Chapter 182 How could she die here!
Before Cheng Nianying got close, she saw from afar the maids and servants guarding outside the courtyard gate.
Wu Xun was originally thinking about other things, but seeing this scene, he suppressed all his thoughts. He narrowed his eyes and counted on his fingers: "Send everyone away, this is obviously a trick!"
The maid leading the way nodded when she heard the voice.
But halfway through, I felt something was wrong. After all, these were all outsiders, how could I…
The maid was still struggling, but Wu Xun said with great experience, "I'll go over there and knock those two down so that no one inside can hear the noise."
He snorted coldly: "This is the only way to catch them in the act!"
The maid was a little confused. Why were the people in the Prince's Mansion so enthusiastic about our family's affairs?
"Go ahead." Cheng Nianying said.
It was too late for the maid to stop her.
Wu Xun knocked them all down in two moves, then waved to Cheng Nianying.
The maid's scalp tingled and cold sweat broke out, and she felt that she had done something wrong.
Cheng Nianying noticed her panic and turned around and said, "You don't have to follow me."
"Can……"
"If you don't follow, I won't blame you."
The maid suddenly realized that, yes, that was the case. Since the person had already been brought here, there was no point in regretting it, so she might as well distance herself from it.
But……
The maid wanted to say something, but Cheng Nianying started walking towards Wu Xun. Her figure was light and she stepped into the courtyard in the blink of an eye.
There was no one else serving in the yard, which made it seem as if Fourth Master Pei had deliberately hidden someone here to avoid being seen.
Cheng Nianying couldn't help but frown again.
How could Chu Lin not live a good life?
She wants to live a good life.
Wu Xun walked lightly and was about to turn back to instruct Cheng Nianying, but he saw her following him almost silently.
The two of them quickly followed the faint sounds of talking and squatted outside the door.
Wu Xun couldn't help but look left and right. He had sent her to Pei's house, but how could it have turned out like this? He and she were squatting together. Wouldn't they be punished by the master when they returned?
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Chu Zhen's voice rang out from inside the door. "I never lied to you."
"If you knew Miss Jiang's background, you wouldn't want her to come back."
When Wu Xun suddenly heard these words, he turned around and looked at Cheng Nianying.
There was no change in her expression.
only……
etc!
Why is your hand on my scabbard? Wu Xun's eyelids jumped.
Cheng Nianying had already pulled the knife away, her movements were so light that only an almost inaudible scraping sound was made.
The people in the inner room continued to speak: "She is my sister's daughter."
“…”
Pei Yuanwei's voice did not come from inside.
Chu Zhen waited for a moment before continuing, "That year... my mother was seriously ill, and my sister went back to her parents' home for a short stay. That's when she got pregnant."
When Wu Xun heard the last two words, his heart skipped a beat and he felt inexplicably suffocated.
He turned to look at Cheng Nianying again, but saw that she had one hand on the door, just about to break in.
Pei Yuanwei's voice rang out at this moment: "What do you want?"
Cheng Nianying paused.
Chu Zhen inside the door also paused: "What?"
"What do you want to ask for from the Pei family? The Marquis' Mansion has collapsed. What do you want?" Pei Yuanwei asked again.
Chu Zhen found this ridiculous: "Do you think the immense wealth I'm talking about was achieved through your Pei family?"
"Isn't it?"
"..." Chu Zhen had a vague feeling that something was wrong. "I'm telling you this because I don't want you to be kept in the dark. Miss Jiang is a hot potato. She's also a stain on you..."
Chu Zhen said this with some disbelief: "Brother-in-law is not angry? Or do you think I'm lying to you?"
"I know. I've known about this for a long time."
Cheng Nianying was stunned outside the door.
Chu Zhen was also stunned inside the door.
"You know? You actually know?" Chu Zhen's voice changed when she said the last few words.
"So what do you want?"
Chu Zhen gritted her teeth and said, "You don't have to pretend to be so calm. Such a great humiliation is unbearable for a man. I'm not trying to blackmail you. If you care about the reputation of the Pei family and deliberately cover it up, there is really no need..."
"You are reluctant to tell me what you want, so I can only think that you want something bigger and are more greedy." Pei Yuanwei interrupted her.
Chu Zhen was a little annoyed.
She couldn't figure it out.
"Since you knew this long ago, why..."
Why has there never been a single sign of it showing?
He and Chu Lin still seemed to be on good terms, and no one in the Pei residence seemed to know anything about it.
Chu Zhen couldn't stand it.
He sneered and said, "Oh, you don't care about Miss Jiang's origins in your words now. It must be because I told you that day that you could exchange her for wealth and status with the Danshuo County King. Even if there is no Danshuo County King, there is still the glory of the Yin family to bask in..."
"You have been so selfish since you were young, and you judge others by your own standards?" Pei Yuanwei interrupted her again.
Chu Zhen's expression froze: "What did you say about me?"
She was furious: "Chu Lin told you this?"
"She won't point out your faults. She only remembers that when she was little, she had a mouth ulcer that wouldn't heal for a long time, and you went to the Buddha and knelt down to pray for her to get well soon. You did that for her, and she still remembers it to this day. That's enough."
Chu Zhen felt even more embarrassed and annoyed after hearing this: "Are you still a man?"
"..." Pei Yuanwei was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you still remember why you didn't like marrying into the Pei family? Because I'm quiet and not good at planning, and I'm not outstanding among the Pei family's children. I won't trade Miss Jiang for Prince Danshuo, and I don't care about the Yin family."
"I have already informed my father that Miss Jiang is Chu Lin and my child. However, when she was born, the servants discarded her as a stillbirth. To avoid the pain of mentioning it, I have never told anyone."
"If you want to make a big deal out of this and seek more, the Pei family can't afford it and won't give it to you."
"This is ridiculous!" Chu Zhen's hands trembled with anger. Ridiculous! How could Pei Yuanwei not care?
She was originally a marquis's wife.
She had earned it all for herself!
She deserves to live better than Chu Lin.
But her daughter ruined everything! Her daughter was worse than Chu Lin's bastard who was wandering around outside!
This man whom she once looked down upon is trying to make her angry today.
Why should they!
"You have a good idea, but unfortunately, wasn't Pei Jia lost together with Miss Jiang? I tell you, it was Miss Jiang who did it. It must have been her!"
"She also injured my hand!"
"You only know that she is Chu Lin's daughter, but you don't know what she has been through over the years, and what kind of disaster she will bring to your Pei Mansion!"
Chu Zhen could no longer conceal her anger, but Pei Yuanwei simply told her, "This matter is not your business."
"I gave this Pei family marriage to Chu Lin because I didn't want it in the first place." Chu Zhen sneered angrily, "A wife who doesn't dare get angry when she's with someone else, and a coward who can only eat what I leave. Since you're like this, you two can go."
"I mentioned that immense wealth earlier, but I don't think you'll ever be able to enjoy it. Don't worry, I won't get involved with your Pei family. I have my own destination!"
Chu Zhen stood up and was about to leave.
"Where are you going?" Pei Yuanwei asked.
Chu Zhen was about to say, "It's none of your business," but suddenly she felt that the meaning of this sentence was not right.
Pei Yuanwei had decided to keep her in the Pei Mansion for a few more days and even called in a doctor to examine her hand. Only then did she realize that Pei Yuanwei had been seduced by her, which led to today's conversation.
But if he kept her, it was for other reasons...
Chu Zhen turned around, her tongue trembling, and was about to shout the maid's name.
Pei Yuanwei reached out from his sleeve.
He covered his mouth and with a "puff", the dagger sank into his stomach.
Pei Yuanwei lowered his eyes: "What do you know?"
"You know nothing. She didn't want this to happen. I've been through a lot of hard times with her. What do you know?"
"A selfish person knows nothing."
"Since you won't shut up after taking advantage of this," he said in a voice as light as a breath, "then go to hell."
Chu Zhen's eyes widened in disbelief and pain.
No, no!
How could she die here? That secret, Xiao He's biological father... Only she guessed it! Only she!
Her immense wealth, her chance to turn things around...
Pei Yuanwei pulled out the dagger and stabbed it again firmly.
"Why can't you be a good sister? Since you already knew that Miss Jiang was Chu Lin's daughter, why did you use her to replace Qin Yurong?"
The dagger was pulled out and then thrust in again.
Chu Zhen stopped breathing with a ferocious expression.
Pei Yuanwei finally let go of his hand and lowered his head. His clothes were already stained with blood.
Only then did his hands begin to tremble violently due to excessive tension.
What to do next?
Pei Yuanwei's mind began to work hard.
The door was pushed open with a creaky sound.
He instinctively gripped the dagger, took a half step back, and looked up.
"Qin Yurong?" Pei Yuanwei's throat tightened, but he immediately changed his tone: "...Miss Jiang?"
Cheng Nianying walked in.
Pei Yuanwei's expression was slightly stiff. She didn't know how much she had heard or seen.
At this time, Wu Xun also stepped in.
Pei Yuanwei immediately became more defensive.
"Leave the body to me." Cheng Nianying said softly.
Pei Yuanwei was stunned.
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