Chapter 55
The young woman following behind Pei Lingjun seemed oblivious to the strange atmosphere outside. She leisurely took Pei Lingjun's arm as they came out, her face full of intimacy.
"Brother Jun, you promised me you'd go back to Jijing as soon as possible."
Almost the instant Jiang Xianyi spoke, Wen Shu looked over sharply, her face turning deathly pale.
What is she doing here?
The young woman's face was exactly the same as in her previous life, even younger and more vibrant.
Yet this seemingly innocent and harmless woman personally tortured and killed Hanxiang, who had been by her side since childhood.
The bloodstains in the yard that day couldn't be washed away even by the rain; the crimson scene stung her eyes.
In an instant, the bloody memories surged back, and seeing her and Pei Lingjun standing together, she couldn't even tell where she was.
Was it the Baihe Restaurant in Anyang Prefecture? Or the blood-soaked courtyard in the backyard of the Marquis of Jijing's residence?
A wave of nausea washed over Wen Shu, and she trembled uncontrollably. She thought to herself, "That letter last night said I couldn't contain my emotions, and today Cui Pei is saying my husband is unavailable..."
Ha, she thought it was something inconvenient, but it's just that kind of thing between men and women.
Wen Shu felt inexplicably nauseous and bent over, clutching her stomach.
Pei Lingjun instinctively reached out to help her, but before his hand could touch her arm, he suddenly heard Wen Shu gag painfully.
The hand froze in place.
Cui Pei never expected that Wen Shu would vomit from disgust, and was about to speak to ease the strange atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, Wen Shu spoke first. She had just gagged violently. Although she hadn't vomited anything, the churning acid in her stomach brought tears to her eyes and made her face turn pale.
"Let's go."
She kept her eyes straight ahead, as if she regarded Pei Lingjun and Jiang Xianyi as mere passersby, and walked straight past them.
However, his thin back trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly.
Wen Shu led Wen Ji out of the Baihe Restaurant and didn't stay for a moment longer.
They had just left the restaurant and hadn't even gotten into the carriage yet.
Pei Lingjun somehow managed to dodge Jiang Xianyi and chase after her. His gaze swept over Wen Shu's deathly pale face, and his brow furrowed slightly. "Don't misunderstand, my relationship with her isn't what you think..."
"—What kind of relationship do you think I'm thinking, cousin?" Wen Shu interrupted him, chuckling lightly. "I've already made an appointment with Mrs. Zhuang to make a kite, so I won't chat with you any longer."
Wen Shu left cleanly and decisively, while Pei Lingjun watched the carriage disappear into the main street, feeling extremely troubled.
The Empress Dowager bestowed a marriage upon him and Jiang Xianyi without a word, and the decree was delivered to him after Jiang Xianyi traveled south for half a month.
The fact that the Imperial Guards did not send a message beforehand indicates that the Empress Dowager's marriage was a secret arrangement, and not many people knew about it.
And what about His Majesty?
Does Your Majesty know?
Why not stop it?
Pei Lingjun stared at the empty alleyway, rubbing his throbbing eyelids, feeling that today was truly not a good day.
Meanwhile, in a secluded street shop where no one noticed, someone put down the butcher's knife used for chopping meat and nodded to the person lurking in the narrow alley behind him.
Immediately, dozens of men pulled out gleaming long knives from the haystacks piled in the corner and secretly followed the carriage.
"Let's do it!"
On the deserted street, more than a dozen people wearing black masks suddenly appeared at the alley entrances on both sides, each holding a gleaming long knife, and they headed straight for the carriage!
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