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

Chapter 40 I Can Only Wait for You

There was a dim light in the house.

It was already late at night when Sang Wan woke up.

My lips were dry and chapped, and my throat was bitter, as if something was blocking it, dry and itchy.

A stream of clear spring water poured into my mouth, like a rain in the desert, instantly relieving the discomfort.

Sang Wan opened her eyes. The hand holding the bowl was slender and neat. It was Pei Jinzhi.

She panicked and wanted to get out of bed to salute, but Pei Jinzhi pushed her back: "No need."

"I'm sorry to trouble you again."

Her voice was completely hoarse and sounded like the quacking of a duck.

"Indeed, you are troublesome."

Pei Jinzhi put down the teacup, his tone still indifferent.

"I didn't provoke them, they..."

Sang Wan's eyes turned red and she felt extremely aggrieved.

That damn county lady, all the new and old grudges will be settled with her sooner or later.

Pei Jinzhi helped her sit up halfway and even put a lumbar pillow behind her.

Sang Wan was stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Pei Jinzhi looked at her steadily and suddenly sighed:

"Where did the energy to beat Pei Yanting go? What if I came back a little later?"

"..." Sang Wan pinched the corner of the quilt:

"But you're back."

Her voice was very low and thin, swirling back and forth in her throat, but Pei Jinzhi still heard it.

The originally twisted brows suddenly relaxed, and the iceberg gradually melted away, turning into a wide and dark blue sea.

The wind came from the sea, blowing up thousands of snowdrifts and then dropping them down; the reefs buried deep in the seabed gradually revealed their rugged outlines, becoming clearer and clearer.

"You're waiting for me."

Sang Wan met his gaze, and after a long pause, she had to face the fact: "I can only wait for you."

Pei Jinzhi's breathing became heavier: "You've waited."

Sang Wan was sucked into his eyes, unable to escape the warmth. A warm current flowed through her heart, but her nose suddenly felt a little sour.

In an instant, she woke up.

At some point, she had developed an expectation of Pei Jinzhi that she shouldn't have had.

Sang Wan, are you crazy?

He is the murderer of your father.

She sniffed and smiled lightly:

"Thank you, my Lord, for saving my life again. I can only serve you once again for your great kindness. For saving me today, how much silver do you want to convert into? I will work twice as hard to repay you."

The sudden alienation made Pei Jinzhi's eyes gradually dim.

He regained his stern demeanor, and as if he was trying to compete, his words were even more sarcastic:

"You think you can just use money to pay me back for saving my life? Put it on the account book, and return my life later."

"How can I return my life?"

She only has one life.

"You'll know when it's time to pay it back."

Sang Wan curled her lips: "Okay."

Pei Jinzhi pulled out a green porcelain jar from his sleeve and picked out some ointment with his fingertips. "Apply the medicine."

"No, that's not necessary. I can do it myself." Sang Wan blushed. "Men and women shouldn't touch each other..."

But her face was already swollen and purple, so Pei Jinzhi naturally couldn't see her shyness.

"There's no gender distinction among doctors. You said that."

Pei Jinzhi glanced at her and started working on his own.

"Your hands are swollen like carrots, how can you apply the ointment yourself? Qinghe said this ointment is very effective in reducing swelling and won't leave scars."

Pei Jinzhi's fingers are very beautiful, slender and delicate like silk, and you can tell at first glance that they are the hands of a person who has lived a life of luxury.

The ointment turned into a moisturizing liquid as his fingertips rubbed it into his skin, feeling cool and alleviating the burning pain in his cheeks.

He applied it very carefully, fearing that he would hurt her if he used too much force.

Sang Wan's eyelashes trembled, and their eyes met and then looked away.

"Your Majesty..."

"Sang Wan..."

The two of them spoke at the same time.

Pei Jinzhi raised his eyebrows: "You speak first."

Sang Wan muttered, "The old lady just fined me one month's salary. My hands might not be able to work for a few days. Can you please not deduct my wages?"

Pei Jinzhi couldn't help laughing out loud.

This was the first time Sang Wan saw him truly smile.

The curve between his lips was as gentle as the spring breeze, not at all as cold as before.

"Sang Wan, do you want to go home?"

Sang Wan thought she had heard wrongly.

Go home? "Are you willing to let me go?"

Pei Jinzhi's eyes were deep, and no emotion could be seen:

"This prince is reluctant to show mercy and allow you to go back and see your family."

Sang Wan's excited heart calmed down again. So that's what it was.

"Why, you're not happy?" Pei Jinzhi narrowed his eyes, "Then I'll take it back..."

"Oh! No, no, no! My Lord, I'm happy with it, I'm happy with it! I'm just so excited that I don't know how to thank you." Sang Wan was really afraid that he would take back the reward.

After all, he changes his mind faster than turning the pages of a book.

She was really worried about her mother, but the Pei Mansion was full of guards and she couldn't escape.

"Heal your wounds and I'll send you back in two days."

Pei Jinzhi rarely stopped teasing her.

"Then...can you return my little golden lock to me?"

Sang Wan's black eyes flickered, and he made a gesture of begging with his hands, looking very pitiful.

Pei Jinzhi was heartless and refused outright:

"I'll keep it. I'll pay it back to you when I've paid off my debt."

After yesterday, the servants in Zhaoyun Courtyard were replaced by a new group.

The whole courtyard was so quiet that even the sound of falling leaves could be heard, rustling, rustling, and time slowly passed.

Pei Jinzhi went out again early in the morning and there was no trace of him.

Sang Wan took the opportunity to search the study again despite his injuries.

Still nothing.

Where did Pei Jinzhi hide the imperial edict?

Doctor Qinghe came to change her dressing and gasped when she saw the wound.

"The county lady will stay at the mansion for a while. What should I do in the next few days?"

Sang Wan lowered her eyes to look at the wound on her hand and smiled faintly:

"No big deal. Anyway, I'm just working at Zhaoyun Court, so I'll just stay away from them. She should be leaving soon, right?"

Qing He applied the medicine on her while shaking her head:

"Sister, you may not know this, but Princess Jianing came all this time specifically to find the Crown Prince. She finally managed to gain the Emperor's favor and chased him all the way to Fengshui Town. How could she bear to go back?"

Qinghe has been in Pei Mansion for a long time and knows some of the inside story.

"I heard that the prince wants to marry her?"

Dongxue said that the news that Princess Jianing brought the imperial decree to grant marriage must not be groundless.

"The Crown Prince is exceptionally handsome, and many noble ladies in the capital admire him, with Princess Jianing being the most obsessed. After all, the Crown Prince is her savior."

"Savior? What's going on?"

Sang Wan's curiosity was aroused.

Qinghe looked up and thought for a moment:

"It's been about ten years now, I guess. The county lady was still a little girl then. I heard she was on a trip to the outskirts of Beijing and encountered bandits. It was Prince Pei who saved her. From then on, they fell deeply in love. No wonder, what woman doesn't love a hero?"

Qinghe's gaze became distant, as if he had returned to the past following his memories.

Sang Wan felt as if he had been acupunctured.

In the tenth year, there was a mountain bandit outside the capital, Pei Jinzhi.

Is it the battle between Sang Jun and Pei Jinzhi back then?

"What's wrong with you? Why are you so pale?"

Qinghe came to her senses, but saw that Sang Wan had a strange expression on his face.

Sang Wan hissed, the corner of his mouth twitching: "It hurts."

Qing He immediately blew on his fingers that were swollen like carrots:

"This medicine does sting a bit, but it reduces swelling quickly, so just bear with it."

Sang Wan whispered, "It's okay, I can bear it."

Qinghe looked at her with a strange look:

"Don't worry, even though she has been obsessed with the prince for many years, he has someone else in his heart and will not marry her."