The gambling god's wife in the Duke's Mansion is getting divorced again

"Notify the county government."

Pei Jinzhi glanced at him coldly, his thin lips tightly pursed.

In broad daylight, in the busy streets, there were two masked killers, and they used stray arrows.

This was more of a demonstration than an assassination.

The county magistrate and his runners arrived not long after, their clothes almost flying off, their faces paler than a dead man's:

"I'm sorry for being late, my lord, please forgive me!"

"Immediately seal the Fengshui City Gate and strengthen the protection of the posthouse. No one can lose it!"

The county magistrate then remembered that Princess Jianing was also living in the inn.

He held up his tilted black hat in fear:

"Damn it, hurry up!"

"Hurry up and go to the posthouse to strengthen the security and protect the county lady. Nothing can happen!"

The Princess of Jianing is the younger sister of the emperor's favorite concubine. If anything goes wrong in Fengshui Town, not only will he lose his official hat, but all his nine clans will suffer.

Li Jiu leaned in and whispered:

"No identification marks, they are dead soldiers."

Death warriors? Pei Jinzhi twirled his fingertips.

Pei Yanting does not have the ability to raise a group of death warriors.

Could it be that he followed me all the way from Beijing?

The dark cloud in his heart grew thicker and thicker, with wind and clouds covering the sky, lightning and thunder.

Li Jiu sheathed his sword and said, "My Lord, it is not appropriate to stay here for long. I will escort you back to the mansion first."

Pei Jinzhi nodded and turned his face coldly towards the county magistrate:

"Master Peng, you must give this prince an explanation for what happened today, or I will immediately submit a letter to the emperor. To think such a vile person exists under the rule of Daxia, attacking a member of the imperial family in broad daylight. You have nine heads, and they wouldn't be enough to chop them off."

"Yes, yes, I will definitely strengthen the security. Please calm down, my lord. Hurry up! I won't send you back home!"

Pei Jinzhi waved his sleeves and got on the carriage.

Li Jiu took over the driving job.

The yamen runners carried Sanben's body back to the county government office.

Sang Wan was so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.

A second ago, he was still alive and talking.

She looked up at Pei Jinzhi, her eyes red.

Life and death are really just a matter of a moment.

"Thank you, Prince, for saving me." Her throat was thick with emotion.

She wanted to kill him, but he saved her again.

Pei Jinzhi's face was gloomy, "No one deserves to die."

Sang Wan half-knelt beside him in a daze, not daring to breathe.

Li Jiu drove away quickly and returned to Pei Mansion in an instant.

The commotion outside was so loud that servants rushed back to report it early.

Madam Pei and Mrs. Kang were waiting in the main hall.

"Jinzhi, my son, are you hurt?"

When Kang saw that he was safe and sound, disappointment flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Pei Jinzhi's sharp eyes, she panicked and pinched her handkerchief and began to pretend to cry.

Sang Wan saw it clearly.

My eyes are not even red, so where do the tears come from?

Acting, negative points.

Pei Jinzhi frowned and did not respond.

Mrs. Pei's face turned pale with fright.

"Are you hurt? Let me see!"

"Ancestor, I'm fine. Look, not a piece of meat is missing." Pei Jinzhi opened his arms with a smile on his face.

He rarely smiled, and Sang Wan felt complicated.

Those who should die don’t die, but those who shouldn’t die do.

Alas, poor Sanben.

His family could no longer wait for him to come home.

*

The situation was urgent, so after discussion at the Pei Mansion, they immediately sent someone to welcome the county lady into the mansion.

Kang hurriedly called a few people and got to work.

Pei Jinzhi hurried back to Zhaoyun Courtyard.

Li Jiu followed closely and closed the study door.

Sang Wan wanted to follow him, but saw two unfamiliar guards standing outside the study, looking ferocious and intimidating.

She turned around and went to the small kitchen to make medicine for Pei Jinzhi. This was her job.

Madam Cheng had just told her to gain Pei Jinzhi's trust when he was assassinated in the street.

This group of killers should not be from Tianxuan Sect.

If it’s not Tianxuanmen, then who else could it be?

The assassin on the painted boat that night?

Her mind was full of random thoughts and she was in the kitchen in an instant.

After what happened in the morning, the cook was very polite to her and gave her whatever she asked for.

Even when Qiuyue passed by and saw her squatting outside the yard boiling medicine, she just glanced at her coldly and walked away.

No one dared to provoke her anymore, and no one dared to speak to her. Sang Wan only heard their whispers when she went back and forth to get things.

"She's a jinx. No good will come to anyone who gets involved with her."

"San Ben was still alive when he left home this morning. Tsk tsk, how pitiful!"

"Stay away from her. She's an unlucky, harmful vixen."

The medicine furnace was bubbling with smoke, and she touched the back of her neck.

They were clearly coming here for Pei Jinzhi, so why was the blame put on her?

Sang Wan held the palm-leaf fan, and the more she fanned herself, the more upset she became.

*

In the study, Pei Jinzhi stood with his hands behind his back.

The tall figure exuded a murderous aura, like a thunder that was about to erupt at any moment, just missing a small trigger.

Li Jiu bowed, opened his palm, and handed over the arrowhead he had taken from the carriage.

"Master, the arrowhead doesn't have any markings, but the arrowhead this time is different from the one on the pleasure boat. It's made of fine copper."

Pei Jinzhi frowned and looked at the arrowhead carefully. The whole thing was shiny and glistening.

"The arrow is poisonous." He sniffed it, "Go call Sang Wan."

Li Jiu's eyes widened with anger: "This damn girl!"

He said that he had just come out of the pharmacy when he was ambushed by an assassin.

It must be that Sang Wan who colluded with everyone and leaked the whereabouts of the prince.

Veins bulged in his fists, and he turned and walked out with big strides.

Pei Jinzhi raised his hand and was about to say something, but then put it down again.

Sang Wan was brought here soon.

Li Jiu's pushing and shoving made her very dissatisfied:

"Men and women should not touch each other, stay away from Brother Nine."

"Don't call me brother, I can't stand you calling me brother. Let's go, the prince is asking questions."

"Just ask, why are you so fierce?"

Sang Wan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

As soon as she stepped into the study, an arrow flew to her feet.

Mother!

Sang Wan was so scared that she sat down on the ground.

Pei Jinzhi held the bow and smiled sinisterly at her.

Sang Wan raised her eyes tremblingly:

"Prince...Prince, you..."

“Sang Wan, you are quite capable.”

Pei Jinzhi looked at him intently.

"I don't understand what you are saying."

"You are the one who attracted the assassin from Tianshengtang."

Sang Wan was anxious. This blame was too big for her to bear.

"Unjust! Prince. I have always been with you, how could I have attracted an assassin?"

"You weren't with me when I was giving the acupuncture."

Pei Jinzhi slowly pulled out another arrow.

"I... I was talking to Brother Luochuan. Later, Madam Cheng called me into the inner room to chat for a while. It really wasn't me! I swear!"

Pei Jinzhi raised his hand, smiling:

"Come on, come in and talk."

Sang Wan's legs were shaking, and she hesitated whether to step in with her left foot or her right foot.

She was afraid that Pei Jinzhi would be unhappy and shoot her with an arrow.

Li Jiuda pushed her and pushed her into the study.

Bang...the door behind me closed again.

Sang Wan looked up again, frightened to death.

Pei Jinzhi pulled the bow to its full extent, with the arrow pointed only at her.

"I ask, you answer. If there is even one falsehood, the arrow will not have eyes."

Sang Wan pressed herself against the door, not daring to move.

Fine beads of sweat slid down her forehead, how could she dare to say no.

"Who are you anyway?"

"I'm Sang... Sang Wan."

"What is your purpose in coming to Pei Mansion?"

Sang Wan almost bit her tongue.

Pei Jinzhi guessed it so quickly?

Damn it, she was already in the game and felt guilty.

"Sir, I don't want to enter the Pei Mansion at all. You forced me to sign the indenture."

Sang Wan straightened his neck and calmed himself down.

If Pei Jinzhi knew her purpose, he would have killed her with an arrow long ago. Why would he talk so much nonsense with her?

"So, I've brought trouble upon myself?" Pei Jinzhi frowned.

Sang Wan bit her lower lip and choked:

"If you don't believe me, my lord, let me go home now. I will repay you in full the money I owe you."

"What did you say to Shi Luochuan and Madam Cheng? Tell us everything!"

"It's just idle chat, is that a crime?"

Sang Wan simply insisted on holding on and asked:

"Do I have to tell you even when I go to the toilet?"

Pei Jinzhi was displeased: "How outrageous!"

"If he wasn't there, then Li Jiu wasn't there either. Why do you suspect me and not him?"

Li Jiu outside the door was so angry that he coughed loudly to show his dissatisfaction.

Pei Jinzhi just stared at her quietly, expressionless.

"He is different from you."

Sang Wan scoffed lightly, her eyes slightly red.

"Yes. Li Jiu is certainly different. But as servants, our lives are no longer lives, right?"

Pei Jinzhi frowned, "What do you want to say?"

Her eyes were filled with mist, and her expression was extremely sad:

"San Ben is dead. He was a human being, too. Why did he deserve to die? What did I do wrong? I didn't do anything, yet you've made me suspicious. Just because I didn't die in the street, does that mean I deserve to be pierced by an arrow?"

Pei Jinzhi was speechless after hearing her call.

When he thought of San Ben, he felt melancholy and the bow in his hand trembled slightly.

Sang Wan saw every tiny movement of his.

"The prince doubts me, and no matter how I try to defend myself, it will be useless. In this case, please kill me with one arrow."

Pei Jinzhi's voice was hoarse: "Do you think I don't dare?"

Sang Wan made up her mind and closed her eyes:

"I only ask that my debts be forgiven and that you stop causing trouble for the Sang family."

She stood straight as if resigned to her fate, her neck as white as a swan's, as if she had put life and death aside.

"In that case, I will grant your wish."

Pei Jinzhi drew his bow to full length.