Chapter 13: I Love Pei Wanqing
The carriage sped all the way back home.
Nangong Hua looked at his brother who was staggering from side to side, frowning in disgust.
"Second brother, this is no place for human beings! Look at me, I used to be so pretty, but now I look so haggard!"
Nangong Xue had a scruffy beard at this time, and there was an indescribable sour smell on his body.
"You..." Nangong Hua wanted to scold him, but he couldn't say it out loud, "Go back and freshen up."
Nangong Hua has always been at odds with his good-for-nothing younger brother.
In his previous life, he worked as an aide to the Ninth Prince and had always served under him.
This younger brother spends every other day playing with chickens and dogs, and doesn't care about worldly affairs. No one in the family can support him.
However, he had no right to criticize him. After all, it was he who planned his imprisonment...
Yes, that's right.
A year ago, Nangong Hua was reborn and had just inherited the Earl's Mansion.
Thinking of the multiple regrets of his previous life, he deliberately avoided the Ninth Prince, whom he once regarded as a close friend.
When he realized that it was not too late, he made a bold decision and began to plan to marry his wife.
He knew that his wife was planning to go to Beijing at this point, so he set up a trap at this critical juncture, causing his younger brother, who spent all day hanging out in brothels, to commit an insignificant mistake and be arrested and imprisoned.
Afterwards, he bribed the jailer to have him detain Nangong Xue and then give a unified statement. If anyone asked, they would only say that it would cost 800,000 taels of silver to get her out.
After making all these preparations, he went to Jiangnan alone and found the Pu family to discuss the marriage.
They said they were discussing marriage, but it sounded like a business deal.
The lady paid 800,000 taels and then married a playboy like him as she wished...
This really didn't make sense, but Nangong Hua believed he knew his wife somewhat, and only such a marriage could make his wife feel at ease.
After all, this playboy is very easy to control.
"Second brother, I heard in there that you got married?" Nangong Xue didn't seem to care at all about the suffering she had endured during these days of imprisonment. Instead, she asked about his marriage with great interest.
Nangong Hua had been a prisoner for a while in his previous life, and he still remembered that feeling of darkness vividly.
"How do you know what's happening outside?" he asked in surprise.
Nangong Xue smiled proudly, "I made a bet with the jailer. Whoever wins will tell the other one something."
"..." Nangong Hua didn't know whether to say he was broad-minded or stupid, "What did you tell the jailer?"
"Second brother, stop talking nonsense. Who did you marry? It wasn't the one from the Pei family, was it?" Nangong Xue waved her hand and turned the topic to the point he was concerned about.
Nangong Hua frowned and asked, "Why do you think I would marry her?"
"Haven't you always been fond of her? Everyone in Beijing knows that." Nangong Xue looked as if she had seen a ghost.
Nangong Hua was confused, remembering that in his previous life, Pei Wanqing had said a lot of inexplicable things to him before the Ninth Prince got married.
He suddenly recalled that the Ninth Prince had asked him a similar question...
"I have never had any relationship with her, you misunderstood." Nangong Hua simply retorted.
Nangong Xue, however, persisted. "How is that possible? At the palace banquet two years ago, you were so attentive to the young master of the Pei family, pouring tea and wine like a servant! Last year, when Miss Pei went to the temple to pray, many people saw you chasing her and questioning her all the way! And, just a while ago, before I was imprisoned, didn't Miss Pei reject you in public?"
“…” Nangong Hua was stunned for a long time, carefully recalling what he said.
For Nangong Xue, it was a year or two ago, but for her, it was already a lifetime ago, at least ten years ago.
The most important thing is that he really has never had any friendship with Pei Wanqing, let alone pursuing her relentlessly.
Thinking back to after his rebirth, Pei Wanqing inexplicably came to him, advised him to get married, and said a bunch of ambiguous words. So this is what she meant?
"Do you remember now?" Nangong Xue waved her hand in front of his eyes. "So, you married someone else?"
Nangong Hua's face was not very good, "Anyway, it can't be her!"
Pei Wanqing is the Ninth Prince's consort. She was in the past, and naturally she can't escape it in this life. She has nothing to do with him.
However, I don’t know where this rumor came from, and I hope it doesn’t reach the ears of the lady... If the lady misunderstood him, it would be difficult for him to explain himself!
Seeing his dark face, Nangong Xue also felt that there might be something strange about this matter.
"Tell me first, what did you tell the jailer?" Nangong Hua questioned again.
Only after he lived his life again did he realize that he had indeed neglected his family too much.
Like how he worked for the Ninth Prince in his previous life, he was already walking on thin ice. How could he allow them to speak so recklessly?
"What can I say? The jailer is interested in Miss Yanhong from Qinlou. My girlfriend Xiao Taosu has a good relationship with Miss Yanhong, so naturally I told him some of the fashionable things among girls." Seeing his stern face, Nangong Xue told him the truth even though she didn't understand why.
After hearing what he said, Nangong Hua's face turned even uglier. He was a little suspicious, "Nothing else?"
"And then teach you some of my tricks to make girls happy! Second brother, do you also want to learn them to please your sister-in-law?" Nangong Xue winked at him.
Nangong Hua didn't react for a moment, and followed his words and asked, "What's the trick?"
After asking this, he suddenly came back to his senses and said in a deep voice, "Nonsense! Don't say such nonsense in front of your sister-in-law!"
"..." Nangong Xue, who was inexplicably scolded, shrugged, "I can't say anything. It's so boring."
The carriage returned to the Earl's Mansion. Nangong Xue jumped out and took a few breaths of fresh air. "Oh! I'm finally home!"
"Wait for me to wash up and then pay my respects to my new sister-in-law~" He waved to Nangong Hua and ran away to the yard where he lived.
Nangong Hua frowned, looked at his cheerful back, and finally shook his head and sighed.
"Master is back, and Madam is preparing to have lunch." Uncle Yang took a few steps forward, hesitated for a moment, and told Pu Qiongzhi the truth about arranging for Nangong Jiayu to live in Yayi Pavilion.
Nangong Hua paused, but did not get angry. "Since Madam has arranged this, you should do as Madam wishes."
As if he had thought of something, he instructed Uncle Yang again, "From now on, if there are no matters in the mansion that require my attention, just follow Madam's wishes and don't report them to me one by one."
Hearing him say this, Uncle Yang realized that he was being overly suspicious, so he smiled and said, "Master, you respect your wife, it's me who is meddling."
"Madam is an intelligent woman. I have no worries about her being the mistress of the house."
Nangong Hua also expressed his attitude.
He probably didn't even notice that the smile on his face deepened when he said this.
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