Oh, Madam, your baby looks like it's six or seven months old."

Pei Tingyue came back to his senses and responded, "More than six months."

The bookstore owner nodded and wanted to come over and pull her in affectionately, but Xie Chen blocked his way, gave him a glance, and retreated angrily.

She had no choice but to make an invitation gesture: "In the next few months, the fetus will grow bigger, and Madam will probably not come out often. Why not buy some storybooks to read? It can kill a lot of boring time."

In fact, Pei Tingyue hadn't finished reading yet, but the bookstore owner was so enthusiastic that Pei Tingyue couldn't refuse his kindness, so she lifted her skirt and went in.

"This one is nice, it's about the princess and the top scholar."

"And this, from the Marquis and his cousin."

“…”

As soon as he entered, the owner of the bookstore started talking and enthusiastically introduced and explained to Pei Tingyue how interesting the book was and what the plot was.

She described it so vividly that Pei Tingyue became more interested.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the bookstore owner nudged Pei Tingyue with his elbow and gave her a look.

Pei Tingyue was confused: "Huh?"

The bookstore owner covered his mouth and laughed, "Your husband's appearance and temperament, his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and the people following him, his family must be either rich or noble. He has everything. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, madam, you are so lucky. The people in the storybooks are just like this, not even as good as this husband. To be honest, madam, you enjoy reading storybooks much less than we do."

Pei Tingyue laughed. So that's what he was talking about. "Well, he's pretty good."

The bookstore owner marveled at this and then muttered, "Madam, your appearance and figure are truly stunning. For a moment, I don't know who to envy."

She let out a long sigh.

Then, for some unknown reason, he whispered, "Follow me."

Pei Tingyue followed her to a corner.

The bookstore owner quickly took down a few storybooks and put them at the bottom. "These are my gifts to you. If you learn how to read them, your relationship with your spouse will improve."

Pei Tingyue turned a page curiously.

Disgraceful content.

Pei Tingyue: “…”

The bookshop owner said with a smile, "Don't be shy, ma'am. This is only natural. Let me tell you, this book is selling very well in my shop. A noble lady used to send people to buy it frequently, saying that she and her sister loved it, and she always gave me generous rewards."

Pei Tingyue raised his eyes.

He had originally stopped in thought because of that person, and now when he suddenly heard about his past with her, tears welled up in his eyes.

The bookshop owner was still sighing, "It's just that in the past few years, I haven't seen that noble lady send anyone here. I wonder how she is doing. I still miss her often."

After she sighed, she smiled and said, "Madam, please rest assured and watch it. I promise..."

She was halfway through her words when she saw Pei Tingyue's slightly red eyes. She froze, "Madam?"

Pei Tingyue took a deep breath and tried to steady her voice: "That's my sister."

The bookstore owner was surprised: "Madam's sister?"

Pei Tingyue nodded: "Four years ago, she left the capital."

"...Calculating the time...it makes sense...No wonder she hasn't sent anyone to buy anything anymore. Turns out she's been away on a business trip."

Pei Tingyue tried hard to suppress her sobs: "I'm not going away, I'm going home."

The bookstore owner nodded slowly. "I see. Madam, are you sad because you and your sister are separated?"

Pei Tingyue felt sad: "If it was an ordinary separation, it wouldn't be like this. But my family's situation is special, I can't go out casually, and my sister can't return to Beijing either. So these years, we can only communicate through letters and can't see each other."

She spoke so sadly that the bookstore owner's eyes turned red. He was silent for a moment, and finally said to comfort her, "If you still miss me, you will see me one day."

Pei Tingyue suppressed his grief and nodded slowly.

She didn't pick anything else and went out to let Liang Yao pay the bill.

But the bookstore owner refused to accept it. "Since the lady is the sister of that nobleman, we are destined to be together. I have received many favors from him in the past. Now I cannot accept it. Take it back quickly, take it back."

She refused to accept it.

Liang Yao struggled with her for a long time, and finally threw a silver ingot and ran away.

On Suzaku Street.

Seeing that Pei Tingyue looked unhappy, Xie Chen stopped shopping and took her to the carriage.

After getting on the carriage, Pei Tingyue was still listless.

Xie Chen frowned and asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

Pei Tingyue shook his head.

Xie Chen asked again: "Are you tired from walking around?"

Pei Tingyue nodded.

Seeing that she was listless and was lost in thought holding the storybooks, Xie Chen guessed something. Without asking any more questions, he just told her to return to the palace quickly.

*

Back at Chengning Palace, Xiao Si asked, "Father, Majesty, Mother, may I go and deliver something?"

Xie Chen agreed: "Go ahead."

Xiao Si happily left the hall and went to the corridor, where he asked someone to call Yun Shu and Yun Zheng.

Pei Tingyue had given them both a day off early in the morning, letting them rest for the day. So when they were summoned, they rushed over, thinking something had happened.

When I got to the corridor, I saw Xiao Si sitting on a stone bench.

Yun Shu and Yun Zheng stepped forward and asked, "Why is Your Highness sitting here?"

Xiao Si smiled with dimples on his face: "Waiting for the two aunts."

Yun Shu smiled and said, "So it was His Highness calling us servants. We thought it was the Empress who was in trouble. It's all our fault that the little palace maid who delivered the message didn't explain it clearly. So we came here without even putting on our makeup."

"Aunt Yunshu is beautiful even without makeup," Xiao Si praised. He opened the handkerchief wrapped around her. "She'll look even better with this on."

What caught my eye was a pair of jade earrings.

"This is…"

Xiao Si said, "I bought it for Aunt Yunshu at the shop with the money Zhou Zhou saved."

Yun Shu was so moved that tears fell from her eyes. She sobbed and said, "It's so beautiful. I will wear it for the rest of my life."