coobybook Chapter 1220 Was I just funny?
Chapter 1220 Was I just funny?
Looking at Pei Yuqi's resistant expression, Feng Qi gently leaned close to his ear and said with a grin:
"Brother Pei, the primary principle for a gentleman in the inner courtyard is to fulfill any request of the lady... How can you serve Sister Yue well if you act like this..."
“I can’t learn to be like you.” Pei Yuqi’s face slightly turned away from Feng Qi, her tone unusually resistant.
Just think of the fathers vying for his mother's favor in the backyard—their tone, their behavior...no way...absolutely not...
"Whether Brother Pei can't learn or doesn't want to learn, Sister Yue is waiting to see! Besides, before Brother Pei got married, shouldn't your fathers have taught you how to serve your wife?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yuqi blushed... Wasn't Feng Qi raised as a girl in the palace since childhood? How could she know these things?
"I....."
“Brother Pei...you can’t do this~” Feng Qi continued to tease, not giving him a chance to refuse at all.
"I'm like this... I'm like this, and my wife likes it very much. My wife... don't you like me serving you like this?" Pei Yuqi pitifully turned her head to look at Su Yueyao.
Su Yueyao, who was quietly watching the show, suddenly met Pei Yuqi's gaze. Seeing Pei Yuqi on the verge of tears, she smiled.
"Yuqi is so gentle and generous, how could she be a little green tea? She's definitely a pure white lotus. Whether Yuqi becomes a little green tea or a pure white lotus, I promise I'll like her!"
Upon hearing Su Yueyao's words, Pei Yuqi felt a pang of pity. He didn't want to be a scheming woman or a naive innocent; he was a virtuous gentleman, a man of true talent and learning.
Hearing what Su Yueyao said and seeing Pei Yuqi's heartbroken expression, Feng Qi, who was standing to the side, let out a low laugh.
"Sister Yue, is your comforting words sincere? Brother Pei can't do it, and he won't learn from me. Look at him, he's about to..."
“Brother Qi, how can my wife’s words of comfort not be sincere? You are a young master who has not yet entered the inner palace, so you cannot speak ill of me so rudely, especially since I am a concubine.”
“Pei…”
Before Feng Qi could speak, Pei Yuqi continued, "Little Qi is such a cute and handsome boy, how could he be so ill-mannered? He must be acting on purpose, right?"
Upon hearing Pei Yuqi's words, Feng Qi's smile vanished, and almost instantly, her eyes filled with tears: "Sister Yue, I was just telling the truth. I didn't expect Brother Pei to misunderstand me like this."
"Whether I was acting or not, I just wanted to make Sister Yue happy, Sister Yue..." Feng Qi blinked, tears streaming down her cheeks.
Su Yueyao's heart trembled when she saw Feng Qi on the verge of tears. Whenever she saw Feng Qi looking like this, with tears welling up in his eyes, she couldn't help but want to comfort him.
Sometimes, even when I know he's faking it, I still can't bring myself to ignore him.
It must be because he's too handsome; she just didn't want such a beautiful face to look so wronged...
"Sister Yue..."
Su Yueyao leaned back instinctively, her voice trembling with panic: "Stop, stop, don't cry! Didn't you two try to cheer me up? Don't actually cry!"
"Little Qi, hurry up and wipe your tears. You care so much about your sister Yue, how can you make her sad? Right? If you make her feel sorry for you, then you're even more in the wrong."
Feng Qi was still secretly pleased with Su Yueyao's flustered yet distressed appearance when she heard Pei Yuqi's words, and her expression froze for a moment.
He's taking time out of his busy schedule to be with Su Yueyao now, not afraid of her having a reaction, but afraid that she won't have any reaction at all towards him.
"Brother Qi, why aren't you replying? Are you deliberately trying to make your wife sad and upset?"
Feng Qi looked at Pei Yuqi, who was speaking to him with a slight smile on her face, gritted her teeth, and wiped away the tears on her face: "Brother Pei is right. Sister Yue is so good, how could I let her be sad!"
Su Yueyao listened to their conversation with pursed lips, especially noticing Feng Qi's expression. She almost laughed. Feng Qi was still too young; it would be difficult for him to compete with the man in her backyard...
Don't be fooled by their good tempers; she has no idea what they're really like behind the scenes.
"Sister Yue, are you trying to laugh? Was I just being funny?" Feng Qi looked at Su Yueyao with slightly narrowed eyes.
Su Yueyao sensed a slightly oppressive aura and jokingly said with a smile, "A little, huh? The innocent little lotus isn't pretending anymore? What are you planning to become?"
"I haven't decided what to become yet. I'm not going to pretend anymore. Pretending won't make Sister Yue feel sorry for me."
"Hahaha... That's more like it! But you should tone down that squinting look. You're so young, yet you're acting so serious. If you grow up to be an ice block, I won't want you anymore."
"If I don't turn into an ice block, will Sister Yue still want me?" Feng Qi asked, quickly sitting down next to Su Yueyao.
"Is that the point?" Su Yueyao's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't wanted him to become too cold or too profound, so she hadn't heard anything but that one sentence?
Isn't that the point?
"Feng Qi, I've already given birth and been in postpartum confinement for over half a month. Did I ask you to leave?" Su Yueyao said irritably.
"Sister Yue means she won't send me away, and will marry me directly after I come of age!"
"It depends on your performance. Feng Qi, you're still young. There's a vast world outside. You shouldn't be confined to this tiny courtyard. Are you sure you want to be my husband?"
“I am certain. I was raised as a girl from a young age and saw many men in the palace surrounding my mother. When I traveled outside the palace, I saw a wider world, but even the best world is boring if there is no one to accompany you.”
"Now I know what I want most! Even if you don't marry me, Sister Yue, I will never let go!"
Hearing Feng Qi speak with such a firm tone, Su Yueyao sighed and remained silent.
The courtyard suddenly fell silent.
At that moment, Yang Qianxun hurriedly walked in.
"Ayao..."
"Qianqian, what's wrong?" Su Yueyao asked immediately when she saw Yang Qianxun's pale face and hurried steps.
"Ayao, Minghe is in trouble."
"What? What happened to Minghe? Is he injured?" Su Yueyao stood up immediately and asked anxiously.
“A few days ago, there was an embezzlement case involving the manager of Minghe’s shop. Yuqi and I had been managing the shop’s accounts for the past three months, and we discovered the manager’s problems. Some time ago, I handed the matter back to him and let him find out the manager’s problems himself.”
“Xingchen, we all noticed that this person was suspicious. He was very wary and immediately fled. The money he embezzled could not be found. Chengyan sent people to catch him and sent him directly to Jingshu. Xingchen asked Puan to cooperate with Minghe to find out where the embezzled money went.”