The annual outing banquet held in the Imperial City can be said to be a lively event in the whole city.
In addition to the aristocratic families who accompanied the royal family to the royal suburbs, there were also many shops in the inner city that accepted the notices passed down by the yamen and sold items at favorable discounts.
This is a benefit provided by the royal family to the inner city.
Mi Xiayao was sitting on the carriage. Next to her was a small armrest seat specially made by a carpenter.
"Madam, why do you want to take your baby with you when you go out this time? When you went back to worship Buddha last time, didn't you say that the child is small and it doesn't matter whether you take it or not?"
Song Qiao held the handkerchief in her hand and wiped the saliva from Mi Xiaobao's mouth little by little.
She lifted the curtain and took a look outside. Today, the official road was filled with teams of aristocratic families. For the Mi family alone, there were three carriages and four or five mules dragging their luggage.
"When a child grows up, you can't always ignore him." What's more, the identity of this child is unknown.
According to her cautious nature, even if she doesn't like children, she still has to make this child happy.
The carriage drove all the way to the royal suburbs.
According to the rules, you need to listen to Queen Xu's speech at the outing banquet first. After the opening ceremony is over, everyone returns to the camp one after another.
The servants of the Mi family have already packed up the three tents, and Mi Xiayao is sitting in the house, holding a tea cup.
In the tent next door, Mrs. Mi's amused voice could be vaguely heard. Mi Kexian's flattering words could be said to have fallen into her ears.
Her eyebrows were vaguely sarcastic, "I don't know how much money and effort the people in the fourth house have spent this time to make the old lady happy, so that they can take away the child from the uncle's family and bring her here."
While she was chatting with Song Qiao, the rustling of the tent behind the bed made the master and servant immediately alert.
Pei Xingyuan opened a corner of the thick cloth with one hand, lowered his head and walked in calmly.
The master and servant saw the person coming clearly, and the next second they shouted at the person's throat, and were forced to stop.
"In the clear day, why are you so crazy!" Mi Xiayao's eyebrows twitched fiercely.
He saw clearly the look in the eyes of the master and servant, from shock to shock, until finally they turned into anger from embarrassment.
The man touched the tip of his nose quite innocently.
He lowered his voice and said rather magnetically, "Wouldn't you think it was strange if I walked in through the door at this time?"
"Then if you sneak into the tent now, don't you feel perverted?"
He coughed dryly and said, "Seriously, the outing party will be going to the stream later, so don't get too close to the stream later."
"Just because of this, you came to my tent?"
There was still anger in her eyebrows.
Song Qiao looked at the two of them, then silently exited the tent and went to guard the door.
Mi Xiaobao was sitting on the bed. When he saw Pei Xingyuan for the first time, his bright eyes were immediately filled with smiles.
"dei! dei!"
What is this name!?
Mi Xiayao's eyebrows twitched, "If you let him call you dad, won't your conscience feel uneasy?"
"Then I can call you mother, but you can't call me father?
"Without my protection, how could you and him return to the capital from Jingzhou City?"
He looked at Mi Xiayao provocatively, with a hint of pride in his deep eyes.
"You are willing to take him out. Aren't you afraid that there will be too many people at the outing party and accidents will happen?"
Pei Xingyuan lifted up his robe and sat next to Mi Xiayao.
It’s very natural to take a cup, pour tea, and drink water.
Mi Xiayao glanced at him, "So what? His 'father' is here, how could he see him have an accident with his own eyes?"
This is to choke him with what he just said.
This mouthful of water really made Pei Xingyuan choke, and he coughed dryly.
His eyes suddenly turned red, and he just raised his eyes to look at Mi Xia Yao.
Looking into each other's eyes, Mi Xiayao always felt as if something moved at the top of her heart.
She looked away in panic.
Pei Xingyuan noticed her reaction, and he touched his cheek with the tip of his tongue, hiding a playful smile.
But at this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside, and the sound of erratic footsteps made both people in the house alert.
Through the curtain, Song Qiao could be heard saying in a loud voice: "My wife is resting due to the bumpy carriage and hard work. Miss Mi, please come back later."
"How is it possible? I heard you talking in the tent just now. Sister Xia Yao is going to rest now?"
Mi Kexian's aggressive voice came in.
It's this guy again.
Mi Xiayao frowned, her eyes fell on Pei Xingyuan, but he showed no intention of leaving.
He was even calm and looked at her blankly.
He saw Mi Xiayao looking at him, "Should I hide?"
"Otherwise?" she asked again.
"There's no need to hide. My relationship with you still needs to be hidden, right?"
He raised his eyebrows, but he actually had the nerve to joke with her at this juncture!
Song Qiao outside obviously couldn't stop Mi Kexian's determination to come in.
She glanced at Pei Xingyuan and raised her hand to push his shoulder.
To him, this force was like scratching an itch, but he quickly realized what this woman meant in the next second.
"Isn't this bad?"
"You talk a lot today!"
She bit her back teeth with annoyance.
Pei Xingyuan chuckled lowly, his mellow voice seemed to be filled with magnetism, and there was a vague feeling of joy.
He kicked off his boots, got on the bed quickly, and held Mi Xiaobao in his arms.
Mi Xiayao quickly covered her with the brocade quilt. She threw his boots behind the screen and pulled off the hairpins from her hair, as if she wanted to rest.
"I came here to apologize to Sister Xia Yao. I'm going to play by the stream soon. How can I have to rest now?"
Mi Kexian's voice was getting closer and closer. When Song Qiao wasn't paying attention, she quickly opened the door curtain with quick eyes and hands.
He happened to catch his eye with Mi Xiayao who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
The woman's dark hair was draped behind her back, and her already stunning facial features became even more charming than before with her loose hair.
Her beautiful eyes slightly raised her eyelids, her eyes were lazy and indifferent, like a sharp knife inserted into Mi Kexian's eye socket.
"My maid has clearly told you that I am resting, but my cousin still wants to break in like this. Is this the rule your fourth room taught you?"
Her tone was cold, which distanced her from the relationship between her and Mi Kexian.
Mi Kexian just received news from the maid that a male voice was faintly heard in the tent next door.
Her cousin has always been extremely courageous, and she, Mi Kexian, has never been a little girl from the Xiaojiabiyu family.
The reason I came here this time is to catch an adulterer... Oh no, I came here to seize the advantage of my cousin who is difficult to exploit.
"I was worried that there might be something missing in Sister Xia Yao's house, so I wanted to come over and have a look."
Her soft voice was different from Mi Xiayao's cold aura.
Pei Xingyuan, who was hiding under the quilt, raised his eyebrows, and by accident, he reached out and grabbed the hand under the quilt.
Mi Xiayao frowned.
"Who do you think you are? If I really need something, there is a corresponding maid who can help me solve it. What? My cousin wants to help my maid share the work?"