Song Wanning hadn't come to her senses yet, and she just held onto Zhuque's hand and got off the carriage.
When Song Wanning was a child, the Song family often interacted with the Pei family in the capital. The Pei family had a boy named Pei Xuanzhi who was one year older than Song Wanning and was always a naughty boy.
When Song Wanning was young, she often played with him. Because she had no mother, she often cried in front of Pei Xuanzhi about her bad life and how she was hungry at home. In return, Pei Xuanzhi took pity on her and gave her many delicious fruits and snacks from Shengjing.
Song Wanning has lived two lives now, but she still feels embarrassed when she thinks about her childhood.
She remembered that in her previous life, when the Pei family returned to the capital, she was still teaching Wen Xu's lessons at the Marquis' Mansion. How could she have had the time to see this childhood friend? Now that Pei Xuanzhi had grown up like this and stood in front of Song Wanning, Song Wanning felt a little dazed.
Pei Xuanzhi now wore a purple-gold robe, and the jade belt around his waist was inlaid with blue and green gems, which perfectly matched his noble and unruly personality. The Pei family was a wealthy family in the capital, having been a yellow merchant for decades, and Pei Xuanzhi had grown up surrounded by gold and jade.
Song Wanning walked a little further in, still feeling hot on her face, so she just lowered her eyes and greeted him, "It's windy outside, what are you doing standing here? Why don't you come inside and sit down?"
Pei Xuanzhi bent down to look at Song Wanning's face and teased, "Song Wanning, you're so dignified now that you see me? Do you still remember when you were little and tricked me into giving you some fruit from home?"
Song Wanning's face grew even hotter when she heard Pei Xuanzhi teasing her like that. She simply turned her head away and said awkwardly, "At worst, I can just return the fruit to you."
"Oh, listen to what you're saying." Pei Xuanzhi laughed even harder after hearing what Song Wanning said, playing with the folding fan in his hand with a bright smile. "When you were a child, you ate so many of my fruits, and now that you've grown up, all you keep asking for is to return them. How can this make sense?"
Caique and Zhuque, who were walking beside Song Wanning, were so amused that they covered their mouths and laughed.
"I heard my uncle say he was afraid I wouldn't recognize you when I came out, but now I see you look exactly like you did when you were a child, you've grown up in the same mold." Pei Xuanzhi walked beside Song Wanning, whispering, "My father, mother and I just arrived in Beijing today, and we haven't finished tidying up our house yet, so we're staying at the Song Mansion for a few days. My uncle specially held a welcoming banquet for our family today, and since I saw you weren't back yet, I came out to see you."
"What?" Song Wanning raised her eyes in slight surprise, "Doesn't that mean the whole family is waiting for me to eat?"
Pei Xuanzhi raised his hand and shrugged, curling his lips in confusion, "Why not?"
After hearing what Pei Xuanzhi said, Song Wanning walked forward anxiously. She didn't expect that she had just gone out to do something, but there were guests at home waiting for her to eat. This seemed very disrespectful.
Song Wanning was blaming herself for her negligence. She stood at the door of the hall and looked inside. She saw that there were only two or three girls sitting inside. The others were not there. However, there were many maids and old women running in and out preparing food for the meal.
Song Wanning couldn't help but roll her eyes, turned around and glared at Pei Xuanzhi.
Pei Xuanzhi saw that she had been fooled, so he held his belly and laughed out loud, "Hahahahahaha Song Wanning, you are still as stupid as when you were a child. You believed me just because I said it casually."
Song Wanning could no longer tolerate this scoundrel and kicked Pei Xuanzhi. However, Pei Xuanzhi dodged quickly and smiled back, "Are you angry out of shame?"
Song Wanning was angry and glanced helplessly at the colorful bird beside her, "Go get the knife I've used for more than ten years in my yard, and I'll chop him to death."
Song Wanning is usually dignified and generous, and it is rare for her to feel so helpless when being teased. However, she did not expect that her interaction with Pei Xuanzhi had been seen by everyone around her.
Ever since Song Wanshi knew that the Pei family was coming back, she put on her brightest and most luxurious dress, combed her hair into a Chaoyun bun, which was popular in the capital, and sat down at the dinner table early.
Who would have thought that Pei Xuanzhi didn't even look at her, but went to the door to wait for Song Wanning to come back, and now he was chatting and laughing with this remarried woman. Song Wanshi thought about it, pinching her palm tightly to prevent her resentful look from being too obvious.
The only members of the Pei family who had returned to the capital were Pei Xuanzhi, Master Pei, and Pei Xuanzhi's mother, Li. The Song and Pei families were old friends, so the Pei family had settled in the Song residence when they arrived in the capital. Song Jing had even arranged a special banquet to welcome the Pei family.
As the table in the hall was prepared, the family members took their seats one by one.
Song Wanshi looked at Pei Xuanzhi, eagerly hoping that he would sit on the chair opposite her. Who would have thought that she would watch him sitting next to Song Lan.
Pei Xuanzhi and Song Lan have been friends since they were young. They have done everything from robbing bird nests to crawling through dog holes and climbing over walls. Although they have not seen each other for many years, their feelings have not grown weak at all.
The old lady of the Song Mansion was now sitting in the middle seat. She smiled at Master Pei and Pei Xuanzhi and said, "Now that you have come to our house, just treat it as your own. If you need anything, just tell my wife."
Master Pei smiled and replied, "Thanks to the old lady's care, our family is truly grateful."
The old lady was also inevitably happy to see this, "The whole family is old friends, why should we be polite?"
Nan Hongqiu was worried about her own daughter Song Wanshi's marriage. Seeing that Pei Xuanzhi was an excellent man, she couldn't help but ask at the dinner table, "Master Pei has returned to the capital now, but is he staying here?"
Master Pei raised his head, looked at Nan Hongqiu and said politely, "Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. Now that I have returned to the capital, I don't plan to leave."
Nan Hongqiu was even happier after hearing this. She was also very satisfied looking at Pei Xuanzhi. She immediately said, "I have watched Zhi'er grow up since he was a child. Now he has grown into such a talented person. I just don't know if Zhi'er is married now?"
Li, who was sitting next to Master Pei, spoke at the right time, smiling, "He's still unmarried. I'm just hoping to find one for him when I return to the capital."
Nan Hongqiu became even more excited after hearing this, and said with a smile, "There are many women of marriageable age in the families of officials in the capital nowadays. I wonder what kind of girl they would like to find for Brother Xuan, so I can help to choose one."
Mrs. Li looked at Nan Hongqiu and knew what she was up to, but she just smiled and said, "Zhi'er is a man with his own ideas. We just want him to find someone he likes and marry him."
Nan Hongqiu's gaze fell on Pei Xuanzhi, and she pretended to joke, "Brother Zhi, when you were little, you said you wanted to marry Sister Shi as your wife. Do you remember?"
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