So what if I traveled through time? I'll continue to roll in another place

"Uncle is right. I have to go home and take a look. I'll take my leave now. I'll come back another day to have a drink with uncle and talk about the affairs of Gufan Mansion."

Pei Ji has a very free and easy style. He comes and goes as he pleases.

But when saying goodbye, he walked up to Xiao Yueshan and said, "I left in a hurry to return to Beijing this time, so I couldn't bring you any rare things. I only got a red jade hairpin. Give it to you to enjoy."

After saying that, Pei Ji took out a hairpin wrapped in a brocade scarf from his arms. The main body of the hairpin was made of pure gold, with gold threads extending to the top and cast into filigree, inlaid with a huge, thick and warm red jade.

If you look closely, you can see that the red jade is finely carved with patterns of the moon shining on the cedar trees, which looks both unique and festive.

Of course, Xiao Yueshan would not accept such an expensive gift from Pei Ji. She smiled and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master Pei, but this gift is too valuable for me to accept. I hope you can take it back."

"What's the harm? I just found this little toy for my sister." Pei Ji insisted, without even looking at Zhou Yao's expression beside him.

"No, I was young and ignorant before. Now that my daughter is married, I can no longer accept things from you. It will cause gossip and tarnish your reputation." Xiao Yueshan also refused calmly.

"In fact, my sister was quite old-fashioned when she was young, and she never accepted anything from me." Pei Ji smiled and casually put the hairpin back into his arms without much care.

After flirting with him, Xiao Yueshan patted Zhou Yao's shoulder without any hesitation, "This must be Mr. Zhou. I heard of your name when I was in Gufan Prefecture. It is widely said that you are not only brave and wise enough to escape from death in Jiangzhou, but also won the Autumn Banquet. Now you are in charge of improving iron casting in the Ministry of Works. You are a capable official who can govern the country. I think you must be both civil and military. Pei will definitely ask you for advice when he has time."

After saying this, he didn't wait for Zhou Yao to answer. He just bowed to Xiao Zheng and Madam Yu and left, leaving the four of them in great embarrassment.

After Pei Ji left, Zhou Yao said sourly: "This Lord Pei is really generous."

Xiao Yueshan smiled and replied, "My dear husband, please stop joking. No matter how valuable the hairpin is, it is still inappropriate."

Xiao Zheng, who was listening to the conversation between the two, knew that his son-in-law was a little emotional, so he quickly comforted him, "Lord Pei was sickly when he was young. Lord Lin, the previous director of the Imperial Observatory, calculated for him and said that he was from a military family with too much murderous aura. He needed to find a scholar's family to stay with and cultivate his body. So he was sent to our house to stay for a while. So he is familiar with Song'er and Huan'er, and sometimes he speaks more casually."

Zhou Yao regained his senses. Although he was dissatisfied with Pei Ji, it had nothing to do with Xiao Zheng and his wife, and even less to do with Xiao Yueshan himself. He could only feel sour in silence and not continue to be jealous.

He turned to Xiao Zheng and said, "Father is right. Lord Pei has made great achievements in battle. He is indeed a good man."

It was getting late, and there was an early court session tomorrow. Xiao Yueshan and Zhou Yao bid farewell to Xiao Zheng and his wife, and left the Xiao Mansion together in a carriage.

In the carriage, Zhou Yao remained silent. Seeing this, Xiao Yueshan nudged Zhou Yao with her elbow and asked softly, "Are you jealous?"

Zhou Yao turned to look at her, "Shouldn't I? That's the dark-skinned athlete you like!"

Xiao Yueshan laughed out loud when she heard his words and leaned on his shoulder, "I don't like dark-skinned athletes. I like charming little scholars like you the most." After saying that, she reached out to touch his handsome face.

Zhou Yao still seemed annoyed, "That Pei Ji clearly knew that you were married, but he still flirted with you in front of me. Is he polite at all? Didn't the ancient people pay the most attention to etiquette?" The little dog was angry!

Xiao Yueshan held Zhou Yao's hand and comforted him, "Okay, I don't even know him, and he likes the old Xiao Yueshan, not me. It's okay~"

Zhou Yao felt a little better after hearing what Xiao Yueshan said, but he still said unhappily, "Stay away from him next time you see him. I always feel that this guy has bad intentions and is impolite!"

Xiao Yueshan smiled and nodded, "I know, I won't go looking for trouble." She leaned on Zhou Yao's shoulder, listening to the clatter of horse hooves returning home, enjoying the tranquility of the moment.

When they returned home, Zhou Yao still looked unhappy, but Xiao Yueshan was not affected at all.

She was very interested in the story of the original owner and Pei Ji, and when she arrived at her house, she finally had the opportunity to ask Shu Tong about it.

Xiao Yueshan put out various snacks and pulled Shutong over to eat melon. Zhou Yao watched hesitantly from the side, but finally couldn't resist his curiosity and came over to listen.

Xiao Yueshan smiled and stuffed a handful of melon seeds into his hand. "Come on, I know you're curious. Come and listen. It's better to eat melons than to be jealous."

She turned to Shutong and asked, "Shutong, who is the Pei Ji I met in Xiao's house today?"

Shu Tong had already gotten used to the young lady's behavior after she fell on her head, so he sat down without Xiao Yueshan telling him to.

"Miss, you really forgot," Shu Tong paused, "Lord Pei Ji is the second son of Marquis Xuanping. When he was five years old, he fell seriously ill. The Marquis went to the palace to ask the imperial physician to see him and barely saved his life.

Later, the master was always sick, so he invited the director of the Imperial Observatory to see him. He said that he wanted to go to a noble family to teach and educate people to rest for a few days. Lord Xuanping was on good terms with the master, so he sent Lord Pei to live in his house for a while. "

Shu Tong's story was very vivid and Xiao Yueshan listened with great interest. Only Zhou Yao felt mixed emotions. He was peeling melon seeds but did not eat any of them. He gave them all to his wife.

"Lord Pei was just sent to the mansion. He was indeed weak and sick. Even his wife was worried that he would not be able to take good care of him and would not be able to report to the Marquis. Unexpectedly, after living there for three months, he gradually got better and was able to study and practice calligraphy with the eldest and second young masters. The Marquis and his wife often came to see him and were very happy."

When Shu Tong said this, she looked at Zhou Yao awkwardly. Xiao Yueshan was afraid that she would think too much, so she encouraged her, "Don't worry about him, just talk." After saying that, she shared the peeled melon seeds in her hand with Shu Tong.

"Master Pei was tall. When he was eight years old, he was as tall as the ten-year-old Second Young Master. He didn't like to study literature, but liked to wield swords and sticks.

However, the purpose of staying at the Xiao Mansion was to strengthen their bodies. The Xuanping Marquis' Mansion also sent a coach over, and even the eldest and second young masters also learned some martial arts.

The Second Miss is young and likes to play with others. Only you, Miss, are taught by the Master himself and never play with Master Pei and the others. But Master Pei..."

Shu Tong really didn't know how to put it. Lord Pei's attitude towards the young lady could be described as infatuated. If Shu Tong were a modern person, she would definitely say that Pei Ji was obsessed with Xiao Yueshan.

But she was not, so she could only awkwardly skip this part and move on to the even more awkward next part, "Young lady is coming of age, Lord Pei asked the Marquis and his wife to propose marriage..."

Zhou Yao finally waited for the crucial plot and looked at Xiao Yueshan as if protecting his food.

Shu Tong quickly explained, "But the Marquis' wife was not happy about it. The Xuanping Marquis's family is of high status, and the master and his wife did not want the young lady to marry there, so they tacitly gave up."

She waved her hands, "They are all uncountable, and I shouldn't have said that."

Xiao Yueshan ate the melon and patted the melon seed crumbs on his hands contentedly, "It's okay, it's okay, I just listened for fun. It's late, you should go to bed first."

Shu Tong stood up and saluted awkwardly, then quietly glanced at Zhou Yao's face and retreated respectfully.

Seeing Shutong close the door, Zhou Yao grabbed his wife beside him, lifted her up by the waist and put her on the bed. He looked into her eyes with his blazing peach blossom eyes and whispered, "So you two are childhood sweethearts."