Chapter 91 You shouldn't take advantage of her.

Refers to finding Xiaoxue and other refugees.

Upon hearing this, Pei Jingxu got up from the bed, asked Hongyao to help her dress up, and then walked towards the east courtyard.

As soon as he entered the East Courtyard, Pei Jingxu saw Jiang Hui at the door.

"Second Madam, you're here!" Jiang Hui smiled and took two steps forward to greet him, scratching his head. "Well... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince made a surprise visit. The two of them are chatting in the study. Second Madam, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a while."

Pei Jingxu's eyes flashed with emotion, but he just nodded slightly: "Okay, then I'll go sit in the yard for a while."

Jiang Hui smiled: "Okay."

After entering the East Courtyard, Pei Jingxu walked to the door of Rong Jianxue's study.

What is Shen Qianfan doing here?

The refugees were rescued, was he here to express his gratitude?

Pei Jingxu slowed down his breathing and listened quietly.

In the study, Rong Jianxue sat at the desk, and Shen Qianfan also sat on the futon, with a warm and elegant smile.

"Thank you, Master, for your help."

At the desk, Rong Jianxue raised her eyes, her expression calm. "Your Highness, there's no need to thank me. I didn't do this to help you."

Shen Qianfan smiled: "Of course, it's just that Master Shaofu really saved me a lot of trouble, so I still have to thank him."

Rong Jianxue's voice was calm and indifferent: "She came to ask me for a favor. Did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince facilitate this?"

Although it was a question, the tone of the question was as if it was stating a fact.

Shen Qianfan didn't hide it either, and curled his lips slightly: "Second Madam is very worried about Xiaoxue's safety. In order to comfort her, I had to give her this idea."

After a pause, Shen Qianfan squinted his eyes and smiled, his emotions indistinguishable: "But I never expected that Master Shaofu would actually agree."

When Rong Jianxue heard this, his expression did not change at all.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and after a long pause, he spoke solemnly, "Your Highness is well aware that those refugees are not in any danger of losing their lives. You are doing this simply because you don't want to lose the public support you have worked so hard to build."

Shen Qianfan just smiled and said nothing.

Rong Jianxue's tone was calm and cold: "Your Highness is simply trying to use her to achieve his own goals. Firstly, retrieving the refugees sooner will help maintain your position. Secondly, Your Highness wants to use this incident to force me to take sides."

Helping the prince, in the eyes of others, means taking sides.

Shen Qianfan curled his lips and smiled, but did not answer.

"However, Your Highness may have miscalculated," Rong Jianxue said softly, "I have directly informed the emperor about the matter of retrieving the refugees."

In an instant, the smile on Shen Qianfan’s face froze and disappeared: “What did you say?”

Rong Jianxue's expression remained calm, unperturbed. "I have fully informed Your Majesty of the disappearance and recovery of the refugees."

"So, Your Majesty already knows that it was His Royal Highness the Third Prince who kidnapped the refugees, and it was Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince's negligence that led to their disappearance."

When Rong Jianxue spoke these words, her tone was cold and indifferent, neither sad nor happy: "So, Your Highness, instead of being complacent now, you should think about how to explain your poor care to His Majesty tomorrow."

Therefore, he still did not side with either side.

The third prince should be punished for taking refugees hostage, and the crown prince should also be punished for failing to supervise them properly, resulting in the disappearance of refugees.

He simply told Your Majesty the whole story and let Your Majesty make the final decision.

Shen Qianfan stood up suddenly. He lowered his head and frowned at Rong Jianxue, his eyes full of complexity and coldness: "Master Master, there is no need to report this trivial matter to the heavens, right?"

Rong Jianxue raised her eyes and said slowly, "When you used her, you should have thought of the consequences."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qianfan sneered, “So Master Young Master is admitting that he was willing to intervene in the disappearance of refugees because of Madam Pei Er?”

"Chen Qianfan," Rong Jianxue was not provoked by him, but became even calmer and quieter. "As the Crown Prince's tutor, I still have something to teach you—"

“It’s true that you should hit a snake at its seven-inch point, but if that seven-inch point is off by even a fraction of an inch, the snake can turn around and kill you.”

Shen Qianfan's eyes were cold, and his emotions were cold and complicated when he looked at Rong Jianxue.

Rong Jianxue made no mistake and met his cold gaze.

"Stay away from her and put away your thoughts."

for a long time.

Shen Qianfan chuckled and bowed respectfully towards Rong Jianxue: "Student, I will remember the teacher's teachings."

…

Pei Jingxu sat on the stone bench under the tree in the courtyard.

Through the door, the conversation in the study was intermittent and could not be heard clearly.

But after piecing together the details, she roughly understood what the two had talked about.

She actually knew in her heart that Shen Qianfan was "using" her to seek help from Rong Jianxue.

Although it was just a use, Pei Jingxu had to admit that it was the safest and most reliable way to ensure that Xiaoxue would be unharmed.

Therefore, even though she knew that Shen Qianfan deliberately asked her to go to Rong Jianxue for help, she still did it.

She had her own considerations, but in Rong Jianxue's opinion, it was Shen Qianfan who "lured" her here.

Therefore, his words today were a warning to Shen Qianfan.

A powerful official warned the current prince, the future heir apparent.

Probably only Rong Jianxue could do such a thing.

At this moment, the door of the study opened and Shen Qianfan walked out of the study.

Seeing Pei Jingxu under the tree, Shen Qianfan narrowed his eyes, didn't give her a good look, and turned away.

Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, then walked out of the study: "Sir."

The door of the study was not closed.

Rong Jianxue raised her eyes slightly and looked towards her.

Today she was wearing a long green dress with a light gauze cover, looking like a willow swaying in the wind, beautiful and delicate.

After just a glance, Rong Jianxue slightly turned away: "Well, come in."

"good."

Pei Jingxu smiled, walked into the study and closed the door.

"Master, did you ask Ah Xu to come over? Did you want to tell Ah Xu that Xiao Xue has been found safely?"

Rong Jianxue said "hmm" and nodded slightly.

Pei Jingxu's eyebrows curved, and her eyes were like beautiful crescent moons: "Thank you, sir! Is Xiaoxue okay? Is there any wound on her body? Is she scared?"

The more he asked, the closer he got. The cool jasmine scent from the woman enveloped him again.

Rong Jianxue frowned slightly: "Pei Jingxu."

It’s a reminder.

Pei Jingxu reacted and sat up straight: "Sorry, sir, Ah Xu was too anxious..."

Rong Jianxue raised her eyebrows slightly and said slowly, "She's fine, nothing happened."

Pei Jingxu finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Rong Jianxue with a smile: "That's great, sir, I'm lucky to have you..."

Rong Jianxue lowered his eyes and copied the scriptures without looking at her.

Pei Jingxu moved his eyelids, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "My Lord has helped Ah Xu, Ah Xu, would you like to have dinner at Simeizhai?"

Rong Jianxue said in a cold tone, "Didn't you and the Crown Prince go there last time?"

Pei Jingxu: “…”

"But, Ah Xu wants to go with you, sir," Pei Jingxu leaned towards him, "Sir, is that okay..."

Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes: "Very busy."

But before Pei Jingxu could say anything else, he continued, "I can only spare one hour."

Pei Jingxu suppressed the smile on his face and said happily, "Of course! Then Ah Xu will come to see you later!"

"Um."

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Night falls.

In the West Courtyard, Pei Jingxu changed his clothes and was originally planning to go to the East Courtyard to find Rong Jianxue.

But as soon as she stepped out of the door, she saw a servant bowing to her and saying, "Second Madam, the master wants to see you."