Chapter 116 Are you heartbroken?
There was still a bit of greasy ointment left on the fingertips.
Rong Jianxue rubbed her fingertips, then wiped them calmly with a handkerchief. Her voice was cold: "How long have you been kneeling?"
Jiang Hui reported, "My lord, it should have been more than six hours."
"Let him kneel outside the Rong Mansion for another two hours."
Jiang Hui accepted the order: "Yes."
Pei Jingxu raised her eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in her eyes: She remembered that in her previous life, Rong Jianxue didn't seem to let Rong Xuanzhou kneel outside the Rong Mansion.
She stared in thought. Rong Jianxue glanced at her and frowned slightly: "Are you heartbroken?"
"Ah..." Pei Jingxu reacted and twitched the corners of her mouth slightly, "Whatever the master does is for the good of my husband, Ah Xu understands."
The man slowly stood up with a handkerchief wrapped around the broken bone. "It's getting late. Let's go back early."
Pei Jingxu stood up and saw the man turning around to leave. She hurriedly called out, "Sir!"
Rong Jianxue shifted his gaze to her, calmly.
"Ah Xu wants to go to the Randeng Temple with you tomorrow to fulfill your vow."
Rong Jianxue said indifferently, "Whatever you say."
After saying that, Rong Jianxue turned and left.
Pei Jingxu chuckled and left the East Courtyard.
It is said that today in the court, Rong Xuanzhou knelt outside the Golden Palace and confessed his crime to the emperor, claiming that he should not have deceived the monarch and taken an unconventional approach.
The emperor was overjoyed and laughed loudly, declaring that he would pardon Rong Xuanzhou's "crime of deceiving the emperor."
But even so, Rong Xuanzhou still knelt outside the Golden Palace for a full six hours, and only stopped when the sun was setting and the emperor had his personal eunuch personally help him to stand up.
At this time, Rong Xuanzhou knelt outside the Rong Mansion again, letting the people in the capital understand the reason for today's events.
Everyone praised General Xuanzhou for his loyalty and bravery, and also praised the current emperor for his generosity, benevolence, wisdom and kindness.
Both sides won a good reputation, and the emperor also forgave Rong Xuanzhou for faking his death and deceiving the emperor.
After two hours, Rong Jianxue ordered the servants to help Rong Xuanzhou back to the Rong Mansion.
When Rong Xuanzhou returned to the west courtyard, his legs were sore and purple. Even though he was a well-trained general, he felt a little exhausted after kneeling for a whole day.
When he came back from the palace and heard what Nuonuo and Axuan said, he originally wanted to find Pei Jingxu to ask for an explanation!
But he didn't expect that his elder brother made him kneel outside the mansion for another two hours!
At this time, Rong Xuanzhou's legs were weak and numb. He sat on the stone bench in the courtyard with a cold expression.
"Uncle Xuanzhou, are you okay? Does it hurt a lot?"
Nuonuo's eyes were red. She walked cautiously to Rong Xuanzhou and blew gently on the man's bruised knee: "Nuonuo, blow on Uncle Xuanzhou... blow and it will stop hurting..."
Rong Xuanzhou's expression softened slightly.
He reached out and rubbed Nuonuo's little head, saying softly, "Uncle is fine, Nuonuo, don't worry."
Nuonuo muttered: "Why did Uncle Jianxue make you kneel for so long? Uncle Jianxue is a bad guy..."
Rong Xuanzhou said seriously, "No, Nuonuo, Uncle Jianxue is not a bad person. He is protecting us."
"Nuonuo, don't talk nonsense."
Bai Shutong appeared in front of Rong Xuanzhou at the right moment. She held ointment and a piece of cloth in her hands. She lowered her eyes and said softly, "Brother Xuanzhou, let me help you apply some ointment."
Rong Xuanzhou nodded: "Thank you for your help."
Bai Shutong smiled, half-knelt in front of Rong Xuanzhou, arranged the ointment bottles in order, and began to treat Rong Xuanzhou's injuries.
The moment the cool fingertips touched him, Rong Xuanzhou's body instantly tensed up, and he pursed his lips in silence.
"Brother Xuanzhou, bear with it, it might hurt a little."
Rong Xuanzhou responded softly without saying a word.
He lowered his head and saw a jade hairpin on the top of the woman's hair: "Why haven't I seen you wear this jade hairpin before?"
Rong Xuanzhou's voice was hoarse and low.
Bai Shutong paused slightly as she applied the medicine, her expression remaining calm. "This is a token of love my husband gave me. On the battlefield, swords are blind, so I didn't dare show it to anyone easily. Now that I'm in the capital, I dare to put it on again."
Rong Xuanzhou's eyes flashed with gloom upon hearing this: "Your late husband must be very pleased to have a wife like you."
Bai Shutong smiled without saying anything and continued to help Rong Xuanzhou treat his injuries.
When Pei Jingxu came back from outside, he saw this situation under the sycamore tree in the courtyard.
Rong Xuanzhou's eyes were like stars. She lowered her eyes and looked gently at Bai Shutong who was treating her injuries in front of her, with a smile on the corner of her lips that she herself did not even notice.
Two children were playing around, the scene was warm and happy.
——It would be even better if those two were really a couple.
A hint of coldness flashed in Pei Jingxu's eyes.
Pei Jingxu didn't hate the charming heroine. Whether he was attracted by her personality or talent, that was the "heroine's" business and had nothing to do with her as a supporting role.
However, Bai Shutong clearly knew that Rong Xuanzhou had a wife and family, but still interfered. In order to let Rong Xuanzhou throw off the "moral shackles" and become the heroine's slave, the author even divorced her "wife of many years" and glossed over it, casually deciding her death by drowning.
She was unwilling to accept it.
Standing outside the courtyard gate, Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes and walked towards the two of them.
"Husband."
She bowed slightly, glanced at Bai Shutong, then looked at the man, her eyes full of grievance and pain.
Rong Xuanzhou frowned slightly, realizing that something was wrong.
But when he thought of what she had done to the two children during the day, he sat still and didn't move.
Bai Shutong, who was standing by, seemed to have just seen Pei Jingxu. She stood up in a panic, her face flushed. "Sister, don't think too much. As a doctor, I'm used to seeing injuries on the battlefield."
"I just want to help Brother Xuanzhou treat his injuries to prevent them from getting worse..."
You see, she hasn't said anything yet.
Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly, turned her head away, and refused to pay attention to Bai Shutong.
Rong Xuanzhou's face darkened. "Pei Jingxu, what on earth are you making a fuss about?"
Pei Jingxu lowered her eyes, her voice trembling and soft: "Nothing, I prepared some ointment for my husband, but it seems that you won't need it now."
——Of course she didn’t prepare any ointment, but she still had to say nice words.
Rong Xuanzhou snorted coldly, "In the courtyard today, as an adult, why did you make things difficult for two children?"
Pei Jingxu took a deep breath. Her body was frail, and the night wind blew through her clothes, like a crumbling bright moon.
"So my husband, without even asking me, decided that it was my fault, right?"
She was about to cry again.
Rong Xuanzhou frowned slightly, a few unknown emotions rising in his heart: "Pei Jingxu, let's talk about the facts. You destroyed Nuonuo's swing, almost hurt Axuan, and even threatened to kick them out of the Rong Mansion. And you still feel wronged?"
Pei Jingxu's eyes were slightly red, but she fought back her tears. Her voice was nasal, "My husband is right. I am arrogant and pretentious. I am not even a little bit worse than Miss Bai!"
"Pei Jingxu!" Rong Xuanzhou frowned and said in a deep voice, "I'm trying to reason with you. Please curb your jealousy!"
"Why can't I be jealous!" Pei Jingxu cried out to the man as if she was losing control. "I love my husband so much that I pray to the gods for him all day long. How can I tolerate him having another woman by his side?"
Rong Xuanzhou shouted, "Pei Jingxu! Shutong is different from you!"
"Of course it's different!" Pei Jingxu cried and trembled, "I am willing to die for my husband, but can Bai Shutong do that?"
"That's enough!" Rong Xuanzhou slammed the table and stood up, saying coldly, "Pei Jingxu, it seems like you've really become spoiled in the Rong Mansion over the years."
"You are punished to be grounded for three days and are not allowed to leave the bedroom!"
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