Chapter 154 Shouldn't there be compensation?
Today's events have exhausted Madam Pei's energy. She looked straight at her son, her voice full of weariness and heartache.
"You're thirty years old now. If these shameful things are spread, even if you rise to that position in the future, you won't be able to avoid being criticized by the world!"
"Father and son are fighting over the same woman. You know what this means, yet you still insist on marrying her."
Pei Yanzhi had no intention of hiding it from his mother, but he did not expect that Song would tear the situation apart in this way. He remained calm and said slowly, "What I want, I have never failed to get."
One sentence almost choked Madam Pei. There was no trace of regret in his voice; he was probably secretly pleased.
How could she not know that he came with a smile on his face, clearly having come from Wenxin Pavilion? She wondered what kind of bewitching potion Ji Shu had given them, father and son.
She also knew the nature of men. Ji Shu was beautiful and her personality was quite different from that of ordinary women, but now that the eldest son doted on her so much, it was definitely not a good thing.
If one day the father and son were to actually fight over her, it would be a misfortune for Yanzhou.
She would never allow such a thing to happen, absolutely not!
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but frown. "No wonder you insisted on going out to gain experience while she was staying in the manor. You had these thoughts in mind all along, keeping us completely in the dark."
"Have you ever thought about how Ji Shu will get along with Xing Jian after Wei Heng marries into the family, given how much Xing Jian cares about her?"
Pei Yanzhi merely raised an eyebrow slightly, but his words caused Madam Pei to gasp.
“Wei Heng knew that Xing Jian liked her as early as Chongzhou. On that day at the Wei residence, she also knew that Ji Shu was the mistress of Yanzhou.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Pei was so angry that she picked up the teacup next to her and was about to throw it at him, "You're going to drive me crazy!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she couldn't help but cough. Seeing this, Granny Chang hurriedly stepped forward to help her catch her breath.
Unable to contain himself, he complained, "My lord, the old lady just recovered from a cold a few days ago, how can she withstand your temper?"
Pei Yanzhi sat there and sighed almost imperceptibly. He looked at Madam Pei and said, “Mother, there is no need to be so angry. I have already thought it through. It is indeed inappropriate for Xingjian to live in the mansion now. After he gets married, I will let him live in a separate mansion.”
“The prince’s residence that was given to him in his early years was only one street away from the marquis’s residence. He could come back anytime he wanted, but it was not appropriate for him to continue living together.”
He had already thought of this long ago, considering the unnatural look on Ji Shu's face every time she saw Pei Xingjian.
This is better for their relationship.
Madam Pei drank the warm tea, calmed her chest, and looked at her son with eyes full of disappointment. "Is this the plan you came up with? To make your son move out?"
Pei Yanzhi's expression remained unchanged: "Does Mother want her son to move out?"
He paused briefly, then said in a feigned tone, "It's not impossible, but I'm afraid it would be unfair to Shu'er."
What Madam Pei didn't know was that he had promised Ji Shu long ago that they would live in the mansion for the first three months of their marriage, and that after Pei Xingjian's marriage, the couple could move into Yongning Lane.
Upon hearing this, Madam Pei felt a sudden urge to cough rise in her chest again.
She held the teacup and drank several mouthfuls in succession.
This is no son, this is clearly a wicked child!
Pei Yanzhi continued, "Mother, I don't care if she has feelings for Xingjian or not. Even if she does, I don't care anymore. I only want her."
Madam Pei looked at him in disbelief. This man was no longer her son. The obsessive madness in his eyes made him seem like he had fallen into a trance.
It was as if anyone dared to stand in their way, they would kill gods and Buddhas alike.
Even though she is usually very energetic, she couldn't help but feel the weight of time at this moment.
"The world is so vast, you could have any kind of woman you wanted, why did you have to compete with Xingjian..."
Pei Yanzhi lowered his eyes, his aura extremely suppressed. Only at this moment would he reveal a hint of gloom.
“She loved all her sons dearly, and even felt that she was sent by Buddha to pity me. Without them, I can hardly imagine how boring the next few decades would have been.”
"As for Xingjian, perhaps he does hold a place in Shuer's heart, but I gave him a chance, and he didn't cherish it, so he can't blame anyone else."
He seemed to have everything in his life, but in reality, very little truly belonged to him. For the first thirty years, he had no children, no wife, and even his mother favored Xingjian and his second brother.
They treated him more like a subordinate would treat a monarch.
“Mother, if Xingjian wants you to act as an intermediary, then there’s no need.”
After speaking, his eyes darkened and filled with gloom as he looked at Madam Pei: "In the end, Mother, shouldn't you have some pity on your son? I am also your flesh and blood. Back then, you chose Gu Shi, and your son married her without hesitation. And what was the result?"
"Mother, shouldn't you make it up to me?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Pei looked at him sharply, her heart sinking. He had actually used that incident to shut her up.
She took several deep breaths, knowing he wouldn't listen to anything she said, and said, "I understand. After Xingjian gets married, you two can move out."
Pei Yanzhi looked at Madam Pei's face, which seemed to have aged suddenly, and gave a very faint smile.
His mother, perhaps due to her age, always seemed to favor the weaker party.
Regardless of the cause, she only believed that he had wronged Xingjian, but she never thought that Ji Shu was also a person with flesh and blood. If she really loved Pei Xingjian, how could she be like this?
...
Ji Shu was completely unaware of the turmoil at Fushou Garden. It was only the next day that she learned from Chunzhi that Song Shi had been suddenly sent out of the mansion.
It was said that it was sent to a manor outside the city for unknown reasons, but Ji Shu knew in her heart that it was most likely because her drugging of Pei Xingjian had been exposed.
This was the only heir of Yanzhou, and she committed such a grave mistake, yet she was sent away.
To be honest, she hadn't expected it. She had thought that at most she would be confined to her quarters for a few days or forced to reflect on her actions behind closed doors.
After having breakfast, Ji Shu took Chunzhi out. In recent days, the emperor of Hanzhong had passed away, and people all over the country were mourning him. Even the number of people wearing red and green on the streets had decreased.
Even though the people of Yanzhou knew how ambitious their lord was, they dared not openly defy the prevailing sentiment.
Sometimes Ji Shu couldn't help but think that Pei Yanzhi's popularity seemed to suggest he was born to be an emperor or general.
On the way to Nanshun Street, they had only gone halfway when the carriage suddenly stopped. The driver's voice came from ahead: "Madam, someone has stopped the carriage!"
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