Chapter 77 Su Wanwan's Premature Birth
Pei Changfeng approached step by step, as if facing a cornered mouse, but he was as leisurely as a cat.
Pei Changfeng twirled the boning knife in his hand and squatted down. "Are you surprised?"
Song Ming was trembling all over and couldn't even say the words to beg for mercy. His throat felt like a razor blade was stuck and it hurt.
The snow fell silently with rustling sound, and the world suddenly became silent.
Wherever the bone-cutting knife passed, there was a flash of cold light that seemed to be fatal.
There was a buzzing in Song Ming's ears, and suddenly he reacted and tried to escape from the door.
Pei Changfeng stretched out his leg and tripped Song Ming, and he flew out like a rag.
Pei Changfeng didn't use much strength, but Song Ming was too timid, his steps were light and his legs and feet were sore. Soon he couldn't get up and lay on the ground like a toad.
Pei Changfeng put on leather gloves, picked up the rope full of fine needles, and wrapped it around Song Ming's wrists and neck in circles.
Soon, thin streams of blood began to seep out of Song Ming's wrists and neck.
"Changfeng, Changfeng, I know I was wrong," Song Ming cried, "My father asked me to do all this, I didn't want this to happen, Changfeng, please forgive me, please, let me go!"
He looked really ugly when he cried, with tears streaming down his face.
But at least he could cry. When Pei Changfeng was lying there like a rotten wood, he couldn't even pick out the maggots in the trunk.
Pei Changfeng smiled, a very light smile, because he felt the difficulty and happiness from the bottom of his heart, so he had a smile on his face.
He pointed the boning knife forward, and Song Ming suddenly became speechless. He stared at the blade tremblingly, afraid that the blade would pierce his body.
Pei Changfeng gently slashed his hand downwards, and as Song Ming screamed, the dagger cut open his collar, but no blood was seen.
"Are you scared?" Pei Changfeng asked.
"I'm scared! I'm scared!" Song Ming cried loudly and lost control of his bladder. "Please, let me go! Please!"
He roared and begged for mercy, but Pei Changfeng had already lost his interest in the game. The first blow cut off the flesh on the back of his right hand, and the second blow cut a bloody hole in his left leg.
The night was accompanied by drizzling rain and snow, but Song Ming did not die.
Pei Changfeng dug out his eyes, cut his throat, punctured his eardrums, cut off his ten fingers, and threw him into this room.
Song Ming cannot die. He can live like a maggot and cannot identify Pei Changfeng.
This was Pei Changfeng's revenge on him.
A revenge that will last until death.
As day was about to dawn, Pei Changfeng returned to the city. He washed the blood off his body and then carefully smoked some incense to make sure that the smell on his body would not disturb Su Wanwan. Then he got into bed and hugged her tenderly.
Pei Changfeng has always loved the smell of Su Wanwan. It's not because the fragrance is nice, but because Pei Changfeng likes whatever fragrance Su Wanwan wears. It's all just because of Su Wanwan.
Su Wanwan was half asleep and knew he had returned. She closed her eyes and touched his face, as if to see if he was hurt.
"All done?"
"It's over." Pei Changfeng kissed her fingers.
Soon, it was time to go to court. Pei Changfeng changed into court clothes and went into the palace.
On the way into the palace, he ran into Fan Ling, who approached him and asked, "Did you get those things from the Zheng family?"
"I got it," Pei Changfeng whispered, "but I heard that the emperor will also take action, so I don't need to do anything."
"That's even better. Most of your main enemies are dead anyway." Fan Ling smiled, "Congratulations, Pei Hanlin."
Pei Changfeng said: "Wait until Wanwan gives birth and then tell me this."
"You mean, Pei Changfeng left the city overnight and came back before dawn?" Liao Cheng thought thoughtfully.
She made a big fool of herself that day. Although she was locked up in the palace and not allowed to go out, she had many spies outside who could keep an eye on some of the people she suspected.
Regarding what happened that day, the first person she suspected was Bai Jitong, and then Pei Changfeng. These two people were not good people, and they had a grudge against her, so she had to investigate.
During this period of time, although no direct connection between the two and her affairs was found, some vague and unspeakable secrets between the two were discovered.
For example, the woman Bai Ji met that night, and Pei Changfeng's trip out of the city.
"Interesting." Liao Cheng didn't want to guess who it was. She thought it would be better to take revenge on all the people she targeted. That would be more satisfying. "Did you find out why he left the city?"
Liao Cheng's subordinate said, "It seems to be related to a man named Song. That man also left the city three days ago and went to find Pei Changfeng before leaving the city."
"What was Pei Changfeng plotting with him? Or did Pei Changfeng kill him?"
Liao Cheng sat up and suddenly laughed, "I know how to play."
She wrote a letter and asked someone to deliver it to Pei Changfeng at the Hanlin Academy. Before the messenger left, she stopped him and said, "Wait, it's too early to deliver it now."
It’s not time yet.
The New Year comes quickly and this year's New Year is very lively.
Su Wanwan, Pei Changfeng, Su Cha, Widow Liu and Su Chaochao were sitting around the table. Including the baby in Su Wanwan's belly, there should be six people.
Su Cha drank some wine and wanted to pull Pei Changfeng to perform a gesture, while Widow Liu was sharing her new whitening secret recipe with Su Wanwan. After a period of tinkering with it, Widow Liu's skin became a little whiter, but still not too white, at least not like charcoal.
"You will give birth in March, right?" Widow Liu touched Su Wanwan's belly mysteriously, "I guess this baby will be a boy."
Su Wanwan was curious, "What do you mean?"
"You always eat sour food, so sour boys and spicy girls, what else can it be but a boy?" Widow Liu laughed, "But I'm not sure, girls are also good, we don't care about this."
Su Wanwan didn't have any specific expectations. After all, it was the first child, whether it was a boy or a girl.
Over there, Su Cha finished the competition with Pei Changfeng, and Pei Changfeng fell with snow all over his face and body.
Su Cha snorted, "Look at your chicken-like body, how are you going to protect my daughter in the future?"
Pei Changfeng took a deep breath and said, "My son-in-law will work hard in the future and never slack off."
Pei Changfeng could not understand Su Cha's hostility at first. Until one day later, he suddenly thought that if his and Su Wanwan's daughter had married without his knowledge and suffered so much, his attitude would definitely be worse than Su Cha's current one.
Pei Changfeng was so sensible that Su Cha snorted again and let him go for the time being.
After having the reunion dinner at the Su family, Pei Changfeng and Su Wanwan went to the Marquis' Mansion in the afternoon. The Mansion was also very lively and both of them received a lot of red envelopes.
At night, after finally returning home, Su Wanwan could not stay up all night and fell asleep holding her stomach in a daze. Before falling asleep, she was still muttering, "It would be great if it could always be like this."
Pei Changfeng kissed her lips and answered her, "It will always be like this."
As usual this year, Su Wanwan received New Year's money from Pei Changfeng, but it was not a banknote, but a box of pearls, each as big as a thumb and shining with a lustrous luster.
"Where do such beautiful pearls come from?" Su Wanwan was surprised. Even though she had seen a lot of good things during this period, she couldn't help but be surprised to see pearls of such quality.
"It was given by His Majesty." Pei Changfeng was also a little puzzled. Emperor Chongming seemed to have some preference for him, but he could not understand this preference for the time being. However, today was New Year's Day, so he didn't think too much and just felt happy. "It's very beautiful, and it's very suitable to give it to you."
Su Wanwan counted them and found there were eighteen in total. She was reluctant to pierce holes in these beautiful pearls to make bracelets or necklaces, so she simply put them away and made no further plans.
It seems that after this year, life becomes peaceful and calm.
Everything is peaceful until spring comes and apricot blossoms fill the sky.
Su Wanwan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, so Pei Changfeng hired two midwives to live in his house, and Su Cha found two more to live in. In addition, there were various people to help out in case of emergency during delivery, so the Pei family was suddenly crowded with people.
Su Wanwan has been controlling her diet recently to prevent the baby from being too big to deliver. She is not hungry, but she is not full either, and she always feels uncomfortable.
It was a fine day and Pei Changfeng was having a day off, so she begged him to take her out to play. Pei Changfeng didn't intend to agree at first because Su Wanwan's belly was too big and she would give birth if she wasn't careful. But looking at those pitiful eyes, Pei Changfeng still softened his heart.
"You can only wander around the gardens in the city. You can't go too far. You can return to the mansion within half an hour."
Su Wanwan pursed her lips and said, "Okay."
The two of them left the house in a carriage. Pei Changfeng was careful and brought his midwife with him.
Su Wanwan hadn't been out for a long time. She first bought a candy man, and then bought a string of candied haws, eating them while walking.
Pei Changfeng followed right behind her, and couldn't help laughing many times as he saw her playing clumsily and cutely while holding her belly.
Su Wanwan turned around and Pei Changfeng returned to his serious look, as if the person who was laughing secretly just now was not him.
Su Wanwan snorted, "Childish."
A girl selling flowers came over and handed Pei Changfeng a note.
Pei Changfeng's expression remained unchanged. When Su Wanwan took Hong Xing to buy oily fruits, he took a look at her and his eyes were instantly filled with frost.
"Husband," Su Wanwan handed him a fried fruit, "Try this, it's not greasy and delicious!"
There was some icing sugar on the corners of her mouth. Pei Changfeng said, "We have been walking around for so long, maybe it's time to go back."
Su Wanwan glared at him, "No!"
Pei Changfeng: "Be obedient, wait until the baby is born before going out to play. Then you can play as long as you want, I will definitely not stop you."
Su Wanwan still gave in, all for the sake of her child.
Pei Changfeng sent Su Wanwan back home, watched over her as she took a nap, and then left the house.
Liao Cheng had been waiting for him for a long time. "Pei Tanhua, you have a happy life. It's really enviable."
"You know?" Pei Changfeng said in a cold voice.
"Shh." Liao Cheng stretched out his hand to hook his neck, "You might as well guess how I know this."
Pei Changfeng avoided him, and Liao Cheng chuckled, "Boring, so boring."
Her eyes turned cold. "I already know that everything that happened that day was done by you and Bai Jitong. You made me lose face so much. How can I not give you something?"
"Song Ming is already a cripple. Even if I know that you have secretly killed someone, I will not use him as a bargaining chip. But Pei Changfeng, have you forgotten that there is another person?"
Pei Changfeng closed his eyes, veins throbbing on his forehead.
Yes, there was another person, Pei Yaozu, who was in the government prison. Pei Changfeng had no way to kill him because Pei Yaozu was transferred away shortly after he was imprisoned.
During this period of time, he had been looking for Pei Yaozu's whereabouts, but he still had no results. He couldn't guess who did it for a while, but he suddenly suffered a disaster.
Liao Cheng admired his expression. "Oh my, our Pei Tanhualang seems to be angry. Let me guess what you want to do. Do you want to kill me? But you probably don't have this chance. I have evidence against you. I have evidence that you murdered your uncle's family."
Pei Changfeng adjusted his mood and asked, "Who is your accomplice? Or in other words, who is helping you?"
Liao Cheng laughed contemptuously, "Why should I tell you?"
Liao Cheng circled around Pei Changfeng and asked, "Do you know why I asked you to come here today? Why today?"
Pei Changfeng looked at Liao Cheng with disgust in his eyes, "I don't know."
Liao Cheng suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "What a coincidence. I don't know. I just think today is a good day. The weather is good and the flowers are blooming. I just want to see a bad expression on Pei Tanhualang's face."
Pei Changfeng took a step back, "Mad man."
"Yes, I am a lunatic, but you are not?" Liao Cheng curled his lips, "How much better are you than me? Are you a saint? Not only you, but also your wife, that delicate and weak little beauty. She knows everything about you, and she is not a good person either."
Liao Cheng said one by one, "Your father-in-law, your uncle, your classmates, none of them are good people. I am evil in public, and you are evil in disguise. Are you better than me?"
"So what?" Pei Changfeng sneered, "I admit that I am a bad person and I have done bad things, so what?"
"They deserve to die. They are worse than me. Why should I talk to you? Who do you think you are?"
Liao Cheng's smile disappeared. "If you beg me, I might consider letting you go."
Pei Changfeng said coldly, "Dream on."
Now that Su Wanwan has Su Cha with her, even if he is really caught and something happens, Su Wanwan and the child will live well, so Pei Changfeng is not worried.
Liao Cheng raised his eyebrows, "You killed your own uncle's family, oh yes, and your aunt's family. This is a serious crime. Are you really not going to beg me? I don't need you to wag your tail and beg for mercy like a dog. Just kneel down, call me master, and then divorce your wife and marry me, and I will let you go. Otherwise, according to the laws of my dynasty, you will be guilty of a capital crime."
In Pei Changfeng's eyes, Liao Cheng at this moment was like a disgusting dog that could not be driven away.
It was quiet all around, with no human voice.
Pei Changfeng moved his fingers. Perhaps, he could kill Liao Cheng and then deal with him. Then there would be no way to hide it from the search.
Kill Liao Cheng. Once this thought came to Pei Changfeng's mind, he continued to think about it.
"I can't do something like kneeling down, but I can divorce my wife and marry another one," Pei Changfeng lowered his voice and slowly grasped the dagger in his sleeve. "If I marry the princess, we will be husband and wife. Husband and wife share honor and disgrace. Will the princess let me go?"
Liao Cheng reached out and stroked Pei Changfeng's cheek. "Of course. My husband is so sensible, how could I not be sensible?"
Pei Changfeng's eyes fell on Liao Cheng's neck, ready to cut her throat first and then chop off her fingers one by one.
He raised his eyes just before the knife was swung.
Hong Xing screamed, "Madam, Madam, what happened to you? It's bad, Madam is bleeding!"
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