Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Brother can only be regarded as a successor in this matter...
Pei Huaiguang was able to endure for so long without looking for Wu Jingxun, not only because Pei Jinguang was in the way, but also because he himself was hesitant.
He understood the hunter's determination to catch his prey, but Pei Huaiguang didn't understand what a man's love for a woman was like and how long it could last.
He thought about it once before going to sleep, again when he woke up, and again while riding a horse and drawing his bow.
Even while talking to Mrs. June, he couldn't help but think about this question.
Mrs. Qiong stopped and looked at him with gentle and compassionate eyes. "Erlang is not young anymore. It's time for you to marry a wife and take care of you."
Why are you talking about getting married for no reason?
Pei Huaiguang first frowned subconsciously, then pursed his lips, so as not to reveal the sudden joy in his heart.
"Why do you say that?"
The child has been home for two months, but still refuses to call her "mother".
Mrs. Joan concealed her sadness and faced the young man's serious eyes. These eyes were very similar to his father's, just as delicate and bright. Even when he looked at people expressionlessly, they seemed to be full of affection.
Jin Ge'er looks like her, and Erlang looks like him.
Madam Qiong looked away, gazing at the vibrant and beautiful azaleas among the flowers, and smiled, "You've been distracted these past few days, constantly drifting off. And you're still young and full of energy. Mother knows instantly that you've probably fallen in love with some girl."
Seeing that the young man didn't say anything, but his ears couldn't help but turn red, Madam Qiong smiled even more gently: "So, whose girl is she? Just tell mother, and mother will go to the family to propose marriage for you."
...I really can't mention this person.
Pei Huaiguang shook his head: "I know what's going on."
Facing the scorching sunlight, the boy turned his face to the side, and his outline became blurred.
Mrs. Qiong felt a little disappointed, but she still managed a smile: "Go walk with Auntie for a while."
Pei Huaiguang nodded indifferently.
When he returned to his yard, Pei Huaiguang lay lazily on the bed, stroking the purple pearl that was becoming more and more radiant.
After so many days, he still missed her.
I miss it more and more every day, and I can’t wait more and more every moment.
Suddenly, there was a sound of something whistling through the air outside the house.
Pei Huaiguang looked back solemnly and saw a man in black showing him the token in his hand: "The emperor invites you."
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Pei Jinguang went to the palace to report to Emperor Zhou Qing about some of the things he had obtained from the interrogation of several men in black who were captured near the underground palace that day.
Shortly after they left, dust rose up near the underground palace, almost reaching the sky. The majestic underground palace that was built under the eyes of the world was blown down.
Emperor Zhou Qing felt a little regretful: "Really? The underground palace is magnificent, it can be used as a burial place for him."
Pei Jinguang lowered his head and said nothing.
The ambergris curling from the bronze dragon-headed incense burner blurred the emperor's cold expression as he sat on his high throne. He quickly read through his confession several times and casually mentioned, "I heard that your younger brother also went down to the underground palace to rescue people that day?"
Pei Jinguang nodded: "Yes. Erlang is young and eager to save people. I am sorry to make Your Majesty laugh at him."
"Young hero, this is no joke." Emperor Zhou Qing placed the testimony on the table. A few pages of paper fluttered down on the hard rosewood table. The sound was extremely slight, almost negligible. However, a page of paper in the hands of the emperor was like a mountain to his subjects.
As Pei Jinguang pondered the meaning behind Emperor Zhou Qing's words, the moody emperor seemed to lose interest in him: "Alright, you may withdraw."
Pei Jinguang saluted silently, but when he turned around, he heard the voice of Emperor Zhou Qing with a hint of a smile.
"You will be marrying the eldest lady of the Taichang Temple in a month, right? On that day, I will also give you a good start."
Although it was clearly words of congratulations to Shi En, Pei Jinguang subconsciously felt that something was wrong when he heard it.
But he couldn't tell what was wrong for a while.
Liang Huaishou came up respectfully and replaced the tea with a new one: "Your Majesty, the person you wanted to see has arrived."
Emperor Zhou Qing nodded, but did not stand up. Now that he was the emperor, he naturally would not be as excited as he was when he was a child when he saw a sword that suited him.
Liang Huaishou pointedly looked at the other cup of tea on the table, which was only about 70% full. "This cup of tea has gone cold. Let me take it away for Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhou Qing closed his eyes, absentmindedly thinking about how to give his only brother, Prince Rong, a dignified yet painful death. When he spoke of the now-cold cup of tea, his voice took on a certain coldness: "How can stale tea still be served? Liang Huaishou, you're doing your job even better."
It seems that this cup of tea has no choice but to be thrown away.
Liang Huaishou felt a pity in his heart.
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What Emperor Zhou Qing said to Pei Huaiguang privately that day was unknown to anyone else.
As he walked out of the palace gate, Pei Huaiguang looked at his shadow cast on the bluestone bricks. The shadow cast by the towering palace wall behind him silently swallowed him until they merged into one.
After Pei Jinguang finished his work, he knocked on the door of Songfengyuan. The puppy that was originally sleeping in the nest suddenly pricked up its ears alertly. Although it tried hard to act fierce, its ears drooped after a while, betraying its cuteness.
"Is this the puppy?" Pei Jinguang bent down, picked up the still barking puppy in his arms, rubbed its white ears, and looked at Pei Huaiguang, whose face could not be seen clearly, lying on the tree. It was daytime and the sky was bright, but the boy hiding in the tree was full of coldness, as if the hot and warm sunlight could not reach him at all.
Pei Huaiguang didn't open his eyes. He placed his arm across his face, listening to the puppy's purring, which changed from ferocious to pitiful and then to comfortable, and said calmly, "That's it. Take it away."
Jiro's condition was a little strange.
Pei Jinguang turned around holding the puppy, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "How about we go together?"
The young man who was lying lifeless on the tree suddenly turned over and climbed down.
"Let's go." He straightened his clothes and walked a distance. He only heard the anxious whimpering of the puppy. He looked back in some surprise and saw Pei Jinguang looking at him with a dark face.
Pei Jinguang felt that he had been deceived by that brat.
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In order to avoid outsiders' gossip, Pei Jinguang chose the villa where he celebrated Wu Jingxun's birthday that day to meet. That place was quiet and guarded by his personal guards, so there was no need to worry about eavesdroppers.
Wu Jingxun didn't want to accept the invitation at first. She thought, the wedding date is in a month, what's the matter...can't we talk about it later?
But then I thought, Master Pei is not such a tactless person, maybe it really is something important.
Wu Jingxun got off the carriage, and the wind blew the slender pearl necklace on her ear. Pei Huaiguang leaned against the screen wall and looked at her from afar, thinking casually in his heart that she really liked pearls.
Pei Jinguang was waiting for him at the door.
The two men's gazes fell on her one after another. Their eyes, which were equally calm but also fiery, did not meet each other, but fell directly on her, making people feel a little uncomfortable.
But that subtle discomfort immediately disappeared when she saw the little white dog in Pei Jinguang's arms, tilting its head and smiling at her.
Wu Jingxun became excited and walked forward very cautiously: "How cute... Is this your dog?"
Because the puppy was in his arms, Wu Jingxun wanted to take a closer look at it. The distance between them was suddenly shortened. As soon as Wu Jingxun raised his head, he could feel Pei Jinguang's warm breath.
"No." Pei Jinguang held up the little white dog. Its fur was dyed golden in the sunlight. The little white dog looked at the beautiful girl helplessly and pitifully. "Erlang caught it and gave it to you. Do you want it?"
The dog whined at the right moments to seduce him.
Wu Jingxun turned his head hesitantly, and his eyes met with the unhappy boy's.
Why would you give her a puppy for no reason?
but……
Wu Jingxun carefully took the little white dog. It was so cute and so fragile. How could two grown men like them take good care of it? She should do it.
She doesn't have to study and embroider every day now, so she has plenty of time.
"I like it very much. Thank you very much."
Seeing her thanking Pei Jinguang with a beautiful smile, his useless brother was stunned for a moment, and actually nodded as well. Pei Huaiguang was so angry that he almost laughed.
Looking at the stupid dog whining between the two of them, it seemed very happy. The two people and the dog looked like a loving family of three.
And he is the troublesome and vicious uncle who causes trouble for the family.
Pei Huaiguang felt that the world was even more desolate.
This dog was so stupid that it had completely forgotten the hard work he had put in these few days, holding its little paws every night to teach it to recognize him as its father.
Pei Huaiguang retracted his gaze and comforted himself that everything has its first come first served. No matter how great his brother was, he was just a stepfather in front of him and was not worthy of being on the stage.
The boy didn't notice that as his gaze moved away, the girl's waist, which had been straight and tense, finally relaxed, and the smile on her lips became more relaxed.
Pei Jinguang saw it all.
Jingxun is a little afraid of Erlang.
If they were just an ordinary uncle and sister-in-law, why would Jingxun care so much about his gaze on her?
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