Chapter 54 Shameless
Zhuang Wan was shocked. The family of Marquis Cheng'en was so shameless!
She took a step forward and said, "Lord Jiang, although you are older and an elder, you still have to be reasonable. How did I bully her?"
"Ask everyone here, was it Jiang Shan who provoked me? I was clearly walking peacefully on the street, but she insisted on having her maid invite me up. When I refused, she even threatened me with disrespect for Dazhao's distinguished guests. I went up, but every word she said was provocative and misleading. As for how she acted just now, she can only blame herself for being cowardly. I didn't touch her, let alone hit or scold her. Compared to me, you actually slapped her in the face. Look, her mouth is bleeding."
“.......You...you guys......” Marquis Cheng’en was so angry that he couldn’t speak.
"Women and villains are difficult to raise, so I won't bother with you. But..." He said to Pei Xingju, "Master Pei, are you really going to let her be so lawless and sit back and do nothing?"
"She's just a woman who's fallen into slavery, Master Pei..." He glared into Pei Xingju's dark eyes, half admonishing, half threatening: "Do you really want to become my enemy for a woman?"
"Master Pei, think clearly. Even though you have considerable power and are deeply favored by the Emperor, your roots are not here."
The implication was that a powerful dragon could not suppress a local snake. Her Jiang family was a prominent clan in the capital, not to mention that they had the support of Duke Xin. There was no need for Pei Xingju to antagonize the Marquis of Cheng'en over a lowly woman.
Of course, Zhuang Wan also understood the meaning.
She began to get nervous, but pretended to be calm and went to see Pei Xingju.
Pei Xingju is not a good person.
He wouldn't kill or save someone for no reason. He was a man of deep scheming and cunning reasoning, always weighing the pros and cons. As Marquis Cheng'en had said, she was just a lowly woman of no use to him, so he didn't need to make enemies for her.
Will he hand her over?
Everyone seemed to be waiting for his answer, and the atmosphere tacitly became quiet and eerie.
After a moment, Pei Xingju chuckled softly, "I still don't understand what Lord Jiang meant."
"She made it clear just now. It wasn't her who bullied you at the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, nor was it anyone else who caused Miss Jiang to be like this. It was that slap from Marquis Jiang..." He feigned concern, "Marquis Jiang, it would be best if you could take Miss Jiang back to see a doctor as soon as possible."
"Good! Good! Good!" Marquis Cheng'en was so angry that he kept saying "good" three times, his face gloomy. "Master Pei's words, I will remember them! This matter will not be let go. Master Pei, see you in the palace!"
He turned to the Jiang family servants and ordered sternly: "Let's go!"
"Wait!" Pei Xingju said.
Marquis Cheng'en stopped and asked, "Why, Master Pei, do you regret it?"
Pei Xingju walked over and whispered in his ear, "I heard a piece of news the other day that the Hezhou prefect had sent an account book to your Cheng'en Marquis Mansion. I wonder if it's true or not?"
Suddenly, Marquis Cheng'en's face changed drastically, and his arrogance subsided as if someone had suddenly poured water on him.
His throat was dry and his expression was tense: "Master Pei, what does he want to say?"
"I don't want to say anything. I just want to remind you, Lord Marquis." He said slowly and clearly, "Although Miss Zhuang's surname is Zhuang, she is now a member of the Pei Mansion. You can't touch her!"
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As soon as Marquis Cheng'en left, the other people in the martial arts arena also dispersed one after another.
Zhuang Wan secretly looked at Pei Xingju's back, feeling a little curious and a little confused.
After a while, he raised his foot and stepped forward, took two steps, and then stopped.
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
"Ah? Oh..." Zhuang Wan hurriedly followed.
Princess Wu Jing caught up and asked, "Where is Lord Pei going?"
Pei Xingju ignored it.
Wu Jing asked angrily, "Master Pei hasn't shown up for several days. When will you be free?"
"Princess," Pei Xingju paused again, "I'm busy. If you want to go shopping, you can find someone else to accompany you."
Chen Yi ran forward and said, "Yes, Princess. Lord Pei is very busy preparing for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet. Where are you going? I will accompany you."
When Princess Wu Jing heard that they were busy with the Queen Mother's birthday, she didn't say anything.
She glanced at Pei Xingju with resentment, then stepped hard on Chen Yi and left angrily.
Chen Yi: “….”
Not far away, seeing Princess Wu Jing leaving, the maid asked Liang Yixin: "Miss, should we go back to the mansion?"
Liang Yixin's gaze fell on the direction where Pei Xingju left, her eyes revealing a hint of sadness and self-mockery.
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On this side, Zhuang Wan followed Pei Xingju with a slow pace, looking thoughtful.
Just now at the martial arts arena, she thought Pei Xingju would hand her over to Marquis Cheng'en for punishment, but she didn't expect that he would go against Marquis Cheng'en to protect her.
Why on earth?
It was obvious that she was of no use to him. If he was afraid that she would reveal his secret, Pei Xingju had a hundred ways to stop her from speaking.
Is it simply because they had a secret affair before? But this is not like Pei Xingju's character.
In the book, Pei Xingju is only interested in revenge and power. Now his contradiction with the Hou party has not yet surfaced. If he openly makes an enemy of Marquis Cheng'en, he will undoubtedly expose himself first.
So why on earth did he do that?
As he was thinking, his head suddenly hit something hard, and then he realized that Pei Xingju had stopped at some point.
"What are you thinking about?" His tone was emotionless.
Zhuang Wan rubbed her forehead, looked up and was about to talk to him when suddenly a few gurgling sounds were heard.
She held her stomach and smiled awkwardly: "Um... I haven't had lunch yet."
Pei Xingju turned around and continued walking.
Zhuang Wan felt guilty and followed him like a lackey: "Yuzhi, where are we going?"
"Go to dinner."
"Oh, then may I make a request?"
"No."
“…”
Zhuang Wan muttered, "I heard the three-fresh duck at Zui Xiang Lou is delicious."
Pei Xingju slowed down his pace.
Zhuang Wan poked her head in and asked cautiously, "Are you still angry?"
After a moment of silence, Pei Xingju said, "I don't have any money."
“…”
Zhuang Wan was also honest: "I didn't bring it either."
The money was given to Qiutan for safekeeping, and Qiutan was busy in the shop.
Thinking of something, they both turned to look at Jingzhe who was following behind them.
Jingzhe: “…”
She took out a banknote and handed it to Zhuang Wan expressionlessly: "Is it enough?"
Zhuang Wan took a look and saw the denomination of fifty taels: "That's enough! That's enough!"
Wow, she is worthy of being the rich woman Jingzhe. She carries hundreds of taels of silver notes with her whenever she goes out.
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