Chapter 102 I Didn’t Love the Wrong Person

The moonlight shone obliquely on Shen Xiunian's body, and his shadow falling to the ground looked even more miserable than a stray dog.

Pei Zhouwu took a deep breath and slowly turned his eyes away.

"Are you planning to go to Shangjing alone?" he asked Shen Xiunian.

Shen Xiunian raised his head and said truthfully: "This is originally a matter of mine, so I'd better not involve others. Besides, if there are too many people, it will inevitably attract attention, and I'm afraid it will alert the enemy."

"Then what are you going to do? By then, let alone overthrowing Prime Minister Jiang, you may not even be able to see him alive."

"Yes, I have been away from Shangjing for three years. My roots are all in Yunan. It is naturally inconvenient for me to go to Shangjing. Therefore, even if Uncle Pei does not come to find me today, I will come to you. If I want to overthrow Prime Minister Jiang, I still need to borrow the power of the Father-in-law's Mansion, but I don't need you to show up, just help me find out the news."

"You have calculated it clearly."

Pei Zhouwu didn't completely believe it. Facing Shen Xiunian, he couldn't help but feel resentful.

"How do I know that you won't join forces with Prime Minister Jiang and bite back at the Father-in-law's Mansion?" he asked again.

How could Shen Xiunian not understand his concerns, and he was also a person with weaknesses, and he would leave all his weaknesses here.

"My mother, and... Susu and my biological son, their lives are all in the hands of the prince's uncle. If I make any move, they will be wiped out."

Pei Zhouwu thought about it carefully for a long time.

His eyes were cold and he didn't reply for a long time.

He folded the crumpled letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, then turned and walked out the door.

"This letter..."

Shen Xiunian looked anxious and shouted at Pei Zhouwu's back,

"Please give it to her after the matter is completed. It will be a surprise for her after everything calms down."

At that time, he was probably already...

He felt guilty towards Liu Fuying, so he was too embarrassed to hand the letter to her in person. He didn't know whether she would be more surprised or frightened after reading the letter. She might even blame him for not telling her earlier.

That's all.

If she is angry, it is better not to see him again, otherwise seeing his face again will make her even angrier.

Soon, Pei Zhouwu's figure disappeared into the night.

His stiff body gradually went limp, as if being hammered into the ground under the moonlight.

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When Pei Zhouwu returned to Shuxingyuan, Liu Fuying had already lay down in the quilt.

With the help of the candlelight outside, she could vaguely see a familiar figure outside through the gauze curtain. She immediately got up and lifted the quilt.

"Don't come down." Pei Zhouwu stopped her from getting out of bed.

He opened the curtain and sat down. The full emotion in his eyes made Liu Fuying feel flustered.

"What's wrong with you? You went to find Shen Xiunian, right? What did he say to you?"

Pei Zhouwu shook his head, but continued to stare at Liu Fuying without blinking.

"You've suffered so much over the years."

He suddenly blurted out these words, which made Liu Fuying even more confused.

"Azhou, tell me, what did you two say?"

Pei Zhouwu asked her back, her affectionate eyes reddening again, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Not telling you what?"

"It was you who delivered the evidence of Prime Minister Jiang's collusion with the enemy to the Emperor's father-in-law's residence. It was because of that letter that the Emperor resolved his doubts and allowed me to regain my freedom and send me to fight. Otherwise, even if I were not dead, I would probably still be imprisoned now."

Liu Fuying breathed a sigh of relief. She thought that Pei Zhouwu and Shen Xiunian had caused a big fight that would be difficult to deal with.

"Did Shen Xiunian tell you?"

Pei Zhouwu suddenly leaned over and hugged Liu Fuying tightly in his arms.

Shen Xiunian did not tell him about this; he saw it in the letter Shen Xiunian wrote to Liu Fuying.

"A Ying, it's only today that I finally understand that you really have me in your heart."

For some reason, Pei Zhouwu's words suddenly touched the deepest part of Liu Fuying's heart, making her nose sore.

"A Ying, you were actually reluctant to leave me back then, and you wanted to stay with me, right?"

“…”

Liu Fuying was choked with sobs and couldn't speak. Only the sour feeling in her nose rushed up, making her eyes blurry with tears.

"You also know that once I leave Xiangshan, I will immediately know that you have been deceiving me. But in order to let me regain my freedom, you would rather give me up and let me hate you."

Pei Zhouwu started crying earlier than Liu Fuying.

"Aying, I'm glad I didn't fall in love with the wrong person."

"Azhou..."

Liu Fuying could hardly bear it any longer.

"I am really happy. It is worth it that I was willing to be kicked out of the house and worry about you."

"What?" Liu Fuying struggled out of his arms, looked into his eyes and asked again, "What did you say? What about being kicked out of the house?"

Pei Zhouwu relaxed his frown and smiled slowly as the tears slipped into his mouth.

"You are such a bad woman. What are you asking me? Do you really think I am willing to let you stay in the bamboo house in Xiangshan to suffer with me? I want to take you away from Xiangshan to a place where no one can restrain us, even if it is to the ends of the earth. In order not to implicate my family, I can only ask to be kicked out of the house. I have already thought about it..."

Talking about those days, Pei Zhouwu still couldn't suppress the bitterness in his heart.

"I had planned to wait for you to come back from the wedding banquet, and then I would fake my own death and take you away, but you... but you never came back. Do you know how I felt when I stood by the fountain waiting for you to come back but never saw you?"

After he finished speaking, Liu Fuying suddenly raised his hand and hit him on the chest, but the hit was not heavy.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? If you had told me, maybe I would have really been willing to go with you. Although I didn't say it, I felt really bad during those days. If I hadn't found the letter that proved your innocence, I might have really returned to Xiangshan and returned to you."

She finally couldn't hold back her tears and they flowed down.

Then she hit him again.

"You are more annoying than a mute. You didn't tell me anything about the things you did and the plans you made for me. I was still thinking that for the sake of your family, your sister and nephew's honor, you would never leave Xiangshan and would not ignore them for my sake."

She cried louder and louder, almost howling.

"Why are you so annoying..."

"Aying." Seeing her crying like this, Pei Zhouwu felt worse than her, "It's my fault, don't cry."

If he cried any more, his heart would really break.

"You fool." Liu Fuying scolded him.

"Why are you apologizing? What have you done wrong? I was the one who lied to you from the beginning to the end. I am the one who let you down. I should be the one to apologize."

"no."

Pei Zhouwu held her in his arms again.

"Aying, you must have had your own reasons back then. It's not your fault. It's fate. It has nothing to do with you."

Look, he is still making excuses for her.

Liu Fuying lay on his chest, crying muffledly. She didn't like to cry, but she wanted to cry enough at once.

After a long time, he poked his head out and looked up and asked him again.

"So, you didn't wait for me to come back, so you went to look for me?"

If what he just said was true, he must have gone to look for it.

Unfortunately, he was unaware of the situation and had to climb the mountain for who knows how long with chains on his hands and feet to find her.

"Azhou, it's all my fault."