Su Li said with some pride: "My husband Pei Ji is even more handsome than him."
"Is this true?" Pei Mingyue looked incredulous.
"Of course it's true. You'll know when we get to your house."
In the original novel, Pei Mingyue happened to see Pei Ji at a banquet and was immediately stunned by his stunning appearance. She praised Pei Ji in front of Princess Rongfu at the banquet, which brought her fatal disaster.
She would let Pei Mingyue meet Pei Ji first. By then, she would be amazed and admire Pei Ji as she should be. Then she would not praise Pei Ji too much at the banquet, and would not provoke Princess Rongfu, and the disaster of death would naturally be avoided.
"Okay," Pei Mingyue said with an interested look on her face, "I want to see how good-looking your husband is, A Li, to make you praise him like this."
She actually believed what Ali said. After all, Ali had said before that her husband would be the first, so he really was the first. Ali said that her husband was handsome, so he must be handsome, but she didn't know to what extent.
When they arrived at the Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion, the Ningyuan Marquis's wife and Su Li explained the arrangements and went to deal with the banquet, while Pei Mingyue took Su Li to visit the mansion.
The Ningyuan Marquis Mansion covers a vast area, with carved beams and painted pillars, pavilions and towers everywhere. It is spring now, and the courtyard is full of various exotic flowers and plants, showing the family's heritage and style.
Su Li was in the mindset of visiting famous scenic spots and historical sites, and he was quite interested in watching.
"Girl, Madam Pei!"
At this moment, Yingchun came over and said, "Miss, the wife of the Duke of Ji's son is here. The lady wants you to go back."
The wife of the prince of Duke Ji's mansion? That must be Ji Tingyou's mother. Su Li looked at Pei Mingyue as if she was watching a good show. That was the person who almost became her mother-in-law.
Pei Mingyue was a little embarrassed: "If my mother really lets me go, it would be so embarrassing." After all, she had just escaped from her engagement, and although the marriage had not been finalized yet, she was also afraid that the prince's wife would be unhappy and dissatisfied with her.
Yingchun replied, "It's the Crown Prince's wife who wants to see Madam Su."
"Ah? So that's it, oh, right, right!" Pei Mingyue suddenly realized that A Li had saved Ji Tingyou, and the Crown Prince's wife must have wanted to thank A Li in person. Then she would have no business doing that. She hurriedly said, "A Li, let's go. Don't keep the Crown Prince's wife waiting for too long."
"..." So he's using her as a shield?
Su Li smiled helplessly and said, "Let's go..."
Back in the reception room, the wife of Ningyuan Hou was chatting and laughing with a gentle-looking lady in her thirties.
Su Li thought, this must be the prince's wife.
Pei Mingyue stepped forward and saluted: "Mingyue greets the Crown Prince's wife."
The Crown Prince's wife smiled and nodded: "Ayue, there is no need to be so polite."
Su Li also bowed to her and said, "Greetings, Madam Crown Prince."
Madam Hou introduced: "Aning, this is Madam Pei."
The Crown Prince's wife stood up, her face full of gratitude, and said softly, "Madam Pei, I have never been able to thank you in person. Thank you for saving Tingyou."
Su Li repeatedly said: "Madam, there is no need to be like this. I didn't do anything. It was just a small favor..."
Seeing that she didn't care at all and didn't take any credit for her achievements, the wife of the Ningyuan Marquis and the wife of the Crown Prince looked at her with even higher regard.
The Crown Prince's wife continued to smile and spoke softly, "That naughty boy Tingyou never told me that you had come to the capital. I only found out about your presence there yesterday. It's my fault. Madam Pei, please don't mind."
I had originally planned to invite Madam Pei to the Duke's Mansion in a couple of days to personally thank her, but I didn't expect to meet her here.
Su Li repeatedly evaded the question: "It's really just a small favor. Madam, you are really embarrassing me by saying this. I hope Madam will not take this matter to heart anymore..."
The wife of Ningyuan Hou couldn't help laughing and said, "Alright, alright, Aning, Madam Pei's husband has passed the imperial examination, and she will live in the capital from now on. You should thank her. There are plenty of opportunities. Why rush..."
"Yes," the Crown Prince's wife smiled gently, "You are right..."
Seeing this, Su Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was really used to others always expressing gratitude and thanks to her.
At this moment, the second lady of the Marquis's Mansion, Pei Chuan's wife, also arrived. Lady Ningyuan Marquis introduced Su Li to the second lady. After the greetings, they sat and chatted for a while.
After that, many ladies came, but the wife of the Marquis of Ningyuan did not introduce them to her.
After all, to put it bluntly, she is now just the wife of a candidate without any official position. If she did not have these special relationships with the Marquis' Mansion and the Duke's Mansion, she would not be qualified to attend such a banquet, and others might not be willing to know her.
Instead, Pei Mingyue introduced her to one of her close friends.
Soon it was evening and the banquet began.
The Marquis's Mansion held a small banquet and only invited some close relatives.
The banquet was divided into two areas, one for male guests in the outer courtyard and one for female guests in the inner courtyard.
As a result, Pei Mingyue had no chance to meet Pei Ji. Su Li asked Pei Mingyue's maid to go to the outer courtyard to pass a message to Pei Ji, asking him to wait for her at the door after the banquet.
The banquet did not end until nine o'clock in the evening. At this time, all the guests of Ningyuan Marquis Mansion had gone back. Su Li was the last one to leave. Pei Mingyue used the excuse of sending her back and left the mansion with her.
As they approached the door, Pei Mingyue whispered, "Where's your husband? Why can't I see him?"
Su Li laughed: "Don't worry, we haven't even left the house yet."
"Oh oh oh, hey hey!"
There was a carriage parked on each side outside the Marquis' Mansion. When Su Li and the others walked out of the gate, they saw Pei Ji waiting in front of a carriage on the left.
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