"You treat her as your younger sister now, can you guarantee that when she grows up in the future, can you also treat her as your younger sister?"

"Naturally." Mr. Pei, who has always been one-of-kind, lifted his cold jaw slightly, his lips were light, and he spoke the words of a gentleman.

"The relationship between us is not as bad as you imagine, sister. She is just a child to me. As an elder, sister thinks, what can I do to her?"

Pei Guanlan's eyes were sharp, "I can't do anything now, but in the future...you can guarantee it?"

"..." He paused, his eyes darkened, and he looked directly at her.

"Sister is concerned only because I am afraid that if I get too close to her, it will arouse the vigilance of the empress, draw criticism from others, and put myself at a disadvantage, giving the empress a chance to explode, but... If I promise my sister that none of this will happen, will my sister still have such a big reaction?"

Pei Guanlan choked.

After a while, she said: "You know what's in your mind, okay, then I won't ask any questions, you do what you say, just treat her as your younger sister."

"But, why her?"

"If you want a younger sister, you can just find one from the collateral branch of the family. You can have as many as you want. You can call your brother in line. Why did you find an outsider to be your younger sister? What did she do? You like her that much?"

"..." He turned his face slightly, with an innocent but somewhat indifferent side face, neither salty nor bland, and replied: "There is no special reason, the little girl is very sensible, isn't it normal to be likable?"

...It's normal to like people, but to please him...

Not normal at all.

Pei Guanlan always felt that there was something between them, even though he denied it, he spoke frankly and aboveboard.

But what was there actuallyhe didn't want to say it, and she couldn't force it.

Forcing will only make him more disgusted.

Thinking about it for a moment, she changed her tone in a soothing tone, following the path:

"Only you know what you are thinking in your heart. If it is true what you said, you should also pay attention to your sense of proportion, and don't cross the line and cause unnecessary criticism."

"You're a man, so don't be afraid of these things. You've been used to being scolded all these years. It doesn't matter if you are scolded a little more or less, but that little girl is different. She is still young after all, and she is a daughter who has not yet left the court. Master, if this kind of criticism is provoked, do you know how much pressure she will be under?"

"..." He didn't answer, his calm expression was faint, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking.

But Pei Guanlan knew that he should have listened.

If he really cared about Yun Si, he would listen.

At least, he can't show off, he must know how to measure, and abide by the etiquette of men and women.

She continued: "You and I know the horror of rumors, especially for a daughter's family, it is even more fatal."

"You can be indifferent and love her like your own sister, but other people don't think so. What's more, she is the future daughter-in-law chosen by the queen. If you let her know that her daughter-in-law is entangled with you, the queen will hold a grudge against you." Think about it, if she finds out, how will Yun Si be treated by her?"

"..." remained silent.

He didn't answer, and his thoughts were unclear.

After a while, he said: "Sister, what I said is that I didn't think carefully."

I really listened to it.

Pei Guanlan was a little surprised.

Didn't expect him to listen so easily.