Chapter 414 If Line-Like a Fairy
Pei Dingli asked Pei Lingyun to write a new article, a better one. If he wrote more and better, the rumors would disappear on their own.
Then he punished Pei Xuan by making her reflect on her mistakes in the ancestral hall, telling her not to be impulsive when encountering problems and not to just think of solving them with violence.
In the capital, swords, guns and fists cannot silence the gossips of the people.
When he finally looked at Pei Shu, Pei Dingli's serious expression eased a lot, but there was still a hint of guilt in his eyes:
"Today, Minister Qin and I had a disagreement in the court. Perhaps the younger generation of the Qin family heard something and gave Shu'er a cold shoulder. This is not Shu'er's fault. Shu'er, have a good rest and don't take it to heart."
After hearing this, Pei Shu no longer thought about it.
She thought that she should try to meet Qin Rong as little as possible in the coming days.
After all, Qin Rong cried so sadly that people who didn't know her would think she bullied Qin Rong.
There is a lot of interaction between people in the capital.
Pei Shu didn't go out for some time, but many people came to visit the Pei Mansion.
One day, Mrs. Yan came to visit with her three daughters.
Mrs. Pei ordered people to place some snacks in the yard and put semi-transparent gauze curtains around it to prevent mosquitoes and allow ventilation.
The cool breeze blew the gauze curtains fluttering.
Inside the gauze tent, there were shadowy figures, chatting and laughing.
The three girls of the Yan family, regardless of age, all look very smart.
Yan Yu, the eldest daughter of the Yan family, is older than Pei Shu and is coming of age this year.
Yan Yu is dignified and gentle, and she and Pei Shu get along very well.
Yan Yu: "Shu'er, I heard last time that you were learning sword dancing. How is your practice going?"
Pei Shu shook her head and smiled: "Practicing swordsmanship is as difficult as climbing to heaven. My current frantic dancing is hardly worthy of being worthy of a formal occasion."
Pei Xuan and the two little girls from the Yan family were about the same age, playing hide-and-seek around the gauze curtains and the nearby pavilion and rockery.
They hid here and there, and the gauze curtain was lifted up from time to time.
When Pei Shu and Yan Yu were talking, the gauze curtain was lifted for a moment, and Pei Shu saw her elder brother Pei Lingfeng standing not far away from the corner of her eye.
He has a tall figure and wears a pine green robe, like the shadow of a pine tree.
"Brother, why are you in the mansion today? Aren't you on duty at the Dali Temple?"
Pei Xuan, who was hiding behind the rockery, ran out in surprise when he saw his elder brother coming.
Pei Lingfeng seemed to be passing by the corridor beside the courtyard. His eyes drifted towards this side intentionally or unintentionally for a moment, and he smiled lightly:
"I forgot something and need to come back to get it in person."
Yan Yu happened to be looking outside, and his eyes met Pei Lingfeng's for a moment.
Pei Shu saw that Yan Yu's face was flushed like the sunset.
The veil fell.
Pei Xuan and the Yan sisters were still playing.
Pei Lingfeng walked past the corridor with a smile in his eyes.
In the pavilion, Yan Yu lowered his head to drink tea, trying to hide the rosy look on his face.
Madam Pei: "It seems that Yu'er likes our Pei Mansion's tea very much."
Madam Yan and Madam Pei smiled meaningfully.
Pei Shu also laughed.
She knew that her elder brother and Yan Yu had been engaged since childhood.
Now my eldest brother is seventeen years old, and Yan Yu has also reached the age of marriage.
She is going to have a sister-in-law.
Soon, Pei Yan and his wife asked someone to look at a date and set the wedding date for the spring of the following year.
But good things come to those who wait. Unexpectedly, Lord Yan died suddenly of illness while on business.
White banners were hung in the Yan Mansion overnight.
Yan Yu also had to observe mourning for three years before she could get married.
The Pei family went to the Yan family to pay their respects.
Mrs. Yan cried so hard that she almost fainted, and her three daughters also looked gloomy.
However, although the eldest daughter Yan Yu was sad, she was still able to withstand the pressure.
Her mother was heartbroken, and her two younger sisters were still young. Yan Yu had to arrange many affairs in the mansion, and she was very busy.
Pei Shu wanted to find Yan Yu to talk to but couldn't find him. Instead, when she went to look for Pei Xuan who was running around, she happened to see Pei Lingfeng and Yan Yu in a corridor.
Pei Shu saw her elder brother, who was always serious and calm, speaking to Yan Yu in a gentle manner.
The two stood neither too close nor too far away, without any distance between them.
I don't know what he said, but Yan Yu couldn't stop crying, and the handkerchief he was using to wipe his tears was soaked.
The eldest brother took out a plain white handkerchief without any embroidery from his sleeve and gave it to Yan Yu.
Yan Yu took the handkerchief and continued to wipe his tears.
The eldest brother stood beside her, waiting patiently for her to finish crying, his eyes as gentle as a spring spring.
"Sister, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time." Pei Xuan's voice suddenly came out.
"Hey, big brother also um-"
Pei Shu hurriedly covered Pei Xuan's mouth: "Shh! Don't make a sound."
Pei Shu took Pei Xuan away.
Pei Xuan whispered to Pei Shu, "Sister, why is Big Brother so nice in front of Sister Yu? Big Brother doesn't even give me a handkerchief."
Pei Shu: "Because Sister Yu will be our sister-in-law in the future, Big Brother likes Sister Yu, so he will naturally treat her well."
Pei Xuan thought for a moment and suddenly said:
"Brother Xue next door has a good temper too. The last time I saw you being mean to him, he was actually smiling."
Children speak without restraint, and her words made Pei Shu's heart tremble slightly.
Pei Shu opened her eyes wide and was speechless for a moment.
Pei Xuan continued, "Sister, Brother Xue is very good at swordsmanship and has a good temper. Why don't you ask him to teach you how to practice swordsmanship?"
Pei Shu has a lot to do every day, including practicing calligraphy, painting, playing chess, playing the piano, etc.
These are not difficult, the only thing that stumped her was sword dancing.
Gongsun Da Niang, who taught her sword dancing, told her to practice diligently, but she always didn't want to practice.
Pei Shu tapped her sister's cheek with her index finger and warned seriously:
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't want his advice."
Three days later.
Under the locust tree, Pei Shu danced with a sword in the shadow of the branches.
She was wearing a green dress, and when she bent down, she looked like a swaying willow branch.
Xue Yuzhuo was lying on the wall, with distinct light and shadow on his face, which made his eyebrows and eyes look even more profound.
He watched Pei Shu's sword dance intently, and then pointed out mercilessly:
"Your wrist is drooping so much that the blade is about to fall to the ground."
"My feet were slow and I couldn't keep up."
"Breathe, breathe! Keep up with the breathing rhythm..."
"My body is tilted and I can't keep my balance..."
Xue Yuzhuo's voice never stopped, and he didn't say a single good word from beginning to end.
Pei Shu was already so tired that her hands and feet were sore and she was dizzy. When she heard Xue Yuzhuo constantly picking on her, she felt ashamed and angry:
"Xue Yuzhuo, you know my sword dancing is ugly, so you deliberately come to laugh at me, right? You are not allowed to watch me dance with swords from now on."
Pei Shu raised her cheeks, which were slightly red with anger, said something harsh, and then turned around and went into the house angrily.
Xue Yuzhuo called her from behind, but she refused to turn back.
Meow--
Chujiu jumped lightly into Pei Shu's arms.
Pei Shu held Chujiu and rested in the house for a while.
Xia He came in with tea: "Miss, you have been practicing swordsmanship very hard today. Have some tea and take a break."
Pei Shu glanced outside the room and asked with pursed lips:
"Is Xue Yuzhuo still waiting on the wall to laugh at me?"
Xia He shook her head: "I heard the noise from next door, it seems that Master Xue has also gone to practice sword."
When Pei Shu heard that Xue Yuzhuo had gone back, she finally felt comfortable going back to the courtyard to practice swordplay.
She also knew that her sword dancing skills were not very good, but she didn't want to show her clumsy side in front of Xue Yuzhuo.
The courtyard wall is very thick and there are trees on both sides of the wall.
The two trees closest to the wall are the old locust tree and the jujube tree.
The old locust tree is on Pei Shu's side of the yard, and the jujube tree is on Xue Yuzhuo's side of the yard.
The massive crowns of both trees stretched towards each other.
Just as Pei Shu raised her sword to practice again, Xue Yuzhuo's figure suddenly appeared again from the big branch of the jujube tree.
He held the sword in one hand and stood on a tree branch higher than the courtyard wall:
"Pei Jiaojiao, I'll let you laugh at me too."
As he spoke, he actually began to practice his sword skills by stepping on a tree branch, and it looked like he was about to step on empty air at any time.
Pei Shu felt scared just looking at it, and didn't care about being angry anymore: "Xue Yuzhuo, this is very dangerous, come down quickly."
Xue Yuzhuo looked fearless and refused to come down, insisting on practicing a few moves on the tree branch.
He even jumped and twirled among the branches, and the sword in his hand startled the green leaves on the branches and made them fall to the ground.
Light and shadow flowed on his blue headband, and he smiled happily as he sheathed his sword:
"Pei Jiaojiao, you can find fault with me now."
It was the first time Pei Shu saw someone practicing sword on a tree, and his movements were so agile and nimble that she couldn't take her eyes off him.
How could she find fault with it? She almost suspected that Xue Yuzhuo was showing off.
But Xue Yuzhuo stood in the sparse shadows, looking at her with a pair of bright and sincere eyes:
"Pei Jiaojiao, I didn't mean to make fun of you. I just thought your hands and feet were crooked and I was worried you might get hurt, so I reminded you. This is a big taboo in sword practice."
Then, his eyes drifted away and he added softly:
"Besides, you weren't ugly just now. You looked very pretty. Even with your hands and feet crooked, you still looked like a fairy..."
He said this so quietly that the maids in the yard didn't hear it.
Pei Shu, who was standing under the tree, was closest to him and heard everything clearly.
She saw a smile on Xue Yuzhuo's lips when he said this, as gentle as... just like the way an elder brother looks at Sister Yu.
Pei Shu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The sound of the wind, the rustling of trees, the singing of birds... She couldn't hear anything at that moment.
She only felt a fire in her chest, spreading to every inch of her skin and burning her face.
Pei Shu turned her back to hide her unnatural look.
She wanted to pretend to be calm and say, "Thank you, I still need to practice harder," but when the words came to her lips, she turned into another sentence:
"You, you're also very good at sword training. You're the best I've ever seen."
After Pei Shu finished speaking, there was silence behind her and Xue Yuzhuo did not respond.
Pei Shu regretted it so much that she wanted to bite her tongue.
She hurried into the house, too embarrassed to look back to see Xue Yuzhuo's reaction.
After taking two steps, I heard the maid beside me scream in panic:
"Master Xue——"
"Mr. Xue, be careful—!"
Pei Shu quickly turned around and saw the boy's body falling from the tree branch like a big bird...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
