At that time, she was still angry because he had many wives and concubines in the backyard, but he always came to bother her.
Speaking of which, in her previous life, she had been dead for five years, and when he ascended the throne, he never made her his concubine...
After realizing what she was thinking, Xie Wan Ning quickly collected her thoughts.
"Wanwan," Pei Yuqing's voice became increasingly hoarse beside my ear, "I'm about to leave Beijing. Can you let me move back tonight?"
Xie Wan Ning blinked, "How long will it take you to come back?"
"It's still unknown, but the journey is long, and it will take one or two months just to go back and forth," Pei Yuqing said, "This trip will take at least three to five months, and at most half a year."
...for a long time.
Xie Wanning raised her head, eyes full of hope: "I'll go with you, okay?"
She was worried about him leaving Beijing alone. Lu Ziyan was a lunatic and kept saying that he would chop him into pieces and feed him to the dogs.
The fear in her eyes was clearly visible. Pei Yuqing's heart softened and he couldn't help but lower his head and kiss her lips. "Don't worry, I will be fine."
Xie Wan Ning asked: "Can you take me with you?"
Pei Yuqing shook his head slightly, "The journey is long, it's not convenient for you to come along."
He was right. He was not sent out to a distant place. He was just temporarily dispatched by the emperor to do a mission. It didn't make sense for him to bring his family along in such a short time.
Besides, the outside world is in chaos, with rebels and disaster victims everywhere, and officials from various states and prefectures are hard to tell who is loyal and who is treacherous. Bringing her along might even delay the progress...
Even though she thought so, she still lowered her head in disappointment, "You must come back safely."
"...Okay," Pei Yuqing lifted her chin, lowered his head and held her lips, kissing her gently, "You must take good care of yourself in Beijing, and don't make me worry."
Knowing that her husband was about to leave, Xie Wan Ning no longer cared about the rift between them. She tilted her head upward and let him kiss her obediently.
On the carriage to the manor, the two stayed together the whole time, finally showing the sweet affection between newlyweds.
Even until the carriage stopped, Pei Yuqing was reluctant to let go of the girl in his arms, and even wanted to ask the coachman to go around a few more times.
But today is the big day for his younger sister to choose a husband, so as the elder brother, he cannot avoid being idle.
As soon as he got off the carriage, Pei Yuqing went to greet the guests. Xie Wan Ning naturally went to find her mother-in-law and several other ladies of the Pei family to help with the banquet.
This was the first time that the Pei family held a beast fighting show, and even the arena was newly built. However, since it was the royal princess's manor, the venue was built grandly and majestically.
The guests coming today are all young men and women from various families. If you look closely, there are actually not that many of them, and it is more than enough to bring the servants along.
When most of the guests have arrived, the beast fighting show is about to begin.
The observation deck inside the venue was already filled with tables and soft chairs. On the tables were fruits, snacks, fine wines and delicious food. The girls were on the right, and the young men from noble families were on the left, with a passage of neither length separating the two sides.
The weather is sunny and the spring breeze is blowing gently, which is very comfortable.
As for the male guests, the tables were already filled with princes, sons of officials and noble families; even the second and third princes came to join in the fun.
Both princes have already married their principal wives, so naturally they have no chance to be with Princess Pingning. However, there are still other noble ladies who can be concubines of the princes today. If you can pick one or two of them, it will be a help to the family. Besides, the beast fighting performance is also quite interesting. Even if it is not for marriage, it is worth coming here to watch.
On the female side, Xie Wanning smiled cheerfully, and sitting next to her was Pei Yuxuan.
The little princess was dressed in a bright red riding habit, which outlined her slender and beautiful figure. Her clothes were still as flamboyant and bright as usual, but her face was very calm and dignified. As the person who was choosing a son-in-law today, she did not show any shyness of a girl in the boudoir.
At this time in the Colosseum, after a simple warm-up performance, the beast fighters quickly brought up a huge iron cage, which contained a black bear with ferocious fangs.
The eunuch beside the princess stood on the side with the male guests, flicked the whisk in his hand, bowed slightly, and asked everyone with a smile: "Is there any brave man willing to go on the field to capture and kill this beast?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the male guests, who had been a little noisy, suddenly became quiet.
Although it had long been heard that Princess Duanyang wanted to choose a husband with great martial arts skills for Princess Pingning, and therefore specially set up this manor to host a beast fighting show, no one could have imagined that they would have to personally fight the beasts.
This is a ferocious beast!
If you are not careful, you will lose your life and blood!
After waiting for a few seconds and no one came out, the eunuch said, "Don't worry, gentlemen. There are professional animal trainers watching over the place, and countless guards are on standby at all times. It's just like hunting in a hunting ground. There will be no danger to your life. If you are not sure, you can go out together."
Princess Duanyang sat at the head of the female family and smiled as she took over the conversation, "Those who perform brilliantly will be awarded a rose. They can present it to the girl they like. If the girl is willing to accept it, I will act as a matchmaker for you two."
Behind her, two maids stepped forward holding trays filled with freshly picked roses.
The people of the Khanate are open-minded, and although there is little separation between men and women, over the years, there have been many banquets in the capital under the guise of flower viewing and lake cruises, which are actually for noble ladies and gentlemen to meet each other. However, this is the first time that flowers have been presented in public to express love, not to mention that the eldest princess has personally promised to act as a matchmaker.
However, for Princess Duanyang, those who received the Pei family's invitation to attend the banquet today had similar family backgrounds. If a few couples could be married, it would be a happy event.
As soon as Princess Duanyang spoke, countless young men who had lovers present were interested.
They were all children of famous families in the capital, and of course they were all familiar with hunting in the enclosure. When they heard that several people could enter the arena together to fight beasts, they really had no reservations at all.
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