Quick Transmigration: The Charming Beauty Who Was Short-Lived and Alluring

After being stopped, Pei Jianzhi returned to Tian Tai Tower.

Seeing the blood-stained silver hairpin on the ground, Pei Jianzhi's eyes flickered slightly. He bent down and picked up the hairpin.

"Why are you back so soon?" Yan Jinyu asked, holding her sword as she approached Pei Jianzhi.

To clear a path for Pei Jianzhi, he deliberately opened the Hundred Flowers Gathering at Moshuzhai earlier than planned, thus diverting passersby.

However, Sacred Heart Hall is quite a distance from Tian Tai Tower, so Pei Jianzhi shouldn't have returned so early.

Pei Jianzhi put away the silver hairpin, stood up, and looked at Yan Jinyu.

“We ran into Yan Huaiji on the way and he took Lin Chuyun away,” Pei Jianzhi said.

Yan Jinyu raised an eyebrow. "Yan Huaiji is involved too? What does he mean by this?"

"He seems to think Lin Chuyun is Cui Siwan." Pei Jianzhi knew very well what had happened at Moshuzhai, and he couldn't be kept in the dark that Yan Huaiji had checked the roster.

Yan Jinyu: "What's going on?"

“There was a misunderstanding. Lin Chuyun brought Cui Siwan’s calling card to Moshuzhai, and Yan Huaiji seems to have misunderstood,” Pei Jianzhi said.

Yan Jinyu: "Yan Huaiji isn't the type to meddle in other people's business. Could it be that he... has ulterior motives towards Lin Chuyun?"

Then he gloated, "That's going to be interesting."

Pei Jianzhi shook his head, "I'm not entirely sure about his intentions either."

Yan Jinyu waved her hand, "Forget about them, let's talk about you instead."

Pei Jianzhi: "Me?"

Yan Jinyu looked straight at him and said, "Let's talk about why you helped Lin Chuyun."

His gaze lingered on Pei Jianzhi.

“Master Gu of the academy has been taking good care of me lately. He is a good friend of Minister Xie and a student of the late Old Master Xie. He has a close relationship with the Xie family,” Pei Jianzhi said without changing his expression.

Yan Jinyu: "Do you think Lin Chuyun asked him to take care of you?"

Pei Jianzhi: "Yes, after the incident of falling into the water, the Xie family sent people with generous gifts. Although Minister Xie was grateful to me for saving Lin Chuyun, he was still angry that I had ruined Lin Chuyun's reputation and would not use the Xie family's connections to help me."

"But Lin Chuyun did not blame me for tarnishing her reputation. It was only after I met her at the Moshuzhai that Master Gu took good care of me. Apart from her, no one else has both the stance and the ability to help me."

"I saved her because I didn't want to owe her anything."

Pei Jianzhi remained expressionless and spoke each word clearly.

Yan Jinyu couldn't detect anything suspicious on his face, so she gave up.

He nodded. "Saving her today is a way of repaying her favor."

"Come here, I have something else to discuss with you," Yan Jinyu said again.

Emperor Qing'an is unwell during the Hundred Flowers Festival, so it's time to move some of his pieces.

After saying that, he went into the inner room.

Pei Jianzhi lowered his eyes and followed behind him.

He gripped the hairpin tightly, feeling an indescribable irritation.

In fact, he orchestrated the drowning incident, and the debt he owes Lin Chuyun can never be fully repaid.

*

Chu Yun rode in a carriage back to Tian Tai Lou.

Before Qingyuan woke up, Chu Yun went to the private room where Cui Siwan was.

"Sister Cui, put on your veil and hurry back to the manor," Chu Yun said.

Cui Siwan waited anxiously in the private room.

Remembering Chu Yun's words, she dared not go out casually, lest she ruin Chu Yun's plans. Now that she saw Chu Yun return, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.

"What happened?" Cui Siwan couldn't help but ask when she saw Chu Yun's torn sleeve.

"Sister Cui, don't ask so many questions. When you get back, no matter who asks you what happened today, don't say anything. Just cry." Chu Yun brought a veil and covered Cui Siwan's face completely.

Yan Huaiji's men were waiting outside, and they couldn't afford to waste too much time.

Today, she and Cui Siwan wore clothes of the same color and style, which was enough to fool the guards.

"Sister Cui, hurry up and remember what I said."

Seeing Chu Yun's solemn expression, Cui Siwan didn't ask any further questions. She listened to Chu Yun and left in the Cui family's carriage.

Not long after she left, Chu Yun also returned to the Xie residence with Qing Yuan.

Seeing that Cui Siwan had returned to the Cui residence safely, the guards who were waiting in the shadows quickly left to report back to Yan Huaiji.

In the study of Prince An's mansion, Yan Huaiji stared at the unconscious Jiang Ju'an, his eyes filled with coldness.

"Splash him awake."

"Yes."

The cold water splashed on his face jolted Jiang Ju'an awake.

The figure in front of him blocked the light, casting a shadow in front of Jiang Ju'an.

He rubbed his temples uncomfortably and yelled, "Who is it? Who dares to splash me?"

Sitting up, Jiang Ju'an saw the face of the person in front of him clearly and suddenly fell silent.

After a long pause, he whispered, "An... An, Your Highness Prince An."

Jiang Ju'an got up from the ground, and thinking of the strange pain in his leg last time, he couldn't help but swallow.

Yan Huaiji's expression was so unpleasant that Jiang Ju'an sensed danger.

"Your Highness, what are you trying to do?" Jiang Ju'an asked, puzzled.

Yan Huaiji glanced at him.

"Then we'll have to ask you what you were asked to do?"

Jiang Ju'an couldn't think of anything for a moment. He knew that Yan Huaiji had hated him since childhood for his drinking, gambling, whoring, and using his power to oppress others.

But he did these things every day, so he really didn't know what had offended Yan Huaiji.

"Could Your Highness please elaborate?" Jiang Ju'an asked.

Yan Huaiji: "Tonight, Tian Tai Tower."

Jiang Ju'an's pupils contracted. Could it be about Cui Siwan?

Could it be that Yan Huaiji's rescue of Cui Siwan last time wasn't just a coincidence? Did they know each other a long time ago?

Then we can't admit that he drugged her.

Jiang Ju'an smiled sheepishly, "What does Your Highness mean? I don't quite understand."

Seeing that he was still being stubborn, Yan Huaiji's eyes grew even colder. "I have already investigated and found out that you bought the aphrodisiac on the black market three days ago, and it was you who made Madam Cui release Cui Siwan from the mansion."

"You were the one who drugged her tonight, weren't you?"

Jiang Ju'an's face stiffened, and he stopped pretending. "Your Highness, I am your cousin. We are family. Cui Siwan is just an outsider. You don't need to hold this against me."

"Besides, she's my fiancée. Even if something happens between us, it's only a matter of time. As for drugging her, it was just something between us."

Yan Huaiji glared at Jiang Ju'an.

A chill ran down Jiang Ju'an's spine.

"Your Highness, if you're interested in her, we can be together. After all, she's nothing but a worthless person." Jiang Ju'an smiled lewdly, convinced he had seen through Yan Huaiji's thoughts.

However, they did not notice the intense killing intent that flashed in Yan Huaiji's eyes at that moment.

"You know what, Cui Siwan is really beautiful, that face, that tiny waist..."

"Ah." Before Jiang Ju'an could finish speaking, he was kicked to the ground by Yan Huaiji.

How dare Jiang Ju'an humiliate Cui Siwan like this? Yan Huaiji couldn't describe how he felt, only a surge of anger welling up inside him.

He drew the sword from the guard and held it to Jiang Ju'an's forehead.

"If you dare insult her again, I'll kill you."

Jiang Ju'an was terrified, trembling and afraid to move, lest Yan Huaiji kill him.

He knew that Yan Huaiji was not lying.