Chapter 40 Interrupting a Good Thing
"Wenyi, over here!" Lin Zhiyi happened to see her and waved to her.
Dou Wenyi's lips curled up as she lifted her skirt and went over. Lin Zhiyi warmly pulled her to sit down, "Fu'an didn't cause you any trouble, did he? I just saw Xie Guidu talking about your matter..."
On the way here, Lin Zhiyi and Princess Fu'an originally shared a carriage, but Princess Fu'an insisted on squeezing into the same carriage with her, so Lin Zhiyi had no choice but to give up her carriage.
“No, Fu’an is in love with Xie Guidu, and she might take some action.” Dou Wenyi frowned, feeling annoyed whenever Xie Guidu was mentioned.
Whether Fu'an used the same method as in his previous life to administer the drug remains unknown.
"Really?" A hint of schadenfreude flashed in Lin Zhiyi's eyes.
"Xie Guidu is vigilant, but he might not necessarily fall into the trap." Dou Wenyi was not optimistic about Fu'an.
Suddenly, she felt a sharp, cold light behind her. Dou Wenyi turned her head and saw a man with a sinister and cold expression standing on a high platform not far away.
It's him!
Prince Rui, Pei Shaoqin, was also Lin Zhiyi's husband in her previous life.
Pei Shaoqin was dressed in a scarlet python robe, looking magnificent. When he saw her looking back, a faint smile appeared on his lips. Dou Wenyi's head buzzed, and she felt a chill run down her spine.
In her previous life, Lin Zhiyi's marriage was full of twists and turns. In the end, she was inexplicably betrothed to Prince Rui and became his concubine. She died less than two years later.
Prince Rui was fickle, and his household was filled with beautiful concubines. Lin Zhiyi never revealed the truth about the arranged marriage to her. At that time, Dou Wenyi felt that there was a lot of mystery surrounding her marriage and suspected that her marriage and death were both orchestrated.
With imperial power so immense, who in the royal family is truly worthy of trust?
Dou Wenyi felt disdain.
As the music began, rows of alluring dancers took to the stage to perform. Lin Zhiyi took a cup of fruit wine from a palace maid and handed it to her, saying, "Would you like to try some? I just tasted it, and it's quite good."
Dou Wenyi's thoughts were in turmoil. She took the wine cup and held it in her hand, then asked softly, "What do you think of Prince Rui?"
Lin Zhiyi's face was flushed, and her forehead was covered with a fine layer of sweat.
She shook her head blankly. "I don't know, I don't know him."
It seemed that she had no feelings for Prince Rui at all. Dou Wenyi breathed a sigh of relief and secretly planned that she would definitely prevent Lin Zhiyi from marrying Prince Rui again in this life.
Amidst the noise, cheers, and laughter, a cold drink on a maid's tray was accidentally spilled, wetting Lin Zhiyi's skirt. The maid hurriedly knelt down to apologize.
Lin Zhiyi didn't intend to make a fuss, so she got up and left.
Dou Wenyi watched her walk away, her eyelids twitching twice for no apparent reason.
Suddenly, she saw Lin Zhiyi stumble and almost fall, and a palace maid in a light green palace dress quickly helped her up.
Suddenly, the image of Prince Rui's venomous, sticky gaze flashed through Dou Wenyi's mind. But when she looked up at the high platform again, Prince Rui was nowhere to be seen.
Dou Wenyi shuddered when she thought of Lin Zhiyi's strange behavior. Could she have been drugged?
She jumped up and hurriedly followed the path Lin Zhiyi had taken.
Thankfully, she didn't drink that cup of fruit wine. With so many noble ladies here, how could she possibly drug someone alone?
How difficult it is.
The bluestone path twisted and turned, and after passing through the corridor, there was a lush forest. Dou Wenyi searched for a long time, but there was no sign of Lin Zhiyi.
In a daze, she vaguely saw a wisp of pale green clothing quickly slip into a courtyard...
Dou Wenyi stared at the slightly ajar carved wooden door, hesitated for a moment, then mustered her courage and quietly followed him inside.
The room was dimly lit, with a hazy glow emanating from behind the carved screen. The dim light shifted, and a misty haze filled the air. The sound of flowing water came and went, suggesting a hot spring inside...
The surroundings were quiet, when suddenly the faint, intermittent moans of a woman could be heard, along with what sounded like the heavy breathing of a man.
Dou Wenyi's face changed drastically, and a surge of anger rushed to her head. How dare Prince Rui force a noblewoman in broad daylight?
Dou Wenyi quickened her pace and stepped into the room. The groans became clearer and clearer. Moonlight streamed into the room from the window. All was quiet. She felt as if she had stepped on an embroidered shoe!
Dou Wenyi grew increasingly frightened. Looking around, she saw sandalwood chairs next to the hot spring and clothes and shoes scattered on the ground.
Not only were there men's outer garments, but also women's outer garments, a piece of brightly colored, shimmering brocade that seemed familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before.
Memories flashed through her mind. She had seen her on the way to Xiefang Palace today. It was Consort Jiang, a concubine of Emperor Muzong!
Dou Wenyi's pupils dilated in shock. Before she could recover from the astonishment, she felt a sharp gaze fixed on her.
She turned her head in a panic, her breath caught in her throat, her legs went weak, and she almost screamed.
In the shadows, Pei Siyan sat casually on a sandalwood chair with his legs crossed.
He wore a loose-fitting black silk robe, with no undergarment underneath, and only a pair of trousers of the same color. His strong abdominal muscles were faintly visible, with distinct grooves, broad shoulders, and a narrow waist. The muscle lines beneath the robe were smooth and firm.
His long hair was as black as ink, and the moisture on his body had not completely dissipated, with a few strands of half-wet hair still sticking to his forehead.
Meeting his cold and indifferent gaze, she felt an innate sense of authority emanating from him, his eyes as cold as knives, which made her heart tremble.
The fear of Pei Siyan nearly suffocating her when they first met suddenly invaded her mind.
Dou Wenyi felt a chill run down her neck, and a wave of nausea surged through her body. Her body trembled like a kite with a broken string, and she wished she could just disappear on the spot.
There was no beautiful woman on the bed at all. She must have been seeing things and mistakenly thought Lin Zhiyi was inside. She was so audacious as to trespass on his territory.
It’s over!
Who does she think she is? How could she cause such a huge mess?
It seems she has stumbled upon Pei Siyan's secret affair again, a scandalous affair that could have silenced him.
Pei Siyan's narrow, almond-shaped eyes gleamed with a captivating light, a half-smile playing on his lips. "Dou Wenyi, have you seen enough?"
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