But Qiao Lian'er couldn't hear his voice at all, because Pei Shijiu hadn't touched the letter in her hand.
She continued talking to Pei Zhujin.
Pei Zhujin opened her eyes, her face filled with confusion.
"Miss Qiao, can't you hear my brother?"
Qiao Lian'er then realized that Pei Shijiu was also there.
"For now, I can only speak to the eldest young master. As for the second young master, we'll have to wait a few more days."
She also had Pei Shijiu's letter.
Pei Zhujin then relayed her words.
"Ah, what kind of logic is this? Why can I only talk to my older brother? Little girl, explain yourself clearly. Do you look down on me?"
Pei Zhujin's forehead veins throbbed, and he frowned and said in a low voice, "Brother, don't be silly. Perhaps it's just the beginning, and Miss Qiao still has some difficulties to overcome, so she can't talk to everyone."
"Then why did you choose the eldest brother from the beginning instead of me? Humph, I'll remember this grudge." Pei Shijiu waited for several days, only to feel that he had waited in vain.
He looked utterly frustrated and unsuccessful.
He now wishes he could grow a pair of wings and fly thousands of miles away to Datian Village to get to the bottom of things.
Pei Zhujin couldn't possibly tell Qiao Lian'er these things.
“Little brother, I see you’re not sleepy at all, so I’d like to give you a favor.”
"Oh," Pei Shijiu said reluctantly.
"Miss Qiao has a burn scar on her left knee. It was left when she was a child, when she saved a child from falling into a fire pit. It's a distinctive feature. Take this message out and let the generals know that Miss Qiao has always been righteous. Be careful to avoid being seen by the Qiao family in the capital."
The Pei family has desperately broken through the Qiao family's encirclement in the capital. They have no other options left. With this loosening of their defenses, it's time to bestow the reward upon Miss Qiao.
Therefore, they are not afraid that this physical characteristic will spread. Even if the Qiao family in Datian Village finds out, they will not be able to make preparations so quickly.
Besides, how could a pampered young lady have the determination and courage to burn a scar on her leg?
However, to be on the safe side, it's best to keep the Qiao family in the capital in the news as late as possible.
Pei Shijiu's eyes flickered slightly. Good idea.
He was about to get up to do it when he suddenly remembered something and stopped.
"No way. It's because the little girl won't talk to me. I'd rather do things for her than do her work. It's like offering my warm face to a cold backside."
"When have I, the Second Young Master Pei, ever done anything so undignified?"
Pei Zhujin was both amused and exasperated: "If you don't want to, then I'll do it myself. This credit should go to me. When we meet Miss Qiao someday, you can't take it for yourself."
Pei Shijiu's eyes widened, her heart filled with both anger and inner turmoil.
"Alright, alright, I'll go. This way, the little girl will owe me even more. When we meet, I'll make her make sure she makes it up to me."
Having found a reason to convince himself, Pei Shijiu hurriedly left.
Qiao Lian'er couldn't hear Pei Shijiu's voice, but she could guess that he must have said a lot of things in a fit of pique.
Just because I can't talk to her?
She has the soul of a twenty-seven-year-old in this body, so she treats Pei Shijiu like a child, and when it comes to important matters, she will definitely go to Pei Zhujin.
But she realized she had underestimated Pei Shijiu's friendship. She'd talk to him about it when she got home.
The next day, after breakfast, Old Madam Chu took the mother and daughter to the Chu family's herbal medicine shop.
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