Chapter 26: I was just deceived by Love's appearance

Shen Zhirou followed Pei Ji and stopped walking when she heard the words and said softly, "Since grandma has something to say to cousin, then Zhirou will leave first."

Luo Zhen smiled and said, "Thank you, cousin."

After Shen Zhirou left, Luo Zhen looked at Pei Ji.

He lowered his eyes to look at her, his eyes full of indifference and scrutiny.

It's intimidating to look at.

Luo Zhen suppressed her fear and displeasure and said softly, "My husband didn't even come to my room on our wedding night. It's obvious that he really dislikes me. Zhen'er wants to ask him, is it because of Fu'er that he acted like this?"

Pei Ji looked at her for a few moments, twisted his lips and smiled, "Second Madam, you must have misunderstood. Your sister has entered the palace, and I have no connection with her anymore. Since I married you, I naturally like her. But your cousin is weak, so I have to take extra care of her. I didn't want to cause you to misunderstand. So, shall I go to your room tonight and apologize to you?"

Luo Zhen was stunned.

The words I had prepared long ago were stuck in my chest.

For a moment, she was a little confused about what Pei Ji meant.

Pei Ji asked, "Second Madam, don't you want me to come over tonight?"

Luo Zhen came back to her senses and said hurriedly: "No, Zhen'er is waiting for the Second Master."

Pei Ji smiled and said, "In that case, I will go to the Qianhu Office. I'll have to trouble Second Madam to take care of the affairs of the mansion."

Looking at Pei Ji's departing back, Luo Zhen was stunned for a long time.

Her four maids came over.

Cai Lu couldn't help but ask carefully: "Miss, what did the Second Master say to you?"

Luo Zhen murmured, "Second Master said... he would come to my room tonight to apologize..."

The four maids were all stunned when they heard this, and then said happily: "So the Second Master has a girl in his heart!"

"Second Master is a man of few words. He must have been seduced by Concubine Shen last night and couldn't get away. Fortunately, the young lady went to talk to Second Master first, so that the misunderstanding could be resolved. Otherwise, this knot would only grow bigger, and the young lady's future life would be miserable."

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Luo Zhen felt uneasy. As she walked back with the maids, she said, "But, Second Master's attitude is so inconsistent. I'm always unsure. And she likes that so much..."

Qiu Wen comforted her, "Don't worry too much, young lady. That person was just attractive in appearance and charmed the Second Master for a few days. Besides, she left long ago. Is it possible that the Second Master still remembers her?"

"Sister Qiu Wen is right. After all, Master and Miss have just gotten married, so it's normal for them to feel a little unfamiliar. This morning, Master saw how virtuous and considerate Miss was, and he must have respected and loved her in his heart, but as a grown man, he couldn't say it out loud. Now that Miss has resolved the misunderstanding with Master, it's a good sign. Master will come to Miss's room again tonight... From now on, Miss and Master will surely live in harmony."

After hearing this, Luo Zhen felt relieved.

They are right.

Pei Ji and that fool Luo Fu had only met twice.

It’s not like in the previous life, he and she had been husband and wife for many years.

Even if he was deceived by her appearance, could he remember her for the rest of his life and just live with her?

It would be better if he could vent his anger about what happened last night.

Luo Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, her steps became lighter, and her thoughts turned to the people and things in the backyard.

He instructed Qiu Wen: "When you return later, choose a suitable gift and send it to Zhou's courtyard. Don't be arrogant and speak to her nicely."

Knowing that she was trying to ease the relationship with Zhou, Qiuwen quickly responded.

The five people returned to their own courtyard, but saw the old women and maids kneeling on the ground.

The five of them were stunned.

Qiu Wen stepped forward and asked, "What are you doing?"

Kneeling in the front row was Luo Zhen's companion.

These people were particularly frightened, trembling like sieves, but no one dared to speak.

Luo Zhen's face darkened.

Cai Lu saw this and immediately rushed over, twisting one of the men's ears and cursing, "The girl is right here, why are you hesitating? Could it be that one of you thieves has stolen something from the girl?"

The girl whose ears she twisted cried, "It's not me! It's not me! How dare I steal a girl's things!"

When she said that, Cailu was stunned.

Luo Zhen had already walked over and shouted, "What happened? Tell me now! Otherwise, I'll sell you all out!"

When the servants heard this, they began to cry and tell the whole story in unison.

Luo Zhen got married yesterday, and the dowry was carried in one by one and all displayed in the main hall.

This is a normal custom.

The bride's dowry must be displayed in the main hall for three days for relatives and friends to see.

But Luo Zhen’s dowry was too large to fit in the main hall and overflowed into the courtyard.

There were two groups of people guarding it.

One group was the Pei family's servants, standing guard outside.

The other group consisted of Luo Zhen's companions and several maids, who were guarding the inner area.

But on a good day like yesterday, it was inevitable that the Pei family's servants would relax.

During the journey, the master thoughtfully sent people to bring food and drinks.

No one had the heart to work anymore, they all gathered together to drink and play cards.

Seeing this, Luo Zhen's companion couldn't help but feel jealous and came over to talk to her.

After a while, they sat together, drank, and played cards.

I didn't feel anxious until I woke up the next day.

Busily sorted out the dowry.

I found that there was indeed one lift missing.

In addition, some other items are also missing.

Everyone was immediately paralyzed with fear.

After trembling and discussing for a long time, they still didn't know what to do. In the end, they could only go to the east yard and kneel down together to wait for punishment.

After hearing the whole story, Luo Zhen almost couldn't stand.

"girl!"

Several maids hurried to support her.

Luo Zhen was helped to sit on a chair, and she felt the blood churning in her chest.

A pair of eyes swept fiercely over the slaves kneeling on the ground.

The four maids around her had served her since they were young, so they naturally knew that she was extremely angry, but due to their status and reputation for being kind, they could only endure it and not express it.

Qiuwen and Cailu are used to cooperating with her.

He immediately acted like a villain and cursed, "What a bunch of daring slaves! The girl treated you well on weekdays, but now she only let you see the dowry, but you sneaked around and threw away the girl's dowry. I wonder if there is someone among you who is a thief. If you can't stand up honestly, we will search you out and kick your thieves out!"

The servants trembled even more violently, but they all cried out that they were wronged.

The quarrel caused the whole yard to be in an uproar.

Luo Zhen was filled with irritation and anger, and slapped the arm of the chair in a fit of rage: "Shut up! Shut up!"

The servants had never seen her like this before, so they all shut their mouths and looked at her in fear.

Luo Zhen's head was buzzing, his lips turned pale, and his chest was heaving.

Cai Lu and the other four maids did not dare to step forward.

Although Luo Zhen was very angry, she had been taught by the maids in the palace since she was a child, and Cui was also by her side, so she was not the kind of person who would be at a loss when encountering problems.

I took a while to calm down and review the whole thing from beginning to end.

The deeds of her concubines were in her hands, and their parents, brothers and sisters were also held by their mother in the Luo Mansion. Even if they were given ten thousand guts, they would not dare to touch her dowry.

Beating and scolding them would be of no use; instead, it would give people an excuse to accuse them of theft. Then she would not be able to get her dowry back, and she would also be known for not being a strict ruler.

Thinking of this, Luo Zhen's expression softened and he said calmly, "You guys came with me and haven't even divided up your rooms yet. Your pockets can't hold all the stuff. I know it's not you, so get up."

The servants were overjoyed and quickly got up from the ground, bowing repeatedly: "Thank you, young lady, thank you, young lady!"

Luo Zhen glanced at their faces, memorized them secretly, and had already figured out how to torture them in the future to vent her anger.

His expression remained calm as he asked, "How is the front hall now?"

The maids hurriedly said, "We'll leave someone to watch over you. Don't worry, young lady, we won't even blink an eye this time!"

Luo Zhen nodded, summoned Cai Lu and Qiu Wen, whispered some words to them, then stood up and instructed the other two maids, "This is a serious matter. Go and invite the mistress and the eldest sister-in-law to the front hall."

The head maid responded and left.

Luo Zhen took the servants to the front hall first.

In the front hall, just as the maids had said, the Pei family's servants and the maids who were left behind to look after the family all stood straight with their eyes wide open.

When Luo Zhen came over, everyone's face was filled with fear.

Luo Zhen ignored them, walked straight over, took out her dowry book and counted them one by one.

When Xu and Zhou came over, she had just counted the dozen or so boxes outside.

"My son! What on earth is going on?"

Before she even got close, Xu started shouting anxiously.

Luo Zhen hurried over and said tearfully, "Mother, my dowry... was stolen!"

"How much was stolen? How much was stolen!"

When Xu heard that Luo Zhen's dowry was stolen, she almost fell off her chair.

Although those dowries belonged to Luo Zhen, once they entered her Pei family, they belonged to her Pei family.

This is equivalent to her Pei family’s money being stolen, which is like cutting her flesh. How can she not be anxious!

Hearing Luo Zhen say this again, she became even more anxious and angry. Pointing at the servants in the room, she cursed, "What a bunch of thieves! You eat my food, use my money, and even dare to steal my money! You're thinking you can run away with the money while my son is away, right? You're dreaming! If I don't beat the shit out of you today, I'll take on the same surname as your mother! Come here, come here!"

She howled for someone to beat her.

The sound was so loud that it could probably be heard on the street.

Luo Zhen was frightened by her foul-mouthed appearance and was stunned for a few moments.

Seeing that they were about to come over, she finally reacted and quickly suppressed her disgust. She stopped Xu and said, "Mother, if you beat them without asking clearly, I'm afraid they won't accept it..."

Xu clenched her fists and stared at the servants fiercely, as if she wanted to eat them alive. "You stole my money, and you still dare to disobey? Do you know what my son does? I will make your whole family suffer!"

Luo Zhen frowned in her heart.

She is such a tyrannical and vicious mother-in-law.

They were completely different from the concubines and girls who fought with her in her dreams.

Even though the beauties and concubines in the dream relied on their family background and beauty to be arrogant and domineering, they all had a limit.

At most, he would be slapped in the face or dragged away and beaten with a stick. The master's dignity must not be lost.

No one is like Xu...

It was as if he had shed his human skin, revealing his beastly nature, and laying the viciousness in his heart nakedly on the surface.

This made her very uncomfortable.

I don't know how to get along with such a person.

But she can't just be left to deal with this matter in such a confused manner.

Who stole the dowry?

She already had an idea in her mind.

It’s okay to let these slaves take the blame.

But you can't just take the blame blindly.

Otherwise, not only would she not be able to recover her dowry, she would also be unable to sell favors.

She will also teach that man to take advantage of the opportunity and covet her dowry every day!

How could she guard against thieves every day?