Chapter 169: Beauty Trap

Lu Sui looked at the bundle in his hand and asked, "What are you holding?"

"Well," Bai Shaoting deliberately kept the secret, "Master Lu, why don't you take a guess?"

There were few things that could make Lu Sui speak up, and Bai Shaoting was not afraid of death and asked him to guess. Lord Lu gave him a cold look, and Bai Shaoting immediately became obedient.

He hurriedly handed the bundle over, and Lu Sui took it and put it aside without opening it immediately.

Seeing that Bai Shaoting still didn't leave, he couldn't help but frown: "What are you still doing here?"

"Why don't you open it and take a look?"

"I'll take a look after you leave."

"Tsk..." Bai Shaoting curled his lips. "What's wrong with me just taking a look? Can it possibly hurt?"

He walked out as he spoke, his voice lingering, "I heard that Xiao Yaoyao made this cotton-padded jacket overnight. She came to me this morning with it, her eyes were black from all the work. I was in such a hurry that I didn't make breakfast for you."

"Oh, by the way, there's a hand warmer inside. She's worried you'll be cold..."

Bai Shaoting said as he glanced at the stove in the corner, "Alas, Chunchun, this is unnecessary!"

He walked away shaking his head.

After he left, Lu Sui raised his hand and opened the bundle.

Inside the bundle was a neatly folded cotton coat.

The cotton-padded jacket is made of the finest and softest fabric, starched, washed, and air-dried. The cotton inside is all new and feels exceptionally soft...

He didn't wear it, so he folded it and put it inside and placed it on the desk.

But he took out the hand warmer, filled it with hot water, put it in his hand, and called the jailer.

"I want to see Master Tong."

Tong Tianming came over quickly and sat opposite him. Seeing that he had another hand warmer in his hand, he couldn't help but curl his lips.

But nothing was said.

Lu Sui glanced at him and asked, "What's going on with the Pei family?"

"Ever since you were imprisoned, Pei Zhangyuan has started to openly enter and leave Xianfu Palace. I heard that he hasn't been to his wife Zhang's courtyard in a long time. Yesterday, he left the palace and went to see Zhang for the first time. After he left, Zhang vomited blood and fell into a coma."

Lu Sui raised his eyebrows.

"There's a lot of gossip going around the city, but he doesn't care at all."

"The Fourth Prince is dead, and you've been imprisoned too. What else does he have to worry about?" Tong Tianming found it amusing. "There's a saying that goes, 'When a man is about to die, God will make him crazy for a while.'"

"In my opinion, his good days are coming to an end."

Tong Tianming asked him again: "Where are your people? The miracle doctor hasn't come for a long time. If this continues, the emperor may not be able to hold on."

"From Shu to the capital, it's thousands of miles. How can you get there just by talking about it?"

"How long will it take?"

"Three days!"

Tong Tianming stood up and walked out, but suddenly remembered something and turned back.

"I almost forgot. A few days ago, Pei Zhangyuan's eldest daughter, Pei Yunjin, wanted to come and see you, but I turned her down."

"She's quite thoughtful of you."

Lu Sui played with the hand warmer in his hand.

Replied to him slowly.

"If she wants to see me in the near future, let her in."

Tong Tianming raised his eyebrows: "Master Lu, are you going to use your beauty to lure me?"

Lu Sui raised his eyes and glanced at him.

"How about you come?"

"No, I'm too lazy to suffer that." Tong Tianming left in a hurry.

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It was rare for Pei Zhangyuan to return home early today.

As soon as he entered the study, Pei Yunjin went there.

At this moment, she was standing in the study, looking at the busy man sitting behind the desk, a face that was familiar yet unfamiliar. Thinking of her mother who was still in a coma, Pei Yunjin felt a chill in her heart.

"Does father really want to drive mother to death?"

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Pei Zhangyuan didn't even raise his head, his voice cold, "I'm very busy. If you're here to talk about your mother, you can leave now. I don't have time to talk to you about this."

Pei Yunjin took a deep breath.

Suppress the desire to collapse.

She asked calmly, "Does my father still have any place for me and my sister in his heart?"

"You are my biological daughters, so I will not treat you unfairly."

"Really? What if Fan Yurou wants us dead?"

Pei Zhangyuan, who had been looking down, suddenly looked up, his sharp eyes full of displeasure.

"Empress Rou has always been kind and gentle, how could she treat you like this?"

"Jin Jie'er, what do you want to say?"

His words made Pei Yunjin feel despair again.

"Mother has been married to Father for more than 20 years. Even if you don't have her in your heart, you shouldn't be so cruel to her. She hasn't done anything wrong. You shouldn't force her like this."

"Stay out of my business with her!" Pei Zhangyuan said impatiently, "Get out! Don't even set foot in my study without my permission."

"But……"

Pei Yunjin wanted to say something, but Pei Zhangyuan had already patiently called the guards in.

"Send the young lady back!"

Pei Yunjin stood still.

She looked at her father with disappointment in her eyes.

"If anything happens to our mother, how will my sister and I survive?"

Pei Zhangyuan couldn't help but look up at her when he heard that.

He stared at her for a long time, then suddenly smiled.

"Why does a selfish person suddenly become philanthropic?"

"Are you worried that your mother is dead and there's no one to protect you?"

"Don't be afraid, father is still here. Even if I marry someone else in the future, your status as the eldest daughter will remain unchanged."

Pei Yunjin was not happy with his words.

On the contrary, the whole body feels cold.

It was the same as what she had imagined. Her father wanted to force her mother to death so that Fan Yurou could take that position with justification!

He has such a vicious mind!

He is so cruel...

Coming out of the study, Pei Yunjin seemed to have lost all his support and strength.

She walked in a daze until she entered the yard and saw Aunt Luo beside her mother.

Nanny Luo held her in her arms with heartache.

Pei Yunjin murmured to herself: "Mammy, father is too cruel. He really wants to force mother to death. What should I do?"

Nanny Luo stroked her back and coaxed her softly.

"Madam, you are the only one she can rely on now. You have to think of a solution."

"But what else can I do? Now he only has Fan Yurou and his power in his eyes. Our family is nothing."

Nanny Luo's eyes flashed.

Said a few words in her ear.

Pei Yunjin's originally dim eyes suddenly brightened up.

"But he is in prison now, how can he help me?"

"If you don't try, how do you know it won't work?"

Seeing her hesitation, Nanny Luo whispered again, "Perhaps a friend in need is a friend indeed. If he can get out, wouldn't that be a good time for you, young lady?"

Pei Yunjin sat up suddenly.

She thought for a moment and said to Aunt Luo, "Then you go and ask first. I'll go tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

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I sent the cotton-padded jacket over, but still didn't receive a single word.

It would be a lie to say I'm not disappointed.

As Jiang Yueyao was wrapping dumplings, she couldn't help but complain in her heart: "I've eaten all the food and put away the cotton-padded clothes, but there's not even a word of thanks."

She didn't necessarily want him to thank her.

I just want to get a response, even just one word.

But unfortunately, there was no response.

She couldn't help feeling discouraged.

So, when preparing the filling, she added some of Lu Sui's favorite green onions.

Naturally, the food box arrived in Lu Sui's hands early in the morning.

After Bai Shaoting left, he opened it and found the dumplings inside were still steaming.

He picked up the chopsticks and took a bite, then stopped chewing for a moment.

He lowered his eyes to take a look at the dumpling filling, and sure enough, it contained chopped green onions, which he disliked the most.

He stared at the dumplings for a long time. Perhaps he had thought of something, but the corners of his lips, which had been pursed, suddenly raised uncontrollably...