Chapter 42 Pouring Oil
Pei Jiming said irritably, "You're quite nosy, Marquis. You even have to ask me whether I'm smiling or not."
He hadn't forgotten how Lin Wei had pushed him out to block the guards at the Cheng Prince's mansion that day, and how he had taken Miss Shen and fled, leaving him alone on the street.
Lin Wei: "I remember His Majesty intended for the women to go and pray for the Empress Dowager. What is Young Master Pei doing here?"
Pei Jiming: "Naturally, it's to escort my mother."
Lin Wei glanced at the carriage of the princess's mansion out of the corner of his eye: "I didn't realize that Young Master Pei is so filial."
Pei Jiming blocked Lin Wei's gaze with his body: "What? Is there a problem?"
For some reason, Pei Jiming just didn't want him to see his family's carriage.
Following behind the princess, Shen Xiao kept a close eye on the movements of the carriage in front, including when Pei Jiming got out of the carriage and Lin Wei followed shortly afterward. Shen Xiao saw everything clearly.
Today, Lin Wei was dressed in a dark black robe with subtle patterns, his long hair tied up with a gilded crown, and his face was exquisite and handsome, exuding both understated elegance and nobility.
Pei Jiming, dressed in moon-white and gray, was less sharp and more gentle than Lin Wei. At first glance, he could be considered a peerless young master.
Shen Xiao was absolutely jealous.
Why do two such outstanding people have to revolve around Shen Shu?
Are you blind?! She's just a country bumpkin, what kind of magic does she have?!
Watching Lin Wei and Pei Jiming chat, a wicked thought surfaced in Shen Xiao's mind.
This Shen Shu, with her mother and sisters all here, is still following the carriage of the Princess's Mansion. It's simply outrageous!
It seems Lin Wei doesn't know yet!
She recalled Wen Lanting's analysis of Shen Shu's possible loss of virginity to Pei Jiming.
Lin Wei certainly didn't know either.
If she hadn't been unable to run into Lin Wei that day, and if she hadn't been confined to her home by Shen Qiushan, she would have told Lin Wei long ago.
Today is the perfect opportunity, how could Shen Xiao possibly miss it!
Shen Xiao lifted the curtain, pinched her throat, and pretended to be weak and helpless.
He said casually, "What a coincidence, running into Lord Lin?"
Lin Wei ignored Shen Xiao, but gently pulled on the reins, slowing down the speed.
Shen Xiao observed very carefully and knew that Lin Weiding was listening.
"Lord Lin, are you looking for your sister? But she's not in our Lord's carriage. She's in the princess's carriage beside you. If you want to see her, just ask Young Master Pei."
Pei Jiming's heart skipped a beat when he was called out.
Lin Wei sneered, his gaze sweeping towards the carriage of the princess's residence.
Just then, the laughter of the princess and Shen Shu could be heard coming from inside the carriage. They were clearly having a very pleasant conversation, which immediately confirmed Shen Xiao's words.
This only fueled Lin Wei's anger.
Seeing this, Shen Xiao was secretly delighted. This Shen Shu had finally fallen into her hands!
Knowing her words had worked, she continued to sow discord: "Sister, you and the Princess are having a very pleasant conversation, and you probably haven't noticed that the Marquis has arrived yet. Why don't I go and call her for you?"
Lin Wei's face darkened: "No need."
Pei Jiming was delighted. He was now very grateful to have a good mother and felt that Shen Xiao's actions had been just right.
“Miss Shen is with my mother, so there’s no need for you to worry, my lord. You hear they’re chatting so happily, why don’t you let them chat a little longer? If you want to find the second young lady, you might as well wait until after the prayer ceremony.”
Shen Xiao was overjoyed to see that Pei Jiming seemed to be trying to steal Lin Wei's man.
She was just worrying about how to subtly reveal to Lin Wei that Shen Shu had lost her virginity to Pei Jiming, when Pei Jiming delivered himself right to her doorstep.
Rather than revealing the truth, it's better to quietly sow the seeds of doubt so that when Lin Wei finds out in the future, he will be even more furious.
Shen Xiao's heart was practically bursting with joy: "The Princess has always favored my sister. To put it jokingly, if my sister hadn't already been betrothed to Marquis Lin, the Princess might even want her to be her new wife."
Since Pei Jiming is so fond of her, why doesn't he just marry Shen Shu?
Anyone but Lin Wei is fine.
Even if Shen Shu and the princess were hard of hearing, they could hear it by now. Shen Shu lifted the carriage curtain and looked back.
"Sister, are you at it again, muttering something to me?"
Shen Xiao didn't mind Shen Shu yelling at her at all, and instead looked at her with a look of amusement.
Shen Shu suspected that her older sister hadn't been beaten by her for a while and was itching for a beating.
But when she turned around, Shen Shu was stunned.
"Lord...?"
Lin Wei: "You seem quite happy."
Shen Shu felt like she had been caught red-handed.
The princess quickly came to Shen Shu's rescue: "Shu'er just got along well with me and didn't notice that the Marquis was here. Jiming, what's wrong with you? You didn't even announce the arrival of the Marquis!"
Pei Jiming admitted that there was an element of personal resentment involved: "Mother is right, but I just happened to be having a very pleasant conversation with Lord Lin and forgot for a moment. Please don't take offense, Mother. Lord Lin is so magnanimous, I'm sure he won't blame me."
Shen Shu: ...
What happened? What happened? What happened?!
She had a feeling that something terrible was about to happen.
Lin Wei snorted coldly, left without saying a word, and rode away.
Shen Xiao gloated from behind: "Little sister, being fickle won't end well, ah!!"
A mixture of horse urine and manure splattered onto Shen Xiao's face, with some of the liquid even flowing directly into her mouth and nose.
It turned out that Shi Feng was in a hurry to catch up with Lin Wei and stepped on the horse's excrement while riding at high speed. Due to the extremely fast speed, the filth splashed three feet high and, unfortunately, it all got on Shen Xiao's face.
Shen Xiao was so angry that she went crazy.
Just as they were about to investigate, Shi Feng was nowhere to be seen!
Shen Xiao was both anxious and angry, and hid in the carriage, no longer daring to show her face.
Shen Shu's mind was now completely focused on Lin Wei, and she had no interest in paying attention to Chen Xiao. She had an urge to ride her horse and catch up with Lin Wei.
But the princess stopped her: "Shu'er, today we are going to Qiyun Temple to copy scriptures and pray for the Empress Dowager. You can't just run off to Marquis Dingyuan halfway there. Your mother and sister are watching you. If you really do that, they will spread the word. Not only you, but even Marquis Lin will be blamed."
Shen Shu was taken aback and retreated back into the carriage; there was some truth to what she said.
For now, we can only hope that Lin Wei won't get too angry.
After all, she hadn't done anything wrong; she had just chatted with the princess for a few minutes and hadn't noticed Lin Wei's arrival. Surely she wasn't being petty...
Suddenly, she realized something was wrong.
Shen Shu poked her head out and hurriedly asked, "Young Master Pei, is the Marquis also going to Qiyun Temple?"
Pei Jiming recalled the direction Lin Wei had left in: "I heard that Lord Lin has a villa at the foot of Fengshan Mountain. It seems he went that way."
Shen Shu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Fang Lanzhi had woken up, which was why Lin Wei rushed to the villa in the suburbs of Beijing and thus happened to run into them?
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