Chapter 23 Chapter 23 The original two-person group became a three-person group...

The maids lifted the door curtain woven from various fragrant grasses and said with a smile, "You are so lucky, old ancestor! The eldest son and his future grandmother have come to visit you."

The marriage between the two families had already been decided, so it was not an exaggeration for the people close to the master to make a few jokes like this.

Wu Jingxun's face turned slightly red, and she felt even more uncomfortable when she felt Pei Jinguang's gaze on her.

The two of them stood at the door, both wearing green clothes, looking like a newlywed couple who came to pay their respects to their ancestors on the first day after their marriage.

The old lady was old, but in good spirits. Upon hearing this, she quickly sat up from the bed and waved at them with a smile: "Jin'er's wife is here too? Come, come, come, I'm old and my eyesight is blurry. Please come closer so I can take a good look at you."

Wu Jingxun clenched her hands nervously. Pei Jinguang took two steps forward and said gently, "Today is a good day for Erlang. Lord Wu and the others are here. Jingxun wanted to come over to pay her respects to you and also meet Erlang and the others."

Pei Huaiguang peeled the white veins on the orange. The white veins slowly fell from his slender fingers, but his heart strangely beat faster and faster.

The old lady smiled and nodded. As she watched Wu Jingxun slowly approach, her expression grew even more satisfied. "Very good, very good. You are a good girl who knows etiquette and rites. I, an old woman, cannot afford to be ungrateful. Keep this jade ring. In the future, you will be able to sit here and pass it on to your granddaughter-in-law."

The old lady was talking and laughing, and the implication of her words made the girl's earlobes, as soft as white jade, become even redder.

The old lady took her hand and put the jade ring on her. Wu Jingxun didn't dare to break free, so she raised her head and looked for help at Pei Jinguang, who was standing beside her with a smile on his face.

The beautiful girl half raised her face, her sparkling eyes filled with shyness and helplessness. She herself didn't know how much this look agitated Pei Jinguang.

She would be his bride, the one he would spend the rest of his life with.

Before anyone else noticed, Pei Huaiguang withdrew his gaze and silently went back to peeling the orange that had already been cleaned.

The old lady looked at the jade ring on the fair wrist, which looked even more emerald, with satisfaction, and nodded, "Yes, yes, only a beautiful woman like our brother Jin's daughter-in-law is worthy of this jade ring. With such a beautiful mistress raising it, this jade ring will surely become more spiritual and bring blessings."

Pei Jinguang nodded slightly: "Grandma is so kind. Your grandson would like to thank you on Jingxun's behalf."

Wu Jingxun blushed and lowered her head submissively: "Yes, Jingxun knows, thank you, ancestor."

The old lady looked at the beautiful girl in front of her, smiled and took her hand wearing the jade ring, and then took Pei Jinguang's hand.

One was delicate and soft, the other had distinct joints. They were held in the old man's warm hands and overlapped together. The moment their skin touched, both of them reacted subconsciously.

Wu Jingxun pulled his hand back uncomfortably, and Pei Jinguang's forward hand slightly stiffened.

Oh my, look at this young couple, one is shy, the other is introverted, really...

The old lady smiled and stared at them for a while before letting go of their hands. "Jingxun, if you have time, please come and spend more time with me. Looking at a beautiful woman like you, I feel like I have more energy to eat and drink porridge."

Wu Jingxun lowered her eyes in embarrassment, and Pei Jinguang suppressed the joy in his heart and just smiled.

Pei Huaiguang lowered his head expressionlessly and wiped his face.

Orange juice splashed on my face.

A little sour.

A courageous maid covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "What the old ancestor said is true. If the eldest son marries Lady Wu sooner rather than later, wouldn't the old ancestor, looking at Lady Wu every day, become an immortal and live an eternal life?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed. The old lady couldn't help laughing too. Looking at the girl's earlobes that were red as if they were about to drip blood, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, alright, stop teasing me. Later, when I drink tea with my grandson's wife, I won't care no matter how much you tease me. I will just tell Jin Ge'er to protect his own wife."

It would have been fine if he had just said that, but Pei Jinguang nodded seriously, "Yes, grandson will definitely not let grandma down."

Wu Jingxun felt her ears were red as if they were about to burn, and she couldn't help but glared at Pei Jinguang.

Looking at this calm and composed young man with a graceful appearance and good intelligence, he could actually be so mischievous at times.

Pei Jinguang's eyes were filled with a gentle smile as he stared at Wu Jingxun.

The old lady was dazzled by the sight of the talented man and beautiful woman looking at each other with affection.

My goodness, what kind of golden boy and beautiful girl will her precious great-grandson turn out to be?

"Look at my memory. I was so busy talking to you that I forgot to introduce myself." The old lady turned her head with a smile and looked at another young man who was completely different from his brother in appearance and demeanor, but also had a handsome appearance.

"This is Erlang, five years younger than Jin'er, and sixteen this year." The old lady looked at the quiet and handsome boy lovingly, "My dear grandson, go and say hello to your sister-in-law."

Pei Huaiguang, the good grandson, finally raised his eyes and for the first time today, he looked at her openly.

Her face was still stained with a blush more brilliant than the morning glow, and the way she looked at him with a smile was very much like the expression that the elders would show.

But she was just the sister-in-law who had not yet entered the family.

Her demeanor was still gentle and calm, and she seemed to be closer, but Pei Huaiguang knew that beneath her gentleness, she had become more distant.

It seemed as if that little bit of kindness was all because he knew her identity and was for the purpose of protecting her future sister-in-law, not for anything else.

Why? Would he dare to let her know about his selfish motives?

Pei Huaiguang's silent gaze made Wu Jingxun nervous again.

The old lady smiled and slapped the young man, scolding him, "You silly boy, are you obsessed with your sister-in-law's beauty? Jingxun, from now on you must help Erlang choose a wife as good as you."

His brother's smiling yet calm gaze remained on him.

Pei Huaiguang handed the orange in his hand to Wu Jingxun. His cold and indifferent voice seemed to be tinged with bitterness due to the influence of the orange juice just now. "In that case, thank you very much, sister-in-law."

"This is a thank you gift."

Wu Jingxun looked at her benefactor, a young man with a somewhat eccentric temperament, a man who was clearly from the Pei family in Jinling, but told her his name was from the grassland.

The orange was peeled very cleanly, without any peeling peel, just some pits, revealing the clear and bright flesh inside.

She took it and thanked him softly, but said nothing else.

The orange, still oozing with juice, fell into her hands and soon stained her soft, white, and delicate hands.

Watching Pei Jinguang silently handing her his handkerchief and then taking the orange, Pei Huaiguang lowered his eyes, feeling as if he were the orange that she had handed over to someone else.

Who cares about a rotten and sour orange?

But the juice from the orange stained her, and her fingers were covered with the smell of the orange.

The old lady slapped him again and said, "You kid, you sent someone away with just an orange?"

Pei Huaiguang smiled faintly: "But my grandson has nothing, nothing to give to my sister-in-law."

The old lady then brought up the matter of him leaving his post as a guard in the Right Guard: "It's better not to go. The Right Guard is a mess. It would be good to go to your brother's Northern Twelve Guards to train yourself."

It turned out that he appeared in Biyou Manor that day because he received the emperor's order.

Pei Huaiguang didn't explicitly say whether he agreed or refused, but only said, "My brothers still have to go to the front to entertain the guests. Grandma, please don't delay them because of my matter."

We are all one family, why are we talking about two different things?

The old lady felt sorry for her adorable grandson who had just returned home, and said, "Alright, alright, stop making a fuss with an old woman like me. There are many guests up ahead. Brother Jin, take Jingxun with you."

"And Erlang, you should go over there too, say hello, and get to know the people. We'll meet a lot in the future, and you can't just be in the dark."

At the old lady's urging, the original two-person group became a three-person group.

Pei Jinguang walked on her left, and Pei Huaiguang walked silently on her right.

Wu Jingxun, who was caught in the middle: It feels weird.

After walking down a long corridor and passing through the Moon Gate, Pei Jinguang suddenly said, "Erlang, you refused to accept the thank-you gift your sister-in-law gave you last time. How about I make you a new saddle?"

Pei Huaiguang didn't even raise his eyes: "She is not my sister-in-law."

There was a subtle stagnation in the atmosphere for a moment.

Wu Jingxun felt a little embarrassed and couldn't help but lean to the left while walking.

Pei Jinguang frowned, and Pei Huaiguang quickly added, "It doesn't count until we get married."

Pei Jinguang was almost amused by this brat. He looked at the girl's jade-white face, which was stained red, and said in a deep voice, "It will be soon."

Under Wu Jingxun's somewhat surprised gaze, Pei Jinguang suppressed the corners of his mouth and pretended to be indifferent: "I have been discussing the wedding date with Uncle Wu recently."

"The fifth day of the Lunar New Year, two months from now, will be a good day."

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Today's diary mini-theater——

Wu Banban: They are both very tall. I feel a little nervous when I walk in the middle. (He turned back to look up the medical book and gave himself two injections.)

Pei Da: Who's going to be the groom? Oh, it's me (*^_^*)

Pei Er: What's so great about it? What's so great about it?

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Thanks to the nutrient solution irrigated by the little angel Yue Ye, Xiaowan will continue to work hard (づ￣ 3￣)づ