Chapter 144: Surrender

"Pei Jingxu, what the hell are you doing?!"

Inside the ancestral hall, Rong Xuanzhou stared down at Pei Jingxu with a cold expression.

"It's just a small matter, yet you keep saying you want a divorce. There has to be a limit to your hypocrisy!"

Pei Jingxu stood under the warm yellow candlelight, with the cold rain outside and the warm light inside the house competing for her attention.

The flickering candlelight added a touch of broken beauty to her already delicate face.

As beautiful as the finest glass Bodhisattva.

Rong Xuanzhou stared at her. The woman's long eyelashes trembled slightly, tears were in her eyes, and the red at the corners of her eyes looked like the finest rouge.

Rong Xuanzhou frowned slightly, his lips pursed, and the tips of his ears turned slightly red. His tone was not stiff at all. "What do you like about the gift His Majesty gave me today? I'll have Shutong send some to you tomorrow."

Pei Jingxu still didn't speak, his eyelashes were wet.

Rong Xuanzhou frowned and continued, "Nuonuo hasn't been feeling well lately, and I've been taking care of her. Before I left for the expedition, didn't you always want me to take you on a boat trip?"

"When Nuonuo feels better, I'll take you there."

Like a gift.

After saying that, he took a few steps forward, put a hand on her shoulder, and slowed down his voice: "Okay, stop being so petty, you can't leave me, Pei Jingxu."

He said this in a decisive, calm and composed manner.

Pei Jingxu lowered his head, a hint of coldness flashing in his eyes.

"Let's not meet for the next few days," she lowered her eyes and whispered in a delicate, tearful tone, "I'm very upset right now."

Upon hearing this, Rong Xuanzhou raised the corner of his lips into an expected smile.

——He knew that Pei Jingxu loved him and would never be willing to divorce him.

It's just a tactic of playing hard to get and a little temper.

"Okay, I'll give you some time," Rong Xuanzhou said, his voice slowing down, his eyes filled with a rare deep affection. "In three days, I'll take you on a boat trip."

…

When we walked out of the ancestral hall, the rain had stopped.

Pei Jingxu held an umbrella and did not go to the east courtyard. Instead, he returned to the side room in the west courtyard.

She naturally knew that there was no way to divorce Rong Xuanzhou now.

But she needed Rong Xuanzhou to pay attention to her, at least in the next few days.

It was late at night and the side room was very cold. Rong Shi had not waited for her and had left long ago.

Back on the bed, Pei Jingxu curled his lips slightly.

Next, we will slowly close the net.

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Early in the morning, the servants in Bai Shutong's room brought her some gold, silver and jade ornaments.

It looks elegant and luxurious, but upon closer inspection, the workmanship is crude and the color is vulgar.

It's obvious that this is not the work of the palace.

"This Bai family is really going too far!" Hongyao cursed as she looked through the jewelry. "None of these jeweled hairpins look like a gift from His Majesty!"

"You're not going to throw all the things you don't want to us!"

Hongyao was furious, her face gloomy as she gathered up the things and cursed, "All the gold, silver, and jade given by the government are from the Rong family. This Bai family really thinks she's a member of the Rong family, and actually accepted all those rewards!"

Throwing those things aside in disgust, Hongyao walked to the dressing table and helped Pei Jingxu comb her hair.

"Girl, look at this Bai family! They're really going to step on your head!"

Pei Jingxu curled his lips into a smile and asked calmly, "Where did Rong Xuanzhou go?"

"The Second Young Master and the Eldest Young Master have gone to court. Judging by the time, they should be back soon."

Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes: "I have something for you to do."

…

When Jiang Hui returned home from outside, he smelled the sweet aroma of pastries.

Following the scent, I saw Pei Jingxu carrying a large food box and walking laboriously towards the west courtyard.

Seeing this, Jiang Hui hurried forward a few steps: "Second Madam, let me help you!"

As he said that, he hurriedly took the food box from Pei Jingxu's hand and followed Pei Jingxu towards the west courtyard.

Pei Jingxu had a smile on his face and seemed to be in a very good mood.

She glanced at Jiang Hui gratefully: "Thank you, Guard Jiang. I'm lucky to have you here."

Jiang Hui smiled and waved his hand. Seeing Second Lady so happy today, a smile appeared on his face as well: "Second Lady, how did you make so many snacks today?"

When this was mentioned, Pei Jingxu's smile deepened, and there was a hint of womanly shyness between her eyebrows: "Last night I went to the ancestral temple and had a long talk with my husband."

Jiang Hui's smile froze when he heard this, but he still chuckled twice: "What did the Second Lady and the Second Young Master say?"

Pei Jingxu pursed her lips slightly and said shyly, "I said he was too close to the Bai family, and I was very unhappy. If he insisted on asking me to apologize to the Bai family, I would divorce him."

"He explained the reason to me, saying he just felt sorry for the Bai family. He apologized and invited me to go on a boat trip on Autumn Lake. I... I..."

Pei Jingxu bit her lip when she spoke of this, unable to hide the happiness between her brows. “I just said I would think about it, but I haven’t agreed to him yet.”

As if troubled, Pei Jingxu looked at the stunned Jiang Hui in front of him, his cheeks flushed: "Guard Jiang, tell me, should I... give him another chance..."

She lowered her head shyly. Although her tone was angry, the smile on her lips became more and more obvious.

——She needed to let Rong Jianxue know that Rong Xuanzhou showed signs of "changing his mind" and that she also wanted to forgive Rong Xuanzhou.

——The two of them want to "reconcile".

"I think, I think the Second Young Master..."

Jiang Hui wanted to say something bad about the Second Young Master, but he felt that since he was the Young Master's brother after all, it would be a bit unkind.

Pei Jingxu didn't give Jiang Hui a chance to speak. The two of them walked to the west courtyard. Pei Jingxu took the food box from Jiang Hui's hand and smiled, "Thank you, Guard Jiang."

As he spoke, Pei Jingxu placed the food box on the stone table, opened the lid, and the various cakes inside were revealed in front of Jiang Hui.

"Second Madam, here are some cakes that I haven't seen before."

Pei Jingxu pursed her lips and smiled shyly: "This is a new style I made myself. My husband has never tasted the cakes I made before."

Jiang Hui's solar plexus jumped when he heard this.

——If the young master saw this, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Pulling out a plate of pastries from the food box, Pei Jingxu stuffed it into Jiang Hui's hands: "This is for you, Guard Jiang, thank you."

Jiang Hui held the pastry in his hand, feeling like crying but unable to do so.

At this moment, Hongyao came out from the side room with a very ugly expression: "Miss, that Bai family is really going too far!"

Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, his eyes showing confusion: "What's wrong?"

Hongyao placed all the gold, silver, and jade items in front of the two of them. "The Second Young Master said last night that he wanted you to pick out the rewards you like and asked Mrs. Bai to send them to you. Look at what she sent!"

"This gold item is just a layer of gold dust, and this jade bracelet has been deformed. It's not something from the palace. It's obvious that this Bai family member doesn't want these things anymore and is using them to fool you!"

As she spoke, Hongyao gave Pei Jingxu a look, indicating that the "audience" behind her had arrived.

Frowning slightly, Pei Jingxu looked at Hongyao and refuted seriously, "Nonsense! My husband said he had already made it clear to the Bai family. How could the Bai family send something that no one wants?"