Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?-Chapter 602 - 489 Reunion_2

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"Xing Yuan!"

Standing in front of him was Pei Xingyuan, who had been away for a long time due to his father’s plea to the Emperor to stop the Liaodong campaign, causing him to be exiled to Lingnan!

Upon hearing his voice, the frivolous smile on Pei Xingyuan’s face turned serious.

He said, "Hmm!"

At that moment, Shang Ruyi almost felt a surge of warmth welling up in her eyes, nearly spilling out. She quickly turned her head away to hold it back, but when she turned back to the two, the blurred vision gave way to the scene of Yu Wenye by the roadside bidding farewell to Pei Xingyuan outside the Eastern Capital City.

Time moves on, and the sun and moon change.

Unexpectedly, the scene before her miraculously overlapped with that of the past.

Indeed, the world is absurd and helpless.

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Yu Wenye ordered the army behind him to rest in place, and he himself led Shang Ruyi and Shen Wuzheng, along with Pei Xingyuan, into the pavilion.

The reunion after a long absence made them emotionally stirred.

Especially Pei Xingyuan, who naturally showed his emotions and was never shy to share them with others. He laughed heartily and said, "So long no see, Feng Chen, you’ve really made your mark!"

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If it were in the past, Yu Wenye would certainly ignore him.

But this time, he looked at Pei Xingyuan with some emotional waves and asked, "When did you come back?"

"Me? I just came back with our old master two days ago."

"Uncle Pei now—"

"Don’t worry, he’s in great spirits. He was reinstated and wanted to attend court as soon as he got back. Luckily, I stopped him, otherwise, who knows what trouble he’d stir up again and risk another exile; I can’t bear that."

Everyone laughed.

Even though Yu Wenye had given him money and instructed the government officers to take care of him during his exile, Lingnan was a barren land, and he must have suffered a lot. Yet, none of this dampened his optimism and cheer; seeing him like this, Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but smile.

And in the course of conversation, Shang Ruyi came to know that after the new Emperor ascended the throne, he pardoned many exiled officials—something Yu Wenquan facilitated—ending the exile of the Pei Family, who were among those forgiven, allowing them to return to Daxing.

Shang Ruyi said, "By the way, Mr. Pei, how did you two—"

Hearing this, Pei Xingyuan looked at the silent Shen Wuzheng beside him, sighed, and immediately said, "Of course, I came back to catch up with old friends, but Feng Chen had already gone to Fufeng, and the others—"

At this point, his expression darkened.

Shang Ruyi also remembered that he mentioned during his exile, the friends who used to be close avoided him during his plight; such "friends" were not worth meeting again. As for Lei Yu, she had become hard to see.

With this in mind, Shang Ruyi’s mood also sank.

But Pei Xingyuan, being Pei Xingyuan, even in a somber mood, quickly brightened himself up, wiped his face, and forced a smile, saying, "Inquiring here and there, I found this gentleman had returned from his studies."

Saying this, he cheerfully reached out and hugged Shen Wuzheng, saying, "We haven’t seen each other in years."

Shen Wuzheng expressionlessly pushed his hand away, "Inappropriate."

Facing such a "cold reception," Pei Xingyuan was undeterred, pouting, "You’ve studied for so many years but remain unchanged. I just knew catching up with you would be in vain."

It was only then that Shang Ruyi learned they knew each other—but then again, it wasn’t surprising, considering Shen Shiyan and Pei Xu were old acquaintances, and these two being of similar age were somewhat familiar. However, she used to remain secluded and rarely interacted with young men and women of other families, so she didn’t know her brother’s social circle; moreover, since Shen Wuzheng went abroad for studies, he severed ties with these noble sons.

Pei Xingyuan added, "I heard from him that you were coming back today, so I came along with him to receive you."

Saying this, he puffed up his chest, "Am I not a good friend?"

Yu Wenye still ignored him.

But the joy in his eyes and brows was unmistakable.

Shang Ruyi quickly laughed, "Mr. Pei’s return is truly a celebration. Once we enter the city, we must hold a banquet to welcome Mr. Pei, shall we?"

Pei Xingyuan immediately beamed, "Always the good-hearted lady—always Ru Yi treats people well!"

Calling her "lady" from Yu Wenye’s friend perspective, while directly addressing "Ru Yi" was treating himself as a friend too. Shang Ruyi understood his meaning was both to tease Yu Wenye’s reluctance to show affectionate demeanor and to express the unique cherishing of old friends despite long absence.

Thus, she didn’t mind his "offense," only shaking her head with a smile.

Shen Wuzheng glanced at Pei Xingyuan with some discontent.

At this time, Yu Wenye turned to Shen Wuzheng and said, "By the way, elder brother—"

Shen Wuzheng slightly raised his hand, "You’d better call me Fu Ming."

Fu Ming was his courtesy name.

Upon hearing this, Shang Ruyi couldn’t help but smile. Knowing that Shen Wuzheng was aloof and previously harbored some inexplicable hostility towards Yu Wenye, allowing him to call by his courtesy name was not only suitable since Yu Wenye’s elder brother was already in Daxing, making "elder brother" inappropriate, but also recognizing his brother-in-law.

Yu Wenye’s eyes flickered slightly and said, "Brother Fu Ming."

Shen Wuzheng nodded lightly.

Yu Wenye said, "Brother Fu Ming recently—"

"Him,"

Before Shen Wuzheng could speak, Pei Xingyuan laughed boisterously, "He is now a big celebrity in Daxing City."