I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Pei Yan dismissed his three subordinates and then got up and walked towards the door.

He mounted the tall horse, spurred it on with his legs, and the horse neighed and galloped like an arrow towards the bamboo forest road ahead.

When the horse was almost at the door of the house, about a hundred meters away, Pei Yan dismounted and patted the horse's rump. Just like a person, the horse immediately understood its master's meaning, gave a low hum, and quickly ran into a small grove of trees on the side.

Men in black were already waiting in the woods.

Pei Yan cleared his throat, pretending to have just returned home, and hurried towards his house.

When he pushed open the courtyard gate, he saw a scene that greatly displeased Pei Yan.

Eight people were sitting in front of the stone table, two of whom he recognized.

Zhou Wenjian!

Pei Yan thought to himself, a sudden surge of inexplicable guilt welling up inside him.

He recognized the man standing at the stone table.

Zhou Wenjian was the son of the Zhou family, and also the son of the Minister of Revenue whose entire family was executed because of him.

Recalling the situation at that time, when Pei Yan learned that he had been falsely accused of treason, no one in the court dared to step forward to speak up for him, except for the Minister of Revenue, who disregarded the danger and risked his life to speak out for him.

This enraged the emperor, who then ordered the extermination of the Minister of Revenue's entire family.

Thinking of all this, Pei Yan felt ashamed and lowered his head.

Fang Xiaoxiao saw that the person who came was Pei Yan, so she quickly stood up and said.

"Our young master Pei is back! Wen Jian and Tuoba, why don't you stand up and greet him!"

She did this because she felt a little guilty, especially when she saw Pei Yan's icy face.

It's as if I've done something terribly wrong and I have to explain it to Pei Yan.

This feeling was very strange, and Fang Xiaoxiao didn't know why she was doing this.

Zhou Wenjian glanced at Pei Yan, who was ten meters away from him. Pei Yan looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place him.

He could only try to put the matter out of his mind; if he couldn't remember it, he shouldn't think about it—that was his way of life.

"Hello, Brother Pei Yan. My name is Zhou Wenjian. My wife just brought me back from prison. Please take care of me in the future."

Pei Yan quickly waved his hand in response.

"No need to be so polite, we'll all be family from now on."

There was no emotion in Ouyang Tuoba's eyes; he merely uttered a single sentence.

"My name is Ouyang Tuoba. Please give me your guidance."

Pei Yan noticed that this person's face was somewhat similar to Murong Changqing's, and seeing that he had no hostility, he politely replied with a "hello".

The whole family sat neatly at the stone table, creating a lively scene.

Fang Xiaoxiao felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

She could only force a smile and awkwardly chat with her husbands, exchanging one sentence at a time.

After a while, it was getting late, so everyone dispersed.

As Fang Xiaoxiao walked back to her room and sat down, before she could even rest for a few minutes, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong!"

With the sound of the wooden door opening, Pei Yan pushed it open and entered, without waiting for the person inside to answer.

What he needs to do now is detoxify.

Since Fang Xiaoxiao mentioned his detoxification last time, Pei Yan has clearly felt much better. However, the toxins have not been completely cleared, so he has to come to her for detoxification treatment at the beginning of each month.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at the person who had come and saw that it was Pei Yan. She had no choice but to shake her head a few times to dispel her drowsiness.

She stood up, took out three silver needles from her hair, looked at Pei Yan with a gentle expression, and said.

"I'm really sorry about tonight. I didn't tell you in advance before bringing two people back at once."

Pei Yan's expression was indifferent.

"This is your freedom, I have no right to interfere, please get treatment for me immediately!"

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Is this guy on fire today? Why is he so angry? It's not like I did anything to offend him, is it really necessary to act like this?

Fang Xiaoxiao had no intention of complaining, but her hands didn't slow down at all.

She pulled out the needle so quickly that it startled Pei Yan, who was lying on the bed.

I never expected Fang Xiaoxiao to change so much in just a few months. It seems I underestimated her.

Pei Yan remained silent, his eyes still open, lying quietly on the bed, motionless, except for the movement of his two large eyeballs.

A quarter of an hour later.

Pei Yan clutched his chest and spat out dark blood into the copper basin under the bed.

After vomiting blood, he finally felt much better.

Pei Yan wiped his mouth with his hand, calmed himself down, and looked at Fang Xiaoxiao in front of him.

He found that every time he looked at Fang Xiaoxiao, his heart would inexplicably race, a feeling that puzzled him greatly.

Fang Xiaoxiao felt uncomfortable under his gaze and said with dissatisfaction.

"Young Master Pei, I have removed most of the poison for you. I hope you will keep your promise."

She brought this up again, reminding him that Pei Yan had promised that he wouldn't kill her if she could cure the poison in his body.

Only a few months have passed, what does Pei Yan mean now? Is he going to discard him after he has served his purpose?

Fang Xiaoxiao dared not think any further. What should she do if that really happened?

You should know that even if she screams and shouts, Long Jinyan, who is on the first floor, cannot run up to the third floor in the shortest amount of time.

By the time Long Jinyan arrives, she'll probably be dead.

Pei Yan said coldly.

"I said I wouldn't kill you, and I won't kill you!"

He never expected that Fang Xiaoxiao would still doubt that he would kill her. It was ridiculous. He was the Crown Prince of the Great Yu Dynasty, a man destined to become emperor. His word was law.

Pei Yan couldn't help but feel somewhat dissatisfied, his eyes filled with anger.

Fang Xiaoxiao realized she might have said something wrong again, so she quickly changed the subject.

"I was just joking, please don't take it to heart."

"By the way, you need more than a dozen courses of treatment to fully recover from this poison, so please remember to come to me for treatment at the beginning of each month."

As the saying goes, a white lie is not a lie.

What she said wasn't exactly a lie. At most, she had to keep Pei Yan occupied and give him acupuncture a few more times in order to save her life, so that he wouldn't have an excuse to kill her.

I'm such a little genius.

Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but praise herself in her heart.

But she unconsciously smiled, which Pei Yan saw.

Pei Yan felt humiliated, so he stood up, grabbed Fang Xiaoxiao by the neck, and shouted sternly.

"Why are you laughing? Are you plotting something?"

"Tell me, are you trying to stall for time and find an opportunity to poison me when I'm not paying attention?"

He's insane, absolutely insane. I never even thought of it that way, so why does he think that?

Fang Xiaoxiao felt like crying but had no tears. Just now, she was happy because she was a little clever.

"Are you sick? I was just happy to hear you say you wouldn't kill me."

"!"

That's right.