Chapter 73 Are you guys having a fight?
Pei Jingxu didn't like Chen Qianfan and didn't intend to make close friends with such a person.
But at Shen Anshan's birthday banquet, Shen Congyue's words clearly showed that he knew something about Rong Xuanzhou's "death in battle".
If anyone other than the Prime Minister's Mansion knew about Rong Xuanzhou's news—
Shen Qianfan is one of them.
She needed to know Rong Xuanzhou's current situation, and it would be best if she could find out when he would return.
Rong's parents deliberately hid the matter from Rong Jianxue, who was completely unaware of it.
Therefore, her target was set on Shen Qianfan.
Outside Chang'an City.
Since Rong Jianxue "enforced the law impartially" last time, those grain merchants who instigated discord were arrested one by one and imprisoned.
Without those grain merchants who wanted to make a fortune from the national crisis, the grain prices in Chang'an City finally came down slowly.
This was a good thing for Shen Qianfan. With enough food, the refugees could be resettled.
In fact, Pei Jingxu did not have any compassionate heart towards those refugees. The reason why she sold grain at half price was just to seduce Rong Jianxue.
However, she did not expect that the refugees seemed to really regard her as a "female Bodhisattva". When they saw her coming, they greeted her with a smile and a respectful tone, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
"Sister Bodhisattva, this is a little wooden horse I made myself. I'm giving it to you!"
A little girl dressed in coarse cloth walked up to Pei Jingxu. She had a pair of big dark eyes as round as grapes. She blinked and handed the little wooden horse she had carved to Pei Jingxu.
His eyes were cautious, as if he was afraid that she would dislike him.
Pei Jingxu smiled and took the wooden horse from the little girl: "Thank you, Xiaoxue. Have you been behaving well recently?"
The little girl named "Xiaoxue" nodded seriously: "Yes! Xiaoxue also learned to read with Huzi and the others!"
Pei Jingxu smiled gently: "Really? Xiaoxue is amazing! You should learn to read well. I will bring you some delicious snacks next time, okay?"
Xiaoxue nodded vigorously: "Okay!"
"What kind of snack?"
A gentle voice came from behind.
Pei Jingxu raised his eyebrows slightly and restrained the smile on his face.
Xiaoxue wasn't afraid of the newcomers, and she spoke even louder: "Brother Yuanzhou! Sister Bodhisattva said she would make some snacks for Xiaoxue! Xiaoxue has never had any snacks before!"
Pei Jingxu came back to her senses and saw Shen Qianfan in a black and gold robe, walking towards her with a smile.
"Mr. Yuanzhou." Pei Jingxu bowed slightly as a greeting.
Shen Qianfan nodded and gave Xiaoxue a piece of candy: "Didn't Xiaoxue say last time that she wanted to eat candy? Take it."
"Thank you, Brother Yuanzhou! I want to give some to grandma!"
Xiaoxue took the candy with surprise, turned around and left with a happy face.
After Xiaoxue left, Shen Qianfan straightened up and faced Pei Jingxu.
"I heard from Jiang Hui that the snacks made by Second Lady are second to none in the entire capital."
Pei Jingxu said calmly, "Guard Jiang is praising me."
Shen Qianfan looked at her, still smiling: "If Second Madam doesn't mind, can you let me try some snacks someday?"
Pei Jingxu nodded: "If Master Yuanzhou likes it, I can bring some tomorrow."
Shen Qianfan raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes: “Strange.”
He said this, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking very elegant.
Pei Jingxu stood straight and slender, "What?"
"Why is Second Lady so easy to talk to today?"
Pei Jingxu twitched the corner of her mouth, pretending not to understand: "Was it difficult for me to speak before?"
Shen Qianfan curled his lips, his eyes scrutinizing her as he looked over her.
"I heard that Master Shaofu took leave today and did not attend the court."
Pei Jingxu remained calm and asked him, "Master Yuanzhou seems to be particularly knowledgeable about court affairs."
He was outmaneuvered.
Shen Qianfan was speechless for a moment, then smiled and said, "After the porridge is finished today, I would like to invite the Second Lady to have dinner at Simeizhai."
Seeing that Pei Jingxu didn't say anything, Shen Qianfan continued, "I haven't apologized to you yet for the last time the Second Lady was harassed by the grain merchant."
"Later, Mr. Rong lectured me. I know I did something wrong and I want to ask for forgiveness from the Second Lady."
Upon hearing this, Pei Jingxu said seriously, "Master Yuanzhou, there is no need to apologize to me. If a man does not take care of himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. Master Yuanzhou just wanted to comfort the refugees as quickly as possible. He has done nothing wrong."
Shen Qianfan looked at her with a smile: “Having said that, I still have to apologize to the Second Lady.”
Pei Jingxu didn't say much. Anyway, she had something to ask him, so it was a good opportunity.
"In that case, I would be disrespectful to refuse."
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Before going to the appointment, Pei Jingxu went back to Rong Mansion to change clothes.
As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw Jiang Hui coming towards me hurriedly from a distance!
"Second Madam, you are finally back!"
Pei Jingxu's eyes were clear and his eyebrows were sharp. "Guard Jiang, what's wrong?"
"Um..." Jiang Hui scratched his head and said cautiously, "The young master caught a cold last night and has been lying down for a whole day. Second Madam, please go and take a look."
Pei Jingxu's expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm: "Didn't Guard Jiang go and get a doctor?"
"Yes, yes! Yes!" Jiang Hui said hurriedly, "But even after taking the medicine, his complexion still doesn't look good. Second Madam, you know the young master well. Why don't you go to his bedroom to visit him?"
"There's no need for a visit," Pei Jingxu said slowly and leisurely, "Since Master Young Master has caught a cold, he should rest and recuperate. I won't bother you anymore."
After saying that, Pei Jingxu raised his foot and was about to leave.
"Hey, hey, hey, Second Madam!" Jiang Hui was anxious. He took two steps to catch up, a layer of cold sweat on his forehead. "You... did you have a quarrel with the young master?"
The young master's expression has been off since last night, and this morning he even asked for leave to attend court!
Jiang Hui was so scared that he thought something terrible was going to happen in Chang'an City!
Pei Jingxu's eyelashes trembled slightly. She slowly raised her eyes and looked at Jiang Hui seriously: "Master Young Master and I have no relationship at all. It can't be considered a quarrel."
——This must be a quarrel!
How could you even say something like "It doesn't matter"! ?
Jiang Hui trembled with fear: "Second Madam, is there any misunderstanding between you and the Young Master?"
If you think about it carefully, Jiang Hui has never seen his young master do anything wrong. Even if he really did do something wrong, the young master is not the kind of person who refuses to admit his mistake, and he shouldn't make such a big fuss.
Pei Jingxu seemed reluctant to answer the question. She curled her lips and spoke in her usual soft and quiet tone, "Guard Jiang, I have something else to do. If Master Young Master is feeling unwell, please call a doctor."
"Hey! Second Madam!" Jiang Hui was so anxious that he almost cried out, "Where are you going?"
Pei Jingxu smiled and said, "Simeizhai. Master Yuanzhou invited me to dine there and apologize."
After saying that, Pei Jingxu ignored the stunned Jiang Hui and returned to the west courtyard.
Jiang Hui widened his eyes and looked at Pei Jingxu's leaving back. After a while, he finally reacted!
broken!
Jiang Hui said this to himself, then quickly turned around and ran towards the East Courtyard.
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