Chapter 149 Why is her handkerchief in your room?
Wei Heng bit her lip tightly, her eyes filled with tears: "I was perfectly fine in the manor, how could I have known you were drugged? If it weren't for the servants in your manor summoning me, how could I have..."
Pei Xingjian closed his eyes tightly, instantly recalling that he had seen Ji Shu in the garden. He had felt unwell at the time, but he hadn't thought much of it, assuming it was just from drinking a couple of extra glasses of wine.
Who would have thought it would turn out like this!
His face showed a mixture of anger and resentment, but he hated the very person who had brought him to this state.
He flung open the curtains, grabbed a garment, and dressed himself. Then, he coldly said to Wei Heng, who was still sobbing in bed, "I will send someone to take you back later. Don't tell anyone about what happened today; that's for your own good."
After saying that, he pushed open the door and went out.
When Wei Heng saw the bloodstains on the bedsheets, a layer of frenzied hatred rose in her eyes.
As Pei Xingjian walked out of the courtyard, he saw Lu Changfeng waiting at the door. He took two steps forward and grabbed Lu Changfeng by the collar.
"Why is Father here? And who sent Wei Heng?"
Lu Changfeng's tanned face turned bright red as he lowered his eyes and said in a low voice, "Your Highness, the Lord is waiting for you in the study of Wenxin Pavilion. After you have seen the Lord, I am willing to accept the punishment."
However, they never revealed who had sent Wei Heng to this place.
Pei Xingjian punched him hard in the chest, then walked towards Wenxin Pavilion expressionlessly.
As he stepped into Wenxin Pavilion, he glanced towards the West Garden. Everything that had happened that day seemed like a dream to him.
In his dream, he possessed not Wei Heng, but her.
Only after waking up did I realize the mistake I had made.
Pei Yanzhi stood by the window with his hands behind his back, clearly having heard the commotion. He looked at him with an unusually calm expression and said, "You want to shift the blame for your own mistakes onto your subordinates?"
Pei Xingjian looked at him with resentment and retorted coldly, "Father knows perfectly well why I came here. I'd like to ask you, why did you come here?"
"Why did I come here? Why don't you ask yourself that question?"
“If I hadn’t stopped you, I wouldn’t have been the only one who saw it in your room. Your grandmother, your second aunt, and the servants in the courtyard would have all witnessed how you, the heir of Yanzhou, were engaging in illicit sexual acts with your fiancée in broad daylight.”
"Is this reason sufficient?"
Pei Xingjian clenched his fists, completely unprepared for this turn of events.
“You are the heir of Yanzhou, and your every word and action represents Yanzhou. You should know how high your grandmother’s expectations are for you. If she were to come in and witness this scene, what do you think she would do?”
"When Father was with her in Grandmother's courtyard that day, wasn't he afraid that Grandmother would see them?" he blurted out subconsciously.
It goes without saying who this "she" is.
Pei Yanzhi's aura suddenly dropped to its lowest point. He narrowed his eyes slightly, then gave a faint, noncommittal smile.
"Your stepmother and I are still newly married, so whatever we do is perfectly reasonable, but you—"
"Do you want me to say that you and Wei Heng are just engaged, and without going through the proper ceremony, you slept together in broad daylight? If you have children, what will you do with them?" Her tone was icy as she bombarded him with questions.
Upon hearing the word "grandmother," Pei Xingjian's face flashed with embarrassment.
He knew that if what happened today reached his grandmother's ears, it would only disappoint her greatly.
Regardless of the cause, as the heir of Yanzhou, he was inexplicably drugged, which led to what happened today.
The only saving grace was that the father kept all of them outside.
He said with difficulty, "Since Father has already taken care of everything, he called me here not just to reprimand me, right?"
Pei Yanzhi looked him up and down, his gaze sweeping over his restrained and stoic face. He then took something from his sleeve and tossed it onto the table. "Why is her handkerchief in your room?"
He didn't want to question Shu'er about such a trivial matter; he wanted to hear Pei Xingjian's explanation.
Pei Xingjian looked at the handkerchief on the table, picked it up and examined it for a long time, especially noticing the character "姝" (shū) on it, which was about the size of a flower petal.
Seeing the dried marks above, the scene in the room involuntarily came to mind.
While the two of them were arguing, he told Ji Shu to leave first, and it was she who had accidentally dropped the handkerchief.
He picked it up; it still carried her scent. Meanwhile, his body ached terribly. What happened next…?
Pei Xingjian slowly turned around and said softly, "Father, are you afraid that something has happened between me and her?"
Pei Yanzhi dared not doubt that there was something between her and Pei Xingjian inside; if there really was, then it wouldn't be Wei Heng lying there.
But the handkerchief in his hand at this moment, with every mark on it, revealed exactly what Pei Xingjian's feelings for him were.
This is an anger at the invasion of territory, and even more so, the chilling indignation of a man living under the same roof when someone covets his woman.
Seeing that he was staring at him without saying a word, Pei Xingjian suddenly raised his eyebrows and asked, "Father, have you ever thought about how Shu'er is so much younger than you and will inevitably pass away before you? What will she do then?"
Pei Yanzhi just watched him utter these absurd words with a gloomy expression. If it were anyone else, he would have a million ways to make them disappear without a trace.
But this is his son, even if he is not his biological son, he is still the heir of Yanzhou whom he has painstakingly raised.
Thinking of his mother's unfinished words, he calmly observed Pei Xingjian's loss of composure, finally smiling faintly as he said, "If you wish for my early death, thinking that you can keep her by your side—"
His voice was chillingly cold: "Then I advise you to give up this idea. If I find out that you have this idea, her fate will be the same as Gu's, and I will be able to fulfill this bond between husband and wife!"
"I will never allow a second Gu family to emerge in the Pei family, and your position as heir apparent is now over!"
Pei Yanzhi uttered these words in a nonchalant tone, completely ignoring Pei Xingjian's shocked expression, and unaware that someone was eavesdropping outside the study.
Pei Xingjian's pupils shrank sharply, and he raised his voice at him, "Is this fair to her? If she knew what you were thinking, she would definitely stay far away from you."
Pei Yanzhi suddenly raised his eyes, anger surging in them: "So I want to tell you, if you value her life, you should stay far away from her, lest your father do something that we will both regret."
He picked up the handkerchief, placed it on the candle, and let the flame slowly consume it.
"I do not intend to hold you accountable for this matter, but this will be the only time."
"Clean up your own mess, and also deal with Wei Heng's situation."
Just as Pei Xingjian was about to turn and leave, a deep voice sounded behind him: "Don't let me discover any other thoughts you have, otherwise, I can guarantee you'll never see her again in your life!"
Ji Shu hadn't initially intended to eavesdrop, but given what had happened today, she knew he would mind, so she decided to take the initiative to confess.
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