Chapter 32 Competition!
What a coincidence.
Pei Jingxu immediately changed his expression to one of surprise, and nodded and smiled at the two of them.
"Second Madam, there are many people here tonight on Qixi Festival. Are you going out alone?"
Pei Jingxu smiled gently: "I'll release a river lantern and leave. With my status, it's really not suitable for me to stay here for long."
Jiang Hui waved his hands hastily: "That's not what I meant. Madam, you've finally made it out of the house. There's no need to rush back. There's a fireworks display tonight. You can stay and watch it!"
"Fireworks?" Perhaps women all like beautiful things. Pei Jingxu's eyes lit up slightly, and she seemed very interested.
"Yes, there will be fireworks after the 'Dance of the Weaver Girl' tonight. If you are interested, Madam, I can reserve a good seat for you in advance!"
After eating so many snacks from the Second Lady, Jiang Hui felt that he should give something back!
Pei Jingxu seemed to be interested, but she did not answer immediately. Her eyes moved and looked at Rong Jianxue beside her.
——seemingly asking for his opinion.
Chang'an Street is bustling with people.
Rong Jianxue stood tall and straight, unmoved among the crowd.
Noticing Pei Jingxu's gaze, his cold eyes flickered slightly under the candlelight.
He said calmly: "Now that we're out, it's a good thing to walk around."
Hearing Rong Jianxue say this, Pei Jingxu lowered his head in embarrassment: "But if Ah Xu stays out for too long, mother-in-law will punish me."
"It's okay. I'll explain it to my mother."
Pei Jingxu was delighted when he heard this, and looked at Rong Jianxue with sparkling eyes: "Thank you, sir!"
Rong Jianxue looked away and looked at the crowd in the distance: "I'm going to lead the officers and soldiers for patrol. Please be careful."
"good!"
Watching Rong Jianxue disappear in the crowd, Pei Jingxu curled his lips in good mood and walked towards the competition tower.
The dress she wore today was a new style she had made herself, and coupled with her beautiful face, she stood out even in a crowd.
Qixi Festival is a time for lovers to express their true feelings to each other. Along the way, Pei Jingxu received many glances from men, and some of the bolder ones even came up to her and wanted to talk to her.
Because Pei Jingxu is beautiful, she has been very familiar with dealing with men since she was a child. She can deceive those men into being dizzy and forgetting themselves with just a few words.
After sending the men away, Pei Jingxu went to Que Tower.
——Tonight’s competition to select the “Vega” will be held here.
Pei Jingxu naturally planned to participate in the competition, but she could not "take the initiative" to participate, otherwise if Rong Jianxue asked, she would not be able to explain clearly.
Just as I was thinking about what to do, a sharp and piercing voice came from the distance.
"Pei Jingxu! How dare you come here!?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
If you doze off, someone will hand you a pillow.
Turning around, Pei Jingxu looked at the person who came with a look of surprise: "Miss Chen?"
The person who came was Shen Congyue who was surrounded by female relatives!
The moment he saw Pei Jingxu, Shen Congyue became furious.
She took a few quick steps forward, pointed at Pei Jingxu and screamed, "Pei Jingxu! What on earth did you say to Master Shaofu?"
This time Pei Jingxu was really stunned.
——What did she say? Why did Shen Congyue get so angry?
"How dare you play dumb! It must be because of your unreasonable behavior and your confusion of right and wrong that Master Young Master had Daddy punish me. He made me stay indoors for seven days, copying scriptures!"
Oh my.
A look of understanding appeared on Pei Jingxu's face: So after Rong Jianxue learned the "truth" about her going to the Shen Mansion, he actually asked Shen Anshan to teach Shen Congyue a lesson?
Thinking of this, Pei Jingxu felt better.
Rong Jianxue is truly an upright gentleman. No matter who behaves improperly, he dares to reprimand them.
I thought he would let Shen Congyue go just for Shen Anshan's sake.
"Miss Shen, I don't know what you are talking about." Pei Jingxu straightened his back and said in a steady tone, "The reason I went to the Shen Mansion for the banquet was because I was deceived by Miss Shen. I just told the Master the truth about this matter."
"You! You're talking nonsense!" Shen Congyue's eyes were sharp and he was furious. "It's just a small matter. If you hadn't instigated it, how could Daddy be so angry with me!"
Pei Jingxu raised his head slightly, looked down at the rich young lady in front of him, without saying a word.
Shen Congyue's eyes were vicious. When she saw Pei Jingxu just now, she was overwhelmed by anger. Now when she looked at her again, Shen Congyue realized that she was wearing clothes made of the same fabric as her!
"Where did you steal this material from? Who allowed you to use Tianyun yarn?!"
As Shen Congyue said this, he actually tried to tear her clothes off!
Pei Jingxu took a few steps back upon seeing this, still looking at her coldly: "The cloth shop has the material, I bought it and used it to make clothes, what does it have to do with Miss Chen?"
"A widow whose husband has died is worthy of using the same material as me! Pei Jingxu, you bitch, do you still have any shame?"
She was originally very satisfied with the clothes made from this piece of material today. The other female relatives who were traveling with her also praised her highly, claiming that she would definitely become a "Weaving Girl" today!
But who would have thought that the bitch Pei Jingxu actually used the same fabric as her!
And although the fabric is the same, Shen Congyue's clothes are far inferior in terms of style and workmanship!
She was so angry that she said, "Pei Jingxu, since your husband is dead, you should stay in the inner house. Now you are out here flirting with yourself. Are you trying to seduce some wild man?"
“Miss Shen, I came here just to buy a lantern to pray for my husband, why are you talking so mean!”
"I'm mean? It's clearly what you did that's not worthy of public display!" Shen Congyue's voice was shrill, wishing everyone around her could hear, "If it weren't for your lowly and filthy fate, how could you have killed your husband!"
"And," Chen Congyue sneered, crossing his arms over his chest, and looked her over. "Who knows where you got this dress? I only have one piece of Tianyunsha in the entire capital, and yours... is probably a fake."
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
This Chen Congyue was willing to tell such a lie just to throw dirty water on her.
As soon as these words came out, the women who came with Shen Congyue also started to discuss in low voices.
"Ms. Pei, if you really like this Tianyun yarn, I still have half a piece left in my house. I'd give it to you as a reward, but you don't have to imitate me by wearing any shoddy material, right?"
The women around laughed when they heard this.
Pei Jingxu pretended to be humiliated and bit her lip, saying, "I didn't imitate you. This is the dress I made myself. I don't want to argue with you."
After saying that, she took a step and was about to leave.
"Stop! Who told you to leave!?"
Shen Congyue stepped forward and grabbed Pei Jingxu's wrist.
She rolled her eyes and looked at Que Lou behind Pei Jingxu, chuckling softly, "You said you made the clothes yourself, why don't you prove it to us?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and suppressed the smile on his lips.
…
At the highest point of the Que Tower, the competition to select the "Vegas" is about to begin.
Chen Congyue pulled Pei Jingxu's hand, told her her name, and pressed her fingerprints.
The contestants compete in threading a needle, threading colorful silk threads into all three nine-hole needles. The one who threads the thread through all the needle holes the fastest is "De Qiao", and is the Weaver Girl who will perform on the Qiqiao stage tonight.
Shen Congyue chuckled and looked at Pei Jingxu proudly: "Pei, since you said you are good at needlework, don't lose too badly. It's better to lose a talent."
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