Chapter 125 His Jealousy
Pei Jingxu lowered her head and bit her lip, standing behind Rong Jianxue without moving.
"If you want a peace amulet, you can ask Bai to get one for you."
Her voice trembled slightly, as if it was one of her few "rebellions" against the person she loved.
Rong Xuanzhou pursed his lips, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. "Pei Jingxu, why do you always take your anger out on Shu Tong? Her husband died protecting the country, and I look after her out of respect for her husband. You're so inconsiderate."
Seeing that she was still hiding behind her brother, Rong Xuanzhou frowned and took a step forward: "Okay, stop making trouble."
He whispered, softening his voice for the first time: "Don't make a fool of yourself, big brother."
This statement is actually a bit... ambiguous.
Rong Xuanzhou easily classified Pei Jingxu under his "wing" and put some distance between him and his brother Rong Jianxue.
It was as if the two of them were just having a small quarrel between husband and wife, which was not worthy of being shown in front of their brother.
Rong Jianxue raised her chin slightly, rubbed the Buddhist beads with her fingertips, and said nothing.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of malice in his eyes.
——This Rong Xuanzhou is indeed stupid but useful sometimes.
She was worried that she would not have the chance to get "one step closer" to Rong Jianxue.
She bit her lip slightly, but lowered her head "obediently" without refutating him.
Rong Xuanzhou lowered his eyes to look at her, a smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
——He knew that she liked him, and as long as he said a few nice words, no matter how angry she was, it would all dissipate.
"Let's go to the side hall."
Rong Xuanzhou said this to her.
Pei Jingxu lowered his head and replied softly, "Okay."
Rong Xuanzhou greeted Rong Jianxue, then took Pei Jingxu to the side hall.
Bai Shutong had naturally heard the conversation between the few people just now. She bit her lip slightly, her face slightly pale, but she smiled at Rong Xuanzhou: "It couldn't be better that Brother Xuanzhou and Sister Pei can reconcile."
Rong Xuanzhou smiled gently, "Shutong, let's go together. Don't you also want to ask for help from Nuonuo and Axuan?"
Bai Shutong twitched the corner of her mouth and glanced at Pei Jingxu with a hint of worry: "No need, I'll take them there alone later."
Rong Xuanzhou heard this and wanted to say something else, but he saw A Xuan trotting over to Rong Xuanzhou and holding one of Rong Xuanzhou's hands: "Uncle Xuanzhou, A Xuan wants to go and ask for a peace amulet together!"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the boy with a half-smile.
——I don’t know what tricks he is up to.
Rong Xuanzhou smiled and said, "Okay, uncle will take you with him."
As he spoke, Rong Xuanzhou led Axuan and Pei Jingxu to the side hall.
For a moment, the only people outside the hall were Bai Shutong, Rong Jianxue, and Nuonuo in Bai Shutong's arms.
Rong Jianxue had a cold expression and it was difficult to discern any emotion.
As soon as he walked under the Longevity Tree, he was stopped by Bai Shutong.
Bai Shutong bowed slightly towards him, and said in a gentle and pleasant voice: "Brother Jianxue, I didn't understand the rules of the Rong Mansion yesterday. Please don't blame me, Brother Jianxue."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything, nor did he intend to pay attention to her. He raised his foot to leave.
"Brother Jianxue won't forgive me?!" Bai Shutong hurried forward a few steps, her voice slightly anxious, "I grew up in a small fishing village. I don't know any rules, and I'm not as pretty as Sister Pei. I'm really not pleasing to others."
When saying this, Bai Shutong lowered his head, his body trembling slightly, as if he was a little restrained and embarrassed.
His eyes finally moved, and Rong Jianxue's gaze fell on Bai Shutong.
It was not because of her "pity", but because he suddenly remembered what she said to him yesterday when they were in the carriage.
But Ah Xu heard that Bai Shutong had been in the capital for a few days, and everyone in the capital, from nobles to common people and officials, liked her very much.
She is very likable.
If we compare objectively, the female doctor in front of us lived in a fishing village since she was a child, lost her husband, and raised her two children alone.
People in the capital say that she has a tough, free and unrestrained character, and is like a falcon soaring in the sky. The three-point sky in the backyard cannot trap her.
Compared to Pei Jingxu, she does seem more pitiful and more likable.
——But women should not be used for comparison.
Whether she is obedient and docile or tough and free-spirited, that's how she is, that's how women are.
The falcons soaring in the sky are indeed unruly and attract everyone to stop and watch, and everyone envy and praise them.
But it's also nice to be a pampered little flower.
If things were not to her liking, she would be extremely unhappy and would refuse to grow buds or bloom for him to see.
——He didn’t think there was anything wrong with this.
Pei Jingxu's version is also very good.
So, in fact, he didn’t quite understand what Pei Jingxu meant by “unlikable”.
Just as he also didn't understand why Bai Shutong was more "likable".
He raised his chin and looked at the woman in front of him coldly.
Bai Shutong lowered his head, his eyes moved, and he looked at Nuonuo in his arms.
Nuonuo understood, smiled at Rong Jianxue, and stretched out her chubby little hands: "Uncle, Nuonuo wants a hug~"
Bai Shutong blushed and hurriedly explained to Rong Jianxue, "Brother Jianxue, don't misunderstand. Nuonuo wants to hug someone she likes when she sees them..."
Nuonuo's eyes were filled with innocence and purity, and she waved at Rong Jianxue: "Uncle, hug me!"
Rong Jianxue came back to her senses slightly, and her gaze fell on the little girl without any emotion.
Then he took a step back and put some distance between himself and the two of them.
Nuonuo was stunned, with her hands suspended in the air, at a loss.
The smile on Bai Shutong's face froze, and he looked at Rong Jianxue with some confusion and shock.
Finally, the man's cold and indifferent voice came from above the woman's head.
"Madam Bai, I'm not Rong Xuanzhou, and I don't like children."
Bai Shutong widened his eyes, his eyes full of shock and disbelief!
——She never expected that this man would be so rude to a child!
Bai Shutong pulled the corners of her mouth and laughed dryly twice: "Yes, it is my fault that I did not teach Nuonuo well, please do not blame me, Brother Jianxue."
Rong Jianxue looked cold and dignified, and said nothing.
Bai Shutong rolled her eyes, readjusted her composure, and smiled at Rong Jianxue, "Back on the battlefield, I always heard Brother Xuanzhou mention how much his wife, Sister Pei, loved him."
"Seeing this sutra cylinder today, I realized that Sister Pei's love is far deeper than I imagined."
Rong Jianxue raised her eyebrows slightly and her eyes fell on her hands.
——That is the prayer wheel that was just picked from the tree.
It must have been taken down from the tree by Bai Shutong when he was playing with Nuonuo.
The prayer wheel was sealed with beeswax, but now it was pried open and all the scriptures inside fell out.
——These are the scriptures that Pei Jingxu copied and sent to Rong Xuanzhou.
The scriptures fluttered in the wind, and a piece of rice paper mixed in among them was different from the other pages and was not a scripture.
He saw the first sentence on the paper.
My beloved husband: I have been away from you for a hundred days, and I have been unable to sleep day and night. Every time I burn a paper horse, my tears stain my clothes with blood.
——It was a letter from home that she wrote to him.
Rong Jianxue's brows were pressed down, and her dark pupils were cold and gloomy.
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