"Mr. Pei and his wife are indeed very affectionate, Queen, don't you agree?"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"I saw that Madam Pei was whispering to Marquis Pei?"
The voices of Emperor Xiaocheng and the Empress suddenly rang in his ears. Song Huan's body stiffened, and he swallowed the words that were about to come out. He pursed his lips and lightly touched Pei Yan's ear.
And Pei Yan's ears... turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Oh, I was mistaken. They are a couple flirting with each other." The queen saw this scene as soon as she finished speaking, and changed her words with a smile.
Pei Yan didn't elaborate further upon hearing this. He took Song Huan aside and saluted to Emperor Xiaocheng and the Empress with an expressionless face, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Song Huan lowered his head slightly and saluted with him.
Cui Yuning, who was standing behind her, buried her face even lower, and clenched her hands tightly at her waist.
Emperor Xiaocheng glanced casually at Pei Yan, waved his hand and said with a smile, "No need to be so polite, Mr. Pei. Come on, follow me in."
As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, the emperor and the empress walked hand in hand into the Xuande Hall. For a moment, everyone in the hall fell silent, and they all stood up to greet the emperor and the empress.
Chu Xun half lowered his head, but his eyes were fixed on Pei Yan's position opposite him.
The emperor has already come to Xuande Hall, why hasn’t this person arrived yet?
Chu Xun frowned. Will Yu Ning really show up at the banquet today?
Just when Chu Xun was getting anxious, Pei Yan and Song Huan had already followed Emperor Xiaocheng and slowly walked to their positions and stood still.
Chu Xun looked up and was caught off guard by the sight of Cui Yuning following behind Song Huan... She had lost a lot of weight...
"Fourth brother? Fourth brother!" The Sixth Prince Chu Yu called Chu Xun in a low voice. Seeing that he ignored him, he couldn't help but get anxious. He stretched out his chubby little hand and tugged at his fourth brother's sleeves twice.
Chu Xun came back to his senses and looked down at Chu Yu with dissatisfaction.
Chu Yu reminded quietly: "Fourth brother, father just asked us to sit down."
Chu Xun was startled, realizing that his father was looking at him with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes. "Xun'er, have you found anything interesting? Tell us so that we can all see it together."
Chu Xun calmed down slightly and said, "Father, I just saw Marquis Pei... and was reminded of the competition in the Ning County military camp."
As he said this, he turned to look at Pei Yan and said, "If there is a chance in the future, this prince would like to learn a few more things from Marquis Pei."
"Your Excellency the Fourth Prince, thank you for your compliment." Pei Yan said calmly, "If your Excellency the Fourth Prince is willing, we can meet at the training ground outside the capital in three days."
Chu Xun's eyes tightened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "In that case, this prince will definitely keep the appointment in three days."
"Xun'er, don't make trouble."
Emperor Xiaocheng admonished Chu Xun, "Pei Qing is a pillar of our great Chu. How can your mediocre skills compare to his?"
Although he said so, when Pei Yan and Chu Xun were arguing with each other, Emperor Xiaocheng had been observing them. Seeing that Chu Xun had never been at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Pei Yan, he was actually very satisfied in his heart.
"Your Majesty is right." Chu Xun looked embarrassed when he heard that. He took a deep breath and bowed to admit his mistake.
Emperor Xiaocheng: "Sit down."
Chu Xun bowed, lowered his eyes and sat down calmly.
From beginning to end, he never looked in the direction of Pei Yan and the others again.
Although the emperor did not recognize Yu Ning, there were many women at the banquet, and he could not allow himself to bring danger to Yu Ning.
Song Huan sat next to Pei Yan, his eyes fixed on the plate of osmanthus cake on the table, which looked very proper.
But in fact, her mind was already in turmoil.
Just now, when Pei Yan was fighting with Emperor Xiaocheng and Chu Xun, Song Huan had temporarily stopped the system from telling her the source of danger.
I wonder if Emperor Xiaocheng heard the trick in Pei Yan and Chu Xun's words...
That day at Quzi River, Chu Xun did not give a clear answer.
But his words "if there is a chance in the future" were actually a reply to Pei Yan, telling Pei Yan that he agreed to Pei Yan's conditions.
And Pei Yan's "meeting in three days" naturally refers to meeting Cui Yuning and handing Cui Yuning over to Chu Xun...
Now that the cooperation has been reached, then Pei Yan's life... should be safe, right?
Song Huan calmed down a little and let the system continue.
She had no interest in Emperor Xiaocheng's unoriginal official opening remarks on the throne.
A full quarter of an hour passed before the palace banquet officially began.
——The snacks on the table were removed by the palace maids serving beside them, the eunuchs brought in the delicacies one after another, and the dancers entered with the sound of music.
Song Huan glanced at the delicacies on the table one by one, swallowed his saliva, and forced himself to look up at the dancer.
Pei Yan had listened to Song Huan's words before, so naturally he would not eat at this moment.
But letting him watch the dancers dance? That's impossible, not in this lifetime.
He never liked these things. He thought watching the dancers dance was better than watching his wife.
However, in front of everyone, Pei Yan couldn't keep staring at Song Huan.
After a moment, he withdrew his gaze, picked up the chopsticks, and picked at the dishes on the table. He picked up a few pieces of food and put them on his jade butterfly in a proper manner, but he did not eat a single bite.
After a while, others were already watching and eating, and chatting with people at the next table.
Pei Yan was so bored that he simply put down his chopsticks and turned to talk to Song Huan.
But when he turned around, he saw a woman sitting on the table to his left, about to raise a glass of wine to chat with his wife...
"elder sister."
The woman called out to Song Huan, with contempt evident in her eyes. She said, "I heard that you and Brother Pei are very affectionate. I wonder how you managed to win Brother Pei's heart? Brother Pei never let women get close to him before!"
Song Huan, who was intoxicated by the dancer's graceful movements, said: "???"
Brother Pei? Who is this girl?
She turned to look at Pei Yan and saw that his face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Who are you?" Pei Yan looked at the woman with cold eyes.
Song Huan: “…” My husband is a werewolf.
This must have broken the girl's heart.
But Song Huan obviously underestimated the woman's ability to withstand blows. She only saw her face stiffen for a moment, but soon regained her composure, her face blooming with a smile, and said to Pei Yan in a delicate voice: "Brother Pei, have you forgotten? When you were a child, you helped Shang Jia catch butterflies..."
"Catching butterflies?" Song Huan was inexplicably interested. It seemed that no matter how cool a kid was, he had a childish childhood.
She glanced sideways at Pei Yan, with a sly smile in her eyes.
Pei Yan's increasingly serious expression suddenly softened. Since his wife had an idea, he would accompany her to listen to it.
Princess Shangjia thought Pei Yan had just remembered something, and when she heard Song Huan's response, she couldn't help but feel secretly delighted. She pretended to be ignorant and said, "Yes, catching butterflies. Sister, has Brother Pei ever caught butterflies for you?"
"Hmm... not." Song Huan frowned and thought seriously, then shook her head and sighed, "My husband... only caught fish for me."
fish?
Princess Shangjia sneered secretly.
I'm afraid that Brother Pei went fishing for food because they didn't have enough food and drink during the march and battle. The Song family is indeed a small family, and the daughters they raised are all more flattering than the other.
"Really?" Princess Shangjia smiled and said, "Not bad, the fish Brother Pei caught must be very delicious."
She turned her eyes to Pei Yan and said, "Brother Pei, I wonder if Shang Jia has had a chance to taste the fish you caught?"
"No chance." Pei Yan's voice was as cold as ice, and a strong chill emanated from his body.
It was a midsummer day, and Princess Shangjia shivered inexplicably.
"elder sister……"
Princess Shangjia curled her lips and said to Song Huan, "Sister just wants to try some fish. Look at Brother Pei..."
Song Huan: "Sorry."
Princess Shangjia couldn't help but show joy in her eyes.
Song Huan added, "My husband and I share the same idea."
Princess Shangjia was stunned.
Song Huan continued, smiling faintly, "Princess, please don't call me sister anymore. I just thought about it carefully for a while. The princess is one year older than me. I really don't deserve to be called sister."
Princess Shangjia: "..."
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