Chapter 97: The first time I felt annoyed talking to Pei Yunxi

Pei Shangling's impatient words were rough and loud, and the volume was not small.

Pei Yunxi suddenly recalled the previous recognition ceremony, feeling both fearful and wronged.

Earlier, Pei Shangling got angry because Mu Yuanzhi acted on her own, but this time it's clearly that he despises her for being in the way…

He was angry at her.

Upon realizing this, Pei Yunxi felt terrible inside; Pei Shangling had always cherished her, so why is he like this today?

Pei Yunxi glanced resentfully at Mu Yuanzhi.

"Mu Yuanzhi!"

Qilin charged past the guards' blockade and burst in.

Now these guards are no match for him.

"Qilin!" Mu Yuanzhi saw Qilin and finally smiled again.

"Mu Yuanzhi, are you alright?" Qilin said, his gaze sweeping sharply over the others, "If the Crown Prince hadn't held me back, I would have come earlier; sure enough, these people would definitely interfere with Mu Yuanzhi's wedding, and my intuition is correct!"

Mu Yuanzhi: Pei Shangyan also has a share?

Really, not a single one can be missing!

"I'm fine, Gu Rongjin just came."

"No wonder someone got injured—turns out it's my brother-in-law who came. Heck, if you're not as good, don't go stealing someone's wife!" Qilin sneered at Xiao Yichen.

Serves him right! He was hit too lightly.

Xiao Yichen doesn't like this junior brother Mu Yuanzhi, thinking he's just as much of a nuisance as Gu Rongjin.

"I advise some people to know their limits." Qilin continued, "Otherwise they'll only make things more embarrassing for themselves."

"You little brat, when did it become your turn to speak?" Pei Shangling was already furious, and seeing Qilin made him even angrier.

This brat, instead of settling the score with him, keeps coming to his face to annoy him.

"As the young master, I'll speak if I want to, and you can't stop me!" Qilin snorted, grabbed Mu Yuanzhi, and said, "Mu Yuanzhi, let's go."

"Where are Hongdou and the others?" The courtyard had only her; they were all gone, surely someone had sent them away.

"They were sent off by the matchmaker." Qilin said.

Indeed, that was the case.

"Mu Yuanzhi!" Seeing Mu Yuanzhi and Qilin about to leave, Pei Shangling shouted angrily.

However, Mu Yuanzhi turned a deaf ear; only Qilin turned his head and made a mocking face at him, full of ridicule.

"Mu Yuanzhi!"

Pei Shangling saw her not stopping, turned to Xiao Yichen and shouted, "Move a bit!"

After tonight's wedding ceremony, Mu Yuanzhi will be Gu Rongjin's wife!

Xiao Yichen tried to speak, but broke into a coughing fit; Pei Yunxi hurriedly said, "Xiao Yichen, let the Imperial Physician take a look at you right away."

"No need."

It's just a minor scratch; could Gu Rongjin really hurt him?

Pei Shangling's chest tightened slightly, his breathing uneven.

Things have come to this; the only option is to find another way to force Mu Yuanzhi to divorce.

But she's like she's been poisoned, refusing to listen to advice; having the Father Emperor issue an edict would be best.

Pei Shangling flicked his sleeves and left, not caring about the mess here.

In the bridal chamber belonging to Mu Yuanzhi and Gu Rongjin, only the bride was there; she stared at the festive room, dazed for a while, then took off her wedding garments and went to sleep.

Marriage was merely a ceremony; she had long lost any desire for it.

Gu Rongjin…

Mu Yuanzhi lay on the new wedding bed, inevitably thinking of Gu Rongjin.

What is she waiting for him to do?

So annoying!

Mu Yuanzhi simply buried herself under the covers.

We'll talk after waking up!

The next day, upon waking, Mu Yuanzhi pondered how to get the Son of Heaven to move her elsewhere; living in this Princess's residence, constantly running into Xiao Yichen, is too annoying!

He has already twice plotted against her; although it's unclear whether it's due to possessiveness or something else, Xiao Yichen is dangerous, and she doesn't want to be under the same roof as him!

Pei Yunxi feels the same; she can't bear to watch Mu Yuanzhi constantly circling under the nose of her Xiao Yichen.

Thus, after the morning court, Pei Yunxi entered the palace.

"Father Emperor, Mu Yuanzhi wants to return to Pingnan Wangfu; Pei Yunxi thinks she surely isn't used to living together with Pei Yunxi and Xiao Yichen in the Princess's residence." Pei Yunxi's hesitant words were obvious, a frantic hint.

Because Gu Rongjin didn't show up last night, the Son of Heaven can't even look at memorials now, and he said, "She wants to? Why doesn't she come say it herself instead of having you speak?"

"It's not that Mu Yuanzhi asked Pei Yunxi to speak; Mu Yuanzhi mentioned it unintentionally, and Pei Yunxi just thought..."

"She's clueless, and you aren't any better?" the Son of Heaven rubbed his brow, his breathing heavier than before.

Pei Yunxi lowered her gaze and fiddled with her handkerchief.

Usually such words are used to scold Mu Yuanzhi; when will Pei Yunxi also be spoken to like this?

She instantly felt uneasy.

"Pei Yunxi is just... just doesn't want Mu Yuanzhi to be unhappy..." Pei Yunxi spoke softer and softer, her tone a careful attempt to please.

Usually when she acts aggrieved, the Father Emperor would surely soften and coax her, but today—

"Recently, because of the Pingnan Wangfu affair, I can't eat or sleep well, and you come to add to my troubles."

The Son of Heaven felt for the first time that talking to Pei Yunxi was vexing.

He hemmed and hawed for ages without uttering a word; already annoyed, he became even more annoyed.

Yuanzhi wouldn't speak like that!

In his heart, upon comparison, the Emperor's mind flashed with Mu Yuanzhi's face; she sweetly called him Father Emperor, as if it had been a long time ago, inevitably he felt even more annoyed, and the memorial in his hand was heavily placed on the desk.

Pei Yunxi was startled, and tears instantly filled her eye sockets.

Father Emperor, are you angry with her?

Pei Yunxi's startled appearance fell into the Emperor's eyes; his heart instantly softened, and his tone grew gentler: 'Father Emperor has been swamped with state affairs lately and couldn't attend to you; go find Xiao Ai Qing.'

'Mm, Xiao'er won't disturb Father Emperor.' Pei Yunxi breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she still needed to be careful in the future, lest she annoy Father Emperor over Mu Yuanzhi's matter and suffer a loss outweighing the gain.

After she left, the Chief Eunuch came forward holding two boxes and presented them to the Emperor.

Both boxes contained wedding scarves; obviously one belonged to Mu Yuanzhi and the other to Pei Yunxi, and this scarf is to be placed on the wedding bed on the night of the marriage.

The Chief Eunuch opened the two boxes, and the Emperor first looked at Mu Yuanzhi's scarf—it was clean and spotless.

Quite reasonable, after all, Gu Rongjin wasn't there.

But when he saw Pei Yunxi's scarf, his expression instantly turned resentful!

The Chief Eunuch dared not breathe heavily; he also didn't know what was going on, but in short, that's how it was, and he didn't want to provoke his anger.

But lest the Emperor become angry, he still spoke cautiously: 'Your Majesty, yesterday Grand Secretary Xiao was injured……'

'What kind of injury? Have you called an imperial physician to look at it?'

'Never, and I, the servant, also don't know why Grand Secretary Xiao got injured.'

The Emperor took a deep breath: 'Let him come and explain it to me personally!'

'Yes!' The Chief Eunuch, as if relieved of a burden, hurriedly retreated.

He only worried about hurrying and didn't watch where he was going; as soon as he stepped out the door, he bumped into Mu Yuanzhi, the boxes in his hands fell to the ground, and the two wedding scarves flipped out.