Chapter 119 Tracking

"Cousin Qingyue, you...don't get me wrong, it's not what you think!" Zhao Shiwen immediately put her feet back into her skirt, looked at Xu Qingyue in horror, and explained in a soft voice.

But how could Xu Qingyue listen to her explanation? Especially, Zhao Shiwen's guilty look made her believe that they were going to do something shameful!

So, Xu Qingyue walked in angrily from the door, walked in front of Zhao Shiwen, stretched out her hand and slapped her in the face with a "slap".

"Bitch! Who told you to seduce my husband!" Xu Qingyue yelled angrily, completely losing her usual gentle and decent demeanor.

Zhao Shiwen covered her cheeks with tears falling one by one, but she didn't dare to refute. She could only cry in fear and explain: "Cousin Qingyue, it's really not like that. You really misunderstood us."

Pei Jingyuan, who was standing aside, felt even more distressed when he saw Zhao Shiwen's pitiful appearance. Compared with Xu Qingyue's rudeness, he felt disgusted with Xu Qingyue at this moment.

Pei Jingyuan turned sideways and shouted at Xu Qingyue, "Enough! Don't go crazy here. My cousin is just injured. She has no maid to serve her, so I have to help her apply medicine. Don't let your imagination run wild."

"Apply medicine? Even if there are no maids here, there is still her mother. What medicine are you applying to her? It is not appropriate for men and women to have physical contact. Is this appropriate for you to do? Pei Jingyuan, how can you be so confused? Zhao Shiwen has bad intentions. She is deliberately seducing you! Why can't you see her tricks?" Xu Qingyue looked at Pei Jingyuan with some annoyance.

Doesn't Pei Jingyuan hate those scheming women the most? This Zhao Shiwen is just like Xu Qingyan, she is scheming. Why can't he see it now?

"Wuwu... Cousin Qingyue, Second Young Master, please stop arguing. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let Second Young Master bring me back and apply medicine to me. Recently, my mother hasn't been resting well at night and has been sleeping during the day. I didn't want to disturb her and didn't wake her up. It's all my fault, but I really didn't want to seduce Second Young Master. Cousin Qingyue, please don't misunderstand Second Young Master. He is a decent and good man. He is open and aboveboard. Don't misunderstand him like this." Zhao Shiwen explained with red eyes and aggrieved.

Zhao Shiwen took all the blame on herself and even whitewashed it for Pei Jingyuan, which touched him deeply. Obviously, nothing happened between them, and he was also kind-hearted. Zhao Shiwen was really hurt, and Xu Qingyue's fuss was really indiscriminate.

Xu Qingyue insulted Zhao Shiwen like this, but Zhao Shiwen was not angry and kept admitting her mistakes. In contrast, Xu Qingyue was really annoying.

"Enough! Xu Qingyue, stop making trouble here. There is nothing wrong between my cousin and I. You are only making me more disgusted!" Pei Jingyuan scolded Xu Qingyue impatiently.

After hearing what Pei Jingyuan said, Xu Qingyue looked up in astonishment and looked at Pei Jingyuan. With mist in her eyes, she said, "You said you hate me? Pei Jingyuan, you actually hate me! You bastard, I will never forgive you!"

After saying that, Xu Qingyue covered her face and ran out in dismay. Although she was disappointed with Pei Jingyuan before, she was still sad to see him say that he hated her for another woman.

Pei Jingyuan did not chase Xu Qingyue, only the maid Fang Dong followed him out. He rubbed his brows irritably, and his heart, which had just calmed down, was disturbed again.

Seeing this, Zhao Shiwen hurriedly looked at Pei Jingyuan tenderly and comforted him softly, "Second Young Master, don't be sad. This is all my fault today. Don't worry, Cousin Qingyue misunderstood us and is angry now. After two days, when she has calmed down, I will go to her to admit my mistake and help you explain. Second Young Master, you are a good person. I believe that Cousin Qingyue will calm down after she has figured it out."

"I hope so." Pei Jingyuan sighed a little irritably. He was really tired recently and had no energy to comfort Xu Qingyue.

——Two days later——

Liu Rumeng found an opportunity and said that she was going to the street to buy some rouge and powder, then she took two maids and went out through the back door of the Duke's Mansion.

Soon, the Duke's wife received the news. Ever since she heard about Liu Rumeng's thoughts from Xu Qingyan, she had someone secretly monitoring her every move, wanting to see who was behind her and giving her advice and support.

After waiting for a long time, Liu Rumeng finally came out. She immediately called over a few trusted servants in the mansion who had good skills.

"Follow Madam Liu carefully to find out where she went and who she met. Then come back and tell me everything." The Duchess's wife instructed the servant earnestly.

After receiving the order, the servant quietly followed Liu Rumeng. Liu Rumeng didn't know that someone was following her. She acted in a complete manner and after leaving the Duke's Mansion, she indeed went to a rouge shop on the street.

After entering the shop, she whispered to the waiter, "Have the 100 boxes of peach pink rouge arrived?" and was then led to the back hall by the waiter.

After entering the back hall, she found a familiar place, uncovered the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, pressed a button lightly, and entered the dark room.

"Hmph! You've been getting more and more stupid recently!" Liu Rumeng had just entered the dark room when she heard a scolding. Her body stiffened slightly and she looked at the tall man with his back to her in confusion.

"Why are you scolding me for no reason? I haven't provoked you recently!" Liu Rumeng said to the man aggrievedly.

"Don't you know that there's someone following you? If I hadn't arranged people on this street, I'm afraid you would have brought that person in." The man turned around, revealing a big square face with thick eyebrows, big eyes, thin lips and a high nose. His whole body exuded a sense of nobility.

"You said someone was following me? How is that possible? I went out through the back door and no one knew about it." Liu Rumeng said in surprise.

"Do you think I would lie to you again? I have already helped you deal with that person, but this also shows that you have been suspected. After all, you are just careless in doing things. Let's meet somewhere else next time." The man put down the pipe in his hand and said coldly.

Liu Rumeng could only purse her lips and nod, then said: "I know, I have been careless in the Duke's Mansion recently, and the Duke's wife and others are not treating me as they used to. Jingyuan is also having a hard time, and the young master of the Duke's Mansion seems to be targeting him. However, there is an opportunity recently that can allow Jingyuan to be promoted and further penetrate into the inner world of the Great Xia court. However, this opportunity requires us to do something first, so I took the risk to come to you."

"What opportunity? What do you need me to do?" The man asked in a cold voice.

"Jing Yuan wants to poison the young master to death in advance. The poison you gave him before takes effect too slowly. It will take a year, and he can't wait any longer. Do you have any medicine that can quickly make the young master's body collapse and die of illness within a month?"