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

Chapter 359 Extra 1

Yongjia 7th year

County Princess's Mansion

"Ling-jie'er!"

A suppressed voice of anger came from the room.

Before the words were finished, a pretty little girl ran out, her face filled with panic: "Mother, I didn't mean to!"

Pei Rujing stood in the doorway, hands on her hips, her bright face filled with anger: "How many times have I told you not to touch my jewelry? Not only did you not listen, but you also broke it. Do you think I'm too good-natured?"

Thank God, first there was an angelic baby named Rui Ge'er, which made Pei Rujing believe that she would be a loving mother who would never lose her temper with her child.

Until Lingjie gradually grew up.

Over the years, Pei Rujing has lost count of how many times she has angered her. Every time, she would obediently admit her mistakes and promise to change, only to repeat the same mistake next time.

Repeating endlessly!

Pei Rujing even suspected that they were enemies in their past lives, and that Ling Jie'er was reincarnated to take revenge on her.

Lingjie stood in the courtyard: "Mother, I really didn't mean to... who knew you would suddenly appear?"

She muttered something under her breath.

She was just curious about Pei Rujing's new jewelry and wanted to try it on, but Pei Rujing suddenly appeared, which startled Ling Jie'er so much that her hand trembled and the jewelry fell to the ground, and then... it broke.

Pei Rujing's temper flared when she saw the jewelry that had been ruined after only one wear. She turned around and looked for something handy to teach Ling Jie'er a lesson.

Seeing Pei Rujing's actions, Lingjie didn't dare to linger and ran away as fast as she could.

That's why we're in this situation now.

When Ruige walked in and saw the mother and daughter, he was stunned: "Mother, Lingjie, what are you doing?"

Pei Rujing was furious and had no time to pay attention to Rui Ge'er. She raised the feather duster in her hand and shouted angrily, "I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

"Ah~ Brother, help me!"

Lingjie quickly ran behind Ruige to hide.

"Come out here!"

How could Lingjie dare to come out?

The two chased after Rui Ge'er, but Ling Jie'er, though small, was agile and Pei Rujing could never catch her.

Seeing their entanglement, Rui Ge'er spoke up, "Perhaps... you still remember what I was doing today?"

Pei Rujing and Ling Jie'er paused, the mother and daughter exchanged a glance, their expressions changing slightly.

Pei Rujing immediately threw away the feather duster, helped Rui-ge'er up, and carefully examined him: "I almost forgot about your exam today. How did it go? Did it go smoothly?"

Seeing that Pei Rujing was no longer armed, Lingjie breathed a sigh of relief and straightened her back, saying, "Brother's scholarship is excellent. Even Mr. Yuan said that the provincial examination would be a piece of cake for you. Perhaps it's not impossible for you to be the top scholar."

Rui-ge tapped her forehead: "There are many people who are good at studying; don't underestimate anyone in the world."

Lingjie covered her forehead and pouted, saying, "What do other people have to do with me? I only care about my brother."

The reason why Ling Jie'er can continue to act as if nothing happened after repeatedly courting death is because she has a sweet tongue and can coax people to forget her devilish nature.

Rui Ge'er took out a leather bag from his sleeve: "These are the snacks I bought for you, your favorites."

Lingjie was overjoyed and quickly accepted the pastries: "Thank you, brother. You're the best!"

After saying that, he went to sit down and eat some pastries.

Pei Rujing sighed helplessly, "Just keep indulging her."

She knew that Lingjie had ruined the jewelry today, but she had managed to cover it up again.

Rui blinked: "My son only has one little sister, if I don't spoil her, who else should I spoil?"

"You're just like your father, always talking a good game."

Sixteen-year-old Rui Ge'er and Wen Zongji only resembled each other by six or seven points in appearance, but they were 80% similar in behavior and conduct.

Anyone who has met Rui Ge'er will say that he looks just like his father.

As a former third-place scholar in the imperial examinations and now a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, it is an extremely high compliment for outsiders to say that Rui-ge'er resembles Wen Zongji.

Rui-ge said, "Father said that when you are in the right, you are more assertive, but when you are in the wrong, you will feel guilty."

Pei Rujing snorted coldly: "Even when Ling-jie was being unreasonable, she didn't seem guilty."

When Ling Jie heard her name called, she subconsciously looked up at Pei Rujing and felt a chill run down her spine. Only after confirming that Pei Rujing had no intention of settling scores with her did she continue eating her pastries.

Rui-ge smiled, raised his hand to massage Pei Ru-jing's shoulders, and comforted her, "Mother, calm down. Ling-jie is still young. She'll get better as she grows up."

Pei Rujing was speechless: "Your father has been saying this since Ling'er was three years old."

"...That Ling'er is only twelve years old, she really hasn't grown up yet."

Pei Rujing waved her hand: "You two, father and son, just spoil her. Am I the bad guy?"

Rui Ge'er lightly punched Pei Rujing's shoulder: "It's obvious that Mother dotes on Ling Jie'er the most."

Wen Zongji was on duty every day, Rui Ge'er had to study, and Pei Rujing and Ling Jie'er spent the most time together.

Pei Rujing deserves indelible credit for Ling Jie'er's current unruly nature.

Pei Rujing choked, glaring at him: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Pei Rujing definitely cannot admit it.

Rui smiled and didn't continue the topic.

Pei Rujing instructed, "Have the kitchen prepare the meal quickly; Rui-ge'er must be hungry."

The provincial examination was held at the Tongzhou Examination Hall. After Rui-ge'er finished the examination, he returned to the capital from Tongzhou. After traveling for so long, he must have been exhausted and hungry.

Qinghe said, "The kitchen has already prepared the meal. I will have it served immediately."

Because of her anger towards Sister Shengling, Pei Rujing forgot about her son who was taking the imperial examination today. But the servants wouldn't forget; the kitchen always kept hot water and meals ready for Rui-ge'er to use when he returned.

Rui Ge'er said, "Mother, I'm going to take a bath first."

Pei Rujing nodded: "Go ahead."

……

After finishing his shift, Wen Zongji asked Rui Ge how he had done on his orphanage exam.

Rui Ge'er said, "I have done my best. The result depends on how the examiners judge it."

Lingjie said, "Brother is too modest. He must be on the list."

Wen Zongji smiled and said, "Without the results, who dares to say they're guaranteed to pass? Your brother isn't being modest; he's just being cautious."

"After this provincial examination, do you plan to take the provincial examination to gain more experience, or wait three years?"

Rui Ge'er said, "The master told his son to wait three years before taking the provincial examination again."

Given Rui'er's current abilities, even if he passes the provincial examination, his ranking won't be high, and he won't pass the metropolitan examination either. It would be better for him to spend three years studying outside, and then pass both the provincial and metropolitan examinations in one go, achieving success in one step.

Wen Zongji trusted Yuan Tianxi's arrangement and said, "Since Mr. Yuan has made this arrangement, you should listen to him."

Rui nodded: "I understand, son."

Pei Rujing placed some food in each of their bowls: "That's enough, you two! We're eating, can't we talk about something lighthearted?"

Wen Zongji and Rui Ge'er exchanged a glance and nodded in unison: "Okay."

Then, when talking about some interesting things that had happened recently, Ling Jie'er also joined in, not wanting to be outdone.

Pei Rujing didn't restrain her. She often went to the residences of the Marquis of Zhongyong and the Princess, so she knew quite a lot.