Chapter 204 Revealing the Facts
"What do you mean?" Chen Xing frowned when he heard that.
She didn't expect that Pei Jingyuan was not only not guilty, but had such a cold attitude.
"What I mean, does it matter? Now, you stay with my eldest brother and others every day, you must think they are good people, right? No matter what I say, you will definitely not believe me, then I can only rely on myself. In this case, why should I explain to you, anyway, my sorrow has nothing to do with you!" Pei Jingyuan said coldly, with a trace of sadness on his face, as if he had suffered some great injustice.
This made Chen Xing, who had come to call for an explanation, a little confused. Was there some unspeakable secret?
So, her tone became a little better, and she said: "Jingyuan, what happened? Why did you lie to me? Can you tell me? Since I have decided to be with you, I must face everything with you. I believe you must not do this for no reason. What is the reason for you to do this? I think the young master and his people are very good people. Isn't it a fact that they saved the people of Yuzhou?"
"Yes! They saved the people of Yuzhou, but they didn't save me! If it weren't for my eldest brother and his mother, my mother wouldn't have been trapped in the backyard all her life. It's not my mother's fault that she is favored. The fault lies in her humble status, and the fault is that I am just a bastard! We, mother and son, stood in the way of my eldest brother and his wife, so we deserve to die!" Pei Jingyuan said with red eyes and anger.
Chen Xing was speechless when he heard this. When he saw Pei Jingyuan's red eyes, his heart ached slightly. He said that his mother was locked up in the backyard because of the young master and his mother? Because he was just a bastard, the mistress of the Duke's Mansion would deal with him?
Chen Xing got the general idea, and vaguely imagined a scene in her mind where a concubine in the backyard was favored and bullied and abused by the mistress. She suddenly lost her previous anger and went forward to hug Pei Jingyuan with heartache.
Chen Xing said distressedly: "I'm sorry! I didn't know that there were such things between you. However, I think no matter how great the hatred is, you can't kill people like this! If the young master and his mother really killed your mother like this, then you can try to bring your mother out to divide the family, and I will definitely help you."
Although she believed Pei Jingyuan's words now, she still felt that he was too much of a murderer. At most, she could take her mother away from the Duke's Mansion. Especially for Pei Jingchuan and his family, although she could not understand why they oppressed Pei Jingyuan and his mother in the Duke's Mansion, she also understood that in terms of official affairs, they were at least good officials who served the people.
Pei Jingyuan realized that he had convinced Chen Xing, and the stone in his heart slowly fell. He just used a trick of self-torture on purpose. He knew that if he kept explaining, Chen Xing would definitely not listen, so he decided to do the opposite.
Now, although Chen Xing did not agree to continue to help him deal with Pei Jingchuan, at least he was not completely disappointed in him. Chen Xing was a capable person and there were still many places where he could be used, so he decided to take it step by step.
The situation here was soon reported to Pei Jingchuan and Xu Qingyan. After Pei Jingchuan heard what the secret guard said, he had to admit that Chen Xing was just like what Xu Qingyan said, and was coaxed by Pei Jingyuan in just a few words.
"Husband, we have to take our time with this matter. Chen Xing is a love-brained person who can't be awakened by a hammer. We have to let her slowly see Pei Jingyuan's true face. However, after this incident, I think Pei Jingyuan will definitely find a way to sow discord between Chen Xing and us and make her break up with us. In this way, Pei Jingyuan can better use her to deal with us. Instead of this, I think it would be better for us to take the initiative first." Xu Qingyan looked at Pei Jingchuan and put forward her own ideas.
Pei Jingchuan heard this and looked at Xu Qingyan and said, "Qingyan, what are you going to do?"
Xu Qingyan smiled and said, "We have almost dealt with the matter in Yuzhou. I want to ask Miss Chen about her future plans before Pei Jingyuan speaks. After all, their relationship has not been made public yet. Pei Jingyuan has two other women in the capital, so I guess Pei Jingyuan may not tell her about this."
After hearing this, Pei Jingchuan understood instantly, a smile appeared on his face, he stretched out his hand to pull Xu Qingyan into his arms, and said: "Tomorrow, I will go with you."
He was afraid that when Xu Qingyan exposed the truth, Pei Jingyuan would get angry again and hurt her.
——The next day——
Xu Qingyan and Pei Jingchuan took the initiative to go to the yard where Chen Xing lived.
"Young Master, Crown Princess, why are you here?" When Chen Xing saw that it was the two of them, thinking of what Pei Jingyuan said yesterday, he still kept a distance from them.
Especially now, Pei Jingyuan was standing next to her. Since the two of them talked it out, Pei Jingyuan came to have breakfast with her early in the morning.
"Oh... second brother is here too? It just so happens that we came to talk to Miss Chen. We plan to return to the capital in a few days. We wanted to ask Miss Chen about her future plans?" Xu Qingyan said to Chen Xing with a smile.
Pei Jingyuan had a serious look on his face. Before Chen Xing could speak, he took the initiative to say to Xu Qingyan and the others, "Miss Chen, please come back to the capital with us."
"Together? Second brother, how do you know what Miss Chen means? You two..." Xu Qingyan deliberately asked doubtfully, and she looked at the two of them with gossipy eyes.
Pei Jingyuan had no intention of clarifying his relationship with Chen Xing in front of Xu Qingyan and the others. After all, he was just using her at the moment. The woman he was going to marry would definitely be helpful to him in the future, and although Chen Xing was capable, she was of humble origin and was not worthy of being his legal wife. That was why he planned to fool around when facing Xu Qingyan's questioning, but what he didn't expect was that Chen Xing, who was beside him, would blush and speak before him.
"I have no relatives anymore, and I plan to follow Jing Yuan from now on." Chen Xing said softly in a shy voice.
Xu Qingyan deliberately asked in surprise: "Miss Chen, do you also want to be my second brother's woman?"
Chen Xing frowned when she heard this, and she sensed something was wrong in Xu Qingyan's words. She tilted her head in confusion, and looked at Xu Qingyan with her bright eyes, and said, "Princess, what do you mean by that? What do you mean by also..."
Pei Jingyuan was anxious when he saw this, and he immediately shouted at Xu Qingyan, "Sister-in-law, that's enough! You have no right to interfere with the affairs in my room!"
But as soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jingchuan looked at him coldly, unexpectedly revealing the truth that Pei Jingyuan tried so hard to hide.
"Second brother! The eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. How can you talk to your eldest sister-in-law like this? Whenever the two concubines in your backyard were jealous of you, didn't they come to your eldest sister-in-law to resolve the issue? Now you want to take a concubine again. As your eldest sister-in-law, can't I advise you against it?" Pei Jingchuan scolded coldly.
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