The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again
Chapter 134 Miss Sang's heart is not with you
At night, Xiao Ji and Baili Xi drank and chatted under the moonlight.
"How is he?" Xiao Ji asked casually, holding the teacup.
"Who?" Baili Xi was stunned, then suddenly realized: "Oh, Wen Ruo! Of course it's not good. He has had a hard time these past few years, and now because of the imperial edict, I think he will be held accountable by the government."
"You fought well today." Xiao Ji took a sip of wine.
"Hey. After all, he and I are brothers." He scratched his head. After the fight and venting his anger, he began to worry about Pei Jinzhi again.
"The emperor has already arrived in Qiantang County." Xiao Ji's eyes were as bright as amber under the moonlight. "At the latest, he will reach Fengshui tomorrow."
"I don't know anything about this, how could you..." Baili Xi was stunned, his lips trembling unconsciously: "The government suspects me?"
"He's very suspicious, and since this involves a succession decree, he's naturally even more cautious. The Ministry of Rites and the eunuchs in charge of the seal are here, and the authenticity of the decree will be revealed once it's verified. Let's wait and see how the emperor will deal with Pei Jinzhi." Xiao Ji lowered his eyes. "There are people from the Imperial City Bureau on the pleasure boat. How do we explain the corpse?"
"Wen Ruo and I have already discussed this matter. Those people are all dead, so we can't say anything. The only survivor, Cheng Buyu, has gone mad, and we don't know whether it's true or not. I wanted to..." Baili Xi made a clicking gesture, "but Wen Ruo stopped me."
Xiao Ji nodded: "He is very careful. If they all die, it won't do any good. The emperor will become suspicious."
"Yes. But the emperor came so quickly..." Baili Xi stood up anxiously and paced back and forth: "No, I have to go inform him."
"Come back!" Xiao Ji frowned and raised his hand: "Sit down!"
"How can I sit here? When the official arrives tomorrow, Wen Ruo's life will be on the line."
"The Pei Mansion has long been surrounded by secret guards. Pei Jinzhi finally managed to get you out of this situation. Do you still want to walk into their trap?" Xiao Ji couldn't help but shake his head. "How did you get the position of deputy commander?"
"Hey! A capable father, a favored mother, and a powerful brother." Baili Xi scratched his head, feeling quite embarrassed.
"Let's wait and see." Xiao Ji scoffed, as if he had a lot of resentment suppressed in his heart. He added, "It's better if he dies. Otherwise, I will have to kill him myself in the future."
Baili Xi stamped his feet and said, "Chang'e, after all these years, you still hate him. Your hatred for Wen Ruo is quite unreasonable! When the Prince of Nannan was assassinated, he was in the capital, and he was only 7 years old. What crime did he commit? You..."
"He is a descendant of the Pei family, and my Nan'an Palace cannot coexist with him." Xiao Ji slammed the table, and the wine spilled all over the floor.
"Ah, it's a dead end." Baili Xi was helpless and drank a glass of wine in silence. "He will have the word Pei engraved on his head for the rest of his life. There's no way to resolve the grudge between you two. Hate him all you want. One day when I die, you two can meet and carry my coffin without fighting."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Xiao Ji smacked him on the head. "The evil will last for a thousand years, and fools are even more blessed. May you live a long life."
"Hey, this is what brothers are like. After all, it is Brother Changwei who cares about people." Baili Xi smiled nonchalantly.
"By the way, you said Miss Sang Wan was Pei Jinzhi's bride?"
"Yes. Hey, Changwei, do you think she looks like someone?" Baili Xi blinked.
Xiao Ji lowered his eyes and nodded slightly: "Like Xiao Yue. Especially those eyes."
The first time he saw Sang Wan, he felt inexplicably close to her.
Baili Xi slumped back onto the stool and slapped his thigh. "That's right! It's Xiao Yue. You and him are irreconcilable, but he still misses your sister."
"Does Miss Sang know?" Xiao Ji felt a little uncomfortable. "This is unfair to her."
"It doesn't matter whether you know it or not. That arrow was truly ruthless. I'm sure Sang Wan will never be with him again in this life."
Baili Xi was quite excited and picked up the wine glass and drank a lot of white wine.
"Do you like Miss Sang?" Xiao Ji smiled gently while holding the wine glass, his eyes as bright as the moon.
Baili Xi rubbed his eyes and shook his head: "When you smile, you look a lot like Sang Wan."
"Nonsense." Xiao Ji shook his head and laughed, "You're drunk, Ziren."
"You're drunk." Baili Xi glanced at him sideways, "I do like her. Alas..."
"It's just that you can't marry her, right?" Xiao Ji looked as if he understood everything.
"Hey, don't you know what my family situation is like? The one who will be my wife in the future must be a noble lady from the capital. She must be of good status, good looks, and good family background. My mother is very picky." Baili Xi drank several more glasses in a row and said, "No more talk. Fill it up."
"Miss Sang's heart isn't with you. Ziren, I advise you not to plunge headfirst into this. You'll be stuck in this mess and it will be hard to extricate yourself."
Xiao Ji patted Baili Xi's shoulder, stood up and walked inside.
"Hey! Is there any brother like you? I haven't even tried my best, how do you know I can't do it?"
"Some things can't be achieved by just hard work." Xiao Ji stabbed him in the heart without mercy.
Sang Wan stood in the shadow of the corridor, her fingers pinching the pillars until they turned blue.
The emperor has come to Fengshui? Will Pei Jinzhi die?
Xiao Ji had walked through the wisteria trellis and stood in the shadow without him noticing.
"He's a fox, he won't die."
Sang Wan raised her watery eyes and looked at him steadily: "Really?"
"Miss Sang, remember in the future that before you protect others, you must first learn to protect yourself."
Xiao Ji nodded slightly, turned sideways and walked forward.
Sang Wan couldn't help but look at his back and sighed in her heart, what a strange person.
He seems to have eyes that see through everything.
*
Fengshui Town Posthouse.
The Jianing County Lady's brows were a little anxious. "Madam Qin, is what my sister said in the letter true? Did the emperor really come to Fengshui in disguise?"
"How could this be false? You should get ready to receive the emperor." Nanny Qin was also uneasy.
"What should I do? That day, I sent a secret letter back to the capital, saying that Pei Jinzhi was colluding with the Tianxuan Sect, which is why the emperor sent troops to Fengshui. But now he has found the imperial edict of succession. Will the emperor punish me for deceiving the emperor?"
"It's over, it's over. I had hoped to handle this matter well and regain my sister's favor with the emperor. I didn't expect it to turn out like this. What should I do, what should I do?"
The Princess of Jianing was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing back and forth.
Heaven's grace is like rain, whether it is large or small depends entirely on the emperor's mood. Others do not know the full picture, only the Rong family knows the inside story.
The emperor recently gained a beloved concubine, and her elder sister, Concubine Rong, had not been summoned to the palace for over a month. The palace's eyes were pierced with suspicion, and the slightest movement would be a revelation to the outside world, potentially affecting the entire family's fortunes.
She had originally intended to use this opportunity to extend an olive branch to Pei Jinzhi, asking for a marriage decree that would firmly bind the Rong family and the Zhenguo Mansion together, but she hadn't expected that Sang Wan, that country girl, would interfere. The marriage didn't go through, and Pei Jinzhi had to die.
The person Rong Zhuer wanted to marry had to be the prince of the Zhenguo Mansion. Since Pei Jinzhi was blocking her way, she couldn't blame her for being ruthless.
Nanny Qin whispered, "You insist Sang Wan is a remnant of the Tianxuan Sect. This is a fact set in stone. Everyone saw it clearly that night. Besides, that damn girl burned the imperial edict. Her entire family should have been executed long ago."
"In this case, Pei Jinzhi will definitely cut off all ties with her if he wants to protect the Pei family." The Jianing County Lady lamented, "But I wanted to kill him and that damn girl together. He got it easy."
"How could that be possible? Let's use Sang Wan's identity as an excuse to make Pei Jinzhi guilty of negligence by marrying a traitor. If the emperor gets angry, we can fan the flames and use the opportunity to dethrone him from the throne. That way, even if the Second Young Master becomes the Crown Prince, he'll be subservient to you, the Princess. Then our Rong family and the Duke's Mansion will be tied to the same rope."
Nanny Qin's words touched the heart of County Lady Jianing.
"Mammy is right, let's do it."
*
Zhaoyun Courtyard is brightly lit.
Pei Jinzhi walked to the desk and hung the portrait on the table next to the one of Hua Mulan joining the army.
"Master, the people have arrived." Xiao Shun lowered his head and said, "I want you to see me."
The emperor's carriage arrived earlier than expected, and without disturbing anyone, he went straight into Zhaoyun Courtyard.
"I understand." Pei Jinzhi turned around silently and took a look at the portrait.
A woman, dressed in a white fox fur coat with a touch of red lining, stood gracefully on the veranda; the lights were bright, and all the light seemed to be concentrated on her. The person in the painting was smiling at him, just as she had before, with deep dimples.
That was how she looked when I first met her.
"Put away all these paintings." Pei Jinzhi said, and he opened the drawer, carefully folded Sang Wan's embroidered handkerchief, and put it into his sleeve.
This handkerchief was stolen from Baili Xi, and he even forgot to ask Sang Wan to embroider one for him separately.
"Li Jiu, don't alarm anyone and return the golden lock to its original owner."
Li Jiu took the gold lock: "Yes."
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