"What are you talking about?" Bao Ning slapped his arm hastily, "You can't tease a child like that, don't make him cry."

After being scolded, Pei Yuan didn't dare to tease Yuanzi anymore, and gave him some leeks: "Eat it."

The two dogs also came over after smelling the fragrance. Jixiang was bald, and he bared his teeth when he saw Pei Yuan. Pei Yuan was too lazy to pay attention to him, humming a little tune and putting chicken wings on the stick. Ah Huang was good at behaving, rubbing against his calves. Pei Yuan rolled up his pants to his knees, and his bare calves were itchy from being rubbed by it, so he wanted to send it away with a piece of chicken bone.

Bao Ning saw it and quickly stopped it: "Don't feed it that kind of food, the chicken bones are broken, I'm afraid it will hurt its throat."

"So timid?" Pei Yuan threw the chicken bones back into the plate, took out a small piece of pork, and whistled at Ah Huang, "Come, bow to me."

Bao Ning smiled at him, thinking that this man was really childish, and shook his head.

Ah Huang shyly kicked his hind legs and really bowed to him twice. Pei Yuan nodded with satisfaction and threw the meat into its mouth.

Ji Xiang was greedy and rushed to Pei Yuan and yelled at him. Pei Yuan said: "Do you want to eat? Get out of here."

Bao Ning looked at him and ignored him. She turned the mushroom in her hand over, sprinkled cumin powder on it, and smelled the fragrant aroma mixed with the unique flavor of mushrooms.

When she thought it was almost done, Baoning picked it up and blew on it, then passed it to Pei Yuan's mouth: "Taste it and see if it's cooked?"

Pei Yuan tilted his head and bit it in his mouth. It was so hot that he couldn't speak clearly, but he wanted to compete with a dog: "Don't just stand there, roll around, or I'll starve you all night and throw you into the mountains tomorrow."

After saying that, he turned around and said to Baoning: "It's cooked."

Baoning put the mushrooms sprinkled with peppers aside, and put the ones without peppers into a small bowl, passed it to Yuanzi, and said with a smile: "Eat it."

Yuanzi took it obediently, sat aside, and shared it with Ah Huang, who was satisfied after eating meat.

Jixiang finally compromised, pulled up his legs, and rolled on the ground. Pei Yuan laughed and threw a piece of meat to him, as if he had won a battle: "Reward for you!"

Jixiang took the meat and ran away. No one was around Pei Yuan anymore. He finally calmed down and put his head down to thread the meat skewers.

It was a good day today, with a breeze in the evening. It was the middle of the month, and the moon was as beautiful as a jade plate. The servants in the distance were also eating happily, drinking and making fists, and the sounds were carried by the wind.

It was a very pleasant evening, with the aroma of cumin floating in the air.

Baoning was free after finishing his work, and he held his chin to his hand and watched Pei Yuan work. He had a handsome profile, broad shoulders, a slightly hunched back, and long, strong fingers.

Bao Ning had seen enough of Pei Yuan's hands, and her eyes fell on his face again, sketching his eyebrows and eyes in her mind. His eyes were slightly upturned, his pupils were dark and shiny, and his nose was tall and straight. When he was angry, he was very fierce, with evil brows and eyes, like a gangster. When he smiled, he was somewhat gentle.

Pei Yuan noticed Bao Ning's gaze, glanced at him with a sidelong glance, and said with some pride: "Do you think you are very lucky?"

"Why?" Bao Ning changed her posture, folded her hands and supported her chin. Maybe it was because of the atmosphere, she found Pei Yuan particularly pleasing today, and her tone was also gentle and affectionate.

Pei Yuan said: "Look at your husband, he is good-looking, has soldiers and money, but the key is that he loves you. Isn't that a blessing?"

Bao Ning curled her lips: "Do you love me?"

Pei Yuan turned his whole body towards her, raised his eyebrows, and said in a fierce tone: "Don't I love you?"

Bao Ning smiled and nodded: "You love me."

Pei Yuan felt that they were talking nonsense, but this nonsense made him feel sweet. If life could always be so peaceful, without any worries, it would be nice to stay at home and talk nonsense with her every day.

"Just marry this one, who else can I love if not you." Pei Yuan lowered his tone and spoke softly to her. The firelight made Baoning's face flushed. Pei Yuan put the back of

his hand against hers and asked, "Is it hot?" Baoning didn't answer. Instead, he kept nagging her, "What do you mean? How many more do you want to marry?"

Here she is again. She was particularly nagging when she asked such questions. Pei Yuan came up with an answer that he was quite satisfied with, "The money is in your hands. I can't marry anymore. Let's just make do with this."

"You're really annoying." Baoning snorted, and was fooled. She stood up and asked him, "Do you want to drink some wine?"

Pei Yuan didn't refuse, "Drink."

The wine pot was soaked in hot water on the side, a little warm. Baoning rolled up his sleeves and picked it up, wiping off the water at the bottom. He washed a small cup and slowly poured eight points of wine into it.

Pei Yuan leaned on his knee with one hand and said lazily: "Pour half the tea and fill the wine. It's a toast to others. Haven't you learned the rules?"

Baoning didn't even raise his head: "Are you my guest?"

Pei Yuan snorted and laughed: "I'm talking about etiquette with you, why are you digressing?"

Baoning pretended to pour out the wine and threatened him: "Do you still want to drink it?"

Pei Yuan hurriedly said: "Drink, drink, drink." Baoning brought it to him and put it to his mouth. Pei Yuan pursed his lips and slurped it, and it was gone. Most of the time, he thought about it and said, "Fifteen years of Nvhong, right?"

Baoning liked him tonight. He was warm and considerate. Seeing the wine stains on the corners of his mouth, she squatted down and wiped them off with a handkerchief, smiling, "You have a good tongue."

Pei Yuan took advantage of the situation and pinched her wrist, pressed Baoning to sit on his thighs, pinched her chin face to face, and whispered, "Come to think of it, I haven't drunk your Nvhong yet."

Why did he suddenly say this? In the stove next to him, the charcoal blocks made a sizzling sound. Baoning's face gradually turned red, and he didn't know what to answer.

"I owe you." Pei Yuan pressed her face on his shoulder and said with his eyes closed, "I owe you a wedding ceremony and a grand betrothal gift. I didn't spend any money and easily tricked you into coming home. Isn't that too much?"

Bao Ning whispered, "It's good that you know it."

Pei Yuan smiled silently. He held Baoning in his arms, stroking her hair, and the two of them swayed on a small stool. Suddenly he asked, "What betrothal gift do you want?"

Baoning was surprised, "Why are you asking me? Shouldn't you prepare it and then give it to me with both hands?"

"Okay." Pei Yuan buried his head in her hair and took a deep sniff, "Wait for me to gather it slowly."

"Then," Baoning looked forward to it, "What are you going to give me?"

"I'm marrying the best woman in the world, so I naturally have to use the most expensive betrothal gift in the world." Pei Yuan grabbed her hand and put it on his chest, "Is my heart enough for you?"

Baoning hurriedly pulled back, "I don't want it if it's bloody."

Pei Yuan laughed and kissed the corner of her mouth, "No, you have to have it."

Baoning said, "Don't be so bloody all the time."

Pei Yuan asked, "Why is it bloody?"

"Taking out the heart is bloody."

"You just don't understand."

Bao Ning paused, and suddenly said, "I want to eat duck hearts."

Pei Yuan said, "As soon as you said it, I want to eat it too."

Bao Ning said, "Make it tomorrow night."

...

Yuanzi stared at them blankly, and the little mushroom in his hand fell to the ground, and was quickly picked up by Huang and swallowed into his stomach.

In Yuanzi's memory, he had never seen his father and the so-called "mother" so close. His father would take good care of him, with delicious meals and comfortable clothes, but his voice was always cold. His mother would also buy things for him, but every time when his father was present. If his father was not there, she would look at him as if he was a little poisonous snake he secretly raised.

His father and mother rarely appeared together, and when they did, they would not say a few words, never hold hands, and never hug each other.

So now, looking at Pei Yuan and Bao Ning's expressions, he was surprised and panicked.

Pei Yuan finally remembered the existence of this little brat, narrowed his eyes and said, "What are you looking at? Close your eyes and turn around!"

Yuanzi turned his back obediently.

Bao Ning shyly got off Pei Yuan and fixed her hair.

The good mood was disrupted. Pei Yuan pointed at Yuanzi's back and whispered to Baoning: "Send the kid away tomorrow morning. It's a delay."

"Stop talking." Baoning pushed him, "Hurry up and finish your meal. We can go to bed later. Yuanzi is still young, so we have to let him go to bed early."

Pei Yuan said: "Let's have a baby soon, so you don't have to worry about other people's children so much."

Baoning covered his mouth: "Stop talking."

After another half an hour, most of the prepared food was eaten. Baoning boiled some mung bean soup to cool down. After the adults and children drank it, he took Yuanzi to bed. Pei Yuan didn't let Baoning change Yuanzi's clothes. He was rough and did it himself. He took off his coat and put on Pei Yuan's pajama top.

The top was enough for Yuanzi, and there was still a section under his feet. Pei Yuan rolled up the extra sleeves for him.

When he was halfway through, Bao Ning suddenly noticed something wrong with Yuanzi's arm. There were many scars on his forearms, all of which were small dark red dots, like the teeth of something.

"Don't move yet," Bao Ning stopped Pei Yuan from moving, pointed to Yuanzi's wounds, and asked in surprise, "What's going on?"

Pei Yuan was also shocked. He looked at Yuanzi's expression, he had no expression, tilted his head back, and stared straight at the ceiling.

Pei Yuan straightened his head and asked him, "Why do you have so many scars? What bit you?"

Yuanzi nodded.

Pei Yuan tried his best to be patient and asked him: "Tell me, what bit you?"

Yuanzi gestured and said vaguely: "Snake, little snake."

Hearing that word, Baoning's hair stood up and he unconsciously clung to Pei Yuan's arm.

Pei Yuan was also surprised and frowned and asked: "Why are your parents so careless and didn't take good care of your child after giving birth to him, so that he was bitten like this?" Pei Yuan lifted Yuanzi's little arm. Although he had no feelings for this child, he felt a little distressed and regretful.

He actually subconsciously felt that there was something wrong with what Yuanzi said. It would be fine if he was bitten once or twice, but why did he bite so many times? Is the child stupid, or is the adult stupid?

The room was quiet for a while. Seeing that he stopped asking questions, Yuanzi lowered her head and bit the fingers of her other hand.

Pei Yuan slapped his hand away, thinking to himself, this kid is really stupid.

It was getting late, Yuanzi yawned, and Baoning motioned him not to ask any more questions. Pei Yuan nodded, pressed Yuanzi on the bed, tapped his forehead and said, "Go to bed quickly, otherwise the wolf will come and bite your little butt."

Yuanzi closed his eyes in fear.

Baoning pulled Pei Yuan out the door.

Baoning closed the wooden door, and the creaking sound covered Yuanzi's whisper.

He looked at the ceiling and said, "Little spider, are you asleep? Come down and play. Um... If the wolf comes, can you bite it to death?"

...

Pei Yuan was urged by Baoning to take a bath. She sat on the edge of the bed to burn her feet, and talked to Pei Yuan through the screen and the sound of water.

The foot bath water was added with the Chinese toon leaves picked that day, which had a faint fragrance. Baoning squinted his eyes in comfort.

They were talking about Su Mingyou.

Baoning said: "I have heard about her. She is the most talented daughter of the Su family. She is very dignified. Otherwise, she would not have been chosen as the princess by the emperor just because of her family background. But the future is not good, and the Su family refuses to accept her. It is a pity."

Pei Yuan said, "I don't know what happened. I asked Wei Meng to check."

Baoning looked down at the leaves in the water and said, "I will go see her tomorrow morning. Will you go with me?"

Pei Yuan had already finished washing and came out of the water. He wiped himself with a cloth, "Ning Ning, don't lower your attitude when you see her. Don't wrong yourself. She's just a sister-in-law, and she lives in your home. You don't have to please her."

Pei Yuan was worried that the inferiority complex hidden in Baoning's heart was due to her background. She had been cautious since she was a child.

After being with him for a long time, this problem has improved a lot, but Pei Yuan is still afraid that Su Mingyu's arrival will make Baoning feel uncomfortable. I heard that this sister-in-law is a very powerful person.

Baoning said yes.

After a while, Pei Yuan came out from behind the screen. Baoning washed her feet, and he went to pour water and splashed it directly outside the door. When he came back, he blew out the lights and went to bed with Baoning in his arms. After

a tiring day, he didn't move his hands or feet, and both of them fell asleep quickly.

In the middle of the night, they were awakened by Yuanzi's crying. Yuanzi was sleeping in the next room, and his screams were very harsh, which scared Baoning awake, and Pei Yuan immediately sat up, put on a coat and ran to his room.

When I opened the door, I saw a figure standing in front of Yuanzi's bed under the light of the full moon. It was a woman with a big belly.