"What?" Pei Zhujin seemed to be listening to a fantasy, completely incredulous, but Qiao Lian'er's words had already passed through her mind.
He immediately realized what was happening and said solemnly, "Miss Qiao, this matter has nothing to do with you. Please don't think about it."
Most people might envy or be jealous of how much money Ms. Qiao makes.
However, the Qiao family in the capital is a prominent family with countless riches. They look down on the wealth of ordinary merchants, especially since Miss Qiao has only been in the business for a short time.
"Brother Pei, don't be so quick to disbelieve me. Do you know where that secluded place that Third Master Qiao found is?"
"The nobles in the capital didn't know where the Qiao family had gone. They speculated about it for a while, but the Pei family was in trouble and had no time to care about others."
"It is indeed Datian Village."
"You went that far?" Pei Zhujin was very surprised; that was thousands of miles away.
He immediately thought, "No, Miss Qiao, you don't know the Qiao family in the capital, so how can you be sure that the family that settled in Datian Village is the Qiao family?"
Qiao Lian'er then recounted the whole story in detail.
Pei Zhujin's emotions were constantly changing, with shock and anger intertwined and clashing.
Even in his dreams, he wanted to tear the Qiao family of Beijing to shreds.
It turns out this was a series of interconnected schemes.
The initial cause was that the Qiao family coveted Miss Qiao's achievements and wanted to claim them for themselves.
“Shameless, utterly shameless. Third Master Qiao is mediocre. Even though his two elder brothers hold high positions, he is utterly useless. He was only able to keep his position as Junior Magistrate because of his two elder brothers. It was a real struggle. He was willing but unable, and he actually set his sights on Miss Qiao. In order to succeed in his evil scheme, he also tied up the Pei family, making it impossible for my brother and me to concentrate on our work.”
"That was a brilliant move."
His fist clenched so tightly that his bones cracked as if they were about to break.
His features were delicate and gentle, but dark clouds loomed over him, as if a torrential downpour was about to begin.
"Fine, fine, Qiao family of the capital, since you're targeting our Pei family and my friends like this, then don't blame the Pei family for being impolite."
He roared and slammed his fist hard on the edge of the desk.
Pei Zhujin was a martial artist. Despite his slender and elegant figure, his powerful smash instantly severed the sturdy chicken-wing wood, sending a piece flying out and embedding itself firmly in the wall.
When he looked up again, his eyes were red, his chest was heaving, and he was panting.
Qiao Lian'er felt guilty: "Brother Pei, I'm very sorry. The fact that the Qiao family in the capital attacked the Pei family is because of me, and it has caused you trouble."
“Miss Qiao, please don’t say that. There is only one reason why evil people do evil: they are wicked and have improper thoughts.”
“Even if it was because of you in the beginning, as your friend, I would never abandon you. Otherwise, the Qiao family in the capital wouldn’t have come to restrain the Pei family.”
"Furthermore, isn't the Qiao family in the capital trying to take this opportunity to suppress the Pei family and make them vacate some positions so that it will be more convenient for the Qiao family's descendants in the capital?"
"What we need to focus on now is how to thwart the Qiao family's conspiracy in the capital and get through this crisis smoothly. If we can avenge this, that would be even better."
Qiao Lian'er was deeply moved, thinking that having such a friend was truly worthwhile.
Pei Zhujin continued, "After the great victory in the battle, your merits have been reported. Those generals also know that you came up with the formation. They admire you very much and said they must meet you if they have the chance."
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