Chapter 87 Marry Both
The night wind suddenly stopped for a moment.
The system rarely froze. "No...it can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Jiang Fei slowly sat up straight. "If she was truly reborn, then she would know how the story was supposed to develop, and she would also know the connection between Zhao Xingbang and me."
"The one who was supposed to marry Wei Mingzhen was not me, but Jiang Rulin. And neither of us is a good person. She should have stopped me from marrying Wei Mingzhen. But why did she try so hard to bring us together?"
Jiang Fei was having a headache thinking about it. It was even more puzzling than calculus. "But this is very contradictory."
"Where's the contradiction?" asked the system.
Jiang Fei analyzed seriously: "If she was reborn, she should have known that I would harm her later, so why did she let me marry her brother?"
System: "Have you forgotten that you are the variable in this world line? The one who originally harmed her was Jiang Rulin."
At this moment, Jiang Fei suddenly understood, "You mean that in order to prevent Jiang Rulin from harming her, she chose to let the originally useless Jiang Rufei marry into Dingyuan Marquis Mansion because Jiang Rufei is easier to control."
The system clapped its hands: "That's right."
Jiang Fei nodded. "That makes sense. She doesn't know I will hurt her now."
"But host, I must remind you," the system continued, "all of this is based on the assumption that Wei Ciying is reborn, but we cannot be sure whether she is or not."
Jiang Fei sat up straight, "Is it rebirth or not? It seems that I have to test it out before I can find out the answer."
"How are you going to test her?" asked the system.
Jiang Fei carefully recalled the plot of the book. As the plot progressed, she should have been carried into the Zhao family's backyard in a sedan chair and became Zhao Xingbang's concubine, while Jiang Rulin began to prepare to marry into Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion.
If Wei Ciying was really reborn, then isn't the thing she fears most that things will develop according to the original trajectory?
Jiang Fei curled her lips and smiled, "I got it."
…
At the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, Wei Ciying has finished resting.
After seeing her, Marquis Dingyuan left, while his wife and Wei Mingzhen stayed.
Wei Ciying leaned against the soft pillow, her eyes unusually clear. "You went to save me, but you didn't save my sister-in-law. After this incident, I'm afraid my sister-in-law must be feeling upset."
Wei Mingzhen frowned.
The Marquis's wife said, "Although she doesn't have a good reputation, I've met her twice and I think she's a sensible child. If she holds a grudge against you, it would be rather immature. After all, she's my own sister. It's understandable that she went to save you first, and it's also reasonable for her to tell others about it."
"That being said," Wei Ciying said softly, "it's hard not to feel a bit cold. What do you think, Third Brother?"
Wei Mingzhen's mind was still revolving around the scene of Pei Jing kidnapping Jiang Rufei. He came to his senses after hearing this. "I was too hasty and thoughtless at the time. I'll come and apologize at your house when the time is right."
The Marquis's wife hesitated to speak, and after thinking about it, she still didn't say anything.
If this marriage had not been arranged more than ten years ago, it would never have been my turn to marry into the Jiang family. In terms of family background, they are much superior, so there is no need for them to come in person.
"Forget it, you young people should handle yourselves. But since you're already engaged, don't cause any more trouble that will embarrass both families."
Wei Mingzhen nodded, "Mother is right."
…
Inside the Qianyuan Hall.
Emperor Zhaowen was reviewing the memorial when he asked, "Have you found the assassin you were looking for?"
"No." Pei Jing said nonchalantly, "It's not that easy to find an assassin."
Emperor Zhaowen paused, his expression growing grim. "You should be more restrained in everything you do. You've been conducting large-scale searches and sealing off the city without warning, causing a huge uproar. The censors' memorials are nearly overwhelming my desk."
"I think it's good." Pei Jing said with a smile on his face, "Since we are the ones who provide the emperor with food, we should find something for them to do, so that they don't get bored all day long."
Emperor Zhaowen was so angry that he slammed his red brush down, and the ink splashed on the memorial. "Do you think this is a joke?!"
Pei Jing lowered his head slightly and said, "It's a matter of life and death, so it's not a joke."
Emperor Zhaowen paused, sipped his tea, and said, "I heard that you brought two people back from outside the city in the middle of the night."
Pei Jing's eyes darkened, but a smile appeared on his face. "Since the emperor knows everything, why ask more?"
"Who is it for this time? The Wei family or the Jiang family?" asked Emperor Zhaowen.
Pei Jing raised his head and smiled, "Ask clearly so that the Emperor can have more leverage over me?"
Emperor Zhaowen slammed the table and said, "When have I ever taken advantage of you? Haven't you been taking advantage of me all these years? I have indulged you so many times, but which other prince has ever been treated like you?!"
"But no other prince has a background like mine." Pei Jing retorted.
"you--!"
Emperor Zhaowen held his forehead, feeling so angry that he had a headache.
The chief eunuch Meng Yuande hurried forward to massage Emperor Zhaowen to relieve his pain, while giving Pei Jing a pleading look.
"It's hot, Your Highness, why don't you drink some tea to cool down?"
How could Pei Jing not understand the hidden meaning of his words? If he continued, he would probably make the other person angry to death.
Pei Jing smiled and said, "I want both of them. How about Your Majesty, please indulge me and let me marry them both?"
"Nonsense!" Emperor Zhaowen pointed at him. "The girl from the Jiang family has already been promised to Wei San. Don't even think about it. As for the girl from the Wei family, I can issue an imperial decree to grant you a marriage."
Pei Jing's smile faded. "Since I can't have both as I wish, and I can't have just one as you wish, then let's just give up on both."
After he finished speaking, he turned and left, and Emperor Zhaowen stood up suddenly.
"stop!"
Emperor Zhaowen stood up suddenly, and the teacup on the table was knocked over by his sleeve. "What do you think this place is? You can come and go as you please!"
Pei Jing paused, scoffed without even turning his head, "Does the Emperor intend to punish me?"
He turned slowly, his eyes gleaming with challenge. "Why not charge me with the crime of disrespect? That would satisfy those censors. As for the punishment, how about exterminating my entire clan?"
The air in the hall suddenly became stagnant.
Meng Yuande was so frightened that he fell to his knees, even his breathing became lighter.
Nine clans, isn’t the emperor also one of the nine clans? King Zhaoning really dares to say anything.
Emperor Zhaowen stared at Pei Jing, his chest heaving violently.
After a long while, he suddenly grabbed the inkstone on the table and smashed it hard on the ground, splashing ink everywhere. "Get out! Get out of here!"
Pei Jing bowed, his posture as elegant as the white crane standing in the wind in the painting.
"I will take my leave."
After the figure disappeared outside the hall, Emperor Zhaowen staggered back to the dragon throne, his fingers tightly gripping the armrests.
Meng Yuande stepped forward tremblingly and said, "I hope Your Majesty takes care of himself."
"He's deliberately trying to piss me off to death." Emperor Zhaowen's voice was hoarse, but a trace of pain flashed in his eyes. "After all these years, no matter how I treated him, he still..."
Meng Yuande consoled him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. The prince was badly injured when he was a child, and the scars are hard to heal."
Emperor Zhaowen waved his hand and said, "Forget it. Just tell him to go up the mountain when he has time."
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