May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

My father has changed... It must be because of that woman, Wen Yuanshu, again!

And that Pei Xi isn't a good person either!

In public, he puts on a very convincing act, leaving no room for criticism. But since he's close to Wen Yuanshu, he's definitely not a good person!

Moreover, when they weren't in the study together, Pei Zeyu never really looked at Pei Xi. But now, Pei Zeyu treats Pei Xi almost the same way he treats him!

It must have been those two treacherous people who conspired to trick him, causing his father to change his mind and his mother to be so heartbroken!

Pei Zhicheng returned to the main courtyard with a gloomy expression, and just then he saw Pei Xi returning from the study.

Pei Xi was a head taller than him, but still slender. She glanced at him briefly and nodded as a greeting.

In Pei Zhicheng's eyes, his demeanor inexplicably carried a sense of superiority.

Pei Zhicheng gritted his teeth and charged headfirst into him.

Caught off guard, Pei Xi was knocked over and fell heavily to the ground, a sharp pain shooting through her body.

"Don't be proud!"

After leaving those words behind, Pei Zhicheng ran back to the side courtyard.

"Young Master!" The guards on both sides were also surprised that Pei Zhicheng would actually make a move. After regaining their senses, they quickly stepped forward to help Pei Xi up.

Pei Xi gritted her teeth and didn't even utter a sound of pain.

A sharp-eyed guard gasped, "Young master, your arm!"

Pei Xi looked down and saw that his clothes had been stained with a dark red stain.

Only then did he belatedly realize that he was in pain.

The guards dared not delay and quickly brought Pei Xi to Chunhua. Upon seeing his injuries, Chunhua's expression changed.

At this moment, Wangyou was in Baitong's courtyard, helping her to recuperate, so Chunhua had no choice but to take Peixi to find Wen Yuanshu first.

Upon seeing the dark red patch, Wen Yuanshu frowned and said, "Go get a pair of scissors."

"Yes!"

The expensive fabric was cut off layer by layer and carelessly thrown on the ground. Pei Xi's face was filled with heartache: "Mother..."

“It’s all stained with blood, so we can’t wear it anymore.” Wen Yuanshu put down the scissors and took off all the clothes, revealing a bloody hole about an inch wide.

Wen Yuanshu hissed softly and quickly called Chunhua to bring over a clean handkerchief and medicinal wine. She carefully cleaned his wound and said, "I'll bandage it for you first. When Wangyou comes back, I'll have her take a look at it."

Pei Xi nodded.

He was truly patient; he clenched his teeth but didn't make a sound.

While Wen Yuanshu was bandaging her wound, Pei Xi cautiously spoke up: "Mother, I feel that Pei Zhicheng's relationship with the Marquis and that Madam Xie is... quite unusual."

"Hmm?" Wen Yuanshu raised an eyebrow slightly.

The child's intelligence far exceeded her expectations.

However, she wasn't surprised.

“Pei Zhicheng is the child of the Marquis and Madam Xie.” Wen Yuanshu did not hide it.

Since Pei Xi has already noticed something amiss, given his intelligence, he will discover the truth sooner or later. Rather than letting him lose his composure and alert the enemy later, it's better to tell him now.

Meeting Pei Xi's surprised gaze, Wen Yuanshu continued, "Once you leave this room today, keep this to yourself and don't let anyone find out."

Pei Xi knew this was a serious matter, so he quickly composed himself and nodded solemnly: "Yes, Mother, I understand."

Wen Yuanshu withdrew her gaze with satisfaction and focused on bandaging him.

She had just bandaged someone's wound a few days ago, so she was quite adept at it, quickly treating the wound and tying a neat knot.

Pei Xi cautiously withdrew her arm and tentatively asked, "Mother, now that you know, will you leave in the future?"

Wen Yuanshu was taken aback.

She really hadn't expected Pei Xi to think of this.

"Yes." Wen Yuanshu nodded as she packed her medicine box.

Pei Xi was quiet for a moment, then suddenly stood up and knelt down in front of Wen Yuanshu: "If Mother wants to leave, please take your son with you."