allendalepharm Chapter 254 Niwai
Chapter 254 Niwai
Wen Zongji was given a few days off, and when Pei Rujing woke up the next day, he was still asleep.
Pei Rujing blinked groggily, then suddenly remembered something, snapped awake, and pushed Wen Zongji hard: "Why didn't you go to the side room?"
The county magistrate was used to burying her head in the sand, and when she woke up and saw Wen Zongji, she felt quite uncomfortable.
Wen Zongji didn't even open his eyes before reaching out to pull Pei Rujing into his arms: "Alright, everyone knows I'm staying here, right?"
"That won't work either."
Pei Rujing struggled.
Wen Zongji rolled over and pinned Pei Rujing down, sealing her mouth with his lips.
After a long while, the two got up to wash up.
After having breakfast, Wen Zongji gave Pei Rujing the gifts he had brought back.
"Jiangnan has many waterways, making it very convenient to travel there by water. With the increasing number of merchants coming and going, there are many novelties in Jiangnan."
"I saw some and bought them, feeling that my wife would like them."
Pei Rujing smiled. Whether she liked it or not was secondary; the most important thing was that Wen Zongji was always thinking about her.
This is what Pei Rujing cares about most.
Unboxing blind boxes is a lot of fun, as anyone who has tried it knows.
Pei Rujing unwrapped the gifts that Wen Zongji had given her one by one. When she saw something new or interesting, she asked Wen Zongji what it was. The two sat together and chatted back and forth, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.
"What is this?"
"This is a magnifying glass, but it's made more sophisticated and has a better effect than a regular magnifying glass."
Magnifying glasses have existed in this era for a long time, but they haven't become widespread and have always been something that only a small number of people care about.
Many scholars call magnifying glasses "reading stones," implying that they are helpful in their studies.
Pei Rujing naturally knew about magnifying glasses. She raised the magnifying glass and aimed it at Wen Zongji. Seeing that Wen Zongji's face looked very strange because his nose was magnified, Pei Rujing couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"This is good."
After setting the magnifying glass aside, Pei Rujing continued opening the blind boxes.
Wen Zongji brought back a variety of gifts, including novelties, jewelry, and clothing.
Pei Rujing was stunned when she saw the clothes: "My husband bought clothes?"
Wen Zongji said, "I saw this dress by chance and felt that it would look very beautiful on my wife, so I bought it."
This is the truth!
When he saw the dress, his first thought was how Pei Rujing would look in it.
Pei Rujing was amused by his words: "In that case, I'll give it a try."
After saying that, Pei Rujing ran into the inner room to change her clothes, and Qinghe and the others hurriedly followed to help her.
Wen Zongji tidied up the unwrapped gifts and waited for Pei Rujing to come out.
It wasn't long before Pei Rujing came out.
Wen Zongji was stunned after just one glance.
Wen Zongji has typical straight male aesthetics; he bought a pink embroidered tulle dress, the kind that's very girly and sweet.
To match the tulle dress, Pei Rujing took off her updo, letting her long, smooth hair fall naturally down her back.
Coupled with her flawless, unadorned face, the feeling of first love is overwhelming.
Good-looking people look good no matter what.
Pei Rujing was not a simple and harmless person, but when her clear and pure eyes looked at Wen Zongji, he felt that Pei Rujing was incredibly pure at that moment.
Pei Rujing walked up to Wen Zongji and twirled gracefully around him: "Does it look good?"
Wen Zongji nodded: "It looks very good."
Pei Rujing was very satisfied with Wen Zongji's reaction: "The clothes my husband bought are very nice, don't buy them again next time."
"Okay...what?"
Wen Zongji almost thought he had misheard.
Pei Rujing said irritably, "Husband, think carefully, when have I ever worn such a dress?"
She rarely has pink clothes in her wardrobe, let alone this kind of pastel pink.
Pei Rujing doesn't like this kind of clothing.
Wen Zongji thought for a moment, and it seemed that he didn't: "Don't you think it looks very good, my lady?"
Pei Rujing raised her eyes and said proudly, "It's because I'm pretty, it has nothing to do with the clothes."
"...That makes a lot of sense."
That's really hard to fault.
Next, Pei Rujing continued to unwrap the gifts. After they had all looked at them, the two of them looked at the scorching weather outside and tacitly decided not to go out.
There was an ice basin in the room, making it much cooler than outside.
The two sat together and played Gomoku.
A moment later, Qinghe brought over a bowl of shaved ice: "This was made by the kitchen. Please have the county princess and her son-in-law try it. If you like it, please have the kitchen make more."
Pei Rujing picked up the spoon and took a bite.
It's sweet and sour, and refreshing to beat the summer heat.
"good."
Wen Zongji also took a bite, but men generally don't have much of a reaction to sweet and sour things: "If my wife likes it, have the kitchen send one over every day."
Granny Feng worried, "Isn't it too cold?"
Eating cold food all the time is bad for your health.
Pei Rujing shook her head: "It's not too cold."
Knowing that Pei Rujing was delicate, the kitchen added very little ice to this smoothie, focusing more on showcasing the flavors of the fruits and vegetables.
"Then it's best not to eat too much."
Pei Rujing looked at Wen Zongji.
Wen Zongji lowered his eyes, pretending not to notice.
Granny Feng was only thinking about Pei Rujing's health, so he couldn't argue with her over it.
Unable to gain Wen Zongji's support, Pei Rujing could only bargain with Granny Feng, and finally agreed to eat shaved ice once every three days.
Wen Zongji couldn't help but laugh and said, "Judging from the way you were acting just now, anyone who didn't know the situation would think you were discussing something very important, but it turns out you just wanted to eat more shaved ice."
The image appears somewhat disjointed.
Pei Rujing glared at him: "How dare you say that? You're not even helping me."
Wen Zongji picked up a spoon, scooped up some shaved ice, and personally fed it to Pei Rujing, saying, "My wife, calm down. It was my fault."
Pei Rujing snorted coldly, then ate her shaved ice while playing Go with Wen Zongji.
The two cuddled together, and after lunch, they took a short nap in the main room.
Pei Rujing didn't mention sending Wen Zongji back to his room.
After waking up, the two still didn't want to leave the mansion, so Pei Rujing pestered Wen Zongji to tell her about the interesting things that happened during their trip away from the capital.
It wasn't until Wen Chuanhong finished his shift and returned home that Wen Zongji parted ways with Pei Rujing: "I'm going to see my father."
When he returned from being away from the capital for several months, he always made sure to visit Wen Chuanhong.
Juanqinzhai
"The son greets his father."
Wen Chuanhong raised his hand: "Sit down... You must have had a hard time leaving Beijing this time."
"With the guards sent by my father, they took good care of me, so it wasn't hard at all."
Wen Chuanhong was not a doting father. After asking a question, he said, "You have performed a great service this time, and a promotion is inevitable. Has the Crown Prince said which government office he plans to send you to?"
Wen Zongji shook his head: "The Beijing Gazette Office can't find a suitable person to take over the position of chief editor in the short term, so my son can't leave the Beijing Gazette Office for the time being... However, I happened to run into Grand Secretary Han in Yexuan yesterday, and he wanted me to go to the Ministry of Rites."
Wen Chuanhong was slightly taken aback: "The Ministry of Rites is certainly a good place, and I can take care of you. However, I am already in the Ministry of Rites, so there is no point in you going there."
Wen Chuanhong has already taken charge of the Ministry of Rites, and no matter how well Wen Zongji performs, he cannot surpass Wen Chuanhong.
As Wen Zongji demonstrated his growing abilities, Wen Chuanhong's expectations for him rose, and naturally, he did not want Wen Zongji to grow up under his wing.
Wen Zongji: "My son thinks so too, but in the end, we have to listen to the Emperor and the Crown Prince's arrangements."
Wen Chuanhong nodded: "As long as you know it in your heart, that's fine."