Chapter 20 Pei Jian, will he kill her for Cousin Xu?

Nian Xi walked back in a daze.

Xingyue said, "The young lady has been gone for too long, and the lady has urged her several times. The old master and the young master have both returned, and dinner has been served in the main courtyard."

The origin of the Wen Mansion is that the whole family eats together. Unless someone is unwell, they will eat in their own courtyard.

Nian Xi nodded in a daze.

Just now under the tree, she thought for a long time before finally sorting out all the irrationalities——

Gu Ci and Pei Jian were obviously good friends, and there were few people in Kyoto who could match Gu Ci's character and appearance. However, she had never seen or heard of Gu Ci's name throughout her life until her death.

There is also the Zhenguogong Mansion.

Even though she was the prime minister's wife, she had never had any contact with such a noble family.

It's not that she didn't have doubts. But as for the rebirth itself, she felt that it was just a dream, Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, who could tell the truth from the false.

Or maybe it was a memory error. In her previous life, she had devoted all her heart and soul to Pei Jian and didn't pay much attention to what was happening in the outside world.

But what if she remembered it wrong?

Pei Jian is not a person who speaks nonsense.

Even she had to admit that he was quite stable and reliable when it came to serious matters. Moreover, he didn't need to lie to her about things that would happen in the future.

There is only one possibility - Pei Jian has experienced these things once.

He was also reborn.

That's why his tone was so firm.

Nianxi's breathing suddenly became rapid.

Gu Ci, who has not yet lost his youthful spirit and is bright and dazzling, is about to encounter a major change in his life. He has to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the family alone and go far to the north. Will he never come back in this life?

Just a quarter of an hour ago, she was planning to distance herself from Gu Ci because of the engagement. Now, she knew the fate of a man, which was so heavy and difficult.

Her heart was filled with a surge of emotions, and she couldn't tell whether it was pity or guilt, sadness or helplessness.

Pei Jian said something very right. If that day really came, she would never leave her parents and relatives behind and would never go to the northern border just to resign.

She is a selfish person. She weighs the pros and cons in her relationship, regards Gu Ci as a remedy to comfort her emotional pain, and indulges or even tempts Gu Ci to like her.

She is also more sober than anyone else. She uses courtesy but is reluctant to give her true heart.

Nian Xi remained silent all the way and walked back to the main courtyard in a daze.

Words from my parents and brothers kept coming back to me.

"Why haven't you come yet? The food is getting cold. This little girl runs away as soon as I talk to her about something, leaving the whole family waiting for her."

"It's hot, so you should warm up the food before eating it. Don't tell Nian'er off when she comes."

"Yes, mother. I'm not hungry anyway..."

Li was laughed at by the father and son who were protecting her, "You are getting used to her day by day. When she gets married and moves into her husband's family, if she still doesn't know etiquette, she will suffer."

Wen Yuanqiao and Wen Qingheng couldn't bear to hear Nian Xi suffer such words, and they frowned and kept silent.

Wen Qingheng had sharp eyes. He spotted Nianxi at the door and waved to her immediately, "Come here, sister. The kitchen has made your favorite eight-treasure duck today."

Nianxi walked in and the family sat together to eat.

The Wen family does not have the rule of not talking while eating or sleeping. Father Wen and Wen Qingheng were discussing the possible policy essay questions for tomorrow's exam and current affairs at the dinner table. Li noticed that Nianxi was absent-minded, "No appetite?"

Eating is like counting rice grains.

Hearing this, the Wen father and son also stopped talking, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

"You don't look very well."

Being stared at by the whole family, Nian Xi gathered her thoughts and forced a smile, "I'm just a little tired. The stone steps in front of Sanqing Palace are so high."

Surrounded by her family members asking about her well-being, she couldn't help but think of Gu Ci's family. Nianxi had never met Gu Ci's two brothers, but she often heard him talk about his childhood.

Gu Ci's two elder brothers both went to the northern border for training when they were over 15 years old. Whenever Gu Ci mentioned them, he always showed great respect for them.

Gu Ci said, "Outsiders only see the nobility of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, but this honor was earned by generations of Gu family members who fought and defended the northern border. This heavy responsibility now falls on the shoulders of my two brothers."

Mrs. Li was annoyed by the father and son's nagging, so she said to Nianxi, "If you are tired, don't force yourself, go back to your room and rest first. Ask the kitchen to prepare a bowl of bird's nest porridge and send it to you later."

"If you want to eat anything else, feel free to tell your brother." Wen Qingheng added before Nian Xi left.

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Nian Xi sat alone in front of the dressing table in a daze.

After her rebirth, she developed a new hobby of looking in the mirror.

I have to say that age is the least deceptive thing. It increases experience and also leaves marks on the face.

Although 28-year-old Wen Nianxi lived a life of luxury, she was always in a depressed mood. Her figure was as thin as a green bamboo, her complexion was as pale as white, and there were faint lines between her eyebrows.

She doesn't look like she was fifteen, she is full of energy, her face is like a peeled egg, beautiful without a single flaw.

It’s great to be young.

Nian Xi has always had a playful attitude towards rebirth, living one day at a time and earning one day at a time. Who knows, this dream might be shattered one day.

Now her mentality has changed, especially after meeting Pei Jian, she began to want to plan her life seriously.

Because current life is real, it is the reality of having parents, brothers, friends and lovers.

Nian Xi thought that she was the only one who had the chance to be reborn, but unexpectedly, Pei Jian was also reborn.

Did he die in vain, too?

Since her rebirth, Nianxi has been avoiding one question——

Who harmed her in her previous life?

She didn't have bad blood with people. In her last few years, she even slacked off on socializing.

Because of her presence, I always run into Xu Wanxin.

It was not the woman's fault that her husband had another woman in his heart. But Nianxi always saw or heard all kinds of things about her husband from her cousin Xu, intentionally or unintentionally.

For example, Xu Wanxin loves lake green the most and wears this color of dresses on many important occasions. Once, the wife of the prince of Yongyi asked her, and Xu's cousin replied, "An old friend loves this color the most. He said that I look best in this color, and I look as vigorous as spring."

These words were already confusing to begin with, and Xu Wanxin's face was filled with emotion, making the wife of the Prince of Yongyi Marquis extremely embarrassed. She forced a smile towards Nianxi who was behind her, and dared not ask any more questions.

Even Pei Jian's jade fan, Nian Xi had seen it appear next to Xu Wanxin's skirt, inlaid with pearls and agates, hanging around her waist, made into a green jade forbidden step.

After doing it so many times, she felt that Cousin Xu was doing it on purpose for her to see.

But every time she still feels embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Her love and marriage with Pei Jian seemed like a joke.

Nian Xi looked at the beautiful girl in the mirror and thought in a trance:

Pei Jian, will you kill her for your cousin Xu?