The girl was wearing a bright red riding uniform and looked at him with a smile, looking indescribably heroic.
But, the way she sat inside was a little bit cute and naive.
"Going to play football?" He asked unconsciously.
"Yeah." She nodded. "It's run by the Chang family. Uncle Pei, are you going to see it?"
She raised her chin, her eyes and eyebrows showing pride, "I'm very good at playing polo."
"No, I have something else to deal with today."
"Okay." She said a little disappointedly, "That's a shame. I was going to show you my majestic figure."
majestic?
Pei Jian glanced at him up and down, then nodded with a smile in his eyes, "Yeah, majestic."
"Are you making fun of me?" She opened her eyes wide, with a hint of anger in them. "Uncle Pei, I never thought you would be such a person!"
Pei Jian suppressed his smile and suddenly moved closer to her, his voice filled with inexplicable emotion, "What kind of person am I in your eyes?"
She seemed frightened by his sudden approach, and her arrogance immediately disappeared.
"Just a very good...elder."
"Elder?" He repeated the word, then sat back upright, glancing indifferently at the somewhat frightened girl below him.
After a long moment, he spoke again, "Indeed, elder."
"Uncle Pei, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay." He pushed the snacks on the small table towards her, "Have you had breakfast? Eat some."
"I've already used it." She moved over there. "But Uncle Pei's snacks are really delicious. I can still have some."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. Seeing that she was eating in a hurry, he poured her a cup of tea.
After two pieces, he spoke again, "Let's go quickly after eating. Kang Sheng should be there today."
"Let him go, it has nothing to do with me."
This surprised Pei Jian a little. Didn't Pei Kangsheng say that the young lady of the Tu family liked his poetry collection very much?
She was in someone else's carriage, lingering until someone came to urge her, then she clapped her hands and prepared to leave.
"Thank you Uncle Pei for your hospitality today. I'll let you try some of the snacks I made myself tomorrow."
"No need, this was done by the servants."
It’s not that you don’t need to bring snacks, it’s that you don’t have to make them yourself.
"Yes, yes, just wait and see."
After she finished speaking, she turned to leave, but was stopped again, "Wait."
She turned around and looked at him puzzledly, "What's wrong?"
Pei Jian took out a handkerchief and said, "Come here."
She sat back obediently. Pei Jian grabbed her wrist and began to wipe her hand, which had just taken the snack.
The movements are gentle and careful.
During the movement, their skin inevitably touched each other.
The temperature in the carriage suddenly rose a little.
She pulled her hand back, and he didn't stop her.
After wiping both of her hands, she smiled and thanked him: "Thank you, Uncle Pei, you are such a kind person."
"Go ahead."
Pei Jian's carriage started moving only after the Tu family's carriage left.
The personal attendant who had been guarding outside couldn't help but look inside. He always felt that he had seen something extraordinary.
When Tu Qingyu arrived at the Chang family's stadium, almost all the people invited by the Chang family had arrived.
As soon as she appeared with her people, she attracted everyone's attention.
"It was already late at the last palace banquet, and I thought I was seeing things."
"What did you see wrong?"
"When did the Tu family's precious daughter become so beautiful?"
"I guess she's grown up. Don't they say girls change a lot when they grow up?"
"That's right. I used to think my sister was ugly, but now I think she's actually pretty good."
"Hey, isn't that the adopted son of Duke Pei over there? Tu Qingyu's fiancé? Why doesn't he come over to greet Tu Qingyu when he sees her?"
"Hey, don't you know him? He likes gentle women like Xiaoyi. He doesn't like people like Miss Tu."
"Will Miss Tu be wronged if she marries him?"
"Yes, it's a sin, such a beautiful woman."
"From my perspective, the woman standing next to him looks like the type of girl he would go to a building to find."
"Pah, pah, pah, look at what you are saying. That girl is at least a daughter of an official family. Aren't you embarrassing me?"
"Am I ugly? Didn't you see how that girl was dancing just now? She was like a prostitute."
"Keep your voice down! She's the daughter of the Minister of Rites. We can't afford to offend a minister like him."
"He's still the Minister of Rites, tsk."
…
"Qingyu, you're here." Yu Qi trotted over and took her arm with a smile, "My mother has been talking about you for a long time."
"The princess is here too?"
"That's right. I don't know what happened today. I told her it was Chang Qianqian who sent the post, and she didn't need to come and give the other person a good name. But she insisted that she hadn't been out for a long time and wanted to go out for a walk."
Tu Qingyu didn't think much about it. Whether it was her original body's memory or the few times she met them, she had a good impression of this Princess of Showa County.
Because Princess Showa had arrived, many wives of officials who were free came.
However, this was not a banquet hosted by Madam Chang, and Prince Zhaohe was just an idle prince of the royal family.
Those who hold real power above the third rank can come when they want to, and not come if they don't want to.
Among all the ladies sitting on the viewing platform, the Princess of a County had the highest status and sat in the middle.
Tu Qingyu went over and greeted her, "Greetings to the Princess of Zhaohe County."
The princess was about forty years old, with a slightly plump figure. She was dressed in gorgeous clothes and looked very graceful and elegant.
She stood up and helped Tu Qingyu up, "Qingyu, I told you not to be so polite, just call me aunt, but you are always so polite."
Tu Qingyu: "I know you love me, so I can't abandon your courtesy."
The more Princess Zhaohe looked at her, the more satisfied she became. "Good, good, good, you are such a good child. Are you going to end up like this today?"
"Yeah." She nodded, not at all nervous. "Now that we're out here, it's only natural for us to go on stage and compete."
"good!"
The princess took off a bracelet from her wrist and said, "This was given to me by the Holy Queen when I married the prince. Today I'm giving it to you as a prize. Whoever wins first place will get this bracelet."
The bracelet was made entirely of crystal jasper without a trace of impurities inside. One could tell at a glance that it was of top quality and priceless.
Xu Ying, who was still watching over there, was shocked. She was originally talking to Pei Shengkang, but now she unconsciously looked towards the bracelet.
Pei Shengkang followed her gaze and asked, "Why? Do you like that bracelet?"
"I..." She blushed and lowered her head. "What woman in the world doesn't love jade jewelry? What's more, it was given to me by Empress Fengsheng. I have admired her integrity since I was a child. I, I want the bracelet she gave me."
"Since you want it, I will go on stage and win it back!" Pei Shengkang laughed, as if the bracelet was already in his pocket.
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