Chapter 20 Unbelievable

Zhuang Wan originally wanted to run to the carriage to get the purse before Pei Xingju returned to the city, and then use the same trick to go to the toilet.

Unfortunately, she ran too fast, her foot slipped and she plummeted down the stairs. She didn't see who she bumped into, and she just panicked and subconsciously hugged the other person.

Then, there was a sudden pain in my back, and something fell to the ground.

She turned around and saw that what fell to the ground was an arrow. To be more precise, it was a wooden arrow made of a branch.

She was stunned for a moment, then looked up at the person coming.

This sight scared her a lot.

"Pei, Pei Xingju?"

Pei Xingju also looked at her, with complicated emotions in his deep eyes.

Surprise, shock, disbelief...

Zhuang Wan's expression was very complicated at this moment, with panic, horror, and uneasiness all written on her face.

Even about to cry.

fall!

How could she be so unlucky to run into Pei Xingju? It was a good thing she had walked into his trap!

She was sad and regretful, and her eyes were red with emotion because of her hopeless fate.

But this appearance appears to be something else in the eyes of others.

Guard Lu said, "I didn't expect Miss Zhuang to be so brave. She actually blocked the arrow for you without hesitation."

Zhuang Wan:?

After Pei Xingju's shock subsided, his eyes became somewhat gentle, and he asked softly, "Does it hurt?"

Zhuang Wan: Huh?

What is going on?

At this time, the door of a nearby house opened, and a guard came out carrying a child of seven or eight years old. Behind the child, a woman followed timidly.

"Sir, there is no assassin," the guard said. "It was this mischievous child who was shooting an arrow in the courtyard and went in the wrong direction."

The woman hurriedly pulled the child down to his knees, "Don't blame me, my lord! Don't blame me, my lord! My little grandson was just a naughty child. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"It turned out to be a misunderstanding." Guard Lu picked up the arrow on the ground and handed it to the child.

He said: "My master was not hurt, but Miss Zhuang was hurt."

When the woman heard this, she immediately kowtowed to Zhuang Wan.

Zhuang Wan came to her senses and helped the two of them up. "No need. It only hurts for a moment. It's nothing serious."

She said to the child, "Be careful next time. Don't shoot arrows outside the wall. There are so many people coming and going. It would be bad if you hurt someone's eyes."

The child timidly replied, "Yes."

The woman also apologized profusely, then pulled the child into the house.

Here, everyone was relieved when they learned that it was a misunderstanding.

Then he reacted.

Guard Lu glanced at Pei Xingju and asked Zhuang Wan, "Is Miss Zhuang's matter settled?"

Zhuang Wan was in a bad mood after failing to escape. She nodded sullenly, "Alright, maybe I ate something unclean today. Let's go back. I don't want to wander around anymore."

After saying this, she turned around and walked towards the carriage without even looking at Pei Xingju.

Pei Xingju's eyes were fixed on her, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he raised his foot and followed.

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Pei Mansion.

"What? She blocked the arrow for you?" Shen Yi was incredulous: "A weak woman who couldn't even lift a finger to tie a chicken, actually stood in front of you without hesitation."

"Tsk tsk...it seems that Miss Zhuang really loves you so much that she doesn't even want her life for you."

Pei Xingju sat upright on the armchair, holding a cup of tea in his hand, but he was reluctant to drink it.

The situation was critical, and she just rushed over like that. Her expression was panic, her eyes were red, and everything was unpretentious, as if she hadn't hesitated at all.

It would be a lie to say I wasn't moved.

It is precisely because I was moved that I felt guilty.

Before this, he had suspected her, investigated her, and even tested her even though he knew Liang Jinxian had bad intentions.

Just today, when she risked her life to shield him from the arrow, he thought she had escaped.

But I didn't want to...

Seeing him like this, Shen Yi smiled and said, "Do you believe it now?"

Pei Xingju nodded.

"So what are you going to do?"

Pei Xing remained silent.

He didn't know what to do either.

Perhaps, he should think about how to accept the past.