Chapter 146 Did he rape a woman?
Ever since having that dream, Jiang Fei felt unwell the whole day, as if she had a burning desire that she had nowhere to vent.
She stood in the yard and looked at all the roofs and searched the trees, but she couldn't find where Pei Jing's secret guards were hiding.
"Hello," Jiang Fei tried to call out, "Are you there?"
"Miss."
The voice suddenly appeared behind Jiang Fei, scaring her so much that she turned around and almost bumped into the secret guard.
Jiang Fei patted his chest and said unhappily, "Why are you guys so elusive? Next time, don't show up behind me. Show up in front of me, okay?"
The secret guard took a half step back and said respectfully, "Yes, Miss, do you have any instructions?"
"When will your prince come back?"
"The prince will arrive in Beijing in two days. Does the young lady have any other instructions?"
“No more.”
"Then I'll take my leave." After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.
Jiang Fei sat on the stone bench in the yard. There were still two days left, so Wei Ciying should be back around the same time.
Thinking of this, she immediately stood up and went into the house, "Jiupao."
Jiutao was still chewing on a snack when she raised her head and said incoherently, "Miss, what's wrong?"
Jiang Fei snatched her snack and threw it on the table, "Don't eat this, Miss, I'm taking you out for a snack."
Jiu Tao glanced at the snacks on the table with concern and swallowed the food in her mouth. "But didn't Miss Wei promise to cover for her? If she goes out, she will be discovered."
Jiang Fei sneered and poked Jiutao's forehead, "Do you really think I'm that stupid? Wei Ciying wants to use me as a shield, but I want to turn the tables on her."
She walked to her dressing table and combed her hair, explaining, "That day, I showed up at the Dingyuan Marquis's residence and happened to learn the location of the Dingyuan Marquis' study from Wei Mingzhen. Then, I disappeared on some pretext. It was also by coincidence that Pei Jing changed his route and didn't pass through Qingyakou. If they suspected someone had leaked the information, who would they suspect?"
After hearing her analysis, even Jiutao felt that the young lady was very suspicious.
Jiu Tao pointed at Jiang Fei and said, "I suspect you."
"That's right." Jiang Fei revealed a hint of cunning. "I have to show my face on the street and let them know I'm in the capital. This way, Wei Ciying's cover for me will be exposed. Since she didn't go out with me, what was she doing away from the capital for so long? Who do you think they will suspect?"
"Of course I suspect her!" Jiu Tao's eyes sparkled. "Miss, you're really smart, but what should we do when Miss Wei comes back?"
Jiang Fei stood up and touched her head. "I have my own way. Come on, let's eat as much as we can today. Eat well."
Jiu Tao followed excitedly, "Is it Prince Hua's money?"
When Pei Jing was mentioned, Jiang Fei thought of the letter and the dream she had last night, and her face began to burn again.
Jiu Tao noticed something unusual, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Fei deliberately cleared her throat and said, "It's okay."
She hadn't spent much of the one thousand taels of silver she got from Duan Jiu, and she hadn't touched the ten thousand taels from Pei Jing.
That bastard Pei Jing actually dared to write her a letter like that and treated her like that in her dreams. So what's wrong with her spending his money?
"Spend! You must spend his money! Spend him into a pauper."
The secret guard silently retracted his neck.
It seems that the prince has made Miss Jiang very angry. However, it may be too difficult to spend the prince's money into a pauper. I wonder if the lady has underestimated the prince or overestimated herself?
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The summer heat gradually dissipates, and the river breeze brings coolness across the banks of the Jinlu River. Teahouses on the shore set up bamboo sheds, and the fragrance of freshly brewed tea mixes with the autumn breeze. The tea is cheap, and you can also enjoy the river breeze and autumn moon, which is most favored by literati.
Jiang Fei leaned against the window with bird's nest in her hand, listening to the idle chat of several scholars downstairs.
We talked about the wonderful interpretation of the Analects, the teacher's new poems, and the secrets of the neighbors' homes.
Jiang Fei listened attentively and sat there for half an hour. When she turned around, Jiutao had eaten up all the food on the table.
The scholar downstairs changed the topic again, but he deliberately lowered his voice. Jiang Fei vaguely heard the word Zhaoning.
When Jiang Fei heard the word "Zhaoning", she immediately pricked up her ears and leaned out the window.
"I heard that Prince Zhaoning has set his sights on the young lady of the Dingyuan Marquisate this time, and he sent gifts to the Marquisate with great fanfare a few days ago."
"Shh, keep your voice down! You know what he's doing..."
Several people put their heads together, and the ones behind could no longer be heard.
Jiang Fei ran downstairs quickly, and Jiutao quickly wiped her mouth and followed her.
Jiang Fei walked around to the river behind the restaurant and looked around. Finally, he found the table of scholars. He ran over and sat down on the empty table next to the scholars.
A few people behind me were still chatting.
"It's been pretty quiet these days, except for the time when we killed a trafficker in the street a while ago. There hasn't been any trouble since then, has there?"
"Alas, it's because the Emperor is too indulgent, otherwise..."
"Be careful with your words, brother." Another scholar patted the speaker's shoulder, "Otherwise, you will bring disaster upon yourself."
"What are you afraid of?" the man slammed the table. "No matter how arrogant Prince Zhaoning is, can he really shut up the world's gossip?"
Although the words were righteous, the voice was not loud.
Jiang Fei couldn't help but interrupt: "This brother is right!"
The scholars then noticed that there was a girl next to them and were stunned.
Jiang Fei dragged a stool over to them, looking familiar. "You two should continue chatting. What other unscrupulous things has Pei Jing done?"
The scholars looked at each other, and one of them said warily, "The girl is..."
"It's not important, it's not important." Jiang Fei waved her hands, "I'm just a nobody, I hate evil just like you all!"
Seeing someone agreeing, the scholars relaxed a little.
A bolder one lowered his voice and said, "There are even more outrageous things. I heard that Prince Zhaoning has a separate courtyard on the outskirts of the city, where he keeps boys and girls around ten years old for his own amusement. He doesn't like anyone over fifteen and kicks them out."
Jiang Fei slammed the table and said sternly: "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Several people were stunned, "Girl, you..."
Jiang Fei realized instantly that she was here to vent her anger on Cricket Pei Jing, not to speak up for him.
She immediately changed her tone, "Well, I mean, he seems to like older girls, around seventeen or eighteen."
Everyone nodded in agreement, "So that's how it is. That Prince Zhaoning, relying on the emperor's favor, has committed all sorts of atrocities over the years, including murder, looting, and arson."
"Has he ever raped a woman?" Jiang Fei interrupted.
Several people looked at each other, "It seems that this is not the case."
Jiang Fei gritted her teeth and said, "I think it's not that there is nothing, but that no one has discovered it."
Sneaking into her bedroom in the middle of the night, forcefully kissing her in a restaurant, and even writing such shameless letters—all of these things, if told, would be a major event! It's just that no one discovered them.
Everyone agreed with her and nodded in agreement: "Young lady, you are absolutely right!"
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