Chapter 8 begins!
Outside the Golden Palace, the morning light fell on Rong Jianxue's bright red official robe.
He held the tablet in his hand and looked at Chen Anshan with a clear and calm expression.
“No.”
He answered straightforwardly, but without waiting for Shen Anshan to say anything else, he continued, "My younger brother died on the frontier, and I have to observe a three-year mourning period. I have not considered matters of love between men and women."
Chen Anshan patted Rong Jianxue on the shoulder and said, "I know that you two brothers have a deep friendship, but you are old enough now. In two years, when your mourning period is over, it will be time for you to start a family."
Rong Jianxue had a very good temper. He stood aside and listened respectfully to what Shen Anshan said without refuting.
"My daughter Chen Congyue's birthday banquet will be held in three days. If Master Young Master is free, please come and have a chat."
After saying that, Shen Anshan gave him a look that could only be understood, and walked away.
Rong Jianxue bowed and watched him leave without answering.
As soon as he walked out of the palace gate, Jiang Hui's carriage was already waiting outside the palace.
"grown ups."
Jiang Hui clasped his fists and handed over the thing in his hand.
——It is a bracelet made of jade beads.
"I found it this morning on the mountainside, but the jade isn't very good, and a few pieces are broken."
Rong Jianxue's gaze fell on the bracelet, her eyes calm and cold.
Jiang Hui said slowly, "When the Second Lady saw that the bracelet was broken, she would probably cry again."
He had witnessed Pei Jingxu's "crazy love" for the second young master. If he saw the broken bracelet, he might be so depressed that he would want to hang himself.
Rong Jianxue nodded, but didn't take over. "Just send it to the West Courtyard. You don't have to go through me."
Jiang Hui scratched his head. "Sir, how about I go to the shop and find a few similar ones to replace them for the Second Lady?"
"There's no need to do meaningless things," Rong Jianxue said as he boarded the carriage. "Even a broken mirror can't be mended, let alone a few beads."
Although these were relics from his younger brother, Rong Jianxue certainly wouldn't bother repairing them for Pei Jingxu. After all, it was just a bracelet.
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The main hall of Rong Mansion.
As if she had heard something funny, Madam Rong snorted coldly, her expression becoming even more severe. "You can learn? Do you know how many years Nanny Wang has spent studying account books? How can you, a girl from the inner chamber who knows nothing, learn anything?"
Pei Jingxu's arms were held down by two maids, but she stubbornly raised her head: "I can promise you, mother-in-law, that I will learn to keep accounts within three months. If I can't, I am willing to transfer all my dowry to you and never ask questions again!"
When Pei Jingxu put forward this condition, Madam Rong narrowed her eyes, rolled her eyes, and her gaze finally fell on Pei Jingxu.
"What did you say?"
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and suppressed the smile on his lips.
Sure enough, he took the bait.
Ever since Rong Xuanzhou's death, Old Madam Rong wanted to kick Pei Jingxu out of the Rong family. Otherwise, she would not have written a letter of divorce to her shortly after Rong Xuanzhou's death.
Of course, Rong also knew that even if she really gave her a letter of divorce, Pei Jingxu would still "shamelessly" cling to him and would not be willing to leave the Rong family.
The reason why she didn't drive her away was because she coveted her dowry that could buy half a city!
Although the Rong family was wealthy, they were not so wealthy that they could spend money like water.
During this year, Madam Rong relied on embezzling Pei Jingxu's dowry to live an extravagant life, live a life of luxury, and lead a very comfortable life.
The master of the Rong family attaches great importance to the family traditions of the Rong family. Naturally, he cannot do the ugly thing of driving away his daughter-in-law and seizing the dowry in public. Therefore, for the sake of Pei Jingxu's dowry, even if Madam Rong dislikes Pei Jingxu, she has to keep her in the Rong Mansion.
But now, Pei Jingxu herself has promised to give up her dowry, and the situation is different.
A calculating look flashed in Madam Rong's eyes.
She knew that Pei was a useless, stupid waste with nothing but beauty. She said this today just to show off her eloquence!
But she could seize this opportunity to transfer Pei's dowry to her own name. Then, she could find any excuse to drive Pei out of Rong Mansion, and no one could say anything to her!
"I am willing to use all my dowry as a guarantee. Within three months, I will definitely learn to keep accounts and do math, and will not cause any trouble to my mother-in-law."
The smile on Mrs. Rong's lips grew deeper. She winked at the two maids on her left and right, and they finally let Pei Jingxu go.
She was still sitting on the armchair, looking down on everyone. "Ms. Pei, you said that yourself! I'll give you three months. If you can't learn to keep accounts and run a shop by then, the dowry will be useless in your name!"
Pei Jingxu: "Yes, if you don't believe me, I am willing to sign a written agreement with you, and I will never regret what I said and did today."
"good!"
Fearing that Pei Jingxu would regret it, Madam Rong sent someone to get paper and pen. After writing the document and everyone signed their names, she felt relieved.
There were two copies of the document. Pei Jingxu took one and bowed to take his leave.
The maid beside her whispered, "Madam, what if she really learns to keep accounts and run a business in three months?"
Madam Rong sneered disdainfully, "She's such an idiot! She doesn't even know what an account book looks like, let alone keeping accounts. How could she possibly learn it?"
After a pause, Madam Rong rolled her eyes, beckoned to the maid, and whispered, "Go to those shops and replace the account books. Don't let Pei get the real ones."
"I'll do it right away."
Madam Rong curled her lips. In this way, even if Pei was lucky enough to understand the account book, it would be impossible for it to match the income and expenditure of the shop.
At that time, she could still accept Pei's dowry on the grounds that she was not capable of running a shop.
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After Pei Jingxu returned to the bedroom, he told Hongyao about this.
Hongyao laughed out loud, "Girl, this old lady really thinks you're a fool! You come from a merchant family, and at the age of three you could use an abacus better than the master. And they actually think you can't read the account books?"
Pei Jingxu curled his lips and smiled: "If I don't act stupid, it will be difficult to sign this document today."
Hongyao: "Then girl, what should we do next?"
Pei Jingxu lay on the beauty couch, her tone lazy, her beautiful eyes slowly turning a few times.
"wait."
"Wait? Wait for what?"
Before Hongyao finished speaking, she heard Jiang Hui's voice coming from outside the courtyard gate.
"Second Madam, your bracelet has been found."
Hongyao glanced at Pei Jingxu, and Pei Jingxu curled his lips and smiled, bright and charming.
Waiting for another fish to bite.
…
Jiang Hui held the bracelet and waited quietly in the courtyard.
When Pei Jingxu came out, the corners of his eyes were slightly red and his face looked a little pale.
Her long eyelashes were wet, and her beautiful face was pale, looking weak and powerless.
She must have been crying just now, and when she came in front of Jiang Hui, she lowered her head uncomfortably.
"Thank you, Guard Jiang. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten the bracelet my husband gave me back."
Jiang Hui handed over the bracelet: "Second Madam, take a look and see if this is it."
"Yes, this is it! My husband made this for me before he left. It's one of the few memories he left me."
Jiang Hui scratched his head in embarrassment when he heard this. "When I found the bracelet, the beads were already broken. Madam, you might need to find someone to repair it."
Following Jiang Hui's guidance, when the woman saw the cracks on the jade bead, her originally slightly red eyes filled with tears again.
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