Chapter 48
“The people we saw yesterday weren’t legitimate assassins. They seemed to have come from the vicinity of Ganzhou, and their weapons were privately made. Have those two people outside the city follow this lead and investigate as soon as possible.”
Cui Pei immediately agreed. Their Xiaolong Guard had been doing dirty work that no one else dared to do for years, such as murder, arson, and ransacking homes. Gathering information was nothing to them.
Just as he was about to go out to deliver the message, he stopped halfway and turned back, saying, "Boss, although there is no news outside the city, news has come from Jijing."
Pei Lingjun's pupils contracted, his gaze shooting out with a sharp coldness, his voice instantly turning icy, "What news?"
Cui Pei swallowed hard and said, "Princess Sui'an has left the capital; it's said she's gone south..."
This is definitely not good news.
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Even though she was unwilling, Pei Lingjun was the one who had saved her life and her father's life. When Zhou Yun heard the news that Pei Lingjun had woken up, she immediately ordered Wen Shu to go and visit him.
The master and servant wandered absentmindedly to the side courtyard where Pei Lingjun was, when they suddenly remembered that they had come empty-handed.
So, having no other choice, they had to send Hanxiang back to get something, anything at all.
Cui Pei wasn't there, and only one room in the courtyard was lit. Wen Shu knocked on the door and called out, "Cousin, are you there?"
Pei Lingjun was changing his dressing when he heard this. He instinctively reached to put on his clothes and tie his belt, but suddenly stopped. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he untied his belt without changing his expression, exposing his upper body and even his wounds to the air.
"--Come in!"
Wen Shu went in as instructed, having already prepared a whole host of pleasantries and words of gratitude in her mind. Regardless of what Pei Lingjun thought, her attitude was already set in stone.
With her lips slightly parted, Wen Shu was about to speak when she unexpectedly saw the young man behind the screen with disheveled clothes, his upper body exposed, his belt loosely tied around his waist, revealing his strong waist and abdomen beneath his clothes, and his shoulder and arm muscles clearly visible. He was turning to the side to apply medicine to her.
Pei Lingjun had half of his black hair tied back, with the rest falling on his shoulders. On his back was a hideous scar the length of his forearm!
Wen Shu's words caught in her throat as she stared at Pei Lingjun in shock. Only after meeting his gaze did she abruptly turn her head away, her face belatedly burning red.
"Why aren't you dressed?"
Wen Shu asked a dry question, her face flushed as she looked to the side. She really hadn't expected Pei Lingjun to be so shameless.
In the silent space, someone chuckled, raising their voice and saying each word clearly, "Cousin, if you're injured, you need to change your dressing. Do you expect me to be dressed impeccably like Mr. Qi at this time?"
Wen Shu choked for a moment, then retorted, "You can also call me in after the medicine is applied..."
The young man chuckled, "I'm afraid that if I don't call my cousin in soon, given her temper, what if she never comes to see me again?"
His words were laced with a smile, a blatant act of seduction and provocation.
Wen Shu took a deep breath, calmly turned her head to meet his gaze, and said in a cold voice, "Cousin, you misunderstand. I am not that familiar with you yet. Cousin, you are so dissolute and unrestrained. Aren't you afraid that one day someone will say that you seduced Miss Wen and you will be kicked out of the house?"
Her eyes held a defiant glint, as if she were conjuring up some amusing image, and her facial expressions became lively.
Pei Lingjun held the medicine bottle and said, "So that's how my cousin sees me." He added regretfully, "Then why don't you guess if I'll be kicked out of the house?"
The young man looked at her with his dark eyes, his tone unusually serious.
Just as the two sides were locked in a stalemate, the sound of footsteps came from inside the courtyard; it was Hanxiang returning.
The door wasn't fully closed, and a sliver of dim light leaked out.
Wen Shu tensed up immediately and was about to walk out when a cold, sharp voice interrupted the two women before Han Xiang could enter.
"Don't come in!"
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