Chapter 35 He's Not Used to It
Pei Xingju's eyes swept slowly over the room, and everyone in the hall became unconsciously nervous.
Zhuang Wan subconsciously sat up straight, Qiu Tan, Guard Lu and others lowered their heads, but Jingzhe was the only one who stood straight like Optimus Prime, either because he was a little stupid or because he was born with a strong will.
Pei Xingju observed everyone's small movements without saying a word. After a moment, he asked the yamen runner at the door, "Where is the prefect?"
"My Lord said that if Master Pei comes, I will take you there."
Pei Xingju nodded: "Please lead the way."
As Pei Xingju's tall figure left, a sigh of relief was heard in the hall.
It was nothing more than Pei Xingju's gloomy face that was so scary that even Jiang Sui, who was usually arrogant and domineering, was afraid of him.
This kind of thing was just a verbal dispute between the women, not a matter of determining right or wrong. Usually, a middleman would mediate, and the matter would be settled with apologies and gifts from both sides.
Pei Xingju came to take the people away, and the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture gave him a polite word of advice, saying things like "If there is a mistake, it is a great thing to correct it. Don't go back and punish the child."
After saying this, he realized that something was wrong and chuckled twice.
Pei Xingju didn't care. He bowed to him and said a few polite words like "Thank you today, let's have tea together some other day when you have time."
So the two veteran officials left in harmony.
When I arrived at the lobby, I happened to meet Marquis Cheng'en who had hurried over.
When Marquis Cheng'en saw Pei Xingju, he stepped forward and bowed, "Sir Pei, my son and my daughter have behaved rudely. I beg your forgiveness."
"No, it's me who should apologize to the Marquis. I, Pei, will take care of it..." He paused, not knowing how to address him, and said directly, "It's Pei's fault. I will definitely send someone to deliver gifts tomorrow."
"Master Pei is so polite!"
"Lord Jiang is very righteous!"
After some more politeness from the old-timers in the officialdom, the matter was considered satisfactorily handled, and then everyone took their people back.
Zhuang Wan followed Pei Xingju dejectedly.
After lowering her head and walking down the stairs, she caught a glimpse of Pei Xingju's black leather boots getting into the carriage, and she hesitated to move forward.
Soon, his voice came down from above: "Do you still want to stay here and have tea?"
Zhuang Wan's heart suddenly skipped a beat and she hurriedly lifted her skirt to get into the carriage.
In the carriage, Zhuang Wan sat next to the door, a little far away from Pei Xingju. The two of them didn't speak and the atmosphere was very awkward.
After a while, Zhuang Wan couldn't stand this atmosphere anymore and said weakly, "Shall we go back home now?"
"Let's go eat first."
"oh."
Pei Xingju's imposing aura was so overwhelming that even the slightest scowl could be clearly felt. Zhuang Wan felt uneasy, her fingers subconsciously scratching at the crack in the door.
For some reason, after this incident of "calling the parents", she felt inexplicably lacking in confidence and didn't even have the courage to look him in the eye.
"Actually, I'm not wrong." She said after a while.
Pei Xingju raised his eyebrows. Seeing her sitting there with her neck stiffened and saying "I'm not wrong", looking so stubborn and childish, he actually found it funny.
He actually laughed.
This smile made the atmosphere in the car a little more relaxed.
"I know you are not wrong." He heard the whole process on the way here. It was those people who spoke rudely first, and with her personality, she would not tolerate it.
Zhuang Wan: "Aren't you angry?"
"Why am I angry?"
"I...have caused you trouble." I just heard him say that he would send someone to deliver gifts to the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion tomorrow.
"It's okay, not a big deal," he said.
He quickly added, "Marquis Cheng'en and I have always had different political views."
The implication is that this is not a big deal and you don't need to take it to heart.
After hearing this, Zhuang Wan felt complicated.
She looked at Pei Xingju quietly and suspiciously, not sure whether he was acting or speaking from the heart.
Pei Xingju held the document in his hand without looking up. "What are you looking at?"
Zhuang Wan immediately sat up straight. "Um... I suddenly feel very hungry. Can I order a roast duck later?"
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Zhuang Wan became famous in the cloth shop, and her words were once circulated among the noble ladies in the capital.
"If you don't like it, just gouge out your eyes..."
"If you don't agree, just hold it in..."
"If you are unhappy, I'm sorry, then you can just die..."
At Duke Xin's Mansion, Liang Jinxian laughed so hard that his shoulders trembled after hearing this.
"She really said that?"
"It's absolutely true!" the servant said. "I heard the rumor and even went to the cloth shop to verify it. The embroiderer there said that Miss Zhuang was very majestic that day."
"Impressive..." After a while, Liang Jinxian paused, his eyes narrowed slightly. "I heard Jiang Sui was also present that day?"
"Yes, yes, yes, Prince Jiang still wants to take Miss Zhuang back."
After pondering for a moment, Liang Jinxian said, "This is a good job. There will be a reward."
"Hey! Thank you, my Lord!"
"Also, keep an eye on Jiang Sui and report every move to me."
"Yes, I understand."
After the servant left, Liang Jinxian thought for a while and couldn't help laughing again.
"She's getting more interesting!"
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After the battle at Buzhuang, Zhuang Wan was impressed by Jingzhe. She never expected that the usually stern and reserved man could be so clever.
Perhaps it was because of the revolutionary friendship they had fought together, from then on, Zhuang Wan and Jingzhe became close relatives.
In order to thank Jingzhe and Guard Lu, Zhuang Wan personally cooked a delicious meal.
Jingzhe was reserved at first, but after trying it once, he found it hard to refuse and started to help out like Lixia.
Of course, Zhuang Wan did not forget Pei Xingju.
Throw me a peach, and I'll give you a jade in return. Pei Xing may be a dog, but he's still a generous person.
She thought.
Therefore, I would carefully prepare some sweets for him every day.
However, Pei Xingju had been busy with court affairs these days, leaving home early and returning late, so Zhuang Wan rarely had the chance to see him. So she would place the prepared desserts on his study table, and when she went to collect them the next day, the plate would always be clean and eaten.
Pei Xingju seemed to be accustomed to this way. Every day when he came home from work, he would look at the desserts on the table first.
Zhuang Wan put a lot of effort into making her desserts. Not only were their colors beautiful, but their names were also quite distinctive. For example, soft and sticky ones were called pudding, liquid ones were called cheese, and crispy ones were called pastry.
In the past, he hadn't paid much attention to the names of the food he ate. But recently, he looked forward to the different meals each day, even wondering what she would cook.
Such a change happened quietly in his heart, and even Pei Xingju himself did not notice it.
Until one day, he came home late from work, and the house was dimly lit. After entering the room, he subconsciously looked at the table, which was empty.
He paused and asked the servant, "Has Zhuang Wan been here today?"
The servant replied, "Sir, Miss Zhuang has never been here."
Pei Xingju nodded, thinking that she would probably deliver it later.
He went to the basin to wash his face, then took a document from the shelf and looked through it.
After finishing reading a roll of documents, he subconsciously reached out to the food on his left, but found nothing.
Pei Xingju was startled for a moment, then looked out the window at the sky. It was already dusk, and the night shrouded the courtyard like a thin veil, all was still.
After a moment's silence, he put away the documents and took out a book to read.
However, after turning a few pages, he stopped absent-mindedly.
"Someone come!"
The guard came in: "What are your orders, sir?"
"Where is Lu Huairen?"
"Your Excellency, Guard Lu is in the Osmanthus Courtyard. I will go and fetch him."
"Lü Huai is in Muxiangyuan? What is he doing in Muxiangyuan?"
"It was Miss Zhuang who invited him over. She said she was going to have a party."
Pei Xingju frowned: "What is a party?"
"I don't know either, sir. I'll go get Guard Lu right away."
"No need." After thinking for a moment, Pei Xingju put down the book and said, "I'll go take a look."
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