Chapter 178 Ah Xu misses you very much~

No one can take her life.

——The heroine can’t do it, the storyline can’t do it, and the author can’t do it either.

Her life is in her own hands.

No one can take it away.

Pei Jingxu bit the man's thin lips, with tears in her eyes, like a confused and bewildered deer.

This was the first time she took the initiative.

The jade pendants on their waists collided with each other, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

Biting her lip slightly, Pei Jingxu looked at him with watery eyes: "A Xu missed you very much..."

A vague answer to his question of "What is this?"

Rong Jianxue pursed her thin lips and her dark eyes were deep.

One hand knocked on the back of her head and pressed down without any explanation, forcing her lips to entwine with his.

Outside the carriage, Jiang Hui was driving steadily. When he was about to stop outside the Rong Mansion, he said to the people inside the carriage, "Master, Second Madam, we are almost there."

The carriage was silent and the only sound one could hear was the rustling of clothes.

Before Jiang Hui could think about it, he heard a man's deep, hoarse voice from inside the carriage: "Go around the capital."

"Ah?" Jiang Hui didn't react. Just as he was about to ask why, he heard Pei Jingxu's slightly trembling voice.

With his eyes wide open, Jiang Hui swallowed his saliva, replied softly "yes", and with his body stiffened, he drove the carriage away from Rong Mansion and continued on his way.

The carriage circled the capital city. Jiang Hui didn't dare to breathe, for fear of hearing something he shouldn't.

…

Rong Jianxue is known to everyone in the capital for being a rule-abiding person.

Only by restraining oneself and returning to propriety can one avoid being criticized when teaching others.

He has always practiced this.

Only now.

The woman took a deep breath and leaned on his shoulder, tears still in the corners of her eyes.

Rong Jianxue took her hand and wiped both of them clean.

"Drink some water, we're going back to Rong Mansion." Rong Jianxue's voice was a little hoarse afterward.

Pei Jingxu finally regained some strength and let Rong Jianxue serve her, giving her some water to moisten her lips.

The carriage finally circled back to Rong Mansion.

The two men got off the carriage. Jiang Hui glanced at the young master cautiously, his expression calm and his brows unchanged.

Noticing Jiang Hui's gaze, Rong Jianxue said in a cold voice, "Go change the mat."

Jiang Hui lowered his head even lower: "Yes, I understand."

The two walked into Rong Mansion.

Before Pei Jingxu stepped into the west courtyard, he heard wailing coming from the west courtyard.

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Pei Jingxu glanced at Rong Jianxue beside him.

Rong Jianxue lowered his eyes and looked at her, there was no emotion in his eyes, but he was not surprised by the crying sound.

Listening to the crying, it sounds like a child's.

As if a blessing had come to his mind, Pei Jingxu curled his lips slightly, walked in front of Rong Jianxue, and entered the west courtyard.

Sure enough, after entering the west courtyard, the crying became louder and clearer.

In the master bedroom of the courtyard, servants were coming in and out, their faces panicked and ready for action.

Several doctors were standing outside the door with medicine boxes, wiping the sweat from their foreheads from time to time.

Before Pei Jingxu got closer, she heard anxious voices coming from the room.

"Nuonuo! Nuonuo, don't be afraid. Mother is here! Mother is here!"

"Don't cry, Nuonuo. Tell the doctor where you feel uncomfortable and he will help you relieve the pain, okay?"

"Doctor! Doctor, come and see! Why isn't he feeling better even after drinking the medicine?"

From the bedroom came Rong Xuanzhou's anxious conversation and Bai Shutong's soft sobbing.

As they got closer, the servants and doctors saw Pei Jingxu and Rong Jianxue and knelt down in greeting. "Greetings, Master Young Master, and Second Madam!"

When they heard the noise outside, the talking and crying all stopped.

Not long after, Rong Xuanzhou pushed open the door and looked at Pei Jingxu in front of him with a frown.

"Pei Jingxu, what did you do to my Nuonuo!"

This time, it wasn't even Rong Xuanzhou who spoke first. Bai Shutong was the first to rush out of the room and growled questions at Pei Jingxu.

"Did you poison Nuonuo? Give me the antidote right now!"

Bai Shutong's eyes were bloodshot, and her demeanor no longer looked pure and innocent.

"Shutong!" Rong Xuanzhou frowned and took a few steps forward to stop Bai Shutong, but his eyes were complicated and surging when he looked at Pei Jingxu.

At times like this, Pei Jingxu would always pretend to be innocent.

Seeing Bai Shutong acting so "crazy" in front of him, Pei Jingxu widened his eyes, took a few steps back in panic, and retreated behind Rong Jianxue.

Rong Jianxue was tall and slender, and her eyes looked at Bai Shutong without any extra emotion.

When Bai Shutong met Rong Jianxue's cold eyes, he immediately became more sober.

She was still crying, but she bowed slightly towards Rong Jianxue, tears rolling down her cheeks: "I greet Master Young Master..."

Rong Xuanzhou also looked at Rong Jianxue, his eyes flashing with emotion: "Brother."

Pei Jingxu hid behind Rong Jianxue, but pretended not to understand and looked at Rong Jianxue, saying timidly, "Sir, what's wrong? Ah Xu is so scared..."

Bai Shutong glared fiercely at the woman behind Rong Jianxue, with undisguised hatred in his eyes!

"Master Master! Pei poisoned my own daughter. How dare such a murderer appear before us?"

"Pei Jingxu! Give me the antidote quickly!"

Bai Shutong's eyes were bloodshot, and they seemed to burn holes in Pei Jingxu's body.

In just a few words, Pei Jingxu understood the current situation.

——So, this Nuonuo is really poisoned?

Pei Jingxu raised the corner of his lips into a malicious smile, with undisguised sarcasm and provocation in his eyes.

Serves you right.

In order to frame her, he even gambled with his own daughter's life. Now he is just reaping what he sowed.

Pei Jingxu believed that when Bai Shutong and Chen Qianfan framed her, it was impossible for Nuonuo to be poisoned.

All we need to do is let Nuonuo cooperate with the Rong couple and the Dali Temple and give a few false testimonies.

So, the reason why she is really poisoned now...

Pei Jingxu glanced at the man in front of him with a stern expression.

The smile on his lips deepened.

Rong Xuanzhou also frowned, looking at Pei Jingxu with a complicated look: "Pei Jingxu, is it really you who intends to poison Nuonuo?"

Pei Jingxu thought Rong Xuanzhou was so stupid.

Before she could say anything, Rong Jianxue in front of her spoke up, "The Dali Temple has already found out that it was the maid who intended to frame Pei. Pei was wrongly accused."

"Impossible!" Bai Shutong's voice suddenly rose. "Pei Jingxu's crime was determined by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! So what? The Dali Temple!? Are they saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's conviction was unfair?!"

In the past few days, Bai Shutong has been staying at home to take care of the unconscious Nuonuo, so naturally he has no idea what is happening outside.

Rong Jianxue's expression was indifferent, and her tone was cold: "The conclusion that Pei was innocent was made by the Crown Prince himself."

"If Madam Bai doesn't believe it, you can go to the East Palace and ask."

Bai Shutong widened his eyes and tears flowed down his cheeks.

No, impossible!

How is that possible!

Chen Qianfan promised her that he would teach Pei Jingxu a lesson this time and make sure that Pei Jingxu would never be able to turn over!

How could he possibly overturn the case he filed in just two days?!

It must be Rong Jianxue who is lying and covering up!

Bai Shutong's gaze fell on Rong Jianxue's face, and her voice was hoarse, "I know that Master Young Master favors the Second Lady, but isn't Master Young Master afraid of His Majesty's blame for falsely conveying the Crown Prince's order and secretly releasing Pei Jingxu from prison?!"

This time, Rong Jianxue didn't even look at Bai Shutong.

"The Dali Temple will issue a notice tomorrow that Pei is innocent. If anyone dares to spread false accusations and cause trouble again, I will show no mercy."

Rong Xuanzhou looked at Rong Jianxue in front of him as if he was meeting him for the first time.

After a long moment, he opened his mouth and spoke slowly, his voice stiff, "Big Brother and... Ah Xu, when did you become so familiar with each other?"