stern wife

Chapter 400 The Big Brother Returns
Emperor Chixuan thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out why. Seeing that it was getting late outside, and Pei Xiaoran and the others were exhausted from the journey, he said:

"You go back to the mansion to rest first, and come back to the palace to receive the reward after three days."

Pei Xiaoran and others quickly knelt down to thank him.

Pei Xiaoran thought of something, lowered his head and untied the Shangfang sword hanging from his waist, raised his hands above his head, and said respectfully:

"Return to the original owner."

Emperor Chixuan smiled and raised his hand to take the long sword.

Just when Pei Xiaoran was about to resign, he heard him suddenly say:

"Right, there's one more thing."

Pei Xiaoran lowered his head slightly, as if listening attentively.

I heard Emperor Chixuan say good news with a smile, saying:

"Your eldest brother came back, and just a few days before you came back, he also brought back Lu Wei, the younger brother of the former queen, and brought back with him Lu Wei's five thousand soldiers and horses, and the former queen's brother. The younger brother is considered sensible, and he did not let them enter the city, but temporarily stationed outside the city, saying that they came to surrender."

"what?!"

Pei Xiaoran's tired round eyes suddenly lit up, and he exchanged a glance with Pei Yanhe who was behind him, both brother and sister were overjoyed.

Ahhhhh!Their big brother is finally back!
Seeing the bright smile on the little thing's face instantly, Emperor Chixuan couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth.

He knew that after hearing the news, Pei Xiaoran was determined to return, so he didn't keep her anymore, saying:
"Go back, be careful on the road."

Pei Xiaoran was in a good mood and was about to fly away. Hearing this, he immediately nodded vigorously, and after saluting with everyone, he hurried out.

It was almost [-] o'clock when he hurried back to Pei's mansion, Pei Xiaoran forced himself to suppress his excitement and went to pay homage to Wu's family and Pei Xingshan first, and then went to Pei Runzhi's courtyard with Pei Yanhe.

The lights were on in Pei Runzhi's room, and he was obviously still asleep. Before he reached the door, Pei Xiaoran couldn't restrain the smile on his face.

She bounced to Pei Runzhi's door, knocked on the door, and shouted happily:

"Brother! It's me, Xiaoran!"

Soon, the door opened, and who was standing inside the door if it wasn't Pei Runzhi?

Pei Xiaoran couldn't hold back anymore, he rushed up, hugged his elder brother's waist and shouted:
"Brother, I miss you so much!"

Pei Runzhi picked her up, kissed her hard on the cheek, and replied with a smile:

"I miss you too."

His figure is much thinner than when he first set out, but his eyes are as clear and bright as ever. Now, when illuminated by the lantern in front of the door, they are even more shining with dots of light. He is smiling and gentle. It seems to be able to drown people in it.

Pei Xiaoran hugged his neck and rubbed against his body like a puppy, sniffing the long-lost familiar breath, feeling extremely satisfied and at ease.

Pei Yanhe also wanted to hug his elder brother after a long absence like a younger sister.

But after thinking about it, I am already an adult, and it would be a bit nasty to do that, so I endured it, stepped forward and called obediently:
"Brother, you are back, we miss you very much."

Pei Runzhi smiled and raised his hand to pat him on the shoulder, saying:

"I miss you too. By the way, I heard that you and Xiaoran went to the north to deliver food together. Yes, you're promising."

Pei Yanhe chuckled, scratched the back of his head, and said with some embarrassment:
"Well, it's really nothing..."

It was the first time that Pei Yanhe was praised by someone at such a young age, the feeling in his heart made him more happy and satisfied than just getting a fresh and beautiful girl!

The lantern in front of the door swayed slightly in the night wind, Pei Runzhi stepped aside and said:
"Come in and talk, it's windy outside."

Pei Yanhe hurriedly followed him in, not forgetting to turn around and close the door tightly.

It was only after they entered the room that they realized that Pei Run was not the only one in the room.

Sensing the aura of a stranger, Pei Xiaoran instantly became alert, turned his head to look around, and finally fixed his eyes on the only bed in the room.

The people on the bed were also looking at them with vigilance.

He saw a young man in a coat with thick gauze wrapped around his chest and abdomen sitting on the soft pillow at the head of the bed.

His hair was disheveled, his complexion was very pale, and it was obvious that he was seriously injured.

However, the facial features are extremely handsome and exquisite, but the expression is stern, and there is no warmth in the eyes, completely indifferent and repelling others thousands of miles away.

However, Pei Runzhi didn't seem to feel the severe chill emanating from the boy's body that could freeze people to death, and introduced them to each other with a smile:

"Brother Nie, this is my younger sister, Xiao Ran, and the one next to me is my fourth brother, Yan He."

After finishing speaking, he said to Pei Xiaoran and Pei Yanhe:
"Xiaoran, Yanhe, this is Empress Lu Weiyuan's younger brother, Nie Xichen."

Pei Yanhe is easy to make friends with, so he immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands and said:

"It's a pleasure to meet you, but this Mr. Nie has..."

Pei Runzhi restrained his smile slightly, and sighed:

"My lord ordered me to fight against Lu Wei. Who knows, when I arrived at Lu Wei, I saw that Lu Wei was also fighting, but it was his own people fighting against his own people..."

Before Pei Runzhi finished speaking, the boy suddenly said coldly:

"I didn't hit my own people, let alone people."

Pei Run was startled, and immediately changed his words:
"Brother Nie is very true. The lord of Lu Wei is indeed acting absurdly and has a tyrannical temperament. Brother has too few generals, so he lost in the end, so I gave him a hand, and then left for Suzaku when he was almost recovered from his injuries, which delayed his return to Beijing for a few days."

Pei Xiaoran glanced at the gauze that was still oozing blood from the boy's body, and said that her elder brother had been waiting for him in Lu Wei for a period of time before returning from his wound, but the wound was still not completely healed, which was enough to see that the boy was How bad it hurt.

Emperor Chixuan had already told Pei Xiaoran what happened to Lu Wei, and Pei Xiaoran was not surprised by this.

But Pei Yanhe didn't know about it, he asked in puzzlement:

"Why did Lu Wei's lord beat Mr. Nie? He did it..."

He leaned forward, gently lifted Nie Xichen's shirt and looked at it, his eyes widened, he took a breath, and said in shock:
"It's still hitting so hard..."

The candles in the room were brightly lit, and Pei Xiaoran was hugged by Pei Runzhi, his vision was greatly expanded, and he naturally saw the criss-crossing, deep or shallow sword wounds hidden under his clothes.

Pei Runzhi said:

"Because he rebelled|rebelled."

Pei Yanhe asked:
"Why did he raise troops to rebel | rebellion?"

"This……"

Naturally, Pei Runzhi wasn't trying to trick his younger brother.

It's just that this is the scar on Nie Xichen's heart, if he mentions it once, his wound will be torn open once.

(End of this chapter)