Chapter 232 This is their story

Pei Yan's boat was much more luxurious and comfortable than when Nian Xi and the others came here.

Even if we only compare the size, there is a huge difference in size.

This is undoubtedly more comfortable and safer.

The weather was already very cold, and they were rushing to the capital. If all went well, they would be able to return home on New Year's Eve.

Li recovered well, but the wind was strong on the boat, so she often stayed in the cabin. It was natural for Nianxi to accompany A Niang and spend some time in the cabin.

Pei Jian has had much less to do recently.

Especially after getting on board, it was inconvenient to exchange information, and he seemed to have a long vacation period with plenty of free time.

But Nianxi still sees him often writing at his desk.

I didn't care at first.

But Pei Jian kept frowning and holding down his pen, pausing to think, which made Nian Xi curious. What kind of difficult problem could stump the omnipotent Lord Pei?

But Lord Pei hid and didn't want her to see it.

Of course it wouldn't be that obvious, but when she approached, he would pretend to do something else and then quietly cover the page he was writing.

He was calm and good at hiding his feelings, but they were too familiar with each other and she could sense his intentions just by a change in his eyes.

Nian Xi didn't expose it.

Because Pei Jian was different from before, she could also feel his panic, anxiety, and restlessness.

He loved her deeply.

This realization came from when she woke up one morning and found him staring at her. She didn't know how long he had been staring at her, with a stupid look on his face.

"Why don't you sleep?" she asked, her voice still lazily like she had just woken up.

Pei Jian's face was filled with embarrassment as if he had been caught. He turned his head away, responded vaguely, threw back the quilt and got up.

Nianxi was very tired last night. She woke up for a moment and then fell asleep again. When she woke up again, she was awakened by the cold touch on her forehead.

Pei Jian was kissing her forehead secretly. He had just come in from outside the cabin, and his face had been blown cold by the wind.

Nian Xi shuddered and suddenly opened her eyes.

Pei Jian still maintained the posture of bending over and lowering his head. When their eyes met, he was the first to be startled.

"I, I'll go to the side room, you continue to sleep..." He said hurriedly, and afraid of arousing Nianxi's irritability, he left with a strong desire to survive.

Nian Xi woke up completely.

I wanted to be angry, but for some reason, my heart felt full and warm, and I couldn't get angry at all.

Thinking back to the time when he peeked at her in the morning, Nian Xi guessed that Pei Jian probably didn't wake her up on purpose this time.

It’s just that love will overflow, overflowing with many inexplicable actions, such as Nianxi’s blushing face inside the bed curtain at this moment.

I could still smell his fresh breath in my nostrils.

She had seen him in his naive teens and in his high-spirited thirties.

A relationship of more than ten years, a kind of bond.

Growing entangled.

No one can live without anyone else.

In the end, love will be in sync.

Nianxi didn't wait for a few days before she saw what Lord Pei did mysteriously before -

It was a letter placed in her dressing table.

Familiar handwriting, vigorous and powerful.

Nian Xi didn't rush to read the letter and turned around to look at Pei Jian.

Lord Pei was very reserved and pretended to be busy, as if he didn't know Nian Xi was looking at him.

The cabin was so small, there was no reason why he couldn't notice her gaze.

Nian Xi chuckled, and Lord Pei was shy again.

Take out the letter and examine it carefully.

Mr. Pei's calligraphy is pleasing to the eye. You can tell that he was very attentive and serious in his writing. His emotions are rich and his love poems are very poignant.

The kind of acid that makes your teeth fall out.

At the end, he said:

I will love you forever, forever and ever.

Too straightforward, too explicit.

There is no subtle kindness at all.

Nian Xi looked at it while digging the ground with her toes.

She swore that she would lock this letter at the bottom of her dressing box and no one would be allowed to see it!

In fact, Nian Xi could find a lot of faults.

But when Pei Jian approached and asked her "Do you like it?", she nodded in agreement, "Yes."

Pei Jian picked up a wooden comb from the dressing table and combed her hair, saying, "I was too busy on your birthday recently and didn't celebrate it properly for you. I'll make it up to you when we get back."

On Nianxi's birthday, Li's condition happened to improve, so she no longer had to be separated from others. The whole family sat together and ate a bowl of longevity noodles, and Nianxi was already very satisfied.

"Every day is worth remembering," Pei Jian leaned over and looked into her eyes in the mirror, "You are not allowed to say no."

Lord Pei was so considerate that she silently forgave him for hurting her hair when he combed it.

Nian Xi smiled and agreed.

Pei Jian watched her put the letter into the envelope, and asked uncertainly, "Do you really like the letter I wrote?"

He pondered for several days before he mentally prepared himself to write those words.

How to say it?

Lord Pei has a face that expresses serious literature. If it weren't for the handwriting, Nianxi would have found it difficult to connect the common words in the letter, such as "You are my heart, you are my liver", with him.

Maybe it's the other side of a man?

This thought is against my heart.

She always felt that Pei Jian was too dull, perhaps because he was too repressed that there was such a big contrast.

She shouldn't have hit him.

“I like it very much.”

Pei Jian also breathed a sigh of relief.

These days, he secretly read a lot of the storybooks that Nian Xi brought out. The male protagonists in the stories said all kinds of vulgar words, and the female protagonists loved him to death.

Pei Jian thought about it for a long time, and although he wrote another version of the letter with a more flowery tone, he ultimately rejected it.

Everything is based on Nianxi's preferences.

Sure enough, Nianxi likes it.

Pei Jian decided to write more in the future. These words were something he could never say out loud, but maybe it would be less embarrassing if he wrote them down?

So in the near future, Nianxi received one flirtatious love letter after another from her husband.

She had no choice but to put several locks on the dressing table containing the letter for fear that it would be seen.

Nian Xi has already made up her mind that when she dies, this dressing box must be buried along with the coffin. Lord Pei's lifelong reputation can only be protected by her.

…

It was a cold winter day and there was nothing to do on the boat, so Nianxi felt a little sleepy.

Li loved her the most and always felt that she had worked too hard in Jinling, so she let her go to sleep.

As for Pei Jian, he felt guilty for tiring her out at night and did not dare to disturb her.

So Nian Xi slept all the way back to the capital.

If you sleep a lot, your eating habits will become irregular.

To maintain good health, Li needs to eat on time.

Pei Jian didn't care. He waited for Nian Xi to wake up and then used it with her.

The two were drinking porridge when Nian Xi suddenly started to eat roasted rabbit. Suddenly, she felt that the porridge in her mouth had no taste.

"Eat more," Pei Jian said cooperatively, "When the boat reaches the shore, I promise you'll be able to eat when you get home."

Nian Xi asked, "Aren't we going to Deyue Tower?"

Pei Jian didn't raise his eyebrows and picked up some dishes for her. "You've come a long way. If you want to eat, ask him to come to the house and cook."

Pei Xiang is still very useful~

Nian Xi was satisfied, and considerately gave Pei Jian a piece of food.

"Next year, I'll go with you to watch the dragon boat race," Pei Jian suddenly asked, "Do you want to go to Jinling or the capital?"

Nian Xi was stunned. She didn't know why he suddenly talked about this.

This was just a small incident many years ago.

Pei Jian was also looking up at her, his peach blossom eyes were affectionate and his expression was serious, "I can't miss anything to accompany you."

Nian Xi suddenly realized that this was not a trivial matter, and she still remembered it to this day.

It's a pity.

It was a regret she tried hard to forget.

Now, Pei Jian picks up the past bit by bit to make up for her and their regrets.

She didn't need to say anything more, just responded, "All is well."

Nanjing or the capital, dragon boat racing or something else, anything is fine as long as there is love.

After drinking two more mouthfuls of porridge, Nian Xi suddenly felt unwilling to give up, and raised her head to threaten, "Pei Shizhang, if you dare to break your promise again, you will die miserably!"

Pei Jian laughed several times, clasped his hands together and said, "I dare not, I dare not."

When they finished their meal and sat down to drink tea, Nian Xi asked, "I heard that the Six Diseases Hospital in Beijing was founded by Madam Cheng Jing. Do you know what its current situation is?"

Pei Jian thought about it carefully before saying, "After Madam Chengjing passed away, there was no one to manage the Liuji Hall, and it is no longer as good as before."

Nian Xi seems to be thinking about something.

Pei Jian asked her, "Want to go?"

Nian Xi shook her head and nodded again. "I was just doing some simple things at the temporary clinic in Jinling, but I felt it was very meaningful. I really want to do something instead of being trapped in the deep courtyard all day. Of course, taking care of the inner courtyard is also important... I want to live a more fulfilling life. The Six Diseases Clinic helps the poor. I wonder if I can help?"

She didn't know that while she was saying this, her eyes were as bright as shattered stars and she looked so full of energy. Pei Jian just listened and watched quietly and felt it was so wonderful.

He couldn't help but lean over and kiss the corner of her lips.

Nian Xi glanced at him and pushed his face away, "Are you listening to me?"

"Why hesitate?" Pei Jian laughed softly, "Just do it."

"What if I can't do it well? What if people laugh at me?"

After all, it is in Beijing.

Only a few people in Jinling knew her.

Pei Jian said, "You are the wife of Prime Minister Pei, what are you afraid of?"

Nian Xi sneered, "Pei Shizhang, you are so shameless."

"Really?"

Pei Jian rubbed his chin pretentiously, "Actually, I can be even more shameless."

…

When the boat reached Jinling Ferry, it was the last day of the year.

Everyone in the Wen residence was waiting at the ferry terminal, even the pregnant Zheng Yuan came.

At that time, there was a severe epidemic in Nanjing. After hearing the news, the family was worried day and night. Now they are finally looking forward to his return, and they have a lot of grievances to express.

Seeing that his mother and sister were in good condition, Wen Qingheng felt less resentful towards Pei Jian.

It's all thanks to him this time.

So he said thank you stiffly.

Pei Jian was still cold to everyone else except Nian Xi. "It's as it should be."

It was a cold winter day, and Wen Qingheng wanted to take his mother and sister home.

Nian Xi couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

She and Pei Jian had already reconciled, but her brother pretended to be ignorant and wanted to take her home.

On the one hand, she couldn't bear to leave her family, and on the other hand, she couldn't bear to leave Pei Jian even more.

The prime minister's mansion is so big, is he going to spend the New Year alone?

Just as she was about to tell her brother, Pei Jian stepped forward, held Nianxi's hand, and said to Wen Qingheng, "Then I'm sorry to bother you this year."

This means that he will also spend the New Year in the Wen Mansion.

Is this... okay?

Wen Qingheng was dumbfounded.

Zheng Yuan was much more perceptive than her silly husband and agreed immediately, "Then our family will be very lively this year."

Sitting in the carriage, Pei Jian still held Nian Xi's hand.

Nianxi was really touched, "Thank you."

So considerate of her.

Pei Jian hummed, and then said, "It's just that your brother doesn't seem to like me."

Nian Xi was very moved now, and immediately said, "I will tell my sister-in-law about him, and he will never dare to offend my sister-in-law again."

Pei Jian smiled with satisfaction.

The New Year’s Eve family dinner at the Wen family was very sumptuous.

A large table was filled with food.

The roasted rabbit meat that Nianxi had been longing for on the boat was also on the list.

Pei Jian picked up a large piece for her.

Who knew that Nian Xi had just put the food into her mouth and immediately vomited it out in pain.

"Too spicy?" Pei Jian asked.

Nianxi touched her chest, but the taste in her mouth could not be dissipated. She drank a full glass of water before she said, "It tastes weird."

She couldn't say she was malicious.

Others still need to eat.

Pei Jian ate a piece himself and it didn’t seem to have any strange taste.

He picked up another dish of fish sashimi for her. Nianxi loved this kind of fish sashimi that was as thin as a cicada's wing the most.

Who knew that Nianxi still couldn't eat.

Pei Jian frowned. If he was in the prime minister's residence, he would have called for a doctor by now.

It’s just that we’re in the Wen Mansion, and it’s New Year’s Day, so we have to be careful.

Zheng Yuan is the head of the household, and even though she is pregnant, she still has to take care of everyone. She saw Nian Xi's situation just now, but the couple didn't want anyone to see it, so she pretended not to know.

When Nianxi couldn't eat the fish sashimi anymore and Pei Xiang frowned, she smiled and asked, "How is Nian'er's diet recently?"

Nian Xi was stunned and looked at Pei Jian.

Pei Jian said, "I haven't had a good appetite for a while."

He thought it was because he didn't move around much on the boat.

Zheng Yuan chuckled, "Nian'er, come with me."

Nian Xi didn't understand what was going on, so she stood up and left the hall with her sister-in-law.

When she walked into the hall again, she seemed to be in a strange state.

His steps were light and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or not. His eyes were red, as if he had just cried.

Pei Jian was startled, stood up and went to her side.

As soon as Nian Xi saw him, her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.

Pei Jian certainly knew that Nian Xi would not be wronged here.

But reason is reason, and emotion is another matter. His voice was tense, with an unconscious awe, but his tone was gentle, "Niannian, what's wrong?"

Nian Xi shook her head and tears rolled down her cheeks.

The reason her sister-in-law asked her to go out just now was because there was a gynecologist in the mansion. She was the one who delivered both of her nephews, so such a small matter as feeling the pulse of a pregnant woman was no problem for her.

Zheng Yuan had a vague guess in her mind, but she didn't want to point it out in public.

What if it's really a stomach problem? Wouldn't it ruin the New Year's Eve?

So he quietly took Nianxi to take her pulse.

The nanny assured her that Nianxi was pregnant.

Zheng Yuan was an impatient person. Seeing that the couple was hesitating, she told Wen's father and mother the good news first.

Mr. and Mrs. Wen were overjoyed and kept saying hello.

Pei Jian on the side naturally heard it as well.

Then he froze on the spot.

Like a silly goose, his pair of peach blossom eyes gradually turned red.

"Nianxi, you, we..."

The cold-hearted, handsome and majestic Lord Pei couldn't even utter a complete sentence now.

But Nianxi knew what he wanted to say and what he wanted to ask.

Her almond eyes were clear, and she nodded with tears in her eyes:

"Master Pei, this is my New Year's gift to you."

The cold winter is over, and the stars are shining brightly.

At the beginning of the new year, the branches are full of spring.

This is their story, this is their fulfillment.