After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 54
Shen Cong'an wanted to slip away, but he didn't understand that Pei Wan let herself follow for the first time today, not for Jin Baozhai at all!

I just got the news and came to see Pei Ci!

He has a young life and is not Pei Ci's biological sister, so he dare not accompany her.

He wanted to slip away, but Pei Wan next to him was already prepared and grabbed Shen Cong'an's sleeve, "Brother Yuan Rang, what's the matter? Didn't you just say that you want to accompany Wan'er to Jinbaozhai? Are you tired after walking a few steps?"

Shen Cong'an sneered a few times, "How could that be? Didn't you think that Jinbaozhai is far away, and sister Wan'er will wait for me for a while, and I will go to Jinbaozhai to fetch it for sister Wan'er."

Listening to Shen Cong'an's word "sister", which is inseparable from the previous sentence and the last sentence, Pei Wan's forehead twitched, "Brother Yuanrang said "sister" on the left and "sister" on the right. Don't you think it's better to be with Wan'er than to be with others? Your younger sister is here comfortably together, so you're in a hurry to leave?"

Competing with Shen Cong'an is getting better, but Pei Wan can't care about Pei Ci at the moment.

Shen Cong'an became anxious immediately, "What's Sister Wan'er talking about? I, Shen Cong'an, only have you as Sister Wan'er, why do I have other sisters?"

He didn't even have a serious younger sister in the Yuanhou Mansion, so how did Pei Wan say that he had many other younger sisters?
He thought, no!
Pei Wan sneered, "When I used to give those younger sisters jewelry and makeup, why didn't they call out my sister?"

Shen Cong'an was speechless: "..."

Seeing that Pei Wan's mood had obviously deteriorated, he suddenly realized in his heart that it turned out that Pei Wan was caressing about these things!

He immediately said to Pei Wan with a sincere face, "I don't know that you care about these things, so I will just ignore those people calling my sister from now on."

When Shen Con'an said this, those sultry peach blossom eyes stared straight at Pei Wan, his face was full of affection and sincerity.

No matter how cold-hearted a person is, seeing him now, he should be moved.

If Pei Wan hadn't recognized Shen Cong'an, she would have known Shen Cong'an's temperament very well, and knew that what he said was mostly lip service, but now she would really be deceived by Shen Cong'an's casual words.

"I don't have that blessing, and I can't bear the name of you, the brother and sister of the Yuanhou Mansion."

As she said that, Pei Wan stepped up and left, ignoring whether the woman in the hat who was talking to Pei Ci over there was Sheng Baoling or not, and she just didn't want to talk to Shen Cong'an.

She was afraid that she would break up with Shen Cong'an again, so she wanted to whip someone.

She, Pei Wan, has an elder brother who is prime minister on the left. How can she be the younger sister of you, an idle son?
Who will be your sister!
Seeing Pei Wan like this, Shen Cong'an patted his forehead, realizing that he probably said the wrong thing again, and hurriedly followed, while following Pei Wan, coaxing, "Don't be angry, sister Wan'er, be angry! The body is not good."

"You can be angry, but you have to tell me what you are angry about?"

"Sister Wan'er..."

The two figures left one after the other.

Sheng Baoling slightly raised the silk corner of the only hat on his head, looked in that direction, and asked curiously, "Did Wan'er and Mr. Shen quarrel?"

Through the raised corner, Pei Ci could see the fair skin, the corner of his face, and the bright red lips, but he couldn't go any further.

His voice was a little hoarse, and he replied, "Yes."

Sheng Baoling was quite worried. She liked Pei Wan's child, "Don't worry, it seems to be quite noisy..."

As she said that, she turned her head and looked at Pei Ci, "Why don't you, as an elder brother, go and persuade me?"

When Sheng Baoling turned his head, the corner of the silk hat lifted up a little higher, and he faced Pei Ci head-on, with his eyes facing each other. Even if Pei Ci subconsciously wanted to look away, it was too late, and Sheng Baoling had already caught him completely.

Sheng Baoling's eyes, at this moment, were completely exposed to Pei Ci's sight.

Pei Ci rolled his Adam's apple up and down, deliberately suppressing his emotions, and said in a cold and unkind voice, "It's okay."

After hearing this, Sheng Baoling couldn't help but mutter in her heart, it's really heartless, and she speaks so coldly.

Those past moments in my dream must not be real, how could Pei Ci be so gentle?

She couldn't even imagine Pei Ci in front of her, squatting down to talk to herself, and taking a picture of herself with snow falling on her skirt.

But at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief, so it proved that what she dreamed was just a dream.

What kind of treason, what kind of punishment... It's just a dream, it won't happen.

How could a person as upright as Pei Ci who was entrusted by the late emperor rebel?

and……

Sheng Baoling's eyes moved up and down from Pei Ci's body, and finally landed on his hands. His wrist bones were thin, and his skin was cold and white, showing a sick look.

Such a frail scholar can't carry it on his shoulders. His hand is used to hold a pen. How can he hold such a dignified knife?

Seeing that Sheng Baoling had been staring at him without speaking, even though Pei Ci, who was calm on the surface, felt a sense of panic at this moment, as if Sheng Baoling had seen many secrets hidden in his heart from his own eyes.

He restrained his gaze, turned his face slightly, avoided Sheng Baoling, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Sheng Baoling shook his head, "It's okay, it's just that I suddenly remembered something else."

Even though Sheng Baoling said so, Pei Ci didn't ask her what happened when she looked at her.

At this moment, Sheng Baoling was still carrying the sachet that contained someone's birthday.

Perhaps before, she wanted to find out whose birthday it was, who the sachet was for, and what she had forgotten in the past.

But at this moment, she suddenly felt that it's fine if she can't remember it, and it's okay if she can't figure it out. Now, isn't it all good?

Even if it is clear, it seems that it has nothing to do with the status quo.

She smiled suddenly.

The smile fell on Pei Ci's eyes, but it carried a little bit of bitterness.

Pei Ci's heart tightened, and he wanted to ask, but he couldn't. He could only look at her like this, watching the corners of her mouth drooping slowly, watching her smile not reach her eyes, watching her let go of her hand. , watching the silk cloth of the hat slowly fall, covering that face.

But he couldn't do anything, just like he once watched her enter the palace, but he couldn't stop her.

It's like being silent again and again, and finally can only watch her being imprisoned, and compromise for her again and again, but in the end I can't even see her for the last time.

She fell outside the Golden Palace, but failed to rescue her.

He can't do anything, can't do anything, he can only look at it like this.

As if already the greatest gift.

As long as you can still look at it like this.

As if thinking of those bad memories in the depths of his memory, Pei Ci slightly shook the Buddhist bead bracelet that had fallen off his palm, and his flustered heart was able to calm down a little.

(End of this chapter)