Chapter 83
"She's Wen Shu? The illegitimate daughter of the prefect? How dare she seduce my brother A-Jun!"
The personal maid held her breath and watched with ill intent as the well-matched man and woman entered the restaurant. She then whispered, "I asked the waiter at the restaurant, and the young master had someone reserve a private room here yesterday, right across from you, Princess. If the concubine's daughter of the Wen family really has any other intentions, it's not too late for you to take action then."
The pain from her fingernails digging into her palm brought her back to her senses.
Jiang Xianyi stared at Pei Lingjun and Wen Shu inside the private room through the window. Their actions were both intimate and casual, especially the young man's occasional caring gestures, which she had never seen before.
"What a fine concubine's daughter of the Wen family! What a fine Wen Shu!"
The sight of the loving couple across from her stirred her emotions, and Jiang Xianyi suddenly became agitated, laughing wildly as she swept everything off the table like a madwoman.
One of her personal maids closed the window while the other went to stop Jiang Xianyi.
Unexpectedly, she was still a step too late. The scalding tea splashed out, and Jiang Xianyi screamed. Her eyes widened, and a large blister immediately appeared on the back of her delicate hand, with blood seeping out.
"My hand! Ah! My hand!"
The maidservant stepped forward to stop her, but Jiang Xianyi slumped down on the messy ground, letting the maidservant beside her bandage her wounds.
Hearing the commotion inside, the old woman outside pushed open the door and saw Jiang Xianyi looking completely distraught.
"Princess! Your status is too high; it's not worth hurting yourself for someone like that!"
The old nanny had watched Jiang Xianyi grow up since she was a child, serving her for many years. She watched her eagerly follow behind Prince Pei. In the blink of an eye, she had grown up. She had finally obtained the Empress Dowager's decree and was about to achieve her goal, but someone interfered!
"Granny, but I just like him! What's wrong with liking him?!"
Jiang Xianyi covered her eyes, and salty tears flowed into her wound, making the pain even worse.
"Granny, I can't live without Brother Jun. If that woman disappears, Brother Jun will be able to see me! Please help me! Please help me!"
A glint of malice flashed in the old woman's eyes. "Don't worry, Princess, I will take care of that vile woman!"
The heart-wrenching screams did not alert the White Crane Restaurant across the street.
After lunch, Pei Lingjun ordered Cui Peisong and Wen Shu to return to the Wen residence first.
Cui Pei's lips twitched a few times, and he whispered, "Boss, I'll go with you on what Wen Tao asked us to do, since it's dangerous."
"No need. Send her back to her residence and take good care of her."
Cui Pei was puzzled. He thought that as long as Wen Tao's embezzlement and the money he used to buy birthday gifts for that person in Jijing were investigated, the tens of thousands of taels of birthday gifts in Dasheng would be investigated and those people would be brought to justice.
But why did their eldest son have to go through such a roundabout way to find out about the Wen family's connections? The Wen family's first wife's family wasn't exactly innocent either, but the two concubines in the mansion hadn't been involved in this matter.
But in the end, we're all family.
Cui Pei was startled, and a guess suddenly arose in his mind.
Since their leader likes Wen Si Niangzi, is he waiting for the Wen family to fail so that he can exonerate the innocent people in the Wen family?
Cui Pei gasped. Was he really going to marry her so attentively so that she would be his crown princess?
How could the Lady of the Marquis's Mansion agree to that?
With a 'gulp,' Cui Pei swallowed hard, his mind racing, and could only nod in agreement.
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