Chapter 75: Sour words.

"A crown prince has left the palace several times under an assumed name. Your Highness, is it because I haven't given you enough homework?"

Rong Jianxue spoke in a cold tone and looked at him with a frown.

Shen Qianfan bowed slightly: "Master Shaofu is right in teaching me, I will remember it."

Shen Qianfan still felt awe and fear towards Rong Jianxue.

Rong Jianxue didn't say anything else and glanced sideways at Pei Jingxu in front of him.

As if realizing that they were too close, Pei Jingxu lowered her head and hurriedly left his arms.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly and her gaze fell on Shen Qianfan again.

"What did His Highness say to her?"

Shen Qianfan shrugged, looking innocent: "It's unfair, Master Shaofu. I invited the Second Lady this time to apologize to her. What else can I say?"

Rong Jianxue obviously didn't believe it.

He turned to look at Pei Jingxu, his voice slowed down, a little hoarse: "What did he say to you? Tell me the truth."

There was a smile on Shen Qianfan's lips, but his eyes were cold when he looked at Pei Jingxu.

Pei Jingxu glanced at Chen Qianfan, lowered her head, and said in a low voice: "No, nothing, Yuanzhou... No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was just chatting with me casually."

The finger bones between the sleeves are slightly white.

Rong Jianxue's eyes seemed to be soaked with frost and snow, so cold that water could drip out of them.

Shen Qianfan smiled faintly: "I am just chatting with the Second Lady. If Master Shaofu is interested, why don't you sit down and listen?"

Under Shen Qianfan's gaze, Pei Jingxu carefully sat down again.

Watching her sit down, Rong Jianxue rubbed his fingertips and finally sat down next to Pei Jingxu.

Shen Qianfan sat in the main seat, smiling: "Master Shaofu is too fierce. I didn't intend to tell the Second Lady her true identity because I was worried that she would be too reserved."

Rong Jianxue did not respond, but lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze falling on the pile of shrimp shells next to Shen Qianfan and the shrimp meat in Pei Jingxu's porcelain plate.

Seeing that neither of them responded, Shen Qianfan didn’t feel embarrassed, and still smiled: “Second Madam, try the boiled shrimp here, it tastes very good.”

Pei Jingxu lowered his head slightly, seemingly still not recovering from the shock of knowing he was the crown prince. "Thank you, Your Highness."

Pei Jingxu picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of shrimp and took a bite. "It's delicious. Thank you, Your Highness."

Shen Qianfan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "This is the first time I peel shrimp for others, Second Madam, I am very sincere."

Pei Jingxu certainly heard the hidden meaning in his words.

She lowered her head and didn't respond.

Rong Jianxue sat at the table without picking up her chopsticks.

Shen Qianfan turned his head and looked over: "Master Shaofu, why don't you eat? Are the dishes here not to your taste?"

Rong Jianxue pursed her lips and said coldly, "I've caught a cold, so it's inconvenient for me to eat with you."

"Oh," Shen Qianfan pretended to be surprised, "I heard today that Master Shaofu didn't go to court. It turns out he had caught a cold."

"It has been raining heavily recently. Master, please be careful and don't forget to put on more clothes."

As he spoke, Shen Qianfan looked at Pei Jingxu again: "I heard that before General Xuanzhou went to the battlefield, all of his clothes and quilts were sewn by Second Lady. She is truly kind and virtuous."

Pei Jingxu lowered his head, ate in small bites, and didn't dare to respond.

"I was just chatting with the Second Lady, and I just found out that she and General Xuanzhou were childhood sweethearts."

"The Second Lady also said that even if General Xuanzhou was gone, she would remain faithful to him for the rest of her life."

At this point, Shen Qianfan sighed with emotion: "Second Lady's love for General Xuanzhou is truly profound!"

"Deep love does not bring longevity, and extreme wisdom brings harm."

Rong Jianxue spoke in a cold voice, like a cold ice thorn, and the atmosphere froze to freezing point.

Shen Qianfan raised his eyebrows slightly, and a meaningful smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Pei Jingxu was stunned, as if he didn't expect Rong Jianxue to say such a thing.

She glanced sideways a little slowly and looked at Rong Jianxue.

But he just took a quick look, frowned slightly, then Pei Jingxu looked away and lowered his head to eat.

"Master Young Master, your words are too absolute. Second Lady and General Xuanzhou are a perfect match made in heaven."

As he spoke, Chen Qianfan asked Pei Jingxu, "Second Madam, you are in your prime. Are you really willing to remain faithful to General Xuanzhou for the rest of your life and never marry?"

Pei Jingxu put down her chopsticks and said seriously, "Yes, I am willing."

"Perhaps Second Lady has just not experienced the love between a man and a woman. If one day Second Lady does, that feeling..."

"Chen Qianfan!" Rong Jianxue's voice suddenly became deep, and her deep eyes were filled with a chill that froze to the bone marrow.

His gaze passed over Shen Qianfan with undisguised coldness.

Shen Qianfan reacted and nodded to Pei Jingxu: "Second Madam, please forgive me. I drank a few glasses of wine today and I was a little outspoken."

Rong Jianxue stood up and looked down at Pei Jingxu who was sitting there: "Come back with me."

Now that Rong Jianxue had arrived, Pei Jingxu had nothing to ask.

Without lingering any longer, Pei Jingxu slowly stood up and followed Rong Jianxue away from the dining table.

"Second Lady."

Behind him, Shen Qianfan’s voice was cold, with a smile on his face: “The promise I made to the Second Lady is always valid.”

Pei Jingxu bit her lip lightly, saluted hurriedly to Chen Qianfan, followed Rong Jianxue and walked out of Simeizhai.

The carriage stopped outside the restaurant.

Rong Jianxue stepped onto the carriage, but Pei Jingxu stood there without moving.

The curtain of the car opened, Rong Jianxue frowned, and a cold look appeared in his eyes: "Get in the car."

Pei Jingxu said softly: "This place is not far from Rong Mansion. I want to take a walk by myself."

It was a blatant rejection.

At the front of the carriage, Jiang Hui broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Pei Jingxu's words.

——What on earth did the young master do? Why did the second lady get so angry?

Upon hearing this, Rong Jianxue pursed her beautiful lips and looked at her for a long time.

"Pei Jingxu, get in the car."

With a tone that brooks no argument.

Pei Jingxu lowered his head, trying to pretend not to hear.

But Rong Jianxue didn't intend to give her a chance: "Do you want me to carry you up here?"

His voice was cold, but his calm expression did not seem fake.

Pei Jingxu's eyes were filled with panic, and she finally bit her lip, lifted her skirt, stepped on the carriage seat and got into the carriage.

Jiang Hui breathed a sigh of relief and drove away in his carriage.

There was silence in the carriage.

Pei Jingxu sat in the corner farthest from Rong Jianxue.

But the carriage was only that big, so even if she sat farther away, she wouldn't be that far.

She straightened her back and looked straight ahead, not looking at the man beside her.

The carriage was halfway there when neither of them spoke.

I don’t know how long it took.

It was Rong Jianxue who spoke first.

His voice was hoarse, carrying a hint of fatigue from the cold wind: "I've thought about it, and I still think we should make it clear."

Pei Jingxu didn't look at him, and said softly, "There's nothing to clarify between Master Shaofu and me."

"It was my fault for assuming you were lying."

Pei Jingxu chuckled and looked around: "Master Master, have you found out?"

Rong Jianxue pursed her lips, her voice slightly tense: "I didn't check."

"Then why do you think Master Young Master has misunderstood me?" Pei Jingxu smiled nonchalantly, "Perhaps I was just trying to trick you."

"Pei Jingxu," Rong Jianxue looked at her and spoke slowly, "I don't like this title."