Chapter 64 "The Rong Family."

The corners of her lips rose slightly, Shen Congyue took a few steps forward, holding up the hem of her skirt to greet him.

"Second Madam, I finally got you!"

She reached out to pull Pei Jingxu's wrist, but she stretched out her foot from under her skirt, deliberately trying to trip Pei Jingxu!

Pei Jingxu didn't even have time to react before a heavy force came from behind him the next second.

Her slender waist was hugged, and her feet almost stepped on Shen Congyue's feet, and then she leaned whole in the arms of the man behind her.

The familiar scent of agarwood wafts towards me.

Pei Jingxu cried out tenderly, her slender hands tightly grasping the man's strong forearm.

She turned her head and looked at the man.

Rong Jianxue was wearing a dark robe, his hair was as black as ink, and his features were clear and his lines were smooth.

He only used one hand to hold Pei Jingxu firmly in his arms.

Pei Jingxu drooped his eyelids slightly, and first stepped heavily on Chen Congyue. When he heard her cry of pain, he grabbed Rong Jianxue's sleeve and snuggled closer to his arms.

"S-Sir..."

As if she was really scared, Pei Jingxu reacted and carefully tugged at the man's sleeve, wanting him to let her go.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly and loosened his grip.

Shen Congyue frowned in pain and was about to explode when she saw the man behind Pei Jingxu.

"Mrs. Pei—Second Madam, Master Master, are you here too?"

Shen Congyue pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing an almost ugly smile.

Rong Jianxue glanced at Chen Congyue out of the corner of his eye, but did not speak. He just lowered his head and looked at Pei Jingxu again: "Are you hurt?"

Pei Jingxu smiled and shook his head: "No, thank you very much, sir."

Rong Jianxue nodded slightly and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

After saying that, the man walked away.

Looking at Rong Jianxue's leaving back, Shen Congyue took a few steps forward and wanted to say a few words, but was stopped by the laughter behind him.

"What are you laughing at, Madam?"

Chen Congyue suppressed his anger and turned to look at Pei Jingxu.

Pei Jingxu's eyes flickered, and he raised his eyebrows and tilted his head: "Nothing, I just think that Miss Chen, as the Prime Minister's daughter, is indeed cute in her stupidity."

"Who are you talking about—"

Pei Jingxu glanced lazily at her beautiful nail polish and said, "Miss Chen, we should go now. It would be bad if we delay the Prime Minister's birthday banquet."

Shen Congyue was completely choked back by Pei Jingxu's words. She glared at Pei Jingxu viciously and snorted coldly, "The sedan chair is waiting outside, Madam Pei."

Pei Jingxu curled his lips in a good mood, walked in front of Shen Congyue, walked out of the mansion, and got on the Shen Mansion's carriage.

The people in the crowd were talking about it.

"This second lady from the Rong family is so pretty!"

"That's right, didn't you see it just now? Rong Jia Dalang's face is also stunning!"

"Alas! It's such a pity that such a face should be left as a widow."

"Oh, I think you feel sorry for the beauty, don't you?"

"I'd feel bad too! Look at the grand ceremony. The Prime Minister's daughter came personally to welcome Madam Pei. That's quite a sight!"

"What are you all talking about? Pei is attending a birthday banquet during her mourning period. Isn't that just unruly? And she even dared to make such a big fuss. How shameless!"

"What do you know? The Second Lady of the Rong family is going to the Prime Minister's residence to attend a banquet. She is a distinguished guest personally invited by the Prime Minister. Even the official in the palace has to give the Prime Minister some face. Of course, Second Lady Pei has to go!"

"That's right! And the Prime Minister's Mansion's invitation was clearly sincere. The Rong family's Patriarch and mistress didn't say anything, yet you think they're shameless!"

"Haha, I'm just jealous of the Second Lady's beauty!"

"Hey! What do you think... this Rong family's eldest son and the second lady live together under the same roof all day long, the man is unmarried and the woman is widowed, and they are so passionate, will they..."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh! Master Young Master is such a righteous man! How could he do such a shameful thing!"

“…”

Rong Jianxue's carriage was at the end of the procession.

When Pei Jingxu stepped onto the carriage, he took a look at his seat.

He must have heard what the people were talking about.

With a slight curl of her lips, Pei Jingxu walked into the carriage with her skirt lifted. Chen Congyue naturally did not sit with her. She glared at her and walked into the carriage in front.

The ceremonial procession began to move.

Pei Jingxu sat in the carriage, closed his eyes and thought about his next plan.

——Since Rong Jianxue allowed her to tease Shen Congyue at the birthday banquet, wouldn’t it be a waste of this good opportunity if she didn’t act like a demon?

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The carriage stopped outside the Prime Minister's Mansion.

There was already a lot of noise and noise outside the mansion gate, and the place was decorated with lights and colorful lanterns.

When Pei Jingxu got off the carriage, he saw Shen Congyue in the front holding up her skirt and walking straight towards Rong Jianxue behind her.

"Master Young Master," Chen Congyue said with a gentle and charming smile, "Daddy said that there are too many guests today and he is afraid that he can't take good care of them, so he wants A Yue to serve Master Young Master more..."

These words were really ambiguous. Rong Jianxue's expression remained unchanged. His eyes passed by Shen Congyue and saw Pei Jingxu not far away.

Probably because she seldom came to such crowded places, the woman seemed a little restrained standing among the crowd.

Her face was really pretty. Even though she was wearing a plain dress, she was beautiful and had a slender figure, so many young men and nobles came up to her.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly.

"Master Master, A Yue will take you there..."

“No need.”

Without waiting for Chen Congyue to say anything, Rong Jianxue didn't listen anymore. He walked towards Pei Jingxu.

On this side, Pei Jingxu looked reserved and cautious in front of the cynical young man.

"Whose family is this girl from? I've been to the Prime Minister's Mansion many times, but I don't think I've ever seen her before."

The nobleman, holding a folding fan in his hand, came closer to look at her face.

Hearing the footsteps behind her, Pei Jingxu restrained her emotions and took a few steps back timidly: "I, I am..."

"The Rong family."

Her delicate back bumped into Rong Jianxue's arms. Rong Jianxue held her waist lightly, and looked at the person who came with a pair of cold and calm eyes.

That noble young man had naturally heard of the Rong family, and had even met this young master!

He hurriedly lowered his head and bowed to the two of them: "Greetings, Master Master. Yes, I am sorry for being rude..."

After saying that, the man left in a panic.

He never looked at Pei Jingxu again from beginning to end.

Pei Jingxu smiled and turned around: "Thank you, sir."

Rong Jianxue's brows were still furrowed, and his voice was cold and deep: "If you don't like it, just reject it directly. Don't worry about anything."

Pei Jingxu's face flushed, and she spoke softly, "Ah Xu is worried that this will cause you trouble."

"If I were afraid of trouble, I wouldn't have asked the Prime Minister to invite you to the banquet," Rong Jianxue said slowly, "If you don't like it, just say so. Continuing to pester others will only make them take advantage of you and harbor false hopes."

Pei Jingxu curled his lips and smiled: "Okay, Ah Xu will remember it."

Following Rong Jianxue, Pei Jingxu entered the Prime Minister's Mansion with him.

As the prime minister, Shen Anshan's birthday banquet was held at a very high standard. There were many distinguished guests, and men and women were not seated separately.

As a "guest of honor" personally invited by the prime minister, Pei Jingxu's seat was arranged in the front, just below Rong Jianxue.

Chen Congyue sat next to Pei Jingxu.

She took a few steps forward and whispered to Pei Jingxu, "Ms. Pei, I told you not to bother Master Shaofu, but it seems you didn't listen at all."