Song Jing wanted Song Wanning and Pei Xuanzhi to develop a relationship, so he arranged for Pei Xuanzhi to stay in the guest room in Song Lan's yard, next to Song Wanning's yard. Song Lan and Pei Xuanzhi already had a deep relationship, so this arrangement was indeed reasonable.
Song Lan and Song Wanning's yards were separated only by a wall with a door in it, which was really close.
However, Song Jing and Pei Xuanzhi were happy about this, but Nan Hongqiu was so anxious that her mouth was full of blisters, and Song Wanshi was also in a panic.
Whenever Song Wanshi saw Pei Xuanzhi, he would never look her in the eye and spoke in a cold voice, but he was extremely attentive to Song Wanning. This made Song Wanshi even more angry, and she expressed her jealousy to Nan Hongqiu, "Mother, what kind of person is Song Wanning? She's been married once, and now she's divorced and back, and yet the princes and nobles in the capital still favor her, even surpassing a young girl like me. How can I not be angry?"
Nan Hongqiu saw her own daughter heartbroken and hurried to comfort her, "Who the hell is Song Wanning? She's just pretty, and because her father is a general, she's the only one that gets a few glances from the wives of officials these days. She's just a cowardly fool. How can she compare to my beautiful and intelligent Sister Shi?"
As Nan Hongqiu spoke, she thought of the Pei family and began to feel resentful. "The Pei family is also a powerful family. Seeing the General's Mansion gaining power, they actually rushed to curry favor with them. Pei Xuanzhi is also blind. Although our second branch is not as powerful as the first branch, we are of the same bloodline. Whichever girl we marry will benefit from the General's Mansion's influence."
Nan Hongqiu said this, but he understood the difference in his heart. The relationship between the first and second wives had been at odds for a long time, and marrying either girl would make a world of difference.
After hearing Nan Hongqiu's words, Song Wanshi said to her with a wronged look, "Mother, Song Wanning is a remarried woman, yet she still has Xuanzhi's favor. If they really get married, I'm afraid no matter who my daughter marries in the future, she won't be better than Song Wanning. Why can't I, a pure and innocent girl, be compared to Song Wanning, who has done such shocking things outside?"
Nan Hongqiu heard Song Wanshi say this, but only sighed, turned to Song Wanshi and said, "Zhi Ge'er is indeed a good boy. If he really gets taken advantage of by Song Wanning, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep in the middle of the night."
As Nan Hongqiu spoke, she suddenly remembered something and quickly grabbed Song Wanshi's hand, saying, "Sister Shi, although your current courtyard is a bit far from Brother Lan's courtyard, it only takes half an incense stick of time to get there. We can't let the eldest wife be so proud that they take everything. You should pack up and go hang out in Song Lan's courtyard, just as a way for Xuanzhi to take a few more glances at you."
Song Wanshi looked hesitant and asked uncertainly, "Mother, do you think this will work?"
"It's better to try it out than to give it a try." Nan Hongqiu kept encouraging Song Wanshi, giving her some advice. "Song Wanning is just a pretty face, so why don't you take your specialty fruits and let Pei Xuanzhi have a taste. Maybe he'll be enlightened and see the good in Sister Shi."
Song Wanshi nodded heavily and went to the kitchen to prepare the fruit that she was very good at.
On the other side, Song Wanning just stood up, thinking that she had not yet visited the house where she was going to store tea in the suburbs of Beijing, so she thought of going to take a look while it was still early.
Who would have thought that as soon as Song Wanning had packed up and went out, she saw Song Jing and Pei Xuanzhi sitting in the pavilion and talking in the yard.
Song Jing asked Pei Xuanzhi, "Where did the Pei family buy their house now?"
Pei Xuanzhi always spoke with moderation. With a faint smile on his face, he responded to Song Jing respectfully, "Uncle, you don't know, that house was originally bought by my grandfather. It's in the west of Beijing."
"I see." Song Jing sighed and looked at Pei Xuan, knowing, "Your courtyard is on the west side, while our general's residence is on the south side. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient to move around in the future."
"How could that be?" Pei Xuanzhi immediately refuted Song Jing and said with a smile, "As long as you are determined, you can reach this distance in no time."
Pei Xuanzhi said this, but his eyes followed Song Wanning who had just left the house, with a faint smile in his eyes.
Pei Xuanzhi's words made Song Jing very happy. He looked at Pei Xuanzhi and smiled generously, "What a noble man is to have a good heart."
Seeing Pei Xuanzhi staring at her intently, Song Wanning thought it would be impolite if she didn't go up and say hello to Song Jing, so she also walked into the pavilion. "Wanning greets father, and greets Brother Xuanzhi."
Song Jing responded, and seeing that Song Wanning looked like she was about to go out, he asked in confusion, "Where is Wanning going today?"
Song Wanning naturally wouldn't say she was going to do business, so she had to find another excuse to prevaricate. "A few days ago, I heard that there were some new beautiful jewelry items being sold on the streets of this capital, and I was thinking of joining in the fun..."
As soon as Song Wanning finished speaking, she felt that her excuse was extremely inappropriate. Sure enough, just as Song Wanning finished speaking, Song Jing spoke up, "It's probably a mess outside. Why don't you ask Xuanzhi to go with you to take a look? The two of you can look after each other."
Song Wanning quickly refused and tried to make excuses for herself, "Dad, Xuanzhi just came back, and the house in the capital hasn't been sorted out yet. I'm afraid he still has a lot of things to do. How can he have the time to accompany his daughter to hang out outside?"
Without waiting for Song Jing to speak, Pei Xuanzhi just chuckled and said to Song Wanning, "I'm not busy, I'm not busy at all. I'm happy to accompany Wanning on this trip."
When Song Jing heard Pei Xuanzhi say this, he couldn't stop laughing. He glared at Song Wanning and said angrily, "Look at Xuanzhi. He is looking for you. You can't refuse him anymore."
Song Wanning: "..."
Song Wanning sighed in her heart, but her face showed no emotion. She only looked at Pei Xuan and said, "Let's go."
Pei Xuanzhi stood up from his chair and said goodbye to Song Jing, "Uncle, in that case, I will accompany Sister Wan Ning for a walk outside first."
"Go ahead." Song Jing looked very pleased and waved towards Song Wanning and Pei Xuanzhi, "Don't worry about coming back."
Song Wanning hadn't expected that she would be forced to go out with Pei Xuanzhi. Her plan was ruined. To cover up her lie, she had no choice but to go out with Pei Xuanzhi.
Pei Xuanzhi walked beside Song Wanning, looked at her expression, and said softly, "Sister Wanning, why do I see that you don't really like me accompanying you out for a walk?"
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