My elder sister forced me to become a concubine; I was reborn and remarried into the emperor's

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Nanxun pushed open the door and saw Pei Ji standing by the window, while the two brothers stared at him blankly.

She couldn't help but feel guilty, realizing she was too suspicious and had almost wronged Ji Shouzhuo.

He unconsciously softened his tone: "The house is all cleaned up and the hot water is ready. You must have suffered a lot on the way. Let these two young men go and wash up and change their clothes first."

Calling two such tall and burly men "little brother" is still a bit embarrassing.

"Just wear my clothes, no need to prepare anything else." Pei Ji paused, then added, "Thank you, A-Yue."

Wei Nanxun was about to say that she had already asked Zhixia to buy the clothes when she suddenly heard the name "A Yue". She froze, forgetting what she was going to say.

His voice was already very pleasant to listen to, not the gentle voice of Pei Yuyan, but a deep, husky one, like ripples created by a pebble falling into a secluded spring pond, making people feel a tingling sensation.

And he pronounced those last two words so clearly that it was impossible not to hear them.

Ah Yue.

He actually called her A-Yue.

Having known each other for so long, he was a man of few words and rarely had the opportunity to call her by her full name, let alone such an intimate term.

Everyone in her family calls her Ah Xun, even Pei Yuyan loves to call her Ah Xun after they got married. Only he calls her Ah Yue. This is her new name, and it is also her new life.

Hearing this made her heart skip a beat, and her cheeks instantly turned red to the roots of her ears.

"Who, who wants your thanks?"

As soon as I said it, I realized something was off; my words were a bit too ambiguous.

Although there were two mentally challenged people in the room who probably wouldn't think anything of it, she was still both ashamed and angry.

She bit her lower lip and added unnecessarily, "What I mean is, they drove that guy surnamed Wen away for me, so it's only right that I take them in. No need to thank me."

"I have something to do, I... I'll go out and take care of it now."

After saying that, he fled as if he were running away.

After she left, Ji Feng seemed to belatedly slap his forehead and said, "I was wondering why this girl looked so familiar. Isn't she the young master who was almost bitten by the vicious dog the other day? I thought he was acting all effeminate and like a pretty boy, but it turns out he really is a girl. What's she doing here?"

Ji Yun had already noticed it and was aware that something was wrong with her prince.

Their prince was of such temperament that even if he was seriously injured, he would rather sleep in the wilderness than go home with a strange woman to recuperate.

Moreover, they had been watching from the sidelines for a while, and he had never seen the prince so angry that he almost twisted the head off that man surnamed Wen.

What's that old saying again? Right, "A man's anger is enough to make a woman lose everything."

It was his silly older brother who not only didn't realize anything, but also foolishly told everyone everything.

There was no time to cover her brother's mouth, so she could only silently take two steps back towards the door. Sure enough, a cold voice rang out the next moment: "No one will think you're mute if you don't speak."

"roll."

He was closest to the door and rolled out first, hoping to get on the girl's good side before his older brother.

-

The Feng brothers settled in, and their arrival brought some changes to the Wei sisters.

First of all, the two men had inexhaustible strength. In less than half a day, they filled the woodshed with chopped wood. The sweeping and cleaning in the yard were also taken care of. Not to mention the security and protection of the house, no one dared to approach when the two big men stood outside the door.

Of course, the impact on Pei Ji was the greatest.

He had not been able to contact his subordinates before, and could only rely on Zhixia to inquire about news from the capital by going to the town, occasionally overhearing a word or two at the dinner table.

Moreover, the sisters seemed very concerned about the Crown Prince's affairs, repeatedly talking about how they almost missed the Crown Prince's wedding, how grand his return visit after the wedding was, and who the Crown Prince had taken as a concubine.

When he first met Wei Nanxun, he had naturally investigated the woman; he couldn't possibly be unaware of who had slept with him.

He knew that she had attended Consort Xian's banquet that day, and he also knew of the rumors that the Crown Prince had broken off his engagement to marry her. At first, he thought she was ambitious and unwilling to be a concubine, but later he gradually realized that she did not seem to want to marry into the Eastern Palace.

“Sister, the Crown Princess is really pitiful. She has only been married for a few days, and the Crown Prince has already taken a concubine. It is clear that he does not like her.”

"Even if the Crown Princess is not favored, her status and position are still there, and no one dares to look down on her. How can you or I presume to judge her?"

Pei Ji mistakenly thought she was jealous, after all, the Crown Prince wanted to marry her, but in the end it was her sister who became the Crown Princess, so she must be unhappy.

He found it strange, however, that with Wei Nanxun's looks and ambition, and the Crown Prince's methods, why would she leave the capital and willingly stay in this small courtyard?

He placed his chopsticks on the bowl, making a crisp sound, and said casually, "Everyone is eager for wealth and glory, but what's the point of liking it?"

Wei Nanxun didn't catch the hidden meaning in his words and disagreed, saying, "That depends on whether this wealth and glory is a castle in the air or a mirage. If it's about living in a golden cage just to become a so-called superior person, and entrusting your happiness and freedom to a man, then I'd rather live in the countryside with nothing, find someone I like, and be happy with simple meals every day."

A lie only has value if it is told to someone who is interested in it.

Clearly, there was no need for her to say such things to the poor scholar she thought she was, in order to disguise herself.

“I am just a concubine’s daughter, not precious at all. But even if I am as worthless as grass, I do not want to be defiled by those people. At worst, I will never marry.”

These were the words she had spoken to Lingxi back then. At the time, he thought she was just being self-pitying, but now it seems he underestimated her; her character was far more noble than he had imagined.

The days spent recuperating in this small courtyard felt like a secluded corner, a stolen moment of peace.

He thought he had long been used to a life of mountains of corpses and seas of blood, but unexpectedly, he did not dislike this simple and peaceful life where he could see the end of the day.

Now, the arrival of the two brothers, Ji and Feng, has shattered the peace and awakened him. He is the Prince Su of Great Yan, a war god of war who commands a large army and strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies.

"Sir, everything has been arranged on the *** side, we're just waiting for you to return and take charge."

Pei Ji nodded and gave a curt "hmm".

He was destined to leave; Pei Yuyan's men would find him sooner or later. He couldn't stay here any longer.

"Sir, everything is packed and we can set off at any time."

"and many more."

The two brothers looked at each other, wondering what else they had left behind.

But then Pei Ji slowly stood up from his chair: "I'll go find her."

"Farewell."

The next moment, he heard a muffled thud as something fell to the ground outside the door, followed by hurried footsteps as someone rushed away.