Chapter 37 He finally believed it!

Pei Xingju's eyelashes drooped slightly and he breathed softly unconsciously.

The woman leaned over, her delicate eyebrows and eyes as indigo as distant mountains, a teardrop mole at the corner of her eye revealing a touch of charm. Her eyes were hazy and serious, her small chin slightly raised, and the faint smell of alcohol between her lips was not unpleasant.

The strange feeling from before came back again, making him feel a little uncomfortable.

He let her look at him stiffly, and said slowly: "No, I believe you."

Zhuang Wan was stunned. She felt as if a train carrying tens of millions of lottery tickets was rushing towards her, rumbling loudly. It didn't seem real at all.

"Say that again."

Pei Xingju was helpless: "I did treat you badly in the past, which led to so many misunderstandings, but I won't do that again in the future."

He said, "I know you've been wronged a lot these days, and I will...try my best to make amends."

Zhuang Wan blinked, her heart pounding, and the corners of her mouth stretched uncontrollably.

He actually believed her!

He finally believed it!

"Zhuang Wan," Pei Xingju felt even more guilty when he saw her like this: "I once told you that I can't remember the past. I have no recollection of how I used to get along with you, and it's even harder for me to go back and treat you the same way. I even..."

He paused. "I can't even marry you."

"No problem." Zhuang Wan was eager: "As long as you trust me, I will be satisfied."

"You're not angry?"

"What are you angry about?" Zhuang Wan said, "I've also said that as long as I've had it once, I don't need it to last forever. As long as I understand your feelings, that's enough."

Not knowing what he was thinking of, Pei Xingju pursed his lips even more.

Zhuang Wan wondered why he looked unhappy even though she was so reasonable.

But no matter what, getting this news tonight was the best birthday gift. It was like the clouds had cleared and the moon had appeared, and she was full of hope again.

Pei Xingju believed her, which meant that all her efforts were not in vain. If she continued to follow the plan, she would be able to fly away in the near future.

Zhuang Wan gently pulled him up: "Yuzhi, come here."

"Where are you going?"

"Take you to eat cake." she said.

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Zhuang Wan had a dream in which she left the capital and bought a house in a remote, waterside village south of the Yangtze River. On a sunny day, she went for a boat trip on the lake and returned in the evening, accompanied by her prime minister.

Yes, in her dream, there were several lovers, some fat and some thin, and all of them were very cute.

In the early morning, she woke up to the attentive flattery of her lover.

With hope for the future, Zhuang Wan was full of energy and high morale.

After breakfast, he stood in the corridor and did some radio gymnastics, which made the maids in Muxiangyuan cover their mouths and laugh.

"Is it pretty? I'll show you guys tomorrow." Zhuang Wan said, then turned and called, "Qiutan, take the banknotes and let's go."

Qiu Tan put down her things and asked, "Miss, where are you going?"

"Let's go shopping!"

After learning about Pei Xingju's attitude, Zhuang Wan was completely relieved. Since he let her feel like she was at home in Pei Mansion, why should she be polite?

Of course, do whatever you want.

Qiu Tan quickly packed up and took a banknote from the counter: "Miss, what are we going to buy?"

“Buy everything and go check it out first.”

Jingzhe and Lixia had just come in from the Moon Gate, and Zhuang Wan invited them boldly: "Jingzhe, Lixia, come on, I'll buy you something delicious."

Lixia responded happily and followed behind happily.

Jingzhe's mouth twitched, but he still raised his foot and followed.

While waiting for the carriage at the gate, Zhuang Wan chatted with Jingzhe and asked her, "Jingzhe, how much is your monthly allowance?"

"Ten taels."

"Huh? Why do you have more guards than Lu?"

Jingzhe shook his head: "I don't know, whatever the master gives is what it is."

After a moment's thought, Zhuang Wan asked again, "Is your monthly salary enough to buy a house in the capital? I heard that land is very expensive in the capital. I wonder how long it will take to save up money as a guard."

Upon hearing this, Lixia came over and said, "Miss Zhuang, you don't know that Jingzhe is very rich. Real estate in the capital is very expensive, but Jingzhe has already bought five houses here."

Zhuang Wan was surprised: "I didn't expect Jingzhe to be an invisible rich woman."

"What do you mean by 'rich woman'?" Lixia continued, "Jingzhe had seven houses last year, and sold two of them at the beginning of this year."

“Why did you sell it?”

"I sold it when someone offered a high price." Jingzhe said calmly, as if this was nothing unusual: "Buy low and sell high, it's normal."

Wow! Turns out he's a real estate speculator!

Zhuang Wan was extremely envious. It would be a shame if such an economic acumen did not go into business.

She patted Jingzhe's shoulder sincerely and said, "Why are you a maid when you are so rich? I would have quit long ago."

Rikka burst out laughing.

At this time, a carriage arrived and Zhuang Wan took Qiu Tan on the carriage.

After getting on the carriage, Qiu Tan whispered, "Miss, I heard Jingzhe is not a maid, but a female guard, so her monthly salary is high."

Zhuang Wan was certainly aware of this. Judging by Jingzhe's skills, if he was right, he was probably from Pei Xingju's Xuanzhao Pavilion. If any guard could be so wealthy, one could only imagine how wealthy Pei Xingju was.

Speaking of money, she suddenly remembered something: "Qiutan, where is your hometown?"

"Tan County, Huaizhou."

“How much is the house price there?”

"Why do you ask this, Miss?"

"Just asking."

"It should be thirty to fifty taels per room."

“So cheap?”

"It also depends on the location. If the location is good and the house is big, it will cost over a hundred taels."

Over a hundred taels! Zhuang Wan quickly counted the silver in her hand. She had spent quite a bit of money, living happily day by day, and now she had less than two hundred taels left.

It seems that she needs to save some money to buy a house in Jiangnan later.

Well...I have to keep two concubines.

With this in mind, Zhuang Wan was full of energy. Qiu Tan had previously bought her a map of the capital, and she had already memorized the longitude and latitude. Now, she was just going out to scout the area and familiarize herself with the situation.

But unexpectedly, when she arrived at a grocery store, she happened to meet the owner of the cloth shop from last time.

The shopkeeper recognized her first.

"Miss Zhuang?" She came forward and smiled kindly, "I didn't expect to meet Miss Zhuang here."

"You are... oh, now I remember, the owner of Furong Cloth Shop."

"Miss Zhuang has a good memory. It's me. My last name is Su. Miss Zhuang, you can call me Shopkeeper Su."

The shopkeeper Su’s name is Su Zhiyan. Although he is the shopkeeper, he is not very old, only three years older than Zhuang Wan.

Zhuang Wan also had a very good impression of her. Last time at the cloth shop, Manager Su came out to smooth things over, but it was obvious that Su Zhiyan was on her side in both her words and deeds.

As for why he was on her side, Zhuang Wan also asked, "I'm not familiar with Shopkeeper Su. Why would you risk offending the Jiang family by speaking up for me?"

Su Zhiyan smiled. "You don't recognize me, but I've heard a lot about Miss Zhuang. Outsiders have a lot of things to say about her, but when I saw her at the cloth shop that day, I felt she wasn't what the rumors said. She was neither humble nor arrogant, and she was incredibly courageous. I especially admired her words."

"To be honest," she said, "I too once suffered a downturn in my family and was reduced to a lowly person. Fortunately, I was helped by a noble man and was able to escape poverty and earn a living in the capital. I sympathize with Miss Zhuang's experience, but I also admire her courage. If I were Miss Zhuang, I probably wouldn't be able to do the same."

Zhuang Wan's heart softened, and she secretly felt that Manager Su was a man of character.

"So, Shopkeeper Su also had a similar past," she said. "It's really not easy for Shopkeeper Su, a woman, to make a living alone in the capital. I admire her very much."

Shopkeeper Su laughed.

The two hit it off immediately and stood on the street talking for a long time before parting.

Qiu Tan said privately, "Miss, that Shopkeeper Su is really rare."

Zhuang Wan nodded. As a fellow wanderer, she probably felt the same way.

After saying goodbye to Su Zhiyan, Zhuang Wan planned to go for a stroll in the west of the city. In a corner not far away, two people were hiding and watching stealthily.

Seeing Zhuang Wan board the carriage, someone said, "Hurry up and inform Master Sui that Miss Zhuang has gone west of the city."

"But Miss Zhuang has two guards around her. You don't know that woman. She almost broke our Master Sui's hand last time."

The man sneered, "A woman scared you to the point of peeing your pants? Master Sui wasn't prepared last time. Just go and pass on the message. Master Sui has his own way."

"Yes, yes, yes."

Here, Jiang Sui was having fun in Lianchun Pavilion. In the side room, two ragged women wearing only bellybands were dancing.

One of them spun in front of him and tenderly sat in his arms: "Mr. Jiang, I will feed you some wine."

"Hey..." Jiang Sui blocked the wine bottle in her hand: "It's boring to feed her like this."

He pinched the woman's wrist, poured the wine into her mouth, and then immediately leaned over and kissed her sweet lips.

The two were eating with gusto when someone knocked on the door.

"Who?" Jiang Sui stopped impatiently.

"Master Sui, Master Sui!" A man came in happily and reported in his ear.

"real?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. She took three maids with her to the west of the city, and..." He hesitated, then said, "The fierce maid from last time was also there."

Jiang Sui sneered: "Just right, I can catch them all in one fell swoop."

"Come here!" He stood up and said, "Call everyone together."

"Hey, hey, hey, Master Sui." Another person stepped forward to persuade him, "If you leave like this, Master Pei will not know."

"What does it matter if he knows? By then, the matter is settled. Can he still kill me for a lowly woman?"

After saying that, Jiang Sui waved his hand and hurried out of Lianchun Pavilion with his men.