Chapter 164:
Xie Wanning was somewhat surprised, only to see her gently tug at her lips and smile. “Yesterday, I was by Elder Brother’s side and heard all your conversation. Thinking back now, I was indeed somewhat discourteous for not coming forward personally to give thanks at the time. Please have Sister-in-law thank your Elder Brother’s concern for me on my behalf.”
……So she had heard it all.
It was just that before they noticed, the proud little Commandery Princess had already left first.
Thinking of those conversations with Xie Yanyu, Xie Wanning was momentarily at a loss for words.
“Why is Sister-in-law making such an expression?” Pei Yuxuan covered her lips and laughed. “It’s good that I heard it, so I can completely give up.”
“……Stop laughing,” Xie Wanning looked at her and said, “If you’re unhappy, don’t force yourself.”
Pei Yuxuan’s gaze sharpened, she put down her hand covering her lips, and her smile faded.
“Actually……” Xie Wanning hesitated somewhat. “Actually, my Elder Brother toward you……”
“It doesn’t matter anymore,” Pei Yuxuan said faintly. “What his feelings are, it no longer matters at all.”
Mentioning Xie Yanyu again, the brilliance in her eyes was no longer sparkling like stars, as if she had completely let him go.
Xie Wanning’s heart gradually sank, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
She could understand the mood of a girl just opening to love, her heart full of enthusiasm suddenly extinguished.
At this point, she only hoped that her Elder Brother truly had no intentions toward the Commandery Princess, and that the two would cut ties from here on.
No longer mentioning Xie Yanyu, Xie Wanning changed the subject and briefly organized her words about the adultery she had witnessed yesterday afternoon between the Second Prince and Cao Ying’er, telling it to Pei Yuxuan.
Finally, facing the gradually dazed young lady, she said seriously, “You were quite close with Cao Ying’er before, but one must be on guard against others. My meaning and your Elder Brother’s is that from now on, do not have any further contact with her.”
Not to mention that they might already suspect the adultery has been exposed, just Cao Ying’er’s character and her self-debasement behavior alone mean that a proper young lady from a good family should stay away.
Pei Yuxuan was just like her from her past life, raised deep in the boudoir, her greatest exposure being the Madams’ social interactions in the inner residence. Upon first hearing that a close boudoir sister had an affair with an outsider man, and was impatiently committing adultery in broad daylight, how could she not be shocked.
After barely digesting this news and reacting, she asked a series of questions in succession.
Xie Wanning could hardly describe the various details, so she answered evasively, but Pei Yuxuan was clearly extremely curious and kept pressing.
When she was truly at a loss from the questioning, Pei Yuqing happened to return from the Princess’s place. Seeing his wife sweating profusely, he looked toward his young sister and said sternly, “What is this? Don’t make things difficult for your Sister-in-law.”
Pei Yuxuan propped her chin and gave a soft hum. “Sister-in-law is treating me like a child, avoiding everything. Clearly I’m a year older than her.”
Xie Wanning fell silent for a moment, then said helplessly, “Adultery is adultery, why do you always want to know the specific details.”
With this exchange, what more was there for Pei Yuqing not to understand? He had no intention of lecturing his sister and directly pointed at the door, saying, “Go back.”
Although Pei Yuxuan’s temperament was somewhat naughty, she held this Elder Brother in awe. Hearing this, she stood up, curtsied, and obediently left.
Xie Wanning was somewhat dumbfounded at this and said to the man who had already come over, “I couldn’t tell, you’re actually even more intimidating than my Elder Brother.”
“How am I intimidating……”
Pei Yuqing stretched out a finger to scrape her nose tip lightly, then leaned down close wanting to kiss her. Xie Wanning hurriedly turned her head to dodge, but her chin was firmly held, and the kiss landed smoothly on her lips, touching and then parting.
