Chapter 185: Eliminate Pei Jingxu!

Pei Jingxu raised the corners of his lips slightly when he heard this.

She naturally knew what Rong Xuanzhou wanted to do. When Rong Jianxue saw the invitation list, she naturally knew what this banquet meant.

Rong Xuanzhou wanted to use her hand to organize this "visiting" banquet to let her draw a clear line between herself and Rong Jianxue.

Of course, it was impossible for Pei Jingxu to draw a clear line between himself and Rong Jianxue.

Rong Xuanzhou's selfishness and suspicion should be left to Rong Jianxue to eliminate; she was too lazy to pay attention to them.

So, when she revealed this to Rong Jianxue, she expected him to be angry.

Hearing Hongyao's report, Pei Jingxu nodded and smiled nonchalantly, "I understand. You may leave."

Hongyao nodded and bowed to take her leave.

Tonight at dinner, Rong Jianxue did not leave the East Courtyard. When Pei Jingxu went to the kitchen to get dinner, he met Jiang Hui.

Jiang Hui looked at Pei Jingxu, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Pei Jingxu pretended not to see and nodded slightly at Jiang Hui: "Guard Jiang, why are you here?"

Jiang Hui scratched his head, chuckled twice, and walked closer: "Second Madam, um...you haven't eaten yet?"

Pei Jingxu nodded: "Yes, I'm just about to go back for dinner."

Jiang Hui heard this and continued to smile: "My master hasn't had dinner yet."

What he meant was actually that he wanted Pei Jingxu to go to the East Courtyard to see Rong Jianxue.

Pei Jingxu pretended not to understand and nodded: "Then tell him to take care of himself. I'll take my leave now."

After saying that, Pei Jingxu turned and left.

Jiang Hui looked at Pei Jingxu's leaving back, feeling like crying but unable to shed tears.

…

I heard that the lights in the study in the East Courtyard were on all night.

Pei Jingxu had a good sleep and was woken up early in the morning by the nanny beside Rong.

Because of the previous incident, all the maids around Rong were replaced. Now, those who stayed with Rong were all people around Rong Jianxue. They only took care of Rong's daily life and would not do anything else for her.

The nanny was also extremely respectful to Pei Jingxu, bowing and saying, "Second Madam, the old lady said that the Taoist priest is about to arrive, and she wants you to go with her to greet him."

Pei Jingxu nodded: "Okay, I'll go over after I wash up."

After asking Hongyao to help her tidy up, Pei Jingxu changed into appropriate clothes and walked towards the main hall of Rong Mansion.

The time was still there, but the Rong couple were already dressed in formal attire and sitting upright in the hall.

Pei Jingxu walked into the main hall and bowed to the two people in the high seats: "Greetings, mother-in-law, and father-in-law."

Rong Shi saw Pei Jingxu's face turned bad and rolled her eyes: "Get up."

"Thank you, mother-in-law."

Rong Baimao stroked the knuckles between his sleeves and looked at Pei Jingxu with a meaningful look.

——He would never allow anything that would bring disgrace to the family to happen.

Pei Jingxu is not important, the family style of the Rong family must be cleared up.

For this, he would not hesitate even if it meant destroying Pei Jingxu.

"I invited this Taoist priest after three visits. Pei, you should pay attention to your manners and don't offend him, okay?"

Pei Jingxu's eyes flashed with emotion: "Yes, daughter-in-law understands."

Rong looked around and asked the maid beside her, "Where are Xuanzhou and Jianxue?"

The old woman said respectfully, "Madam, the second young master is dining with Madam Bai and will be here soon. The eldest young master..."

Frowning, Rong said coldly: "What's wrong with him?"

"The eldest son said he was not feeling well, so there was no need for him to come for the ceremony."

Upon hearing this, Rong Shi spoke unhappily, "As the eldest son of the Rong family, why doesn't he show up for such a grand event in the mansion?"

Rong Baimao, who was standing by, coughed lightly and said calmly, "Jianxue has been practicing Buddhism since childhood, and I'm afraid of offending the Taoist priest. If he doesn't want to come, then he doesn't want to come."

It would be better if you didn't come, so as to avoid making excuses for Pei later.

Rong Baimao has always attached great importance to the rules of the Rong Mansion. Why didn't he let Rong Jianxue come out today?

Rong was secretly complaining in her heart, and glanced at Rong Baimao, but did not say anything else.

It wasn't long before I heard laughter and playfulness coming from outside the door.

It turned out that Rong Xuanzhou was holding Nuonuo in his arms, holding Axuan with his other hand, and chatting with Bai Shutong while walking.

Several people came to the main hall. Bai Shutong took Nuonuo from Rong Xuanzhou's arms and looked at Pei Jingxu with obvious wariness in his eyes.

Rong Xuanzhou also stood in front of Bai Shutong and his two children, as if he was worried that Pei Jingxu would "again" harm the two children.

He bowed to the two people in the main seat: "Father, Mother."

Bai Shutong also bowed to the two people in the main seat: "Greetings, Master and Madam."

I don’t know if it was Pei Jingxu’s illusion.

Since the autumn hunt, she felt that Bai Shutong no longer had the stubborn temperament he had when he first returned to Beijing.

Nowadays, there are more girls who are soft, weak, with slender waists and charming eyes.

If Bai Shutong was tenacious when she first came to Beijing, now she is more like a delicate girl.

——It was as if he was...deliberately imitating her.

This thought flashed through Pei Jingxu's mind for a moment, and then she put it behind her.

Not likely.

After all, she is the heroine, there is no reason to imitate the words and actions of a vicious female supporting role.

Perhaps because his gaze stayed on Bai Shutong for a little too long, Ah Xuan, who was standing beside him, frowned and stood in front of Bai Shutong with a cold expression: "Aunt Pei is always watching what my mother is doing. Is she planning to use some trick against us again?"

Upon hearing this, Rong Xuanzhou frowned and his gaze fell on Pei Jingxu.

Bai Shutong hugged Nuonuo and his expression changed, as if he was really afraid of her.

The Rong couple also frowned and looked at Pei Jingxu, with undisguised dissatisfaction and coldness in their eyes.

"Young Master Xuan, if you dare to say anything nonsense again, someone from the Dali Temple might come and pull out your tongue."

With Rong Jianxue's support, Pei Jingxu's edge was revealed a little more.

Hearing Pei Jingxu say this, Axuan frowned, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Hearing this, Rong Xuanzhou looked at Pei Jingxu helplessly: "Ah Xu, why are you scaring Ah Xuan?"

Pei Jingxu glanced sideways and met Rong Xuanzhou's gaze.

Rong Xuanzhou opened his mouth but said nothing for a long while and looked away.

——He was so guilty that he didn't dare to look her in the eye.

Although Rong, who was sitting in the main seat, was dissatisfied, she thought of Rong Jianxue's ruthless "house arrest", and her face turned ugly and she said nothing.

"Alright, the Taoist priest is coming today, why are you all acting like this?" Rong Baimao said in a cold voice, slowly standing up, "Follow me to greet him outside the mansion gate."

"Yes." Everyone said in unison.

…

Walk to the gate of the mansion.

The gate was opened early to welcome the Taoist priest who came from afar.

Not long after, a carriage was seen approaching from afar and finally stopped in front of Rong Mansion.

Rong Baimao's eyes lit up, and he hurried over to greet him: "Master Zhang, how are you? Is everything okay?"

According to Hongyao's inquiries, this "Master Zhang" was the reincarnation of an immortal with great magical powers. He had once been to the palace to perform a peace ceremony for the imperial concubine in the harem.

The Taoist priest got off the carriage, wearing a dark blue Taoist robe, holding a whisk, with snow-white hair, looking like an immortal.

Everyone hurried forward to meet him. Taoist Zhang swept his gaze over everyone and finally landed on Bai Shutong.

Nodding meaningfully, Taoist Zhang stroked his beard and said, "The Big Dipper brings life, and there is a shadow between your eyebrows. The young lady is the reincarnation of the lucky star, and the purple air is coming from the east."

"The girl has accumulated merits over many generations. Whoever marries her will have an extremely wealthy family in the future."

As he spoke, Taoist Zhang fixed his gaze on Pei Jingxu again, frowning.