Chapter 83 Your words are too many

Upon seeing them, a hint of a smile flickered in Yuwen Ye's eyes.

He stood up and said, "What brings you here?"

Ignoring the ridicule he was being mocked, Pei Xingyuan continued to wave his fan confidently, saying, "We heard that Brother Fengchen has returned to the Eastern Capital today, so we came to pay our respects, but we didn't expect to disturb you and your spouse—"

At this point, he probably felt the sharp gaze on the back of his neck again, so he swallowed his words.

Turning to Shang Ruyi, he smiled and said, "We have come here specifically to pay our respects to your wife, sister-in-law."

Shang Ruyi was secretly glad that Yuwen Ye had asked her to comb her hair earlier, and that she was still dressed neatly. She hurriedly went over and bowed to the person who came, and Yuwen Ye also walked to her side and introduced the person to her one by one.

His friends were naturally all sons of powerful families, especially the one who was speaking first, Pei Xingyuan, the second son of Pei Xu, the current Left Grand Master of the Palace.

Shang Ruyi came from a prestigious family. Although she didn't interact much with outsiders, she had heard of them.

So they greeted each other one by one.

When the last person was introduced, the only woman among the guests, Shang Ruyi clearly felt a subtle sense of oppression in the otherwise pleasant atmosphere. When she looked up again, she realized that the oppressive feeling was coming from the tall and beautiful woman in front of her.

Yuwen Ye said, "Ruyi, she is Lei Yu, the daughter of General Lei, the Left Imperial Guard."

Shang Ruyi looked up and met those deep and sharp eyes.

She felt a jolt in her heart from the sting, but immediately smiled and said, "So it's Miss Lei. I've heard so much about you."

Lei Yuren lived up to her name, even her speech was as sharp and direct as her name: "When have you ever heard of my name?"

"Well?"

Shang Ruyi was taken aback and didn't know how to respond.

Everyone knows these are just polite words exchanged on a first meeting, but Lei Yu's question made her seem too hypocritical.

Just as the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Pei Xingyuan barged in again, fanning himself with his fan, and laughed, "Your question is a bit too much. Who in this Eastern Capital City hasn't heard of your reputation, Miss Lei? As for when, who knows if it was when you punched the tiger in the South Mountain or kicked the dragon in the North Sea? I don't even remember."

Everyone immediately burst into laughter at his words, and even Lei Yu's tense face relaxed a little.

She glared at Pei Xingyuan and said, "You talk too much."

Yuwen Ye said, "You still haven't said what you're here for?"

Pei Xingyuan laughed and said, "Fengchen, you've finally returned to Dongdu, so of course we've come to welcome you back. Tonight, it'll be at Tinghe Tower, my treat!"

As he spoke, he then smiled at Shang Ruyi and said, "Please do me the honor of joining me, sister-in-law."

Shang Ruyi hadn't expected to run into Yuwen Ye's friends on her first day back in Dongdu. Although she used to be a recluse who didn't associate much with these aristocratic families, as the young mistress of the Duke's mansion, she naturally couldn't avoid going out and socializing. Besides, these people were all Yuwen Ye's friends—she was somewhat eager to try, but didn't want to make a decision on her own, so she turned to look at Yuwen Ye with a questioning look in her eyes.

I don't know if it was just my imagination, but I thought I heard Lei Yu snort again.

Yuwen Ye pondered for a moment, then glanced at Shang Ruyi.

Then he said, "Let's go."

So they told their family members what to do, and then went out with the group of people.

When they reached the door, they found two carriages parked there. Pei Xingyuan and his companions insisted on riding in the same carriage as Yuwen Ye because they hadn't seen each other for a long time. The only other passengers were two women.

Shang Ruyi glanced at the beautiful yet cold woman beside her and smiled, "Then I'll ride in the same car as Miss Lei."