Chapter 14 Please...
Upon hearing this, the male guests smiled helplessly and said, "Miss Shen, you are just too kind!"
"That's right! If it weren't for Second Lady Pei's desire, she would never have attended the banquet even if Miss Shen had given her an invitation!"
"It's only been a year since your husband passed away, and you're already so impatient! How disrespectful and unfilial!"
“…”
Shen Congyue looked flustered and bewildered. She turned to look at Rong Jianxue and said softly, "Master Master, this is really Ah Yue's fault. Please don't punish the Second Lady..."
"Miss Shen," Rong Jianxue said in a cold tone, but her eyes were not fixed on her, "I'm asking her."
There was no emotion in his voice, as if he was neither sad nor happy, and it was like the sound of a rock hitting a cold pond, cold to the bone.
Shen Congyue was stunned for a moment and stood there in a daze.
Leng Yu's eyes swept over Pei Jingxu, and the man frowned: "Is there nothing to explain?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Jingxu glanced cautiously in the direction of Shen Congyue. Shen Congyue smiled, but a hint of threat flashed in his eyes.
She bit her lip and lowered her head in silence.
Rong Jianxue closed her eyes slightly, hiding the slight anger and coldness in her eyes.
The man tapped his knuckles on the table and said in a cold and elegant voice, "Go back to the table. Find me after the banquet."
After saying this, he stopped looking at her.
Having obtained the result she wanted, Shen Congyue raised her eyebrows proudly. She grabbed Pei Jingxu's wrist again and forcefully pulled her back to the women's seat.
Pei Jingxu calculated the time in his mind, waiting for the medicinal effect of the wine to take effect.
She had taken a small amount of antidote before coming here, so the effects of the medicine in the wine would not cause her to lose her mind.
——She needs to use this love potion to pave the way for her plan.
After sitting at the women's table for a while, the maid beside Shen Congyue came back.
She whispered a few words to Shen Congyue, who nodded and returned her gaze to Pei Jingxu.
“Second Madam, follow my maid,” Shen Congyue’s smile deepened, “She will bring you the news you want.”
Pei Jingxu's body temperature slowly rose, but because he had taken the antidote beforehand, he was not so hot and unbearable.
But her cheeks were already fair and delicate, and the blush on her bare face was particularly obvious.
She reached out and touched her neck, as if she had realized something belatedly, her eyes blurred and her tone delicate: "You...the glass of wine you gave me..."
Shen Congyue snorted coldly and let the maid help her up: "Don't worry, Second Lady, you will definitely be satisfied with my arrangement."
As she spoke, the maid supported Pei Jingxu and wanted to take her to the backyard!
To get to the backyard, one had to pass through the corridor behind the men's seats. When the maid helped the weak Pei Jingxu to the men's seats, Pei Jingxu staggered, struggled to break free from the maid's restraints, and stumbled to Rong Jianxue's side!
She grabbed the man's wide robe with one hand and called out weakly, "Sir..."
The sweet and lingering scent of jasmine came from the side, and Rong Jianxue was slightly startled, then turned to look sideways at the person who came.
She clutched his robe.
It was as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, as if she was worried that he would be angry, so she only grabbed half of the sleeve of his robe.
Rong Jianxue frowned slightly and met the woman's confused and flustered eyes.
In just a moment, his body stiffened and he subconsciously avoided the sight.
"grown ups……"
She called him again, her voice trembling like a flower stamen wet by rain.
Seeing this, Shen Congyue on the other side of the screen thought to himself that something was wrong and hurried over to the two of them.
"Nonsense! Didn't I say that the Second Lady was drunk and asked to be helped downstairs to rest? How could you have disturbed Master Young Master!"
As he spoke, Shen Congyue bowed slightly towards Rong Jianxue and said, "Master Master, please forgive me. The Second Lady is a little drunk. Ah Yue is asking the maid to take her downstairs to rest."
Rong Jianxue frowned, his eyes cold.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Shen Congyue signaled to the maid with her eyes, and the maid hurried forward, wanting to help Pei Jingxu up and take him away!
But before the maid's hand could touch her, Pei Jingxu groaned and moved a little closer to Rong Jianxue.
The woman grabbed his sleeve with greater force, and the smooth and clean satin robe was actually wrinkled a little by her grip.
The corners of her eyes were dyed an abnormal red, but she still looked at him, her watery eyes shaking.
Her cherry lips were rosy and translucent, slightly parted, and she simply called him "Sir".
Rong Jianxue narrowed her eyes and sensed something was wrong.
He stretched out his hand, protecting her behind him, and said in a cold tone: "Don't bother Miss Shen, the Rong Mansion's carriage is outside, I will have someone take her back to the mansion."
"How can this be possible!?" Shen Congyue's voice was a little sharp when she said this. She pulled the corners of her mouth and laughed dryly, "Second Lady is a woman after all. It is not proper for her to sit in the men's seat. Let Ah Yue come."
As she said that, she reached out her hand to pull Pei Jingxu.
As if she was really panicking, Pei Jingxu helplessly grabbed the man's wrist. She looked at him with tears in her eyes: "Sir, don't..."
Through the fabric, Rong Jianxue could easily feel the warmth of the woman's palm.
——It’s too hot.
Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes slightly—she understood.
“Miss Shen, I said, no need.”
When he looked at Shen Congyue again, Rong Jianxue's tone had completely turned cold.
——He doesn't like this method of destroying people's reputation.
The smile on Shen Congyue's face froze, and the movement of his hands paused slightly.
The man's eyes were cold and heavy, as if he could easily see through all her thoughts.
Frightened by that look, Shen Congyue shrank his neck and immediately withdrew his hand.
All the guests around looked over here. Shen Congyue's face darkened. He glared at Pei Jingxu and turned away.
After Chen Congyue left, Rong Jianxue glanced sideways again and said in a cold voice, "I'll have someone send you back."
The hand that grabbed his sleeve clenched tightly: "No, don't... It's too embarrassing for me to return home like this..."
Rong Jianxue pursed her lips, her voice devoid of emotion: "The Shen family and you are not on good terms. If you know this, you shouldn't have come here."
The woman seemed to be in great pain, sobbing and crying, but she was too embarrassed to be seen by others, so she could only hide behind the man and cry softly: "Please, let me rest here for a while..."
She curled up beside him, her figure was petite, while the man was tall, and his wide robe completely covered her figure.
Rong Jianxue said nothing, but sat up straighter. "Are you really alright?"
Pei Jingxu shook her head randomly: "I only drank a little, I can get through it..."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything else, but the scent of jasmine beside him was really disturbing, and even his wine was tainted with the fragrance, making his throat sweet.
He was a little upset.
Beside him, the woman didn't say anything, but just sobbed softly, with her ears flushed.
Rong Jianxue took a glance and then looked away.
"My Lord, I'm sorry..."
The woman's voice was sweet and soft, like a soft needle piercing Rong Jianxue's fingertips.
No pain, just a little itchy.
"You are not sorry for me, but for Xuan Zhou and yourself."
She is not allowed to attend banquets during the mourning period. After today, many people will probably make fun of her again.
He heard her soft crying again.
As if she was enduring great pain, the woman's hand gripped his wrist tighter and tighter.
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