The door hit the wall with a bang, and Yuanzi was the first to react, jumping off the stool.

Baoning still had half a piece of meat in her mouth, looking at Pei Yuan at the door in disbelief. She had set up two lines of defense, how come they collapsed so quickly?

Pei Yuan looked at her with a smile: "Is it so delicious?"

Baoning said slowly: "Actually, it's just like that... a little salty."

She asked concernedly: "Are you hungry? There's still half a spoonful of rice left."

"Get out."

Pei Yuan untied the rope, took off his coat and hung it on the screen at the door, and said lightly to everyone in the room.

"Prince..." Nanny Liu frowned and wanted to talk, but Pei Yuan glanced at her, so she shut up. She knew that she would be wrong if she said more, so she quickly asked the servants to take away the dishes on the table. Seeing Bao Ning's confused look, she stepped forward and snatched the meat that Bao Ning was biting from his mouth, and whispered, "Princess, don't panic, talk nicely, and speak softly, it's okay."

Yuanzi was afraid of Pei Yuan, so she didn't dare to pass by him. She secretly took a detour and jumped out of the window and ran away.

But in a moment, they were the only ones left in the room.

Bao Ning wiped the residue from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and went forward to help Pei Yuan untie his clothes eagerly: "You came back so soon? I know you are angry now. Please listen to my explanation first. I didn't mean to deceive you. It's just that a food buyer in the kitchen was too happy today and bought too much vegetables and meat. The chef in the kitchen was also happy and made more. Since it's already been made, wouldn't it be a waste if you don't eat it? They saw that I ate light food these days and were afraid that I had a poor appetite, so they secretly sent it to you while you were away. If General Wei made you unhappy, I would never know!"

"When did I say you lied to me? When did I say Wei Meng upset me?" Pei Yuan glanced at her, "You are full of loopholes." Bao

Ning stood awkwardly, her eyes full of regret. She didn't know how to justify herself, and asked Pei Yuan carefully, "Are you angry?"

"Shouldn't I be angry?" Pei Yuan stared at her from above and said in a cold voice, "You are so bold that you colluded with the entire palace to deceive me, even using Wei Meng, just to eat a few crappy dishes. Am I being harsh on you and not giving you food? If you are dissatisfied, just tell me directly. There is no need to play around with those tricks. Do you really think I am a three-year-old child who will fall for your tricks!"

His tone of the last sentence was heavier, almost like a scolding. Bao Ning was sensitive to begin with, and her eyes immediately turned red after being scolded by him.

Pei Yuan felt distressed, but he was also really angry. He really didn't expect Bao Ning to dare to do such a thing. Thinking of the words she said to him before she left, such as "Are you doing this for me or the child, you know it in your heart", every word pierced his heart.

Pei Yuan secretly thought that she was a heartless and ungrateful person, who was spoiled and arrogant, and he was determined to teach her a lesson this time.

He asked, "Do you know you were wrong?"

Baoning wiped her tears with the back of her hand. She wanted Pei Yuan to comfort her, but he refused and continued to ask in a cold and hard tone, "Do you know how childish your behavior today was? It was so immature!"

"It's wrong, so what!" Baoning glared at him fiercely, then sat on the ground with her skirt lifted, and shouted, "Are you going to hit me and scold me again? My behavior was inappropriate, I admit my mistake, but what can you do to me! I won't do it next time, don't force me!"

Pei Yuan was shocked by her response, frowned and said, "The ground is cold, get up."

Baoning turned her head and refused in a low voice, "I don't want it."

"What do you mean?" Pei Yuan stretched out his hand to pull her arm, "Are you being shameless!"

"You are unreasonable!" Baoning's eyes were red, and she looked up and scolded him, "Your heart and eyes are all biased to the sky. You just watch others make mistakes and don't know how disgusting you are! Think about how you have been in the past half month. Not to mention people, even dogs are annoyed by you. Mothers and grandmas are all sour about you, just like an eighty-year-old monk running out of a temple. Is your mouth rented? Do you have to use it all the time? Do you have to pay if you don't speak for a moment?"

Pei Yuan had a bad look on his face, pursed his lips and stared at her. Baoning was furious when she was looked at, and was eager to vent and wanted to hit someone.

She was sitting while Pei Yuan was standing. It was most convenient for her to hit his legs. However, she could not bring herself to do it because Pei Yuan had not been in good health these days and had suffered a lot from leg disease. Instead, she clenched her fist and hit his feet: "You still have the nerve to stare at me, shameless. You should reflect on yourself and close your big eyes! They are bigger than a cow's eyes, like the big bell on a cow's neck..." She kept scolding him, feeling wronged and wanting to cry again.

But she thought that her hand had just touched Pei Yuan's feet, which were too dirty. She could not wipe her eyes, so she held back and scolded him: "You don't wash your feet, they are really smelly."

Pei Yuan looked at her. He was still angry at first, but suddenly he laughed.

He leaned over, Baoning sat cross-legged, he held her knees from behind with both hands, lifted her up in one go, Baoning screamed in surprise, Pei Yuan carried her and put her on the couch: "You have to go somewhere else if you want to pee, and if your clothes get dirty, you'll have to trouble others to wash them for you."

He stepped back, dragged a stool and sat opposite Baoning, sat down and asked: "Tell me, why are you so dissatisfied with me?"

Baoning perked up when she heard it, sat up straight, and told Pei Yuan all the dissatisfaction she had with him these days. Pei Yuan nodded in response, and finally asked: "That's all?"

Baoning lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers: "That's all I can think of at the moment."

Pei Yuan said "hmm", and asked again: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You look like you've drunk chicken blood. I've hinted so many times, did you listen?" Bao Ning snorted, "If I had said it, I would still have to listen to your nagging, saying that my attitude was not right and I was not ready to welcome the baby. It's obviously your own overreaction. Why don't we just let it go and welcome her? She will be scared if you keep beating the drums like you do every day."

Pei Yuan said, "I'm wrong, I will change in the future."

Bao Ning glanced at him, "Really?"

Pei Yuan said, "Really."

"I don't believe it." Bao Ning opened her eyelids to show him, "Look, my eyes are red from crying, you made me cry, what should I do? I'm going to punish you." She

started to act like a demon again.

Pei Yuan looked at her helplessly, and suddenly remembered how she looked when he first saw Bao Ning, shy and timid, blushing every time she spoke, and never quarreling with him. Unlike now, she has learned to sit on the ground and act like a rogue, she can talk a lot and even dares to roll her eyes at him. But he still likes Bao Ning now, Bao Ning is happier now, with her around, everyone feels that life is full of flavor.

"Okay." Pei Yuan rubbed her hair and asked with a smile, "How do you want to punish me?"

Bao Ning said, "Stand up and turn around."

Pei Yuan had a bad feeling in his heart, but he couldn't refuse, so he hesitated and did what Bao Ning said.

"Don't look back." Bao Ning said, quietly blew a breath into the palm of her hand, waved it twice to accumulate strength, then rounded it and slapped Pei Yuan on the butt.

A "pop" sounded throughout the room, Baoning burst into laughter, hugging the soft pillow and rolling on the couch.

Pei Yuan was stunned.

He turned around and yelled: "Ji Baoning!"

Baoning was still laughing, she grabbed Pei Yuan's hand coquettishly: "I have your baby in my belly, don't scare us mother and mother."

Pei Yuan stared at her with a dark face, but he couldn't hit or scold her. Looking at Baoning laughing foolishly, for a while, a plan came to his mind.

He said lightly: "Ji Baoning, you have wrinkles at the end of your eyes."

The laughter stopped abruptly.

Baoning's face changed drastically, and she stood up with a whoosh, and ran to the dressing mirror in her slippers.

Pei Yuan glanced at her back as she looked around in the mirror, then undressed and took off his shoes, then lay down on the bed comfortably, sighing, "Oh, it's so comfortable. It's late, time to go to bed, this soft floral quilt..."

Bao Ning turned around from the mirror and shouted angrily, "Pei Yuan, you didn't wash your feet!"

...

Three days later, Doctor Le Xu came to the mansion for a follow-up visit. After taking the baby's pulse, he was surprised and said, "The fetus is very stable."

Pei Yuan was standing beside Bao Ning. After hearing this, he felt relieved. He hardly smiled in front of outsiders, but at this moment, he curled up the corners of his lips, nodded and praised: "Thanks to Dr. Le's superb medical skills."

"I don't deserve it." Le Xu put away the medicine box, glanced at Pei Yuan halfway and asked, "How are you?"

When he asked this, Pei Yuan's doubts came up again. When they first met, Le Xu diagnosed that he had a leg disease just by looking at his wrist, but there was actually nothing on his wrist. Pei Yuan admitted that he was a suspicious person. He still didn't quite believe in Le Xu in his heart. He was too young and mysterious. He once asked Wei Meng to investigate his life, but Wei Meng brought back a piece of white paper with only a few words. But with such a simple background, how could he have such superb medical skills?

Pei Yuan became suspicious. He suspected that Le Xu was a spy who was inserted into his side and deliberately led Le Xu in the wrong direction. He said calmly: "The previous war injury left a leg disease. Just wear more clothes. It's not a big deal."

Le Xu didn't say much, and smiled: "That's good."

Bao Ning didn't know the undercurrent between them. She admired this young and handsome doctor very much. She felt that he had a kind of chivalrous spirit that she had lost for a long time and had only seen in novels. What's more, Dr. Le Xu contributed a lot to her child's safety.

Baoning asked, "Where are you going next, Doctor Le? If you don't mind, you can stay at our house for a while and become our family doctor."

Pei Yuan frowned in disapproval. Le Xu saw it and said with a smile, "There are so many patients in the world, how can I find a good tree to live on? Le is a hardworking person and I like to overcome difficulties. I just found a patient who suits my taste and I will leave tonight."

Baoning said regretfully, "Forget it then."

Pei Yuan was very unhappy to hear Baoning's attempt to keep him. He was about to give up all his gratitude towards Le Xu, but he couldn't show it on his face. He still smiled and told Aunt Liu, "Prepare more reward silver and we can see the guest off."

Le Xu didn't care. After saying goodbye, he carried the box and walked out.

Yuanzi lay at the door and watched them. When passing by the door, Le Xu slowed down his pace for a moment, thinking that this child was really innocent and cute. He smiled at Yuanzi, and Yuanzi smiled back shyly. Le Xu left without looking back.

Pei Yuan winked at Chen Jia: "Find someone to follow him secretly and report to me in time."

...

Le Xu set out just before the city gate was closed, heading west all the way to Qilian Mountain.

Qilian Mountain is a mountain range near Dai County, and it is quite far away from Feng County. Le Xu's horsemanship is not bad, and he galloped all the way. It was past three o'clock when he arrived at the foot of the mountain.

There were already people waiting for him, six or seven men in rough clothes holding rough knives and sticks, led by a woman, who was thin and small, with a pale face, but extremely dark and bright eyes, holding a long gun.

Seeing him coming, the woman hurriedly asked in a loud voice: "Is this Doctor Le?"

Le Xu's steps were already hesitant at this time. He recognized the bad intentions of those people and thought they were horse bandits. Although he had some martial arts skills, if he fell into the bandit's lair, he would only wait for death. Saving people is saving people, but he didn't want to lose his life.

When the woman saw that he was about to run, she also became anxious and ran over. When Le Xu was not prepared, she grabbed the horse's leg, shouted and used a horizontal sweep kick, tripping the horse under Le Xu's seat, and fell to the ground with a wail.

Le Xu fell down due to dizziness. Before he could react, he was surrounded.

"My name is Achou." The woman knelt down and kowtowed to Le Xu with tears in her eyes. Her voice was hoarse. "I don't mean to offend you, doctor, but my son's illness has become more serious recently. If he is not treated properly, I am afraid he will not survive this winter... I have heard of your great reputation for a long time. Please save my son, doctor Le!"

Le Xu closed his eyes: "I am not a god, just an ordinary doctor. Don't put all your hopes on me..."

"You'd better treat him with all your heart." Achou raised her head and looked at him with a sharp gaze, "If you can't cure him, I will kill you."