Chapter 73 Are you possessed by a ghost?
The willow branch pierced into the tree trunk nearby, and Zhao Xingbang crawled out from behind the tree.
Pei Jing looked at him coldly, "What are you doing here? Eavesdropping?"
Zhao Xingbang quickly raised his hands and waved them rapidly, "I didn't eavesdrop. I didn't dare to eavesdrop."
"Then why are you sneaking around behind that tree?"
Pei Jing walked over. Zhao Xingbang was so frightened that his legs went weak and he couldn't stand up. "I, I was just passing by, that's all."
Pei Jing felt annoyed when he saw the spineless Zhao Xingbang in front of him, but he was in a good mood today and was too lazy to argue with him.
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll spare your life. Why don't you get out of here!"
"Thank you, Your Highness. Thank you very much, Your Highness." Zhao Xingbang ran away in a hurry.
Jiang Fei retracted her gaze, "Then Your Majesty, I am leaving too."
Pei Jing waved his hand to signal her to leave.
Jiutao had been looking at the bow for a long time, fearing that something might have happened. Seeing Jiang Fei walking back, she hurried over to pick her up.
"Miss, the prince seems very angry."
Jiang Fei looked back and happened to meet Pei Jing's eyes.
She stroked her chin and whispered, "Based on my years of experience in judging people, he seems quite happy. I guess it's because his injustice has been redressed and he wasn't wrongly accused."
Pei Jing snorted coldly from a distance, "Jiang Rufei! I can hear you!"
Jiang Fei shrank her neck and measured the distance between them with her eyes.
The two of them were at least ten or twenty meters apart, and there was also the interference of the sound of water by the river. What kind of ears did this guy have?
Pei Jing watched the two of them walk into the painting studio, and the loose wooden board swayed as they passed by it.
That's so stupid.
Pei Jing withdrew his gaze and looked at Duan Jiu who had just appeared beside him.
"You see, I guessed right. She just needs me to clean up the mess."
Duan Jiu was a little speechless. The prince's expression seemed to be a little arrogant and complacent.
"But didn't you fly over there on your own initiative?"
Pei Jing seemed not to hear him interrupting, and continued, "Since she is acting like a spoiled child to me, I am not a person without grace, so I will naturally help her."
Duan Jiu wanted to say something but stopped himself. In order to save his life, he swallowed the words back with great effort.
He wanted to say, "Your Highness, do you remember when so-and-so and so-and-so knelt before you and begged for help, and you told them to get lost? Why didn't you think of the word 'grace' at that time?"
"You know how audacious that girl is, she actually dared to say——"
Duan Jiu pricked up his ears to listen to gossip, "What did Miss Jiang Er say?"
"She said—" Pei Jing couldn't bring himself to finish his words about biting someone, so he changed the subject and said, "Although she did help me in the end, I won't be grateful to her. This girl is really...meddling."
Duan Jiu couldn't help but said, "Didn't you get involved in other people's business first?"
"What did you say?" Pei Jing didn't hear clearly.
"No." Duan Jiu instantly became intimidated. "I didn't say anything."
Pei Jing retracted his gaze and said, "In that case, since she's still quite obedient, I'll spare her life for now."
Duan Jiu was confused by him. Sometimes he was bold and daring, and sometimes he was obedient. What did Miss Jiang say to make the prince a little confused?
No, it’s not that he’s out of his mind, but I’m afraid he’s a little possessed by a ghost?
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Zhao Xingbang ran a long way, tumbling and crawling. He was supported by a servant and gasped for breath. He was secretly glad to be alive.
In fact, Zhao Xingbang was nearby. He came to watch the fun after hearing that something happened by the river.
Unexpectedly, I didn't see the excitement, but I saw Prince Zhaoning and Jiang Rufei talking under the willow tree on the shore.
"You..." Zhao Xingbang panted and said to the servant, "Find a few reliable people, not from our house, and bring Jiang Rufei to me."
"Ah?" The servant didn't react for a moment.
"What?" Zhao Xingbang said angrily, "Jiang Rufei should have expected this day to come if she dared to tease me."
The servant hadn't gone over there just now, so naturally he didn't hear what Prince Zhaoning and Miss Jiang Er said, but judging from their expressions, it didn't seem like there was nothing going on between the two of them.
"Sir, are you sure that Prince Zhaoning doesn't care about Miss Jiang Er?"
"Hmph." Zhao Xingbang sneered, "Prince Zhaoning hates that woman to death."
The servant still couldn't believe it, "Are you sure?"
Zhao Xingbang glared at the servant and said, "I am neither deaf nor blind, so I am sure of it."
The servant complained in his heart: You are neither deaf nor blind, but you are stupid, and this is your biggest flaw.
"So, what did you hear?"
Zhao Xingbang arrived late and did not hear what was said before. He only heard King Zhaoning say to Jiang Fei with a sullen face, "Even dogs know how to wag their tails, but you only know how to make me angry."
The meaning of this sentence is very easy to understand. Doesn't it mean that in the eyes of King Zhaoning, she, Jiang Rufei, is not even as good as a dog?
Zhao Xingbang lowered his voice and said, "I heard Prince Zhaoning scold Jiang Rufei, saying she was worse than a dog and that he would kill her if she didn't get out of here."
"Did you hear correctly?"
"That's right."
The servant was stunned. "That's really a harsh thing to say."
"That's right." Zhao Xingbang said, "Why don't you go now!"
The two men left from under the wall. After a while, another person came out, looked in the direction where the two men disappeared for a moment, and then walked towards the pleasure boat.
…
The banquet had already started in the houseboat, and the whole cabin was noisy with everyone discussing what had happened earlier.
As soon as Jiang Fei entered the cabin, the place suddenly became quiet.
Perhaps because they realized the silence was too abrupt, everyone pretended to be calm and continued talking, but they couldn't help but glance at Jiang Fei.
When Jiang Fei walked to her previous position, Wei Ciying immediately grabbed her hand and asked worriedly, "Are you okay, sister-in-law?"
Jiang Fei shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for disturbing your birthday party."
Wei Ciying smiled and said, "How can I blame you for this? I just didn't expect Aunt Zhou to come, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."
She paused, then changed the subject, "You and Prince Zhaoning..."
Jiang Fei knew that people would talk about the fact that Prince Zhaoning stood up for her, and she really didn't expect Pei Jing to suddenly jump out and say that he was the one who pushed the person.
She just begged him not to expose her tricks, but who knew he would go so far and take the blame for her? It was a bit too enthusiastic of him.
"I don't know either." Jiang Fei said, "When Concubine Zhou fell into the water, the prince flew over. I thought he was here to rescue her, but who knew he was just standing by and watching the fun."
Wei Ciying said innocently, "You scared me. I thought you two had some connection. Otherwise, why would he ask you to come over?"
"No, no, absolutely not. Who knows what he's thinking." Jiang Fei leaned over and said in a low voice, "He always has his mind on one thing after another."
How could Jiang Fei dare to let Wei Ciying misunderstand? Wei Ciying's misunderstanding was Wei Mingzhen's misunderstanding. She had finally come to this point and the completion of the task was just around the corner. She definitely couldn't let Pei Jing affect her bright future.
Wei Ciying also smiled and picked up the cup and said, "Eat quickly. If you don't come back soon, the food will get cold."
Zhou Ruolan watched Jiang Fei and Wei Ciying whispering to each other from a distance of several meters.
As for what happened today, she was 100% sure that Jiang Rufei and Pei Jing were having an affair!
Otherwise, why would Pei Jing help her take the responsibility for no reason? Besides, there was no one else on the deck at that time. Maybe Pei Jing and Jiang Rufei were having a secret meeting.
Poor Wei Sanlang was still kept in the dark. Even though she kindly reminded him last time, he still didn't believe it.
Zhou Ruolan secretly made up her mind that there is no impenetrable wall in this world, and she must make Jiang Rufei lose her reputation!
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