Chapter 131 Wandering around Kyoto
After calming down, Pei Tingyue turned her head and smiled, "Will my husband buy me what I want?"
She opened her clear and sparkling eyes and pleaded softly.
No man would refuse.
Xie Chen is no exception.
He coughed lightly and stretched out his hand.
"Give."
After getting a positive answer, Pei Tingyue smiled sweetly and let him lead her to the market.
These two streets are close to the palaces of princes and dukes, and the shops are exquisite and stylish. The customers coming in and out are all dressed in silk and satin, and they are either rich or noble, with extraordinary status.
The emperor and his concubine were dressed in casual clothes and were not too noticeable among the crowd. At first glance, they looked like a loving couple from a noble family who came here to stroll around.
Pei Tingyue was in high spirits and visited each shop one by one.
"This one suits you, young lady."
"Look how well this fits you, young lady."
"My dear, this is perfect for your home."
“…”
Unable to resist the flattery, Pei Tingyue waved his hand and said generously, "Buy it."
After remembering that she had no money, she turned to look at Xie Chen pitifully, "My dear, you will buy it for me, right?"
Xie Chen stared silently at the things she wanted to buy.
There was some disgust in his eyes.
He said in a gentle voice: "The things at home are many times better than this."
At this time, the shop owner or manager would come out and say, "My handsome man, things at home are just things at home. Even if they are a little better, you will get tired of them eventually. They are not as fresh as the things here."
Some stall owners would even tease, "This pregnant lady wants it, but the gentleman is reluctant to buy it?"
Xie Chen: “…”
After another period of silence, he asked Liang Yao to give him the silver.
The silver Liang Yao brought was in whole bills, and most of the time it couldn't be changed, so he wouldn't let the shopkeeper or the store owner make the change. Since he took extra silver, these people would naturally say nice things to him, saying things like "grow old together" and "live happily ever after," which was very emotional.
Xie Chen listened.
Suddenly I felt that these things were really fresh.
When Pei Tingyue stopped in front of a small stall and picked up a rattle, he couldn't help but remind her, "Look at the color. It must be made of cherry wood. It won't last long. When I get home, I'll have someone make one out of sandalwood. It's both sturdy and exquisite."
Pei Tingyue twirled the rattle and retorted, "No, I want this one. We picked this one for our child ourselves, so the feelings are different."
Xie Chen wanted to ask if there was any difference in their feelings, but seeing that she refused to leave unless she bought the item, he smiled and asked someone to pay.
After walking down the street, the two guards behind him were already carrying a lot of things in their hands.
Liang Yao: “…”
I feel my eyelids twitching.
He had only brought two guards with him shopping, and now their hands were full, so it wouldn't be his turn.
Near the end of the street, I came across a bookstore.
Pei Tingyue's eyes lit up, and he left Xie Chen behind and rushed in.
Xie Chen's hands were empty, he narrowed his eyes, and walked in.
The bookstore has everything from pens, ink, paper, and inkstones, the Four Books and Five Classics, and national history texts, and many literati and poets stroll around there.
When Xie Chen walked in, he saw the woman standing in a corner.
There was a handsome man next to her who was talking to her, and the woman actually responded with a smile, and the two of them talked and laughed.
This scene is particularly eye-catching.
Xie Chen frowned slightly.
Can't this person see that she is pregnant?
Come over and talk to me.
And she...
Xie Chen suppressed the sour feeling in his heart and slowly walked over.
"Tingyue, have you made your choice?"
Before Pei Tingyue could respond, the handsome young man clapped his hands, "What a great name, young lady! Since ancient times, countless people have admired the moon, but only a few can enter the state of listening to the moon and forgetting themselves. This name is really wonderful."
Xie Chen was completely unhappy.
Pursed his lips and said nothing.
Pei Tingyue noticed it, and she threw the storybook in her arms to Liang Yao, walked over and took his hand obediently, and explained in a low voice, "Most of the storybooks I read in the past were written by this young man, so I chatted with him for a few words."
Xie Chen's expression improved a little.
He pulled Pei Tingyue closer: "Hold her hand tightly."
The young man who wrote the storybook was glanced at by him, and was glared at several times by Liang Yao behind him. He gritted his teeth and walked away angrily.
He had invented many peerless beauties in his imagination, but no matter how he imagined them, none of them were as pretty as the young lady he met today.
When he saw her pregnant and wandering alone in the bookstore, he thought she was an unfavored concubine of a rich and powerful man or a divorced woman. He thought he could have an earth-shattering encounter with her, but unexpectedly her husband came looking for her.
Standing together, they are really a perfect match, and he doesn't seem to be an eyesore anymore.
After they left, Xie Chen lowered his head and warned, "Don't run around anymore."
Pei Tingyue smiled and said, "I want to pick out a few storybooks to take home and show them to Sister Song."
Xie Chen looked into her eyes and asked softly, "Are you showing it to Sister Song, or are you showing it to yourself?"
Pei Tingyue blushed after being exposed by him: "Of course it's for Sister Song to see!"
Xie Chen straightened up and nodded calmly: "Okay, remember what you said, I will have someone send the things to your sister Song's room when I get home."
Pei Tingyue: “…”
Just give it away.
Anyway, she lived in the back hall, so it was very convenient for her to go to the front hall to get two books.
After they left the bookstore, they walked towards the street behind.
This street market sells food and clothes.
Pei Tingyue walked around and didn't buy anything else, just took a string of candy figures.
She only took two or three bites of it before Xie Chen snatched it away.
"The food outside is not clean. Eating too much will make you feel uncomfortable."
Pei Tingyue thought about it and agreed.
It's not worth it if you come out with such great difficulty and end up with a stomachache.
We walked to a food stall selling red oil wontons and soup buns.
Pei Tingyue stopped walking.
It wasn't because she wanted to eat, but because the kids wanted to attract attention.
As soon as the diners at one table left, the children greeted the stall owner, then carefully poured the remaining wontons and bone soup from the porcelain bowls into a small wooden bucket. Finally, they set up the table and chairs for the stall owner and cleaned the porcelain bowls. After doing all this, the children squatted against the wall and happily divided the contents of the wooden bucket.
Seeing this scene, Pei Tingyue felt a little sad.
"Stadium owner, why are these kids eating leftovers? Don't they have a home?"
The stall owner, an elderly couple, smiled and replied, "These children are orphans from the Ci'an Bureau. They're used to a simple life. Even though this is leftover food, it's good oil."
"These kids are very sensible. Every time they come, they pack up our things for us."
Seeing Pei Tingyue's worried look, the couple consoled her, "Young lady, please don't be so. Life has gotten much better these past few years. Not only can we ordinary people have enough to eat, we also have hope. Even these orphans can have enough to eat and wear warm clothes. It's just that they are a little greedy. In the past, whether they could survive was a big deal."
Pei Tingyue's eyes were filled with pride after hearing this. She whispered to Xie Chen, "It's all thanks to my husband."
Then she walked up to Liang Yao and asked for money.
Liang Yao gave her a ten-liang silver ingot.
Pei Tingyue shook her head: "Give them all to me."
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