Chapter 230 This Rong Jianxue cares~

Pei Jingxu was so tired that he couldn't even lift his eyelids.

She let the man serve her. He took a sip of water and put it into her mouth to moisten her lips.

After tidying up her clothes, Rong Jianxue stroked the loose hair on her temples and helped her tuck it behind her ears.

Hearing Rong Jianxue's words, Pei Jingxu's chest rose and fell slightly. She still leaned on his shoulder, playing with the man's jade crown boredly: "I don't care about these."

He paused for a moment while massaging her waist, then continued, "I care."

Marrying him while pregnant would damage her reputation.

not to mention……

Rong Jianxue narrowed her eyes and tightened her grip on her lower back.

A gleam of light flashed in Pei Jingxu's eyes.

Compared to reputation and chastity, what Pei Jingxu wanted more was naturally a safe child.

Rong Jianxue refused to do as she wished, and she always felt uneasy.

Pei Jingxu regained his senses after regaining the energy that had just been taken away by him, and he remembered the words that Bai Shutong had shouted angrily outside the carriage.

—Did she know something, or were those words really just spoken without thinking?

My eyelids are so heavy that they are fighting.

Pei Jingxu adjusted to a more comfortable position, lay in Rong Jianxue's arms, closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Rong Jianxue continued to massage her waist.

He was quite angry tonight, so his behavior had a punitive tone.

Now, hearing the steady and even breathing of the woman in his arms, the man's cold brows finally softened a little.

The carriage arrived outside the new house.

Hongyao was already waiting outside the mansion. Rong Jianxue carried Pei Jingxu back to the side room and gently placed her on the bed.

"She drank some wine, let her rest for a while."

Rong Jianxue instructed Hongyao.

Hearing this, Hongyao nodded respectfully: "Yes, I understand."

After giving Hongyao a few more instructions, Rong Jianxue turned and left the room.

Hongyao escorted the man out of the courtyard and watched him leave. Then she returned to the inner room and said softly, "Miss, he's gone."

Pei Jingxu slowly opened his eyes and propped himself up to sit up.

Pei Jingxu felt a slight pain in his legs, and frowned slightly. He said in a cold tone, "Send someone to help me keep an eye on Bai Shutong."

Hongyao nodded slightly when she heard this: "Yes, young lady, did something happen in the palace today?"

Pei Jingxu rubbed the Buddhist beads on his wrist bones with his fingertips, and a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes.

"Not sure, but I don't like surprises."

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study.

Officials and ministers in the capital seemed to have eight hundred ears.

However, when he returned home, invitations were piled up on the man's desk from all over.

Rong Jianxue casually flipped through a few books with a calm expression.

Jiang Hui glanced at Rong Jianxue and said respectfully, "Sir, this invitation was sent by another court official through a servant in the mansion. They invite you and... Madam Pei to visit the mansion."

This is the attitude of the court officials in the capital.

Even though they all knew that this Pei was once the younger brother of the Young Master and the wife of General Xuanzhou.

But at the palace banquet tonight, when Rong Jianxue said that, all the civil and military officials in the court expressed their "attitudes" at that moment.

Support and even follow the actions of Master Shaofu.

Everyone easily enshrined Pei Jingxu and included her in the ranks of the young master's wives.

The most interesting thing was that at the palace banquet, several ministers, in order to flatter Rong Jianxue, said that Madam Pei and General Xuanzhou were a young couple, childhood sweethearts, and a match made in heaven.

They praised Rong Xuanzhou and Pei Jingxu because they wanted to curry favor with the Young Master.

But now, those ministers did not mention the "young couple" at that time in the invitation, but instead said that Mrs. Pei was virtuous and kind, and was a perfect match for the Young Master.

——That is Rong Jianxue’s power.

After randomly picking out a few interesting banquets, Rong Jianxue handed them to Jiang Hui: "Send them to her tomorrow and see if she wants to play."

He is not very willing to spend time and energy on attending banquets and building relationships with others.

But this is different.

He needed an opportunity to show everyone how much he valued and cherished her.

She used to be Rong Xuanzhou's wife, and now she remarried him. He would not let her be ridiculed and mocked because of the past.

Jiang Hui took the invitation and replied "yes".

Thinking of something important, Jiang Hui's expression darkened a bit, and he continued, "Sir, it still didn't work."

Rong Jianxue flipped through the official documents in her hand without looking up. "How many times did you try?"

"Five times," Jiang Hui frowned, his expression somewhat grim. "But no matter how meticulously planned an assassination attempt is, there will always be mistakes and it will end in failure."

At this point, Jiang Hui said in a deep voice: "If this is really a coincidence, then the Bai family is really lucky..."

Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes, sorting through official documents as she calmly said, "Kill again."

Jiang Hui lowered his head slightly: "Yes, I will inform those assassins."

"There's one more thing I need to tell you, sir," Jiang Hui continued, "The day for the Heavenly Worship Ceremony is set for three days from now."

The emperor holds a ceremony to worship heaven every year. This year's ceremony has been delayed until now due to the purge of the court.

The Ceremony of Worshiping Heaven is one of the most important days in the Forbidden City every year. As the Junior Tutor, Rong Jianxue naturally has to help with the procedures.

"Usually, you personally oversee the entire process, and this year should be no exception."

Jiang Hui said with a smile.

Rong Jianxue finally raised his eyes slowly and put down the pen in his hand.

His knuckles tapped lightly on the table, and Rong Jianxue spoke slowly, not knowing what he was thinking about. "This year's Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony shouldn't fall on my head."

Jiang Hui frowned when he heard this, thinking that the young master was worrying too much.

This has been the case in previous years, not to mention that this year the Prime Minister is retiring and returning to his hometown. If the Young Tutor doesn't take care of it personally, who else can?

--

As if to confirm Rong Jianxue's words.

Early the next morning, news came from the palace that the emperor was furious when he went to court today, and Rong Jianxue was kept in the palace and was now kneeling outside the Golden Throne Hall as punishment.

When Pei Jingxu heard the news, he was having dinner in the side courtyard. His chopsticks fell to the ground and his brows were tightly furrowed.

Jiang Hui didn't come back either.

Hongyao got the news from outside. She looked at Pei Jingxu cautiously and said, "Miss, what should we do next?"

Kneeling outside the Golden Palace.

Pei Jingxu pondered over these words, her beautiful cherry lips pursed into a line.

The emperor was angry.

What Rong Jianxue said yesterday in front of the guests and ministers was undoubtedly a challenge to the emperor's authority.

The matter of granting marriage is not a big deal, but it is not a small matter either. The emperor only had this plan in mind and had not yet issued an edict, so there was room for maneuver.

If this matter had been discussed with Your Majesty in advance and Your Majesty had agreed, then it would have been fine without the intention of granting the marriage.

However, Rong Jianxue acted first and reported to the emperor later without informing him in advance. He announced in front of everyone that he had a fiancée.

The emperor had lost face, so naturally he would not easily forgive Rong Jianxue.

After figuring out the key points, Pei Jingxu closed his eyes slightly. When he opened them again, his expression was calm: "Prepare the carriage, I want to go to the palace."