Chapter 91 Hongmen Banquet
"Cousin Qingyan, what's wrong with you? Why are you still wearing a veil on your face?" After Zhao Shiwen came to Tingyuxuan, he saw Xu Qingyan still wearing a veil in her room, and couldn't help but ask in confusion.
"It's nothing, just some rashes on my face." Xu Qingyan said lightly.
Ever since Zhao Shiwen walked into her room, she found that her style was very similar to her usual style, especially since they were cousins and had some subtle similarities in appearance.
Zhao Shiwen was imitating herself, and it was self-evident what her purpose was. However, Zhao Shiwen was not as stupid as others, and her attitude towards herself was friendly and intimate, making it difficult for people to punish her for no reason.
"So that's how it is. The Third Prince's wife is so mean! Cousin Qingyan, I'm sorry! I was powerless that day, so I couldn't protect you." Zhao Shiwen pretended to be indignant and cursed the Third Prince's wife, and then her eyes looked at Pei Jingchuan on the side, intentionally or unintentionally.
Xu Qingyan couldn't help but laugh and said, "You are indeed a person of little influence, just like Dan Yan and the others, you dare not argue with the Third Prince's wife, you can only risk your life and stand in front of me to fight against the Third Prince's wife."
Xu Qingyan complained in her heart: [Ha! You little green tea, you hid farther than anyone else when it happened, and you were still talking nonsense afterwards. I won't tolerate you! You looked at my husband so unruly, do you think others are blind? It's just that my husband is too charming. You wanted to act to please me, but when you saw my husband, you couldn't control your gaze, and your thoughts were exposed on your face! ]
At this moment, Pei Jingchuan, who was reading a book, narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard the words, thinking: It seems that Zhao Shiwen is restless again! It seems that I have to find a chance to drive her out.
"Cousin Qingyan, I wanted to go to you and protect you that day, but the scene was too chaotic, and the servants were blocking me, so I couldn't get through." Zhao Shiwen heard the sarcasm in Xu Qingyan's words and quickly found an excuse for himself.
"I see! However, since you can follow Xu Qingyue to the prince's mansion to join in the fun, I guess your mother's health should be almost recovered and she doesn't need anyone to take care of her anymore. Cousin, it's been so many days, are you going to set off to return home? Otherwise, my aunt has been back to her parents' home for so long, I'm sure my uncle at home will have an opinion, right?" Xu Qingyan suddenly said.
Xu Qingyan felt that it would be better to send Zhao Shiwen away as soon as possible. It was nothing else, she just felt annoyed. She and Zhao Shiwen did not have any deep hatred, but now she was thinking about her husband, which made people feel disgusted. So sending her away was the best choice.
Zhao Shiwen naturally didn't want to leave, so she said with difficulty: "Not yet, my mother's health is still not very good, and it seems to be getting worse."
"Really? Is my aunt's condition that serious? Then why are you still thinking about it and following Xu Qingyue around everywhere? Shouldn't you be taking care of your parents? Cousin, you are really unfilial!" Xu Qingyan deliberately sighed when she heard this.
At the same time, Pei Jingchuan on the side also spoke in a cold voice: "Since you have lived in the Duke's Mansion for so long, and the doctor has not been able to cure her, it seems that your mother is incompatible with the Duke's Mansion. It is better to have someone send her back to her hometown. Maybe the disease can be cured faster."
Zhao Shiwen heard this and thought: How is this possible! How could she just leave like this!
"No... no, young master, you misunderstood. My mother is not incompatible with the Duke's Mansion. She is much better now and will be well again in a few days. I... I have something else to do. I have to go back and take care of my mother now. Cousin Qingyan, I won't chat here anymore." Zhao Shiwen explained hurriedly, and without waiting for Pei Jingchuan to continue, she slipped out of the house like the wind.
Zhao Shiwen was afraid that the next moment, Pei Jingchuan would order people to drive them out!
Hearing this, Xu Qingyan thought that this person was really good at killing a green tea girl. She couldn't help laughing out loud and said, "Haha... Husband, you are really good at talking! You should say more now!"
Pei Jingchuan looked at Xu Qingyan and said, "Qingyan, your aunt and the others are so restless, should I find a reason to send them away?"
Pei Jingchuan really didn't want to see these women with bad intentions, especially the one who was targeting him. Originally, he thought Xu Qingyan would agree, after all, Zhao Shiwen was thinking about her husband!
But what he didn't expect was that Xu Qingyan suddenly became quiet. After frowning and hesitating for a moment, she said, "No, let her stay in the Duke's Mansion! By the way! Pei Jingyuan, what is he doing recently?"
Xu Qingyan thought with interest: [This Zhao Shiwen was originally one of Pei Jingyuan's official matches. The two of them should have had sparks flying, but Xu Qingyue and the others actually tricked her into hooking up with the young master. Since they are so restless, I will naturally not let Xu Qingyue off so easily. It's time to arrange for Pei Jingyuan to meet his future lover. I just don't know if the two of them will still have sparks flying like before if they meet in advance? Haha... I'm a little curious! ]
Pei Jingchuan's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this, and he thought: Pei Jingyuan and Zhao Shiwen? This is a really good idea! Zhao Shiwen, the green tea, should be allowed to pester Pei Jingyuan, and Xu Qingyue should suffer the consequences.
So, Pei Jingchuan smiled and said, "You reminded me that my second brother has been busy with official business for a long time and has not returned home for many days. When a relative like my aunt comes to our house, I have to ask someone to urge him to come back to see her."
"Young Master, the Third Prince sent someone to deliver the invitation." Just then, a servant walked in from the door with a dark purple envelope in his hand.
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingzhi and Zhou Jingchuan both looked over curiously.
Yesterday, they sent the Third Prince's wife back and cheated her out of money. Now the Third Prince has sent an invitation. Could it be that the Third Prince wants to avenge his own wife?
Pei Jingchuan opened the envelope and saw some apologies written on it. The Third Prince felt very sorry for the behavior of the Third Prince's wife and wanted to invite him and the Crown Prince's wife to the Prince's Mansion.
"Could this be the Hongmen Banquet?" After reading it, Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jingchuan with some confusion.
"It shouldn't be, otherwise the Third Prince wouldn't have let us back so easily that day. However, I'm afraid the Third Prince's invitation this time is also... for other purposes." Pei Jingchuan put the letter away, his eyes dark.
In the past, the Third Prince wanted to win him over, but they both knew it, but he remained unmoved. Now, the Third Prince actually made an open invitation, presumably because he felt that he had found something that could control him. It was really impossible not to see the Third Prince.
So the next day, Pei Jingchuan took Xu Qingyan to the Third Prince's Mansion to keep an appointment.
When Pei Jingchuan and the other two got off the carriage, the servants of the prince's mansion were very polite to them. Until they arrived at the main hall, Xu Qingyan saw the third prince's wife sitting beside them, her body trembling slightly.
Xu Qingyan sighed in her heart: [Did the Third Prince's Concubine get beaten up by the Third Prince again? Tsk tsk... The old wound hasn't healed yet and she's got a new one. I'm afraid that the Third Prince's Concubine will be beaten to death by the Third Prince sooner or later and become one of the many lanterns in his palace! ]
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