stern wife

Chapter 26 New Year's Gift
Ling Yu is much taller than Pei Xiaoran, so she also saw Pei Yuxuan. Ever since Pei Xiaoran slapped her last time, Ling Yu has been trying to find the root cause of Pei Xiaoran's sudden change, so she has been following her all the time since then. He watched her every move.

Maybe Pei Xiaoran's brothers taught her something in private?
Ling Yu didn't know, so she really wanted to stay and listen to the conversation between the two, but rashly refusing Pei Xiaoran's order might arouse Pei Xiaoran's vigilance, so she could only forcefully suppress her thoughts and retreat in response.

"Third Brother!"

After sending Ling Yu away, Pei Xiaoran happily jumped into the room like a deer, and asked:
"What's the matter for the third brother to come to me? By the way, where is the eldest brother?"

Pei Yuxuan smiled and touched her little head, looked out the door thoughtfully, then looked away, and said with a smile:
"Don't you want to train a group of your own men? My eldest brother went to the camp in the northern suburbs to help you watch people, but this matter can't be done for a while. When people are selected, they have to check their family background one by one. Yes, it will probably be a month or two before you see them."

Pei Xiaoran's eyes lit up, he showed a big smile, and said:

"I'm sorry, brother. I'm not in a hurry. Just take your time."

Pei Yuxuan nodded, and with his slender and white fingers, he took out a brocade box from behind like a magic trick, handed it to Pei Xiaoran, and said with a smile:
"For you, guess who sent it?"

Pei Xiaoran looked down at the brocade box, and took it. The brocade box was not big, but it was quite heavy when he held it.

She was stunned for a moment, put the brocade box on the table, opened it, and saw a small bow and ten small arrows that matched the size of the bow inside. There are complicated patterns.

The small bow was only the size of an adult's palm, but it was quite heavy. The bowstring was tight. The arrows of the ten small arrows were very sharp and shone coldly, obviously polished with care.

"This……"

Pei Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, staring at the bow and arrow in the brocade box, without having to look carefully, he had already clearly described the patterns carved on it in his heart.

Because of this, it was the accessories she had brought with her for many years in her previous life. They were said to be accessories, but they were actually miniature versions of serious bows and arrows. Their lethality was not weaker than those of big bows and arrows. Just like an ornament, or a child's toy.

This was her favorite gift in her previous life, because it was the first weapon she got since she was a child, and it was truly her own weapon.

Pei Xiaoran was overjoyed, he fondled the bow and touched it again and again, turned his head to look at Pei Yuxuan who was sipping a cup of tea gracefully, and shouted happily:

"It's from the masters! It must be from them!"

If there were anyone in the world who really treated her well besides her mother, second sister, and direct brothers, then the answer must be her five masters.

These five masters are none other than the masters given to her by Emperor Chixuan since she was born. Since Pei Xiaoran could walk, they began to teach her martial arts carefully. After getting along for so many years, the relationship is naturally deep.

It was also because of the superb martial arts carefully taught by her masters that she was able to escape from death again and again on the battlefield, and finally won a complete victory.

It's just that her masters probably didn't expect that she didn't die under the sword of the enemy, but died in the hands of her own people...

Pei Yuxuan nodded with a smile and praised:
"You guessed it right. It was indeed made by your five masters. These days, small countries around the world have brought tributes to Beijing, and the palace is heavily guarded. They couldn't get away, so they sent people to give you New Year's Eve in advance. The gift has arrived."

After a pause, he exhorted carefully:
"However, you must never shoot at people. Your masters say that this bow and arrow is very lethal. You should handle it carefully, and don't hurt others or yourself."

Pei Xiaoran nodded repeatedly in agreement, lowered his head and untied a piece of jade pendant hanging from his waist, untied the knot, took out the jade pendant, tied the little bow on it carefully, pulled it, and confirmed that the knot would not loosen , before it was hung back on the waist again.

Pei Yuxuan watched as she couldn't bear to lower her head to play with the little bow, the smile on her lips gradually faded, and her brows were slightly frowned, a hint of worry hidden deep inside.

The battlefield is like a cemetery, and he really doesn't want his sister to set foot in that kind of place from the bottom of his heart, but seeing his sister's enthusiasm for this weapon is completely different from that of ordinary girls, he doesn't know whether he should forcibly stop it...

Just as he was engrossed, he suddenly heard the sound of chaotic footsteps. Pei Yuxuan raised his eyes and saw that the servant who had been left outside the courtyard door was rushing towards him when he came in. He yelled as soon as he entered the door:

"Master, great joy, great joy!"

Pei Yuxuan raised his handsome eyebrows, and asked curiously:

"Why is there joy?"

The young servant has been with this unfavored master for a long time, and he has often been looked down upon by other servants in the mansion. At this time, when he got the good news, he was all elated, and he handed over his hands beamingly to report:

"Back to the young master, the servants in the old master's room have said that they will bring the young master into the palace with them when they celebrate their [-]th birthday!"

Suzaku has a custom that on the eve of New Year's Eve, the emperor and his ministers will watch the year together in the palace, implying that the emperor and his ministers are of the same mind and as close as one family. At that time, the emperor will hold a grand palace banquet and sing songs with his courtiers all night until dawn.

Of course, who doesn't want to spend New Year's Eve with their family?Therefore, the Holy Majesty allowed the courtiers to bring their immediate family members into the palace together.

In the past, Pei Xingshan would only bring Mrs. Wu to the banquet. If he didn't like Mrs. Wu, she was also his wife. It was impossible to bring an aunt to the banquet, right?It was a palace banquet hosted by the emperor, not to mention that the emperor would not agree to it, and the imperial lady at that table might not be willing to sit with an aunt, so she had to lower her status.

As for the legitimate son and daughter... Pei Xingshan found a good excuse. The eldest son wanted to stay at home to look after the house and take care of the old lady for him. The third son was weak and couldn't stay up late when he went there. The old lady likes him, and the old lady can't do without him, so she wants to stay.

And the only prostitute under her knee... She is too young, so let her stay at home.

All in all, as long as it is a descendant, you don't bring any of them, but if you want to bring a concubine, you can't bring it on that occasion, so you only bring one from the Wu family.

This year Pei Xingshan didn't know what was going on, why did he suddenly think of his weak third son?

"What about big brother? Can he go?"

"Yes!" The boy nodded repeatedly, beaming and saying:
"Eldest Young Master and Sixth Miss, go! And..."

Having said this, the boy paused, not knowing whether he should continue talking.

(End of this chapter)