Chapter 64 Madam, you don’t want to spend your whole life with your husband, do you?
"Mo Hua, please go out. I want to talk to Envoy Zhao for a while."
When their eyes met, the noble lady from the capital, who was wearing a long double-breasted dress with flowers, her hair tied up in a bun, and her face as round as the bright moon, gave a faint instruction.
"Madam...this..." The dowry maid named Mo Hua was worried.
"Get out." A slightly cold tone.
The maid didn't dare to say anything more, and hurriedly stepped out and closed the door carefully.
In the luxurious and elegant box, there were only a single man and a single woman.
Pei Si Niang walked forward with her waist straight and manners graceful, and glanced at him.
The box faces outward and has a row of red-painted railings.
Looking inside, the double carved windows are open, and looking down from here, you can see the lobby stage at a glance.
Not only does it have an excellent view, but it is also ingeniously designed with pillars blocking the view.
No matter whether it was the individual guests in the hall or the guests in other boxes, they could not get a glimpse of the face of the noble person in the "Cloud and Water Room".
"I'm not Madam Lu, call me Miss Pei Si."
The lady sat down leisurely and made corrections carefully.
The tone and expression are neither the dignified and solemn one in a serious occasion, nor the lazy and relaxed one in the boudoir.
Somewhere in between.
Zhao Duan's face showed an apology just right:
"This is our first meeting, and I'm not aware of Si Niang's taboos. Please don't blame me."
Si Niang... Pei Si Niang's eyes flickered, and she did not resist this slightly ambiguous name, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth:
"What if I insist on blaming someone?"
It wasn't a tone of accusation or making things difficult, but rather one that feigned anger and was slightly teasing.
This is in stark contrast to the scolding of Zhu Kui.
Zhao Duan smiled and said:
"I just happen to have a message for Si Niang, or perhaps as a token of my apology."
"What?"
Pei Si Niang asked, a woman's natural curiosity aroused.
Zhao Duan did not speak immediately, but picked up the jade pot and poured tea for the two of them one after another.
The aroma of tea wafts in the air, music echoes outside the window, famous actors perform, and the lobby is packed.
This is a feast that is enough to fascinate countless drama fans in the capital, and it is also the reason why wealthy businessmen flock to come.
However, neither of the two people in the best box even glanced towards the stage.
…
A moment later.
"Does Fourth Lady know that Censor Lu is not a well-behaved person outside?"
Zhao Duan pretended to sigh, "By chance, I learned that Censor Lu had met with a strange woman a few days ago. Their intimate behavior was immoral."
This statement is pure fabrication.
Apart from the exception provided by Yunxi, Zhao Duan didn't know whether Lu Liang had cheated on her with other people.
But does it matter whether it’s true or not?
It would be enough as long as what he made up was consistent with Pei Si Niang's "perception" of her husband.
As expected, upon hearing these words, the lady, who had originally looked curious, suddenly became gloomy.
But there was no emotion of "surprise" or "shock and anger".
What's more, it's disgust and annoyance at the loss of face.
Yunxi’s information turned out to be true... Zhao Duan felt a slight movement in his heart.
Through trial and error, the intelligence was verified.
"Envoy Zhao, you can drink tea casually, but you can't say anything you want!"
Pei Si Niang's face was covered with frost, and she had to use a tough attitude to maintain her dignity.
Even though in my heart, I already believed 99% of this news.
But in the final analysis, she is a woman from a wealthy family.
Even though she is far from being smart, the instincts she has developed from being exposed to things since childhood are enough to ensure that she does not make big mistakes in her responses.
"I know this is not a pleasant thing to say, but if Si Niang wants evidence, I can provide it..." Zhao Duan showed sympathy.
“That’s enough!”
Pei Si Niang's chest heaved as she interrupted him. This famous "violent woman" in the capital stared at him coldly and said:
"I know exactly what you're thinking. If you invited me here just to talk nonsense, then get out of here and don't delay my opera."
She's broken...
The Minotaur shot at the target in the air, and Pei Si Niang fell to the ground.
Having her husband cheated on her in front of others was like having her face rubbed on the ground.
The cunning mansion is indeed shallow... Zhao Duan said with a smile:
"Si Niang knows what I'm thinking?"
Pei Si Niang looked as if she saw through him and said sarcastically:
"You have a feud with Lu Liang, and everyone in the capital knows about it. Not long ago, he even tried to snatch a wanted criminal from you, but was caught by Lord Yuan and failed.
You want to take revenge on him, so you come to me and try to provoke me with these rumors, which are hard to tell whether they are true or false, so that I can ask my father to teach him a lesson. Is that right?"
The noble and beautiful woman raised her head, like a proud peacock.
Look him in the eye.
He felt that he had seen through Zhao Duan's evil intentions.
No... you only saw the first floor, and I was on the fifth floor...
Speaking of which, she didn't know that Yuan Gong was with me that day? Oh, Lu Liang really didn't have the face to tell the truth...
Zhao Duan wanted to laugh.
After all, she is just an untempered and pampered "princess". Even if she is influenced subtly, her knowledge and wisdom are much higher than that of ordinary women.
But in the eyes of a veteran like Zhao Duan, it was too naive and full of flaws.
A pampered and spoiled vase - this was his evaluation of Pei Si Niang.
"No more words? Speechless?"
Seeing that Zhao Duan remained silent, Pei Si Niang smiled, as if she had regained her face.
He stood up angrily and wanted to leave.
A despicable villain with a great appearance - this is her evaluation of Zhao Duan.
"well."
However, she had just taken two steps when she heard a magnetic, distressed sigh from behind her:
"Living under the same roof with someone you don't love, yet unable to separate, and even finding it hard to tell others about it, even your family wouldn't understand... You must be very lonely."
Pei Si Niang's body suddenly froze!
In this feudal dynasty where men are superior to women (except for the empress), few men are willing to say such considerate words.
In this world, any cheesy love words Zhao Duan copied from the Internet in his previous life have extraordinary lethality.
Zhao Duan had forgotten where he had read this wise saying in his previous life:
Being understood is a basic need of human beings.
At this moment, his simple words, accompanied by a tone that was not sarcastic but one of pity and compassion, were like a sharp knife, fiercely cutting open the heart of the lonely lady.
"What... weird things are you talking about?"
Pei Si Niang turned around and looked at him with complicated eyes.
Outside the window.
The humming and humming voices from the stage came into the house, and as a piece of music reached its climax, her emotions were also drawn in.
In countless eyes.
On the stage, the "xiaosheng" and "huadan" in costumes stood on the left and right of the stage, looking at each other from a distance.
Zhao Duan sat by the window, his eyes deep, as if to cover and penetrate her:
"Madam, you don't want to spend your whole life with someone like Lu Liang, do you?"
"You deserve a better match and marriage."
"You shouldn't have sacrificed your own happiness for those filthy temple interests."
"Yes, I do have a grudge against Lu Liang, but are you really willing to swallow your anger to protect the reputation and career of a heartless man who betrayed you?"
"In fact, you and I could have joined forces to deal with our common enemy."
Joining forces...a common enemy...
Pei Si Niang didn't know how she ended up sitting opposite Zhao Duan again.
But she knew that every word from the man behind the empress successfully touched her heart.
Pei Si Niang clasped her fingers together, bit her lips, and her eyes were moist:
"What exactly... do you want to do?"
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