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

Chapter 178 Peeping at Pei Shirong's Marriage Proposal

The next day, Wen Zongji went to work at the Beijing Gazette Office early in the morning. After having breakfast, Pei Rujing went to the mahjong club with Wen Shuyu.

Upon arriving at the society, Wen Shuyu went to find people she knew, while Pei Rujing went to see Zuo Mingxuan.

Zuo Mingxuan raised an eyebrow at her: "What brings you here, County Princess?"

Pei Rujing rolled her eyes at her: "Have you forgotten whose territory this is?"

Zuo Mingxuan choked, realizing that she had really forgotten about it after a while. She then got up to pour tea for Pei Rujing, saying, "It was my fault for speaking out of turn, Princess. Please have some tea."

Pei Rujing took a sip of tea and asked, "Are you going to the wedding of the sixth young master of the Wu family?"

Zuo Mingxuan countered, "The county magistrate is going?"

She knew Pei Rujing well; Pei Rujing wouldn't waste her breath on things she didn't care about.

Pei Rujing said, "My husband and the sixth young master of the Wu family are the same age, and he has already been invited to attend their wedding."

Zuo Mingxuan suddenly realized: "Does the county princess want me to go with you?"

Pei Rujing said, "Anyway, you're getting married next year, so consider this a chance to gain experience in advance."

Zuo Mingxuan was speechless: "Does this kind of thing really require accumulating experience?"

That's outrageous.

"Should we go or not?"

"go."

"That'll do."

Pei Rujing received a satisfactory answer and sipped her tea leisurely.

Zuo Mingxuan said, "When I came in just now, I heard someone say that your second brother is going to look at girls at Xiangguo Temple today?"

Pei Rujing paused, then shook her head: "I don't know."

Zuo Mingxuan's eyes darted around, and she said with a mischievous smile, "Princess, would you like to go take a look?"

Pei Rujing wasn't interested: "It's not like we're getting engaged, what's so interesting about it?"

Zuo Mingxuan replied, "It seems the county princess knows nothing."

"What do you mean?"

"This matchmaking seems to be more complicated than it appears; it was your second brother who took the initiative to propose it to the eldest princess."

Pei Rujing's eyes lit up: "Really... wait a minute, this is my family's business, how come you know more about it than I do?"

Zuo Mingxuan chuckled: "Because the person your second brother has his eye on is the eldest daughter of Mei Yanhong, the Vice Minister of War. Her sister-in-law is a member of our society, and the information I just mentioned came from her."

Pei Rujing couldn't sit still any longer: "Let's go! To Xiangguo Temple."

Zuo Mingxuan followed behind her: "The county princess will probably have a sister-in-law soon. What is fate? This is fate. The princess chose so many girls for your second brother, but he didn't like any of them. Instead, he took a liking to one himself."

Zuo Mingxuan chattered on and on until they got into the carriage, at which point Pei Rujing finally remembered and asked, "What's that girl's temperament like?"

Although it is important that Pei Shirong likes it, if she is of bad character, she may cause unrest in the household after she marries in, which is absolutely unacceptable.

Zuo Mingxuan shrugged: "I only heard about this today, and I haven't had time to find out yet. That girl praised her sister-in-law to the skies, but I don't know if it's true or not."

"However, the fact that the two can formally meet must mean that they have been approved by their elders. The fact that the Princess agreed to the meeting suggests that the two are of good character."

Hearing this, Pei Rujing nodded: "That makes sense."

The carriage traveled all the way to Xiangguo Temple without stopping along the way. Pei Rujing and Pei Shirong were worried that by the time they arrived, Pei Shirong and the others would have already left.

When the carriage stopped in front of Xiangguo Temple, the two got off and entered the temple. Looking at the crowds coming and going, Pei Rujing was a little confused: "Xiangguo Temple is so big, where are we going to find it?"

Zuo Mingxuan pulled Pei Rujing forward, saying, "I know. They'll meet at the Tranquil Pavilion behind here."

Fortunately, the source of the information was the woman's sister-in-law, so she was able to find out where they met.

With the specific location clear, the two headed straight for the Tranquil Pavilion.

Xiangguo Temple is the largest temple in the capital. It is always bustling with worshippers and is very wealthy. The entire Xiangguo Temple is very large. After passing through the hanging flower gate, it took the two of them a long time to reach the detached courtyard where worshippers could stay temporarily.

There is a bamboo grove near the villa, and the Tranquil Pavilion is located in the bamboo grove.

"Princess, look!"

Zuo Mingxuan had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the two people sitting in the pavilion as soon as she approached Jingxin Pavilion.

The servants and maids waited outside the Tranquil Pavilion, at a distance that was neither too close nor too far, giving the two a chance to speak alone while preventing rumors from spreading.

Pei Rujing looked over and immediately noticed that Pei Shirong had dressed up carefully. He was dressed in fine clothes, his hair was tied up, which made him look even taller and more upright.

Aside from important occasions like palace banquets, Pei Rujing had never seen Pei Shirong dress so flamboyantly.

It seems they really value it!

Pei Rujing silently muttered something to herself, then turned her gaze to the woman opposite him.

A look of realization flashed in his eyes.

No wonder Pei Shirong took a liking to her; the girl across from him, Mei, looked exactly like him.

With delicate features and a touch of heroism, she was clearly a girl, but sitting there, she gave off a very proper and upright feeling.

Zuo Mingxuan said, "This Miss Mei must be a martial arts practitioner."

Pei Rujing nodded in agreement.

The pose is so similar.

Zuo Mingxuan was surprised that Pei Shirong liked this kind of girl. Thinking of the various charming and beautiful women in the capital, she said with a strange expression, "Your second brother has really unique tastes."

"Yes, who would have thought?"

After saying that, Pei Rujing added with a hint of pride, "My husband is the only one who noticed it."

Zuo Mingxuan asked in confusion, "How can this be related to Lord Wen?"

"nature……"

"Who's there!"

Pei Shirong, who was talking to Mei Yilan, suddenly turned cold and looked sharply in the direction where Pei Rujing was.

But when Pei Rujing revealed herself, she froze, exclaiming, "Little sister? What are you doing here?"

Even if Pei Rujing was shameless, she couldn't admit that she had deliberately come to slack off. She coughed and said, "Zuo San wants to come to Xiangguo Temple to offer incense and insists that I go with her."

Zuo Mingxuan nodded: "Yes, yes, yes."

Pei Shirong looked at the two of them: "Shouldn't incense be offered in the front hall?"

"Are we not allowed to walk around after offering incense?"

Pei Shirong felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Mei Yilan guessed Pei Rujing and her companion's purpose. She stepped out from behind Pei Shirong and said gracefully, "This humble woman greets the County Princess."

Pei Shirong is a simpleton, but Mei Yilan is not. Since Pei Rujing is here to see her, then let her see her.

Pei Rujing nodded: "Miss Mei."

Based on first impressions alone, there is nothing wrong with this Miss Mei.

Pei Shirong's intelligence suddenly kicked in: "Little sister, how do you know Miss Mei?"

Pei Rujing choked.

Zuo Mingxuan rubbed her forehead.

Mei Yilan stepped in to defuse the situation, saying, "We've met before."

Pei Shirong asked in confusion, "But wasn't your father just promoted to Vice Minister of War last year?"

Mei Yanhong was originally a border general, but he was promoted to Vice Minister of War due to his outstanding military achievements. He had only been in the capital for a year.

Therefore, Zuo Mingxuan did not know much about Mei Yilan. Otherwise, given Zuo Mingxuan's access to information, it would have been impossible for her to have no impression of Mei Yilan.

Mei Yilan looked at him: "Does the young master think I'm lying to you?"

Pei Shirong immediately shook his head: "No."