The atmosphere suddenly relaxed, and Pei Yunhe politely took his leave: "Since it's inconvenient right now, we won't bother you any longer."
"Take care, you two." Chi Yan watched the two leave, then immediately dropped his feigned expression, his smile disappearing completely.
...
"Big brother, does Chi Yan know something? I feel like his attitude towards us is a bit strange." Pei Mingzhu's pretty face turned cold, and she could no longer maintain her smile, her face falling.
Pei Yunhe glanced at her thoughtfully, saying, "Don't panic. His wife is injured; it's no wonder he's not in a good mood."
He paused, then lowered his voice to confirm again, "You didn't let Shen Tangning find out when you did it, did you?"
Pei Mingzhu's tone was displeased: "Of course not." She narrowed her eyes and gave a slight snort, "Who told her to stand up for Chen Ci? She deserves it now!"
It's a pity, I thought they would at least break an arm or a leg, but the injury was so minor.
She couldn't help but complain, "By the way, how's it going over there? How come two grown men can't handle one woman?"
Pei Yunhe's face turned slightly pale, and his eyes sharpened: "Shut up! Didn't you keep saying you could handle Shen Ci?"
"You!" Pei Mingzhu bit her lip in annoyance. "What's so difficult about this? Just you wait and see!"
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Seeing Shen Tangning sitting on the bed with her knees bent and looking dazed, Chi Yan quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
She turned her head abruptly, her eyes still filled with fear: "It's him! The man who was talking to you just now, it must be him!"
He paused, then gently patted her shoulder to soothe her emotions, his eyes darkening: "You mean Pei Yunhe? I guessed it too, he just happened to be wearing blue today as well."
Shen Tangning replied, "No. That day when I was tied up, I overheard a conversation between two people. One of them was the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial, and the other was Pei Yunhe!"
Chi Yan's expression hardened, and he sat down beside her with a frown. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Are you sure you didn't mishear?"
In fact, he was already somewhat certain; she would never say something if she wasn't sure.
“His voice is very distinctive, I won’t mistake him.”
Her tone was exceptionally confident, and Chi Yan narrowed his eyes slightly before sneering, "Very well, I didn't even bother to look for him, yet he's come to me of his own accord!"
Shen Tangning was still somewhat worried: "It seems that my previous worries were not wrong. The Pei family's intention to arrange a marriage with Shen Ci was indeed not good!"
Chi Yan grabbed her hand and applied medicine to her: "Now the enemy is in the open while we are in the dark. There are others who should be anxious."
As the last layer of gauze was wrapped, an urgent voice came from outside:
"Commander, something has happened at the hunting grounds. His Majesty summons you for questioning!"
Shen Tangning suddenly curled her fingers and looked up at him.
Chi Yan gave her a reassuring look and patiently and carefully opened her hand: "Don't worry, wait for me to come back."
He stood up and strode out, seemingly unperturbed. She felt slightly relieved, but then, remembering that it wasn't the right time for her to appear in public, she bit her lip and called Xueqing over.
"Go and see what's going on outside."
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