Chapter 168 Unwilling to Give Up

Nianxi went to visit the princess.

Unlike the sadness and misery she had imagined, Xiao Nanxi seemed to be in high spirits and his face was full of rosy glow.

She first asked, "How is Lord Yan Qing now?"

It was so rare that Nian Xi actually saw a shy look on the princess' face.

"He was stabbed with a sword and is in bed recovering."

When Xiao Nanxi spoke, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She looked so happy that it was hard not to suspect the princess' mental problems.

Nian Xi squinted her eyes and glanced at her, then leaned over to her ear and asked, "Did you succeed?"

Xiao Nanxi was having a hard time holding it in. Now in front of Nianxi, she no longer tried to hide it. She nodded heavily and grinned, "My mother said that when Yan Qing's injury heals, she will ask him to be my consort."

It seems like a blessing in disguise.

Xiao Nanxi likes Yan Qing, but Yan Qing has always been restrained and polite due to the difference in their social status.

No matter who wanted to assassinate Xiao Nanxi this time, this sword hurt Yan Qing's body, but cured Yan Qing's stubborn mind, and Xiao Nanxi was very satisfied.

"This incident has shocked the court. His Majesty has ordered a thorough investigation. I believe the culprit behind this will be found soon."

Xiao Nanxi didn't care much about these things. Her mother said that she would never let go of those who wanted to kill her, so she asked her to stay in the palace obediently for the next few days.

When the sky falls, there will always be someone tall to hold it up.

Xiao Nanxi didn't want to leave the palace. Yan Qing was so much fun.

She had never noticed before that Yan Qing was so susceptible to teasing, and her face turned red without her saying anything.

Nianxi accompanied the princess for a while, and seeing that she did not look frightened, she felt relieved. She bowed and left, saying that there were many inconveniences in the palace.

When leaving the palace, he happened to see Pei Jian standing at the palace gate.

He had a broad and tall figure, and his temperament was as cold and pure as jade. Standing aside, no one could ignore him.

Those beautiful peach blossom eyes were dark and deep. When they looked at people, they seemed particularly focused and serious, as if they contained many words to say.

Nian Xi passed by him and greeted him, "What a coincidence."

There is no hatred between them that would last forever. It is polite to greet each other when they meet.

Pei Jian lowered his head slightly, his eyes full of emotion. He said, "It's not a coincidence. I've been waiting for you here on purpose."

As they got closer, she could see the dark circles under his eyes, which were somewhat noticeable on his fair skin. She asked:

"What is it?"

What's the matter?

Pei Jian just wanted to see her.

He knew that she was living her daily life as usual and the people he sent to protect her only said that she was fine, but he just wanted to see her and hear her voice so that his tired heart could feel some comfort.

"I don't drink anymore."

Pei Jian suddenly said.

Nian Xi was stunned.

She used to hate the smell of alcohol. Whenever he had a banquet, she would change into clean clothes from head to toe and rinse her mouth several times, otherwise she would not allow him to enter the inner room or sleep with her in her arms.

I still talk about him.

Gradually, even the servants in the house knew their habits and would boil hot water and prepare clothes early when the husband came home late.

But that was a long, long time ago.

It happened in the last lifetime.

Nian Xi looked up at him. The early spring sky was clear and the flowers were red, full of life. Pei Jian seemed a little strange, cold and dusty.

"What's wrong with you?" she asked. "You seem tired."

Pei Jian chuckled softly and asked instead of answering, "Are you going back?"

Nian Xi nodded and said "hmm".

"I'll take you back."

After he finished speaking, he remembered something and added another sentence, looking at Nianxi and asked, "Is it okay?"

Pei Jian always avoided mentioning his hardships in front of her, but Nianxi knew that he had become the prime minister without the protection of his ancestors, and the efforts he made behind the scenes must be beyond the reach of ordinary people.

They just have different goals in life.

If she wanted life, he wanted power.

"The carriage is just ahead."

Pei Jian had been in Zhangzhou before, and when he heard that Princess Wenshu had been assassinated, he rushed back without stopping.

The situation in the capital is complicated now. The Crown Prince has not returned from meditation, and the incident with Princess Wenshu is just like the prelude, which makes him feel that a storm is about to come.

“Want to open a branch?”

Pei Jian said in a deep voice, "Open 'Fu Sheng Ban He' all over Dajing and become a business tycoon rich enough to rival a country."

"Build a school? Open another place similar to the Rokujikan?"

"Or do you have any unfulfilled wishes? As long as it is within my ability, you can bring it up."

He lowered his head and smiled, his peach blossom eyes slightly raised, his expression gentle and indifferent, "Even if I can't do it now, I can try for you."

Nian Xi frowned, "What's wrong with you?"

Pei Jian lowered his head and said weakly, "I owe you anyway. All the properties under my name will be left to you."

"There is no debt between us."

She corrected him, her voice as gentle as usual, "Besides, I do those things just because I like it, I don't have too many ambitions."

"I know," Pei Jian smiled bitterly. This was always his obsession.

Compensate her, give her, protect her.

The past, at least between him and her, truly existed.

Time is like ink, it can cover up everything.

There must be something left.

Like a flying bird stepping on snow, there is still smoke left.

"Nianxi, I have erected a monument for our child."

Nian Xi was stunned when she heard this.

Pei Jian lowered his eyelids, not letting anyone see the expression in his eyes at the moment, and he said:

"It was the year I became prime minister. I asked a master to pray for the child, but the master said that my official star was too strong and would hinder my child's star."

Nian Xi had never heard him talk about these things before and was silent for a moment.

"At that time, Xu Wanxin knelt at my feet, crying about her husband's harsh treatment, and begged me to take her into the mansion. She also said that you were depressed all day long because you had no children to accompany you. You also knew that my relationship with my family was shallow, and you were bewitched for a while, and really listened to her words and brought the child to you."

His voice was cold and gentle, like the sound of a cold jade chime, without even much ups and downs, but it somehow aroused the sadness in people's hearts.

It was at the evening of that day that she asked for a divorce from him.

Arrogance blinded his eyes.

"I did something wrong," Pei Jian said with a wry smile, "I can't deny it."

In fact, he still finds a master to tell his fortune in this life.

The master said, "When the official star is too strong, the child star is weak."

The sub-star edge is shallow...

After starting over again, I still have a shallow relationship with the star.

God knows how unwilling Pei Jian was at that moment.

But fate is unpredictable.

Pei Jian didn't want to believe it, but he didn't dare not to believe it.

He has never been a good person and is always ruthless in his actions.

In this world, his parents left him early, and the only one he cared about, the only one he loved with all his heart, was Nianxi.

Pei Jian took out a seal from his arms and handed it to Nian Xi, "Take it."

Nian Xi didn't answer, but looked up at Pei Jian.

He now looks a bit like a fragile wolf.

“That’s all in the past.”

She smiled helplessly, "Actually, I have a lot of problems too. There's no debt between you and me."

She said, "In the future, you will have your own children, and I will have my own children."

Regarding children, it was a knot in Nianxi's heart.

She thought she would never be able to get over this hurdle.

But at Liuji Hall, while helping the poor and weak and teaching the girls, the problems were gradually solved.

Life always goes on, and dwelling on the past is a waste of time.

My blessings at this moment come from the heart.

Nian Xi believed that even if Pei Jian had not let go yet, one day, he would meet a girl he liked again and have a beautiful and lovely child of his own.

Pei Jian leaned his head against the car wall, closed his eyes, and suppressed the sudden surge of bitterness in his eyes.

He asked softly, "Will it?"

I heard her soft but powerful reply, "I definitely will!"

Really, will it?