Chapter 7: Forced

Turning back, his eyes met the medicine bottle on the table.

At that moment, Pei Zhouwu's heart, which had just hardened, suddenly softened again.

What if what she said was true? What if she was really just a maid, who risked her life to go into the water to find him, brought him medicine she had made herself, considered it for him and brought him news that would reassure him, and she would be at risk of being punished and scolded when she returned?

But she...

She must have some secret that has not been told to her. It does not necessarily mean that she is lying on purpose. Maybe she has other reasons.

Was he too harsh just now?

Thinking back to how injured she was just now, he felt even more uncomfortable.

He lowered his head to look at the chains on his hands and feet, his brows were even more tightly twisted. For a person like him, who else would come to him and care about him? He couldn't even hide, only... her.

Thinking of this, Pei Zhouwu became even more uneasy.

However, Liu Fuying, who was standing beside the tank, was smiling brightly, in a completely different state.

The confident look on his face was filled with two words: no rush.

Seeing him today, it has met her expectations.

After she dived into the water and returned to Changming Temple along the same route, Jin Li was waiting behind the door with her eyes red.

"What's wrong?"

Liu Fuying thought someone had come and something unexpected had happened.

"It's nothing, miss. I'm just too scared because it's my first time doing something like this. I'm also afraid that you'll get into danger again and won't be able to come back."

Liu Fuying breathed a sigh of relief and touched her face soothingly.

"Once is a second time, and you won't be afraid next time."

She walked into the house, and Jinli followed her and asked again, "Miss, how many times do we need to do this?"

"It won't work once or twice. I can't drug him and force him to have sex with me."

"Why not?" Jin Li thought this was easier.

"I had thought about this before, but the premise was that he couldn't come out. But now I know that it's not that he can't come out, but that he doesn't want to come out, so I can't do this. Although he is imprisoned, the Pei family of the father-in-law's mansion is still there, and the queen and the prince are still there. I drugged him and humiliated him. What if he goes crazy and sneaks out to settle the score?"

Jin Li thought it made sense and stopped talking.

"I'm not afraid of having my family and clan wiped out. I don't want to die, but I don't want to die."

"Yes, ma'am, that's right. I won't say it again."

After changing her clothes, Liu Fuying stepped out of the door and stood in the yard. There was plenty of sunlight in the yard, and it would probably dry her wet hair in no time.

She lay on her back with her eyes closed, her mind filled with the memories of her time with Pei Zhouwu.

Although she had sighed before, she couldn't help but sigh at his appearance again. Even with a cold look on his face, he was still able to captivate people.

The child born with him will definitely be very beautiful.

Originally, she had no expectations of having children.

But at this moment, she had already begun to imagine what her child would look like when he was born.

The summer sun was particularly strong, and Liu Fuying's face was covered with sweat even though he was lying on his back. However, his hair dried quickly, and Jin Li combed it carefully again. When the time was almost up, they brought out the vegetarian meal, and after eating, they prepared to go down the mountain.

Everything went smoothly on this trip today.

After going down the mountain and entering the city, I met someone from my second uncle's room at the door when I returned home.

"Hello, Auntie, are you going out?"

My second uncle's wife, Yang, is a shrewd person like my second uncle. Even her smile is calculating.

"Is my niece-in-law back from burning incense?"

"Yes, last time my mother-in-law was ill, I went to Changming Temple to burn incense and pray for her to get better soon. Now, my mother-in-law is getting better, so I made another special trip to fulfill my vow and thank the immortal for blessing my mother-in-law."

"What a filial and good child."

Yang took Liu Fuying's hand affectionately and patted it gently, looking very loving.

But suddenly, he changed the subject and said, "But your filial piety is probably only known to us."

Liu Fuying pretended to smile, but she felt that Yang's hands were like thorns, which made her uncomfortable.

"What do you mean, Aunt?"

"It's nothing. You don't have to listen to what others say. It's enough for us to understand you."

"Yes, I naturally don't take other people's words to heart, but Aunt is my own family, and Aunt must speak clearly if she has anything to say. I feel really uneasy when she says half and keeps the other half. What happened?"

"Oh, don't worry."

Yang patted the back of Liu Fuying's hand again. Her pretense was really annoying.

"It's just a few idle words, nothing serious. We all know that you went to Changming Temple to burn incense and pray for blessings. Those people outside thought you went there to pray for a child. They said you couldn't have children because you haven't gotten pregnant after two years of marriage. What kind of dirty talk are these?"

Liu Fuying smiled, she knew exactly who had said this.

"Let them talk as they please. Auntie, you don't have to pay attention to me. The general and I are still young. We will have children sooner or later."

"That's true, but my nephew is always on the battlefield and comes home only a few times. Even when he comes back, you guys don't sleep together. If that's the case, where will the child come from?"

Hearing this, a cold light appeared in Liu Fuying's eyes.

She lost her patience and pulled back her hand.

"Aunt, don't listen to the gossip of those people with ulterior motives. Some people just want me to be unable to have children and want to see me laugh. I have an idea. If they really want to see me laugh, they can just put some contraceptives in our well to prevent us from having children and grandchildren. What do you think, aunt?"

"You...what you said is so immoral."

"Yes, it's so evil. People who say such things and have such evil intentions should be torn into pieces and sent to hell. There will be no good retribution."

"you……"

"Aunt is going out again, right? Then I, your niece-in-law, will not stop you. Go slowly, aunt."

After saying that, Liu Fuying strode over the threshold.

After she went away, Yang's true colors were revealed. She was so angry that she pulled off the handkerchief and wanted to tear it in half.

"Who are you talking to in such a sarcastic tone? You are the one with ulterior motives. You deserve to be torn into pieces and sent to hell. Just wait and see. When we inherit the family business, you will see whether I will let you have an easy life or not."

From the gate to Liu Fuying's Shuxingyuan, she didn't say a word all the way.

The atmosphere was so tense that Jin Li didn't dare to speak easily.

After returning to the house, Liu Fuying asked sternly, "How did she know that the general had never slept with me since he came back?"

"Yes, I also find it strange. The maids and servants here were carefully selected by the Madam and replaced. They are all tight-lipped and did not give the other room any chance to squeeze in people. Especially when it comes to the Madam and the General, who dares to say anything?"