Chapter 109 Why don’t you help Ah Xu peel the shrimps?
When Pei Jingxu arrived at the front hall, the Rong couple and Rong Xuanzhou had already arrived.
Seeing Bai Shutong also sitting at the dining table, Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.
——As expected of the heroine, she easily won the favor of the Rong couple in just half a day.
The girl named Nuonuo was not there. The boy named Xuanxuan was standing next to Rong Baimao, reciting the Strategies of the Warring States very skillfully without any stumbling.
When Rong Baimao saw this, his eyes were full of admiration and kindness.
Seeing Pei Jingxu coming, the Rong couple just glanced at him and said nothing.
Rong Xuanzhou just looked up at her, then lowered his head to peel lychees.
Bai Shutong sat on the right side of Rong Xuanzhou.
Seeing Pei Jingxu coming, she hurriedly stood up: "Sister Pei, you are here."
Pei Jingxu took a deep breath, pretended to be uncomfortable and forced a smile, then walked to Rong Xuanzhou.
Bai Shutong was sitting on the right, so Pei Jingxu came to the seat on his left.
"Erlang, I..."
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something.
Xuanxuan, who was playing nearby, sat down in the position chosen by Pei Jingxu without noticing.
He carefully watched Rong Xuanzhou peeling the crystal clear lychees in the porcelain bowl and whispered, "Uncle Xuanzhou, are these lychees for Nuonuo and me?"
The boy turned his back to Pei Jingxu, as if he didn't see her.
Bai Shutong frowned upon seeing this and said to the boy, "Hurry up, Xuan, that's your aunt's seat!"
Ah Xuan frowned and hugged Rong Xuanzhou's arm: "No, I want to sit with Uncle Xuanzhou!"
Rong Xuanzhou's lips curled up into a smile, and he glanced at Pei Jingxu: "Why don't you sit somewhere else? Do you really have to argue with a child?"
Pei Jingxu's eyes flickered slightly, and tears welled up in his eyes.
She bit her lip: "Okay."
Just what she wanted.
Apart from these seats, there are only two places left at the table.
Pei Jingxu curled his lips secretly and sat next to the empty seat.
Rong Xuanzhou pushed the peeled lychees in front of Axuan and said, "Xuanxuan, try this. This is a gift from His Majesty to your uncle."
"Uncle Xuanzhou is so awesome! Ah Xuan wants to save this for Nuonuo!" Ah Xuan looked like a grown-up. "Nuonuo is sick, and she likes sweet things."
Rong Xuanzhou's eyebrows were gentle, and his voice was soft: "It's okay, His Majesty gave me another plate as a reward, and Uncle saved it for Nuonuo."
Bai Shutong, who was standing by, gently tugged at the corner of Rong Xuanzhou's clothes and said in a voice she thought only the two of them could hear, "Brother Xuanzhou, you're spoiling them too much..."
Rong Xuanzhou smiled nonchalantly, "Xuanxuan and Nuonuo had a hard time in the military camp before. Now that they're back at the Rong family, I can't possibly treat them badly."
Bai Shutong then smiled at Rong Xuanzhou with a look of gratitude.
Pei Jingxu looked at such a harmonious and close "family" and felt like an outsider who didn't fit in, sitting aside and unable to blend in with anyone.
The food was gradually placed on the table.
Rong looked around: "Why didn't Jianxue come?"
Rong Baimao said in a deep voice: "Who knows that he looked unhappy after returning from the palace."
Rong Xuanzhou had always held Rong Jianxue in awe and respect since childhood. He smiled and said, "I'm afraid Big Brother hasn't recovered from the news of my return to the capital yet!"
"Big brother has always been a bit sentimental, so please don't talk about him, Dad and Mom."
Rong scolded, "Okay, okay, you're the one who supports your elder brother the most!"
We were chatting happily here when we heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
Rong Jianxue changed into a white casual dress with auspicious clouds and golden patterns embroidered on it, looking low-key and reserved.
"Brother! You're finally here!" Rong Xuanzhou stood up with a smile, took Rong Jianxue's hand and sat down, "Come on, come on, sit down!"
Rong Jianxue is his cousin and has little affection for Rong Xuanzhou, his younger brother who grew up with him, but he is also caring and loving towards him.
Saw where to sit at the table.
After taking a look at Pei Jingxu, Rong Jianxue frowned slightly, but didn't say much. He sat down beside her obediently.
"Shu Tong greets Brother Jianxue. I've offended many people outside the palace today. Brother Jianxue, please don't mind."
Bai Shutong stood up first and raised the wine glass in his hand towards Rong Jianxue with a gentle and calm smile.
Rong Jianxue sat upright, her slender joints tapping lightly on the table. Her voice was cold and indifferent: "Isn't this a family dinner?"
With just one sentence, the smile on Bai Shutong's face froze slightly.
Rong Xuanzhou smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Shutong is new here and doesn't have many relatives, so her parents wanted to take her out for a simple meal."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything, her eyes resting on the plate of unpeeled boiled shrimps on the dining table.
"Alright Jianxue, Xuanzhou is back today, you should be happy, why are you still so sullen?"
Rong also smiled and put a shrimp into his porcelain bowl.
Rong Xuanzhou signaled Ah Xuan beside him with his eyes and said with a smile, "Ah Xuan, go and toast Uncle Jianxue."
The boy nodded, holding a glass of wine in both hands, and walked to Rong Jianxue: "Uncle Jianxue, I wish you a smooth career and a bright future."
Although Axuan is not very old, he has been well-read and these beautiful words come to him easily.
Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes: "How old are you?"
"Brother, don't look at Axuan's young age. In our military camp, few people can drink more than him!" Rong Xuanzhou teased with a smile.
Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold and indifferent. She glanced at the wine offered by the child, then her gaze stopped at Pei Jingxu's face beside her.
"Help me drink it."
The man's eyes and eyebrows were cold, and no emotion could be heard when he said this.
"Ah?" Pei Jingxu was also stunned. His almond-shaped eyes were still filled with tears. When he looked at Rong Jianxue, he was like a frightened deer.
Rong Jianxue said indifferently: "I'm injured and can't drink."
This seemed to remind her of something, and his tone was calm: "Didn't you always want to drink during His Majesty's birthday banquet?"
These words were said in a rather intimate manner.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, suppressed the smile on his lips, bit his lip, poured a glass of wine, and clinked glasses with the boy.
Ah Xuan's face didn't look very good, but seeing that there was nothing he could do, he could only curl his lips and drink the glass of wine.
Rong Jianxue's expression remained unchanged, and he didn't care about the expressions of the Rong couple. He still sat upright.
Rong Xuanzhou didn't notice anything wrong and started tonight's family dinner with a smile.
It was called a family dinner, but the Rong couple were just chatting intimately with Bai Shutong, Rong Xuanzhou and others, as if they were the real family.
The Rong family wanted Rong Jianxue to participate as well, and mentioned him many times and asked for his opinion, but Rong Jianxue just said a few words lightly and did not join in.
Watching the "intimate conversation" between Rong Xuanzhou and Bai Shutong, Pei Jingxu bit his lip slightly, poured himself a few more glasses of wine, and drank them all.
Seeing this, Rong Jianxue frowned slightly, but did not stop it.
After three rounds of drinking, Pei Jingxu felt drunk.
She tilted her head slightly, and her gaze, moist and hot with alcohol, fell squarely on Rong Jianxue.
She reached out and gently tugged at the man's sleeve under the dining table.
Rong Jianxue frowned and his body stiffened slightly.
His gaze fell dully on her face, and then he met the woman's drunken eyes.
Pei Jingxu's eyes flickered slightly, and his voice was filled with a hint of innocence, drunkenness, and naiveté: "Why don't you help Ah Xu peel the shrimps..."
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