Bao Ning had expected Pei Yuan to disagree with her preferences

. But he couldn't say he disagreed. Pei Yuan supported her doing it for fun at home, but if she really wanted to make a living from it, he would object.

For some reason, when Pei Yuan heard that Bao Ning had such an idea, he felt a little panicked.

"Why did you suddenly think of doing this? Is it because you don't have enough money?" Pei Yuan's brows were twisted into a knot. "Don't worry about money. I have plenty of money. You can spend it freely. You can buy whatever you want without asking me."

"It's not about money." Bao Ning said, "I just think it's boring to live like this in the house every day."

"I can take more time to come back and accompany you, just like today." Pei Yuan pulled her hand, trying to get rid of the pony in her hand. "Whatever you want to do, wherever you go, I will accompany you. You don't have to do those thankless things and show up in the public."

Bao Ning didn't know how to explain to him.

"It's not your problem either."

"Then what's the problem?" Pei Yuan was anxious. He picked Bao Ning up in his arms and hugged her waist. He hoped that Baoning's world would revolve around him, and that she would think of him all the time. Now, something else was trying to divert her attention. Even if it was just some wooden sticks, Pei Yuan couldn't stand it. He felt in danger.

Baoning couldn't explain it to him, and Pei Yuan couldn't express his thoughts. After a long stalemate, Baoning said, "Forget it."

Pei Yuan thought she had given up, so he breathed a sigh of relief and kissed Baoning's face as a reward.

"Don't lick me." Baoning hummed and pushed him away, "It's wet and uncomfortable."

"Ningning, be good." Pei Yuan sat on the ground, bent his right leg, put Baoning between his thigh and chest, and hugged her tightly.

He bit Baoning's nose and said vaguely, "Be good and stay with me, and I will give you all the good things I have. I will give you whatever you want."

...

Just as Baoning hoped, Pei Yuan stayed with her for half a month.

He fed the dogs and sheep at home every day. He set up a small tent in the corner of the yard and put a pot inside. After practicing diligently for several days, he actually learned how to make egg fried rice.

But he couldn't put the salt in the right amount every time. It was either too salty or too bland. There were also egg shells inside. Even the dogs wouldn't eat the rice he cooked. Baoning was frugal and didn't allow him to throw it away, so Pei Yuan could only force himself to swallow it. After

resting for half a month and detoxifying again, Pei Yuan seemed to be getting better and better, and he was showing a tendency to gain weight.

The invitation to Ji Jiaying and Pei Xiao's wedding was finally delivered. The banquet was grand and there were many guests. Not only Baoning received it, but Pei Yuan also received it.

Ji Yan delivered a message from outside the mansion, saying that all the female relatives in the Duke's Mansion would attend, and Aunt Xu would also go.

Finally having the opportunity to meet her aunt, Baoning was so happy that she walked around the yard and took out the clothes that had been prepared for her a long time ago. There was no worry about food and clothing in the Duke's Mansion, but what was lacking was a little thought. The things she embroidered stitch by stitch were not expensive, but the aunt would definitely be happy to wear them.

Pei Yuan lay on his back on the cool chair under the pomegranate tree, holding a map that he had studied many times in his hand, scribbling on it with charcoal pencil, and looking at Baoning from time to time.

She had never been so happy when she was with him. Holding the sheep in his left hand and the dog in his right hand, he gave a kiss here and a kiss there.

Pei Yuan felt sour in his heart. He turned the charcoal pencil in his hand and thought in his mind that sooner or later, he would throw these two troubles out of the house.

What is this thing? Did he raise them to compete for favor?

Pei Yuan suddenly thought of Meng Fan and the box he sent. A few days ago, when Bao Ning was not paying attention, he hid the locked box. Bao Ning searched for it for a long time but couldn't find it, and didn't say anything. And Bao Ning's little wooden horse was also hidden by him.

All hidden.

"A Yuan, do you think I look good in this?" Bao Ning called him, interrupting his thoughts.

Pei Yuan looked over and saw Bao Ning wearing a royal blue gauze dress, holding up the hem of her dress and spinning around. She was naturally fair-skinned, and this color made her skin look even whiter than snow. Pei Yuan squinted his eyes and felt that she seemed to be glowing.

"It looks good." Pei Yuan praised earnestly.

Bao Ning was very satisfied. She lowered her head and looked at the pattern on the dress again. She felt that everything was just right and there was no need to change it. Suddenly she remembered something and said to Pei Yuan, "I made one for you too."

She hurried back to the room to get it, and came back soon with a navy blue brocade robe in her hand. She shook it open and waved at him, "Come and try it on?"

Pei Yuan then remembered that he forgot to tell Bao Ning that he couldn't go with her.

Seeing Bao Ning smiling, Pei Yuan frowned, but still said: "Ning Ning, I'm afraid you can only go to the dinner in a few days."

Bao Ning was confused for a moment, but soon realized what he meant. In the past few days, she deliberately avoided thinking about the conversation with Pei Yuan that day. Now that it was suddenly mentioned, her mood became heavy.

She gathered the clothes in her hands and hugged them to her chest. She lost her previous excitement and lowered her head and said: "Okay... Then I won't go either."

"It has nothing to do with you." Pei Yuan stood up and walked to her side, whispering to comfort her, "I will accompany you in secret, you just meet your aunt, don't worry about other things, someone will protect you."

"But you..." Bao Ning looked up at Pei Yuan, and didn't say this in the yard. She walked into the house with the things in her hands.

Pei Yuan followed her into the house. Bao Ning sat at the table, lost in thought for a while, and suddenly raised his head and said, "If there is really a big chaos in the Prince's Mansion, will Gong Sun Zhu show up?"

Pei Yuan said, "He loves to drink and will not miss such an opportunity. Moreover, the emperor attaches great importance to Pei Xiao's marriage and has sent many Yulin Guards, led by the powerful general Tao Maobing, who is Pei Xiao's confidant. It is extremely safe for Gong Sun Zhu. He will definitely show up."

"If we capture him alive, will there be an antidote?" Bao Ning's eyes flashed with hope.

"Maybe." Pei Yuan said, "If there is, it would be the best. If not, we have to kill him to prevent future troubles."

Bao Ning said nothing more.

The wedding was held in the evening three days later. Mrs. Qiu invited Bao Ning and the others to ride in the same carriage, but Bao Ning refused.

She was in a bad mood all day, so Pei Yuan went to the kitchen and made some snacks for her, sweet and greasy osmanthus cakes. Aunt Liu instructed her. The food was not very good, but it was edible. Bao Ning took it with her in an oil paper bag.

Pei Yuan got into the car and told her: "If you are hungry, eat two pieces. If you can't eat it, look at it and think of me. I am always with you in places you can't see."

Bao Ning smiled. Pei Yuan hugged her and lowered his voice: "Ning Ning, I promise you, after this is over, I will take you out."

"You've been so nagging these days, and you've been so clingy in everything you do and say." Bao Ning smiled in his arms, "It's not like you anymore."

"You're asking for a fight." Pei Yuan snorted and bit her neck, "You look so wilted, I lowered my posture to coax you, but you still complained. I don't know why you have so many things to do, you can't do this or that, I'll have to give you a good beating in a few days."

Bao Ning pursed her lips, but it was undeniable that she felt a lot more relieved because of this commotion.

She said, "If we really move out, we'll be like before, I'll cook for you, and we don't want other servants."

Pei Yuan nodded and smiled. Baoning thought of the future, and the corners of her lips curved up. She hugged Pei Yuan's waist and whispered, "I treated you badly these days. I will compensate you when I calm down."

"How to compensate?" Pei Yuan raised his eyebrows and became his usual frivolous self. He held her waist and rubbed it intimately for a few times, then suddenly pinched her breasts hard, "Like this?"

Baoning screamed in surprise, and the back of her ears turned red instantly. She looked at him in disbelief, "What are you doing!"

Pei Yuan whispered in her ear, "I didn't tell you, but I have tolerated you for a long time. This time when you come back, you have to satisfy me."

Baoning hid away itching, Pei Pei Yuan held her shoulders and sucked her lower lip: "As a wife, don't be too stingy. I'm learning to be a good husband, and you have to learn too..."

Pei Yuan stared into her eyes and smiled narrowly: "Let me cool down."

Baoning was bullied and curled up in the corner, her dress wrinkled. Pei Yuan had enough of the fuss and returned to his previous cold expression. He straightened his waist and said: "I'm leaving."

After saying that, he turned around and jumped out of the car without waiting for Baoning to answer.

Pei Yuan waved his hands, and Madam Liu followed him up. She called the driver again, whipped the horse, and the carriage rushed westward.

Pei Yuan put his hands behind his back, raised his forehead slightly, and looked at the back, lost in thought for a long time.

"Young general." Someone called him from behind, with a teasing tone.

"Do you remember what you said to me when we were drinking together three years ago? You said that you would only care about galloping on the battlefield, singing and riding horses, and would not worry about these mundane things. Now we haven't seen each other for only half a year, and you have turned yourself into the person I hated the most before, just like the stone that Zunwang's wife admired."

Wei Meng shook his head: "You have a soft spot."

Pei Yuan turned his head and met Wei Meng's blue eyes.

He had just returned from Bashu, and he was dusty, but his eyes were bright and flashing with excitement. Unlike most of the thin people in the Central Plains, Wei Meng had thick muscles on his shoulders and back, and was a bit more sturdy than Zhou Jiangcheng, and his appearance was rough.

The brothers had not seen each other for a long time, and it was inevitable that they were a little moved when they met again. Pei Yuan stroked the silver whip handle with his fingers. After a while, he said hoarsely, "I asked you to come back to help me, not to mock me."

"I'm just curious. What kind of charm does my sister-in-law have to make the young general so infatuated." Wei Meng laughed like a bell.

"I still remember when the incident happened half a year ago, I went to find you and you beat me out. You were like a stray dog ​​at that time. Now, you are like an eagle on the grassland, but you are just an eagle about to enter the nest to hatch eggs."

Wei Meng pointed at his lips to Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan raised his hand and wiped it. There was a touch of bright red on the tip of his finger, which was the color of the rouge on Baoning's lips just now.

He looked at Wei Meng, snorted, and suddenly turned his elbow to hit him in the stomach: "You know nothing!"

"See you in the Prince's Mansion in two quarters of an hour. If it works out, I'll treat you to a drink." Pei Yuan finished speaking, whistled for Saifeng, whipped up the horse, and chased the westbound carriage.

...

There are many female relatives in the Ji family, and there is just a table in the banquet hall of the Prince's Mansion.

Xu was looking forward to Baoning. Tao was about to give birth, her belly was as big as a drum, and the sixth lady Ji Liuxiang was serving her.

Tao sipped tea while keeping an eye on the figure at the gate. When she finally saw Baoning, she snorted coldly and put down the teacup, revealing a proud look.

She turned to look at Xu and said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, with a hint of sarcasm: "It's been half a year since you got married, why is Baoning still not pregnant?"