When he arrived at the guest house, Pei Ji frowned. There was a broken bed in the room, covered with a reed mat. There was an oil lamp hanging on the wall, but there was very little oil left in it.
There is nothing else besides this.
It's so shabby, with dust everywhere and even cobwebs on the beams. You take their money and let them live in a place like this?
Xue Huan squeezed his hand and told him not to worry. They weren't really going to live here anyway; they were just using it as a cover.
The young monk bowed hastily and left.
Xue Huan performed a cleaning spell, and a gust of clear wind swept through every corner of the house, picking up dust and dirt, and finally falling into the yard.
The house became clean and dust-free in an instant.
Only then did she feel better.
Although it's just a temporary transit station, it's too shabby and makes people feel uncomfortable.
The young monk came back with a tray filled with several dishes of vegetarian food, including eggplant, cabbage, and tofu, and the staple food was a small bowl of yellowed rice.
"I'm leaving now." Before leaving, the young monk couldn't help but glance at the house. He was surprised to see that the house looked brand new and incredibly clean.
Xue Huan looked at the vegetarian rice on the table and shook her head. "That monk is too greedy. He took five taels of silver from us and used this to deal with us."
The vegetables were probably just rinsed once and stir-fried in the pan for a few times before being served on the plate. There wasn't even a speck of oil. The rice was even worse, it smelled sour.
Pei Ji: "Maybe he thought he would never do business with us again, so he just did it perfunctorily."
Fortunately, the two of them were not staying overnight. The most important thing was to find the painting that "swallowed" Zheng Yuzhu and the five-colored stone, and they were too lazy to bother with the greedy monk.
Xue Huan took out the bedding and sheets again and was spreading them out with Pei Ji when there was a noise outside.
Xue Huan glanced outside and saw the young monk coming with a master and servant. The young lady was extremely beautiful, a rare beauty, and even the maid beside her was pretty and charming.
When passing by Xue Huan's house, the young lady raised her eyes and looked over. Her eyes were shining and she smiled at them lightly and nodded.
Xue Huan subconsciously smiled, thinking that this young lady was really pleasing to the eye.
"Hanhan, does it look good?"
"Beautiful." Xue Huan blurted out, and seeing Pei Ji's gloomy eyes with a bit of resentment, she couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. But then she thought that she was just looking at a beautiful woman, what's the big deal, and she felt justified again.
"I can look at it, but you can't."
After hearing her domineering declaration, Pei Ji laughed and couldn't help but want to tease her: "Why are you allowed to look but not me? What's the logic behind this?"
Xue Huan looked at him in disbelief. "You, well, you really don't love me anymore. You took advantage of my pregnancy to set your sights on other beautiful women. You're such a heartless man!"
She threw herself on the bed and sobbed, stroking her belly and complaining to the little one inside: "Baby, your father hates me. I'm going to elope with you and not live with him anymore..."
Pei Ji knew that she was acting, but he couldn't stand it when he heard that she wanted to leave.
What can you do with the baby you married? Of course you coax her.
As a result, when he held her hand and was about to speak, he found that she had fallen asleep. This was really... Pei Ji was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
I gently turned her face and saw that there was indeed no trace of crying. Her complexion was pink and rosy, and the corners of her lips were upturned.
Pei Ji stared at her, love surging in his heart, and he leaned over and kissed her on the lips.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
There was a gentle, regular knock on the door.
Pei Ji frowned and quickly set up a soundproof barrier beside the bed to prevent Xue Huan from being woken up. He covered her with the quilt and then went forward to open the door.
The person standing outside the door was that young lady.
She bowed to Pei Ji and said, "Sir, I am Wanniang. I went out to visit my late husband's grave today and was delayed for some time and couldn't return to the city in time, so I came here to stay for the night. I didn't expect this house to be so simple. I asked my maid to ask the monk in the temple for a quilt, but the monk said that there were no extra quilts in the temple, so we had to make do with this for one night."
Wan Niang bit her lower lip and looked up at Pei Ji. "If you have extra bedding, could you lend me one? Or I can buy one for you. Otherwise, it's cold in the mountains at night. If we stay up all night, I'm afraid both me and the maid will catch a cold the next day."
"You caught a cold, what does it have to do with me?" Pei Ji said coldly, "Besides, if you want to make up a good excuse, you should come up with one. You didn't even get a speck of dirt on your feet, yet you said you were visiting your late husband's grave. If your late husband knew about this, he would probably be so angry that he would jump out of his coffin."
After saying this, regardless of Wan Niang's reaction, he slammed the door shut.
He didn't want to listen to the woman talking so much, but he sensed a strange aura from her, so he wanted to see what she wanted to do, and it turned out that she wanted to borrow a quilt.
But borrowing the quilt was fake, and the real purpose was to take the opportunity to seduce him.
Growing up in the palace, he had long been aware of the tricks used by women. How could he not hear the various implications in her words?
Pei Ji felt no wavering in his heart.
But when he saw the person sleeping soundly on the bed, the coldness in his eyes instantly faded away, and he unconsciously revealed a warm smile.
Outside the door, Wan Niang had a look of surprise on her face. She didn't expect that in the face of such a beautiful woman, this man would be completely indifferent. Not only did he reject her coldly and ruthlessly, but he also exposed her mercilessly.
In the past, even though those men could see that her excuses were poor, they all blindly chose to ignore them. After all, how many men would be willing to refuse a stunning beauty like her when she offered herself to them?
Only with the one in front of her, she could tell that he was not pretending to be aloof and reserved, but was truly disdainful of her. There was no emotion in his eyes when he looked at her, as if she was just a stone or a blade of grass by the roadside.
Was it because of the woman in the room? Although she was very confident about her appearance, she had to admit that the woman was the only one she had met so far who could rival her in appearance.
Well, she's a little bit behind.
However, men are all mean. No matter how beautiful the flowers at home are, it will not stop them from picking wild flowers on the roadside. What's more, she is not just a wild flower.
Wan Niang's eyes moved, and the desire to conquer in her heart was completely aroused.
The woman in the room was his wife, right? The more affectionate he was to her, the more she wanted to see the day when he would abandon her and throw himself into her arms. It would be very interesting.
Wan Niang raised her red lips, revealing a charming and expectant smile.
Late at night, Pei Ji woke Xue Huan up.
Seeing how soundly she was sleeping, he really didn't want to wake her up, but he was also worried about leaving her alone in the room. Besides, if she knew that he had gone to the temple to investigate the situation without telling her, she would definitely make trouble with him when she woke up.
He wasn't afraid of her quarreling with him, but he was afraid of her getting angry.
A pregnant woman's temper may change a lot, so he needs to take care of her emotions at all times.
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