Zhe Chuntang: She regretted it after provoking crazy critics of powerful officials

Chapter 40 Made Her Cry

In the next three days of the new year, all officials will not have to go to court. Pei Yanding is at the house now.

When Shen Yuluo came to the door with a generous gift, she was told that Mr. Pei was receiving guests and asked her to wait in the side room.

She was not in a hurry and sat quietly in the side compartment waiting.

It's just that this servant drank one cup after another of the tea brought by the servant, and no one came to report it.

If she hadn't known Pei Yan's character, she would have thought that the other party was deliberately leaving her out.

When nothing happened, she stood up and walked around to stretch her arms and legs.It must be said that Pei Yan is a very tasteful person. It is just a side room for entertaining guests, but he has decorated it with full charm, every step of the way.

On the shelf in front of you, in addition to some antique ornaments, there are also some exquisite wood carvings, which look very strange.

As she looked at it, she found that the wood carvings placed on the shelf on the far right looked very familiar.

It was a little girl who had not yet had haircuts, squatting there, holding a handful of candy in her hand, and there were several other children around her, all alive.

Among this group of children, only the little girl had detailed facial features, while the other children had simply made rough sketches.

Why did she feel like she had seen this scene somewhere, but she couldn't remember it.Especially the little girl, she felt particularly familiar.

Just as she was about to take down the wooden sculpture and take a closer look, she heard a cough from the door.

"Lord Pei."

She straightened up in embarrassment. It was not good to touch other people's things without the owner's permission.

"The eldest princess is also interested in these worthless gadgets like Pei's?"

Pei Yan was not angry either. Many people had seen his small ornaments, which were just antiques. Others openly and secretly said that wood carvings were from the homes of villagers in the countryside and were not allowed to be put on the table. They were placed here to treat guests. Disrespectful.

After all, the people who came to his house were all dignitaries with unusual status.

Some people sneered at this, thinking that he was pretending to be noble and seeking fame.

"It's so tacky to talk about whether they are valuable or not. I think these wood carvings are very cute. Where did Mr. Pei buy them? I also want to buy some for my home."

She wasn't really interested in the lumps of wood, she just wanted to know where the carving on the far right came from.

"Oh, it's not like they were bought. They were carved by Pei himself for fun when he had nothing to do. If the eldest princess likes it, you can pick one and take it back, but not the one on the far right."

Pei Yan's mood improved when he saw someone appreciating his craftsmanship, dispelling the gloom that had just accumulated in his heart.

"Why?"

Shen Yuluo looked at the carving puzzledly. To be honest, it didn't look the best. Even the carving was a bit rough, but it just looked lifelike.

Pei Yan smiled: "That was the first object that Pei carved. It was very crude. It was just kept as a souvenir."

He thought that the little girl must have forgotten him a long time ago, but he was a little regretful that he could not say goodbye to her. He didn't know whether she brought him the candy later but couldn't find anyone.

"That's it, then I want this." Shen Yuluo pointed at a little fox.

The thank-you gifts she brought were all valuable, and he wouldn't have lost anything in exchange for a wooden fox.

"The eldest princess is here because of what happened on New Year's Eve. In fact, there is no need to go to the door to say thank you. If it were someone else, even if it was just an ordinary palace maid, Pei would do the same."

Pei Yan's words were very blunt, almost inhumane.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely exaggerate his own achievements and make the eldest princess owe a favor, which is more valuable than anything else.But he was actually busy taking the initiative to draw clear boundaries and avoiding others like snakes and scorpions.

"Why, Master Pei is afraid that I will rely on you, so you want to pledge yourself to me? Prime Minister Pei is so good-looking, he is indeed qualified to be my face."

The more Shen Yuluo looked at him like this, the more he couldn't help but want to tease him.

She looks like a lady on the surface, but she is actually a bit naughty in her heart.

"Is Your Highness so careless about emotional matters?"

Pei Yan's expression changed and his tone became a little more serious.He had just had a change of heart towards Chongning, but he didn't expect that she still had an unchangeable nature and a bad temper.

Shen Yuluo walked back to her seat nonchalantly and sat down. Hey, this person really didn't take teasing, so he got angry. She asked while drinking tea——

"Is love a thing worth taking seriously? How many people in the world come together because they truly love each other. Ordinary people want to live together, and aristocratic families want to marry for profit. Everyone can't help themselves. Are they any better than me? Are they not rash?"

In the past, she longed for the kind of feelings described in folk painting books, sincere and pure, and they could only have each other in the world.

Later she discovered that if a young acquaintance could reach this point, then what kind of relationship could be reliable?It's better to be like Jiang Yin Yue, playing games in the world and not caring about anyone.

After hearing her words, Pei Yan was silent for a long time.

He actually felt it made perfect sense.

He just didn't want to be like most people in the world, randomly finding a boudoir girl with a similar family background and good looks, and spending their lives respectfully. He just had a quarrel with his parents who wanted to marry him again.

In his opinion, it would be awkward for two people without feelings to get together. He would rather live like this alone without delaying anyone.

"Your Highness makes sense. But if others treat you sincerely, wouldn't it be unfair to others?"

Pei Yan continued to ask. He usually didn't like to argue and discuss such things with others. He didn't know what happened today and suddenly wanted to ask what happened.

"In matters of love, I am willing to admit defeat."

Shen Yuluo fiddled with the leaves in the tea cup with the lid, and there was a hint of ridicule in his eyes when he lowered his head.

Whoever takes it seriously deserves it.

"Then it seems that His Highness has lost. Your good consort Chen Liang is not an easy man. On New Year's Eve, he was aiming to ruin His Highness's reputation or even break his body into pieces. Your Highness might as well investigate."

Pei Yan replied sarcastically.

"I know."

Shen Yuluo's voice was as thin as a mosquito's ant. He still lowered his head and fiddled with the tea cup, but his eyes were extremely blurry.

She had held it in for too long, always thinking that she was invincible after being a lonely ghost for seven years, but she still couldn't help but feel sad when she thought about her end.

I should be such a free and unrestrained person, but I have come here step by step, entangled in countless trivial matters but extremely lonely.

Pei Yan was right, she lost.

"You, are you crying?"

Pei Yan turned around and saw Shen Yuluo's red eyes, a little at a loss.

When this man was arrogant and domineering, he was not afraid at all.But she actually cried, and she cried so aggrieved and sad, and she didn't say anything harsh!

(End of this chapter)