Chapter 240: A Single Man and a Single Woman
"What nonsense!" the system said angrily, "What do you mean by cuckold? He and I have an unspoken relationship. He can be with whoever he wants. It's none of my business."
Jiang Fei understood now. No wonder she was cuckolded. Now she felt something was fishy about every man she looked at.
"Tell me, what happened?" Jiang Fei asked.
The system was silent for a moment before speaking grimly, "I suddenly went offline on New Year's Eve and ran into him sharing a room with System 335874963792577365788397744."
"So many people?" Jiang Fei exclaimed.
"That's one! A lone man, a widow!"
Jiang Fei was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Your system number is so long? What's your number?"
"I'm 001."
"Oh? And you're a senior person?" Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow. "It's really embarrassing to be poached by a junior."
What a mess! The system really wants to sew this host's mouth shut.
Jiang Fei asked again: "Then what? Could it be that you misunderstood?"
The system spoke rapidly: "What did I misunderstand? On New Year's Eve, a man and a woman were alone in a room together, and at the main system's house, and I caught them red-handed. Maybe she was also the one he was secretly exploiting! When I saw that scene, I was so angry that I turned around and left."
"And then?"
"I didn't make it," the system said angrily, "He caught me and locked me up."
Countless torn books and countless images flashed through Jiang Fei's mind.
The system said, "What are you imagining? Fortunately, I fought hard and saved my chastity!"
"You've slept with me so many times, and you still have your virginity?"
The system was so angry that its code started running wildly: "Host! What do you mean? We, the system, have dignity too!"
Jiang Fei suppressed her laughter and said slowly, "Okay, okay, you have chastity, you are the most innocent. So what happened next? How did he explain it?"
The system snorted coldly: "He said that System No. 335874963792577365788397744 was going to report on his work."
Jiang Fei was shocked that the system could remember such a long string of numbers. She even had to look at the verification code three times.
"New Year's Eve report? That's a lame excuse, isn't it?"
Previously, the system specifically poked Jiang Fei in the heart, but now it was Jiang Fei who poked her instead.
"That's right!" The system said indignantly, "And he also said that I think too much, that I'm too sensitive, that I—"
"Wait," Jiang Fei suddenly interrupted, "Are you...jealous?"
The system instantly exploded: "Who's jealous?! I'm System 001, I've traveled the world and seen everything. How could I be jealous over a man? What a joke!"
Jiang Fei said "Oh" meaningfully: "Then why are you so excited now?"
system:"……"
Wen Zhu and Jiu Tao looked at Jiang Fei's expression, which was sometimes expressionless, sometimes squinting, and sometimes grinning, as if she was possessed by a ghost.
The two looked at each other and saw a sentence in each other's eyes: "It's over, I've been stimulated and have a disease, what should I do?"
Before the two of them could come up with a plan, Jiang Fei suddenly laughed out loud. The laugh was not loud, but it made the two of them feel uneasy.
Wen Zhu calmed down and asked cautiously, "Miss, are you okay?"
Jiang Fei came back to her senses, "Ah? What could happen to me?"
She paused, and was interrupted by the system before she remembered that she was here to pick up Pei Jing, but she didn't answer.
"Shall we go back?" Jiutao asked.
Jiang Fei waved her hand, "Forget it, he won't get lost, let's go shopping on our own."
Wen Zhu was anxious: "Miss, please don't be impulsive——"
"Don't worry," Jiang Fei patted the back of her hand, "I'm just going to the teahouse to listen to some music and will be back later."
The system was still yelling in Jiang Fei's head: "If you ask me, how much easier it would be to just kill them and catch them committing adultery!"
The problem is that Jiang Fei doesn’t know where Pei Jing went or where he took a bath. How can she catch him?
At the palace gate, Wei Mingzhen watched the carriage go farther and farther away. When it was out of sight, he turned around and asked the guards.
"That's the carriage from Prince Zhaoning's palace. What's going on?"
The guard bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, the carriage from Prince Zhaoning's Palace came to pick up the prince, but he had already left."
"Let's go..." Wei Mingzhen rubbed his fingers gently in his sleeves.
The person in the car was not Pei Jing, but Jiang Rufei.
"But did you say anything else?"
The guard recounted what had just happened, and after Wei Mingzhen finished listening, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
It seems that Pei Jing did not tell the truth to Jiang Rufei. So what did he do during the time between leaving the palace and returning to the palace?
He walked a long way, turned to his follower and said, "Go check..."
…
When Pei Jing returned to the palace, the sun was already setting.
Xiesongzhai was quiet. He walked a few steps inside and looked in the main hall and side rooms but didn't see anyone. He went out and asked the servants in the courtyard.
"Where have all the people gone?"
The maid replied respectfully, "Your Highness, the young lady had lunch at noon and then left with Wen Zhu and Jiu Tao. She didn't say where she was going."
Pei Jing nodded and turned back to the room.
Usually at this time, Jiang Fei would come over chattering, either snatching his tea or pulling him to talk about something new.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the soft couch. That was where Jiang Fei often sat, and on the couch was the thin blanket she often covered herself with.
Pei Jing walked over, picked it up, bent down and smelled it. It was a familiar smell that made him feel at ease.
He picked it up and put it down again, feeling that something was missing. He stood up and tried to find something to do, but his feet kept circling around the room. Finally, he couldn't stand it any longer and said loudly:
"Prepare the horses!"
Duan Jiu asked, "Where is your Highness going?"
"Go pick her up and take her home." Pei Jing strode out.
Duan Jiu hurried to catch up, "Your Majesty, do you know where the young lady has gone?"
Pei Jing did not stop. No matter where she went, she could not stay in this house without her.
As soon as I reached the gate of the courtyard, I saw a carriage slowly approaching.
Pei Jing paused and relaxed his tense shoulders.
The carriage stopped. Jiang Fei lifted the curtain and saw Pei Jing standing at the door. She raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh, you're back."
Pei Jing took a few steps forward, opened his arms and lifted her down, "Where have you been?"
"I went out to see a play and listen to some music to relieve my boredom."
Jiang Fei spoke in a relaxed tone, without mentioning anything about picking him up, or saying anything else.
She looked at Pei Jing with a hint of inquiry in her eyes. "How about you? How long have you been back?"
Pei Jing led her inside, his voice relatively steady, "Not long ago, there was a lot of work going on in the palace, and I was busy until very late before I could get away."
After hearing this, Jiang Fei's face remained calm. Her gaze stayed on Pei Jing's face for a moment, and she said "Oh" softly.
Wen Zhu, who was following behind, clenched his hands and silently worried for the prince.
Wen Zhu took a few steps back, grabbed Duan Jiu and dragged him into the shadow of the corridor.
Just as he was about to ask him about the prince's whereabouts tonight, his eyes glanced at Duan Jiu's casual clothes and he suddenly stopped.
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