Chapter 89: Keep You Alive
"Really?" Pei Jing was stunned. "Did you remember it wrongly? Why does it feel like a long time has passed?"
Duan Jiu felt that he had done the work of a guard and now had to do the work of a eunuch.
He gritted his teeth and replied, "Your Highness, it's only been two days. Wen Zhu hasn't returned yet, and I've planted a spy outside the Jiang Mansion. I heard from Miss Jiang that she hasn't even left the courtyard in the past two days."
Pei Jing's brows furrowed even more, his fingers tapping unconsciously on his knees. "She's quite patient."
Duan Jiu secretly glanced at his master, and saw that the prince's wet eyelashes drooped, casting a shadow under his eyes, which made him look rare and lonely.
He bravely handed the prince a ladder and said, "How about... let's go and take a look at it at night. As long as Miss Jiang Er doesn't notice, she will think that the prince is still ignoring her and won't be so arrogant because of her favor."
"That makes sense." Pei Jing nodded, but suddenly changed the subject, "Who said I was going to see her? It's my own decision."
Duan Jiu was neither here nor there, "I didn't think it through enough. I think Miss Jiang Er must have gone to bed by now."
The clothes were sticking to his body uncomfortably. Pei Jing tugged at his collar and said, "Let's go back home."
…
The rain yesterday made the weather much cooler, and many young men and women took advantage of the cool weather to go out and visit each other.
Zhao Xingbang supported himself with the help of a servant to get off the carriage. He accidentally pulled the wound and immediately grimaced in pain.
He raised his head and saw a person leaning against the open window on the second floor, looking at him with a half-smile.
"Miss, you ordered so many dishes, did you forget that we only have two taels of silver left in our pockets?"
Jiang Fei withdrew her gaze and sat down at the table.
The table was full of dishes, but only two sets of bowls and chopsticks were placed on it. Jiang Fei picked up her chopsticks and gestured to Jiu Tao, "Hurry up and eat, the bill is here."
She asked someone to send a message to Zhao Xingbang to invite him here, and told him that he would have to bear the consequences if he didn't come. But this cowardly idiot actually came.
After a while, there were two knocks on the door, and Zhao Xingbang said from outside, "I'm coming."
"Come in."
Zhao Xingbang pushed the door open and walked in with a strange expression on his face, showing indignation, dissatisfaction, fear, and dissatisfaction... all kinds of expressions mixed together like a palette of colors.
"You, what do you want to see me about?"
Jiang Fei raised her eyes and said, "To make a long story short, I asked you to come here to do something for me."
Zhao Xingbang's eyes widened in shock. "You beat me up like this, and you still want me to do things for you? You're dreaming!"
Jiang Fei put down her chopsticks, and Zhao Xingbang shrank his shoulders in fear.
"You have to understand that I spared your life. Otherwise, the fact that you held me hostage and tried to take me by force will make you die without a burial place."
Jiang Fei's voice suddenly turned cold. "If you can't be of use to me, then there's no point in keeping your life."
Zhao Xingbang's face turned pale instantly, and he subconsciously took a few steps back, his back against the door.
He thought he had finally escaped and that he would just avoid Jiang Rufei and Pei Jing and go out less often in the future. However, even if he didn't look for trouble, trouble would find him.
"You...what do you want?"
Jiang Fei slowly picked up her chopsticks again and picked up a piece of crystal braised pork. "It's very simple. Help me find out what happened to Wei Ciying in Jiangnan ten years ago. Also, find someone to keep an eye on her. If there is any unusual movement, report it to me immediately."
Zhao Xingbang swallowed his saliva. It was time for dinner and he was really hungry, but it seemed that his chopsticks were not prepared.
"Aren't you going to marry Wei San? Why are you investigating his sister?"
"Of course I have my reasons. Don't ask me why. Just get the job done."
"But," Zhao Xingbang hesitated, "Prince Zhaoning is in love with Wei Ciying. If he finds out..."
Jiang Fei raised her eyebrows. "Just do it nicely and don't let him find out, won't that be enough?"
Zhao Xingbang didn't have much confidence in himself, "What if they find out?"
"You didn't do anything to her, so what are you afraid of?" Jiang Fei said, "If I can save you from him once, I can save you a second time."
Zhao Xingbang thought about it and felt that this made a lot of sense.
He also saw how King Zhaoning treated Jiang Rufei, but he felt unhappy about being asked to do things for Jiang Rufei. After all, she had beaten him hard and almost made him childless.
"So, what are the benefits of having one?"
"You still want benefits?!"
Zhao Xingbang leaned his back closer and said, "After all, the donkey must be fed grass so it can grind the millstone."
Jiang Fei smiled and said, "Then tell that donkey to pull the mill well, or I will kill him."
Zhao Xingbang gritted his teeth, "What good is this?"
Jiang Fei added, "Isn't this a benefit? Follow me and I'll keep you alive. You have to think carefully. If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again. King Zhaoning has no idea when and who he'll kill. This offer is unattainable no matter how many people beg for it."
The latter part also makes sense. Prince Zhaoning's killings are really hard to predict. Isn't this like having a golden ticket to immunity from death? Without having to live in constant fear, it seems that this is indeed okay.
Zhao Xingbang rolled his eyes and asked, "When do you want it?"
"Of course, the sooner the better."
Zhao Xingbang frowned, "I can only promise to do my best, but you have to keep me alive."
"Deal." Jiang Fei snapped his fingers, "You can go now."
Zhao Xingbang couldn't wait to leave. Ever since he met Jiang Rufei, things had not been smooth sailing for him, and he was going further and further down the road of bad luck.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard Jiang Fei say, "Don't forget to settle the bill for this table when you leave."
Zhao Xingbang turned around and pointed at himself, "I didn't eat anything!"
"What does whether you eat or not have anything to do with whether you pay or not?" Jiang Fei didn't even raise her head. "You can pay even if you don't eat, right? You don't want to pay?"
"No." Zhao Xingbang stiffened his neck. How could he let a little girl like her control him at will?
"Forget it then." Jiang Fei said, "Jiutao, send a message to the Zhaoning Palace and ask the prince to pay the bill for me, oh no, settle the bill."
Jiang Fei found that she was getting more and more comfortable borrowing money under Pei Jing's name. The first time she borrowed money, she was worried about being discovered, but now she can do it without blushing or getting nervous, and she even almost believed it herself.
Zhao Xingbang took a deep breath. "A real man can bend and stretch. I, I will tie the knot. How can I let King Zhaoning make such a trip just for a few dozen taels of silver?"
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It was already afternoon when Jiang Fei returned to the Jiang Mansion. As soon as the carriage stopped and before she got out, the doorman came out to greet her.
"The young lady is finally back. The third young master Wei has been waiting in the hall for two hours." The servant said while wiping his sweat.
Jiang Fei paused, frowning slightly, "Why didn't you send someone to inform me? I could have come back earlier."
The doorman said, "To answer Miss, Third Master Wei said that since the weather is cool, you should go out and relax. There is no need to rush back. Just wait."
Jiu Tao pouted, "Why weren't you so nice when you left the young lady behind to rescue Miss Wei?"
Jiang Fei patted the back of Jiu Tao's hand, signaling her to be careful with her words, and then straightened her sleeves, "Let's go."
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