EFB Chapter 56 This feeling is so good
Chapter 56 This feeling is so good
The next day, the third day of the first lunar month
Wen Zongji accompanied Pei Rujing on her homecoming visit, while Pei Shizhao and Pei Shirong, the two brothers, were both at the Princess's residence.
In addition, Wen Zongji's sister-in-law, Wei, whom he hadn't seen last time, was also there.
Lady Wei was the legitimate daughter of the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, and she and Pei Shizhao were considered a well-matched couple.
Wen Zongji greeted them one by one.
Pei Rujing, on the other hand, was much more at ease. She took the arm of the eldest princess and said sweetly, "Mother, I originally planned to come yesterday, but my younger sister returned to the manor yesterday, so I was a day late."
The eldest princess looked at her with a smile: "That's only right. You can come to my place anytime."
Lady Wei said, "I have met the wife of the heir of the Duke of Zhao a few times. She is gentle and quiet, and seems to be an excellent person."
Pei Rujing nodded: "She is a good woman, it's just a pity she married the wrong person... By the way, second brother, find some time to beat up Zhao Hongrong, but don't let anyone find out."
Pei Shirong was stunned.
Pei Shizhao immediately understood: "You're trying to avenge Zongji's younger sister?"
Pei Shirong slapped his forehead: "I almost forgot, the heir of the Duke of Zhao is named Zhao Hongrong. Little sister, the Duke of Zhao is the deputy general of the Infantry Commandery. You really know how to trick me."
He was working in the Infantry Commander's Office!
Pei Rujing didn't take it seriously: "The Duke of Zhao is in charge of the Central Patrol Battalion, responsible for the security of the outer city. Second brother, you are in the Infantry Battalion, directly under the Nine Gates Commander. You even dared to fight An Guanglu, so why should you care about Zhao Hongrong?"
The Duke of Anguo's official position was the Commander of the Nine Gates!
Wen Zongji glanced at his young wife with surprise.
She usually seems carefree, but I never expected her to be so knowledgeable about the division of duties within the Infantry Commander's Office.
Perhaps this is the advantage of her status. Pei Rujing is unlikely to take the initiative to learn about these things, but the circle she is in is too high-class, and the topics she casually talks about are secrets that ordinary people cannot touch.
Pei Shirong thought Pei Rujing made sense: "Okay, I'll teach Zhao Hongrong a lesson for you."
It's just hitting someone with a club, he's very skilled at that.
Wei smiled and said, "I remember Zhao Hongrong is currently working in the Censorate's Records Department."
This is the daughter of the head of the Censorate.
The Censorate has two chief censors, one on the left and one on the right, but the right chief censor is not common. At present, the Censorate only has one left chief censor, who is Wei's father.
Wen Zongji said, "Thank you for your kindness, sister-in-law. I won't trouble you with the matters of the Censorate."
His sister-in-law, Zhong's father, was also a high-ranking official in the Censorate, serving as the Left Vice Censor-in-Chief. Although he was not as high-ranking as the Left Censor-in-Chief, he was more than capable of causing trouble for Zhao Hongrong.
After all, it was impossible to directly expel Zhao Hongrong from the Censorate, as that would completely offend the Duke of Zhao.
Pei Shizhao and Lady Wei explained: "The wife of the heir apparent of the Marquis of Zhongyong is surnamed Zhong."
Madam Wei suddenly realized, "Then I won't bother you any further. If you need any help, brother-in-law, please don't hesitate to ask."
Although she had only officially met Wen Zongji today, she had heard Pei Shizhao mention him many times and knew that Pei Shizhao admired Wen Zongji, so she naturally didn't mind currying favor with him.
Wen Zongji cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
Pei Shirong teased, "Zongji, I did the most work, aren't you going to thank me?"
Pei Rujing fiercely defended her husband: "You're not allowed to bully my husband."
Pei Shirong: "...I'm your older brother."
Don't bend your elbow like that.
Wen Zongji spoke before Pei Rujing could, saying, "I'll invite my second brother to Wangchun Tower for drinks another day."
Pei Shirong was somewhat satisfied then: "Alright! I'll wait."
The eldest princess was very pleased to see that they got along so well.
Today, Duke Pei was very self-aware and did not come to the Princess's residence to cause trouble.
After chatting for a while, they came to their usual activity at the Marquis's residence—playing mahjong.
Wei said, "My little sister has joined a mahjong club, so her skill level must be extremely high. Don't think I'm stupid later."
The eldest princess laughed and said, "It's just family playing around, there's no such thing as being stupid or not."
However, with the two of them and Pei Rujing, there were only three people, a classic case of three missing one.
Pei Rujing's gaze fell on Wen Zongji.
Wen Zongji pointed to himself: "You want me to play with you guys?"
Pei Rujing shrugged: "There's no one else but you."
Wen Zongji looked at the Pei brothers, Pei Shizhao and Pei Shizhao.
Pei Shirong immediately shook his head: "I can't."
Pei Shizhao also shook his head.
Fine!
Wen Zongji went over to make up the numbers.
Madam Wei then asked, "I heard that this was made by your brother-in-law?"
Wen Zongji nodded: "Just some random little gadgets I made to amuse the county princess."
Granny Feng added from the side, "The mahjong set that the son-in-law made himself is treasured by the county princess. Now when she invites people to play mahjong, she uses the newly made ones."
Upon hearing this, both the Princess and Lady Wei turned their gazes to Pei Rujing.
Pei Rujing was engrossed in playing cards when she noticed their gaze and reminded them, "Mother, it's your turn to play."
The Eldest Princess: "..."
Madam Wei couldn't help but laugh: "My little sister is still young."
She wasn't as shy as they had imagined.
Pei Rujing wrinkled her nose: "I'm an adult now."
The eldest princess smiled as well.
Sensing that she had been slighted, Pei Rujing was indignant and turned to Wen Zongji to get back at him: "Am I a child?"
Wen Zongji immediately shook his head: "No."
Although in his mind, sixteen years old was indeed still young.
Pei Rujing was satisfied and decided not to argue with the two princesses.
The eldest princess watched the two of them interact and said, "Zongji, you are older than Jing'er, so you should take the initiative in some things."
Wen Zongji paused slightly, then nodded readily, "Don't worry, Mother-in-law."
The princess didn't explain it clearly, but Wen Zongji understood what she meant. The princess knew perfectly well that he and his concubine were not consummating their marriage, but she wouldn't tolerate their foolish behavior for long.
Next, Pei Rujing dominated the mahjong game, and neither the Princess nor Lady Wei could beat her.
They are truly the biggest winners!
The eldest princess looked at Wen Zongji suspiciously: "Zongji, are you deliberately feeding Jing'er cards?"
Wen Zongji denied it: "My mother-in-law is joking. How could I possibly know what kind of cards the county princess needs?"
Of course, we can't talk about card counting.
Pei Shizhao watched them play cards from the side and gave Wen Zongji a meaningful look. He was smart and knew how to count cards after only watching a few rounds.
He was certain that Wen Zongji had fed Pei Rujing cards.
Unable to find any fault with Wen Zongji, the eldest princess had no choice but to suppress her suspicions.
Just then, lunch was served, so they asked someone to put the mahjong tiles away.
The maids brought hot water for them to wash their hands.
Pei Rujing leaned against Wen Zongji and whispered, "You must have fed me cards."
She was a mahjong expert; if Pei Shizhao could see that, she certainly could too.
Wen Zongji smiled and said, "I am the county princess's husband, so naturally I must help her win."
Pei Rujing looked up at him, a smile on her face, and praised, "Well done."
My heart was pounding like a deer's.
Although Wen Zongji's words were nothing special, Pei Rujing sensed that no matter what happened, he would always be by her side.
This feeling!
that's nice!