59. Chapter 59 Patience

Pei Jing glanced at him resentfully, feeling that the emperor's uncle was being unreasonable at the moment. He was helping Xiaoxiao choose a husband, so why did he have the right to ask for more?

Is Xiaoxiao someone else?

Just as he was about to make a few accusations, he saw the emperor's uncle grab Xiaoxiao's wrist and pull her away without even looking at him.

Pei Jing leaned back against the dragon throne and couldn't help but sigh, "He keeps spouting harsh words all day long."

Looking at the backs of the two people walking away together, Pei Jing inexplicably felt that they looked a good match when standing together.

Pei Jing couldn't help but shake his head and quickly shook off the thought, feeling that he was possessed.

Pei Xiuhan's hands were like iron clamps, and his palms were burning hot. After Xiaoxiao was held by him, her ears felt inexplicably hot.

She glanced back at Pei Jing, gave him an apologetic look, and then obediently followed Pei Xiuhan out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. After leaving the palace, Xiaoxiao secretly glanced at him, "Brother, Xiaoxing is also in the palace. We have to take him with us."

Pei Xiuhan finally let go of his hand. "Why is he here too?"

Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "Maybe he's curious about what the palace looks like."

Pei Xiuhan's eyes narrowed unconsciously, but he didn't say much. He found a eunuch and called Xiaoxing over. When Xiaoxing saw him, she felt a little embarrassed, nodded, and lowered her eyelashes uncomfortably.

The boy's face was only the size of a palm, and his facial features were clearly different from Xiaoxiao's. When he was nervous, he looked uneasy, as if they were cast in the same mold. Pei Xiuhan's eyes were somewhat deep.

Xiaoxiao didn't notice his gaze. Her attention was drawn to several officials who were walking out in an orderly manner. These people were not young, and some of them had hunched backs and their legs were not very nimble.

Xiaoxiao couldn't help but take another look. She felt that these old ministers had a hard time. She guessed that they must have just finished their meeting. Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask, "Brother, haven't you had lunch yet?"

Pei Xiuhan nodded.

Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh, thinking that they were working too hard. It was almost 3 p.m. and they hadn't had lunch yet.

After walking out of the palace, Xiaoxing got on the carriage he had taken when he came here. After sitting down, he opened the curtains and looked at Xiaoxiao with a smile.

Xiaoxiao was a little hesitant, wondering whether to ride with Xiaoxing or with Brother Pei, when she heard Brother Pei calling her, "Why don't you get on?"

Xiaoxing pursed her lips and couldn't help but look at Pei Xiuhan. There was no trace of the previous awkwardness on her face.

The boy's face was tense, and there was an inexplicable hint of coldness on his expression.

Pei Xiuhan glanced at him indifferently, ignoring him and looking at Xiaoxiao again. Xiaoxiao said something to Xiaoxing and obediently got into Pei Xiuhan's carriage, not noticing the brief exchange between the two.

After the carriage drove onto the busy street, Xiaoxiao asked the driver to stop the carriage. She said to Pei Xiuhan, "Brother, wait for me."

She wanted to go down and buy him some food first so that he wouldn't be too hungry. After she jumped off the carriage, she found that Brother Pei had also gotten off the carriage.

Xiaoxiao blinked, and Pei Xiuhan smiled, "No need to buy anything else, just accompany me to the store to eat a bowl of wontons."

Xiaoxiao nodded and couldn't help but curl her lips. Pei Xiuhan took her to Zuixiang Pavilion. He only ordered a bowl of wonton. Xiaoxiao held her chin with both hands, sat opposite him, and watched him eat.

It's hot in the summer and people get tired easily. Xiaoxiao has been used to taking a nap lately. She nods her head and feels a little sleepy. Pei Xiuhan notices her sleepy look and shakes his head in amusement, "Let's sleep after we get in the carriage."

Xiaoxiao agreed, but after a short while, she became listless again, her little head nodding.

Pei Xiuhan couldn't help but speed up. When he stood up, Xiaoxiao suddenly woke up and followed him downstairs. After getting on the carriage, Pei Xiuhan patted his shoulder and said, "Go to sleep."

Xiaoxiao couldn't resist the temptation and leaned on his shoulder obediently. She was so sleepy that she fell asleep in a short while. Pei Xiuhan put his arms around her waist and held her in his arms.

The girl's long eyelashes trembled, and she fell into a deep sleep without opening her eyes. Her little face was pressed against his chest. Pei Xiu Han's heart softened, and he lowered his head to place a kiss on her forehead.

After arriving at the palace, he did not wake her up, but carried her directly to Su Yuexuan. He put her on the bed and took off her shoes and socks. The girl's small feet were snow-white and her nails were pink and tender, so cute. Pei Xiuhan couldn't help but take a second look at her before gently pulling the quilt over her.

After coming out of Su Yuexuan, Pei Xiuhan went to the palace to get his seal, then called Lu Zhu over and asked, "Is there anything wrong with that kid?"

Knowing that he was asking about Xiaoxing, Luzhu shared her guess, "His voice should not be damaged, his laughter is normal, and he even said "hmm" subconsciously once. I suspect he is pretending to be mute."

"What about the others? If I remember correctly, the last time he left the palace, the emperor was there too. This time he went to the palace again. Isn't he paying too much attention to Pei Jing?"

"Yes, it is a bit much. He probably has no ill intentions for the time being. I haven't found any intentions of harming anyone in him, and his dependence on Miss Xiaoxiao doesn't seem fake."

"Check his identity again."

When Xiaoxing had been following Zhang Li, the guards around Zhang Li had investigated Xiaoxing's identity and found out that he had escaped from the mansion of a wealthy businessman in Jiannan.

His biological mother was the wealthy businessman's concubine, who had been abused to death. He escaped because he was afraid that his brother would murder him in order to fight for the family property. He said he was going to the capital to find his sister, but he was probably lying because he didn't have a sister at all.

The guards saw that there was no problem with his identity and allowed Zhang Li to take him back to the palace.

Lu Zhu asked, "Master, do you suspect there's something wrong with his identity?"

Pei Xiuhan didn't answer, but said: "Investigate further, and also check the identity of that wealthy businessman in detail."

Pei Xiuhan suspected that he had been targeting Zhang Li from the very beginning. Xiao Xing was still young, and even if he was a man of deep thoughts, he would inevitably reveal some flaws.

Pei Xiuhan originally thought that he approached Zhang Li in order to get close to Pei Jing through Xiaoxiao, but now he always felt that there was something off about him.

Luzhu agreed.

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When Xiaoxiao woke up, she found herself lying in bed and her shoes and socks had been taken off. She guessed that it was Brother Pei who brought her back, and Xiaoxiao's cheeks couldn't help but blush.

After she finished washing up, she went to the east wing and found that Brother Pei was not in the mansion. Xiaoxiao felt a little disappointed. Just as she cheered up, she saw Pei Jing actually bringing the portraits of those young masters to her.

Xiaoxiao was not willing to stay. After thinking about it, she took out the letter paper and wrote a letter to Pei Jing. She first thanked Pei Jing, and then seriously said that she had no intention of getting married. Then she returned the portrait to Pei Jing.

After receiving the letter, Pei Jing read it twice in a row. The more he read, the tighter his brows furrowed. He could almost see her stubborn expression through her handwriting. He knew that she was unwilling to consider others because of her uncle. Pei Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Is it possible that she has to stay with him for the rest of her life?

Pei Jing really couldn't understand. Knowing how stubborn Xiaoxiao was, he couldn't help but sigh and felt inexplicably sorry for her.

Thinking of his uncle, Pei Jing couldn't help but sigh.

Although Pei Xiuhan was strict with him and Pei Jing always looked rebellious, in fact, most of the time, he felt sorry for his uncle. He didn't even have a close friend around him for all these years, which was quite pitiful.

Pei Jing's mind unconsciously emerged the image of Xiaoxiao's heart and eyes filled with the image of the emperor's uncle. He inexplicably felt that it was not impossible for the two of them to ignore their age.

With Xiaoxiao accompanying the uncle, he can feel more at ease.

Xiaoxiao is young, beautiful, gentle and considerate. She is better than Gu Zhen in every way. Who knows, she might even be able to replace Gu Zhen.

Isn't it just calling her "Auntie Emperor"? It seems... not that difficult?

Pei Jing imagined the scene and shuddered unconsciously. He became dejected again and felt that he still needed two or three days to adjust.

While he was struggling here, Xiaoxiao learned that the new mansion had been renovated, a few days earlier than Xiaoxiao expected.

Xiaoxiao pursed her pink lips unconsciously, and her little head drooped down. She refused to leave, as if that was not the case.

Xiaoxiao packed up her luggage and planned to wait for Brother Pei to come back in the evening, say goodbye to him, and move to the new mansion tomorrow morning.

Pei Xiuhan came back not too late in the evening. The night was as cool as water and the lights were on. The light stretched his figure a little longer, and his tall figure looked particularly strong.

After seeing him, Xiaoxiao stood up and walked out of the room, "Brother!"

She had just taken a bath, and because it was summer and the night was very hot and stuffy, she changed into thin clothes.

The girl had a graceful figure, and when she trotted, her snow-white breasts trembled and moved like a pair of jumping little rabbits.

Seeing this scene, Pei Xiuhan's body stiffened and his throat tightened. When his eyes swept over the guard at the door, his figure flashed, and the next moment he hugged Xiaoxiao's slender waist and led her straight into the room.

The girl's slender waist was less than a hand's width. After touching it, Pei Xiuhan felt that her body was incredibly soft.

Xiaoxiao was a little dazed by his embrace, her cheek buried in his arms, her heart pounding, and when she looked up, her beautiful red lips accidentally slid across his neck.

Both of them were stunned for a moment. Xiaoxiao's cheeks flushed red. As soon as he held her and stood still, she took a step back in panic, forgetting that there was a small stool behind her.

After Xiaoxiao bumped into the small stool, her body shook and she fell backwards. Pei Xiuhan put his arms around her waist and brought her into his arms.

She was so powerful that she rushed towards him directly, holding the warm and soft girl in her arms, their bodies were completely pressed together. Pei Xiuhan was dazed for a moment and could not stand still, and they both fell to the ground.

Xiaoxiao fell directly on him.

She heard Pei Xiuhan groan and thought he had hit his head. She frantically tried to get up. It would have been fine if she hadn't moved. But when she did, Pei Xiuhan's eyes darkened. He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't move."

Xiaoxiao was stunned by his ferocity, her thigh feeling like it had hit something hard. She thought he was carrying a dagger, and she couldn't help but feel nervous, her bright eyes filled with worry. "Brother, did it hurt?"

She didn't dare move again. When she spoke, her breath touched his lips. Pei Xiu Han took a breath unconsciously. His eyebrows jumped and he hugged her waist.

He was in a lot of pain.

Pei Xiuhan endured and endured, and finally controlled the beast in his heart that was about to lose control and break out of the cage.

In fact, from the fall to this moment, it only took a moment.

Seeing that his expression was a little strange, Xiaoxiao pursed her red lips, her big watery eyes full of worry. She stretched out her little hand and reached down to find the dagger.