Chapter 89 What on earth is he doing...
Pei Jingxu only realized it belatedly.
She raised her eyebrows slightly, and a vicious gleam flashed in her eyes.
Looking down calmly, you can see that the man has turned slightly to the side, and his wide sleeves cover his figure.
She wisely didn't expose him, but slowly stood up and gave the man a reassuring and gentle smile: "Thank you for helping me, sir. Ah Xu is really worried about Xiaoxue..."
Rong Jianxue hummed, but didn't look at her. She said in a hoarse voice, "Go back and wait for news. I'll take care of it."
Pei Jingxu bowed slightly and said, "Then Ah Xu will take his leave first."
After saying that, Pei Jingxu turned and left.
The candlelight in the room flickered twice, and Rong Jianxue frowned, realizing his unbearable situation.
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When Pei Jingxu returned to the west courtyard, Hongyao was already waiting outside the door.
Seeing Pei Jingxu coming back, he hurriedly went to greet her: "Miss, what's wrong?"
Pei Jingxu finally revealed a somewhat sincere smile: "It's solved."
Rong Jianxue will never go back on his word.
Hongyao's face also showed a little more smile, and then she thought of something and whispered, "Miss, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent an invitation earlier."
Pei Jingxu frowned: "Invitation?"
"Yes," Hongyao replied, handing over the invitation, "Here it is."
Pei Jingxu opened the invitation and read the contents clearly.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, and a hint of calculation flashed in her eyes.
"Girl, what is this post?"
Pei Jingxu closed the invitation and said coldly, "The Crown Prince invited me to attend His Majesty's birthday banquet in three days."
"Your Majesty!" Hongyao's voice suddenly rose, but then she realized something was wrong and lowered it. "Miss, why did the prince invite you?"
Pei Jingxu scoffed, "Why else? He just wants me to be in His Majesty's favor and enter his harem."
Hongyao frowned upon hearing this: "Then we absolutely cannot go!"
Pei Jingxu moved his eyes, and a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.
Pei Jingxu actually didn't have a very good impression of this official.
Back then, the Pei family was an imperial merchant, and their status in the capital was unparalleled.
Later, the Dali Temple discovered that in the secret compartment of the Pei family's study, there were many letters with enemy countries, exposing the situation of Yunlan's treasury. Every word was detailed and all were written by my father himself.
Collaboration with the enemy and betrayal of the country is a crime punishable by the extermination of an entire family. If Pei Jingxu had not married into the Rong family, she would have died on the road to exile.
According to the plot records in the storybook, Daddy did have the intention of betraying his country and made a fortune by selling national information many times.
Even now, Pei Jingxu had no way to refute this matter.
Maybe they just wanted to let this "evil female supporting character" experience such a change, so that her subsequent "blackening" would be more reasonable?
Pei Jingxu didn't know either.
Even though his father's guilt was already established, Pei Jingxu could not easily let go of the emperor who issued the imperial edict to punish the Pei family.
Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes as he stroked the invitation in his hand.
After a while, she slowly said, "No, I want to go."
"Ah? But girl, didn't you say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was..."
Pei Jingxu pursed his lips and said in a cold voice, "The Crown Prince has his own plans, and the reason I want to attend the banquet is just to confirm one thing."
Seeing this, Hongyao didn't ask any more questions and replied softly, "Yes."
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The night is like water.
Rong Jianxue was lying on the bed, not feeling sleepy at all.
He had just taken a cold shower, but his body temperature did not drop.
——Instead, it is getting worse.
He has always been self-disciplined and respectful to the rites, and rarely has any sexual desires. He can easily suppress those sparks of desire by copying scriptures, chanting Buddha's name, and reviewing official documents.
But tonight is different.
She just struggled a little in his arms.
Rong Jianxue's body was extremely tense and stiff.
He closed his eyes slightly and forced himself to recite the Heart Sutra.
"When Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva practiced the profound Prajnaparamita, he saw that the five aggregates were empty and was able to transcend all suffering."
"Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form. Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. The same is true of feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness."
"Relics..."
"Relics..."
The aroma of fruit wine lingers on the lips and teeth.
He can drink quite a lot, at least he has never been drunk in front of others.
He knows how much he can drink, so he knows when to stop and won't make a fool of himself in front of others.
The aroma of wine in his mouth attracted him.
[Sir… Ah Xu knows he was wrong…]
She doesn't know.
She is not wrong either.
He was selfish and took his anger out on her.
Taking advantage of her worry, he forced her to submit.
There was silence all around. He closed his eyes slightly and tried to use the Buddhist scriptures to dispel the evil spirits that had suddenly arisen in his heart.
——It doesn’t work.
Frowning slightly, Rong Jianxue smelled the familiar scent of jasmine again.
Glancing slightly to the side, he saw the green fabric that he had folded and placed next to the pillow.
They are a pair of mandarin ducks embracing and whispering.
The two mandarin ducks have bright and beautiful feathers, and the stitches are fine. She split a single thread into dozens of strands and embroidered them stitch by stitch.
He saw the word "xu" again.
With a frown on his face, Rong Jianxue turned his head away.
When I reacted again, I had grabbed the piece of cloth in my hand.
The autumn light remained unchanged, leaving him alone standing there, letting the Buddhist scriptures fill his ears and the pagoda weigh him down.
for a long time.
He covered his eyes with one hand, hiding all the emotions in them.
What on earth is he doing...
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