Chapter 148 Wei Heng's Sacrifice

With a hat pinned on her head, Song Yunshu smiled awkwardly, "Mother is joking. Your daughter-in-law was just worried about Xingjian, afraid that something might have happened to him inside. Since everything is alright, then let's go back."

Madam Pei gave her a deep look, then walked away, leaning on her cane.

Song Yunshu looked up at the three characters "Qingyun Residence" and a contemptuous smile appeared on her lips. She could roughly guess what kind of scene was inside.

"Big brother, big brother, you've caught them in bed together, and you're still trying to cover for Ji Shu? I'd like to see how you manage to cover it up, hmph!"

In Qingyun Residence, apart from the two rising and falling breaths on the bed, the only other sound was Pei Yanzhi's heavy panting. He leaned on the edge of the table, his gaze fixed on a handkerchief not far away.

After a while, he slowly walked closer, bent down, picked it up, and tucked it into his sleeve. His expression was so calm it sent chills down one's spine.

Her gaze swept calmly around the room, finally settling on the gray-blue curtains, numb and serene as if she had accepted everything before her.

He raised his hand and pulled back the curtains, his gaze falling on the bed.

The two lay intertwined, with a large portion of the woman's fair neck and back exposed.

With just one glance, Pei Yanzhi let out a heavy breath. The body he had caressed day and night could tell that this was not her.

Thank goodness it wasn't her!

If it really is her, he doesn't know how to face all of this, with the person he loves on one side and his only son on the other.

When he found the handkerchief, he kept asking himself what he should do if it really was her.

She hadn't been home for only a few days, yet this had happened right under his nose. Did she really have a heart? But he hated Pei Xingjian even more.

He clearly felt that he would soon win Ji Shu's heart.

But reality is often so cruel, throwing cold water on him at the last minute.

Pei Xingjian squinted at the sudden light, turned around abruptly, and saw Wei Heng lying naked in his arms. He looked up and met his father's cold eyes.

Wei Heng slowly woke up at that moment.

Both of them gasped in surprise.

Wei Heng, in particular, saw the Marquis of Yan sitting on a stool, watching them with an extremely cold gaze and a dark undercurrent in his eyes.

In a panic, she screamed and quickly covered herself with the blanket.

Pei Yanzhi had no intention of lingering. He merely glanced coldly at Pei Xingjian, then stood up, turning his back to the bed, and said, "Get ready and come out!"

After saying that, he seemed too lazy to look at her again and walked away without turning back.

Wei Heng sat up, clutching the blanket, the pain beneath her reminding her what had happened.

An hour earlier, Wei Heng was still embroidering her wedding dress in the mansion, thinking that she would be able to marry Brother Xingjian in less than a month. The girl's face was filled with undisguised joy.

Suddenly, the maid Yinzi rushed in from outside, panting, and said, "Madam, someone from the Marquis's residence just came. They said the young master requests your presence."

Wei Heng stood up abruptly. This was the first time her brother Xingjian had taken the initiative to see her since she returned from Chongzhou, so how could she not be happy?

He hurriedly said, "Quickly, help me with my hair and makeup!"

Yinzi responded and walked behind Wei Heng to undo her hair and redo her makeup. Wei Heng looked at herself in the bronze mirror and said in a low voice, "My figure is similar to Ji Shu's, so please do my makeup according to her style."

Yinzi paused in her hand that was tying her hair up, and responded softly.

I know that this is what my wife wants to do to please the young master, but I don't know if it's to make him miss me or to make him hate me.

Upon arriving at the Pei residence, they walked all the way to Qingyun Residence. However, as soon as they stepped inside, the room was unusually quiet. Wei Heng did not think much of it and headed towards Pei Xingjian's bedroom.

As soon as they entered, they saw the doctor looking troubled as he spoke to Lu Changfeng beside him. When they saw Wei Heng arrive, a look of relief flashed in both of their eyes.

She saw Pei Xingjian lying on the bed, his face flushed, groaning incoherently, looking extremely distressed.

Wei Heng rushed forward: "Brother Xingjian, what's wrong?"

Lu Changfeng first greeted her, then said, "Madam Wei, the young master has been drugged by villains, but the doctor said that the drug is difficult to cure and will take some time. I'm afraid the young master can't wait."

Wei Heng looked at Lu Changfeng in disbelief, so he meant that she should go and make the antidote for Xingjian herself, and that Xingjian had not asked her to come at all.

She took two steps forward and looked at Pei Xingjian, who was writhing in pain on the bed. She thought of her brother, who was still lying in bed, and her father, who often sighed in front of her. As long as she did not marry into the Pei family, there would always be a knife hanging over her head.

Although their wedding is next month, both the Pei and Wei families know that the future is uncertain.

Staying here today is the best choice.

"I understand." She turned to Lu Changfeng, her voice low but firm: "You may all leave."

Lu Changfeng and the doctor then withdrew, closed the doors and windows, and left.

Hearing the faint sounds coming from inside the room, Pei Xingjian anxiously tugged at his robes, opened his eyes with a dazed expression, and saw "Shu'er" standing by the bed.

She looked at him with a worried expression.

In a daze, she kept calling herself Xingjian-gege. Yes, he was already a year older than her, so it wouldn't matter if she called him "gege". This "gege" would only make his blood boil.

Wei Heng slowly took off her silk robe, removed her hairpins and jewelry, and lay down directly inside.

Soon, Pei Xingjian waved his hand and knocked the curtain down.

Before long, the sounds of intimacy between a man and a woman could be heard from inside, lingering for a long time.

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Thinking of what had just happened, Wei Heng blushed slightly and tugged at Pei Xingjian's arm.

"Brother Xingjian, what's wrong?"

Pei Xingjian looked bewildered. Even if he didn't know why this was happening, as a man, how could he not know what was going on in this scene?

Wei Heng saw his gloomy expression, devoid of any joy at the sight of her, and her heart sank. She recalled how he had called her "Shu'er" repeatedly in bed.

Could it be that he still has feelings for Ji Shu? She is his father's wife. Even if he is unwilling and resentful, he cannot change these facts.

Wei Heng let the blanket slip off her chest, stretched out her arms and climbed onto Pei Xingjian's neck, exhaling, "Brother Xingjian, are you unhappy to see Heng'er? Do you know that you were drugged with aphrodisiacs, and I disregarded my own purity to cure you."

Seeing that he remained unmoved, they administered a more drastic measure.

"Besides, so much time has passed, and Heng'er may already be pregnant with your child. Wouldn't Brother Xingjian be happy?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Xingjian's expression changed. He forcefully removed the hands that were wrapped around his neck and glared at her with fury.

"Who let you in?"

Wei Heng's face turned ugly. She had given up her virginity for the antidote, and now that she had woken up, she was being questioned like this.