"Shen Yunjiao!"

Pei Zhixuan roared angrily; he was truly enraged at this moment, his eyes fixed intently on Shen Yunjiao.

Suddenly he chuckled softly, and stepped closer to Shen Yunjiao, forcing her to stand in front of the offering table.

His handsome face was full of mockery. Shen Yunjiao put her hands on the table, thinking that she couldn't lose in terms of momentum no matter what.

So she raised her chin at Pei Zhixuan and said, "No matter how much you lose your guard, I'm just telling the truth."

As soon as she finished speaking, a slender hand gripped her throat.

Shen Yunjiao's eyes widened instantly, and she swallowed hard in horror. "What are you doing? The Pei family ancestors are right here. Do you want to strangle me?"

"Didn't you just say you weren't afraid?" Pei Zhixuan sneered, then leaned his whole body closer to Shen Yunjiao. "Shen Yunjiao, you're right."

"I will not divorce you because you are the daughter of the Prime Minister."

"Do you think I like seeing you? Every time I see you, I feel utterly disgusted."

Shen Yunjiao's heart was pounding wildly. She had never seen Pei Zhixuan so calm yet somewhat manic, and she was truly flustered.

"Then let me go if you hate me!" Shen Yunjiao leaned back as far as she could, but Pei Zhixuan only got closer and closer.

Shen Yunjiao could even see his gaze—straightforward and sharp, like he was scrutinizing his prey.

"Pei Zhixuan, let go!" The discomfort in her neck made Shen Yunjiao feel nauseous, and her eyes and nose immediately turned slightly red.

He looks like someone who is easy to bully.

Just as Shen Yunjiao couldn't take it anymore and started pounding on Pei Zhixuan's chest, he finally released his hold on her.

"Smack!"

Shen Yunjiao raised her hand and slapped Pei Zhixuan hard, so hard that Pei Zhixuan's face turned slightly to the side and blood even came out of the corner of his lips.

"Are you out of your mind? Go get your brain checked, okay?" Shen Yun, still feeling a bit annoyed, stomped on Pei Zhixuan's foot hard.

Then she ran from one end of the offering table to the other.

She pointed to the ancestral tablets of the Pei family, "Your ancestors are watching how you go crazy, wanting to strangle a weak woman who can't even kill a chicken!"

Pei Zhixuan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips with his finger and said calmly, "If our ancestors were alive, they would say I did a good job."

"you!"

"Since I've said all this, you'd better remember this well." Pei Zhixuan's cold and deep black eyes shone with an unfathomable light in the flickering candlelight. "I will not divorce you, but you will never be allowed to touch the power of the steward or the position of the matriarch of the Pei family."

After saying that, Ping An ran in and said in a low voice, "Young Master, someone from Madam Fang's side has come to ask."

Ping An dared not look up, but just now, hearing the sounds inside, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the young master's somewhat swollen cheeks.

He had a guess in his mind—the young master had just been slapped in the face by the young mistress!

This young mistress is truly audacious!

Before leaving, Pei Zhixuan instructed Ping An to retrieve the Pei family's matriarchal token from Shen Yunjiao's room first thing the next morning.

Shen Yunjiao almost laughed her head off when she heard that. That brand was so valuable, she wouldn't want even ten of them if they were given to her.

After Pei Zhixuan left, Shen Yunjiao immediately pulled out the package from the corner.

After wolfing down her food and drink to her heart's content, she lined up all the prayer cushions in the ancestral hall, lay down on them, and let out a comfortable sigh: "Lying down like a salted fish is much more comfortable than sitting."

The first goal Shen Yunjiao set for herself in her life was to go to bed on time.

Perhaps she had used up too much energy today, because she fell asleep as soon as she closed her eyes.

She was only half asleep when she was woken up by a series of shaking.

Shen Yunjiao opened her eyes in a daze.

What she discovered next took her by surprise.

Wasn't she sleeping on the floor of the Pei family ancestral hall? How come she's lying on the soft couch of a speeding carriage now?

Shen Yunjiao quickly sat up.

"Awake?"

A familiar voice sounded beside her.

Shen Yunjiao looked in the direction of the sound and found an unexpected person sitting at the other end of the carriage—Xiao Huaijin.

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Xiao Huaijin changed out of his heavy daytime robes and now wore only a white robe with ink patterns, covered by a thin veil with lotus leaf patterns. His hair was half-tied up with a silver crown, making him look graceful and elegant.

The Crown Prince has a great sense of style. Shen Yunjiao sighed inwardly.

It's one thing to dress well and be handsome, but why did he kidnap me and put me in his car?

"Greetings, Your Highness."

Shen Yunjiao was about to squat down and perform the kneeling ceremony when she realized that if she knelt down, she would inevitably touch Xiao Huaijin's knees.

This posture seems a bit abnormal.

Shen Yunjiao thought for a moment, then remained seated, only saying a few words.

Fortunately, Xiao Huaijin didn't take it to heart and instead handed over a cup of warm tea: "Drink up."

Shen Yunjiao silently took the teacup, looked at the few tea leaves floating inside, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Why did Your Highness take me out of the Pei residence?"

“I heard you were imprisoned in Pei Zhixuan’s ancestral hall,” Xiao Huaijin said.

Shen Yunjiao felt strange. Logically speaking, the Crown Prince should not know about such matters concerning the inner quarters.

After downing the tea in her cup, she replied with an open and honest expression, "I hit the bride's mother."

Xiao Huaijin toyed with the porcelain cup in his hand, Ruifeng's eyes were full of laughter, "You're quite bold, aren't you afraid that Pei Zhixuan will lock you up in the ancestral hall for the rest of your life?"

“He wouldn’t,” Shen Yunjiao denied categorically.

Pei Zhixuan wants to bully her? He'd better think twice before he tries to take advantage of her.

However, such matters concerning the Shen family could not be discussed openly in front of the Crown Prince, lest Xiao Huaijin think that he was abusing his power.

"You seem to trust him quite a bit."

Xiao Huaijin had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold and aloof, which made Shen Yunjiao shrink her shoulders and not dare to look him in the eye.

"Your Highness, you have not yet answered my question."

Tell me, what are you planning to do in the middle of the night?

Seeing that Shen Yunjiao had adjusted her clothes and her face showed signs of wariness, Xiao Huaijin said in a serious tone, "On such a fine day, I have nothing to do when I return to the palace. I was thinking that you are quite pitiful, so I brought you out to get some fresh air."

"Huh? How did you get me out of the house? Won't someone find out?" Shen Yunjiao panicked upon hearing this.

"Bamboo leaves have already drugged the servants guarding you."

"Young Master Pei is busy with his wedding night, Miss Shen, don't worry, I will send you back to your residence today."

Upon hearing Xiao Huaijin's assurance, Shen Yunjiao breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Forget it, we don't even know where we'll be if we jump out of the car now, so we'll just go with Xiao Huaijin.

Being alone can be quite boring.