Chapter 68 No matter who she loves, he can

Pei Jian rode at full speed all the way, and except for a one-night rest at the post station, he did not delay along the way.

Urged by his beating heart, he could hardly wait until dawn, and rode forward while the night sky was still pitch dark.

The morning light around him was dim, but it could not hide the stars in his eyes, which seemed to be shining brightly.

She had rejected him last time, so harshly and mercilessly, but he was so burned by lovesickness that he could hardly control himself.

Pei Jian felt energized whenever he thought about the fact that he would be able to see her and talk to her soon. The scenery along the way became lovely.

He couldn't help but wonder what she was doing at the moment.

Are you out hunting or racing? Or are you just lazily playing chess with a couple of maids to kill time in the autumn?

Pei Jian suddenly remembered that the horse "Treading Snow" was originally given to her.

Fate is determined by heaven.

No matter how many twists and turns there are, he and she will always have a myriad of connections and concerns.

At noon the next day, he had arrived at Quzuo Paddock.

As he got closer to her, Pei Jian's heartbeat suddenly quickened, and he almost felt homesick.

He knew that she lived with Princess Wenshu in Xiyuan.

Pei Jian walked quickly, thinking about all sorts of things all the way. If she blamed him for being self-willed, if she showed an annoyed look, if she refused to take his preserved fruit snack, if she forced him to get angry...

Nian Xi has always been a person with ideas.

No matter who she likes, she will love him wholeheartedly and passionately. Now she is unable to get over it and is obsessed with it, but it doesn't matter, he has patience.

He also had a good time when Nian Xi loved him. Relying on the little sweetness in his memories, he could wait for Nian Xi to change her mind.

Just as he was daydreaming, a palace maid ran past him in a hurry.

"Really? A lady from a rich family actually made love with a man in public?"

"It must be! Ieyasu has met the son of Princess Pingyang. He saw with his own eyes that the woman's red birch bellyband was still hanging around the prince's neck!"

The two palace maids laughed obscenely.

"Walk faster! I have never seen a lady from a noble family naked in my life. I have to be careful today."

"I heard that the princess brought him here specially and he lives with her in... the west courtyard? He looks so noble and holy on weekdays, but I wonder how lustful he is in private?"

"Then do you think the princess is also..."

Pei Jian didn't take it seriously at first until he heard the word "Xiyuan".

He didn't know the whole situation, but his expression was already extremely stiff. He took two steps forward and shouted loudly, "Stop!"

The two palace maids in front were frightened and stopped in their tracks.

Seeing Pei Jian's majestic and murderous look, she couldn't help but feel terrified. She looked at him and spoke cautiously, "Sir..."

Pei Jian closed his eyes, suppressed the panic that was growing in his heart, and opened them again, "Who were you talking about just now?"

The two palace maids looked at each other again, then knelt down with a "thump".

The eunuchs in the temporary palace never see the emperor's face for years, so their rules and regulations are not as good as those in the palace, but for criticizing their master's rules, being beaten to death is the lightest punishment.

"Please spare my life, my lord. I am just talking nonsense. I am talking about myself."

Pei Jian slowly clenched his hands, his knuckles creaking, and then he paused, almost gritting his teeth, "I say, who is the woman you just talked about?"

"One, a young lady. I don't know who she is. I heard that she was a female relative brought by Her Royal Highness the Princess and lived with the Princess. I also heard that she got drunk and seduced the son of Princess Pingyang..."

"Where?"

"West, in the woods in front of the West Garden, under the century-old ginkgo tree."

Pei Yan's eyes were as dark as ink. He knew clearly that the two gossiping palace maids should be punished, but his heart felt as if being grasped tightly by a hand. Under the huge ups and downs of emotions, his throat could hardly make a sound.

Of course this is impossible to think of.

Nianxi is not completely intolerant of alcohol, Nianxi is not a defenseless person, Nianxi will not...

But, but.

In the previous life, Nian Xi was framed by someone in their house. He had already harmed her once.

Pei Jian felt a sudden pain in his heart.

It's all because of him. If it weren't for his trick, Nianxi wouldn't have come to the palace.

Is he going to harm her a second time?

He knew her character well, they had had skin-to-skin contact before, and had done the most intimate love affair between a man and a woman in this world. But at this moment, he could not imagine it, and he dared not imagine it. There was only one thought left in his mind:

Hurry up, he had to go faster to protect his Nianxi and not let her face everything alone.

The two palace maids were still kneeling on the ground, but Pei Jian no longer had the heart to ask for blame. He himself was guilty, so what qualifications did he have to punish others?

He ran straight past them.

The eunuchs looked at each other in bewilderment. They had been staying in the palace for many years and were not familiar with the adults in the capital. But Pei Jian's imposing manner just now was more terrifying than all the nobles they had seen. The two eunuchs were terrified and waited for Pei Jian to walk away. Then they secretly returned to the palace and dared not join in the excitement.

Along the way, Pei Jian's thoughts were in a mess. He suddenly thought of the night at Jiaomen when she asked him not to disturb her life again. She said that she lived a happy life every day... At this moment, the torment and regret in his heart almost completely overwhelmed him.

So what if she doesn't love herself?

So what if she doesn't want me?

Even if she treated him coldly and ignored him, no matter who she loved or wanted to be close to, he would do it.

As long as she is fine, Pei Jian just wants her to be fine.

Pei Jian was in a daze all the way until he ran to the ginkgo tree. Sure enough, he saw that it was surrounded by people. In the middle was a man and a woman. Their clothes and hair were messy and hung loosely on their bodies. It was not as revealing as the palace maid said.

The man turned around and saw the ugly and vulgar Han Gaojie, and the delicate woman who was fighting with him...

Pei Jian's eyes were bloodshot, he pushed through the crowd, stepped forward and kicked Han Gaojie in the heart, knocking him to the ground. He gasped twice, not caring about anything else, and hurriedly turned around to protect the woman behind him...

One glance and he froze in place.

This woman is not Nianxi.

After the great sorrow and joy, Pei Jian felt dizzy and the world was spinning. He could no longer hold on and spat out a mouthful of blood before sitting down on the ground.

When he looked up, he saw Nian Xi standing in the crowd, with her head slightly tilted, her skirt fluttering gently in the wind, and ginkgo leaves falling and hanging on one of her shoulders, making her as beautiful as a painting.

Pei Jian stared at her without blinking, almost crazy.

"Thank you, thank you..."

Thank you for being well.

He murmured, so that only he could hear.