Chapter 132
The man's handsome and tall figure was swallowed by the night, and a layer of frost settled on his dark hair. It was unclear how long he had been standing there.
Lost in thought, she was caught in the sudden slam of the window, which snapped her fingers shut, causing her to wince and gasp in pain.
In a short moment, Pei Lingjun strode over, and the two faced each other through the window without uttering a sound.
"You come..."
"Does your hand hurt?"
The chorus of voices was swallowed by the sound of the wind in the heavy snow. Wen Shu shook her head, pinching her fingers. The pain was brief, but then it subsided.
The snow was falling heavily, and seeing that she was dressed in thin clothes, I stood at the window to look at her. "Something happened in Jijing, and I have to go back for a while."
Wen Shu nodded silently, somewhat speechless. Then, after a moment's thought, she asked, "Is Young Master Xue also going back?"
The man hummed in agreement, then suddenly said, "Aren't you going to ask me if this trip is dangerous?"
Wen Shu looked up suddenly, momentarily stunned. She remembered that in her past life at the Marquis's residence, whenever Pei Lingjun went out, she would worry and always ask him while packing his clothes, "Is it dangerous this time? When will you be back?"
His silhouette is always exceptionally clear, "His return date is uncertain, he longs for me and yearns for me."
Wen Shu stared intently into his eyes. In fact, they had shared some pleasant times when they were in the Marquis's mansion.
When he first entered the Marquis's mansion, he was busy handling affairs in the capital and often did not return home until midnight. So she would light a lamp every night to wait for him to come back.
She was very busy on duty at the Xiaolong Guard, and even busier working by His Majesty's side. Even when she was so busy that she barely had time to breathe, Pei Lingjun would still bring her snacks from Jijing and hometown dishes from restaurants.
I will remind her to wear more clothes when autumn arrives, and I will accompany her shopping during holidays.
But when did it start to change?
It was he who delayed in giving her a formal title, he who tacitly approved the rumors of his marriage to Princess Sui'an, he who ignored Wenji's request to return from the frontier battlefield, he who forced her to drink the abortion medicine, and he who accepted the imperial decree that bestowed marriage upon him and Princess Sui'an.
You want me to be your concubine?
"Did you never like me? Were you lying to me from the very beginning?"
"You want to use the merit of bringing down the Grand Tutor to marry the Princess, don't you?"
What did he say back then? Wen Shu thought for a moment, then suddenly laughed.
"Ah Shu, just wait a little longer, these things will be over soon."
wait?
What did she get in that year and a half?
She waited until news of Wenji's death came from the frontier battlefield, until Pei Lingjun imprisoned her at the Pei family estate, and until he sent her a cup of poisoned wine on the eve of his wedding.
From beginning to end, she never got to reunite with Wenji, and she was never able to return to Anyang.
When she married Pei Lingjun, she never imagined things would turn out this way.
It is riddled with holes.
After waiting a long time without Wen Shu speaking, Pei Lingjun tugged at the corner of his lips, reached out and closed the window, leaned against the wall and said, "I left a few guards to watch over things. If I can come back before the end of the year, you are not allowed to say anything about parting ways again, okay?"
Inside the room, Wen Shu, with her clothes pulled tight, did not respond.
Outside, Pei Lingjun's dark eyes held the chill of a snowy night. Despite the woman's repeated silence, he remained unperturbed. "Wenji will be joining the army after the New Year. I've already sent someone to make arrangements. Are you willing now?"
After an unknown amount of time, just when Pei Lingjun thought Wen Shu had fallen asleep, a simple "good" came from inside the room through the window, and it dissipated in the cold wind.
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