Chapter 121

She no longer wanted to hate him; letting each other go was a better choice.

"Let's go back to the manor. Mother must be worried if we don't go back for so long." Wen Shu pulled her hand back and turned to leave, but the next moment her wrist was tightened and she was pulled back by Pei Lingjun.

"I feel sorry for you even if you don't." He freed his hand and patted her head to comfort her, coaxing, "It'll be alright soon."

Wen Shu was suddenly stunned.

Pei Lingjun carefully applied the medicine to her wound with utmost care and gentleness. After wrapping the wound with a handkerchief, he said, "I was wrong last night. I shouldn't have argued with you."

The young man's eyes were gentle as he held her uninjured hand and said, "So what if you like Lu Jiang? That doesn't stop me from liking you, A-Shu. You can't drive me away."

Lu Jiang sat in the carriage, lifting the curtain to watch a man and a woman approaching from not far away. Wen Shu was in front, her injured right hand wrapped in a handkerchief, while the young man stared intently at her, following closely behind her.

That's the posture of protection.

After helping Wen Shu into the carriage, Pei Lingjun looked at the mess not far away with his hands behind his back. He said to Cui Pei outside the carriage, "Press the government and lock up all the He family members who attacked today."

Cui Pei knew that Pei Lingjun wanted to avenge Wen Shu, and besides, He Chang was indeed a scoundrel.

He committed all sorts of evil deeds in Shanzhou, and countless innocent young women were ruined by him. It would be an act of kindness to kill such a person, let alone cut off his hand.

“Yes,” Cui Pei paused, then lowered his voice, “Boss, a letter has come from Jijing, saying that there are quite a few people in the court who want Cai Hui back now, and the Empress Dowager is still trying her best to persuade His Majesty to release him. It has been dragging on for so long, could something unexpected happen?”

Pei Lingjun frowned. "No, His Majesty has deeply hated the Cai family since he assumed power. If we let this opportunity pass and allow the Cai family to grow stronger in the court, who knows if it wouldn't be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains?"

The young man strode toward the carriage and whispered, "Tell our men to continue stirring up trouble in the court, and make sure Cai Hui is suppressed!"

"clear!"

Pei Lingjun broke the hand of the He family's only son outside the city, turning the He family's peace upside down.

For some unknown reason, He Shi behaved herself for several days, as if nothing had ever happened.

But the doctors who went in and out of the He residence day and night all came out shaking their heads, their expressions solemn.

Wen Shu was fiddling with medicinal herbs in the pharmacy, absentmindedly calculating the various expenses of the pharmacy. She had almost finished preparing everything and could open for business as soon as possible.

Wen Shu was sitting behind the table in the main hall, chin in hand, lost in thought, when she suddenly noticed the girl in the light white cloak standing at the shop entrance. She quickly said, "The shop isn't open yet, please go somewhere else..."

The girl didn't move.

Wen Shu subconsciously looked up and saw that the girl had taken off the hat of her moon-white cloak, revealing a fair and jade-like face.

Where do you want me to go?

Zhuang Yan stood at the shop entrance, her eyes red as she looked at her. "You left so cleanly, leaving me all alone. Do you know how many tears I shed when I heard about your accident? I couldn't sleep at night for nights on end. If it weren't for that Song... Pei Weishi's quick thinking, how long would I have been fooled by you?"

Wen Shu stood in the shop, staring blankly at her.

“Miss…” a weak voice called from the side, her voice trembling with tears, “You’re really still alive… Young Master Zhu said you weren’t dead, but I was still worried. Now that I’ve seen you with my own eyes, I can finally put my mind at ease.”

"Hanxiang...Ayan...Why are you all here?"

Wen Shu took a deep breath, hugged the two who rushed towards her, her eyes also reddening, "I was afraid of implicating you, so I left without saying goodbye, who knew you would actually come looking for me..."