Chapter 157 He did it on purpose!
Where were they when she was alone and helpless in the Sword Forging Pavilion? When she couldn't bear it any longer, she sent letter after letter back, but all of them fell into the sea. Then she saw clearly that there was no such thing as family affection, it was all fake.
"Did my father go to such lengths to cover it up for so many years, was it really for me?" Wei Ciying pressed on, her voice sharp. "He's afraid of losing face! He's afraid that my wandering into a brothel will bring shame to the Wei family! If I ever lose him, he'll abandon me without a second thought!"
"That's not the case, Ciying." Wei Mingzhen's voice trembled.
He couldn't hide the disappointment in his eyes, and he didn't understand why his once well-behaved and obedient sister had become like this.
Suddenly, the footsteps of guards were heard outside the house.
Wei Mingzhen suppressed his emotions and whispered, "This matter ends here. But Ciying, the eldest prince is the eldest son and the legitimate crown prince. Father is assisting him for the sake of the country. Pei Jing has evil ambitions. If he plots treason, he will implicate the entire clan and face the death penalty. You must not make any more mistakes."
"None of your business is my business!" Wei Ciying turned her back to him. "Since Third Brother feels that the debt has been repaid, please go back. But I also want to remind you that you are no match for Pei Jing.
She already knew the ending. Pei Jing killed his father and brother to become emperor. He sat alone in that position for ten years, and then, as if he could no longer bear the loneliness, he took poison and died in that position.
In this life, how could she go back to the same path as in her last life?
She would sit on the supreme position with that man and then raze the Sword Forge Pavilion to the ground.
Wei Mingzhen stood there, looking at his sister's thin back, finally sighed and turned away.
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The Zhaoning Palace has been a little bit uneasy these past two days. To be honest, it's a little too quiet.
All the maids took off their jewelry and changed into soft-soled shoes. They dared not breathe when entering and leaving Xiesongzhai. They put down the trays quietly and left.
Pei Jing slammed the book in his hand, tilted his head back and closed his eyes.
"Your Highness." Duan Jiu reminded quietly, "Jiang——"
"Did the king ask you to mention her?" Pei Jing opened his eyes and looked at Duan Jiu.
Duan Jiu was silent for a moment, then pointed to the tray on the table and said, "The ginger soup is ready."
“…” Pei Jing: “I don’t eat those with ginger.”
Duan Jiu was tired, "But you got caught in the rain, I'm afraid you'll catch a cold."
"Then don't touch ginger."
"I hope you can always be so tough." Duan Jiu muttered without moving his lips.
Pei Jing raised his head. "What are you mumbling about?"
Duan Jiu immediately said, "I heard that Wen Zhu just came back to get a change of clothes. She said it had been raining for the past two days and it was inconvenient for her to go out, so she stayed at home for two days playing some new and strange cards, and also helped copy a scroll of scriptures."
He smugly thought to himself, "There's nothing wrong with this, right? I can't say a word without mentioning 'ginger'. I'm such a genius."
Sure enough, Pei Jing frowned and thought.
Wen Zhu didn't go out, which means Jiang Fei didn't go out either. The strange cards must have been taught by that girl. She also helped copy a scroll of scriptures. It is obvious who she copied it for.
Wait, who dares to ask her to copy scriptures?
Pei Jing looked at Duan Jiu, and after waiting for a long time for nothing, he couldn't help but ask, "Who is she copying the scriptures for?"
Duan Jiu was laughing secretly and still being upset. Couldn't he just hold it in?
"I cannot say that word."
Pei Jing gritted his teeth and said, "I allow you to say it."
"Thank you, Your Highness." Duan Jiu cleared his throat. "Old Madam Jiang is not feeling well, and Second Miss Jiang offered to copy scriptures for her."
Pei Jing sneered, "With her poor handwriting, she wouldn't even worry if Buddha could understand it if she presented it to him."
"So it was copied by Wen Zhu," Duan Jiu continued, "and then the old lady was so happy that she rewarded Miss Jiang Er with a bracelet."
"I knew she wouldn't work for nothing." Pei Jing smiled, but the smile disappeared in a flash and his face darkened again.
After a while, Duan Jiu heard Pei Jing say quietly, "Let her go and don't come back. She really won't come back."
Duan Jiu quickly said, "It has been raining for the past two days, so Miss Jiang Er hasn't gone out."
"It's raining." Pei Jing looked out the window, nodded, and said, "It's really hard to go out. My shoes and skirt will get wet easily."
Duan Jiu said, "That's the truth."
The next day, the sky cleared up and no one came to the Zhaoning Palace. When it got dark, the atmosphere in the palace became even more depressing.
At the same time, a piece of news had quietly spread in the capital.
The west wing of Jiang Mansion.
After hearing this, Jiang Fei slammed the table. "What a jerk! Pei Jing! I just told him I wanted to bring Wei Ciying and Jiang Linyuan together, and the emperor immediately granted the marriage. I absolutely don't believe he didn't have a hand in this!"
Although Wen Zhu hoped that the commotion would be as big as possible so that there would be something exciting to watch, she still had to say a few words on behalf of the prince since she received the monthly salary from the palace.
"The prince will not marry Wei Ciying. Besides, the marriage was granted by the emperor, not by the prince."
Jiang Fei was so angry that she paced back and forth in the room. Did Pei Jing want to block her from completing her mission?
Absolutely not allowed!
"He did it on purpose!" Jiang Fei gritted her teeth.
Wen Zhu didn't mind the big deal and approached him, saying, "Should we charge into the palace and question the prince?"
"Then..." Thinking of Pei Jing's harsh words when he left the palace that day, Jiang Fei immediately changed the subject, "Of course not."
Wen Zhu lowered his shoulder in disappointment.
She originally thought that according to the development of the story, shouldn't she go to the door and question the other party, the other party will explain, and then the lady will cover her ears and say I don't want to listen, and then the prince will forcefully kiss her, and finally they will reconcile?
"So Miss is going to let the prince go like this?"
Of course that's not possible. No one can guess what's going on in Pei Jing's mind. If he accepts the imperial edict in a fit of anger, wouldn't that be the end of her life?
But Pei Jing had already said that, and she still came to him with such a flattering attitude. Who knows how proud he must have been.
Zhaoning Palace.
Duan Jiu reported the news to Pei Jing, who nodded. "I guess she's getting anxious, right?"
Duan Jiu said, "The eldest prince and Marquis Dingyuan must be worried."
Pei Jing looked at him speechlessly, "I'm talking about Xiao Cui. The marriage is about to be granted, but she's not anxious?"
"Maybe he's anxious," Duan Jiu said, "but didn't the prince tell Miss Jiang Er not to come here again?"
Pei Jing felt regretful when talking about this. Normally, she wouldn't listen to a word he asked her to be obedient. However, he was just angry and the girl took it seriously.
"It was this king who told her not to come."
"yes."
"That girl is thin-skinned. I should give her a way out, right?"
"yes."
Pei Jing felt relieved. "Then send someone to tell her to come to the palace tomorrow."
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