"So you want to remarry. Sister-in-law, you really know how to break my heart." Pei Shen reached out and tucked a loose strand of hair behind Wen Yu's ear. He got extremely close and whispered in her ear with ill intent, "If everyone knew that sister-in-law once enjoyed my embraces as her brother-in-law, do you think anyone would still be willing to marry you?" Wen Yu suddenly stood up and stared at him coldly. "What on earth do you take me for? An object at your mercy?"
Hearing this, Pei Shen was taken aback for a moment and then burst into laughter.
"Of course... I take you as my sister-in-law."
Desire welled up in his eyes again. He gently straightened his clothes and walked to Wen Yu's side. With a long stretch of his arm, he pulled her into his embrace.
The passion flared up again.
Pei Shen gently placed her in front of the bronze mirror. His strong arms easily trapped her in a small space.
He lowered his head and kissed the top of Wen Yu's head from behind. Obsessed, he said, "Sister-in-law, open your eyes and look. You look so beautiful right now."
"Pei Shen, please, let me go, okay?" Wen Yu's words were broken into pieces, but her voice was soft and charming, making one's bones go numb.
Pei Shen didn't answer, but his movements became more forceful, as if expressing his dissatisfaction with her words through actions.
Wen Yu was forced to bear his anger. She could only clench her teeth tightly and shed silent tears.
[The screen is blacked out again. When will I, Leopard and Kitty, be born?]
[Little Sister is too stubborn. If only she'd soften up a bit, Puppy Pei would try his best to please her.]
When Pei Shen finally satiated his desires and held her in his arms, Wen Yu's eyes were blank for a while before she could see what the floating subtitles in mid-air said.
"Pei Shen, will you marry me?" Wen Yu asked hoarsely.
Of course, she knew it was impossible. Pei Shen was bent on his official career. How could he risk public condemnation to marry his sister-in-law?
The subtitles all said that Pei Shen loved her. Then she would use this twisted love to get a bit of his guilt.
Sure enough, Pei Shen kept silent, as if he hadn't heard Wen Yu's question.
But he was a martial artist with excellent hearing. How could he not hear?
Wen Yu didn't press further.
She had returned to the Wen family today and already asked the butler to check all the newly recruited and suspicious servants in the mansion.
Since Pei Shen wanted to frame the Wen family, he must have planted his people first.
While waiting for the butler's investigation, she would try her best to find the account books Pei Shen had hidden in the Pei mansion.
Pei Shen's head and the evidence of the Pei family's crimes were the rewards Prince Ji Yundan asked from her. In exchange, after everything was done, Ji Yundan would become her backer.
Only in this way could she have the strength to fight against the Third Prince.
After Pei Shen had lunch with her, maybe he thought he couldn't marry Wen Yu openly, or maybe he was sad that he had to share his beloved with the Third Prince. When he went to the study to handle official business, he took Wen Yu with him.
When Pei Qing was alive, the relationship between the couple wasn't very deep. So things like grinding ink for the scholar had never happened.
This was the first time Wen Yu had entered the study of the Pei mansion. She silently scanned the study roughly and carefully memorized the layout in her mind. She would come back to investigate when Pei Shen went to court and wasn't in the mansion.
"It seems sister-in-law has never ground ink for brother." Pei Shen looked at Wen Yu with a beaming smile, propping his head up. His eyes were full of tenderness. Anyone who saw him would think he was deeply in love.
[Actually, Little Sister must like Puppy Pei in her heart. She's just too shy to admit it.]
[After all, Little Sister is a noble young lady. She's been taught female virtues and precepts since childhood. She's really restricted. But it doesn't matter. The male leads will gradually make Little Sister let go of her reserve and be her true self!]
Humph.
She had watched these subtitles for a long time and could roughly tell that the people behind these subtitles came from another place, a place where men and women were equal and women could also pursue learning and official careers.
She was a bit envious at first, but now she only felt mocked. These people enjoyed such favorable conditions but still only made women yield.
They said they loved her, but she had never seen love that only brought pain.
If this was love, then she would follow their wishes and let them feel her revenge with their lives!
"Sister-in-law, are your hands sore?" Pei Shen put down his pen and looked at Wen Yu with a smiling eye. Seeing her being obedient for once, he couldn't help but feel his heart soften. "Come here and let me hug you."
Wen Yu didn't move, and Pei Shen wasn't angry either. His smile grew wider. He just thought Wen Yu was shy.
He pulled her onto his lap and wrapped his arms around her waist. He leaned on her shoulder comfortably. "What hair oil did sister-in-law change? It smells so good."
Does it smell good? Then you'd better smell it more.
This is the life-taking incense specially prepared for you.
"It's the same as before. I haven't changed it. Maybe you smelled it wrong." Wen Yu's voice was flat, but her eyes fell on the edge of the table.
This table seems a bit too thick.
[Oh, Puppy Pei is so hot when he says sister-in-law smells good.]
[Help! I'm so into this ship!]
[This scene is so pleasing to the eye. Puppy Pei has been so tired lately. It's good that Little Sister is being obedient now.]
[Yeah. Since getting rid of the annoying brother, Pei Shen just found out that the Pei family had embezzled so much money and didn't leave any. They gave it all to the Second Prince. He had to go through a lot of trouble to shift the blame to the Wen family.]
[But Pei Qing did one good thing. If he hadn't, as a son-in-law, made Little Sister's father unknowingly accept a restaurant, it would have been hard for Pei Shen to completely clear the Pei family's name even if he shifted all the evidence to the Wen family.]
[Puppy Pei really loves Little Sister. After Pei Qing died, normally, when the Wen family fell, Little Sister would also be reduced to a lowly status. To protect Little Sister, Pei Shen even endured the pain and sent Little Sister to the Third Prince on his own initiative.]
[Yes. Little Sister didn't know this was to protect her at first. After she found out the truth, she was cold to Puppy Pei for a long time. But she finally forgave him during their passionate moments.]
The thing between her and the Third Prince was Pei Shen's doing?!
Wen Yu felt a rush of anger for a moment.
He destroyed her family and sent her to someone else's bed in the name of doing good for her. What kind of love was this?!
And that restaurant. Before, the subtitles only said that Pei Shen had shifted the evidence to the Wen family. They didn't mention this at that time.
She wasn't without doubts. The Wen family had been upright for generations. All the officials in the court knew that her father, Wen Xun, was the most thrifty and didn't pursue fame and fortune. How could Pei Shen just frame them like that?
If it was just a case of everyone pushing when the wall was falling, but her father had never offended anyone. He had many disciples in the court, was loyal to the emperor, and never participated in the power struggles.
She had thought about it for a long time and always felt there was a hidden story. But why was a restaurant the key?
It seemed she needed to go back home again tomorrow to see what kind of restaurant was so important.
"What are you thinking about, sister-in-law?" Pei Shen noticed her distraction and immediately frowned unhappily.
Wen Yu lowered her eyes and pretended to be dejected. "Pei Shen, can you stop others from... doing that to me?"
"So sister-in-law was thinking about this. Is it because you want to please me that you're being obedient today?" Pei Shen laughed. He leaned in affectionately and pressed against Wen Yu's neck. "Why don't you beg me? You know I always listen to you."
Pei Shen was in the mood to tease her.
Wen Yu heard it but didn't expose him. Instead, she followed his wishes and said softly, "Pei Shen, please. They're so rough. It always hurts so much. I'm scared."
Saying this, Wen Yu seemed to remember that unbearable memory, and her body trembled.
Seeing her so terrified, Pei Shen's eyes darkened a bit. There was a bit of helplessness on his face. "Sister-in-law is extremely beautiful. I also want to protect you under my wings. But unfortunately, I'm not strong enough. I can only watch you being humiliated without any way to help. It's all my fault."
"Or, should I go and beg them? But I'm afraid even if I kneel and beg, there won't be any room for change."
"Sister-in-law, please bear with it for a while. When I'm strong enough, I'll make them pay for what they've done to you with their lives."