By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Chapter 17 The couple argues again

Jiang and Zhong originally wanted to see what Pei Rujing was up to, but they were completely absorbed by the mahjong game.

"Three loaves!"

"Pong! A tile!"

"I won!"

Jiang was in a good mood, having just won her hand, when Pei Rujing won the hand.

Jiang's face stiffened. After carefully examining Pei Rujing's hand, she realized that Pei had indeed won. She had no choice but to overturn the hand and start shuffling.

Madam Zhong couldn't help but ask, "The county princess's luck is just too good."

They had been playing cards for two hours. Pei Rujing had won the most, followed by Wen Shuyu, while Jiang and Zhong were at the bottom.

Pei Rujing smiled smugly. Sure enough, she felt more accomplished winning against Madam Jiang and the others than winning against the maid.

Jiang glanced at Wen Shuyu, who had her head down, and said, "Shuyu is also quite lucky."

Pei Rujing said, "It's like this when we first start playing."

She hadn't forgotten the good luck she had when Dongxiu first played.

Wen Shuyu smiled shyly, but her small hands kept arranging the cards, her technique clearly already quite skilled.

The sky outside was gradually darkening.

Winter days are short, and charcoal is burning inside the house. Candles have been lit at some point, making the room bright and warm, and the people inside don't even notice the passage of time.

When Wen Zongji walked in, he found that they were still playing mahjong and showed no sign of stopping.

They didn't even notice his arrival.

Wen Zongji stopped the maid from greeting him and stood behind Pei Rujing to look at her hand. She was already ready to win. Looking at the cards that had already been played outside, he realized that she had a good chance of winning.

The thought had barely formed when she saw Zhong play the card that Pei Rujing wanted.

"I won!"

Pei Rujing smiled and pushed the cards over.

Mrs. Zhong sighed with regret: "I should have guessed."

Pei Rujing only then noticed someone behind her, and was taken aback when she saw Wen Zongji: "It's already dark?"

She knew very well how hard Wen Zongji studied; he wouldn't return to the main room until it was time for dinner.

Madam Jiang and Madam Zhong also realized what was happening and stood up, saying, "Is it that late?"

Madam Zhong looked somewhat anxious: "Wen-ge'er has probably been looking for me several times. Princess, I must leave now."

Chiang Kai-shek naturally had to leave as well.

The two left in a hurry, and in the blink of an eye, only Wen Shuyu was left.

Wen Shuyu glanced at the mahjong tiles on the table with lingering interest, then stood up and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, I'm leaving too."

Wen Zongji stopped her: "It's so late, your aunt might have already eaten. Why don't you have dinner here before you leave?"

Jade Pavilion doesn't have a small kitchen; the maids have to fetch their own meals from the kitchen. In this cold weather, the food gets cold very quickly if they don't eat in time.

Neither Wen Shuyu nor Aunt Chen were the type to bother the kitchen to reheat dishes, and Wen Zongji didn't want Wen Shuyu to go back and eat cold food.

Meanwhile, worried that Aunt Chen was waiting for Wen Shuyu, Wen Zongji instructed a maid to go to Yucui Pavilion to inform Aunt Chen.

Seeing that Wen Zongji had already made arrangements, Wen Shuyu agreed.

Before long, the maids had prepared the dinner.

Worried that Wen Shuyu might be reserved, Wen Zongji put some food on her plate as soon as she sat down: "Pick whatever you like to eat, don't be shy with your brother."

Wen Shuyu looked at Wen Zongji, who was smiling at her, and nodded emphatically.

She really liked her brother after he got married!

gentle!

Thoughtful!

I will care about her!

Pei Rujing looked at the affectionate scene between the siblings and snorted at Wen Zongji.

They've been married for so long, and he's never once served her any food.

Wen Zongji turned to look at her and saw Pei Rujing looking at the bowls and plates in front of her.

Wen Zongji understood instantly.

He picked up the serving chopsticks and placed a piece of mutton in her bowl, saying, "Princess, please eat more. You must be tired from playing mahjong today."

Pei Rujing was satisfied.

Having played mahjong with Wen Shuyu for two hours today, Pei Rujing has come to accept him as her mahjong partner and took the initiative to say, "Shuyu, if you have nothing to do at Yucui Pavilion, come to Yunguang Courtyard more often to play mahjong with me."

Wen Shuyu nodded: "Okay, sister-in-law."

She also enjoys playing mahjong.

Or to be more precise, she longed to be close to her brother and sister-in-law.

Wen Zongji asked, "Is Shuyu good at mahjong?"

Pei Rujing said, "Not bad."

Wen Shuyu said softly, "It's quite fun."

Wen Zongji said gently, "If you like, I'll make you another set of mahjong tiles, so you can have someone play with you at the Jade Pavilion."

Pei Rujing's expression changed upon hearing this: "You still have to study, where do you find so much time?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Shuyu quickly said, "Auntie doesn't like these things, and no one will play with me at Jade Pavilion. It's enough for me to play with you, sister-in-law."

If she had mahjong, she wouldn't be able to come to Yunguang Courtyard as often, and the little girl didn't want that.

Seeing that she refused, Wen Zongji said, "Then forget it."

She glanced at Pei Rujing, but didn't say anything because Wen Shuyu was there.

After finishing her meal, Wen Shuyu, not wanting to disturb Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing any longer, took her leave.

Wen Zongji saw her off. Just before she left the room, he took out a jewelry box from his sleeve and handed it to Wen Shuyu: "I've been too busy lately, so I had Changdong choose a hairpin for you. Try it on later, and I'll personally take you out of the manor to choose one you like."

Wen Shuyu's eyes were practically overflowing with surprise.

She didn't expect Wen Zongji to give her a gift.

Wen Shuyu clutched the jewelry box tightly in her hand, wanting to say that she liked anything her brother gave her, but she was afraid that if she said that, Wen Zongji would not take her out of the mansion.

His lips moved, and finally he said, "Thank you, brother."

Wen Zongji smiled gently: "It's only right. Changdong has already delivered the books I bought for you to Yucui Pavilion."

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After seeing Wen Shuyu off, Wen Zongji returned to his inner room and said to Pei Rujing, "I'm going to the study now."

Pei Rujing stared at him: "You bought a hairpin for Wen Shuyu?"

Wen Zongji was amused by her tone: "My sister embroidered a purse for me, so I bought her a hairpin as a return gift."

Pei Rujing's face was tense, and she felt uncomfortable. She pursed her lips and said, "Then I'll arrange dinner and ginseng soup for you every day. The medicinal herbs and ginseng are all from my dowry, and they're all top-quality stuff. Why don't you give me a gift in return?"

"Your Highness, that's incredibly heartless of you. Aren't the mahjong sets I made myself a return gift?"

At this point, Wen Zongji asked, "Just now I said I wanted to give Shuyu a mahjong set, why did the county princess stop me? Shuyu is sensitive, she might misunderstand and think the county princess doesn't like her."

Although it was only a brief encounter, Wen Zongji could tell that Wen Shuyu was sensitive and would secretly pay attention to the other person's expression when talking to them, obviously afraid of saying the wrong thing and making them angry.

Pei Rujing got even angrier: "I never liked her in the first place! Also, you can give Wen Shuyu a mahjong set if you want, but you're not allowed to make it yourself."

Pei Rujing is not only possessive, but also extremely proud.

Her things must be unique!

Wen Zongji immediately understood Pei Rujing's thoughts and frowned: "Princess, Shuyu is my sister, unlike other women."

He knew that Pei Rujing was childlike and wouldn't allow anyone else to touch her things.

That's what happened when I ate Qinghe vinegar before.

He had no intention of getting involved with other women, so he let Pei Rujing's possessiveness go as it pleased.

But Wen Shuyu is different. Does that mean he can't even be nice to his own sister?

This time, Wen Zongji did not back down.