She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

Pei Zhaoan, who was almost hit in the face by the window, was not angry. Instead, he was quite happy and reopened the window to climb inside.

Lin Qingwei couldn't sleep anymore, and looked at him with a cold face: "What does the Grand Secretary want this time? There's really no need to trouble you like this. If there's anything in this house that you like, just tell Chunqi and she'll bring it to you."

Lin Qingwei found it extremely, extremely, extremely incomprehensible that someone would climb through a window to get in so easily.

The candlelight flickered, and the pale golden light danced on her face. Pei Zhaoan couldn't hear what she was saying at all; he almost sank into her eyes.

"Are you even listening to me?" Lin Qingwei was so angry she almost laughed.

As a result, Pei Zhaoan remained silent, just staring at her as if possessed.

Lin Qing frowned, speechless. She didn't want to say anything more and turned to leave. Pei Zhao'an was up in the middle of the night, but she wanted to sleep.

“Come with me to a place,” Pei Zhaoan said.

Lin Qingwei: "I'm not going."

Then, her wrist was grabbed and she was forcibly dragged out of the room. She didn't even have a chance to struggle before Pei Zhaoan, with her toes touching the ground, grabbed her waist and flew out of the Lin residence.

As the ground receded into the distance, Lin Qingwei's face turned deathly pale, her lips losing all color. Fearing she would fall, she clung tightly to Pei Zhaoan's clothes at the chest.

She didn't dare open her eyes at all, only feeling Pei Zhaoan carrying her up and down constantly. The wind was strong, making her face sting. She hardly ever touched the ground.

He cursed Pei Zhao'an a thousand times in his heart and vowed that the first person he would kill after he gained power and influence was Pei Zhao'an!

In contrast to her, Pei Zhaoan was very happy. Feeling the warmth in his arms and the hand tightly gripping his collar, an unprecedented sense of satisfaction brought a genuine smile to his usually indifferent face.

He hoped the road would be longer and longer, little did he know that Lin Qingwei was terrified.

The two settled in the Duke's mansion's kitchen. Once they were on the ground, Lin Qingwei turned around and slapped Pei Zhaoan hard across the face.

She was probably playing well today, but her opponent was Pei Zhao'an, and she didn't react quickly enough...

"I'm sorry!" Lin Qingwei immediately reached out and touched his cheek, apologizing.

Pei Zhaoan was stunned by the blow, his mind still reeling, when she touched his face again. It felt numb, itchy, and hot, like being struck by lightning. His head was steaming, and in the shadows, his face flushed slightly.

Hearing her apology, he stammered, "No, it's okay."

Great! So easy to talk to! I should have used more force! Lin Qingwei felt a pang of regret for having lost out and withdrew her hand.

Once she could see her surroundings clearly, Lin Qingwei really wanted to slap Pei Zhaoan again! Oh no! More than just one slap! If she had any other weapon at hand, she would definitely kill Pei Zhaoan without hesitation!!!

Why is this the Duke of Mu's residence?! What are you doing here so late at night?!

"Give me an explanation." Her face was as dark as a betrayed man's.

Pei Zhaoan, with the candor of a wicked woman who refuses to admit her mistakes, said, "No explanation is needed. It's just what you see. The place I'm taking you to is the Duke's Mansion."

"Get me out of here while no one's watching."

Lin Qingwei didn't want to leave on her own, but she absolutely couldn't get out through the main gate, and the wall was too high for her to climb. So she had Pei Zhaoan throw her out.

"Why are you leaving?" Pei Zhaoan naturally grabbed Lin Qingwei's wrist, touched the string of jade beads, and said in a good mood, "I came here on important business."

What does his business have to do with me?

"Regarding the Crown Prince's poisoning, I arrested someone, and that person said the evidence is in the Duke's mansion," Pei Zhaoan explained.

He didn't know what the balsam juice used by women to dye their nails looked like, and after thinking about it, he realized that only Lin Qingwei knew.

Upon hearing that it was about Zhao Hongjia, Lin Qingwei immediately stopped struggling with her arms and asked, "What did you find out?"

In her previous life, Zhao Huarong and Prince Duan's scheme succeeded, and no one noticed that the Crown Prince was poisoned. In this life, too many things have changed, and Zhao Huarong may have been exposed even earlier than she imagined.

Pei Zhaoan raised an eyebrow: "Who are you to me? This is none of your business to interfere in such matters?"

"If you don't want me to know, why bring me along? You didn't do this just to make fun of me, did you?"

Pei Zhaoan's eyes darted around: "No, nothing."

"If the person you catch claims it was the work of Prince Duan, would you help him destroy the evidence?" Lin Qingwei probed.

According to her memories from her previous life, although Pei Zhaoan did not belong to Prince Duan's faction, he always obeyed Emperor Xuande and helped him resolve the troubles caused by Prince Duan.

The Emperor Xuande's favoritism towards Prince Duan was truly unimaginable.

"Guess." Pei Zhaoan tapped her on the head, then turned and went into the kitchen.

Lin Qingwei had really had enough. She unleashed a barrage of punches and kicks at his back, then cautiously looked around before carefully lifting her skirt and cautiously walking inside without making a sound.

The Duke's mansion's kitchen was very clean, and all the items were neatly arranged. Pei Zhao'an immediately found the place where the wine cups were placed.

"What are you looking for?" Lin Qing asked in a low voice.

Pei Zhaoan replied in a normal volume: "A wine cup stained with balsam juice..."

"Shh!!!" Lin Qingwei pressed her index finger to his lips, her hair practically standing on end with nervousness. "Keep your voice down! What if someone finds out?"

Arriving uninvited in the middle of the night and sneaking into someone's residence is already suspicious enough!

She's still engaged to Qi Yanzhi! If she's found out she's with another man, she'll be finished! Although she doesn't have romantic feelings for Qi Yanzhi, that's not an excuse she can just make up!

The girl's face was very close, so close that he could see the fine, soft downy hairs on her face by the moonlight. Her eyes were dark and deep, like two large, watery grapes. A uniquely feminine fragrance wafted into his nostrils. He felt as if he were drunk, the smell of alcohol rising in his head, and his neck and ears turned completely red.

"Then kill her." He stared into her eyes, his voice becoming low and hoarse. He suddenly felt very hot, so hot that he couldn't breathe.

Lin Qingwei was terrified by his gaze and answer, as if she were the one about to be killed.

She immediately tried to withdraw her finger and move away from the other person, but the night patrolmen from the Duke's mansion heard the noise and came over with lanterns.

"Who is there?"

Pei Zhaoan immediately pulled Lin Qingwei behind the stove. The small space forced them to huddle together, with Lin Qingwei almost completely enveloped by Pei Zhaoan. Her cheek was pressed against Pei Zhaoan's chest, and she could smell a faint scent of blood.

Her heart was pounding. She was afraid that Pei Zhaoan would lose patience and rush out to kill the person, and she was also afraid that he would find her annoying and kill both of them at the same time. So she held him tightly.

Hearing Pei Zhaoan's heart pounding, she found it unbelievable, thinking that he was also afraid of being discovered.