Chapter 46 The plot has changed! ?
Pei Jingxu stopped.
He stopped too.
"Why do you ask this, sir?" She was a little confused.
Rong Jianxue said calmly, "When I was practicing at the Ran Deng Temple, I once visited the Buddha in the main hall and saw all kinds of sentient beings."
"Some people, like you, believe their loved ones aren't dead, and cry out for them to still be alive," he said in a cold, emotionless voice. "But before long, when they come to worship Buddha again, they'll have someone who will replace them, and they'll be able to grow old together."
Rong Jianxue looked at the woman in front of him, her tone indifferent and calm: "How much do you think you like him?"
To others, these words carried a certain degree of contempt and disdain.
But Pei Jingxu was not angry. Instead, he looked up at the man in front of him.
The moonlight was like water, falling into her eyes, and her gaze seemed to pass through him and look at another person.
Her eyebrows were gentle, the corners of her lips raised, and she smiled: "Maybe... my husband likes gods and Buddhas as much as he does."
Rong Jianxue pursed her lips slightly, a hint of coldness and confusion flashing in her eyes: "But I don't like gods and Buddhas."
“Just respect,” he explained.
Pei Jingxu smiled upon hearing this and corrected him, saying, "Then Ah Xu's love for Erlang is as long-lasting as my brother's respect for the gods and Buddhas."
The night wind blew the woman's long hair, blew through her dress, and the ribbon around her waist fluttered and brushed across the back of the man's hand.
Rong Jianxue lowered her eyelids slightly, with a flash of emotion in her eyes: "I will not betray the gods and Buddhas."
Pei Jingxu blinked, his eyes clear, and his tone firm: "I will not betray Erlang either."
Hearing this, the man looked at her for a long time.
Finally, he sneered, "Really?"
His voice was cold but not joking, and it was hard to tell what emotion it contained.
He just stood there, under the candlelight of the temple, like the golden statue in the main hall that was neither arrogant nor humble.
Without continuing the topic, Rong Jianxue said coldly: "Go to bed early, and return home tomorrow."
Pei Jingxu nodded: "Then Ah Xu will take his leave first."
Having said that, Pei Jingxu bowed and walked away.
Just take a few steps outside.
As if she suddenly remembered something, the woman stopped and looked back under the dim light.
She smiled, her eyes twinkling: "I will not betray you either, sir. Ah Xu will always respect you."
Upon hearing this, Rong Jianxue frowned slightly and turned away without looking at her.
After saying that, Pei Jingxu smiled and turned away.
It is said that in the quiet place of Buddhism, one cannot commit verbal offenses or tell lies.
If this is true, Pei Jingxu feels that she will be punished by God sooner or later.
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Early the next morning, Pei Jingxu got up early, washed up, and walked out of the temple with Hongyao.
The carriage was already waiting outside the temple gate.
Seeing Pei Jingxu, Jiang Hui's eyes lit up and he took a few steps forward: "Second Madam, it's almost time, let's go back."
Only one carriage was seen.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "Where is the master?"
"Oh, the young master returned home at midnight last night."
Pei Jingxu was stunned when he heard this: "Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
"Second Madam, you may not know this, but the Master received news last night that the Master has returned to the capital!"
With a "buzz" sound.
It was as if a thunder exploded in Pei Jingxu's ears!
"My father-in-law is back!?"
After receiving Jiang Hui's affirmative answer, Pei Jingxu felt short of breath for a moment.
——What’s going on?
She clearly remembered that in her previous life, Rong Baimao did not come back until three months later!
Why is this life so much earlier?!
If Rong Baimao returned to Beijing three months early, would that mean Rong Xuanzhou would also return early?
As soon as this thought came to mind, Pei Jingxu's expression tensed.
Although she didn't know why the plot was brought forward, Pei Jingxu was sure that Rong Baimao's return so early was definitely not a good thing for her!
Could it be that, as the vicious female supporting character, she forcibly changed the plot of the story, causing other plot points to change as well?
Without giving her time to think about it, Pei Jingxu's face turned pale and he curled his lips at Jiang Hui: "Okay, then we should go back quickly and pay our respects to the father-in-law."
"Okay, Second Lady, let's go."
Along the way, Pei Jingxu's face looked very ugly.
In the previous life, Rong's parents-in-law had already learned that Rong Xuanzhou had not died in the battle. The reason they hid it from her was that they wanted to drive her out of the Rong Mansion and embezzle her dowry before Rong Xuanzhou returned to Beijing.
She didn't know what Rong Baimao's return to Beijing meant, but the sudden and advanced plot caught her off guard.
The carriage stopped outside the Rong Mansion.
Pei Jingxu asked Hongyao to support him as he got off the carriage. He saw from afar another carriage from the Rong Mansion coming from the palace and stopped in front of the door.
Rong Jianxue got off the carriage first.
Seeing Pei Jingxu, he nodded without saying anything and turned to face the carriage behind him.
Soon, the curtain opened and Rong Boyao, dressed in an official robe, walked out of the carriage.
Pei Jingxu frowned and bowed slightly to Rong Baimao: "Greetings, eunuch."
Rong Bo had just returned to the capital and had just gone to the palace with Rong Jianxue to submit to the emperor the memorials and observations he had made along the way.
The man looked to be in his fifties, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle's.
Glancing at Pei Jingxu, Rong Baimao nodded slightly, his dignity evident. "I heard from your mother-in-law that you went to the Randeng Temple to pray for Xuanzhou?"
Pressured by that gaze, Pei Jingxu didn't look up, and said in a dignified voice: "Yes, I want Erlang to escape from the sea of suffering and ascend to paradise as soon as possible."
This may sound completely fine at first glance, but Rong Baimao has a "secret" in his heart, and Pei Jingxu's "blessing" is more like a curse to him!
His face turned cold, and Rong Baimao said in a deep voice, "You don't have to deal with such trivial matters in the future. Since you are willing to mourn for him for three years, you should stay out of the spotlight and serve us well. This will make Xuanzhou feel at ease and save us some trouble. Do you understand?"
Pei Jingxu's long eyelashes trembled slightly.
She nodded slightly, her voice soft and delicate: "Yes, I'll remember that."
He had clearly given her a letter of divorce, but he used her very easily and didn't feel like she was an outsider at all.
Rong Baimao didn't look at her again and walked into the mansion.
Rong Jianxue glanced at Pei Jingxu and spoke in a slower voice, "Go back to the west courtyard and rest first. We'll have dinner in the front hall tonight."
Pei Jingxu: "Okay."
Returning to the west courtyard, Pei Jingxu's face was gloomy and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Rong Baimao returned to Beijing much earlier than in the plot, so she didn't have time to plan many things!
According to her original plan, it would take two years for Rong Xuanzhou to "return to Beijing in triumph". Even if Rong Jianxue was a lump of ice, she could melt him in two years!
But now, Pei Jingxu had to start considering another possibility.
If the plot really speeds up or changes, then Pei Jingxu's "boiling frog in warm water" tactic will no longer be suitable for the current situation.
Thinking of this, a hint of coldness flashed across Pei Jingxu's eyes.
——She had to think of a way to give Rong Jianxue a strong dose of medicine.
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