Chapter 13 My husband is angry~
In his previous life, Pei Jingxu rarely went out.
After learning the news of Rong Xuanzhou's death in battle, Pei Jingxu was heartbroken and dressed in mourning to remain chaste for him.
She also loved beauty. The silk and satin she wore, especially the soft red satin robe, looked as bright and beautiful as a stream of flowing honey when she walked.
But later she only wore plain clothes, which were less ostentatious, but made her face look even more stunning and beautiful, so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off it.
At this moment, following her voice, the eyes of the female relatives all fell on her.
There was envy or jealousy in his eyes, and he never took his eyes off her face.
The moment Pei Jingxu appeared in everyone's sight, the smile on Shen Congyue's face turned cold.
The woman trotted to Shen Congyue's side with an anxious look on her face, her watery eyes shaking with eagerness and panic.
"Hey, why is Madam Pei Er here?"
Chen Congyue put a smile on his face again, and the look he gave Pei Jingxu was full of calculation and contempt.
"Mrs. Pei? Which Mrs. Pei?"
Among the crowd, some women began to whisper.
Chen Congyue's smile deepened as she said loudly, "Who is the other Second Madam Pei? It's naturally the one from the Rong family whose husband died, Pei Jingxu."
As soon as these words were spoken, the female members of the family came to their senses.
——From Miss Shen’s tone, it seems that she doesn’t like this Pei family!
The female guests reacted and glanced at each other, then looked at Pei Jingxu: "Mrs. Pei? If I remember correctly, Second Young Master Rong died only a year ago, so why is Second Madam coming to the birthday banquet?"
"Yes, yes, could it be that the Second Lady couldn't bear the loneliness in the deep house?"
"It's really unlucky. On such a happy day as Miss Shen's birthday party, such a plague god actually came!"
"That's right! Don't you see where this place is? How can someone like you come here?"
“…”
Chen Congyue was surrounded by the female relatives, listening to them chatting one after another, and was in a very good mood!
Pei Jingxu had tears in her eyes, but she just stood there stiffly, bowing to Shen Congyue in the crowd: "Miss Shen, I, I will leave immediately after I know the news about my husband, and I won't be a nuisance to you here!"
Shen Congyue narrowed her eyes and chuckled, "Second Madam, what are you talking about? Since you're here, is there any reason for me, such a big mansion like Shen, to chase you away?"
As he spoke, Shen Congyue signaled to the maid with his eyes.
The maid understood, poured a glass of wine from the table and handed it to Shen Congyue.
Chen Congyue waved the wine glass in front of Pei Jingxu's eyes, "Guests are welcome. Let Madam Er drink this glass of wine first. I will give you the answer you want later. How about that?"
Everyone knows that Pei Jingxu is deeply in love with the second young master Rong. She will definitely drink it even if it’s just a glass of wine.
Sure enough, Pei Jingxu took the wine glass from Shen Congyue's hand and drank it all in one gulp!
Shen Congyue watched Pei Jingxu drink the glass of wine with his own eyes, and the smile on his face could no longer be hidden!
"Good! Second Lady is truly devoted and loyal to Second Master Rong!"
Originally, Shen Congyue thought that it would take some effort to trick Pei Jingxu into drinking this glass of wine, but now it seems that she was worrying too much.
This Pei family is really as stupid as the rumors say, and they just have a good appearance.
She gave the maid another look, and the maid nodded and retreated among the other female relatives.
Chen Congyue raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled at Pei Jingxu, "Second Madam, please wait a moment. I have asked someone to prepare. Before that, why don't you come with me to meet someone first?"
Pei Jingxu seemed to realize something, and panicked as he hurriedly shook his head: "No, no..."
"I'm afraid you can't say no!"
Chen Congyue took a few steps forward, grabbed Pei Jingxu's wrist, pulled her through the screen, and walked towards the men's seat!
“Miss Shen, don’t!”
Pei Jingxu shouted this on his face, but in his heart he kept clapping and cheering for Shen Congyue.
——She was still thinking of some way to make Rong Jianxue notice her.
Now it seems that it has saved her a lot of trouble.
Chen Congyue forcefully pulled Pei Jingxu towards the men's table, instantly attracting the attention of the men's guests.
Most of the male guests who came to attend Shen Congyue's birthday banquet were officials and retainers who were on good terms with Prime Minister Shen Anshan. The moment they saw Pei Jingxu, their eyes were filled with amazement.
"Who is the woman that Miss Shen is holding? I seem to have never seen her before."
"I'm not sure. She looks about the same age as Miss Shen. She must be a daughter of some wealthy family."
"Where is Miss Shen taking her? Why is she in our men's seat?"
“…”
Rong Jianxue took a seat in the VIP seat.
Hearing the commotion and discussions around him, he followed the crowd's gaze.
The moment he saw the person coming, he paused slightly in twisting the Buddhist beads.
Chen Congyue brought Pei Jingxu to Rong Jianxue and bowed softly, "Ayue greets Master Young Master."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything.
His eyes were like cold jade soaked in water, and his gaze fell on the person next to Shen Congyue.
The woman lowered her head and refused to look him in the eye.
Seeing Rong Jianxue remained silent, Shen Congyue didn't get angry either. She just smiled and pointed at Pei Jingxu beside her: "Mrs. Pei is coming to the banquet today. Ah Yue thought you two must know each other, so she brought her here to meet Master Shaofu."
There was an undercurrent in Chen Congyue's eyes.
——Today she would let Rong Jianxue see with her own eyes what a restless woman Pei Jingxu was!
As his fingertips stroked the Buddhist beads engraved with Sanskrit, Rong Jianxue's eyes became cold and his brows furrowed.
"What are you doing here?"
Rong Jianxue's voice seemed to be soaked in ice, without any warmth at all.
"Concubine..." Pei Jingxu opened her mouth, wanting to explain something.
But before she could open her mouth, Shen Congyue beside her seemed to realize that she had done something wrong and hurriedly answered for her: "A Yue invited Second Lady Rong to attend her birthday banquet a few days ago. It's my fault for forgetting that Second Lady is still in... mourning period. Second Lady came today just to chat with A Yue. If Master Shaofu wants to blame someone, blame me!"
There was quite a commotion here, and for a moment, all the male guests looked at the three people here.
Rong Jianxue was clearly sitting, but the cold and stern aura around her seemed to freeze Pei Jingxu to death.
"What happened?"
"I'm not sure. I seemed to hear Miss Shen calling this girl... 'Mrs. Pei'?"
"Mrs. Pei Er? Is she the legal wife of the second son of the Rong family who died in battle?"
"Huh? The three-year mourning period hasn't even ended yet, so why is Second Madam Pei attending this birthday banquet?"
"It's been rumored that this Second Lady Pei is foolish and ostentatious. Now it seems that the rumor is true."
"Yes, yes. How can a wife come to a wedding banquet after her husband has only been dead for a year? She really doesn't know etiquette!"
“…”
Listening to the increasingly heated discussions around him, Shen Congyue's eyes became even more proud.
But she changed into an anxious expression, and hurriedly explained to the guests: "That's not the case! It was Congyue who sent the invitation by mistake, so Second Madam Pei came to the banquet. It's Congyue's fault, it has nothing to do with Second Madam Pei!"
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