Reborn, meet you again!

Perhaps the past events had awakened some of his conscience, and when Pei Qingyan looked at the bruises on Song Wan's neck, a trace of pity finally appeared in his eyes.

He had just come out of Shen Jiahe's room. Jiahe felt guilty after learning that Jiang Wanqiao had committed suicide, and he even said that he would go to the palace in person to ask the Queen Mother to revoke her decision.

He hated Jiang Wanqiao's trickery, so... who knew that the scar on her neck didn't look fake...

Pei Qingyan was about to say something when a soft female voice suddenly rang out.

"Brother Pei..."

Hearing the familiar female voice, Pei Qingyan stopped talking and turned around quickly, and saw a woman in a lavender dress walking in lightly.

Song Wan clearly saw that she had a hairpin made of white jade on her head. The hairpin had a warm and delicate luster, and it was obvious at first glance that it was no ordinary item.

That was one of the most precious dowries that Jiang Wanqiao's mother, Liu, had personally found for her. Later, it was taken away by Pei Qingyan's sister, Pei Yujiao, who had eyes on the top of her head, to "admire" her. But now, this hairpin was on someone else's head.

And this person was none other than the childhood sweetheart Pei Qingyan brought back from the battlefield, the once-powerful legitimate daughter of the Yongchang Marquisate, Shen Jiahe.

"Jiahe, why are you here?" Pei Qingyan asked immediately with concern.

"I was worried that Brother Pei and Sister Jiang would argue because of me, so I came to check on them."

Shen Jiahe responded to Pei Qingyan's words in a gentle tone, but his eyes vaguely glanced at Jiang Wanqiao's beautiful face.

Before returning to Beijing, no one told her that Jiang was so beautiful.

She has been married.

In order to climb up the ladder, she had followed more than one man in Mobei and knew the nature of men well.

Even though Pei Qingyan repeatedly assured her that he had no feelings for Jiang Wanqiao.

But Pei Qingyan was the "father" she chose for the child in her belly.

No matter what, she couldn't let Jiang Wanqiao win his heart, nor could she let Pei Qingyan feel any guilt towards her.

As Shen Jiahe spoke, he suddenly knelt down towards Jiang Wanqiao.

Pei Qingyan was shocked when he saw this and quickly reached out to help him.

"Jiahe, why are you kneeling to her? Get up!"

However, Shen Jiahe gently pushed Pei Qingyan's hand away, and continued to look at Song Wan with her back straight. Even though she was kneeling, she still maintained the demeanor of a lady from a noble family, and maintained a neither humble nor arrogant attitude.

"I heard everything Sister Jiang and Brother Pei said just now!"

"I know that your Jiang family has done a great favor to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion, and I also know that Brother Pei concealed his identity and brought me into the mansion. We are sorry for you!"

"But please believe me, sister. Brother Pei and I have never thought of hurting you. I returned home with Brother Pei to join this family, not to destroy it."

"We were just worried that you wouldn't be able to accept this right away, so we decided to wait a while before telling you. But who would have thought...my sister would be so upset about this that she would hang herself..."

"During those three years in Mobei, I witnessed the cruelty of war firsthand and understood the preciousness of life. Even if Sister Jiang was furious, she shouldn't have acted so drastically... putting herself and the Marquisate in such a precarious position."

"I just told Brother Pei that if you really don't want to... I won't marry you. I just hope you won't blame Brother Pei and won't hurt yourself anymore!"

Shen Jiahe's words were so sincere and heartfelt that Pei Qingyan felt even more distressed.

The slight sense of guilt that had just risen in his heart towards Jiang Wanqiao disappeared in an instant.

His Jiahe, so kind and weak, fought to the death to protect her innocence for him in Mobei.

God knows how shocked he was when he learned the truth.

How could someone like Jiang Wanqiao understand the meaning of true love?

He said with heartache while trying to help Shen Jiahe up.

"Jiahe, she treated you like this, why are you still trying to persuade her and reason with her?"

"Don't you understand? She doesn't really want to commit suicide. She just saw that you're kind-hearted and wants to use this to force you to leave."

"If you do this... you've fallen for her trick!"

But no matter how Pei Qingyan persuaded him, Shen Jiahe still knelt on the ground stubbornly and refused to get up.

Seeing this, Pei Qingyan's anger seemed to be ignited again.

He glared at Song Wan.

"Jiang Wanqiao, are you satisfied now?"

"She has suffered so much, how much more do you want to humiliate her?"

Song Wan looked at the farce in front of her and found it extremely ridiculous. She ignored Pei Qingyan's anger, walked back to the embroidery stool and sat down. She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and carefully wiped the finger that had just poked Pei Qingyan, saying with some sarcasm.

"That's strange. Miss Shen has been hidden like a treasure by General Pei and Madam Pei since she entered the mansion. I only saw her once on the day she entered the mansion!"

"I didn't even say a word to Miss Shen just now. It was Miss Shen who came in and knelt down for no apparent reason and said all this... I don't know where the word 'humiliation' came from."

"Could it be that Miss Shen's tears of self-pity are being blamed on me?" Song Wan said, looking at Shen Jiahe, her tone full of sarcasm. "Indeed, I was simply forced to hang myself by Miss Shen, but Miss Shen... cried until her eyes were red..."

"However, Miss Shen knows how to choose the time. She didn't come early or late, but chose to come only after the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree, and then said that she would rather not marry into the Marquis' Mansion."

"This retreat in order to advance is truly...very sincere..."

Shen Jiahe didn't show any sign of panic on his face, and was about to speak.

However, Pei Qingyan, who was annoyed by the obvious disgust in Jiang Wanqiao's hands, took the lead.

"Jiang, you don't need to be so sarcastic here. I personally asked the Queen Mother to arrange this marriage. It has nothing to do with Jiahe!"

"Jiahe and I are getting married next month. Whether you accept it or not, this marriage is settled."

"You'd better stop crying, making a scene, and threatening to commit suicide! Otherwise, you'll make a fool of yourself!"

Pei Qingyan finally helped Shen Jiahe up from the ground, took her hand with heartache and made a solemn promise.

"Jiahe, this mansion will be your home in the future. You don't have to treat yourself so badly."

"With me here, no one can bully you!"

If the Jiang family had not been kind to the Pei family, he would have been afraid that divorcing his wife and remarrying would lead to public outcry. How could he have been willing to let Jiahe become his concubine?

But Jiang Wanqiao is still not satisfied.

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiahe looked at Pei Qingyan with a moved expression.

"Brother Pei..."

Seeing the two of them being so affectionate, Song Wan couldn't help but get goosebumps all over her body.

She actually knew a little about Miss Shen's marriage to Mobei.

Just as far as she knew.

This Miss Shen...seems to be eager to go there.

It's just that she thought the person she was marrying was the Prince of Mobei.

But when the time came, the man to marry turned out to be the nearly sixty-year-old Mobei Khan...

So, this is what these two people call "true love".

I'm afraid it remains to be considered...

Song Wan thought about it and raised her hand to hand the wet handkerchief back to the little girl beside her, looking at their clasped hands.

"I'm General Pei's legal wife, but General Pei just accused me of being frivolous... and now, Miss Shen hasn't even entered the house, and you two are already arguing like this."

"I heard that General Pei and Miss Shen were inseparable on their way from Mobei to the capital. If my behavior just now was considered frivolous, I wonder what your behavior now is?"

Song Wan looked at the two of them provocatively and continued.

"Fornication? Or unmediated incest?"

A guilty look flashed across Pei Qingyan's face when he heard this.

For some reason, he couldn't control himself and offended Jiahe because he was drunk on the way back to Beijing.

But for Jiahe's reputation, even though she is pregnant now, he cannot admit it!

Besides, he and Jiahe were in love with each other, but they just couldn't help themselves when their love was so strong. Why should he feel guilty?

Pei Qingyan couldn't help but raise his voice a little more as he thought about it.

"Asshole! Jiahe and I are innocent, how can you lie to me?"

"A woman's reputation is so important. Is this how you, the Jiang family, teach your daughters?"

Song Wan seemed to have heard a funny joke.

"Oh? So the rules of the Marquis' Mansion are that these dirty and sordid things can be done, but not spoken of..."

"If that's the case...you two must stay away from me from now on."

"Otherwise, as a daughter of a merchant, I might not be able to adapt to the 'upright' rules of your wealthy families..."

Song Wan said, not wanting to look at the two of them anymore, and stood up and walked towards the dormitory neatly.

"It's getting late. If you two still want to play some crazy man and resentful woman drama, I won't accompany you."

"Luolu, close the door! Show the guests out!"

The maid at the side hurriedly called in another maid and two old women. The four of them stood side by side, blocking the view of Pei Qingyan and Shen Jiahe.

He spoke "politely" to the two people whose faces were flushed red.

"Uncle, Miss Shen, please come in!"

Pei Qingyan looked at the scene in front of him, his eyes full of disbelief.

Jiang Wanqiao actually drove him away?

How dare she...

After Pei Qingyan left with Shen Jiahe, the two little girls began to help Song Wan wash and dress.

Not long after, a tentative voice sounded in Song Wan's ears.

"Miss, if you treat me like this today, I'm afraid you will push me further away..."

Song Wan looked at the face of the girl who was taking off her hair bun reflected in the mirror.

This girl's name is Hong Shang. She was bought by Jiang Wanqiao's mother Liu before she got married.

I heard that she used to be a well-respected maid in an official's family in the capital. However, because her master committed a crime, she became a criminal slave and was eventually sold to a brothel in Jiangnan.

Liu thought that her daughter was going to the capital, and she would feel more at ease if she had a maid who was familiar with the capital, so she spent a lot of money to redeem her.

After observing her for a while, he changed her name and went to Beijing with his daughter.

I have to say that Liu has a good eye for people.

Although this girl has been with Jiang Wanqiao for a short time, she is extremely loyal to him because she is grateful to the Jiang family for saving her from the fire.

Ever since Pei Qingyan came back, this girl seemed to have noticed something and repeatedly advised Jiang Wanqiao, both openly and covertly, to be more careful with her son-in-law. However, she was repeatedly ignored by the infatuated Jiang Wanqiao...

"Why do you suddenly want me to reconcile with your brother-in-law?" Song Wan asked back with some curiosity.

When Hong Chang heard the young lady's question, she still felt a little scared when she thought of the young lady who had been rescued after hanging herself, with a pale face and no breathing.

If she hadn't found out that Miss Shen was pregnant and upset her, she wouldn't have been so upset.

She immediately knelt down and said seriously.

"Miss, it was my fault during the days since my uncle came back. I shouldn't have been saying bad things about him in front of you, causing you and my uncle to become estranged."

"From now on, I will do my best to help the young lady win back the heart of the young master."

"Whatever the young lady asks me to do, I will do it. I just hope that the young lady will not do anything stupid again."

The Jiang family is her benefactor. If the young lady really dies because of this, she will blame herself to death.

Song Wan looked at Hong Shang who was kneeling on the ground.

"Do you really listen to everything?"

Hong Chang nodded seriously.

"Yes, miss!"

Song Wan pretended to be in deep thought for a while, then suddenly curled his lips and smiled.

"You've also seen that your son-in-law has been bewitched by Miss Shen. There's no room for me in his eyes."

"How about... you poison Miss Shen for me?"

Hong Chang was stunned when she heard this.

What the lady proposed is a very bad idea, right?

Although Miss Shen is hateful, if the matter is exposed, the young lady will not be able to escape.

Hong Chang was thinking, but Luo Luo beside her spoke first.

"Miss! I'll go!"

She didn't understand what justice was. She only knew that Miss Shen almost forced the young lady to death as soon as she entered the mansion, and that one of the young lady and Miss Shen must die.

It would be better if Miss Shen died.

Luoluo seemed to have made up her mind and turned to Hongchang.

"Sister Hongshang, I have followed the young lady for so many years and have saved up some banknotes, gold leaves, and silver ingots."

"If I get caught, remember to bury those things with me."

"I killed someone and will definitely go to hell. It will be easier to deal with it then."

Luoluo said this and then reacted.

"No, the underworld may not need these. Sister Hongshang, please sell those items for me and burn them for me as paper money!"

That way, even if she died, she could be a wealthy ghost.

When Hongchang was looking at Luoluo with a headache, Song Wan finally gave up the idea of ​​testing these two girls.

"Okay, I'm just kidding you guys. It's not worth getting your hands bloodied for a man."

"After escaping death this time, I've finally figured it out. Since the Marquis' Mansion won't tolerate me, there's no point in clinging to it. Rather than being an eyesore here... it's better to leave."

Luoluo and Hongshang looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.

"Miss, when you say leaving, you mean..."

Song Wan's lips curled up into a beautiful smile.

"Of course it's a divorce."

"But... I know Shen Jiahe is pregnant, so keep it a secret for now and don't tell anyone."

Luoluo's eyes widened when she heard this.

Peace and separation?

Miss... is she possessed by evil spirits?

Even though the young lady had just driven her son-in-law away, she only thought that the young lady was temporarily irritated by Miss Shen and her son-in-law.

After all, she has clearly seen the young lady's feelings for her son-in-law in recent years.

How could the lady be willing to do that?

That's it.

The young lady was feeling uncomfortable at the moment, so she wanted to vent her anger with a few words.

She would just take it as a joke first, the little girl thought silently.

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