This was a problem that was even more difficult and awkward than not allowing him to marry a wife.
Pei Wenxuan didn't speak. He was thinking about how to gracefully and gracefully say that he was going to default on his debt.
The woman looked at him with a smile on her face, but there was a hint of mockery in her eyes, as if she was watching a good show.
After a while, Pei Wenxuan finally found his bearings. He was about to speak when he heard an anxious shout from outside: "Eldest Young Master! Eldest Young Master! "
Everyone turned their heads. Pei Wenxuan saw that it was the gatekeeper who ran over. After thinking for a moment, he knew that the imperial edict for marriage might have arrived.
The servant panted heavily and stopped in front of Pei Wenxuan. He stuttered: "Imperial edict … Eldest Young Master … the door …"
Pei Wenxuan didn't wait for him to finish before laughing. He turned and walked out the door.
The maid who asked for money finally reacted. She quickly asked the gatekeeper: "What imperial edict?"
"There are people from the palace outside." The gatekeeper caught his breath and explained: "They are going to announce the imperial edict. The master, madam, and young master of the fu all have to go. It seems that something big is going to happen."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and quickly ran to the front yard to see what was going on with their own eyes.
When Pei Wenxuan reached the door, the Pei family was already there. When Pei Lixian's eldest son, Pei Wende, saw Pei Wenxuan walking over, he sneered and said mockingly, "I always knew that Eldest Brother was arrogant, but I didn't expect him to be so arrogant even when the Palace's officials came."
"Wen De." Pei Lixian stood in front of him with his hands folded in his sleeves. He slowly opened his eyes and scolded: "Shut up."
Pei Wenxuan walked in front of Pei Lixian and Pei Liwen and respectfully bowed: "Second Uncle, Third Uncle."
He then turned to look at his mother, Madam Wen, whom he hadn't seen for a long time: "Mother."
Madam Wen nodded at him with a tired expression. After everyone in the Pei family arrived, Pei Lixian went forward and said to the eunuch holding the imperial edict: "Gonggong, everyone in the Pei family is here. Please."
The eunuch smiled and nodded. Pei Lixian withdrew and heard the eunuch shout loudly, "Kneel!"
Everyone knelt down as the eunuch read out the decree. The contents of the decree first praised Pei Wenxuan. Hearing these extravagant words of praise, everyone quietly looked at Pei Wenxuan.
Pei Wenxuan's expression was calm. When he read the next part, "The Empress Dowager bowed and was pleased to hear this news. She specifically decreed the marriage between Princess Ping L E and Princess Ping L E", everyone suddenly understood. The servants hiding in the distance all widened their eyes, feeling a little confused.
Pei Wenxuan calmly received the edict. The eunuch looked him up and down and then said, "Princess Ping L E has always been favored by His Majesty. Lord Pei is very fortunate."
"Thank you for your kind words."
Pei Wenxuan bowed respectfully and modestly.
After the imperial edict was read out, the palace people also withdrew. After sending the palace people away, Pei Wenxuan raised the imperial edict and turned around to look at Pei Lixian.
Pei Lixian folded his hands in his sleeves and said with a calm expression, "It is your good fortune to receive His Majesty's decree of marriage. In the future, serve the princess well and don't forget the etiquette of the Pei family."
Pei Wenxuan, "…"
He originally wanted to bow, but when he heard this, he felt that something was wrong. It was as if he was a newly married woman …
After Pei Lixian finished speaking, he turned his head and said to everyone, "Disperse."
Pei Lixian was used to having the final say in the family. When everyone heard this, they didn't dare to stay any longer and dispersed. Only Pei Wende couldn't help but say a few words to Pei Wenxuan before he left, "Eldest Brother is very fortunate. In the future, you can rely on the princess to eat."
"Yes." Pei Wenxuan dusted his sleeves and said with a calm expression, "Second Brother is jealous? What a pity. "Without waiting for Pei Wende to speak, Pei Wenxuan smiled lightly," With Second Brother's character and appearance, I'm afraid he won't have the chance to marry the princess. In this life, other than relying on Father, he can't rely on anyone else. "
"You!"
"Wenxuan." Before Pei Wende could vent his anger, Wen Shi hurried over. She looked anxious and glanced at Pei Wende. When Pei Wende saw that Wen Shi was here, he didn't want to continue arguing with Pei Wenxuan. After all, he was still an elder. He could only bow and leave.
After Pei Wende left, Wen Shi pulled Pei Wenxuan's hand and said anxiously, "Come with me."
Then, Wen Shi dragged him to her courtyard.
Pei Wenxuan knew what Wen Shi wanted to say. He felt helpless, but he still followed Wen Shi into her courtyard. As soon as they entered the room, Wen Shi sent the servants away and asked him anxiously, "Did you know about the bestowment of marriage in advance?"
Pei Wenxuan calmly found a place to sit down. He knew in his heart that he had attended the Spring Banquet and investigated the case with Li Rong. The fact that he and Li Rong had met early on could not be hidden.
Thus, he admitted frankly, "I know."
"You know? This is such a big matter. Why didn't you tell me?"
Wen Shi heard Pei Wenxuan's words and immediately shouted, "Do you still have me as your mother in your heart?!"
"I only know my mother." Pei Wenxuan poured himself a cup of tea and said calmly, "Can you resist the imperial edict or can you reason with His Majesty?"
Wen Shi was stunned. After a while, she sat down weakly and tears rolled down her face, "It's my fault. I made you suffer. If your father was still alive, you wouldn't have encountered such a thing … It's not easy to be a princess. Which princess has a good temper? "
Pei Wenxuan listened to Wen Shi's crying. He hesitated for a moment and finally said, "I'm willing to do this."
Wen Shi looked up in disbelief. Pei Wenxuan thought for a while and looked at Wen Shi. He said calmly, "Mother, I asked for this girl myself."
"You asked for it?"
Wen's face is full of shock: "Why did you ask a princess to come in?"
"Isn't the princess good?" Pei Wenxuan laughed, "The princess is also an ordinary girl. She's very nice. You'll know when you see her."
"What kind of magic potion did you eat?" Wen Shi said and cried again, "I know you're comforting me. You've liked Zhenzhen since you were young. Your temper is the same as your father's. How can you fall in love with others so easily?"
"Mother," Pei Wenxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't talk nonsense in the future."
"You're my son, my flesh and blood," Wen Shi cried until she couldn't catch her breath. Pei Wenxuan quickly patted her back and listened to her, "How can I not know what you're thinking? I couldn't stop your second uncle from talking nonsense to the Qin Family. I didn't expect that Qin Lin from the Qin Family to listen to your second uncle and directly say that his sister can't marry into the Pei Family. He directly came to break off the engagement. It's all my fault. Now I need you to comfort me … "
"Mother," Pei Wenxuan couldn't bear Mrs. Wen's crying and felt a headache coming on. However, he knew that his mother was used to being like this and could only persuade her nicely, "She's really good. I really like her very much. I spent a lot of effort to marry her. Please don't talk nonsense in front of her in the future. If you really want me to have a good marriage, please don't mention Qin Zhenzhen in the future. Get along well with the princess, okay? "
Wen Shi listened to Pei Wenxuan's comforting words. She looked up doubtfully, "You're not lying to me?"
"Why would I lie to you?" Pei Wenxuan sighed, "I really like her."
"Then what about Qin Zhenzhen?"
Wen Shi was confused.
Pei Wenxuan raised his hand to his forehead, "I wasn't thinking clearly at that time. I'm only so old. How can I know whether I like or not?"
"Well …" Wen Shi hesitated for a moment. She was moved and said slowly, "That's true."
Pei Wenxuan looked up strangely, "You think I don't like Qin Zhenzhen?"
"You're just childish," Wen Shi looked gentle, "Our relationship is like that of your father and I. When we don't see each other, we miss each other. When we see each other, we'll be moved. When we're together, we'll feel that time passes quickly. Even if your father just says a few words to me, I'll feel that it's very interesting."
With that, Wen Shi's face showed some nostalgia. Pei Wenxuan knew that Wen Shi missed his father again. He was silent. Wen Shi also knew that she shouldn't indulge in nostalgia in front of others. She paused for a moment and sighed, "During those years in Luzhou, you never sent Zhenzhen a letter because you missed her. When you saw her, you were well-behaved. How can that be called liking her?"
"According to what you said," Pei Wenxuan laughed, "I have to find someone I like to insult. That's liking her?"
"I don't know if you'll insult her or not," Wen Shi also laughed, "But you must be different in front of her. In front of that person, you'll always be a child. "
Pei Wenxuan was stunned. After a moment, he couldn't help but ask, "Is father like that too?"
"Yes," Wen Shi liked to talk about Pei Lizhi. When she heard Pei Wenxuan mention it, her eyes softened, "Don't be fooled by his strict attitude in front of you. He's actually always been a child. Do you remember that he used to buy toys for you? He bought them for himself to play with. I told you, how could he buy toys for you? He's obviously itching for toys. "
"Yes," Pei Wenxuan accompanied Wen Shi to talk, "I remember."
Pei Wenxuan accompanied Wen Shi to talk about Pei Lizhi. Wen Shi's health wasn't good. After talking with him for a while, she felt a little tired. Pei Wenxuan saw that she was tired, so he helped her rest and then went out.
After he went out, he stood at the door with Dong Ye following behind him. He was a little confused, "Master, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking," Pei Wenxuan sighed, "Fortunately, His Highness doesn't like to cry."
Dong Ye was a little confused, "Huh?"
Pei Wenxuan lowered his head and chuckled, then walked away.
When he was talking to Wen Shi just now, he kept thinking about Li Rong.
In his previous life, he always said that Li Rong was too stubborn. Every time they quarreled because of political differences, he would wonder how a girl could be so stubborn.
However, when he looked at Wen Shi just now, he suddenly felt that Li Rong was very good.
No one could hide behind others for a lifetime. One day, he would have to stand up and face the storm, the cruel world.
His mother wasn't a bad person. She was soft and kind. His father protected his mother all her life, letting her live happily for most of her life like a canary.
However, all gifts came with a price. His father probably never thought that he would leave so early one day.
No matter how well he protected this person, after he left, this person would be correspondingly weak.
Before his father died, he prepared many people to protect him and his mother. But he was only seventeen years old at that time. In the name of mourning, he forced him to go to Luzhou and left his mother in Pei Mansion.
His mother was a soft-hearted person who gave in easily. She was always afraid of arguments and always gave in. Therefore, no matter how many things his father had left behind, when he returned three years later, his mother had squandered them all.
When he was young, he envied his parents. They were different from ordinary couples in aristocratic families. They really loved each other. They taught Pei Wenxuan how to hold on to and hope for a relationship.
He had imagined countless times that if he had a wife, he would also live such a life. He would also learn from his father, protect and love that person with all he had.
But when he saw his mother, he suddenly felt that if he loved a woman too much and gave her everything but didn't teach her to fly, what was the difference between that and breaking her wings?
But fortunately …
When Pei Wenxuan thought of Li Rong, he felt somewhat relieved.
This woman, no matter how much you pampered her, she could still fly ninety thousand li. The only thing to worry about was that if you weren't careful, she might go to a place that you couldn't see. You could only look up at her for the rest of your life and never touch her again.
When Pei Wenxuan realized this, he immediately felt that he was a bit ridiculous.
They were just making do with each other in this life. In a few years, they would be separated. Yet here he was thinking about the way of husband and wife.
But strangely, when he thought of this, he felt somewhat happy.
He walked briskly back to his courtyard and saw the female servant who had asked for money earlier standing at his door. His face sank as he stared at the female servant. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly opened his mouth: "That carriage … …"
"Take your time!" The maid immediately said. "Prince Consort … Oh, no, Eldest Young Master," the maid said with a sad face. "This servant is here to apologize. This servant's dog eyes didn't recognize Mount Tai. In the future, I hope that Eldest Young Master will forgive this servant. You can take your time to return the carriage. You can return it at any time! "
Pei Wenxuan was amused by this maid. He suddenly felt what it meant to use someone else's power to intimidate others.
He had no intention of being entangled with these brats. He waved his hand and said, "It's fine. You can leave."
The maid hurriedly ran away. Pei Wenxuan returned to his courtyard. At night, he thought about the key figures of the Dark Network. The next day, he went to the princess's residence. He took the money and found people. Everything was set up in an orderly manner.
When he returned to the residence at night, he saw the princess's residence's steward standing at the door. Pei Wenxuan was stunned. He hurriedly got off the carriage and greeted the other party. "Lord Lu, why are you here?"
"The princess has a letter for you." Lu Minzhi handed a letter to Pei Wenxuan. "This official is on the way, so I came to deliver this letter."
"You are too kind."
Pei Wenxuan took the letter and chatted with Lu Minzhi for a while. After Lu Minzhi left, Pei Wenxuan held the letter. He hesitated for a moment and did not open it. He returned to his room and put the letter on the bedside.
At night, after he finished dealing with all the official business, he lay on the bed and opened the letter. He saw Li Rong's handwriting.
Li Rong said three things concisely. First, she gave him two drawings of the wedding dress and asked him to help her refer.
Second, she asked him about the progress of the Dark Network.
Third, she gave him a banknote and told him to throw it at the slave girl's face.
Pei Wenxuan lay on the bed and looked at Li Rong's letter. He thought of Li Rong's raised eyebrows when she spoke. He could not help but laugh.
He carefully looked at the two drawings of the wedding dress and selected one of them. Then, he put the letter aside and lay down to sleep.
That night, he had a dream. He dreamed that Li Rong was wearing the wedding dress he chose. She turned in front of him and asked him, "Pei Wenxuan, do you think it looks good?"
He did not know why, but he could not help but want to laugh.
When he woke up from the dream with a smile, he lay down quietly for a while.
Only then did he realize that this was the first time in his memory that he had woken up from a dream with a smile on his face for an uncountable amount of time.
After he was a teenager, there were no more beautiful dreams.
When he was a teenager, he had a beautiful woman in his dream.
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