Such an angry look made Pei Yuqing's outstretched hand freeze in mid-air. After a while, he withdrew his hand and touched his nose awkwardly.
"It's time to get up and eat," he sat beside the couch and pulled the little girl's quilt, "after eating, go to your mother and play cards with her for a while."
Princess Duanyang has been obsessed with playing mahjong recently and loves to find people to join her. This morning, Nanny Zhou came over to call for people.
She could be at odds with her husband, but Xie Wan Ning couldn’t ignore the invitation from the princess mother-in-law.
She pulled her quilt over and said without turning her head, "You go out first."
"...Okay." Pei Yuqing sighed, turned around and left the house.
Only then did Xie Wan Ning get up from the couch and get dressed with the help of Er Qing.
While dining in the side hall, the girl, who was holding back her anger, ate her food in silence. From time to time, she would push aside the dishes that the people next to her helped to put, and she was unwilling to eat a single bite.
After this series of operations, Pei Yuqing was completely at a loss.
When the other person stood up and was about to leave, he couldn't help but grab her wrist.
"Good girl, can you please stop being angry with me?"
Upon seeing this, the servants serving in the side hall lowered their heads and quickly walked out.
The moment the door closed, Pei Yuqing hugged the person into his arms.
The girl is so delicate and soft that he would be afraid of hurting her if he used the slightest force. But she is more irritable than anyone else and can torment him to death without saying a word.
"I'm not a pedantic person," he thought for a moment and explained himself, "I don't mind you talking to a stranger for a few more words, I just..."
Xie Wan Ning: "Just what?"
"...I," Pei Yuqing hesitated for a while and said with difficulty: "Wanwan,...I just like you too much."
Ji Chengfeng was handsome, talented, and promising at a young age. He was worried that the girl might be greedy for novelty and treat others differently.
If you reveal any more of these unspeakable thoughts, people will laugh at you.
How could he say that.
If Xie Wan Ning knew his true thoughts, she would probably ask him to look in the mirror.
But she didn't know, so she frowned even more tightly, "After all, you are still pedantic. You use the name of liking me to not allow me to do this or that."
She married him as his wife, not sold him as a maid, so how could this be possible?
"Ji Chengfeng is my aunt's son. We happened to meet on the road, so I talked to him for a while. I didn't even touch his clothes. It was a normal interaction. It's worth it..."
Xie Wan Ning couldn't continue. She pulled her hands away from her waist and whispered, "Think about it carefully."
After that, she left quickly.
Pei Yuqing pursed her lips and watched her walk away quietly.
He knew that what she said was right.
I also believe that she has no other thoughts about Ji Chengfeng, whom she has only met twice.
But Ji Chengfeng is a true gentleman and would never covet other people's wives.
This matter was purely his overthinking.
But he couldn't control such excessive worries.
Even if you have spent so much effort to pursue someone and can hold him or her in your arms at any time, you will never be able to feel at ease.
On the contrary, as time goes by, I become more and more worried about gains and losses.
If he can seize what belongs to others, then others can certainly seize what belongs to him.
After standing quietly for a long time, Pei Yuqing slowly let out a breath and walked out of the side hall.
Pei Er, who had been waiting outside for a while, saw him come out, took two steps at a time, took out a gold-stamped invitation from his sleeve, and whispered, "It's personally sent by Mingfeng from Wuyuan Marquis's Mansion."
Mingfeng is a retainer of the Wuyuan Marquis Mansion, Lu Ziyan's right-hand man, and a well-known figure in the capital. It is impossible for him to be assigned a task like delivering a letter.
Asking Mingfeng to come in person was not to show seriousness, but to let those who are interested see whether he dares to attend the banquet.
Pei Yuqing understood everything clearly. He took the invitation with one hand and opened it. He lowered his eyes and glanced at it. His gaze fell on the three words "Cuiyun Pavilion" and his eyebrows raised slightly.
There are many brothels in the capital, and he owns two of the three most famous ones. Cuiyun Pavilion happens to be another one, but Lu Ziyan chose this one.
If he had not been confident that others could not know how much private property he had, Pei Yuqing would have suspected that the fact that he was the owner of the two brothels had leaked out.
Pei Er also saw the words "Cuiyun Pavilion" and asked in surprise, "Why choose this place?"
What a coincidence, or did Lu Ziyan already know that the other two companies were the Pei family's assets?
Pei Yuqing closed the invitation and asked, "Is anyone still here?"
"Yes, he said he was waiting for your reply." Pei Er hesitated and said, "Are you going to the banquet?"
"Of course I will go," Pei Yuqing smiled slightly, "Tell Mingfeng that I will be there on time."
Pei Er stood still, looking extremely ugly.
Lu Ziyan is not someone you can easily mess with. He is not even an adult yet, but he has a stronger murderous intent than the generals at the border. He also has a grudge against their master for stealing his wife, so this banquet is bound to not end well.
He might even kill someone to vent his anger.
Pei Yuqing saw that his subordinate hadn't made any move for a long time, so he tapped his shoulder with the invitation in his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, your master won't die. Lu Ziyan is not a reckless man. He is a smart man and won't want to kill me."
At least, not at this moment.
Just like him, he never had the intention to kill the other person.
In fact, Lu Ziyan had been away from Beijing for many years to fight. For Pei Yuqing, who held the latest military secrets, if he really wanted to take his life, he would have plenty of opportunities.
Just a few delays would make his life difficult.
But Pei Yuqing had never done that. A missed military opportunity might cost thousands of lives, and he would not let innocent lives be sacrificed for his personal feelings.
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