Chapter 183
"It doesn't count!" Seeing that she couldn't push him away, Wen Shu stood protectively in front of her, her delicate brows furrowed, and said, "Get down."
“How can it not count?” This time it was Pei Lingjun’s turn to be angry. He grabbed the woman’s wrist, pinched it with one hand and pressed it above her head. “Look at this, we are now husband and wife.”
"So what if we're husband and wife? It's not like we can't get a divorce..."
She's already planning a divorce before they're even married?
"A-Shu, how could you do this?" Pei Lingjun hurriedly buried his face in her neck, almost pleading, "What do I lack compared to others? Why don't you look at me?!"
The woman did not answer, and the atmosphere did not remain tense for long before a woman's voice rang out.
His voice was hoarse as he called out "Erlang" countless times.
...
The next day, the carriage stopped at the entrance of Yunshui Tower. After picking up the person, it returned to the courtyard without stopping.
Pei Lingjun settled the person inside the house and was about to leave.
As he turned around, his sleeve was tugged, and he turned back with a somber expression.
Wen Shu could tell from his expression that he was angry.
She softened her tone and simply asked, "Where are you going?"
Although he was still angry about what she said last night, he didn't want to really hold a grudge against her, so he replied as she said, "I have some things to take care of. You should rest at home for a while. I will take care of this matter."
How could she not know the methods of the valiant guards?
Ruthless and cruel officials.
“Lu Rou invited me here last night. Although I’m not close to her, she has no reason to harm me, does she?”
Wen Shu didn't want to judge people by their own standards, but she was truly unaware of the inside story.
"Hanxiang will take good care of you; you don't need to get involved in this matter."
The dark blue hem of his robe swayed in an arc as the young man turned and left, gently closing the door behind him.
Outside the door, the shadow guards knelt on the ground. Qing Sui had just been flogged last night and should have been resting in bed, but he was stubborn and knew he had failed in his duty as a guard, so he came to atone for his sins.
"How's the investigation going?"
Qing Sui handed over a waist token from the Lu family, her voice weaker than before, indicating that she had suffered severe torture the previous night.
"We have confirmed with those two people that the person they identified as instigating them to commit the crime was wearing this badge."
The slightly older shadow guard in front lowered his head and said, "Could it be someone from the Lu family?"
"But it doesn't feel right when I say it out loud. The Lu family are Wen Si Niangzi's relatives. Blood is thicker than water, and they have no grudges against each other. How could they use such a method to harm people?"
"It seems that Young Master Lu is interested in Fourth Miss Wen. Could it be that his mother doesn't want Young Master Lu to marry Fourth Miss Wen, so she resorted to such a vicious scheme?"
That makes sense.
"..."
The crowd chattered amongst themselves. Pei Lingjun examined the waist token for a long time, only letting out a noncommittal chuckle when he heard someone say that Young Master Lu liked Wen Shu.
Everyone shrank their necks and lowered their heads.
That young master Lu is overestimating himself by trying to steal a woman from their master.
"Since the person you mentioned is wearing a veil, it means they don't want to reveal their true identity. So why would they bother wearing a waist tag?"
The young man's clear voice slowly rang out, "This waist tag is probably just for show."
"Start with the Lu family. Investigate thoroughly and find out who has been getting close to the Lu family recently."
"Yes, sir!"
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"What do you mean 'disappeared'?!"
The sudden, high-pitched voice was extremely shrill, and the servant couldn't help but lower his head, not daring to look directly at the woman's angry face.
"We didn't see them outside this morning. Our men went up, but they couldn't even get close to the room. I found out that the elegant room has been booked by a distinguished person."
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