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

“Madam, there have been people in the study in the front courtyard for the past two days,” Bai Tong said. “It seems to be a craftsman that the Marquis hired from outside. I don’t know what he’s doing. The Marquis hasn’t called me to the study for several days now.”

“Once, I went over to take a look under the pretext of going for a walk, and I heard clanging and banging coming from the study, like someone was knocking on something.”

Knock on something...

Wen Yuanshu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a while, she realized and said, "They might be making a hidden compartment."

No wonder she said Pei Zeyu had been acting strangely these past few days.

That makes sense.

Wen Yuanshu sighed: "I'm afraid my days are going to be tough from now on."

"What do you mean by this?"

"I'm afraid we'll get what I asked you to find soon," Wen Yuanshu said.

However, before she could succeed, she had to constantly deal with Pei Zeyu in order to lower his guard.

Bai Tong understood: "Don't worry, Madam, I know what I'm doing."

Wen Yuanshu nodded, then suddenly asked, "Didn't the Marquis stay at your place last night?"

“No,” Bai Tong said. “Oh, right, Madam probably doesn’t know yet, but a few days ago, Madam Xie summoned Aunt Wan. Aunt Wan went empty-handed, but returned with a lot of things.”

Ever since Xie Qianjiao made her move, Bai Tong borrowed some people from Wen Yuanshu and sent them to keep an eye on Xie Qianjiao's courtyard.

They were gearing up for revenge.

"Madam, should we make a move on that Concubine Wan?" A cold glint flashed in Bai Tong's eyes.

She was never someone who was untouched by worldly affairs, and now that she regarded Xie Qianjiao as her mortal enemy, then the friend of her mortal enemy would naturally also be her mortal enemy.

Wen Yuanshu shook her head: "Let's wait and see. If Aunt Wan doesn't have any intention to harm anyone, keeping her around can distract the Marquis and give us a breather. It's a good thing for us."

Upon hearing this, Bai Tong could only nod and say, "I will do as Madam says."

Just as the two picked up their teacups, a servant came to report that Pei Zeyu had arrived.

Chunhua was startled instinctively.

Bai Tong remained remarkably calm. She put down her teacup, coughed, and rushed towards Pei Zeyu the moment he entered, crying out, "My Lord..."

Pei Zeyu instinctively pulled the person into his arms before realizing what was happening: "Bai Tong, what are you doing here?"

"The Marquis was just saying that I didn't sleep well all night because he didn't come to keep me company last night. Since I couldn't sleep anyway, I came to pay my respects to the Madam." As soon as Pei Zeyu arrived, Bai Tong seemed to become a different person. Her voice was so sweet that it could make people sick, and her fox-like eyes instantly became alluring.

With her like that, I'm afraid no man could resist her.

Pei Zeyu coughed awkwardly and said, "Now that you've paid your respects, you should go back quickly."

"As expected, now that you have a wife, the Marquis doesn't want me anymore," Bai Tong said coquettishly, snuggling tightly into his arms. "My lord, I can't sleep well when you're not here..."

"Okay, okay, I'll come keep you company in a bit, alright?" Pei Zeyu said this with a helpless tone, but the smile on his lips never faded, clearly indicating that he was enjoying himself.

"Then I'll go back and take a bath. When the Marquis comes, you must come!" Bai Tong said, giving him a flirtatious wink before swaying away.

Pei Zeyu's gaze was involuntarily drawn to that swaying waist.

She's such a fairy...

As he was lost in thought, Wen Yuanshu coughed, pulling him back to reality: "Didn't you say earlier that we wanted to go for a stroll together?"

"Oh?" Pei Zeyu raised an eyebrow. "Yuan Shu, you mean..."

Wen Yuanshu lowered her head: "I've thought it through these past few days. I am the Marquis's wife. Since the Marquis has changed his mind about me, I can't keep ignoring him and making him sad."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zeyu was overjoyed.

"Didn't you say earlier that you would accompany me to the market? How about... we go to the market tomorrow afternoon?"

Pei Zeyu nodded quickly: "I'll do as you say!"

Wen Yuanshu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then said, "My lord, Consort Baitong is still waiting for you. Please go quickly."

"No rush!" Pei Zeyu said, walking towards her. "Bai Tong's bath will take a while, I'll... keep you company first."