Chapter 88 "Pei Jingxu, say you don't hate me."
He asked her how to pray.
The two of them were sitting very close to each other in front of the desk.
Pei Jingxu only needed to lower her head slightly to see the Pixiu pen holder she bought on the table.
Chou Chou looked dazed, staring at each other, as if he had no idea of the current situation.
The candle flame flickered slightly, and the warm yellow light reflected her long eyelashes. Pei Jingxu moved her eyelids.
Pei Jingxu bit her rosy lips and said in a very low voice, "Please, sir... please save Xiaoxue..."
As she spoke, she reached out and tugged at the man's sleeve.
The finest silk was cool and smooth. Pei Jingxu raised her eyes and met the man's silent and cold eyes.
The candlelight couldn't even illuminate his eyes.
Rong Jianxue's gaze was still on her face, and he was not moved at all by her "begging".
His eyes were like a cold pond, so cold that she shivered unconsciously.
Pei Jingxu's eyebrows moved slightly. She bit her lip lightly, and her tone became lighter and softer, with a hint of dependence and request: "Sir..."
His gaze slowly moved down along her hand and rested on the hand that was holding his sleeve.
for a long time.
She heard him open his lips and speak in a deep, hoarse voice: "I'll teach you how to beg for help."
He lowered his head slightly and pushed the empty wine glass in front of her.
Pei Jingxu was stunned and looked at him in confusion.
"Fill it up."
Pei Jingxu felt a little weird in his heart.
——So Rong Jianxue means that he can help her, right?
Could he abandon the principle of neutrality in the court for her?
Thinking of this, Pei Jingxu lowered his eyes and frowned.
She obediently poured another glass of wine, and the crystal amber wine swayed, as if it contained a crescent moon.
She picked up the wine glass and handed it to the man respectfully and obediently.
Rong Jianxue didn't reach out to take it.
He raised his chin, his eyebrows and eyes darkened a little: "Feed me."
The woman seemed frightened by the man's request, and she almost couldn't hold the wine cup steady!
Jin Bo swayed a few times, spilling a few drops of beautiful wine, soaking the man's robe.
The woman lowered her head in panic, her voice trembling like a frightened sheep: "This, this is against the rules..."
A shrewd look flashed in Pei Jingxu's eyes.
She admitted that she had intended to seek help from Rong Jianxue tonight, but now, she suddenly realized——
Perhaps Rong Jianxue's "favoritism" towards her was much greater than she imagined.
She lowered her head, her hands holding the wine glass trembling slightly, causing ripples in the wine.
She heard the man above her head sneer.
One hand was placed across her lower back, tightening inch by inch.
Her shoulders rested against his chest.
With his other hand, he lifted her chin, forcing her to look him in the eye.
She saw something cold and turbulent in the man's eyes.
"Why didn't you tell me that what you did to me when you were drunk that night was against the rules?"
When he said this, there was even a hint of anger and resentment in his voice.
After that, she deliberately avoided him, and it was as if they had no contact at all. Even if they met, she was always cautious and treated him with respect and distance.
She was aware of the estrangement, as if every move she made was a sign that she wanted to draw a clear line between them.
When she mentioned that night again, panic flashed in the woman's eyes, and she struggled with her waist, trying to break free from the man's restraints.
That large hand could easily cover her entire lower back, then slightly tighten and pinch her waist.
"Either, feed me or get out."
Rong Jianxue said this, but the hand on his waist was as hard as copper or iron, with no intention of relaxing at all.
Pei Jingxu panicked, staring blankly at the man in front of him with his frightened eyes.
"Pei Jingxu, I follow the rules."
He spoke in a deep voice, and the strength in his waist increased a little.
Looking at him, she finally seemed to have made up her mind, and tremblingly put the wine glass in her hand to his lips.
He was probably really scared, and his hands were shaking uncontrollably.
As if he was pleased by her "initiative", Rong Jianxue reached out a hand, grabbed her wrist, and helped her pass the glass of wine to his mouth.
Drink it all in one gulp.
After doing all this, Pei Jingxu frantically broke free from the man's restraints and distanced herself from him again, her eyes still submissive. "Is it okay now..."
Rong Jianxue lowered her eyes and her Adam's apple rolled.
The wine was not strong, but he felt something strange for no reason.
"Say, you know you're wrong."
Pei Jingxu bit her lower lip lightly, her voice trembling: "...I know I was wrong..."
"Tell me, you won't hide from me anymore."
"I won't hide from you anymore..."
Complex emotions surged in Rong Jianxue's eyes, and he lowered his voice very low, cold and deep.
"Say, say you don't hate me."
"What..." Pei Jingxu didn't react and looked up at the man.
Unexpectedly, she bumped into the man's cold and confused eyes.
He leaned forward slightly, his voice cold and hoarse, even with a hint of paranoia.
"Pei Jingxu, say you don't hate Rong Jianxue."
Pei Jingxu's eyes flickered, and he saw his own reflection in his eyes.
Finally, she looked into the man's eyes and said in a daze: "I don't hate you... Rong Jianxue..."
The cold paranoia flashed by, as if it had never existed.
Straightening her posture again, Rong Jianxue lowered his eyes to look at her, pinching her waist with undiminished strength: "Pei Jingxu, you can't hide from me anymore."
"I won't doubt you again in the future. Don't be angry with me."
"Even if you're angry, don't say those angry words."
He regarded her words of "I hate Rong Jianxue" and "I don't want to see you again" as just angry words.
Pei Jingxu lowered his head and said timidly, "A Xu knows..."
After a pause, she whispered, "Then Xiaoxue..."
"I'll do it, just wait for the news."
"Thank you, sir..."
Thinking of what Rong Jianxue had said about not interfering in factional disputes, Pei Jingxu became a little worried: "Will Your Excellency displease His Royal Highness the Third Prince by doing this?"
Rong Jianxue still held her in his arms.
His eyes were calm, even nonchalant: "He wouldn't dare."
Pei Jingxu's pupils shrank slightly.
——Is this the power of a powerful official?
He could so easily say that the prince "dared not" bear a grudge against him.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say and just lowered her head in silence.
The candlelight in the room crackled a few times, and Rong Jianxue's hoarse voice came from above: "What do you want to do with Mother?"
The two figures overlapped.
From a distance, they look like a pair of lovers embracing each other.
Pei Jingxu narrowed her eyes, but her tone became more gentle: "Mother-in-law is just worried about the safety of the Rong family. My injury is not serious. My lord, please release Mother-in-law from house arrest."
The man frowned slightly and said in a cold tone, "You're fine. It's your own fault. What does it have to do with her?"
After a pause, Rong Jianxue said solemnly, "The capital is bustling, and my mother has always preferred quietness. She is also getting older, so after the New Year, we should send her to a manor outside the city to live out her retirement."
Pei Jingxu was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Rong Jianxue would be so resolute towards his biological mother!
She couldn't help but think that if one day Rong Jianxue exposed all her lies, her fate would be a thousand times more miserable than Rong's.
Thinking of this, Pei Jingxu moved unconsciously.
Something pressed against my waist.
Before Pei Jingxu could react, Rong Jianxue suddenly stood up and said in a hoarse voice, "If there is nothing else, you can go back first."
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