Chapter 152 The Young Master's Favorite Woman

The autumn hunt is an annual event for the royal family.

It was a rare opportunity for unmarried noble ladies in the capital to be together with young talents, to visit each other, and to confide in each other.

In the hunting grounds, the princes and sons of noble families competed in the forests and jungles, vying to offer their rich harvests in order to win the championship and gain the favor of His Majesty.

Therefore, this is also a good time for those unmarried noble ladies to look for their husbands.

——This young tutor, who is now a powerful official, is handsome and bright, and is naturally the best candidate for these women's attention.

"Look, look! Master Young Master is coming!"

"I heard that Master Young Master is in charge of this year's autumn hunt. Your Majesty truly values ​​Master Young Master very much!"

"I wonder what kind of woman a fairy like Master Shaofu would like..."

"Hmph, put away your little thoughts. I heard that Master Shaofu came here early yesterday morning to arrange patrol troops, and Miss Shen came with him."

As soon as these words came out, many women's eyes fell on the arrogant Shen Congyue.

Shen Congyue folded her arms across her chest and looked down at the women.

Several women around her complimented her, their eyes beaming with smiles: "Congyue, Congyue, you came to the hunting ground yesterday. I'm sure you spoke to Master Shaofu, right?"

Shen Congyue snorted lightly and raised his eyebrows slightly: “Of course.”

"What did you say? Congyue, tell us too!" A female relative looked at Shen Congyue with envy.

Chen Congyue raised his chin even higher, his eyes full of pride and arrogance: "He didn't say anything. Brother Jianxue said that he still likes clean and innocent women. Those seductive and charming vixens are really not worthy of being on the stage."

Upon hearing this, the female relatives also laughed: "Yes, yes, Master Young Master is noble and upright. The woman he likes should be clean, strong, gentle and considerate, just like you, Congyue. You are a perfect match for Master Young Master!"

Shen Congyue curled her lips and smiled, and said shyly: "Oh, don't say such things, Brother Jianxue will laugh at me if he knows."

The female relatives didn't say anything else, all their eyes were focused on the handsome young master in the audience.

"Look, where is Master Shaofu going?"

"I'm not sure, this direction..."

A female member of the family noticed something was wrong and said cautiously, "This direction seems to be going to find... that Miss Pei..."

"How is that possible? Master Shaofu has always been known to avoid suspicion. How could he go to meet his own brother-in-law alone?"

“…”

There was a lot of discussion among the crowd.

But the discussion only lasted for a while.

——Because all the female relatives saw with their own eyes that the young master walked towards Pei Jingxu with a sullen face.

Pei Jingxu still had Rong Jianxue's crane cloak draped over his forearm.

Seeing him coming over, her eyebrows were gentle and she nodded slightly: "Sir."

The autumn wind blew her long hair like a waterfall.

She was wearing a long gauze dress, like a flower stamen swaying in the autumn wind.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly, his expression a little gloomy, and he didn't say anything.

"Oh," Pei Jingxu reacted and quickly handed over the crane cloak in his hand, "Sir, these are washed clothes."

"Guard Jiang said you came early yesterday morning to make arrangements. It's cold today, so Ah Xu just happened to bring you some freshly washed clothes."

Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold: "Keep it for me."

"Huh?" Pei Jingxu feigned confusion and blinked, "Then I'll give it to Guard Jiang later."

"I'll come find you later. The clothes are with you first."

Pei Jingxu finally reacted and lowered his head in panic, saying timidly, "This, this is against the rules..."

He lowered his eyes to look at her and could see her fair and slender neck at a glance.

Suddenly remembering the expression of the Imperial Guards commander just now, Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly and said in a cold and elegant voice: "Don't run around everywhere. If there is somewhere you want to go, let Jiang Hui take you there."

Pei Jingxu nodded: "Ah Xu knows."

“Big Brother!”

A voice came from a distance.

Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and looked towards the distance with Rong Jianxue.

Rong Xuanzhou and Bai Shutong were seen walking towards Rong Jianxue.

Bai Shutong's complexion was less rosy than before, and there was less spirit between her eyebrows and eyes, and more of a sickly charm.

Seeing Rong Jianxue, Bai Shutong bowed obediently and meekly, "Master Young Master."

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly, his face cold.

Knowing what Rong Jianxue wanted to say, Rong Xuanzhou hurriedly stood in front of Bai Shutong and explained for her, "Brother, the Autumn Hunt is a rare opportunity, so I took the initiative to release Shutong."

"She has been on the frontier battlefield before and has never seen anything like this. Please forgive her for this day."

Bai Shutong stood behind Rong Xuanzhou and said timidly, "Master Master, I will stay by Brother Xuanzhou's side today and will not cause any trouble for you."

Rong Jianxue did not tell Rong Xuanzhou the reason why Bai Shutong was confined to his home, so Rong Xuanzhou just thought that Bai Shutong had upset his elder brother and it was not a big deal.

Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold as she swept her gaze past the two of them, but she didn't say anything else. "His Majesty will be here soon. Go and prepare to welcome him."

Rong Xuanzhou was now happy and hurriedly bowed to Rong Jianxue: "Okay!"

After saying this, Rong Xuanzhou turned around and instructed Bai Shutong, "Shutong, go sit in the women's section first."

Bai Shutong nodded obediently: "Okay."

After explaining this, Rong Xuanzhou seemed to have just noticed Pei Jingxu, and his expression became slightly more serious: "You stay with Shutong, talk less, and listen to Shutong more, understand?"

Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly, lowered her eyelids, and said in a trembling voice: "I understand."

Noticing the crane cloak draped over her arm, Rong Xuanzhou was slightly startled and looked at Rong Jianxue beside him: "Brother, isn't this your dress?"

Rong Jianxue's expression remained unchanged, and her tone was cold: "Well, it's a bit hot, so I gave the clothes to her to keep."

Rong Xuanzhou heard this and did not suspect anything.

After glancing at Pei Jingxu, Rong Jianxue didn't linger any longer and followed Rong Xuanzhou to the outside of the enclosure to wait for the emperor.

Bai Shutong glanced at Pei Jingxu, then looked at the coat she was wearing.

There was a hint of coldness in her eyes, but she said nothing. She lifted her skirt and walked towards the women's seat.

"Ah! Sister Bai, you're finally here!"

As soon as the two of them sat down, Shen Congyue came forward and took Bai Shutong's hand, her face eager: "Sister Bai, please sit with me. I have reserved a very good seat for you!"

As she spoke, she took Bai Shutong's hand and led her to a higher place very intimately.

Seeing this, all the female relatives gathered around Bai Shutong, asking her about her well-being, as if they were already close sisters.

Pei Jingxu was left aside.

Pei Jingxu raised her eyebrows slightly, but was not annoyed. She found a seat in a corner and sat down quietly.

There is something important to do tonight, so she got up early today and needs to conserve her energy.

"Sister Bai, I heard that General Xuanzhou used all his military achievements to ask for an imperial decree for you at the celebration banquet!"

Bai Shutong pursed his lips and smiled faintly: "Brother Xuanzhou, he just saw that I have been with the army for many years and have made some contributions."

"Sister Bai, please don't be so modest," Shen Congyue raised her voice intentionally, as if speaking to someone, "In my opinion, you and General Xuanzhou are about to get married!"