Chapter 249 Brother and Sister Betrayal
Pei Jing was choked by this question, "I already said we've never taken a bath together, why are you still bringing this up?"
Jiang Fei snorted, and Pei Jing put his chin on her shoulder and said, "Duan Jiu knows what's going on and never makes mistakes. Besides, wasn't it you who made Wen Zhu kneel down last time?"
Duan Jiu, on the other hand, was still scolding Wen Zhu, "Talk less, do more, and learn from Jiu Tao!"
Jiutao was sitting on the railing, chewing a piece of plum cake with relish.
He nodded quickly when he heard that, his mouth full of food, and he said incoherently: "If you eat more, your mouth will have no room to talk."
Duan Jiu couldn't hold it back for a moment, and the corners of his mouth curled up, but he quickly suppressed it.
"Duanjiu." Jiang Fei shouted.
Duan Jiu hurried over, "Miss."
Jiang Fei glanced at Wen Zhu and Jiu Tao and asked, "How is Cheng Lang?"
A few days ago, she took Jiang Chenglang to Tongxin Home, where there were many children and a special teacher. She was afraid that he would be bored, so she found some playmates for him, but Jiang Chenglang didn't want to come back that day.
Duan Jiu quickly replied, "I sent someone to check on him this morning. The young master was having fun with the other kids and refused to come back no matter what."
Jiang Fei smiled and said, "Then let him play."
After saying that, she reminded Duan Jiu that the children there were all adopted, and she must not let Jiang Chenglang bully others by relying on his status, nor give him any special treatment. If Jiang Chenglang was too noisy, she would catch him and deal with him personally.
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When Wei Mingzhen returned home, it was already the afternoon of the next day, and he still smelled of alcohol.
I got drunk and had a big dream. After the alcohol wore off, I had a splitting headache, but my mind was strangely clear.
"What have you been doing?" The Marquis's wife walked beside him, scolding him as she walked. "Your injuries haven't healed yet, and you've come back drunk. Why don't you care about your health?"
Wei Mingzhen stopped and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry. It's my fault. I was upset yesterday and drank a few more glasses, which made you worried. Now the alcohol has worn off and I'm fine. It's cold outside, so go back and get some rest."
Mrs. Hou looked at Wei Mingzhen, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
Since getting married, Wei Mingzhen seemed like a different person. He was silent all day long, with a murderous look between his brows. Even the Marquis's wife found it difficult to talk to him.
At this moment, he was standing a few steps away, with no shadow in his eyes, his tone was respectful, calm and gentle, and gradually became similar to the former Wei Mingzhen.
After the lady left, Wei Mingzhen went back to his own courtyard.
As soon as he turned around the corridor, he saw Wei Ciying walking towards him, "Third brother is back, I was looking for you."
Wei Mingzhen didn't look away. The moment they passed each other, the smile on Wei Ciying's face froze.
After a while, she finally reacted and followed Wei Mingzhen into his yard.
"What happened to Third Brother?"
Wei Mingzhen sat down in the chair and looked up at Wei Ciying, "Why did you do that?"
Wei Ciying's heart skipped a beat when asked, "What did Third Brother say? I don't understand."
Wei Mingzhen looked at her pretending to be ignorant and said in a deep voice, "If you don't understand, then I will explain it more clearly. You found a prostitute to hide in Pei Jing's courtyard and deliberately provoked the relationship between him and Jiang Rufei. Do you understand?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the color on Wei Ciying's face faded a little.
She quickly glanced outside the house and didn't see Li Shan.
Wei Mingzhen observed her little movements and suddenly chuckled, "Don't look for him, Li Shan isn't here. I had no idea that my most trusted confidant would team up with my sister, who is from the same mother, to plot against me."
Wei Ciying showed a bit of annoyance. "What calculation? Who am I doing this for? Isn't it just to help you vent your anger after seeing them bully you like that?"
"For me?" Wei Mingzhen stood up suddenly and stared down at Wei Ciying. "If you really wanted to do this for me, why didn't you do it under your own name? Why did you have to use my name and let Li Shan arrange it?"
"I really don't think I understand what you're thinking. You're the one who wins and loses everything by using my name. If Pei Jing wants to settle accounts, he'll only blame me. Do you think Pei Jing's kick wasn't hard enough? You're determined to kill me, aren't you?"
Wei Ciying was forced to retreat repeatedly by him, and only managed to stand firm when her heels touched the threshold.
She threw the handkerchief to the ground. "Third brother, what you said is too cruel. I am your biological sister. The two of us have been humiliated by Pei Jing and Jiang Rufei. Should I just swallow my anger? I am doing this for the Wei family."
Wei Mingzhen stepped forward and said, "If you really care about the Wei family, you should know that Pei Jing is not someone you can mess with. What's the point of this drama other than embarrassing me in front of Jiang Rufei?"
"You were so humiliated by Pei Jing's kick that you don't even dare to say a word of courage!" Wei Ciying's voice was sharp. "Yes, I used your people and your name, but so what? Shouldn't you thank me?"
She raised her face, with a bit of reckless sternness, "Third brother, stop pretending. Don't you hate them? I just did something you didn't dare to do, and now that it's exposed, you want to put all the blame on me."
Wei Mingzhen didn't say anything. He looked at her seriously for a while, then suddenly chuckled, his voice full of fatigue and disappointment.
"You really... have impressed me. Wei Ciying, there's no need for us to mention brother and sister anymore. Luckily, the Marquis' Mansion is large enough that we live together, so we don't need to see each other often. If we run into each other in the future, just pretend you didn't see us."
"What did you say?" Wei Ciying seemed not to have heard clearly, "You want to sever ties with me for the sake of outsiders?"
"I'm doing this for myself. We'll have nothing to do with each other from now on so as not to bother each other." Wei Mingzhen said and turned around. "Let's go. Don't stay here with me."
Wei Ciying walked back angrily, and the more he thought about it, the more hateful he became.
It must have been Jiang Rufei who instigated the conflict between her and Wei Mingzhen. She only regretted that she didn't kill Jiang Rufei directly when she had such a good opportunity. Now that she had Pei Jing protecting her, it was difficult for her to do so.
Jiang Linyuan needs to speed up the process.
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On the desk in Prince Zhaoning's mansion, there were a few pages of plain paper next to a paperweight, and a pile of booklets next to it.
The handwriting on the letter was neat, and it contained various details about the Zhen family in Gu'an County, the Cheng family in Changchi Town, the Lin family in Liuxi Village, etc.
They all lived 500 miles away from the capital, had middle-class financial conditions, and had an excellent reputation among their neighbors. Each family's land, property, clan members, and mistress's temperament were all described in detail.
Pei Jing picked up the volume from the Liang family in Gu'an County and looked at it for a moment. He frowned unconsciously and put the volume aside.
Duan Jiu couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, the Liang family's mistress is very kind and gentle, and everyone in the Liang family is also kind and gentle. What's wrong with this?"
Pei Jing tapped the booklet. "The Liang family has two daughters waiting to be married, and one son is about to be arranged to marry. The family is busy arranging the weddings, and their minds are all on their own children. How can they have the extra energy to take care of Xiao Cui? When the children's marriages are in the forefront, no matter how kind they are, they will be biased."
"I see." Duan Jiu nodded suddenly, then suddenly realized something was wrong. "But Your Majesty, the young lady is just a nominal member of the family, not really living there waiting to get married. It's okay for them to arrange their children's weddings, right?"
"That won't do either." Pei Jing said without question, "As long as they are together, they are nominally a family. They are partial to their own children. If they send some food, and everyone else is partial but Xiao Cui is left out, how will she feel good? She can't bear such an injustice."
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