Chapter 80
During the day, Wen Shu was dressed in a bright red embroidered mandarin duck wedding robe, and her pearl and jade headdress was exquisite. Now, she looks the same as she did during the day, but she looks lifeless. She probably knows about the despicable things the Qi family did and is feeling upset.
"Fourth sister, it's good that you're back. Mother was so worried. She said if you hadn't come back, she would have sent people to turn Anyang upside down to see who had the guts to kidnap you."
Wenxi, unusually, took the initiative to speak to Wenshu, her tone as sarcastic as ever, glancing at Pei Lingjun three or four times. She truly had no idea that this cousin who had appeared out of nowhere had such great abilities, actually managing to ruin Wenshu and Chengxuan's marriage.
"I dare not trouble Mother with your worries. Wen Shu is doing well."
With Wen Shu back, the marriage between the Wen and Qi families is effectively off.
Pei Lingjun apologized, saying, "Uncle, time is of the essence, so I had to take my cousin away first. I'm sorry to have worried you."
Wen Tao was very satisfied with Pei Lingjun. Upon hearing this, he said, "You did a good job. If you hadn't discovered the Qi family's secrets, my Shu'er would have been a concubine today, which would have been a disgrace to the Wen family."
Pei Lingjun bowed slightly, his expression humble. His dark and gloomy eyes were perfectly concealed by the night, and no one could see his expression. He simply said, "Uncle is right."
As night deepened, Hanxiang, still dazed, helped Wenshu back to the secluded courtyard where she had lived before her marriage, her body stiff and her limbs extremely uncoordinated as she washed and dressed her.
She stayed at the Wen residence today, so she didn't witness the chaotic bride-snatching outside the Qi residence. Moreover, it was unprecedented in the entire Anyang area for a newlywed bride to return to her parents' home that very night.
Wen Shu wasn't in much better shape, or rather, all her plans had been disrupted ever since Pei Lingjun snatched the bride today.
Her marriage to Qi Chengxuan was definitely off, but fortunately, she avoided Pei Lingjun by using the Qi family's wedding and did not marry him, thus achieving her goal.
Now that she hasn't become a member of the Qi family, she's spared the hassle of dealing with the social obligations of the Qi household, and she doesn't have to be wary of Qi Chengxuan's wife whom he married long ago.
Even if the Qi family is in complete chaos now, it won't affect her anymore.
Moreover, Pei Lingjun revealed all of Qi Chengxuan's hidden secrets, which were clearly seen by so many people at the wedding. Within three days, the entire population of Anyang would know.
The bookmakers are no exception.
After this incident, the Zhuang family will definitely not marry Zhuang Yan to the Qi family.
Thinking about it this way, Pei Lingjun actually helped her by accident.
The woman in front of the bronze mirror washed off her makeup, revealing her smooth skin.
Wen Shu chuckled to herself, looking at Han Xiang who was standing there dumbfounded in the bronze mirror, and said with a smile, "What? Don't you recognize your young lady?"
Hanxiang had never expected this to happen, and her face was pale from shock. "I recognize you, Miss. I really didn't expect that the Qi family would want you to be their concubine?"
“The Wen family is a prominent family in Anyang, how could they tolerate me becoming a concubine?” Wen Shu sighed. “Qi Chengxuan wanted me to be his secondary wife, so that he could appease the Qi family without damaging the Wen family’s reputation. It was originally a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone, but unfortunately…”
Wen Shu shook her head. "Someone exposed it."
Hanxiang nodded emphatically, "Thanks to Young Master Song..."
Thanks to him?
Wen Shu couldn't help but think of that kiss from earlier that day.
He talked on and on last night, but she let it go in one ear and out the other, not taking a single word to heart.
They assumed he was trying to use them to extract information from the Wen or Qi families.
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