Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 139 I wish to grow old with my lover

She stretched out her slender jade fingers and gently hooked the jade belt around Pei Xujin's waist. She stood in front of him and looked down at him.

"I will accompany you in whatever your Highness wishes to say."

There was a smile on her lips, and her voice was tender, with a hint of haziness hidden in it.

It was hard for Pei Xu not to be attracted by her like this. His eyes fell on her and he looked at her infatuatedly.

Even though he knew it very well in his heart, there was nothing he could do at this moment.

No matter how good the environment of the Firearm Camp is, it cannot compare to the royal palace. If he only seeks momentary pleasure, then Gu Jiaorong will suffer.

His Adam's apple slid, his fingers curled up slightly, and he said in a low, hoarse voice, "Rong'er, stop making trouble."

If you listen carefully, these words don't sound like a scolding, but rather a kind of pampering.

Gu Jiaorong was not afraid of his anger. She blinked and looked at him innocently.

"Your Majesty, I'm not making a fuss."

She just had some bad intentions, just like Pei Xu did before, and was just teasing him on purpose.

This can be considered as a matter of course.

"Yeah." Pei Xu squeezed out a word, but his expression was still deep.

He held Gu Jiaorong's naughty little hand, pulled her to sit on his lap, but did not say anything.

Gu Jiaorong also leaned on him in a daze. For a moment, the room became quiet, but there was no sense of incongruity.

When Fuan came over, he saw this scene. Although he couldn't bear to disturb them, he had something important to report.

"Fuan, come in."

Gu Jiaorong saw him first and called him with a smile. Her tone was more casual than when she was in the palace, but also more intimate.

"But what's the matter?"

As Gu Jiaorong spoke, she was about to get up from Pei Xu's legs. It was better to be serious when talking about business.

Fu'an knew how important Aunt Gu was to his master. Her question was no different from his own, so she replied respectfully, "News has come from the palace that His Majesty has appointed the Fifth Prince as the Minister of the Dali Temple, and he will take up the post tomorrow. Furthermore, our palace is ostensibly under the control of the Princess. She's been returning to the Xie family every day these past few days. If news of the Prince's misfortune is announced, the Princess, as his widow, will side with the Third Prince and support him."

Gu Jiaorong could guess from Chunzhi's actions that she was an ambitious person, and her ambition would not disappear with Pei Xu's "death".

So what if Pei Xu died?

There is also a third prince in the palace who has legitimate rights and is closer to the Xie family and can also help her realize her ambitions.

"Don't rush into it. Let her be complacent for a few more days. Also, keep an eye on Xie Wanning's health. Don't let anything happen to her. We still have use for her. As for Old Five, I rarely interact with him and am not familiar with him. He's already seventeen or eighteen years old. It's time for him to participate in politics. Who knows, he might even be able to reap the benefits."

Pei Xu chuckled, but there was no warmth in his eyes.

"I didn't pay much attention to him in the past few years, but now it's time for me to pay some attention to him. And there's also Xiao Ba, whose mother died. He's ten years old this year, right?"

The eighth prince Pei Yunlin is indeed ten years old, but without his mother to take care of him, he is now thin and small, and does not look like he is eight years old at all.

Fuan recalled in his mind, but still replied respectfully, "Yes."

"I will arrange for people to take good care of the princes, and I will not let them feel that I am not considerate enough."

Pei Xu was confident in Fu'an's work, so he sent someone to investigate Chi Ziche's matter and assigned it to Fu'an.

"One more thing. Find someone to check Chi Zi's car thoroughly so that nothing is missed."

Fu'an has a good memory, and this person was invited by his aunt.

Although he didn't know why he had to check, since everything was arranged by the master, there must be a reason for the master, so he didn't ask.

Gu Jiaorong listened to the conversation between the master and servant, her eyes rolled, and she recalled the day when she first met Pei Yunqing.

Pei Yunqing was really shameless. He called her cousin as soon as they met, without any arrogance of a royal child.

Logically speaking, no matter how favored Gu Jiaorong was, in their eyes she was just a concubine, a toy to entertain them. Even if she was not as arrogant as Pei Yunzhao, she should not be like Pei Yunqing.

"Your Majesty, do you think the Fifth Prince is a little strange?"

Gu Jiaorong blurted out without thinking much, she was too confused.

"Rong'er, what do you think is strange? I sent someone to investigate. When I say I'm not familiar with him, it's not just a courtesy. I really don't know him. There's a few years difference in our ages. When he was ten, I had already been on the battlefield for two years."

Pei Xu hardly even looked at Pei Yunqing that day. It wasn't that he looked down on him, but the fact that the two brothers sang the same tune and surrounded his Rong'er really made him angry.

"Then let's investigate, starting from when he was a child."

Gu Jiaorong had a bold idea, but she didn't know whether this guess was correct, after all, she had no evidence.

But if the other party is Pei Yunqing, then Pei Xu's road will be even more difficult.

Gu Jiaorong couldn't help but frown when she thought of this.

The plot went too far off the track, and the little original text she knew was completely useless.

Not to mention that the original book was about a reborn girl outsmarting a time-traveling girl, thus the plot went off track and she became cannon fodder. At least she was still the cannon fodder who was seeking her own death. But what about Pei Yunqing!

Pei Yunqing has no presence at all in the original book. He and Xiao Ba almost always live in the mouths of their two brothers. They only appear briefly after the death of the old emperor. Now if Pei Yunqing becomes a time traveler, then what role does he play in the book?

Was it to get rid of her as an unexpected visitor, or to make things more difficult for Pei Xu?

Gu Jiaorong couldn’t understand it, she really couldn’t understand it.

"Rong'er, if you frown again you will get older."

Pei Xu's voice was filled with smile. He raised his hand and smoothed the wrinkles between her brows with his fingertips.

"If I get older, will the prince no longer like me?"

Gu Jiaorong came back to her senses, opened her eyes wide, looked at Pei Xu and asked innocently.

Pei Xu chuckled softly, thinking she was so cute.

"Even if Rong'er grows old, I still like her. I will grow old with Rong'er."

Pei Xu's greatest wish in this life is to grow old with his lover.

"By then, Rong'er and I will be very old. When we are old and gray, having children and grandchildren around us will be the greatest joy in the world."

Pei Xu's lips curled up, and he made up his mind that he would not follow his father's old path, nor would he abandon his wife and children.

At this moment, he no longer wanted to send Gu Jiaorong and her son back to their fiefdom if he failed. He would not allow himself to fail. He wanted their family to be together.

"Your Highness is right. I'm afraid that by then, Your Highness will have forgotten Rong'er and will have a new young beauty by his side."

Gu Jiaorong chuckled, she was not angry about such an idea.

She never expects promises from others, and she firmly believes that she is her greatest supporter.

Relying on heaven, earth or men is not as good as relying on yourself.

Pei Xu held her hand and promised seriously.

He is not a fickle person. Maybe the beginning of their relationship was a little absurd, but Gu Jiaorong was also the person he chose.