"Mother, what did you just say?"
Chen Luchu suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Wen Hejun by the arm, with a strange light flashing in his eyes.
Even though Jiang Shiyuan was going to marry Master Pei, Wenhe Jun still didn't like Jiang Shiyuan. This was perfect, as there was one less interference, which just happened to make Lu Chu feel better.
"Three years ago, Your Majesty summoned me to the palace and asked me if I was willing to let Jiang Shiyuan be your wife, but I refused." Wenhe County said.
"You refused?" The pain in Shen Luchu's heart came again, "Why did you refuse? Did you ask for my opinion? Why didn't you ask me about my willingness?"
"Mother, go to the palace now and tell His Majesty that you are wrong. I agree. I am willing to marry Jiang Shiyuan. I am willing to marry her." Shen Luchu pulled Wen Hejun as if he had lost his mind.
“That’s enough!”
Wen Hejun shook off Shen Luchu and looked at him with great disappointment at his childish behavior.
"Of course I have to refuse. Jiang Shiyuan is an orphan with a humble background. She even relied on the fact that she saved you once in the other village and threatened to repay the favor. She came to the emperor and wanted to force him to marry you!"
"Don't you understand yet? She is obviously calculating against you. She approaches you for other reasons. Just like now, she can't get you, so she turns around and climbs up to someone else without hesitation."
"You are the apple of my eye, the fruit of my eye, would mother really want to harm you?" Wen Hejun said hatefully.
"Besides, you just caught a cold and had a high fever at the villa, which is not a big deal. What life-saving grace is that Jiang Shiyuan takes himself too seriously."
"Has she been using this to hold you hostage? Three years ago, she couldn't get the emperor to do her job, so she used this to make you promise to marry her, right?"
Wen Hejun 덿 said as he approached Shen Luchu, step by step, as if he was determined to get a positive answer.
She has always been like this. She not only wants her son's body to obey her, but also wants to get the answers she wants from him.
But this time, Chen Luchu did not do as she wished.
Shen Luchu watched his mother approach step by step, even revealing her wrists intentionally or unintentionally. The naked scars on her wrists were like ropes, strangling his neck, circle by circle.
It's suffocating.
Shen Luchu backed away, step by step, shaking his head as he backed away, a weird smile forming at the corner of his mouth.
"Only you think it's just an ordinary cold, only you think it's just an ordinary high fever!"
"It was Jiang Shiyuan who saved me. Without her, I would have died in Villa!"
Chen Luchu glanced at Wen Hejun angrily, then turned around and walked out quickly.
Zhou Jingshen watched him walk without looking back, then looked down at his still trembling legs and spat in his heart.
Damn it, what a sin he has committed!
The hatred in Chen Luchu's eyes was like a sharp blade that pierced Wen Hejun's heart. Wen Hejun was heartbroken, and when he looked up and saw Chen Luchu's resolute back, his heart felt like it was pierced by thousands of arrows.
But she doesn't regret it.
Parents love their children and plan for the future.
She did nothing wrong. Shen He didn't care about her son. As a mother, she had to be responsible for her child's future.
"Come here, pass my message to the Shangshu Mansion. Later, Wenyuan Hou Mansion will send a matchmaker to the Shangshu Mansion to arrange the marriage."
…
Shen Luchu came to the Shen family villa.
After entering the villa, Chen Luchu went straight to a cold pond in the backyard, then stood by the cold pond, staring at the dark green water without saying a word.
Zhou Jingshen hadn't even caught his breath yet, and his hair stood on end with fear: "Lü Chu? Don't let your mind wander?"
Shen Luchu couldn't hear what Zhou Jingshen was saying. He stared at the bottomless water, with only one question in his mind.
It was such a cold and deep pool. He jumped into it to seek death. But why did Jiang Shi jump in here?
Because she likes herself, right?
If she didn't like him very much, why would she be so reckless?
"Petcher lied."
Zhou Jingshen was racking his brains to comfort Shen Luchu. He expected Jiang Shiyuan to influence Shen Luchu, but he didn't expect the influence to be so great that Shen Luchu didn't even want to live anymore.
He racked his brains to think of what to say, but suddenly he heard these words.
"Ah? What did you say?" Zhou Jingshen frowned and looked at Shen Luchu in confusion.
Shen Luchu regained some rationality on his face, at least that's how it seemed.
"Pei Che lied. If the emperor really arranged a marriage for them three days ago, why would Jiang Shiyuan keep coming to me? Jiang Shiyuan would not do such a treasonous thing. So, Pei Che lied, they don't have an engagement." Shen Luchu said confidently.
Seeing that he was not seeking death, Zhou Jingshen breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
Zhou Jingshen thought about it and felt that there were many unreasonable aspects.
It stands to reason that for someone of Pei Che's status, if such a major event as a marriage was granted, it would be impossible for it to go unnoticed.
It is also very possible to say that Pei Che lied last night.
It was such a chaotic scene yesterday, everyone was staring at Jiang Shiyuan, and Master Pei was about to lead everyone away, but you rushed out regardless. Who were you trying to embarrass?
Zhou Jingshen glanced at Shen Luchu. He was worried about Shen Luchu last night.
Not to mention making Jiang Shiyuan unhappy, even if you offended Master Pei, do you really think that his position as Master is in vain?
Master Pei was protecting his fiancée's dignity, so he could indeed tell a lie.
Although Zhou Jingshen had been exposed to cold wind all night, his brain wasn't blown away. He had this suspicion in his mind, but he wouldn't agree with it.
In his opinion, the outcome of this matter was already clear, and Jiang Shiyuan and Pei Che were already a done deal.
Jiang Shiyuan looked at Wang Ming and knew that he had made up his mind and no longer had any attachment to Shen Lvchu.
Even if Jiang Shiyuan is willing to give Chen Luchu another chance, would Master Pei be willing?
This person has finally stepped off the altar once, will he allow you, Shen Luchu, to go wild in front of him?
"Lü Chu, let him go. Jiang Shiyuan has nothing to do with you anymore. You..."
"No! Jiang Shiyuan likes me. She and Pei Che are just getting married. She doesn't like him." Shen Luchu interrupted Zhou Jingshen, and the rationality in his eyes was gone: "I want to expose Pei Che's lies! He lied to her!"
Zhou Jingshen felt that he was unreasonable: "How did you expose it? Jiang Shiyuan doesn't even want to see you, and doesn't want to talk to you."
"It doesn't matter if she doesn't talk to me. Someone will tell her the truth. Since it's an appointed marriage, I'll go and see His Majesty to find out whether it's true or not!" Shen Luchu gritted his teeth.
…
Pei Che sent the sleeping Jiang Shiyuan back to the general's residence. When he came out of the general's residence, he sent someone to report.
The emperor was furious and suspended the fifth emperor Xie Jingxu from his duties for three months to serve as a warning to others.
Pei Che rushed into the palace without stopping, went straight to the imperial study, and knelt down to confess his guilt.
"I have committed a crime, please punish me, Your Majesty."
The emperor glanced at him and snorted, "What is your crime?"
"I indulge my wife without limit." Pei Che said.
The emperor put down the memorial, "Oh? So you also know that you indulged your wife and that you also knew that you had done something wrong. So, have you been punished?"
Pei Che shook his head: "I can't bear to do that."
"Haha..." The emperor laughed out of anger, "Then what crime are you asking for?!"
Pei Che remained calm and said, "It is all because of my fault. I would like to suspend my duties for half of my term and deduct one percent of my salary. Please grant my approval, Your Majesty."
"That's enough." The emperor was impatient and slammed the paper on the table.
That little salary was not even enough for Pei's meal.
Go to fight against the pirates in the east, the national treasury still owes Pei a million silver.
The last thing Pei lacks is money.
As for the suspension...
"I know what you are planning, so why are you beating around the bush?"
The emperor glanced at Pei Che again. He hadn't looked at him like that since he entered the palace!
"Go away, go away. I allow you to take three months off. I can't stand your shameful and stupid look. You are an eyesore." The emperor waved his hand and drove the man away.
"Thank you, Long En."
Pei Che stood up to thank the emperor, and when he turned to leave the imperial study, his steps were brisk, not like someone who had just returned to the capital from a night raid in Yuzhou.
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