Chapter 138 "Pei Jingxu, beg me."
As night fell, a flash of lightning tore between the two of them like a mute web.
The ribs of the umbrella are made of white marble and carved into the shape of bamboo joints. They feel warm and cool in the hand.
The man's knuckles turned white, and his gaze fell coldly on her.
Pei Jingxu's face was pale, and under the light of lightning, his hazy almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears, as if they were about to fall.
There were a few steps between them. Rong Jianxue glanced sideways, her expression indifferent, "There's only one carriage."
Pei Jingxu stared at him.
Squeezing the umbrella handle slightly, Rong Jianxue said coldly, "Come ride with me."
"Thank you, sir..."
She lowered her head and answered obediently.
The oil-paper umbrella tilted towards her.
Pei Jingxu lifted her skirt and walked into the rainy night side by side with the man.
"Boom—"
Another thunder exploded!
Pei Jingxu stiffened in panic and subconsciously leaned towards the man.
But I didn't dare reach out to grab it.
After the thunder, she heard the man's cold sneer above her head, but he just laughed and didn't say anything.
The two of them walked to the palace gate. In the rainy night, people were hurrying around. The other people from Rong Mansion had already left in carriages.
Pei Jingxu got into Rong Jianxue's carriage.
The two sat down.
The man's shoulder was soaked, but the woman was not wet at all.
The bright red official robe, soaked by the rain, looked a deep blood-red.
Rong Jianxue sat upright in the carriage and tapped the carriage frame lightly: "Return home."
"yes."
Jiang Hui was wearing a straw raincoat outside the carriage, and the carriage started to move slowly.
A fire was lit in the carriage.
It drove away the already slight coldness in Pei Jingxu.
She sat down on the man's right, lowered her head and looked at the fire in the fireplace, her eyes shaded red.
"Today...thank you for rescuing Ah Xu."
Pei Jingxu lowered his head slightly and bowed to thank the man.
Rong Jianxue's last few words dispelled the emperor's intention to confer an imperial title on Bai Shutong. Instead, he rewarded Rong Xuanzhou with a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry.
When Rong Xuanzhou accepted the reward, his expression was even gloomier than the sky on this rainy night.
Bai Shutong looked as if she had suffered some great humiliation. She kept her head down and wiped her tears throughout the entire banquet. Seeing this, Rong Xuanzhou had no mind to eat anymore and just coaxed her until the banquet was over.
In order to coax her, Rong Xuanzhou even said that he would give all the rewards he received to Bai Shutong as an apology.
Rong Jianxue was sitting upright in the carriage. When she heard Pei Jingxu say this, she tilted her head slightly and her eyes stopped at her face.
He looked down at her with a heavy gaze.
Her fingertips rhythmically tapped the Buddhist beads, and Rong Jianxue said in a cold tone, "Didn't you say you were afraid of thunder because of the news of Rong Xuanzhou's death?"
After a pause, Rong Jianxue narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Now that he's back, what are you afraid of?"
Pei Jingxu lowered her head and bit her lip slightly, refusing to look at him or answer.
Thunder roared outside, and the woman in front of him huddled there in panic and stiffness, her joints slightly white, but she was still some distance away from him.
The sound of rain annoyed him.
Frowning slightly, Rong Jianxue raised his hand, pinched Pei Jingxu's chin, and forced her to look up at him: "Pei Jingxu, answer."
The woman's eyelashes were wet, and she looked at Rong Jianxue with confusion and panic.
She shook her head helplessly, letting the tears fall: "I don't know... Ah Xu doesn't know..."
She cried hard, but she reached out to grab the man's sleeve, not daring to use force: "Ah Xu originally thought... thought that if my husband came back, Ah Xu would no longer be afraid..."
Tears rolled down to his palms, as if burning him.
"A Xu doesn't know..."
"Why am I still afraid? Why am I still afraid of thunder now that my husband is back?"
While crying, she carefully grasped the small corner of the man's sleeve, as if she was afraid that the man would reject her.
He pinched her chin with his fingertips, easily catching her falling tears.
"I'm sorry, sir..."
"I'm sorry... Ah Xu always causes you trouble..."
"I'm so sorry..."
Rong Jianxue said nothing, his eyes slowly moving from her face to the hand that was holding his sleeve.
"Pei Jingxu."
Finally, she heard the man's cold and indifferent voice.
The crying gradually stopped, and Pei Jingxu looked up at the man's handsome and proud face.
He raised his chin slightly and looked down at her: "Beg me."
Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, and even the tears on her face slowly stopped. She looked at him in confusion and bewilderment.
Rong Jianxue opened her thin lips slightly, her voice calm and composed: "Please let me hold your hand."
Pei Jingxu widened her eyes, slightly parted her red lips, and for a moment she didn't know how to react.
Just at this moment, another thunder sounded outside!
As if she couldn't bear it any longer, Pei Jingxu screamed and subconsciously grabbed the man's hand!
Rong Jianxue raised his eyebrows slightly and raised his hand slightly to avoid her touch.
He raised his hands to shoulder height, still looking down at her: "I said, beg me."
Finally, the woman turned extremely pale. Without even a moment's hesitation, tears welled up in her eyes, and her voice trembled and softened: "Ah Xu, Ah Xu, please..."
Rong Jianxue's expression remained unchanged, his eyes indifferent: "What do you want from me?"
"Please... let Ah Xu hold your hand..."
As she said this, tears began to fall again, and her deer eyes looked at him in panic: "Sir, I want to hold your hand..."
Finally pleased him.
Rong Jianxue's brows furrowed slightly, and the raised hand slowly fell.
One by one, they were inserted between the woman's fingers, pressing down on her palm without any rejection.
"I allow it."
It’s like asking a wish to the gods and Buddhas who save the world.
The gods and Buddhas looked down upon them, bestowing upon them a little mercy, noble and proud.
He said, Pei Jingxu, I agree.
…
The carriage arrived outside the Rong Mansion.
Even after getting off the carriage, Pei Jingxu was still being held by the man's fingers, with no intention of loosening his grip.
The wide sleeves concealed the intertwined knuckles of the two people. Jiang Hui widened his eyes and looked away in panic.
——This, this, this is a bit too blatant! ?
Fortunately, the rain continued and few people stayed outside the mansion.
Pei Jingxu lowered her head and followed the man. He held her hand, and she had no room to refuse.
Seeing Rong Jianxue was about to take her to the East Courtyard, Pei Jingxu hurriedly said, "Husband, my husband said to wait for me in the master bedroom..."
Rong Jianxue raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression unchanged, and glanced at her sideways: "So what?"
It seemed as if those threats and orders were meaningless to him.
She was led by the man all the way to his bedroom in the east courtyard.
Entering the bedroom, she was enveloped by the cool scent of agarwood in the room.
"Jiang Hui is going to call Hongyao. You wait here to change clothes."
Finally, he mercifully released his grip on her hand. Pei Jingxu stood before the man, his eyes filled with hesitation and uneasiness. "Ah Xu...just go to your room and change your clothes."
Rong Jianxue's expression was indifferent and unperturbed. "Wait here. Mother is probably in your room right now, waiting to settle accounts with you."
Hearing Rong Jianxue say this, Pei Jingxu lowered his head and no longer insisted.
Rong Jianxue turned around and tried to leave. Pei Jingxu saw this and asked in a panic, "Sir, where are you going?"
Rong Jianxue continued walking: "Bath."
After saying that, the door closed, and Pei Jingxu was the only one left in the huge bedroom.
The moment the door closed, Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and his eyes fell on the green spot on the man's bed.
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