svetikya Chapter 45 Five-in-a-Row
Chapter 45 Five-in-a-Row
Pei Rujing and Wen Zongji went to the study and did not come out until the mealtime. Feng Mama's expression gradually became strange.
The phrase "indulging in debauchery in broad daylight" gradually came to mind.
Years of etiquette reminded her that she should go in and remind the two people in the study, but the fact that Pei Rujing and Wen Zongji had not yet consummated their marriage stopped Granny Feng.
After this back and forth, Qinghe finally said, "Granny, lunch has been prepared in the kitchen. Shall we go and invite the county princess and her husband out for a meal?"
"Wow!"
Granny Feng blurted out without thinking.
Then she walked to the study door, tiptoed in, and listened intently to what was happening inside.
There was nothing unusual at all.
With a nervous heart, Granny Feng walked around the screen and entered the inner room of the study. She saw Pei Rujing and Wen Zongji sitting on opposite sides of the desk, both looking down at their books.
Granny Feng: "..."
His expression kept changing, and he felt that all the agonizing he had been going through that morning had become a joke.
The couple had a rare chance to be alone, but they spent it all reading.
Granny Feng let out a long sigh.
The wedding night seems a long way off.
"Princess, son-in-law, lunch is ready. Should we have it set out in the study?"
Pei Rujing was taken aback, looked up and blinked: "Is it already lunchtime?"
Seeing that Wen Zongji's gift to her was a storybook, Pei Rujing didn't go back to the main house. Instead, she read it in the study and became more and more engrossed in it, completely unaware of the passage of time.
Seeing that she was engrossed in reading, Wen Zongji also picked up a book and started reading.
The couple didn't bother each other.
Wen Zongji said, "Place it in the main room."
His study was still a bit small. When Pei Rujing ate, several maids followed behind to serve her, so it was bound to be crowded.
"Yes."
Granny Feng acknowledged and withdrew.
Pei Rujing put down the manuscript and looked at Wen Zongji with bright eyes: "Wen Zongji, you wrote this story really well. It's better than any story I've ever read before. I never knew you had such talent. If this story were sold in a bookstore, it would definitely be a bestseller."
Wen Zongji's brow twitched slightly, and a thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly suppressed it. There was nothing more important than the imperial examination at the moment.
Wen Zongji snatched the manuscript from her hands: "What did the county princess call me?"
His young wife always called him by his full name, which made him feel awkward.
Pei Rujing pouted in dissatisfaction and raised her hand to snatch the manuscript back.
Wen Zongji stretched his arm out straight up, and Pei Rujing couldn't reach it even if she jumped.
"This is the gift you gave me, give it back!"
Wen Zongji raised an eyebrow: "Then I'll change the gift."
"No!"
Pei Rujing refused without even thinking.
She's already read part of it. If I don't let her finish reading it, she'll be so curious that she'll scratch her head and won't be able to sleep.
Wen Zongji raised an eyebrow at her, but didn't say anything.
Pei Rujing gritted her teeth and could only admit defeat: "My husband~"
Wen Zongji then returned the manuscript to her: "Good girl."
The moment Pei Rujing received the manuscript, she dashed over a few steps and made a face at him, shouting, "Wen Zongji! Wen Zongji! Wen Zongji!"
By deliberately calling him by his full name, it was clear that she was not convinced.
Fearing that Wen Zongji would snatch her manuscript again, she grabbed the manuscript and ran out of the study.
Wen Zongji smiled; he knew his little wife wouldn't obediently change her mind.
fine!
There's plenty of time!
When Wen Zongji returned to the main room, Pei Rujing was already sitting at the dining table. The manuscript had vanished without a trace, presumably hidden away.
When Wen Zongji came in, Pei Rujing gave him a smug smile.
Wen Zongji didn't say anything, he just touched his lips and smiled at her.
The next moment, Pei Rujing's face flushed, and she immediately dared not look him in the eye.
Granny Feng watched the two of them act, and her annoyance immediately vanished.
Perhaps the two of them did make some progress in the study just now?
Granny Feng has been driven to a state of Buddhist indifference by Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing.
Whether or not the marriage is consummated is no longer in a hurry.
The main thing is that the relationship progresses.
After lunch, Pei Rujing wanted to read a storybook, but Wen Zongji stopped her.
"I rarely have time to spend with you, so let's do something else."
Pei Rujing asked him curiously, "What are you playing?"
In two more hours, they would have to go to the palace for a banquet.
Wen Zongji instructed the maid, "Go and fetch the chessboard."
Pei Rujing immediately lost interest: "Playing Go? I don't want to play."
Music, chess, calligraphy, and painting!
Pei Rujing started learning from a young age, but she didn't master any of them, so her energy wasn't focused on studying.
When I was learning the piano, my fingers hurt from playing so much that I gave up after only a few days.
Pei Rujing's learning of Go was also sloppy, because she felt that the rules of Go were too complicated and she didn't want to use her brain.
As for drawing, well, Pei Rujing studied it for the longest time. She started by drawing inanimate objects, flowers and plants, then animals, and finally people.
Granny Feng and many maids, the eldest princess and Pei Shizhao and his brother all served as models for Pei Rujing.
What is the effect?
All I can say is that the flowers and plants are flowers and plants, the animals are animals, and the people are people.
Pei Rujing's calligraphy was quite good; her small regular script with floral patterns was very beautiful. However, this was due to her talent, and she hadn't actually put much effort into it.
When Wen Zongji asked to play Go, Pei Rujing tried her best but couldn't remember the rules of Go.
Wen Zongji laughed and said, "Instead of playing Go, let's try a new game."
Pei Rujing reminded Wen Zongji that he would have to seriously learn Go after the provincial examination.
The original owner had studied Go, but his skill level was average.
In this era, Go was almost a powerful tool for scholars, officials, and the powerful to build closer relationships.
Wen Zongji was determined to climb the ranks in officialdom, and Go was something he had to learn; the more proficient he was, the better.
Soon, the maid brought the chessboard.
Wen Zongji and Pei Rujing sat together on the couch, with a low table between them and a chessboard on the table.
Wen Zongji picked up a black piece and said, "Let's play a new game called Gomoku. The rules are simple: just connect five white or black pieces in a line. Horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, as long as you can connect them in a line."
As Wen Zongji spoke, he demonstrated the chess pieces to Pei Rujing.
Pei Rujing immediately became interested when she heard how simple it was: "I understand, let's play a game."
It's too cold outside to go out and play, so we can only play these simple little games.
Wen Zongji didn't care about winning or losing; his only intention was to spend more time with his young wife.
In a marriage, affection doesn't come naturally; it always requires effort to cultivate.
The rules of Gomoku are even simpler than those of Mahjong, and Pei Rujing quickly got the hang of it, enjoying the game immensely with Wen Zongji.
"Oh dear, I shouldn't have left here."
Pei Rujing looked up at Wen Zongji, blinked, and pouted pitifully.
Wen Zongji nodded: "You are allowed to take back one move."
Pei Rujing immediately dropped her pitiful expression and blocked Wen Zongji's black stones that were about to form a line.
A game that should have ended was given a second chance.