The plan was exposed
"Just tell me what's going on. Why are you being so cautious? Could it be that you've betrayed me and joined my political enemies?"
Pei Zhaoying couldn't get used to seeing someone who was usually generous suddenly become petty and timid.
She cherishes the old times very much, especially for everyone she brought back personally. They are not her subordinates, but close partners with whom she gets along well. As long as it is not a major mistake based on principle, Pei Zhaoying is willing to let it go and will not blame them.
"That's not the case..."
"If it's not you, just tell me! Don't make me anxious to death! And don't make me angry and think that even Jiang Yubai dares to hide something from me."
Jiang Yubai spoke out all the things he was too embarrassed to talk about without having to suffer from the torment of his conscience:
"It was I who encouraged your husband to go to the Red Lotus Pond to pick lotus dew. In other words, it was I who caused the cold he caught."
Pei Zhaoying was stunned, her heart aching, and she scolded him:
"Why would you let him do such a thing? You could have just spent some money to hire someone to do it! He was in such good health, but he caught a cold and was sick for three days!"
"...Maybe I disliked him a little at that time." He still dislikes him now, but Jiang Yubai has learned to endure it.
Pei Zhaoying's eyes turned red with anger:
"You're so unreasonable! You dislike him for no reason? If you don't like him, just go your separate ways. Why bother making things difficult for him? Didn't you see how sick he was? I wiped his face with water, and it was already hot after just one wash."
Jiang Yubai was in the wrong, so he just shut up and listened to the lecture. The grown man was made to blush.
He didn't know why he got so angry at that time and was determined to make trouble for Xiao Bo.
As expected, he was stupid. He interfered in the love affair between the man and the woman, but it was all in vain. At most, he was Pei Zhaoying's elder brother, but he had the nerve to make things difficult for his brother-in-law. Jiang Yu felt embarrassed and uncomfortable.
If he didn't explain this to Pei Zhaoying, he would not have the face to call himself the "Jiangnan Swordsman" in the future.
When Xiao Bo was sick, he was like a bamboo, stubborn and unable to break.
Pei Zhaoying wanted to return the favor by taking care of him, but he was reluctant and always stubbornly refused, asking her to take care of herself.
And his illness was caused by the people around her... She was still unaware of it... How could she, being so careless, repay Xiao Bo's efforts?
Pei Zhaoying was so upset that she almost cried. She couldn't stop complaining one after another:
"Ordinary women live with their husband's family after marriage, but my situation is special. Xiao Bo always depends on me and considers me, and he came into the mansion alone without a servant. And you made him angry and deliberately made things difficult for him. What kind of people are we then? How is we any different from the evil mothers-in-law in the countryside who torment their daughters-in-law?"
Jiang Yubai was so embarrassed that he almost lost his temper. He endured it till the end, then pressed the hilt of his sword and said a few stubborn words:
"I already know that this is inappropriate. Please be kind, Ying."
"You still want to shut me up!" Pei Zhaoying has a bad temper and is prone to tears when she has an argument with someone close to her.
Suddenly, I felt aggrieved and my eyes became wet.
"What's the matter? Haven't you said enough? And I'm confused. Xiao Bo usually smiles at me with a fake smile but is sarcastic. Why would he listen to me so much in this matter? He and I are not superiors or subordinates. He is not a soldier under my command and does not need to obey my orders. Doesn't he have his own judgment? If I tell him to jump into the well, will he go?"
Pei Zhaoying was stunned.
Jiang Yubai was right. Xiao Bo, as an adult man, should not be bullied. He should seek benefits and avoid harm.
Why would he hurt himself...
Jiang Yubai didn't notice Pei Zhaoying's immediately disheartened expression, and he justified himself:
"I'm here to admit my mistake because I have a good temper. Logically speaking, Xiao Bo shouldn't have really hurt himself by wading in the water late at night! He's a grown man, not an ignorant child. I'll share the blame equally with him..."
"go out!--"
Pei Zhaoying didn't wait for him to finish, she covered her ears and screamed and ordered him to leave.
The overly intense abnormality made Jiang Yubai look at her suspiciously and worriedly, and he stopped for a few breaths without moving.
"Go away! I told you to leave—"
Pei Zhaoying was anxious to get rid of the person, and in frustration she pushed all the papers on the desk to the ground.
The brushes fell to the ground and rolled all over the floor.
The inkstone was overturned by the flowing sleeves, and the ink splashed heavily on Pei Zhaoying's skirt. The Xiyan brocade skirt was ruined into a mess, and the original exquisite and luxurious lines could not be distinguished.
Jiang Yubai left in a hurry.
As soon as I turned my back to Pei Zhaoying, I heard suppressed sobbing coming from behind.
Pei Zhaoying grew up in a simple environment. Her father did not take concubines or have a maid, so she and her mother did not have to spend a lot of time and energy on intrigue in the backyard.
However, her mother had taught her about the endless tricks in the mansion. To navigate the complex officialdom, every matter needed to be carefully considered. Pei Zhaoying was not a fool.
Xiao Bo caught a cold, simply wanting her sympathy and concern...
Why should all this be expressed through roundabout self-harm rather than straightforward confession?
Pei Zhaoying stubbornly hates everything false.
Tired of those old-fashioned people who don't say what they mean.
Dragged down by the hypocrisy of Pei Heng and his mother.
She treats others with a sincere heart and hopes to receive true love in return, so why should she mix anything else into something as clear as water?
The maids outside the room heard the noise and did not dare to come in to deal with the situation while Pei Zhaoying was angry.
Pei Zhaoying sobbed and cried intermittently until the sun set. She stopped only when she had exhausted all her strength. Her eyes and cheeks became swollen, and applying powder was of no use. She didn't order dinner and went to bed hastily.
Xiao Bo was kept too late by the emperor. When he came back, he found that the lights in the side room were off and Pei Zhaoying had gone to bed very early.
After Xiao Bo showered and dried himself, he gently lay down in the empty seat next to her. There was no light on, and after his eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness, he discovered that Pei Zhaoying's eyes were open.
"Why aren't you sleeping? Are you waiting for me?"
In the past few days, they have become closer and closer, whispering in each other's ears and no longer observing the boundaries between Chu and Han when falling asleep. They sleep all night with each other's breathing and heartbeat as their pillows.
By the time they woke up in the morning, their hair had become tangled together. Xiao Bo said that this was what it meant to be "married as husband and wife, with undoubted love for each other."
Xiao Bo's heart was full of tenderness. She didn't sleep, so she let her hands and feet relax a little. She stretched out her long arms and hugged Pei Zhaoying in her arms.
Pei Zhaoying said that she liked this kind of indestructible stability.
However, Xiao Bo felt the delicate body in his arms stiffen and did not respond to his actions.
“…I can’t sleep.”
The tone was very cold.
She doesn’t seem like the type of girl who would act coquettish and playful after opening her heart to him.
Xiao Bo was cautious and tried to ask indirectly what the question was.
"If you can't sleep, let's talk. Do you have anything interesting to say at home today?"
"Life in this house is monotonous and there's nothing to say."
Xiao Bo's doubts were even greater.
In the past, whenever the family bought a new pot of exotic flowers or dealt with trivial household chores, Pei Zhaoying would enthusiastically talk to Xiao Bo for half a day, like a sincere child, taking out all her new and interesting things to share with her friend.
Every time Xiao Bo had to order her to go to bed and say that he would no longer respond to her idle talk, she would keep quiet and behave herself.
Moreover, Xiao Bo seemed to smell the saltiness of tears.
Pei Heng changed someone to deal with. Logically speaking, there was no one in the huge capital city who could make Pei Zhaoying angry.
Xiao Bo kissed her eyelashes tenderly.
Unexpectedly, Pei Zhaoying turned her head to the side, as if she was resisting him.
Xiao Bo was stunned, his heart was not caught and shattered on the ground.
"I'm... tired. It's very hot in early summer, and I'm feeling restless. I'll just rest for today."
Pei Zhaoying didn't have the courage to ask him clearly.
She was pleased with him, and her heart was pure with him, but what if Xiao Bo was not like that?
She didn't want the sweetest love to end up being bitter.
Xiao Bo did not believe her clumsy lie and concluded that something was wrong.
No matter how trivial the matter was with Pei Zhaoying, Xiao Bo couldn't remain calm.
His heart was also in turmoil.
I couldn't sleep and kept thinking about whether I had done something wrong all night.
The cruelest thing is to lose something after a short period of possession.
The decades of his and Pei Zhaoying's life together until old age had just begun, and Xiao Bo's happiness died prematurely for unknown reasons.
The next day, Pei Zhaoying was deliberately distant.
Xiao Bo saw Pei Zhaoying's swollen face and asked hurriedly:
"What's wrong with your face? Are you allergic? Or did you come into contact with the powder? I'll ask Lu Yunqi to take a look."
"Nothing." Pei Zhaoying replied woodenly.
Qiluo didn't want to leave them both confused, so she boldly interrupted:
"Your Highness...you cried yesterday, so you must be swollen."
Xiao Bo was shocked:
"You're crying. Who made you sad? If you have something sad, can you tell me directly?"
Pei Zhaoying looked up at him sarcastically. The culprit was both far away and right in front of him.
What did she say to him?
That he used the scheming tactics she hated most in relationships? That she saw through his willingness to sacrifice his health for sympathy?
Perhaps, other people's backyards are filled with calculations and human hearts, but she only wants the "real"! Not anything pretentious!
"I don't want to talk about it."
Pei Zhaoying avoided the topic.
She was literally frying Xiao Bo's heart in oil.
She repeatedly avoided his gaze and responded coldly. Xiao Bo was at a loss, so he bent down and held her face, almost begging her.
"A Ying, if you have something that makes you unhappy, please tell me. Why did you suddenly become cold to me overnight? If I have done something that makes you unhappy, please tell me."
Pei Zhaoying didn't want to say it.
Tears start flowing before I even speak.
This was the first person she fell in love with wholeheartedly.
He is the man she admires and cherishes...
Xiao Bo kissed her tears away hard.
A very small Pei Zhaoying was reflected in Xiao Bo's pupils.
Pei Zhaoying pushed him away, but couldn't move him. She pretended to hit his chest with her fists. Xiao Bo didn't retreat even a step, holding her face stubbornly with an anxious and pious look.
Pei Zhaoying cried out in tears:
"I've already reprimanded Jiang Yubai..."
"Xiao Bo, you're plotting against my feelings. How could you..."
After the beginning, the grievances rushed out like a flood, and I couldn't stop crying.
Xiao Bo had never known before that so many tears could flow out of a person's body.
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