Chapter 193: Little expert at coaxing Rong Jianxue!
That bracelet is really not worthy of her.
Pei Jingxu is still wondering why he could have been so obsessed with treating such a low-quality bracelet as a treasure?
"I lost it." Pei Jingxu answered calmly and decisively.
Rong Xuanzhou's pupils narrowed slightly. "How could it be lost? Didn't you promise me that you would always wear it on your wrist?"
"I was attacked before, and my bracelet got scratched and fell off a cliff."
When Rong Xuanzhou heard this, emotions surged in his eyes.
After a long while, he pulled the corners of his mouth, his expression gentle, his eyes like water: "It's okay, I'll prepare a better one for you tomorrow, okay?"
Pei Jingxu also imitated him and curled the corners of his mouth without saying a word.
It was Rong who forced her to come here. Pei Jingxu had no intention of really "serving" Rong Xuanzhou. She just stood by and watched as the servants took care of him.
In fact, Pei Jingxu could probably guess what Rong was thinking.
She thought that Ah Xuan had really made a Gu puppet and wanted to curse the entire Rong Mansion, and she also had a bad impression of Bai Shutong.
At this time, Rong Xuanzhou was drunk and had no one to take care of him, so she naturally thought of her "legal wife".
Pei Jingxu was bored and watched the servants serving Rong Xuanzhou and making him a new hangover soup.
Because Pei Jingxu was here, Rong Xuanzhou's emotions finally calmed down a lot. He let the servants serve him the sobering soup to drink, and then he lay back on the bed.
He did not close his eyes, his gaze still on Pei Jingxu.
"Erlang, go to bed early if you're drunk." Pei Jingxu said without any emotion and turned to leave.
"A Xu, if I drive Bai Shutong away——"
A slightly panicked voice came from behind.
Pei Jingxu frowned slightly and stopped.
"If I, if I drove Bai Shutong away, if Shutong didn't return to the capital with me, would we still be the same as before..."
Rong Xuanzhou had drunk quite a bit of wine, and what he said now was half asleep and half awake.
The annoyance in Pei Jingxu's eyes became even more intense.
It's not just because of Bai Shutong.
There was more than just Bai Shutong between her and him.
Rong Xuanzhou is different from Rong Jianxue.
Rong Jianxue has always known what she wants.
So when faced with other unimportant things, he wouldn't even look at them twice.
But Rong Xuanzhou is different. He actually never knows what he wants.
He said she was spoiled and pretentious, and praised Bai Shutong for his tenacity, but now that she no longer loved him, he kept saying "if".
There are not so many ifs.
Pei Jingxu won't look back.
"After returning to Beijing, I kept thinking, is it because I didn't devote enough energy to you that you resent me so much?"
"Nuonuo and Axuan are still young, so I have to think more about them. I can't let them feel inferior or belittle themselves just because they don't have a father."
"A Xu, I thought, I thought you would understand me."
Pei Jingxu chuckled upon hearing this and turned to look at Rong Xuanzhou lying on the bed.
Tilting his head slightly, Pei Jingxu said calmly, "Rong Xuanzhou, have you ever thought about what you would do if we had a child?"
Rong Xuanzhou frowned slightly and said seriously, "Of course I will raise him well and bring him up."
Pei Jingxu scoffed, "But if I find an 'uncle' like you, who is not related by blood, I can also bring him into the family, raise the child, and let him treat the child as his own."
Rong Xuanzhou frowned upon hearing this: "Ah Xu, don't say such things."
"Rong Xuanzhou, one shouldn't be as greedy as you," Pei Jingxu curled his lips. "You are only allowed to have three wives and four concubines, and you want every woman to be completely devoted to you and have a multitude of children."
Pei Jingxu smiled and tilted his head: "How can such a good thing happen?"
After saying that, Pei Jingxu turned around and left without looking at Rong Xuanzhou.
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East Courtyard, outside the study.
When Pei Jingxu arrived at the door, she saw Jiang Hui trembling with fear. When he saw her, his eyes lit up, as if he had been pardoned: "Second Madam! You're finally here!"
Jiang Hui deliberately raised his voice to ensure that the man in the room could hear it.
Jiang Hui just came to report that the Second Lady had temporarily gone to the master bedroom in the west courtyard to serve the Second Young Master, and the eldest young master's face became extremely gloomy!
Pei Jingxu smiled gently: "Some things have delayed me."
Jiang Hui made way for him: "Second Madam, the Master is waiting inside."
Pei Jingxu nodded and pushed the door open.
Agarwood was burning in the room.
Pei Jingxu saw the man in front of the table at a glance.
He was writing something with his head down.
Pei Jingxu took a few steps forward and asked softly, "What are you writing?"
The man didn't look up, his finger bones kept snapping.
"Copying scriptures."
His tone was light.
Pei Jingxu then remembered that it was almost the middle of the month.
According to custom, Rong Jianxue should go up the mountain to worship Buddha.
After finishing copying the scripture in his hand, the man finally raised his eyes and looked at her without saying a word.
Pei Jingxu understood what the man meant and raised the corner of her lips: "Can I go with you?"
The coldness faded.
Rong Jianxue nodded dignifiedly, her tone cold and indifferent: "If you want to go, go ahead. How can I stop you?"
Pei Jingxu smiled and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
She is good at coaxing people.
The two were speechless.
Pei Jingxu noticed that the man changed a piece of rice paper and continued copying the scriptures.
There was a rustling sound on the paper, and the man lowered his eyes, his profile handsome and cold.
"You and he will not have children."
Rong Jianxue suddenly spoke like this.
Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that just now in the bedroom in the west courtyard, she and Rong Xuanzhou made an analogy, saying what would happen if the two of them had a child.
This is not true either.
Hearing the man say this, Pei Jingxu raised an eyebrow in annoyance: "You eavesdropped."
The man remained silent and did not comment.
Another half moment passed.
"Pack some more clothes tomorrow, as we will stay at the Ran Deng Temple for a few more days."
Pei Jingxu was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Why?"
"The court has been cleared. Many officials will come to me for help in the next few days. Go out and hide."
He finds it troublesome.
Pei Jingxu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, sir."
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The next morning, Hongyao packed her luggage and Pei Jingxu took her on the carriage to Randeng Temple.
I heard that last night, Rong Xuanzhou somehow learned the news that Bai Shutong had moved into the East Palace, so he went to the palace to see Chen Qianfan last night and has not returned yet.
At the morning court today, except for Rong Jianxue, all the court officials stayed in the palace. It seemed that the emperor was going to carry out a major purge.
Rong Jianxue never got involved in party disputes, so he returned to the Rong Mansion early, but Rong Boyao was not so lucky.
——Rong Boya has a tendency to lean towards the prince. Although it is not obvious on the surface, the emperor still needs to give him a warning.
So the Rong Mansion is very quiet today.
Without much effort, Pei Jingxu and Rong Jianxue got on the carriage to Randeng Temple.
Hongyao sat in the carriage at the back.
Pei Jingxu was pulled by Rong Jianxue and rode in the same carriage with him.
Jiang Hui was driving a carriage, and before he even left the city gate, he heard rustling sounds inside the carriage.
As if realizing something, Jiang Hui straightened his back, his face tense, not daring to say a word.
The road to Randeng Temple is along a bumpy gravel road.
Even though Jiang Hui had tried his best to avoid those bumpy sections, stones blocked the road several times and he could hear Pei Jingxu's low crying in the carriage.
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