Chapter 256 Framed
Zhizhou Mansion, Jingchen Pavilion.
After Chu Wennan brought Xie Jing to the courtyard, Feng Peizhi walked out of the main house. The smile on her face froze when she saw Xie Jing beside Chu Wennan.
The years have left marks on Xie Jing's face.
Maybe Feng Peizhi has had a good life in recent years. Apart from a few lines at the corners of her eyes, she looks no different from before.
Seeing that the two looked a little uncomfortable, Chu Wennan said, "Peizhi, you and Master Xie may not have seen each other for many years. Let's catch up. I have something else to do, so I'll go back to the study first."
Feng Peizhi came back to his senses and when he looked at Chu Wennan, Chu Wennan turned around and walked out of the courtyard.
The maids in the courtyard were also taken away.
When Xie Jing looked at Feng Peizhi, he didn't have the feeling he had imagined.
That feeling of missing someone so much.
At this moment, he looked at Feng Peizhi, and his heart was filled with endless chill.
At this moment, Xie Jing knew that he was able to meet Feng Peizhi not simply because he wanted to see Feng Peizhi, but because Chu Wennan and Shi Nian pushed him to see him.
As for why Chu Wennan and Shi Nian used Feng Peizhi as an excuse to bring him here.
He thought he would know the answer soon.
"Brother Jing?" Feng Peizhi seemed to have just come to his senses and shouted.
Xie Jing also came back to his senses and gave Feng Peizhi a forced smile: "Peizhi, it turns out you are still alive."
When Feng Peizhi heard the word "alive", his eyebrows slightly furrowed. He took two steps forward and then stopped, a little embarrassed, and said, "Why did Brother Jing come to Yizhou?"
Xie Jing's inner emotions completely disappeared at this moment. When Feng Peizhi asked this question even though he knew that he had come to Yizhou a long time ago, he realized that his previous emotions and longings were just his obsession.
"I'm not feeling well, so my daughter resigned from my position and came to Yizhou to recuperate." Xie Jing also said distantly, as if he felt that his sudden appearance here was a little inappropriate. He added: "I ran into Zhong Cheng today, and he said you were here, so I thought of coming to see you."
Feng Peizhi's gaze fell on the bundle in Xie Jing's hand again.
Xie Jing immediately explained: "I had a conflict with Rong Ying this morning and said a few harsh words, so I came out."
Feng Peizhi forced a smile and said without asking any further questions, "Brother Jing, please sit inside."
"No thanks." Xie Jing also had a polite smile on his face. "Seeing you alive and well makes me feel better. It's getting late, so I'll take my leave first."
After saying this, Xie Jing didn't even linger on Feng Peizhi's eyes. He turned around and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.
But just after taking two steps, someone grabbed his arm.
Xie Jing turned around and looked at Feng Peizhi who was holding his arm.
Feng Peizhi said, "Brother Jing, after not seeing each other for so many years, don't you have anything to say to me?"
Xie Jing stiffly broke free from Feng Peizhi's grip on his arm, took a step back, and said, "Peizhi, I'm relieved that you're doing well. As for other things, there's no need to say more. After all, you and I have our own families now, so we need to keep some distance in everything."
Feng Peizhi frowned. How could this be different from what Chu Wennan had told her? Xie Jing had really changed a lot over the years.
"Brother Jing, don't you want to see my daughter?" She spoke as gently as before.
Xie Jing looked at Feng Peizhi in surprise as he listened to these words. He then asked, "Peizhi, you're living a stable life now, and your daughter is probably doing well too. So don't create unnecessary trouble and let others point fingers at her."
Feng Peizhi hadn't expected Xie Jing to be so straightforward in wanting to distance himself from her. Her brows furrowed tightly as she asked, "Isn't it you who's responsible for pointing fingers at her?"
"What?" Xie Jing fixed his gaze on Feng Peizhi. "Did I cause this?"
"Yes, I am indeed Chu Wennan's concubine now, but my daughter's surname is Feng. I had her when Master Chu took me away from that troubled place." Feng Peizhi's eyes welled up as she recalled the grievances she had suffered in the past. She began to question, "You said it wasn't your fault, so who did it?"
Xie Jing frowned. "Peizhi, if you were alone with your daughter now, I should have taken you back to the Xie family. But now you're Chu Wennan's concubine, and your life is pretty stable. I looked for you during the time when the Feng family was in trouble, and I didn't know you were pregnant. I've been thinking about you all these years because I've really let you down. But now that you're officially in this prefectural government, don't cause any more trouble for your daughter."
Feng Peizhi's eyes were filled with shock, and she said clearly, "That's your daughter too!"
"Why are you telling me this now?" Xie Jing asked, "You're clearly alive and well, yet you've never written me a single letter. I came to Yizhou, and thanks to Shi Nian and Chu Wennan's encouragement, I met you. Yet you told me that you and I have a daughter?"
Feng Peizhi took a deep breath and said, "What do you mean? Are you saying that I teamed up with the two of them to frame you?"
"Peizhi, you and I are no longer the pure people we were back then. I don't know what the three of you are trying to do, but it's definitely not as simple as it looks!" Xie Jing was also angry. He was angry that his obsession over the years was bullshit.
He was also angry because he saw the person he had been thinking about again and he thought that he wanted to plot against him.
"What are you talking about?" Feng Peizhi was horrified by Xie Jing's attitude. "Are you saying that the three of us are plotting against you?"
Xie Jing stared at Feng Peizhi, and suddenly thought of what Shi Jiuyue said about Qin Junyi and Shi Nian being connected. He also thought of Qin Junyi's current situation and that Xie Rongying was also in this Yizhou.
Thinking that Shi Jiuyue clearly wanted to kill him, he was stopped in time by Chu Wennan and Shi Nian.
These two people seemed to be helping him out, but in fact they wanted to use him to deal with Xie Rongying and the Xie family?
"Xie Jing! You are still as heartless and disloyal as you were back then!" Feng Peizhi growled.
Xie Jing's eyes scrutinized her for a moment, but he immediately reacted and stepped forward to explain to Feng Peizhi, "Peizhi, that's not what I meant. I just think your life is stable now, so you shouldn't stir up any more trouble and put yourself in a situation you shouldn't be in."
"Thank you." Feng Peizhi said coldly, "Get out of here!"
Xie Jing and Feng Peizhi looked at each other for a moment, then bowed and said, "Peizhi, I'll be leaving first."
Feng Peizhi's eyes were full of disappointment. He watched Xie Jing turn around, but suddenly his back stiffened and he fell forward with a muffled groan.
When Xie Jing heard the sound of someone falling, he turned around suddenly and saw a dagger stuck in the right side of Feng Peizhi's neck, with blood visibly flowing out.
"Peizhi!" Xie Jing dropped the bag in his hand. He stepped forward and squatted. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a glimpse of clothing passing by the door of the main house. "Peizhi!"
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