Chapter 84: Bai Ruowei, long time no see
Soon, the servant came hurriedly, knelt down and said: "Princess, I don't know why Da Huang ran out from the backyard and frightened the guests. I deserve to die!"
Pei Jinghong looked at Da Huang squatting in front of the table, his face full of despair: "Stop talking for now, take it away quickly, close the door from now on, and don't let it out again!"
The servants quickly took Da Huang away. Ruan Yunsheng asked with concern, "Is my cousin okay?"
Pei Jinghong heaved a sigh of relief, and relaxed completely. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, cousin. I'm fine."
Even if he used his toes to think, he knew it was Xie Yan's doing!
Since he had already discussed the plan of going to Pei Mansion with Pei Jinghong, Ruan Yunsheng told his third brother about the banquet when they had dinner together that day.
"Third brother, my cousin hasn't been to Shengjing for many years. I'll take him to the banquet and maybe meet some new friends."
"You saw it yesterday. My cousin is very skilled in martial arts. He will protect me, so you don't have to worry. You are busy with business, so don't go."
Pei Jinghong also said: "Don't worry, third cousin, I will protect my cousin even if it costs me my life."
Although Ruan Yunbo was worried about his sister, the assassin that day did seem to have mediocre martial arts skills.
It's not that he hadn't thought about going out with his sister before, but he didn't know martial arts. If something happened outside, it wouldn't matter if he died, but he was afraid that his sister would get hurt.
Now that Pei Jinghong is going with him, he feels much more at ease.
Among those present, only Xie Yan knew that the "assassin" who sneaked into the Marquis' Mansion was just a disguised "assassin" that he ordered his secret guards to prevent Sheng Sheng from leaving the house.
In order not to scare Shengsheng, the secret guards only walked around the mansion once before leaving. And the real assassin that night was no match for even Han Ying.
Although Pei Jinghong's sword skills are acceptable, the assassin's martial arts are so vicious that Pei Jinghong is afraid that he will not be able to protect Shengsheng at all.
But Ruan Yunbo had already agreed to let Pei Jinghong accompany Shengsheng to the banquet. If he objected at this time, Shengsheng would definitely think that he was against her again and would hate him even more in the future.
As everyone knows, he had just been punished with fifty strokes of the cane in court and was now unable to leave the house.
Xie Yan sighed inwardly. It seemed that he could only protect Sheng Sheng in secret...
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In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet.
The Liang Mansion has high blue brick walls and a vermilion lacquered gate.
When Ruan Yunsheng and Pei Jinghong arrived, there were already many luxurious carriages parked at the door.
When Qu Rumei heard that Ruan Yunsheng was coming, she immediately came out to greet him enthusiastically.
Today's banquet was specially held for Ruan Yunsheng, and she was worried that Ruan Yunsheng would not come.
Her father has retired and returned to his hometown. Without any support, he now lives cautiously in the Liang family.
If she fails to handle this matter well, she doesn't know how her husband will scold her, and she is afraid that the concubines in the backyard will soon overtake her!
Therefore, she could only feel sorry for Ruan Yunsheng.
"Princess, please come in," Qu Rumei asked in surprise when she saw Pei Jinghong walking beside Ruan Yunsheng. "Who is this young man?"
Ruan Yunsheng curled his lips, "This is my cousin."
Pei Jinghong smiled and said, "I am Pei Jinghong. I come here uninvited. I hope Madam Liang will not be offended."
Qu Rumei quickly said, "Mr. Pei, that's not right. It's an honor for the Liang Mansion to have you here. Please come in."
Pei Jinghong is already beautiful, and he looks even more handsome and eye-catching when he smiles. For a moment, all the female guests passing by were stunned.
Su Muci's wife, Mrs. Lin, had just gotten off the carriage and her face turned red when she saw this scene.
"My name is Lin, nice to meet you, princess." She walked over with her waist twisted, her voice soft and her eyes couldn't help but drift towards Pei Jinghong.
Ruan Yunsheng glanced at Lin and raised his eyebrows slightly.
The Su family has a clean and upright family tradition. No one would have thought that Su Muci, the eldest son of the Su family, would marry such a wife.
It is said that Lin's father died while saving Su Muci's grandfather, so Su Muci's grandfather arranged a marriage for the two children. His last words before his death were to ask the Su family to treat Lin well.
So even though Lin has made a lot of jokes over the years, the two have never divorced.
Although Lin seemed to be a bit stupid, Su Muci would definitely warn her not to reveal any information to him.
However, judging from Lin's shy face at the moment, she must have forgotten Su Muci's advice long ago.
Ruan Yunsheng gave Pei Jinghong a look, and Pei Jinghong nodded in understanding.
Several people entered the mansion together.
The lingering fragrance of wintersweet still lingers in the courtyard of the Liang Mansion, and newly sprouted willow branches hang over the winding corridors.
Qu Rumei led Ruan Yunsheng inside and said with a smile, "Right now, the ladies are all playing chess and chatting in the hall. Princess and Madam Su should come over as well."
When I walked near the flower hall and stood in the yard looking inside, I could see that the hall was full of female guests.
Pei Jinghong stopped and said, "Cousin, the hall is full of women, so I won't go in."
Along the way, Lin's eyes were glued to Pei Jinghong. When she heard that Pei Jinghong was not going to the flower hall, she also stopped.
Qu Rumei hurriedly said, "The men are all in the West Hall. How about I have someone take Master Pei there?"
Pei Jinghong was worried about being too far away from Ruan Yunsheng, so he casually glanced around and saw an exquisite octagonal pavilion not far away.
"No need to bother. I think the scenery around the pavilion is very beautiful, and I want to go over and sit for a while."
Qu Rumei nodded: "Mr. Pei, please feel free to do as you please."
Lin's eyes flashed, and she said in a sweet voice, "Madam Liang, I saw a few camellias in full bloom in the corner. I want to go over and take a look. I'll come to the flower hall to meet you later."
"This..." Qu Rumei looked at Ruan Yunsheng hesitantly.
She only knew that Ruan Yunsheng had a feud with Sun Manying of the Taiwei Mansion, and she thought that Taiwei Sun went through so much trouble to trick Ruan Yunsheng out of the mansion in order to avenge his daughter.
But she didn't know what this matter had to do with Lin, and why she had to call Lin here specifically.
Liang Huaifeng didn't allow her to ask any questions and just asked her to do as he was told.
Ruan Yunsheng naturally hoped that Lin and Pei Jinghong would be alone together so that it would be easier for his cousin to get information.
She smiled and said, "Why doesn't Madam Liang leave?"
Seeing that Ruan Yunsheng had no objection, Qu Rumei quickly said to Lin: "Madam, please do as you please."
Lin quickly lifted her skirt and walked towards the pavilion.
Ruan Yunsheng followed Qu Rumei into the flower hall.
As soon as she entered, all the ladies who were chatting or playing chess looked at her.
Ruan Yunsheng took a quick look and actually saw a few familiar faces.
Sun Manying, Bai Ruowei who hadn't been seen for a long time, and Yao Biwu who had met a few times before were all there.
Sun Manying looked at her unkindly, and Bai Ruowei was still wearing white.
Ruan Yunsheng looked at the two of them and found it a little funny.
Bai Ruowei is about to become Prince Duan's concubine. It is said that Prince Duan cares about her very much. Although she is just a concubine, he has specially chosen an auspicious day to bring her into the palace.
Sun Manying's sister is the Princess of Duan. She used to be very aggressive and didn't allow other women to get close to the Prince of Duan. Unexpectedly, not only did she not break up with Bai Ruowei, but they actually got close to each other again.
It seems that Bai Ruowei really has some skills.
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