Chapter 32 Chapter 32 "Should Miss Lu's last words be...
In the tense atmosphere, Fang Dian was neither going forward nor backward. After hesitating for a long time, she decided to say quietly outside the door: "Girl, there is someone outside."
Almost as soon as the words were spoken, soldiers came in. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be from the governor's side, and they looked like they had bad intentions.
"Who are you and how dare you break into a private house?"
As soon as the leader, Xu Wenbin, saw that it was Lu Suizhu, he immediately bowed and put on a smile. "So you're the daughter of County Magistrate Shen? I apologize for being so rude. I'm here to check the county's headcount on the orders of the governor. I hope you'll be kind enough to do me a favor."
He walked straight past where Lu Suizhu was standing and took a few steps forward. "This young man looks quite unfamiliar. He must be from another place."
He asked casually, but his tone was full of determination. He took out a pen and paper from his pocket and pretended to write it down. He began to ask: "Age, hometown, what do you do for a living, how long have you been in Fanxi, what are you doing here, and when are you leaving?"
"Twenty-four, from Pengzhou, came here to do some small business. The other day, I accidentally entered the mountains and was blinded by the miasma. Fortunately, someone rescued me and I am recuperating here."
Pei Zhiji was well prepared and responded calmly one by one.
But Xu Wenbin still had doubts in his heart and persisted: "Our Fanxi Temple is small, and most people are out doing business. Few people come here on purpose. From my perspective, you look more like a leisurely young man, not a businessman."
He paced back and forth, looking carefully, recalling the portrait that the governor had secretly shown him that day. The more he looked, the more similar he felt. He stopped and smiled.
"How about inviting you back home for a cup of tea today?"
Although his words were gentle, his subordinates were rude and quick in their actions. They would go forward to "ask for people" as soon as they received the order.
Lu Suizhu stood in front of Pei Zhiji.
The man behind her seemed to sense her presence: "It's okay, don't worry about me."
It was unclear whether he was trying to appease her or was eager to distance himself from the matter. Lu Suizhu became stubborn and roared at the man behind her without mercy.
"Your eyes are like this, if I don't take care of you, who will?"
The woman frowned and spoke in a harsh voice, looking a little fierce, and it seemed like she had done this countless times in the past. Xu Wenbin touched his beard, his eyes rolled around, and he felt that the relationship between the two seemed a little unusual.
Pei Zhiji was speechless. He had received too many things beyond his understanding that day, especially facing Lu Suizhu, which was even more exhausting than those complicated documents of the Ministry of Rites. He sighed, and his brows were twisted with worry.
Xu Wenbin was on this trip on the orders of the governor and did not dare to make any mistakes or slack off. Even if he offended County Magistrate Shen, he still insisted on taking Pei Zhiji away.
"No, you can't take him away."
A pair of affectionate eyes fell on Pei Zhiji, their expression was as gentle as the spring breeze, and their voice was also calm and peaceful.
"He's actually my husband."
It was like a bolt of thunder out of the blue, and even Fang Dian almost couldn't control her expression. How could her daughter talk nonsense without blushing at all?
Pei Zhiji frowned even deeper, his mouth seemed to be sealed with tape. He still remembered that outside the capital, in public, she had repeatedly called him Pei Lang.
"As you all know, I've been separated from my family for a long time... In fact, I was married while I was away from home, but my husband was in poor health and our family was in financial difficulty, so I never told my parents. But when he saw I hadn't returned, he became impatient and dragged his sick body to come here to look for me. Unfortunately, he was unfamiliar with the place and accidentally fell into the miasma, which caused him to suffer from many injuries."
"You guys want to take him away for no apparent reason, but you don't even have any proof. How can I feel at ease?"
While she was shedding tears, she had already reached the bedside and naturally held her "husband's" hand.
He also cooperated and coughed twice.
Lu Suizhu patted his back lovingly, caressing it gently, just like a married couple.
"Since this is County Magistrate Shen's family affair, I won't bother you any further. Let's go."
Lu Suizhu was still sobbing for a long time, wanting to say something but hesitant, until Fang Dian reminded her that the person had left.
She was acting out the affectionate couple's performance, but Pei Zhiji was undoubtedly weak. His originally cold hands had become hot without him noticing, and he knew something was wrong as soon as he touched them.
Lu Suizhu raised her eyes and met his half-closed brows due to weakness.
"I'll call the doctor."
Lu Suizhu was slightly startled when her wrist was clamped.
"You shouldn't be like this. A woman's reputation is so important. How can you be so careless? Do you know that three people can make a tiger, and a lot of gossip can melt gold? What if they say in the future that you had an affair with a man without a matchmaker or had an affair, what will you do?"
After patiently listening to all this, Lu Suizhu took a deep breath and slowly removed his hand: "Master Pei really underestimates me. To me, if I can exchange my reputation for something more important, I will give it up without hesitation."
"Something more important?" Pei Zhiji asked back.
"Like—your life."
Although there was nothing in front of him, his head still tilted slightly to the side, avoiding directly facing Lu Suizhu's face.
Is his life so important to her?
"Master Pei, do you dare to say that Liao Wenbin's visit this time has nothing to do with the Crown Prince? You are here to investigate Xiao Mao's illegal mines, and he is so cautious and careful. Is it possible that he has nothing to investigate? And he even said that he is here to check the number of people in the county. It seems to me that he is here to investigate you."
Pei Zhiji could not deny it.
"Feel sorry."
"What did you say you were sorry for?"
Lu Suisui asked even though she knew the answer.
Seeing that he was about to freeze again, fortunately Fang Dian brought the doctor in in time. He checked Pei Zhiji's eyes and changed some medicine. When the gauze was removed, he felt a sharp pain and physiological tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
"You can already sense light, which proves your eye is gradually getting better. As long as you change the dressing on time, it's not a big problem. The fever is also caused by inflammation of the wound. Just get more rest and you won't have to worry too much."
As the doctor took the patient's pulse, his expression grew increasingly serious. He stroked his beard, felt his wrist again and again, and sighed, "Young Master's pulse is a bit chaotic. It seems... like you're being poisoned."
Lu Suizhu opened her lips slightly to ask, but was interrupted by Pei Zhiji. He pushed his sleeve back to its original position and naturally withdrew his hand: "I have been weak since childhood, and it is common for my pulse to be unclear. Don't worry about it."
The doctor knew what was going on and said no more. He just nodded, packed up his medicine box and left, then gave Lu Suizhu some instructions on how to decoct the medicine.
Over the past two days, there have been more and more conflicts between the two of them. They were not as comfortable together as they were in Pei's house. The more she thought about it, the more strange it seemed, so she did not rush back to the house.
Beneath the Jielu Pavilion, the rain was drizzling, and each drop of rain was crystal clear when it fell into the palm of your hand.
Pei Zhiji came out at some point. He could now see a blurry shadow and followed the light, sticking to the mottled wall, so he wasn't too embarrassed.
After staying in the small room for a long time, he felt the air in the rain was even fresher, and the fragrance of soil and grass filled his air. He walked with difficulty, not seeing the road, and there was a little mud stain on his wide sleeves without knowing when.
There was a short step in front of him and when he was about to fall, Lu Suizhu couldn't help but support his forearm.
Her hair was a little messy and her clothes were not as clean as before. Lu Suizhu felt a little ashamed. She was not taking good care of herself.
"You're still feverish, what are you doing out here?"
There is gurgling water in front of me, and I can vaguely see the foot of Xiaofeng Mountain. Behind the mountain, there are endless green hills. If it is night, with a huge full moon hanging low in the sky, this plate of water will look like a pool of silver.
"First, I wanted to get some fresh air, and second, there's something I've been pondering for a long time and can't figure out, so I figured I'd ask in person."
Lu Suizhu had a bad feeling and wanted to continue to escape, but the tall figure blocked her way and left her no way to retreat. There were some blue stubble on his chin, which looked more like he had been through hardships and had been stained by years of rain and snow compared to when he was in Pei's Mansion.
The handsome young man, dressed in elegant attire, had his lacquer eyes covered by a white cloth, his dull and lifeless appearance shattered her heart. "That day, when you blocked the knife for me, you fell in a pool of blood, and you endured the pain to touch my face and say that you had no regrets in your life."
"Lu Suizhu, what exactly do you mean?"
Despite being blind, he still pressed on. Under the pressure of the man's imposing body, Lu Suizhu was finally forced to retreat. She could only grit her teeth and say, "I'm sorry."
sorry
He snorted coldly, feeling dissatisfied and still brooding over the previous deception. He sneered, "Shouldn't Miss Lu's last words be rewritten?"
There was a long silence on the other side. Lu Sui's lips moved up and down for a long time. She looked into his eyes and said with difficulty: "Then... I love you?"
Pei Zhiji clenched his fists in his sleeves, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. He was really angry. He didn't want to find out whether this was true or not, but this indifferent attitude was really irritating.
He didn't try to suppress what he was thinking and just said it out loud.
"What about Huai Shen? You're acting as Shen Wenjia here, but in his eyes you're already a dead person. Shouldn't you have an explanation for this? Or should I write a letter right now to tell him what kind of person the woman he loves is?"
"What kind of person am I? Lord Pei just wants to say that I am fickle?" Lu Suizhu admitted that when she blocked the knife for him, she did suddenly lose her mind. She wanted to take revenge on his arrogance and cold treatment for the past few months, so she said such ambiguous words, but these two things cannot be confused at all.
Pei Zhiji flicked his sleeves lightly without saying a word.
"I will explain the matter between me and the Second Young Master to him myself. Why should Master Pei force me?"
The corner of the man opposite twitched his lips slightly, and his hand was pulled to touch a piece of clothing. The summer clothes were thin and soft, and there was still a faint bulge that could be felt. He closed his eyes and carefully felt and touched it.
"Master Pei, even if everything is fake, the wound on my chest cannot be faked. Please let me go and stop worrying about the past, okay?"
chest
Pei Zhiji retracted his hand as if he had lost his composure. He wanted to go out in the rain to cool down the heat on his body. In his confusion, he didn't hear clearly what Lu Suizhu asked.
His mind was filled with the miasma of Xiaofeng Mountain, and the illusion of Lu Suizhu's exposed snow-white skin. She also let him look at her wounds, shouting in pain over and over again.
He asked in a mysterious way: "Does it still hurt?"
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