◎ "I don't believe he doesn't love me."◎
An Jiu now lives in the Lin Mansion in Jiufang City.
When Anjiu was five years old, her wet nurse left the Shangshu Mansion and married a traveling merchant as his second wife. The merchant lived in Jiufang City, so the wet nurse also followed him to Jiufang City.
The businessman's surname is Lin. With his connection to the Shangshu Mansion, his business has been getting better and better in recent years, and the two families have always maintained contacts.
At the end of every year, the wet nurse and her family would send New Year gifts to the Shangshu Mansion.
An Jiu was thinking of this wet nurse, and Jiufang City was a thousand miles away from the capital, so he escaped from his marriage and came here.
The daughter of the Shangshu Mansion came all the way to seek refuge without even saying hello, which caught the Lin family off guard. As a result, she disappeared in the mansion as soon as she arrived, and the Lin family was immediately in chaos.
After finally finding her, Mrs. Lin hugged her and burst into tears.
Afterwards, Mr. Lin took the initiative to invite He Ziqing and others to dinner to express his gratitude.
The Lin Mansion is considered a wealthy family in Jiufang City. It has a spacious courtyard, rockery, lakes, pavilions and towers with beautiful scenery at every step.
The dining table is placed in a pavilion. It is a perfect time in April when all the flowers are in full bloom. Not far away is a garden with bright spring scenery and clusters of flowers. Sitting in the pavilion, one can enjoy the scenery while eating.
Everyone sat down at the table and continued to talk about the affairs of Anzhuang.
He Ziqing took a sip of wine, frowned and shook his head: "The city lord has been imprisoned, but the Jiufang City County Magistrate has been shirking responsibility, seemingly not wanting to punish him."
Master Lin also sighed and said, "The city lord gives gifts to the county magistrate every year. This matter may be reduced to a small matter. Jiufang City is far away from the emperor, so these people have become local tyrants."
Lin Qingyan looked indignant: "And there is also the Qingyang County Magistrate, is there nothing we can do about him?"
After saying that, she turned to look at An Jiu: "Miss An, do you have any ideas?"
Qingyang City is not far from Jiufang City. They also found evidence of the county governor's crime in the black building, but the Jiufang City County Magistrate kept delaying, saying that the matter was too big for him to handle and that he had to submit a memorial to the capital and ask higher-level officials to deal with it.
In a word, try to smooth things over.
He Ziqing and Lin Qingyan were both very angry, but there was nothing they could do.
The evidence and witnesses were also handed over to the authorities. They could only watch the outcome and were completely powerless to intervene.
As soon as Lin Qingyan finished speaking, everyone else looked at An Jiu.
An Jiu looked up from the bowl, and Ji Xiang immediately handed her a handkerchief. She wiped her mouth slowly and glanced at everyone at the table.
The meaning of Lin Qingyan's words was very clear. She hoped that An Jiu would step forward and let her father, the Shangshu, speak in front of the emperor and punish the county magistrate.
An Jiu looked at everyone's expressions. Master Lin and Madam Lin also had expectations in their eyes. Obviously, the two of them also wanted her to go home quickly. They didn't want to bear the anger of Minister An, but they were embarrassed to say it in front of the eldest lady.
He Ziqing and Lin Qingyan were doing this purely out of moral obligation, so they wanted her to do her part.
As for Pei Ji...
An Jiu shifted her gaze to him. The man had gentle features. He held chopsticks in one hand and supported his snow-white sleeve with the other. His movements were neither fast nor slow, like a young master from an aristocratic family. Every move he made was very pleasing to the eye.
Everyone was looking at her, except Pei Ji, who seemed to be standing out from the matter.
Is he the person behind the dark village?
An Jiu wasn't sure. If it was really him, he probably wouldn't want her to go find Minister An.
Only if the secret village exists for a long time can he reap continuous benefits, right?
Noticing her gaze, the young man in white raised his eyelids slightly, looked at her warmly, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
That look was pure and innocent.
An Jiu turned his eyes away and sneered inwardly, how could Pei Ji be innocent?
Thinking back to those unconscious men in black, she still feels a chill in her heart.
Thinking of this, An Jiu made a decision in his heart.
"I will write to my father later and ask him to send someone to handle this matter." She raised her chin, a hint of innate pride emerged between her brows, and said lightly, "Those people dare to offend me, I will not let them go easily."
No matter whether he is the mastermind behind the scenes or not, she is determined to destroy this secret village.
The more unhappy he is, the better.
Anyway, she knew nothing. She was just a shallow, ignorant, arrogant and overbearing young lady.
The meal was a great success for both the host and the guests. After the meal, Mrs. Lin asked Pei Ji to help diagnose her body, while An Jiu went to the study and wrote a simple letter to inform them of the situation in Jiufang City, preparing to send it to the capital.
As soon as the letter was written, Lin Qingyan took the initiative to say, "Miss An, my family has a special courier who travels very quickly. You can give the letter to me and it will arrive in the capital in two days at most."
According to the speed of the post station, it would take at least ten days or half a month to send a letter from Jiufang City to the capital. Lin Qingyan's recent two days were considered very fast.
After An Jiu asked, he found out that the main business of the Sword-Forging Villa was also trading. The Lin family had been forging swords for generations, but they sold not only swords, but also various ironware, so there were Lin family shops in many cities.
In order to communicate, the Lin family trained a group of carrier pigeons that could quickly deliver messages among the cities.
An Jiu handed the letter to Lin Qingyan with confidence.
Suddenly, An Jiu stopped moving. She grabbed one side of the envelope, while Lin Qingyan held the other side. Seeing that she didn't let go, she asked in confusion, "Miss An?"
An Jiu looked at Lin Qingyan and He Ziqing seriously and said, "I can send the letter, but there is one condition."
Lin Qingyan's face changed. She didn't know why she suddenly changed her mind. She just felt that Miss An was really untrustworthy.
She frowned slightly and asked, "What are the conditions?"
An Jiu snorted and said, "I ran away from home. Once I send the letter, my father will come to catch me and take me home. I heard that you are going to leave Jiufang City to travel next, and I want to go with you."
Lin Qingyan refused subconsciously: "No, traveling in the martial arts world is full of dangers, and you have to sleep in the open air. Miss An, you don't have any martial arts skills, how can you travel with us?"
When An Jiu heard this, he immediately wanted to take back the letter.
"Forget it, I won't deliver this letter."
Lin Qingyan: “…”
He Ziqing, who was listening to their conversation, said, "I promise you."
The two turned their heads at the same time, and saw the young man said with a straight face: "Miss An, come with us. I can be responsible for protecting you."
Lin Qingyan hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and reluctantly agreed: "Okay."
An Jiu smiled slightly and then let go of his hand.
This is the perfect ending in her mind.
Lin Qingyan went to the window and blew the whistle to call her own pigeons. Seeing that she looked unhappy, He Ziqing suddenly came to his senses and walked over to persuade her in a low voice.
An Jiu was not interested in listening to the young couple's whispers, so he walked out of the door with ease and went to the garden to collect folk songs.
This Lin family mansion is a pure Su family garden. An Jiu has lived in this kind of garden in modern times. She owns one. But most modern gardens have been transformed, adding a lot of craftsmanship and losing their classical charm.
She was in a good mood at the moment, and asked her maid Jixiang to bring her a chaise longue so that she could take a nap in the sunshine beside the lotus pond.
The lotus flowers have not yet bloomed, but the pond is full of lotus leaves of varying heights, with round leaves standing tall on the water like an umbrella or a canopy. The water in the pond is very shallow, and if you look down from the railing, you can see colorful koi swimming under the lotus leaves.
There is one advantage of traveling through a book, which is that you can take a vacation with peace of mind, without having to deal with huge company affairs, or fight for power with a group of brothers, sisters, and uncles.
An Jiu was leaning on the railing to enjoy the scenery when he suddenly heard a gurgling sound coming from far away.
She knew who it was without even looking.
Sure enough, when I looked up, I saw the young man in white sitting in a wheelchair, being pushed by Ah Qi from the corridor.
The wheelchair rolled all the way to An Jiu before slowly stopping. Pei Ji nodded slightly at her with a faint smile: "Miss An."
An Jiu glanced at him and said perfunctorily, "Divine Doctor Pei."
Pei Ji: "Miss An is in a good mood."
An Jiu ignored him. She liked "Fei Yi" now and hated Pei Ji, so she had reason to ignore him.
There was a maid from the Lin Mansion following him. An Jiu said to the maid, "Go get me some fish food. I want to feed the fish."
"Yes, miss."
The maid quickly brought the fish food. An Jiu found a low place on the railing, squatted down and fed the fish with great interest.
When the fish food is thrown down, a group of fish will come and gather together to fight for it.
"Has Miss An's letter been written?"
Hearing the voice, An Jiu turned around with an expression that asked, "Why are you still here?" She noticed with her sharp eyes that the man's hand that was waving the folding fan paused.
Haha, what a pretentious person.
It’s only April and you’re already fanning yourself.
She was so displeased with him now that she didn't hide it anymore and said directly, "I've written it and gave it to Miss Lin. She said she'll be in the capital in two days. What's the matter?"
Pei Ji's eyes drooped, the corners of his lips curled up, his expression became more gentle: "Is that so."
[Pei Ji's favorability towards you is -5, currently -64. ]
Oh, you're not happy?
"Miss An said before that she wanted to learn martial arts..."
An Jiu interrupted him and said, "I forgot to say that I may have to trouble Dr. Pei in the future. I have already made an agreement with Brother He and Miss Lin that I will travel the world with you guys from now on."
[Pei Ji's favorability towards you +5, currently -59. ]
Pei Ji showed some disapproval on his face: "Miss An is so delicate and noble, how can she travel with us?"
An Jiu: You pretend, you pretend again?
She grinned with a fake smile, squinting her eyes and said, "It's okay. Brother He said he would protect me. He will take full responsibility for my safety."
The girl's tone rose briskly, and anyone could tell she was in a good mood.
Pei Ji's fingers suddenly clenched the cold fan bones, his long eyelashes slightly closed, and a hint of darkness appeared in his eyes.
He Ziqing.
This time, the secret village he had secretly controlled for several years was destroyed, more than a dozen assassins he had carefully trained died, and the mysterious old blind man disappeared.
The loss was indeed heavy.
But for the sake of the plan, these can be abandoned. Gold and silver are just vulgar things, not more important than his life.
After his rebirth, Pei Ji's biggest goal is to get rid of the unknown poison in his body as soon as possible.
As long as the poison is gone, no one can do anything to him.
The original plan had made good progress, but now...
He stared and saw the girl turn her head again, stretching out her fingers to touch the fish floating on the water. Her delicate little face, as big as a palm, was so white that it was almost transparent in the sunlight, and her eyes and eyebrows were filled with undisguised bright smiles.
Even if she falls in love with her savior Fei Yi, will she still have feelings for He Ziqing?
What a... double-minded woman.
[Pei Ji's favorability towards you is -20, currently -79. ]
The reminder sounded in his ears, but the smile on Anjiu's face did not change at all.
Are you jealous? No, it should be that you find that your possessions are out of your control, so your possessiveness explodes?
An Jiu's smile deepened as he amused Yu'er.
Love is not just about being good to someone. There is a saying that goes, "A dog who licks someone will end up with nothing." An Jiu thinks this is quite suitable for Pei Ji.
Fishing for people is just like fishing for fish, you have to be loose and tight, and have give and take.
Let out the line when the big fish is struggling, and pull the rope when the big fish is tired. This will give you the greatest chance of getting a harvest.
[Host, your favorability is decreasing too quickly. Please complete the task carefully.]
"I'm doing my mission seriously." An Jiu smiled and replied silently, "System, don't you realize that Pei Ji cares about me now?"
【……】
"If you want someone like Pei Ji to fall in love with someone, it's useless to just be nice to him. You have to let him experience the feeling of losing, losing, and regaining... By then, I don't believe he doesn't love me."
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Pei Ji: I am a fish?
Miss: It’s the biggest one. Do you feel honored?
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