After Jiaojiao got pregnant, her husband who died in the war came back

Faced with Xie Shuyao's unreasonable behavior, Pei Jingyi let out a breath of foul air. He was so annoyed that he even forgot about the questions he had just raised.

Although he escaped the pursuit, he couldn't stay here for long. He turned and walked towards the street. Suddenly, he thought of a question and asked directly, "Whose family is your husband's? Why did they let you go out so late at night?"

Xie Shuyao didn't want to reveal her wealth for the time being, so she continued to lie: "He's just a wealthy businessman named Xu, very famous in the capital, he has so many concubines that he can't even count them, why would he care where I go."

Pei Jingyi had been away from home for many years and didn't know much about the capital, let alone whether there was a wealthy businessman named Xu.

He was just asking casually.

Seeing that he was fine, Xie Shuyao followed him and spared no effort to take advantage of him, groaning and saying, "My legs are weak, you hold my hand."

Faced with a beautiful woman throwing herself at him, most people might be ecstatic, but Pei Jingyi is not an ordinary person.

He didn't react at all, and his handsome face was very cold.

Xie Shuyao was not discouraged. Without saying a word, he hugged her arms and put half of his weight on her.

Perhaps she was addicted to acting, or perhaps she wanted to tease him on purpose, Xie Shuyao asked the same question again, "You haven't told me yet, do you have another woman?"

Pei Jingyi was still observing the situation around him, and said absentmindedly: "Will you believe me if I say there is nothing?"

Xie Shuyao's big eyes flickered, "Of course, who made me like you."

The key is that even if you want to, you are powerless.

Pei Jingyi's mind flashed back to his pregnant wife at home and the woman who flirted with him in the bathtub before. He said expressionlessly, "Then no."

Xie Shuyao tightened her arms in satisfaction and smiled sweetly: "I knew I was right."

After saying this, she bit her back teeth and complained in her heart: All men are liars!

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On the other side, Meng Nianrui was so scared that her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

After escaping from the vicinity of Fan's Mansion, he stumbled towards Xie's Mansion.

But when Keren was unlucky, even drinking cold water would get stuck in her teeth. As she was walking, she was suddenly tripped by something and fell forward uncontrollably. The hem of her skirt made a "swish" sound and was immediately torn into two pieces.

Meng Nianrui covered her aching knee, her nose felt sore and she almost cried.

It goes without saying that it must be broken.

She sat on the ground, pulled up the hem of her skirt and saw that it was stained with blood.

At this moment, Meng Nianrui extremely regretted her decision to come out today. She limped home, enduring severe pain with every step.

Not long after walking, a carriage suddenly stopped beside him, and then a familiar voice rang out: "Isn't this the daughter of the Meng family? Why are you wandering alone on the street in the middle of the night?"

In order to maintain her demeanor, Meng Nianrui had been walking in small steps. When she heard the voice, she tilted her head to look and said in a displeased manner, "Lord Lu, what a coincidence."

Lu Beixiao was the commander of the imperial guards. He and Xie Xun were a military officer and a civil servant, respectively, so they should have nothing to do with each other. However, it was well known that he and Xie Xun did not get along well.

To be specific, there was no deep hatred, it was just that every time we met we spoke in a sarcastic tone.

Meng Nianrui didn't have a good impression of him, so her attitude was naturally not good.

After saying hello, she turned around and walked away on her own, and it was obvious that she didn't want to pay attention to him.

If an ordinary person saw this situation, he would have left on his own. However, Lu Beixiao acted as if he didn't see it and kept the carriage at a similar speed, following Meng Nianrui.

He bent his long legs, leaned lazily on the carriage, and said slowly:

"The night is getting darker. We are still some distance away from the Earl's Mansion. At your speed, you may have to walk until dawn. If you don't mind, why don't you come up and let me take you for a ride?"

Meng Nianrui didn't think he would be so kind, so she simply refused: "Don't bother Master Lu, I like taking walks."

After hearing this, Lu Beixiao said "Oh" meaningfully, and said faintly: "Is that so? I thought that the streets were full of guards from the Fan Mansion catching assassins, and I was afraid that they would bump into the young lady. Since the young lady doesn't appreciate it, forget it."

When Meng Nianrui heard the word "assassin", her heart skipped a beat. Could he be looking for her and Xie Shuyao?

She didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly said, "It's a long way to go, but I'll have to trouble you, Lord Lu."

After getting on the carriage, Meng Nianrui folded her skirt uncomfortably to cover the injured part. She originally thought that she could just make it home, but Lu Bei's hawk-like eyes stared at her, making her feel uncomfortable.

Meng Nianrui could no longer bear it and said, "Master Lu, don't you know not to look at what is indecent?"

Lu Beixiao chuckled but didn't look away. He said slowly, "I'm just curious. I just saw Xie Xun taking the girl to see the lanterns, but you were wandering around the street by yourself. You two are quite interesting."