Chapter 38 Miss Shen, apologize to Pei Jingxu.

Pei Jingxu blinked in surprise.

——So, when Rong Jianxue said that she had “official business” to attend to, she meant teaching her how to look after the accounts?

She was a little slow to react for a moment and stood there without moving.

Rong Jianxue noticed that his gaze moved from the book on the table to her again.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

Pei Jingxu came back to his senses and said softly, "Sir, Miss Chen is here as a guest, and mother-in-law wants you to meet her."

Upon hearing this, Rong Jianxue said "hmm" without any emotion: "The Prime Minister told me at the court this morning that I'm here to apologize."

After a pause, Rong Jianxue continued, "Since I'm here to apologize to you, I don't need to attend."

Pei Jingxu lowered his head and spoke softly, "Mother-in-law means that Miss Chen is an honored guest after all, and as the eldest son, you should go to the main hall to receive her."

Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly, lowered her head to look at the book, and said nothing.

Pei Jingxu didn't understand what Rong Jianxue meant, so he just stood in the courtyard and waited politely.

She naturally hoped that Rong Jianxue would go, but even if he didn't go, she had a way to tell him about the "grievances" she had suffered today.

——It’s just that the effect may not be as real as seeing it in person.

"Did mother ask you to come and call me to the main hall?"

Inexplicably, he asked her this question.

Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, then nodded seriously: "Yes."

"Did you understand everything we learned yesterday?"

Pei Jingxu was even more confused, but still nodded: "Yes, I understand."

Rong Jianxue nodded slightly and glanced at the clepsydra beside her: "It's okay to go see Shen, but today's class will probably be delayed a bit. Do you mind?"

Pei Jingxu blinked and shook his head: "I don't mind."

After hearing this, the man said nothing more and slowly stood up.

He walked out of the study, glanced at Pei Jingxu, and walked forward.

Seeing that she didn't catch up, Rong Jianxue turned around, his eyes cold: "Aren't you going to catch up?"

Pei Jingxu finally reacted, her beautiful eyes flickered, and she hurriedly followed, lifting her skirt.

She followed Rong Jianxue and walked with him under the shade of the trees in the Rong Mansion. The mottled light reflected on the two of them, making them look like a painting.

The two walked to the main hall.

In the main hall, Rong and Shen Congyue were having a very pleasant conversation, and they seemed to regret that they had met too late.

Rong Jianxue walked in front, and when he arrived at the main hall, he bowed slightly to Rong, who was sitting in the main seat: "Mother."

In an instant, the harmonious conversation in the room came to an abrupt halt.

Rong and Shen Congyue's smiles froze, and they looked at Rong Jianxue from the front and the back.

——They didn’t expect that Pei Jingxu could really invite Rong Jianxue over!

The man was tall and graceful, standing in the center of the main hall, calm and composed.

The smiles on their faces froze for a second. After realizing what was happening, Rong Shi put on a kind smile again: "Jianxue, you're finally here. Mother just sent someone to call you. Why didn't you come?"

Rong Jianxue's tone was cold and emotionless: "Waiting to handle official business."

Shen Congyue, who was standing by, interrupted with a smile, trying to attract Rong Jianxue's attention: "Then why is Brother Jianxue here again now?"

Hearing this, Rong gave Shen Congyue an ambiguous smile: "Need I say this? Official business is not as important as A Yue. Jian Xue must be looking at you."

As she spoke, Rong smiled and looked at Rong Jianxue: "Is that right, Jianxue?"

Rong Jianxue's tone was calm and composed: "Pei doesn't mind handling official business later, so I came to take a look."

When Rong heard this, the smile on her face disappeared.

Shen Congyue was also stunned, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was a little awkward.

Pei Jingxu lowered his head, with a smile on his face.

Rong Jianxue didn't care about the somewhat cold atmosphere and sat in the guest seat opposite Shen Congyue.

No tea at hand.

Seeing this, Shen Congyue subconsciously instructed Pei Jingxu beside her: "Second Madam, why don't you go and serve tea to Brother Jianxue."

Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows: Chen Congyue is indeed very stupid, she doesn't even need to act deliberately.

She responded and brought the tea set to Rong Jianxue: "Sir, please have some tea."

But her hand hadn't even touched the teacup.

The next second, the beautiful green-glazed porcelain teacup was pressed down by the man's finger bones, with his palm covering the rim of the cup, blocking Pei Jingxu's movements.

He frowned slightly, first glanced at her hand, then slowly moved up along her slender hand, raised his eyes, and his gaze fell on Pei Jingxu's face.

An unknown emotion flashed in his eyes.

For a moment, the main hall was suffocatingly quiet.

Rong was the first to react. She laughed twice and said hurriedly, "Look, Ah Yue called the wrong person. Come, quickly serve tea to the eldest master."

The maid outside the door hurried forward, pushed Pei Jingxu away, and respectfully poured a cup of tea for Rong Jianxue.

Rong Jianxue narrowed her eyes, her gaze still fixed on Pei Jingxu who was standing beside her.

Rong Jianxue pinched the teacup with his fingers and said in a deep voice, "Sit down. When is it your turn to do the servants' work?"

Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly, but her eyes turned to Rong who was sitting in the main seat.

Rong frowned and glared at Pei Jingxu unkindly, but she smiled and said, "Yes, Pei, please sit down. Why are you so unfamiliar in your own home?"

Pei Jingxu responded softly. She looked at the seats on both sides, thought for a while, and chose to sit next to Rong Jianxue.

For a moment, none of the four people in the main hall spoke.

The Rong family was actually afraid of Rong Jianxue from the bottom of their hearts.

He is too cold-hearted. He would not be partial to his parents who raised him.

So every time in front of Rong Jianxue, Rong would actually subconsciously try to please her.

Just like now, Rong Jianxue didn't speak, and Rong Shi didn't speak either.

Seeing this, Shen Congyue looked at Rong, smiled, and opened her mouth to say something.

But before she could speak, Rong Jianxue, sitting at the guest table, said in a cold voice, "Has Miss Chen apologized to the Pei family?"

In an instant, the smile that Shen Congyue had just put on froze again.

A cold light flashed in her eyes, and she looked at Pei Jingxu beside Rong Jianxue with anger.

It was Rong who finally managed to smooth things over with a smile: "That's enough! Ah Yue didn't have any bad intentions. She just wanted to play a joke on Pei."

"Jianxue, you don't need to get involved in trivial matters between women."

She wanted to make a big deal out of a small matter.

With a "click".

Rong Jianxue put down the teacup in her hand.

His eyes first swept over Shen Congyue, and then looked at Rong.

The atmosphere condenses.

The man has an upright posture, like a pine or a bamboo.

Inexplicably, he suddenly remembered that she had said the same thing to him yesterday.

"It's not a big deal, sir, don't worry about it."

No one cared about her safety and reputation, and just said it was a "small matter" that was not worth mentioning.

So even she herself said, "It's not a big deal."

But if she really didn't care, she wouldn't have asked him provocatively that day: "Can't I be angry?"

——She can be angry.

She should be angry.

"It's no small matter," Rong Jianxue looked at Rong Shi, his eyes cold and serious, without any emotion. "Shen Congyue of the Shen family framed Pei Jingxu's reputation and almost caused her to fall off the stage and get injured."

After a pause, Rong Jianxue reiterated: "This is not a trivial matter."

Her gaze slowly fell on Shen Congyue's face, and Rong Jianxue's voice seemed to cut through the wind and snow, quenching the coldness: "Miss Shen, I offer tea to Pei Jingxu to apologize."