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

Since Ye Xi successfully stepped out of Yunmoju, her tense body finally relaxed. Pei Zhu, who had been holding Ye Xi's hand in the carriage, also noticed that something was wrong with Ye Xi, but when he asked, Ye Xi kept saying that she was fine. He felt bad, but he didn't show it.

"Husband, why don't we go back to Hangzhou and live for a while? I haven't seen my parents for a long time and I want to go back to visit them." Ye Xi suddenly suggested.

"Why so sudden?" Pei Zhu was stunned and pondered for a moment, "You were absent-minded just now, thinking about this?"

Only then did Ye Xi realize that her reaction was probably too extreme and made Pei Zhu worried. She tried to explain that it was not the case, but stopped talking before she could even finish her words. If she denied it, she would have to find another excuse to explain her abnormal behavior just now. So she nodded and tacitly agreed with Pei Zhu's guess.

Pei Zhu saw Ye Xi staring at him and knew that she was waiting for his reply. He thought of the conversation at the banquet and said awkwardly, "You just left for a while. I wonder if Master Yang asked Master Kuang and me to go to the capital."

Ye Xi was stunned for a moment, frowned and asked: "When do you leave? How long will it take?"

"It will probably take just two days for us to go there by carriage. The round trip, plus the time required for handling affairs, will probably take two months." Pei Zhu carefully observed Ye Xi's expression.

Ye Xi stared at him for a long time: "Husband, can't you not go?" She began to act coquettishly. Ye Xi was not a person who was good at acting coquettishly in modern times, but here, facing Pei Zhu, she felt that acting coquettishly was much more useful, and many times it could easily solve various problems.

Pei Zhu was indeed very pleased, but he still disagreed: "This time I have a business matter, I have to go, although I am not interested in the capital, but Master Kuang has invited me so kindly, it would be embarrassing to refuse him."

Ye Xi knew that this was probably another conspiracy of theirs, but she had no way to say it clearly, so she could only remain silent. Thinking of the agreement with the nobleman, she believed that Pei Zhu's life should be safe. After all, she pretended to know nothing, so the other party should not be suspicious. So she suggested: "Since you will not be in Suzhou for the next two months, Chuntao and I will go back to Hangzhou and stay at my mother's house for two months. You can write to Hangzhou before you leave, and I will come back when the time is right."

"This..." Pei Zhu felt that it was inappropriate. How could a married daughter return to her parents' home for no reason, and stay there for two months? How would others see her?

"I don't care. Either you don't go to Beijing, or you let me go back to Hangzhou. It's your choice." Ye Xi was very stubborn when she got angry. Pei Zhu had seen it before. He had to go to Beijing, so he could only agree to Ye Xi's request to return to Hangzhou.

"Okay, I wanted to send you back, but I can't make it in time. I will go to the escort agency tomorrow to ask for a team of escorts to escort you back. You don't have to come back by yourself then. I will pick you up in Hangzhou on my way back and we can go back together."

"Really?" Ye Xi's face lit up with joy.

"A gentleman's word is his bond, otherwise you would be mad at me, you stingy person." Pei Zhu couldn't help but pinch Ye Xi's face.

"I'm not a stingy person, thank you, husband." Ye Xi couldn't help but hug Pei Zhu's arm and act coquettishly.

"Thank me well tonight." Pei Zhu chuckled close to Ye Xi's ear, his words full of hints. His breath carried a strong smell of alcohol, which made Ye Xi blush.

The next day, Pei Zhu woke up late because he was drunk, but he was still thinking about hiring a bodyguard for Ye Xi. After he had packed up, he took Douzi out.