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

"So that's what happened. I heard that the assassin wasn't caught because the previous commotion was too big, and it wouldn't be good to keep going like this, so they withdrew the search publicly, but in fact they still had people searching everywhere in secret."

Hearing this explanation, Ye Xi actually felt relieved. She didn't know what she was expecting. It seemed that as long as there was hope, she would be able to escape one day.

"Mr. Pei and Madam Zun seem to have lost a lot of weight." Seeing that Ye Xi didn't say anything, Yang Jian found a topic himself.

"That's because Pei was injured, and my wife has been taking care of me these days, and she has been tired." Pei Zhu explained.

"When I heard you mention being beaten for no reason just now, Yang didn't dare to ask in detail. I don't know if it would be offensive to ask one more question now."

Pei Zhu did not evade the question and told the whole story. Yang Jian did not expect this to happen and asked if he had reported the matter to the authorities. Pei Zhu shook his head and said that he did not know who he had offended and would not know who the defendant would be even if he reported the matter to the authorities. He had saved his life and had been recovering from his injuries. Ye Xi was also taking care of him. He did not even alert his family, so he did not want to alert the authorities again.

After listening to this, Yang Jian said a few words of comfort.

Ye Xi always felt like someone was staring at her, but when she looked up, she found no one was looking at her. Only Pei Zhu was beside her, picking up food for her and telling her to eat more.

Yang Jian looked at the couple and said with a smile, "Mrs. Pei told me in Yang's house before that Master Pei also served her food at home. I thought it was just a polite remark, but I didn't expect it to be true. I'm so envious!"

There was envy in the words, and Ye Xi also felt very sweet. Some things are not difficult to do occasionally, but it is not easy to do them all the time. She glanced at Pei Zhu's expression and found that Pei Zhu was also smiling. Suddenly, she remembered the private conversations of the maids that she overheard, and with the strange feeling, she always felt that Yang Jian was not a good person. She guessed that the other party might have taken a fancy to her, but no one would believe it if she said it out loud. After all, she was not a peerless beauty, and the other party was such a banished immortal. It was really a mess, and everyone thought that she was the one with bad intentions. She felt that it was necessary to remind Pei Zhu, but she was worried about how to say it.

After finally getting the guests to leave, Ye Xi asked Pei Zhu about the purpose of Yang Jian's visit today. Pei Zhu told Ye Xi the other party's purpose without reservation, so Ye Xi also told her what she heard about why Kuang Zhen wanted to expand the business here, of course, she didn't say anything about her guess about Yang Jian. Pei Zhu fell into deep thought. He had some concerns about such a good thing that came to his door, but after listening to Ye Xi's words, his doubts were dispelled. He said that he wanted to accept Yang Jian's proposal. Ye Xi suggested that he first find someone to go to Yangzhou to inquire about Kuang Zhen's raising of skinny horses, and then consider it. Pei Zhu agreed.

The result of the inquiry was consistent with what he heard, Pei Zhu was very satisfied, and immediately said that he would visit Yang Jian after his injury improved to finalize the matter. Ye Xi felt uneasy that things were going so smoothly, but she changed her mind and thought that Pei Zhu was very concerned about this matter now, and he would not give up unless he tried it. Ye Xi analyzed a series of pros and cons with Pei Zhu in a frank manner, and told Pei Zhu that since he was just an effective "helper", he should not touch some things that were not his responsibility, and he should be very careful with documents such as personal signatures and fingerprints.

Although Ye Xi had never done business, she had worked and knew some of the tricks involved. She had also watched many movies and TV shows, so she could talk about some possible traps in a coherent manner. Pei Zhu looked at his little wife with new eyes after hearing these words. After all, he had always thought that his little wife was only slightly literate, and she had to ask him the meaning of many sentences when she read.