Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Pei Zhu quickly said to Yang Jian: "My wife is rude, please forgive me, Master Yang."

"It's alright, your wife is a true person."

Ye Xi smiled awkwardly, and she would have to control herself later. In the following time, Ye Xi watched the dance quietly, but she didn't expect Yang Jian to continue talking about her.

"Master Pei, excuse me, why did you bring your wife to Cuifeng Tower to watch the dance?"

Pei Zhu glanced at Ye Xi, thinking it was inappropriate to tell the truth, so he said, "My wife likes to watch singing and dancing. I thought of the Cuifeng Tower in Yangzhou, where singing and dancing are superb, so I brought my wife here."

Yang Jian raised his eyebrows. It was not something a decent family would do to bring their innocent wife to such a place. However, Ye Xi's behavior just now was not something a normal woman would do either. This was truly a puzzling family.

"Has Mr. Pei always been like this?" Of course, he meant bringing his family to a place like this.

Pei Zhu held his forehead with his hand, the more he explained, the worse it got.

"My wife and I have been married for only half a year, and this is the first time I have met Mr. Yang."

What I mean now is that Yang Jian misunderstood.

"Only half a year, that's the time when a couple is just getting married." Yang Jian said.

"Yes, so this time when we came to Yangzhou, my wife wanted to come with me, so I brought her along."

"Mr. Pei and Madam Zun are truly a couple like gods and goddesses. They are very enviable."

"Young Master Yang and Madam Zun are definitely an enviable couple."

Yang Jian didn't expect the topic to turn to himself, so he confessed, "Pei, please forgive me for making a fool of myself. I haven't married yet."

This surprised Ye Xi and Pei Zhu. After all, Yang Jian looked older than Pei Zhu. A man from a small family like Pei Zhu had already married, so it made no sense that a man from a wealthy family like Yang Jian had not married. Could it be that he had some hidden illness?

Although they didn't show it on their faces, they were not the only ones who had such speculation. Yang Jian knew everything, so he explained: "My family arranged a marriage for me when I was young. We were childhood sweethearts, but the other party passed away before I got married. I still can't forget it, so I haven't married yet."

Ye Xi and Pei Zhu were both shocked. They didn't expect this to be the reason. Ye Xi knew that this era was very strict with women, but very tolerant with men. Yang Jian's reply made her look at him differently. She couldn't help but look at Pei Zhu again. During their wedding, Pei Zhu was naturally very good to her, but she didn't know what would happen to Pei Zhu after she got old and lost her beauty. After all, it was quite common for men in this era to have three wives and four concubines. How would she deal with it then? She had never dared to think about this question in detail. After all, men like her father were rare.

Why think so much? Anyway, I still looked okay when I was in my thirties. Even if he wasn't tired of me by then, most people would have died. It's all just a passing cloud, Ye Xi thought to herself.

She thought Yang Jian would not remain faithful to his deceased fiancée, but it was rare for him to delay marriage until this age. She didn't know how Pei Zhu would treat her if she left him one day. Perhaps it was because her eyes lingered on Pei Zhu for too long, the atmosphere suddenly became a little strange.

Pei Zhu felt a little uncomfortable seeing Ye Xi staring at him so openly in front of outsiders. No matter how passionate the gazes between husband and wife were, it was only limited to the inner circle. Even if he had a thick skin, he couldn't bear it in public like this.

Yang Jian stared at Ye Xi expressionlessly, not knowing what he was thinking, and then his attention was diverted by Pei Zhu's words.