Chapter 58 The Adulterer and the Fiance Meet
Three days later, Jiang Fei received an invitation from Wei Ciying, inviting her to visit Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
Jiang Fei naturally would not refuse. After all, she had not seen Wei Mingzhen since they parted at Jinglian Temple.
After leaving someone out for so long, you should finally meet them. It’s better to keep a distance from them. Otherwise, if you keep leaving them out, they’ll probably get completely ignored.
It would be best if they met by chance at the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion. If that doesn't work, Wei Ciying would also mention it to Wei Mingzhen.
Jiang Fei specially picked out a simple and elegant lilac-colored gauze dress and pinned a white jade hairpin in her hair. It was neither too ostentatious nor did it make her look more elegant and refined. Before going out, she combed her temples in front of the bronze mirror.
The system's voice echoed in my mind again, "Host, Wei Mingzhen's favorability towards you has stabilized at -1200. Please proceed with caution."
From the last -3000 to -1200, with such a rapid rise, it would be a waste of talent not to go into finance.
Jiang Fei was full of fighting spirit and rubbed her hands together, saying, "This is equivalent to immediately paying back 18 million of the 30 million debt. Rounding it off, it means Wei Mingzhen has secretly written half a secret love diary for me. Let's see how I, Jiang Fei, can turn the tide today!"
The system couldn't understand how it rounded up to become a secret love diary when it was clearly still owed 1,200. It must be a mathematical genius.
But it's not a good idea to argue with her. After all, this host is always desperate, and it's not easy for her to be so motivated.
When the carriage arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, a maid immediately invited Jiang Fei in.
The Marquis's Mansion was enormous, and the place where the banquet was held last time was just the tip of the iceberg. Entering the backyard, the winding corridor was even more winding than Wei Mingzhen's thoughts.
After passing through several layers of hanging flower gates, the maid led Jiang Fei to a pavilion by the water.
Wei Ciying was brewing tea in the pavilion. Seeing her coming, she smiled and waved, "Come quickly, sister-in-law. This pre-rain Longjing tea is just brewed."
Jiang Fei walked into the pavilion, and the tea she had just poured on the table was still steaming.
Jiang Fei couldn't understand why ancient people loved to drink such hot tea even on hot days.
Wei Ciying sent the maid away, and only then did she dare to speak to Jiang Fei about some things.
"Lin Yuan has returned to the Sword Forging Pavilion and is planning to have his parents come personally to propose marriage."
Jiang Fei nodded.
In fact, the story in the book has only progressed to this point. The hero and heroine still have a long way to go to achieve their happy ending and will encounter many obstacles. But seeing that Wei Ciying seemed immersed in happiness, it was really hard to pour cold water on her.
The two chatted for a while, and somehow the topic turned to Pei Jing.
"You know what? That day we met King Zhaoning, and he was the one who killed someone."
Jiang Fei hummed, this matter had long been known to everyone. The day after Pei Jing killed someone in the street, the Censorate jointly submitted a memorial of impeachment and knelt in the Qianyuan Hall for a long time, asking the emperor to order the punishment of Pei Jing.
I heard that the emperor summoned Pei Jing into the palace, reprimanded the man, and then comforted the officials of the Censorate, and the matter was left unresolved.
The emperor was really good to Pei Jing. Even Jiang Fei began to suspect that Pei Jing was Emperor Zhaowen's biological son.
"You covered my eyes that day so I wouldn't see anything. I guess you saw a dead person." Wei Ciying held her chin and said, "No wonder you've been acting weird since then."
"Are you afraid?" Jiang Fei asked.
"Are you asking if you're afraid of the dead or the King of Zhaoning?" Wei Ciying thought for a moment and said, "I'm a little afraid of the dead, but of course I'm not afraid of the King of Zhaoning. He's not a bad person."
Jiang Fei looked at Wei Ciying. No wonder Pei Jing liked Wei Ciying. She probably thought that Wei Ciying was the only one in the world who would say so firmly that Pei Jing was not a bad person.
"Why do you think he's not a bad guy?"
"Of course he's not." Wei Ciying raised her eyebrows. "Human traffickers deserve to be killed. They deserve to die!"
Jiang Fei saw resentment in Wei Ciying's eyes, a rare sight. She dug deeper into the matter, "Do you trust Prince Zhaoning so much because you had a connection with him back in Jiangnan?"
Wei Ciying looked puzzled. "I haven't met Prince Zhaoning in Jiangnan. Did he go to Jiangnan as a child?"
Those eyes were very clear, and there was nothing fake in them.
Jiang Fei asked again: "Did you have a good time in Jiangnan?"
Wei Ciying stared at her for a moment, then turned away and smiled, "Not bad."
Jiang Fei clearly felt that Wei Ciying's excitement had faded, as if someone had touched upon some past event that she didn't want to mention, and her eyes seemed somewhat meaningful.
It's too hard to guess.
Jiang Fei was overwhelmed. Why was there a hidden plot? Couldn't the author have just written it clearly in the book? Or did he fail to fill in the hole in the end?
The two chatted for a long time. Jiang Fei no longer mentioned the topic of Jiangnan, and Wei Ciying's mood gradually improved.
At noon, Wei Ciying invited Jiang Fei to have lunch. Before they finished their meal, a maid hurried in.
"Miss, this is bad."
Wei Ciying put down her chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so startled?"
The maid ran away sweating, saying, "The Third Young Master's servant just sent someone back to tell him that the Third Young Master beat up the Prime Minister's son!"
"What?" Wei Ciying stood up suddenly. "Isn't Master Chu hosting a banquet today? Why did they start fighting?"
"I don't know either."
Wei Ciying was about to leave when she suddenly remembered that Jiang Fei was still here. "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I have to go check it out. Father and eldest brother can't know about this, otherwise they will whip Third Brother."
Jiang Fei nodded and stood up as well, "I'll go with you, so I can take care of you if anything happens."
Having said that, Jiang Fei was still unsure.
Wei Mingzhen fought with the son of the prime minister. Could it be that the son of the prime minister was the first person she met after traveling through time, the original owner's "adulterer" Zhao Xingbang?
If it was because Zhao Xingbang let the cat out of the bag, then she felt as if she had gone a long way towards marrying Wei Mingzhen.
When the two men hurried to the restaurant where Chu Xiu was holding a banquet, the fight was already over.
Chu Xiu booked the entire restaurant today, and the place was filled with young masters from various families and their servants, making the place a mess.
Zhao Xingbang, with a bruised face and two pieces of cloth stuffed in his nose, was still shouting, "I'm going to sue you! I'm going to report you to the higher-ups!"
Wei Ciying heard these words when she walked in. She glared at Zhao Xingbang and quickly rushed over to see Wei Mingzhen.
"Third brother, are you okay?"
Wei Mingzhen held a cloth filled with ice and pressed it on his head. He was also injured, but not as seriously as Zhao Xingbang.
He frowned when he saw Wei Ciying, "Why are you here? Go back quickly, this is not a place for a girl like you to be."
Wei Ciying's eyes were filled with heartache. "If I hadn't come, I would have told my father and eldest brother about this. What exactly happened? Why did they start fighting?"
"Hey, you, Wei Sanlang, are you looking for your sister to back you up?" Zhao Xingbang interrupted sarcastically, holding his nose and mocking him. "You're the third son of the Dingyuan Marquisate, and when you get into trouble you ask your sister to help you? It's hilarious."
Wei Mingzhen's eyes turned cold, and he slammed the ice cloth bag in his hand onto the table. "Zhao Xingbang, do you want another punch?"
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