Chapter 49 Where is Pei Jingxu?

Pei Jingxu's palms were covered with sweat.

She wants to live.

——She made a risky decision.

With his thin lips tightened, Pei Jingxu heard the sound of the door opening again.

It’s still the same boss lady.

She was holding a pipe and walking slowly towards her.

He walked up to her and stopped, as if admiring the beauty of her face.

——It’s so beautiful that people can’t take their eyes off it.

After confirming that they were the only two people in the room, Pei Jingxu finally slowly opened her eyes.

"Hey, sister, are you awake?" The proprietress narrowed her eyes and looked at her teasingly.

If a woman is drugged and brought to such a place, her first reaction will definitely be panic, or even tears.

She has seen many situations like this.

But what she didn't expect was that the beautiful woman in front of her had a calm expression and her eyes were cold and distracted.

——As if he was not afraid of everything in front of him.

The proprietress raised her eyebrows in surprise: "Aren't you afraid?"

Pei Jingxu chuckled and curled his lips: "Li Niang, you are so arrogant."

The plump woman called "Li Niang" instantly widened her eyes and frowned at her: "Who are you? How do you know my name?"

The bet was right.

Pei Jingxu's teeth were chattering.

But her face remained calm and composed. She changed into a more comfortable position. Pei Jingxu said nonchalantly, "The young master sent you to station a secret point in the capital to train spies. Now you don't recognize me?"

Li Niang was stunned, with a hint of disbelief in her eyes: "Are you... the young master's man?"

Pei Jingxu curled his lips and said, "To make a long story short, the Crown Prince has lost his power, and the Young Master is about to return to the capital from his fiefdom. I came here to ask you to prepare to welcome him."

Li Niang frowned, her face still filled with doubt: "How can I believe what you say?"

"That's easy," Pei Jingxu said with a nonchalant smile, "Your real name is Li Niang, and your hometown is Fengyang County. When Fengyang was hit by a severe drought, it was the young master who took you in, gave you a name and an identity, and asked you to set up a secret point in the capital to assist you."

Yes, Pei Jingxu is gambling.

She remembered that in the storybook, one of Bai Shutong's admirers was the third son of the current emperor - Shen Huaichen.

As the third prince, Shen Huaichen is proficient in both literature and martial arts. He is ambitious, keeps a low profile, and is determined to become the crown prince.

He lived in his own fiefdom for a long time, but sent people to plant secret spies in the capital to find out the news of the court at any time.

The Baiyujing, a boat in the capital city, is one of his dark spots.

Li Niang narrowed her eyes and looked at Pei Jingxu, her expression cold: "Aren't you the second wife of the Rong family? Why are you connected with this young master?"

Pei Jingxu's face was stern: "This is not your place to ask. Just do your job well."

Upon hearing this, Li Niang finally lowered her head and said respectfully, "Yes."

Pei Jingxu must have escaped.

If she doesn't seize this opportunity, it will be difficult for her to escape later.

However, this is such a pity.

“Plop, plop—”

Heartbeat accelerates.

Li Niang untied her and looked respectful, as if waiting for her next instructions.

Are you leaving?

Are you going to run away like this?

Pei Jingxu narrowed his eyes and raised his eyebrows to look at Li Niang in front of him: "There is one more thing I need you to do for me."

——She didn’t want to run away like this.

Since she wants to survive to the end, she might as well take a big gamble.

--

Rong Mansion, bedroom.

Rong squinted her eyes and pretended to sleep. After hearing the mother-in-law's report, she sneered and said lazily, "Prepare the men. Tomorrow morning, take them to Baiyujing to catch the adulterer."

"Yes, it has been arranged, ma'am, don't worry."

Having said this, the old woman looked a little embarrassed.

"Speak." Rong said slowly.

"Yes, I was thinking, if the eldest master knew..."

Rong sneered, "So what if he knows? Could he possibly suspect me?"

"Even if he suspects me, so what? There are at least eight hundred brothels in the capital. By the time he finds them, the Pei family's reputation will have been completely ruined!"

The old woman said: "Madam, even if you succeed in doing this, what will you do if the eldest son blames you?"

Rong opened her eyes slightly and said nonchalantly, "Jianxue has a cold temper. Even if he can't bear to see me harm the Pei family, the matter has come to this point and the dust has settled. The Rong family will not keep a woman whose reputation has been ruined. Even if it is Jianxue, he can't do anything."

In fact, in Rong's heart, she is naturally closer to Rong Xuanzhou than Rong Jianxue.

Rong Jianxue went to the mountains to practice when he was young, and was rarely around her, so Rong was not very close to him.

Even though he was a rare talent among others, Rong was still wary and afraid of him, and there was not much closeness between them as mother and son.

Therefore, if Jianxue really had some complaints against her because of this, she would not feel that there was any loss as long as she could drive Pei away and keep all her dowry.

--

"Sir, the Second Lady didn't eat much tonight. How about I send her some food?"

In the East Courtyard study, Jiang Hui asked softly.

Rong Jianxue was bent over the desk with a pen in hand, but stopped what he was doing when he heard Jiang Hui say this.

"You are always good at being a good person." Rong Jianxue chuckled, but he was not angry.

Jiang Hui laughed innocently, knowing that the young master agreed: "Then I will go buy it right away."

Having said that, Jiang Hui turned around and was about to leave.

But before he could take a few steps, he saw Hongyao hurried over from a distance.

"Master, Guard Jiang, have you seen my daughter?"

The smile on his lips disappeared.

Rong Jianxue raised her eyes slightly: "Isn't she in the West Courtyard?"

Hongyao's forehead was covered with sweat, and she looked like she was about to cry anxiously: "She's not here! The girl went to the front hall to eat and never came back!"

Rong Jianxue stood up.

"Jiang Hui."

"exist."

"Go find it."

"yes!"

Jiang Hui's expression darkened, and he clasped his fists and walked out quickly.

Hongyao was so anxious that her voice was almost tearful: "Master, has something happened to my daughter?"

Rong Jianxue pursed her lips and asked her coldly, "Did she go out tonight?"

"No!" Hongyao wiped her tears, "Girls rarely go out at night."

Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold and solemn, and his fingertips stroked the Buddhist beads in his sleeve.

He said nothing more and walked towards the Rong family residence!

When they reached Rong's bedroom, the old woman hurriedly stopped Rong Jianxue!

"Sir! It's already late at night. How dare you disturb my wife so late at night?"

Rong Jianxue stopped, her eyes like ice and her voice like a cold pond: "Where are the Pei family members?"

"Ah?" The old woman pretended not to know, looking surprised. "Didn't the Second Lady already go back to the West Courtyard?"

Those dark eyes seemed to be covered with a layer of snow that never melts.

Rong Jianxue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and the air around her seemed to have condensed into solid frost.

"I'll ask you again," he said, looking at the old woman, his voice hoarse, each word emphasized, "Where is Pei Jingxu?"

"Sir, I really don't know. Maybe... maybe the Second Lady was having fun and ran away at night?"

Rong Jianxue nodded slightly, but no longer looked at her.

He stepped forward and pushed open Rong's door without hesitation!