Pei Che walked up the stairs without looking away and disappeared upstairs.

Jiang Shiyuan withdrew his gaze, pursed his lips, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Pei Zanxue was very surprised, "Why didn't my uncle react? I specially..."

Pei Zanxue let the cat out of the bag and turned to look at Jiang Shiyuan, no longer hiding it, and said, "My grandmother asked me to take you out to relax today."

"Aunt, don't mind it. My uncle is just like that. Once he gets busy, he doesn't care about anything." Pei Zanxue said apologetically, "I heard that my uncle postponed the marriage proposal date because of political affairs. Grandmother was very angry. I was afraid that you would think too much, so I specially asked you to come and accompany you today."

Jiang Shiyuan interrupted her embarrassedly: "The marriage proposal was delayed, not because of you, the tutor, but because of you."

Jiang Shiyuan told Pei Zanxue everything about how he broke his promise to see Shen Luchu that day.

"It's because I made the master angry."

"Oh~" Pei Zanxue suddenly realized, "I was wondering why my uncle looked so resentful just now, so this is what happened."

Pei Zanxue was enjoying the fun and joked, "What are you going to do, little aunt?"

Jiang Shiyuan raised his head and said what he had been thinking for a long time: "Well, I plan to coax the Master."

I just don’t know whether the tutor is easy to please.

Jiang Shiyuan was unsure.

…

Second floor, private room.

"At the morning court today, General Lu brought up the issue of appointing a crown prince again. His Majesty changed his previous attitude and did not suppress it. Instead, he asked us to nominate someone and make a statement. It seems that he really wants to appoint a crown prince."

"Among all the emperors now, the Fifth Emperor has the support of his uncle, General Lu, and Concubine Lan is trying to win over people everywhere. He has the most influence. In terms of talent and achievements, he is naturally better than the Three Emperors in the battle. I just wonder which one Your Majesty prefers?"

That person said, and couldn't help but look at Master Pei, who was sitting at the top of the table.

Although they were all high-ranking officials in the court, no one could compare to Master Pei in terms of the emperor's favor. Everyone in the court knew that the young tutor Pei Che, who represented the Pei family behind the tutor, was prepared by the emperor as a crown prince.

It is no exaggeration to say that "whoever gets Pei's fortune gets heaven'.

A slight mistake can lead to a huge loss. The selection of the crown prince also affects their future. If they can get a glimpse of the opportunity first, even a little bit, they can at least keep themselves safe, not to mention rising to prominence.

Therefore, when the emperor said he wanted to appoint a crown prince today, everyone invited Master Pei to the Wangxian Tower to test his opinion.

However, since he sat down at the table, the Grand Tutor has not said a word, and judging from his expression, he seems to be unhappy.

Could it be that they discussed state affairs privately and displeased the Grand Tutor?

Just as everyone was getting anxious, there was a knock on the door of the wing room. After the report was made, a servant came in, bowed and walked to Pei Che's side, holding a palm-sized brocade box in his hands.

"Master Pei, I have asked you to give this to me."

Pei Che took a look and asked, "What?"

"Then he calls himself... he calls himself the wife of your future tutor." The servant paused and answered truthfully.

There was a moment of silence at the table. Pei Che sneered and opened the brocade box.

Inside the brocade box was a familiar purse embroidered with red dogwood.

"My wife also left a message. She said that if you receive a gift, even if you don't like it, you should return it in person. What's the point of asking someone else to pass it on?" The servant broke out in a cold sweat as he relayed the message.

If the other party had not given him a lot of money, he would never have dared to say such outrageous words in front of Pei Da.

Not only the servant was worried, but also the people at the table were worried.

They heard a few days ago that Master Pei was going to get married, but they had never seen it with their own eyes. They saw it today. Pei Taifu's wife, who has not yet married into the family, is a little too bold.

The current Grand Tutor dares to speak so rudely.

The Grand Tutor will definitely be displeased.

Everyone secretly complained while looking at Master Pei beside them.

"Tell her that if it was given in person, it should be returned in person. If it is lent to someone else, it will be considered insincere." Pei Che said coldly to the servant.

Sure enough, the tutor was angry.

The servant felt as if a thorn was stabbing him in the back. He understood what was said and was about to turn around and leave with the things when a hand reached out, took the purse without saying a word, and put it into his chest.

The servant looked at the empty brocade box and fell silent: ...

…

"Ha ha ha ha."

"Aunt, is this what you mean by 'coaxing'? Are you sure you're not scolding?"

After coming out of the restaurant after dinner, Pei Zanxue couldn't stop laughing.

"If you want to coax him, you have to let him see you first, right?" Jiang Shiyuan said confidently.

When she sees you, she will do this, then that, then that...

Jiang Shiyuan looked at the returned empty box and without saying anything for a few seconds, he admitted that he had run out of tricks.

"Okay, I admit it. I didn't come up with any tricks."

"Zhanxue, what does this mean, Master?" Jiang Shiyuan raised the empty box in his hand, very confused.

Should I forgive her or not?

Pei Zanxue was also puzzled: "Since he accepted the gift, he should have forgiven me, but my uncle's words clearly showed that he did not forgive me."

I thought women's hearts were as unpredictable as the sea, but I didn't expect that Taifu's mind was also so difficult to understand.

So hard to appease.

Jiang Shiyuan couldn't help but frowned. Pei Zanxue patted her shoulder and said,

"I think, little aunt, you may need some military advisors! Come on, I'll find some help for you right away!"

Pei Zanxue immediately pulled Jiang Shiyuan into the carriage, and then came to a place called Qianshan Bookstore.

Pei Zanxue walked in with ease, and Jiang Shiyuan was surprised to find that all the people in Qianshan Bookstore, from the shopkeeper to the waiter and even the customers, were women.

The bookstore not only sells books, but also has teacups, musical instruments, and needlework. It is more like a quiet place for women to gather than a bookstore.

Pei Zanxue seemed to be very familiar with the place. As soon as she entered, she shouted, "Sisters, there is a girl here who has pissed off her fiancé and needs some solutions urgently."

The bookstore suddenly became quiet, and everyone inside looked over at the sound. Seeing the two girls dressed in different clothes, they were stunned at first, but then they quickly reacted.

"Miss, then you have come to the right place. Here, there are no Four Books and Five Classics, but this woman needs secret manuals from all walks of life, from housekeeping and accounting to acupuncture and needlework, we have everything." A round-faced woman in the bookstore answered, obviously a regular customer here.

Another wife also came up to her and said, "Miss, how did you upset your husband? Tell us about it and we will give you some advice."

Everyone gathered around her, looking kind and concerned, like the eldest sister or sister-in-law in the family.

Jiang Shiyuan was very surprised. He didn't know there was such a place in the capital.

"On the day my husband came to propose marriage, I went to see another man, and he found out." Jiang Shiyuan said concisely.

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Oh my! My sister looks petite, but she is actually very brave. She is a heroine. She dares to touch a man's reverse scale. So, does he want to cancel the engagement?"

Jiang Shiyuan shook his head: "No, he said he had something to do, so he turned back halfway and moved the date back."

"He didn't even call off the engagement? He's still covering it up for you?" The round-faced woman clapped her hands and said, "Then he must really like you."

The others also said with certainty: "If a man can be so open-minded, he must like her. And it's not just a little bit of love, he likes her to death."

Even Pei Zanxue followed suit and said, "I think so too."

Jiang Shiyuan was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly: "He doesn't like you. We are just, just because of some reasons, our two families are married."

How could Pei Che like himself?

Apart from spending half a year together a few years ago, they had no contact since then. How could they like each other?

He did that more out of his marriage responsibility, to take care of her dignity.

He has always been a very cultured person.

"How much benefit would it take for a man to willingly swallow this humiliation? Is he ugly? Does a toad want to eat a swan like you?"

Jiang Shiyuan shook his head, the face of Master Pei appeared in his mind, and he said truthfully: "He is handsome and incompetent."

"So he's very poor and downtrodden?"

Jiang Shiyuan shook his head again. How could Master Pei be poor? "He gave me thirty-six oriental pearls when they met, and the betrothal gift was worth tens of millions."

"ah?"

"Dongzhu?"

"Ten million?"

A series of gasps echoed in the bookstore, and the originally harmonious atmosphere suddenly became sharp.

The eyes that everyone looked at Jiang Shiyuan were no longer gentle, but had become one of disappointment.

"Sister, you are confused!"

"How could you do such a foolish thing on the day your husband proposed marriage?"

"You still say you don't like him, but every word you say tells me that he likes you. I don't like you!"

The round-faced woman said bitterly that she insisted on her first judgment.

"This kind of person is the easiest to appease. Just give him a hook and he will surely calm down. If you don't believe me, try it."