Chapter 21: Waking up in a bad mood
Jiang Zhaoyue was never serious. The more he pestered her, the more devious ideas she had. Pei Jingzhou ignored her teasing and asked, "Did you go to pay your respects to your mother today?"
"Yes." Jiang Zhaoyue replied.
Pei Jingzhou asked: "Have you eaten all the snacks and fruits in her main room?"
Jiang Zhaoyue heard this and knew that Wang must have exaggerated the complaint, but she didn't care and told the truth: "No."
Pei Jingzhou didn't believe it: "No?"
Jiang Zhaoyue nodded: "There are still several pieces of snacks and fruits left."
Pei Jingzhou: “…”
"Besides, I'm not the only one eating this." Jiang Zhaoyue raised his chin towards the outside and said, "Our little fifth brother's appetite is comparable to mine. There were no leftovers at Linhuayuan for lunch today."
Pei Jingzhou asked: "Did you two eat together?"
"yes."
"Do you know that you can't eat other people's food without their permission?"
"Yin Ping asked me to eat this." Jiang Zhaoyue stood up and imitated Yin Ping's movements of holding snacks without any objects. He said respectfully, "Second Madam, please." Then he raised his head and asked, "Isn't this for me to eat?"
really.
Jiang Zhaoyue did nothing wrong.
Pei Jingzhou had no choice but to say, "Then you can go back to Linhuayuan and eat."
Jiang Zhaoyue said aggrievedly, "I was hungry. I got up at noon, drank a sip of tea, and went to pay my respects. My sister-in-law, elder brother, younger brother, and younger sister didn't go to pay their respects. I was the only one who went."
Pei Jingzhou frowned.
Jiang Zhaoyue continued, "Yinping said Mother would be out soon and asked me to wait. I've been waiting for almost an hour, and Mother still hasn't come out. I'm almost starving to death."
really.
It turned out that her mother disliked Jiang Zhaoyue and deliberately used some means to torture her.
Pei Jingzhou was glad that he didn't listen to his mother's one-sided words, otherwise he would have misunderstood Jiang Zhaoyue. At this moment, he heard Jiang Zhaoyue say delicately: "Second Master, can you bear to see your beautiful, smart and lovely daughter-in-law starve to death like this?"
The corner of his mouth twitched: "I won't starve to death if I don't eat a meal."
"Beauty is short-lived. I may be pretty, but I'm prone to starvation."
"That's not how you say beauty is short-lived."
Jiang Zhaoyue insisted: "I don't care, I'll use it this way."
Pei Jingzhou was speechless for a while.
"Second Master." Jiang Zhaoyue suddenly leaned towards Pei Jingzhou.
Pei Jingzhou took two steps back: "What are you doing?"
Jiang Zhaoyue took two steps forward and blinked her watery eyes: "Do I look good?"
Pei Jingzhou said with a straight face: "Stop making trouble."
Jiang Zhaoyue stood on tiptoe and asked, "Am I not good-looking?"
Pei Jingzhou said: "Appearance is just skin and skin, don't worry about it."
"But I just like your good looks."
Pei Jingzhou frowned: "Respect yourself!"
Jiang Zhaoyue pressed herself against Pei Jingzhou: "You have no self-respect."
"It's time to go out." Pei Jingzhou turned and left.
Jiang Zhaoyue turned her head and saw his somewhat flustered back. The corners of her mouth rose slightly. She straightened her clothes, then put her hands behind her back and walked out of the bedroom with light steps.
Pei Jingzhou was sitting next to Pei Heng drinking tea. When he looked up, he saw Jiang Zhaoyue's bright and carefree look.
Suddenly thinking about how she just did...
How could a woman be so arrogant...
He didn't have the guts to watch, so he just lowered his eyes and drank his tea.
Pei Heng, however, was very fond of her: "Second sister-in-law!"
"Here I am." Jiang Zhaoyue deliberately sat in front of Pei Jingzhou.
Pei Jingzhou glanced at her.
Jiang Zhaoyue ignored him and talked to Pei Heng instead.
Pei Jingzhou placed the tea bowl on the stone table and said, "Get up early tomorrow, have breakfast, and then go pay your respects to mother."
Jiang Zhaoyue turned around: "Second Master, are you talking to me?"
Pei Jingzhou said seriously, "Mother is the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, the mistress of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, your mother-in-law. She needs prestige to manage the entire Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, so sometimes we have to consider her face and be respectful and filial."
Jiang Zhaoyue raised an eyebrow: "Why didn't Second Master say this in the bedroom just now?"
"In the bedroom..." Pei Jingzhou thought of Jiang Zhaoyue sticking to him again, and he immediately put on a serious face: "I'm talking to you about serious matters."
Pei Heng shrank his little head when he saw this.
Jiang Zhaoyue remained the same: "Okay, okay, I got it."
Pei Jingzhou emphasized: "Greet your greetings respectfully and on time."
"Okay."
"If Mother says anything unpleasant, just agree with her and tell me later in the evening."
"Okay."
"Be serious."
"yes."
Pei Jingzhou stopped talking.
Jiang Zhaoyue asked: "Second Master, is this okay?"
Pei Jingzhou stood up and left.
Pei Heng blinked his bright black eyes and asked, "Second sister-in-law, what happened to my second brother?"
"It's okay." Jiang Zhaoyue looked at Pei Heng and said, "Let's continue looking at the paintings."
"Okay." Pei Heng agreed happily.
An adult and a child watched the sunset.
Pei Heng wanted to stay in Linhuayuan for dinner.
Jiang Zhaoyue was worried that it was not good for the child to walk at night, so she asked Lianxiang and others to take him back. She had dinner with Pei Jingzhou, but she spent the whole day paying respects, playing sepak takraw, going to Pear Blossom Garden, and reading picture books, and did not do any serious work.
This feeling... is so great!
But she was the mistress of Linhua Courtyard after all, so she had to do something. So she went to the east room to look through the account books of Linhua Courtyard, etc., and did not close the account book until Xiangqiao came to call her. She asked, "Where is the Second Master?"
"The second master is still in the study." Xiang Qiao replied.
"Then I'll shower and change first."
"yes."
After taking a shower, Jiang Zhaoyue sat on the bed and picked up a book to read.
Pei Jingzhou walked in at this time, took a shower and changed his clothes, then sat down on the edge of the bed and looked back at Jiang Zhaoyue.
Jiang Zhaoyue just raised her eyes and their gazes met his.
Pei Jingzhou quickly moved away: "It's late, go to bed."
Jiang Zhaoyue closed the book, stuffed it under his pillow, lay down, and asked, "Second Master, are we having our wedding night today?"
Pei Jingzhou almost fell down when he heard this.
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoyue said, "It's not a hole again?"
Pei Jingzhou looked at her: "Jiang——"
"I know, just respect yourself." Jiang Zhaoyue replied familiarly.
"I'm glad you know."
"Hmph." Jiang Zhaoyue turned over and faced away from him.
"Tomorrow morning, you must pay your respects respectfully and on time."
"I know."
"Also, sleep well at night," Pei Jingzhou reminded.
"I know."
"Don't hug me."
"I know."
Pei Jingzhou was finally satisfied after getting the answer, and raised his hand to extinguish the candle.
The room fell into darkness.
He closed his eyes too.
At the hour of Mao the next day, several maids in Linhua Courtyard woke up.
Pei Jingzhou opened his eyes and saw Jiang Zhaoyue crawling into his bed again and clinging to him tightly in the faint light coming through the window lattice.
He let out a long breath, and finally couldn't help but say: "Jiang Zhaoyue!"
Jiang Zhaoyue fell into a deep sleep.
"Jiang Zhaoyue."
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't respond.
Pei Jingzhou sat up and pushed Jiang Zhaoyue directly: "Jiang Zhaoyue, wake up."
Jiang Zhaoyue frowned and opened his eyes: "What?"
"We agreed to sleep well, what's wrong with you?"
"That's it?"
"What else?"
"You woke me up just because of this?" Jiang Zhaoyue sat up suddenly. "What's wrong with me not sleeping well? What's wrong with me hugging you, cuddling you, and kissing you? I'm so pretty, it's a blessing for you! Don't be ungrateful!"
"Jiang Zhaoyue!"
"Why are you pretending to be innocent? I wonder how messed up you are in private!" Jiang Zhaoyue was feeling very sleepy. She angrily pulled the quilt over her and fell back on the bed to continue sleeping.
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