Chapter 107
He truly is a demon.
A night of light sleep.
The next day, Wen Shu got up early, intending to give her mother and Wen Ji some mental preparation. However, as soon as she stepped out the door, she saw her mother in the courtyard with a complicated expression on her face.
"Did something really happen?" Zhou Yun wiped away her tears with a handkerchief. "What about the other women?"
When Zhou Yun left, Pei Lingjun was working under Wen Tao. They didn't witness the Wen family's house being raided, but he did know about it.
"They have all been escorted to Jijing and will be questioned soon."
Although Zhou Yun felt bad, she knew that the Wen family had committed a crime and deserved this punishment. It was just a pity for the women who were implicated for no reason.
Right now, they are truly each other's only support.
"And you, how did you escape?"
Wen Shu walked up to them at some point and stood silently behind Pei Lingjun. When she heard Zhou Yun ask that question, she snorted coldly in her heart.
What else could it be? This was all his doing.
Wen Shu dared not speak out against her anger.
They dared not provoke Pei Lingjun again. What if he got angry and took their whole family back to Jijing to be punished?
“I was in Tongqing with Wen Sanlang at the time. By the time I returned to Anyang, it was too late. In desperation, I had to escape on my own. Fortunately, my cousin left a message before she left, which is how I was able to find her.”
The young man raised an eyebrow slightly, turned to Wen Shu with a bright smile, and said, "Right, cousin?"
Wen Shu forced a smile and nodded, unable to deny it.
"In that case, let's stay together."
When Cui Pei finally arrived at the Lu family manor from the inn, he saw their young master, the most noble and famous commander of the Imperial Guard, rolling up his sleeves and sweeping the floor.
He endured the choking smell of dust, vigorously waved the floating debris in front of him, coughed twice, and when he saw that the person in the gray shorts in front of him was indeed his boss, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Has their boss become addicted to acting lately?
Why do you look so hardworking and conscientious?
"Boss? You're doing this yourself? Where are the servants in the manor?"
Pei Lingjun glanced at him sideways, then flicked the broom in his hand, which landed steadily in Cui Pei's arms. "Clean this house up!"
After saying that, he left without looking back.
Cui Pei grabbed a broom, looked at the mess in the room, and hurriedly shouted, "No, I'm not a servant!"
However, there was no other way; the boss's words were orders. Cui Pei entered the room and worked for two hours straight, finally clearing out the firewood and clutter.
He went out with his aching back, and saw that Pei Lingjun had changed into a clean light blue round-necked robe and was helping Wen Shu wash her medicine in the courtyard.
"..."
He dared not be angry, nor dared he speak out.
Cui Pei bowed obsequiously, "My lord, the house has been cleaned."
Pei Lingjun gave a curt "hmm" and then spoke to the woman beside him, "Where are we sending this medicine after it's been washed?"
The woman's voice was flat and emotionless, "My cousin's place."
With a 'plop', the bright red fruit in the young man's hand was accidentally crushed, spilling its vibrant red juice all over his hand. Pei Lingjun indifferently took a handkerchief and slowly wiped it away.
Cui Peipian could detect a hint of gritted teeth in his movements.
He straightened up, thinking to himself, "Tsk tsk tsk, as expected, the one who falls in love first is at a disadvantage."
Young Master Zhu is right.
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