Chapter 150: Human hearts are biased.
Nearing noon, Rong Xuanzhou knelt in the ancestral hall, the scorching sun making his back ache.
Pei Jingxu thought of Rong Xuanzhou's painful expression and squinted his eyes comfortably.
His eyes slowly turned to the man in front of him.
He was sitting alone at the desk, holding a white jade pen in his hand, sorting out official documents. Next to him was the ugly Pixiu pen holder.
When he asked her, he stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes slightly, and his pair of dark-black pupils fell squarely on her.
The door of the study was not closed.
Pei Jingxu stood in the light and shadow coming in from the door, with his head slightly tilted, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
There were still tears on her eyelashes.
"Sir," Pei Jingxu stared at the man in front of him in a daze, "Ah Xu doesn't understand what you mean."
Rong Jianxue's brows slightly lowered. "When you fell, Zhou Qin's hand was reaching down, which means he wanted to catch you. If he was pushing you, his hand should have been raised to your shoulder."
"So Pei Jingxu," Rong Jianxue said in a calm and cold tone, "it was you who deliberately framed him."
Pei Jingxu's eyes moved slightly.
In fact, there was no big ripple in his eyes.
——She could deceive others, but she never thought she could deceive Rong Jianxue.
It wasn't a thorough and detailed plan. It was just something she came up with on a whim because she disliked Zhou Qin. Just because others couldn't notice it didn't mean Rong Jianxue couldn't find out.
Besides, her purpose wasn't to deceive him.
You see, he knew that she was framing Zhou Qin, but he still made the decision for her and supported her.
What Pei Jingxu wanted was his favoritism.
As a vicious female supporting role, she must tolerate Jianxue's absolute partiality in order to compete with the heroine Bai Shutong and survive to the end.
Pei Jingxu was very satisfied with Rong Jianxue's actions today.
"He said Ah Xu was an ugly wife, that Ah Xu was blocking the way for the Bai family, that Ah Xu was no match for a hair of the Bai family." Pei Jingxu tilted her head slightly, a misty mist lingering in her eyes. She chuckled self-deprecatingly and looked at Rong Jianxue intently: "Can't Ah Xu frame him?"
Rong Jianxue frowned slightly and opened her thin lips slightly: "If he makes you unhappy, you can tell me and I will punish him."
Pei Jingxu seemed to not understand and said in a very soft voice: "So, sir, Ah Xu can't frame him?"
She didn't seem to care about Rong Jianxue's words and just asked her questions.
for a long time.
It was so long that the sun moved to the west, and Pei Jingxu's shadow moved from the side to his hand.
He only needed to curl his fingertips slightly to catch her shadow.
Rong Jianxue's eyes flickered slightly, and she closed them slightly, her voice low and hoarse: "He was the one who disrespected you first, and you were just fighting back."
That was the answer Rong Jianxue gave to Pei Jingxu.
Pei Jingxu curled her lips slightly, but her expression was soft and submissive.
"My Lord, you are so partial to me. Aren't you afraid that others will find out the truth and accuse you of partiality and corruption?"
Rong Jianxue looked up at her.
for a long time.
"People's hearts are biased. No one is biased towards you. It's understandable that I'm biased towards you a little more."
Even his partiality was open and aboveboard.
--
As soon as Pei Jingxu returned to the west courtyard, he heard Bai Shutong's screams and accusations coming from a room not far away.
"I want to see Master Shaofu!"
"Hurry up and ask Master Shaofu to come see me!"
"Master Master, Shu Tong has done nothing wrong, why are you confining me?"
“…”
Outside the door, the servants serving Bai Shutong were silent as a mouse, standing at the door with their heads down, not daring to say a word.
Jiang Hui had just finished his business at Qiuri Lake and returned to Rong Mansion.
He came to the West Courtyard to take a look at Bai Shutong who was under house arrest, and turned around to meet Pei Jingxu.
"Second Madam," Jiang Hui smiled and bowed, "You're back."
Pei Jingxu smiled and nodded, glanced in Bai Shutong's direction, and slowed down his voice: "Guard Jiang, why is the Bai family under house arrest?"
Jiang Hui snorted coldly and whispered, "Second Madam, there's no need to listen to these dirty things."
"What?" Pei Jingxu blinked, pretending not to understand.
Jiang Hui glanced around and lowered his voice, "Master, we've found out that the Bai family has connections to both His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Third Prince."
After a pause, he continued, "If Bai Shi wasn't in the Rong family, it would be fine. But now she holds the title of Rong family and is familiar with the Second Young Master. To others, her every move reflects the Second Young Master's thoughts."
"He was having a great conversation with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and he was appreciating calligraphy and painting with His Royal Highness the Third Prince. The Rong family has never participated in the struggle for the throne. If we get too close to these two princes, wouldn't that give the Second Young Master something to talk about?"
"The young master was worried that the second young master would be implicated because of the Bai family, so he banned the Bai family from leaving."
At this point, Jiang Hui sneered again, "Young Master said that after the autumn hunt is over in three days, you will send these three people, mother and son, out of the capital. If they stay in the capital, they will sooner or later become a disaster."
Upon hearing this, Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Rong Jianxue's position as the Young Master was indeed not in vain, as he had actually realized this so early on.
In the previous life, it was because Bai Shutong ignored the disputes in the court, played both sides and created ambiguities with the two princes that Rong Xuanzhou and even the Rong couple were implicated in the factional disputes.
Rong's century-long reputation as a loyal minister was destroyed in an instant.
Bai Shutong was naturally not affected at all. The Rong family was just a stepping stone for her to move up to the upper class. If it was destroyed, it was destroyed. She was standing at a higher place, which was a success.
Pei Jingxu lowered his eyelids and remained silent.
"Second Madam, the autumn hunt will be held in three days. According to etiquette, all civil and military officials and their families must participate. The autumn wind is strong, so Second Madam, please dress warmly."
Pei Jingxu smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Guard Jiang."
Jiang Hui bowed slightly and walked away.
Is Bai Shutong going to be sent out of the capital by Rong Jianxue?
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Naturally, she didn't quite believe it.
It’s not that I don’t believe Rong Jianxue, but I don’t believe Bai Shutong will leave so easily.
——She is the heroine of this book, and all the plots were created by her. How could she just deviate from the main plot like this?
--
For several days, Bai Shutong was under house arrest, and the two children around her also became much more well-behaved.
Rong Xuanzhou knelt in the ancestral hall all night. After hearing that Bai Shutong was under house arrest, he went to her room to comfort her in the past few days. The two of them were in love and reconciled as before.
On the day of the autumn hunt, all the officials gathered together and the event was grand.
Pei Jingxu was dragged out of bed by Hongyao early in the morning and began to dress up.
"Miss, today is the autumn hunt. Many noble ladies from all over the capital will be there. You must dress up beautifully and don't let those people laugh at you!"
Pei Jingxu yawned: "Is Rong Jianxue going?"
"The eldest son went to the suburbs to deploy troops early yesterday morning. His Majesty has given him full responsibility for the inspection and security of the hunting grounds. Miss, please don't sleep anymore. Your eyebrows are crooked!"
Pei Jingxu then forced himself to cheer up, his eyeballs moved, and a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes.
She curled her lips slightly and said, "Hongyao, go to my closet and take out the black crane cloak."
Hongyao was stunned for a moment, but then she opened the wardrobe and took out the clothes as she was told: "Miss, this dress... is it from the eldest master?"
Pei Jingxu curled his lips and smiled: "Yes, I will return it to its original owner today."
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