"Miss Pei?" Chi Yan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "You have no grudge against her, why would she want to harm you?"
At this point, Shen Tangning's expression turned noticeably somber: "Her initial target should have been Aci."
Arranging a contest with Shen Ci was something Pei Mingzhu had planned long ago. The other party wouldn't have guessed that she would interfere, so her target from the beginning was Shen Ci.
After analyzing the situation, Chi Yan's lips curled into a mocking smile: "So, the Pei family and the Third Prince have some kind of connection?"
She suddenly frowned, recalling something: "I remember there was a young man in a blue robe next to the Third Prince, but I was focused on the Third Prince and didn't pay much attention to him..."
She paused, then suddenly widened her eyes. "Wenqi? Is he alright?"
She sent Wenqi to follow the Third Prince, but she couldn't find him. Could it be that he had been discovered?
Seeing that she cared about other men, Chi Yan was a little annoyed, but still said, "He just came back. I asked him to come over."
Wenqi entered with his head down. He saw that Shen Tangning looked ashamed and knelt on one knee: "I was careless for a moment and failed in my duty. I even caused the young mistress to be in danger. Please punish me, young mistress!"
"What happened?"
Wenqi frowned and recounted what had happened: "I followed that little eunuch and saw him meet a man in blue. I intended to eavesdrop on their conversation, but I was discovered. In order not to implicate Madam, I had to take a detour..."
That's why he hasn't come back yet. Shen Tangning's eyes showed a look of realization, and she raised her hand to help him up: "It's good that you're alright."
Chi Yan's eyes deepened: "So, that man in blue might be a key figure."
Unfortunately, his attention was focused on Shen Tangning at the time, and he didn't pay attention to anything else. However, with the key information, he wasn't worried about not being able to find the person.
After a while, Xueqing came in from outside, her face showing a hint of hesitation: "Miss, Miss Pei has come to visit."
"To see or not to see?" Chi Yan asked, his gaze falling on them.
Shen Tangning's eyes flickered slightly as she lay back down on the bed: "They're probably here to test us. You handle it."
She closed her eyes and heard footsteps outside, accompanied by Pei Mingzhu's concerned voice: "I heard that Young Madam Chi was injured, so I came to visit her. Lord Chi, how is Young Madam Chi now?"
Chi Yan's voice was neither cold nor indifferent: "Miss Pei is very kind, but my wife is still unconscious and it is inconvenient to entertain guests at the moment."
His gaze fell upon the person behind Pei Mingzhu, his eyes narrowing imperceptibly, and he said calmly, "Young Master Pei?"
Pei Yunhe smiled elegantly: "Greetings, Commander Chi."
Pei Mingzhu blinked, her expression innocent: "Lord Chi has met my elder brother before?"
Chi Yan chuckled, his tone leisurely: "Who doesn't know that Young Master Pei is both virtuous and talented?"
He stared at the other person's blue clothes, his eyes silently turning cold. He had only heard of him before, but who knows what the future holds!
Pei Yunhe said in a low voice with a sense of helplessness, "My younger sister is young and unruly. I heard that she had a conflict with Madam Chi at the hunting grounds. I brought her here to apologize, but I didn't expect that your wife is still unconscious."
Pei Mingzhu didn't take it to heart: "Brother, I already said it's just a minor disagreement, Young Madam Chi won't take it to heart."
Chi Yan stared at her and suddenly raised an eyebrow, a half-smile on his face: "Is that so? My wife is magnanimous, but I am narrow-minded. Why don't we wait until she wakes up and then Miss Pei can come again?"
Pei Mingzhu's expression stiffened slightly, and she glanced at him in astonishment.
Pei Yunhe was also slightly surprised and was about to speak when Chi Yan raised the corner of his lips: "Just kidding."
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