The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Pei Yanxu was pulled by the ear by Xia Mianwan and put into the carriage, Xia Mianwan had already let go of her hand, but he still pretended to cry out "Ouch, ouch" a few times.

"Stop shouting, the carriage has started moving." Xia Mianwan said unhappily.

Pei Yanxu sat up straight, rubbed his ears, and said with a grin: "I didn't expect that Madam would come up with such a trick. It's just that it really hurts a little. Fortunately, your rolling pin didn't hit me."

Xia Mianwan laughed and kicked Pei Yanxu, "You look weird, how can it hurt so much!"

Pei Yanxu hugged his feet again and shouted, "My wife, it hurts, be gentle."

Xia Mianwan felt something was wrong and stared at Pei Yanxu.

Pei Yanxu thought there was something on his face, and couldn't help but touch his face, "Is there something on my face?"

"Pei Yanxu, something's wrong with you. Why are you different today than usual?" Xia Mianwan asked seriously.

Pei Yanxu looked at Xia Mianwan and asked with a smile: "What am I like usually? Do you spend a lot of time with me?"

Xia Mianwan thought about it and it was true. She and Pei Yanxu had spent less than half a month together after they got married. In Yanzhou, they had only worked together on business and did not have any extra private relationship. It was normal for her not to know what kind of person Pei Yanxu was in private.

"It's normal not to understand." Xia Mianwan thought for a while and said.

Pei Yanxu smiled but didn't say anything.

"Have you been with them these days?" Xia Mianwan started talking about business.

Pei Yanxu nodded, "I returned to the capital secretly, and the emperor didn't reveal anything. This caught them off guard, so they kept looking for people to test me. I thought about it and decided to take advantage of their tricks. But I just wanted you to save the situation. I suspect they set a trap for me today and tried their best to get me drunk."

"Why don't they give us drugs but just drink alcohol?" Xia Mianwan couldn't understand.

Pei Yanxu knocked on Xia Mianwan's head and said, "You are usually very smart, why are you so stupid now? I am the prince's tutor after all. Even if I am involved in the game, they have completely offended me. I am usually tough, and they are afraid that I will fight them to the end. But... drinking is different. Drinking too much or getting drunk is my own business, and I can't blame others."

Xia Mianwan looked a little disgusted, "A few grown men are so cowardly."

Pei Yanxu nodded, "Since you've made such a fuss, I guess they won't dare to get together so blatantly in the short term."

Xia Mianwan thought for a moment and said, "How about I let everyone in Manyue Tower spread this matter tomorrow? I'm sure gossip like this, that Master Pei was driven home by his tigress wife with a rolling pin, will spread all over the capital very quickly."

Pei Yanxu said: "Wouldn't your reputation be ruined by this?"

"Can anyone be worse than you in being henpecked?" Xia Mianwan joked with a smile.

Pei Yanxu thought about it and decided that since Xia Mianwan didn't mind, it would be best if it could spread throughout the capital, and it would be best if it could reach the court and in front of the emperor.

"In that case, thank you very much." Pei Yanxu said.

Xia Mianwan smiled faintly, "Then I'll have to trouble you. Don't worry, from tomorrow onwards your reputation of being henpecked will spread throughout the capital!"

……

This funny story really spread throughout the court. The emperor was amazed and said to the queen, "I really can't believe that Pei Aiqing is actually afraid of his wife. He is a man who would not even blink when a knife was put on his neck. How could he be afraid of his wife?"

The queen massaged the emperor's shoulders and said with a smile, "I never thought Master Pei was such a romantic person. I dare not imagine it either."

The emperor said with great interest: "I didn't really want to see Xia Mianwan before, but now I am really curious. She actually dared to go to my ninth brother with a rolling pin to ask for someone. It's really amazing!"

The queen stopped her hand and smiled, "If you want to see her, can't you just summon her to the palace?"

The emperor shook his head and said, "No way. Pei Aiqing has only spoken to me twice, and both times were for his wife. If I call him into the palace for no reason, Pei Aiqing will be so anxious that he will bang his head against the wall!"

The queen smiled and hit the emperor, "You are still not serious at your age."

The emperor smiled and held the queen's hand and said, "In fact, I couldn't understand why Pei Aiqing was afraid of his wife at first, but now, I can understand it. With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for!"

The emperor and empress have been together from their youth to the present day, and have experienced many life and death situations, but their relationship has always been good.

"Okay, enough joking, let's talk business. Pei Aiqing is indeed henpecked, but the names of the people who were at the banquet that day have already spread. What do you think... Ninth Prince means?"

The queen pondered for a while and sighed, "Now is not as good as in the past. No matter how deep the feelings were in the past, if the heart is too big, it will become unfamiliar. We still have to be careful."

"The prince can only be our son." The emperor grabbed the queen's hand and said firmly.

"I understand, Your Majesty, but I can't help but be a little worried."

The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, at least not for now. After Xia Mianwan's disturbance, Ninth Prince has been feeling guilty these days when he sees me. He treats me like a cat. Even Duke Xu is not as domineering as before. But I didn't expect that this Zhuang, who hasn't even established his own foothold, dares to rely on Duke Xu's mansion. It's simply outrageous!"

The queen nodded, but the worry in her heart was not relieved at all.

……

Zheng family.

"You said Master Pei is henpecked?" Old Madam Zheng couldn't believe it.

Zheng Tingyan nodded and said, "Indeed, it has spread all over the capital."

Madam Zheng understood her former granddaughter-in-law well. She was not the kind of person who would show up to someone's house with a rolling pin. Her grandson had someone else outside, and Xia Mianwan decided to divorce without making a fuss and found a reason to take Chen Ge'er and Yu Jie'er away with her. If Master Pei really made Xia Mianwan unhappy, she would at most ignore him. Why would she show up to someone's house?

"Ting Yan, do you think it's possible that Madam Pei did it on purpose?" Old Madam Zheng guessed.

Zheng Tingyan shook his head and said, "Besides ruining my reputation, what other benefits can I get from this?"

The more Madam Zheng thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. "But think about it, now everyone knows who was at the drinking party that day? The Ninth Prince, Duke Xu, Lord Zhuang, Lord Qiu, the Marquis. Mian Wan is not a brainless person. There must be some benefit in doing this."

After hearing what his mother said, Zheng Tingyan couldn't help but ponder. If Xia Mianwan really did it on purpose, then the Pei family would be too scary...

Pei Yanxu is difficult to deal with, and if he has a virtuous wife, then the Pei family may become truly indestructible.