At the end of the afternoon, the banquet ended. After receiving the message from Pei Lingfeng, Xiao Yunrou said goodbye to Madam Mo.

When they reached the gate, Pei Lingfeng was standing there waiting. When he saw Xiao Yunrou coming out, he quickly walked up to her and gently held her hand.

Dou Jingshu, who came out after Xiao Yunrou, saw Pei Lingfeng's expression was a little excited, with tears in her beautiful eyes. She moved her steps and wanted to go up to say hello, but then her steps stopped, thinking that he was already married, and smiled sadly. Seeing Pei Lingfeng gently helping Xiao Yunrou get on the carriage, she couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and the crystal clear tears rolled down like strings of pearls, which made those noble sons who were sympathetic to women soften their hearts and wished to hold her in their arms and cherish her.

Dou Jingshu stared at Pei Lingfeng, as if he was the only one left in her world. Finally, she couldn't help herself, and in a gentle voice full of deep affection, mixed with a hint of pain and grievance, she stepped forward and called, "Lingfeng."

Pei Lingfeng's eyes were very calm when he heard the gentle call. He didn't show any ripples in his eyes. He only took a glance and then retracted his gaze from Dou Jingshu. Without another glance, he followed Xiao Yunrou into the carriage.

"Lingfeng..." Dou Jingshu looked at Pei Lingfeng in disbelief. The color on her face faded and she looked even weaker.

"I am Shu'er." Dou Jingshu said tremblingly.

Pei Lingfeng got on the carriage without stopping and without looking back, but was blocked by Dou Jingshu who ran forward.

"I was in Jingzhou, thinking about your illness all the time, wondering if it was serious and if you had found a doctor to cure it. I knew you hated taking medicine the most, and I wondered if you would have drunk the candied fruit I prepared for you. It was not until the news of your marriage reached Jingzhou that I realized that you had disowned me."

Dou Jingshu looked at Pei Lingfeng with tearful eyes, as if he was a treacherous man, making everyone feel sorry for this infatuated woman.

Pei Lingfeng's expression gradually turned cold, and he waved away the hand she extended. He said in a cold voice, indifferent and distant: "Young lady, men and women should not touch each other."

"Ling Feng, are you still blaming me? It's not that I didn't want to stay with you back then, but you know, I was still young at that time and had no right to resist. Now that I have come to the capital with my father, I just want to see you safe and sound."

Dou Jingshu looked miserable, her heart and eyes filled with pain, but Pei Lingfeng just sneered at her and she got on the carriage without looking back.

"Ling Feng, why do you have to pretend that you don't know me? I have no intention of destroying your relationship. The Crown Prince's wife is a broad-minded person and will definitely not pursue our past."

Dou Jingshu seemed to have suffered a great blow, and tears kept falling.

Inside the carriage, Pei Lingfeng had a cold expression, except for a hint of warmth on his face when he looked at Xiao Yunrou.

"Master, won't you say something? It doesn't seem good to let Miss Dou stand in front of the car like this." Xiao Yunrou felt unhappy when she heard the voices outside the car, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.

"Don't bother with people who have nothing to do with you." Pei Lingfeng held Xiao Yunrou's hand and directly ordered the coachman to return to the Marquis' Mansion.

Dou Jingshu listened to the cold voice in the carriage, looked at the carriage unwillingly, and stood in front of the carriage, as if she would not leave without an explanation. Pei Lingfeng was very impatient with Dou Jingshu's ignorant attitude.

"Miss Dou, isn't it inappropriate for a young girl like you to stand in front of the carriage of the prince and me?"

Xiao Yunrou opened the car curtain, revealing a gentle face in front of everyone. Those who had previously felt pity for Dou Jingshu because of her frail appearance also came to their senses and felt a little subtle.

"Madam, I just want to explain to you what happened back then..." Dou Jingshu bit her lip.

"Madam, it's cold outside, don't blow it, or you'll get sick."

Pei Lingfeng looked at Xiao Yunrou with dissatisfaction as she had taken the initiative to open the car curtain, and pulled her back into his arms.

"Uncle Hong, nowadays, anybody can stop the carriage of the Zhenyuan Marquis's mansion? Go back to the mansion and get ten strokes of the cane. If you do it again, your whole family will be sent to the manor."

Pei Lingfeng's words made both Uncle Hong and Dou Jingshu change their expressions. The former was angry that Dou Jingshu didn't know what was good for her and let him be punished, while the latter was because of the ruthless rejection.

Dou Jingshu swayed, her face pale, but she was stubborn and refused to leave, blocking the carriage.

Uncle Hong was getting more and more angry. Being Pei Lingfeng's trusted coachman was an honor, but now he was punished by his master because of this woman. When he thought about being laughed at by others when he returned, and perhaps losing the trust of the prince, his face became more and more gloomy.

"Miss, men and women should not touch each other. Didn't you see that our prince was with his wife and ignored you?"

Do you still have any shame?

Uncle Hong didn't finish his words, but everyone got the meaning, causing many people who disliked Dou Jingshu to laugh secretly.

"Of course she's going to cling to Big Brother. If Big Brother still remembers her, maybe she can enter the Marquis's mansion as a concubine? Isn't this better than marrying into any family in Jingzhou?"

Pei Wanyue came out after watching Dou Jingshu's White Lotus drama. She glanced at the pale-faced woman with contempt and said mercilessly:

"After all, she is not a daughter of a rich family. How can she stop a man's carriage in public, not to mention that the man's wife is in the carriage. I will go to the palace tomorrow to talk to the Empress Dowager about this shamelessness. Don't let this kind of person affect the quality of our noble ladies in the capital."

Pei Wanyue snorted, and seeing that Dou Jingshu had no reaction, she gave Uncle Hong a look, and then Uncle Hong whipped the horse whip. If Dou Jingshu had not dodged quickly, she would have been hit by the moving carriage. Despite this, she still fell to the ground, with Pei Wanyue's words echoing in her ears.

Pei Wanyue would naturally not really argue with Dou Jingshu, who had no power or influence. After seeing the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion leave, she also walked towards her own carriage.

On the other side, in the steadily moving carriage, Xiao Yunrou looked at Pei Lingfeng with a calm expression and intuitively felt that this man seemed to be in a bad mood.

"My Lord, why don't you tell me about this Miss Dou?"

Xiao Yunrou lowered her eyes and stroked the pattern on her sleeves, thinking secretly that Dou Jingshu must know Pei Lingfeng, and the master of Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion knew about it. But she had never heard of this person in almost four years since she got married. What kind of relationship did they have in the past? This relationship affected how she should treat Dou Jingshu and Pei Lingfeng in the future.

"People who have nothing to do with each other."

Pei Lingfeng said calmly. But in a moment he felt that there was something wrong with what he said. He turned his head to look at Xiao Yunrou who was lowering her head and couldn't help but frown. After thinking for a while, he explained reluctantly.

"When I accompanied my mother back to Jingzhou, she fell seriously ill. My mother asked someone to match the horoscopes of a girl from a wealthy family in the area to bring me good luck, but the plan was cancelled on the day of the wedding."

"The one who is going to marry you to surprise you is Miss Dou?"

Xiao Yunrou suddenly realized why Pei Lingfeng and his sister were so rude to Dou Jingshu. She knew that Pei Lingfeng had a serious illness a few years ago, and after he recovered, Shen came to propose marriage, but she didn't expect such a thing to happen.

"I was seriously ill and unconscious at the time, and I had never seen her." Pei Lingfeng explained with a frown, which made Xiao Yunrou chuckle.

"My Lord, are you afraid that I'm feeling uncomfortable so you specially explain it to me?" Xiao Yunrou looked at Pei Lingfeng with a smile.

"If this Miss Dou was one of your childhood sweethearts, I might really feel uncomfortable. But this Miss Dou really doesn't bother me."

Xiao Yunrou said this sincerely. If they were childhood sweethearts, it would be difficult for her to deal with it, but she had clearly agreed to marry him and then broke off the engagement on the wedding day. This was a loss of face for Pei Lingfeng. Even a person with a good temper would feel resentful, not to mention Pei Lingfeng. It seems that Shen and Pei Wanyue both have no good impression of Dou Jingshu or even the Dou family. Thinking about it this way, Dou Jingshu's behavior outside the Mo Mansion today was quite interesting.

Pei Lingfeng stared at Xiao Yunrou for a long while and then curled his lips slightly. Although it reminded him of the time when he was once rejected and made him angry, it was not so embarrassing to say it out loud so that the woman beside him could dispel her doubts.

"Hmm? But didn't she know you were the prince of Zhenyuanhou before?"

Xiao Yunrou was curious. According to her thinking, Dou Jingshu wanted to marry into a wealthy family. No matter how good Jingzhou was, there was no family more noble than the prince of Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion. Although it was just a surprise, she was also the principal wife. As long as Pei Lingfeng recovered from his illness, she would be the prince's wife. She would also be able to hold her head high in the Marquis' Mansion because of her good fortune. Could it be that the Dou family was willing to give up this wealth that was worth a gamble?

But on second thought, Shen wanted to find a helpful wife for Pei Lingfeng. If he was not terminally ill and needed unreliable methods to celebrate, the Dou family would not even consider Shen as a concubine. Even if she really married and Pei Lingfeng recovered, she would at most be a concubine.

"Oh, they think I'm just a branch of the Shen family." Pei Lingfeng sneered.

"Fortunately, my mother didn't tell anyone about my identity, otherwise how could she marry my Rou'er?"

Pei Lingfeng held Xiao Yunrou's hand and was glared at by the person who was a little dazed and came to his senses. Seeing Xiao Yunrou's slightly red earlobe, Pei Lingfeng's heart moved, and he leaned over and kissed her lightly, which made Xiao Yunrou blush even more. She found that in the 20 years of husband and wife companionship in the previous life, Pei Lingfeng and her were not as intimate as in this year. How could he do such a thing as teasing her in the carriage in the past?

Xiao Yunrou pulled her hand back, and Pei Lingfeng thought she was just shy. He no longer did anything to embarrass her, but just held her in his arms and closed his eyes to rest.

Dou Jingshu's affair did not cause any ripples in Xiao Yunrou's mind, but because it happened outside the gate of the Mo Mansion, Shen, who was ill and did not attend the banquet that night, also knew about it. She immediately scolded the Dou family from top to bottom. If the Dou family had not suddenly regretted the engagement, how could her son suddenly foam at the mouth and die? If the former director of the Imperial Hospital had not happened to pass by, Pei Lingfeng's grave would be overgrown with grass now!

"Want to get a job in the capital? Dream on! Madam Zhu, go tell the Marquis to block the Dou family's path!"

The author has something to say: I didn’t update the past two days because I had a fever and a cold. I will resume updating today. Sorry for keeping you waiting.