Chapter 167
"I never intended for you to be my concubine." The hairpin peeking out from the woman's hair reflected the fine, crystalline moonlight, its texture cool and refreshing.
"You are the only wife I have ever officially married in both my lives."
He said she was his lawfully wedded wife?
"If you want to stay in Shanzhou, then stay in Shanzhou; if you want to continue running your pharmacy, then continue running it. Have I ever stopped you?"
"Just please don't send me away..."
Wen Shu was stunned.
What kind of beauty couldn't he have in the capital? He could easily return to the capital and continue being the noble and powerful Imperial Guard.
Why bother being turned away by her every few days?
Her repeated rejections of him made her meaning quite clear.
Everyone has self-respect. How could someone as aloof as Pei Lingjun bow down to her time and time again?
Wen Shu rubbed her temples.
Fine, let him do whatever he wants, she can't stop him anyway.
“I’ve added a mechanism to this hairpin. If you press it against the eyes of the lovebirds, a poisoned needle will shoot out. Although I left you with shadow guards for protection when I left, I still feel uneasy. I think it would be better to give you a silver hairpin as a weapon.”
It was originally a hidden weapon.
Wen Shu touched the silver hairpin in her hair, pulled it out, and examined it closely by the moonlight. There was a tiny round hole on the beak of the lovebird, which must have been where the silver needle was shot out.
"You understand the meridians and acupoints, so it's best to give you this hidden weapon."
Wen Shu's eyes lit up as she fiddled with the silver hairpin, then suddenly pressed the head of the hairpin against Pei Lingjun's chest.
People came and went around them, creating a chaotic scene, but the two of them stood silently in place.
Pei Lingjun grasped that hand, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and pressed it against his heart. "A-Shu, are you going to hurt me?"
He only asked this one question.
Wen Shu must hate him.
She hated his heartlessness and indifference in her past life, how he deceived and used her first, and then stood by and watched, leading to the deaths of her mother and younger brother. Yet, Wen Shu also had to admit that Pei Lingjun had saved her a great deal.
They're even now.
"A-Shu?"
Under the glittering candlelight, the street lanterns cascaded like a silver river, and amidst the bustling crowd, a distant shout reached her ears.
Wen Shu put away the silver hairpin and looked into the distance.
It's Lu Jiang.
"Cousin? What's going on here...?"
Lu Jiang was followed by Zhou Yun and others. He had arrived first and was not too surprised to see Pei Lingjun.
"Shanzhou City is only so big, I didn't expect to run into you here."
Lu Jiang looked at Wen Shu and noticed a hairpin he had never seen before in her hair. He glanced at it briefly but said nothing.
While Lu Jiang was talking to Wen Shu, Pei Lingjun was also looking at Lu Jiang, or more accurately, at the headband he was wearing today.
It's exactly the same as the one in Wen Shu's room.
That... wasn't for him?
Realizing this answer, Pei Lingjun's eyes darkened, and his voice turned icy, "Cousin Lu, your hairband is quite nice today. Which shop did you buy it from?"
Wen Shuxin subconsciously felt a pang of anxiety.
She had to go back after the New Year and didn't know when she would see Lu Jiang again, so she simply sent out the birthday gift in advance.
Pei Lingjun has a sharp eye; how come he's never been seen asking about clothes or hair accessories before?
"That is naturally—"
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