The word "lonely" was enough for Lu Xiuyuan to learn the identity of this so-called senior brother.
"You're actually the Crown Prince?"
Lu Xiuyuan sneered, "I never expected that a crown prince would covet my wife?"
"If word gets out, aren't you afraid people will laugh their heads off?"
In front of Pei Zhi, Xiao Chengci had long since thrown all notions of face and pride to the back of his mind.
"Her first man was me, and my first woman was also her."
Xiao Chengci's tone was full of disdain, "You only married her because you were lucky."
Lu Xiuyuan retorted, "Yes, this is luck that even His Highness the Crown Prince doesn't have, yet it's my turn."
Xiao Chengci released Lu Xiuyuan: "So what if you married her? The real skill is being able to keep her."
Lu Xiuyuan said angrily, "Does Your Highness really not care that this matter will be spread and make you a laughing stock?"
Xiao Chengci dusted off the dust on his sleeves. "I am a man of action and responsibility. I will wait for Lu to compile and spread this message."
Why would Xiao Chengci care about reputation?
Xiao Chengci had already made up his mind that nothing was more important than Pei Zhi.
When Lu Xiuyuan met Xiao Chengci's determined gaze, he suddenly realized that his attempt to threaten Xiao Chengci with this tactic was ineffective.
"Zhizhi hasn't woken up yet. I'd like to go in and keep her company. Does Editor Lu have anything else to say?"
Lu Xiuyuan was so angry that his face turned ashen. He was being driven out of his own home like this.
What's more, his own wife...
Lu Xiuyuan gritted his teeth and watched helplessly as Xiao Chengci entered the house and closed the door behind him.
Lu Xiuyuan watched the whole thing without saying a word.
He can't make a scene.
Once Pei Zhi wakes up, how will she face this situation?
In the end, he will fall into Xiao Chengci's trap. Xiao Chengci, the crown prince, would be more than happy for him to divorce Pei Zhi.
In this way, Xiao Chengci could easily take advantage of the situation.
Lu Xiuyuan didn't want to be separated from Pei Zhi, so he could only pretend that he hadn't discovered anything.
Lu Xiuyuan wiped the blood from his mouth and could only turn away in a humiliating manner.
Inside the room, Pei Zhi slowly woke up.
Xiao Chengci asked tenderly, "Awake?"
Pei Zhi frowned: "Why are you still here?"
Xiao Chengci feigned grievance, "You don't remember what happened last night, do you?"
Pei Zhi reached out and picked up the clothes from the ground. "You did it on your own initiative, it has nothing to do with me."
Xiao Chengci was taken aback, seemingly not quite understanding Pei Zhi's attitude.
What do you mean by that?
Pei Zhi put on her undergarments. "What I mean is, you took the initiative, I didn't force you, so don't hold me responsible."
Pei Zhi looked at Xiao Chengci and said, "Pretend nothing happened between us."
Pei Zhi thought for a moment, "Besides, it wasn't really anything that happened."
Pei Zhi has a low sense of morality. They didn't do anything; it was just Xiao Chengci serving her unilaterally.
So, by that logic, nothing really happened.
Xiao Chengci was so happy that he couldn't sleep all night, it was like a dream.
He thought that he and Pei Zhi had already made up, right?
Last night, Pei Zhi didn't seem to mind him.
As a result, Pei Zhi's demeanor changed completely when she woke up.
This is really... even worse than before.
After his relationship with Pei Zhi, he would still think about giving Pei Zhi a title or asking her what she wanted.
But when it came to Pei Zhi, they just turned their backs on her completely?
After Pei Zhi tidied herself up, she said, "No one noticed, right?"
Xiao Chengci's face darkened. "Found what? Didn't nothing happen between us?"
Xiao Chengci said sarcastically, "In that case, you don't need to worry about being discovered by others, do you?"
Pei Zhi nodded in agreement, "You're right."
Pei Zhi left Xiao Chengci alone in the room and turned to leave.
Xiao Chengci angrily pounded the bed, then took a deep breath and suppressed his temper.
Pei Zhi's coldness towards him must be his problem, and has nothing to do with Pei Zhi.
Was it because he didn't serve her well that Pei Zhi was unhappy?
Serving others is an art, and Xiao Chengci decided to find someone to learn the ins and outs of it.
Pei Zhi went back to the main house to find Lu Xiuyuan, and only after asking the servants did she learn that Lu Xiuyuan was chopping firewood in the kitchen.
Early in the morning, Lu Xiuyuan was chopping firewood?
Pei Zhi was puzzled. After quickly washing up, she went to find Lu Xiuyuan.
Lu Xiuyuan took off his coat and was chopping wood with an axe.
There was already quite a bit of firewood at his feet; it seemed Lu Xiuyuan had chopped quite a bit.
"Why did you suddenly decide to chop wood?"
Upon hearing Pei Zhi's voice, Lu Xiuyuan turned around and looked at Pei Zhi with a complicated expression.
Pei Zhi raised an eyebrow slightly: "What's wrong?"
Lu Xiuyuan shook his head, sweat dripping down his forehead.
Pei Zhi approached and picked up a handkerchief to wipe Lu Xiuyuan's face.
Lu Xiuyuan suddenly took two steps back, "I'm sweaty, don't get me dirty."
Pei Zhi handed the handkerchief to Lu Xiuyuan, who took it and roughly wiped his sweat.
"After getting up, I wanted to exercise, so I came over."
Pei Zhi nodded slightly, "Chopping a few is fine, look, your hands are all blistered."
Pei Zhi lowered her head and gently stroked Lu Xiuyuan's palm, but Lu Xiuyuan looked at Pei Zhi instead.
Lu Xiuyuan dared not push open the door. With nowhere to vent his anger, he could only come over to chop wood.
With the release of his energy, Lu Xiuyuan's mind became much clearer.
As the Crown Prince, Xiao Chengci would have no reason to lie to him.
Pei Zhi and Xiao Chengci must have had something happen between them before.
Now, Lu Xiuyuan was even more confused.
Why did Pei Zhi reject the Crown Prince and General Shang Huai, and instead choose a poor scholar like him?
It wasn't that Lu Xiuyuan lacked confidence; it was just that compared to the other two, any girl would choose the Crown Prince or General Shang.
But after Pei Zhi married him, she genuinely wanted to live her life with him.
He was filial to his mother and took care of the household affairs.
Lu Xiuyuan still couldn't understand what happened between Pei Zhi and His Highness the Crown Prince last night.
Could it be that Pei Zhi is swayed by the Crown Prince's power and dares not resist?
However, Lu Xiuyuan didn't think that was the case.
Lu Xiuyuan was confused and scared.
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to keep Pei Zhi.
"Let's go back to your room, I'll apply the medicine for you."
Lu Xiuyuan took Pei Zhi's hand and asked, "Brother Pei brought this senior brother yesterday. I've never heard you mention him before?"
"Him?" Pei Zhi said nonchalantly, "There's nothing worth mentioning about him, and we won't have many opportunities to deal with him in the future."
Lu Xiuyuan continued to probe: "I think this senior brother's identity must be extraordinary."
Pei Zhi replied casually, "Yes, their family does have some influence."
Lu Xiuyuan paused in his tracks. Xiao Chengci's identity was that of someone with some power.
Under heaven, only the emperor can suppress such a status, which is called having some power.
However, Lu Xiuyuan also breathed a sigh of relief. From Pei Zhi's tone, Lu Xiuyuan also confirmed one thing.
Pei Zhi was not forced last night.
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