"I only asked for the imperial decree to get the general's consent, never to imprison Wan Ning." Yin Yichen smiled, a completely different look from the time when he asked Pei Xuanzhi to stay away from Song Wan Ning. He simply said, "Wan Ning is willing to marry me, so I asked for the imperial decree. After all, Pei Langjun and I are different."
Pei Xuanzhi had guessed most of it by now, but he was still unwilling to give up. He only asked in a low voice, "How do you know Wan Ning is willing to marry you?"
After hearing this, Yin Yichen stood up, glanced at Pei Xuanzhi, and smiled faintly, "Mr. Pei, if you say so, I have a lot to tell you. Wan Ning and I got married when we were young, and we fell in love on Putuo Mountain. At that time, the peach blossoms on the mountain were in full bloom. I walked with her in the drizzle and enjoyed the beautiful scenery, played chess with her in the pavilion under the tree, and..."
"That's enough, Prime Minister, you don't have to tell me everything." Pei Xuanzhi's face was extremely grim now, and he could only speak in a low voice, "Now that the Prime Minister has won the beauty, I really have nothing to say. I can only blame myself for not seizing the opportunity and letting the Prime Minister take advantage of it."
Yin Yichen glanced at Pei Xuanzhi, his expression as indifferent as ever. "Pei Xuanzhi, do you think I won unfairly? Do you think I'm scheming and having some tricks up my sleeve?"
"I can tell you that I've been planning to marry her for a long time. I helped her get a divorce and escape from the den of dangers like the Marquis of Zhongping's mansion. My scheming has never harmed Wan Ning. On the contrary, my schemes have made her better and better." Yin Yichen took two steps forward, getting closer to Pei Xuanzhi, and said coldly, "And what about you? What were you doing when she was imprisoned?"
"I..." Pei Xuanzhi was choked by Yin Yichen's words.
Yin Yichen's face was slightly cold. He looked at Pei Xuanzhi and spoke slowly, "You just saw that she was free and thought you had another chance. In that case, you might as well pretend that she had never divorced. Anyway, whether she was married before or remarried now, it has nothing to do with you."
Pei Xuanzhi only then realized clearly that he had lost, completely defeated. He was defeated by Yin Yichen in every aspect.
Yin Yichen looked at Pei Xuanzhi, who looked dejected, and said in a low voice, "If Pei Langjun wants to drink to relieve his sorrow, I have a few pots of good wine in the Prime Minister's Mansion that I can lend you."
"No need." Pei Xuanzhi stood in the courtyard, looking at Yin Yichen coldly and said, "Prime Minister, you'd better truly love and protect Wan Ning. If you treat Wan Ning badly, I can also help her get a divorce in the future. There is no way the Prime Minister can surpass me."
Pei Xuanzhi's words made Yin Yichen raise his eyebrows in surprise. He just smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, I won't give you a chance."
Pei Xuanzhi walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion in a daze, and then returned to the General's Mansion.
When Song Lan saw Pei Xuanzhi, he was holding a few pots of peach blossom wine in his hands and leaning against the wall of Song Lan's yard. "Would you like to have a few drinks with me?"
Song Lan sighed helplessly, took the wine jug from Pei Xuanzhi, and said with a smile, "You kid, you must not have been home since you came back from Jiangnan, and you just hang out outside. When Uncle Pei finds out, he'll break your legs and make you not know how to go home."
"I'm no longer old enough to get beaten. Let's get drunk together. It won't be too late for me to go back when I wake up." Pei Xuanzhi smiled bitterly, opened the lid of the wine jug, and said to Song Lan, "Lanzhi, drink!"
Song Lan looked at Pei Xuanzhi's distraught look and sighed, "It's really not meant to be. You should be more open-minded. My sister isn't that nice either. She gets angry with me every day at home and is very naughty. I'm letting you go by not marrying you."
Pei Xuanzhi's expression grew even more bitter upon hearing this. He sighed and said, "It truly is fate that we are not meant to be. Things are going strangely for Jiangnan's business. Now I think Yin Yichen is trying to lure the tiger away, forcing me to return. He's simply taking advantage of my absence to strike."
"What?" Song Lan was also a little surprised after hearing this. "How could he do such a thing? My sister is going to marry such a sinister and cunning villain. I don't know what her life will be like in the future."
"I'll wait. If Wan Ning doesn't live well in the future and we divorce, I will marry her." Pei Xuanzhi said as he brought another pot of wine and drank it.
"That's crazy." Seeing Pei Xuanzhi thinking this way, Song Lan didn't stop him, but just accompanied him to drink another can of wine.
Both of them were drunk and fell to the side of the pavilion.
The voices of the two men actually made Song Wanshi, who was passing by, stop. She looked at Mudan beside her and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what's going on in the yard? Why is there such a big commotion?"
Mudan looked at Song Wanshi and responded in a low voice, "Miss, it seems that the Second Master is drinking with Young Master Pei."
Song Wanshi couldn't help but feel a little surprised, "Brother Pei has returned from Jiangnan?"
"He came back early this morning and seemed unhappy to learn that Miss Ning was engaged."
"I haven't seen Brother Xuanzhi for a long time. Come on, let's go in and take a look." Song Wanshi said, and led Mudan into Song Lan's yard.
Song Lan and Pei Xuanzhi were both drunk and now fell asleep at one end of the pavilion.
Song Wanshi stared at the sleeping Pei Xuanzhi. Although he looked disheveled, it was not difficult to see that he was handsome and lively. Song Wanshi looked at him, and her heart was filled with sadness. If it weren't for that incident, she could have married Pei Xuanzhi.
A man like Pei Xuanzhi is much better than Wen Tingbai.
Just as she was thinking this, Song Wanshi suddenly had some absurd and crazy thoughts in her mind, which spread rapidly and made her nervous.
Song Wanshi glanced at Mudan beside her and said in a low voice, "Mudan, it's too cold for Brother Pei to sleep on the ground. Let's take him back to my Cuihua Courtyard to rest. We can wait until he wakes up before letting him go back."
Mudan was stunned for a moment after hearing what Song Wanshi said, and then she dared to speak hesitantly, "Miss, you haven't married yet, isn't this a bit inappropriate... If you want Pei Langjun to rest in your yard, shouldn't you tell your wife?"
"It's okay. There are no outsiders in this general's mansion." Song Wanshi pretended to be calm and walked to Pei Xuanzhi's side, lifting one of his arms. Seeing that she couldn't pull it, she glanced at Mudan and said in a low voice, "Why don't you come and help me?"
"Yes... yes..." Mudan responded and hurried forward to lend a hand.
Song Wanshi and Pei Xuanzhi supported Pei Xuanzhi as they walked towards Cuihua Courtyard. A fine layer of sweat formed on the tip of her nose from nervousness. Now that she was going to marry a widow who couldn't be humane, it would be better to have a good time before getting married.
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