At night, Pei Shen came to Wen Yu's room as usual. As soon as she saw him, Wen Yu greeted him with a smile and hung his outer robe aside.
This was originally the job of the servants, but now Wen Yu had to do it instead.
The moment she turned around, Wen Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, but Pei Shen behind her looked full of tenderness, only feeling that this scene was extremely warm.
After hanging up the clothes, Wen Yu turned around hesitantly. She tentatively took Pei Shen's finger and said, "A Shen, in a few days, the Wen Mansion will hold a banquet to celebrate sister - in - law's pregnancy. I should go back to congratulate them. Do you have time to go to the Wen Mansion for the banquet with me? I can introduce you to my father and brother. They can give you a hand in the future."
"This is a happy event. We must go, especially since it's sister - in - law's personal invitation." Pei Shen agreed without hesitation, with a hint of surprise in his eyes. "Sister - in - law wants to take me back to the Wen family. Do you really regard me as your husband?"
Wen Yu threw his hand away in annoyance and then pretended to warn him, "Our business must not be told to others. In front of my father and brother, you must keep your mouth shut."
"Otherwise, if I'm taken back to the Wen family, you won't have a chance to see me again."
Hearing this, Pei Shen nodded repeatedly, "I'm naturally reluctant to part with sister - in - law. It's just a pity that with my current official position, I don't have the status to propose marriage to the Wen Mansion in a proper way."
"Once I reach the height that brother achieved back then, I will surely prepare generous gifts and marry sister - in - law as my main wife with the three letters and six betrothal gifts."
Pei Shen and Ji Yunqing were really like birds of a feather. Their ways of flattering people were exactly the same.
Wen Yu sneered inwardly, but showed just the right amount of joy on her face. "Then let's prepare some generous gifts for this trip. It will leave a better impression of you on my father and brother."
"Naturally. Since you're in charge of the household affairs now, you can go to the treasury and pick by yourself. If you don't find anything you like, you can go shopping outside. Don't save money for me." As Pei Shen said, he reached out and tapped Wen Yu's nose, looking extremely doting.
After finishing the formal conversation, Pei Shen pulled Wen Yu over and carefully checked her. He was a bit surprised to find that there were far fewer wounds this time. "The Third Prince was quite restrained this time."
"I begged him for a long time." Wen Yu explained aggrievedly, then frowned again. "If not, how could he stop so easily? I really don't want A Shen to worry about me. It doesn't matter if I let go of a bit of my pride."
Hearing this, Pei Shen was extremely satisfied.
He always knew that Wen Yu was proud, and he could guess that Ji Yunqing was so cruel mostly because Wen Yu refused to show weakness.
However, he previously thought that if Wen Yu showed weakness, it would be because she couldn't bear it anymore.
He never expected that it was for him.
Thinking of this, Pei Shen couldn't help but look down on Ji Yunqing.
So what if he was the Third Prince? So what if he was of noble birth?
Wasn't he still unable to take Wen Yu's heart away from him?
What did it matter if he occupied just a body?
[Little Pei Dog: So proud! Wife loves only me the most!]
[It feels like Little Pei Dog is going to buy a full - price Ruixing coffee to celebrate today.]
[This won't do. We still have to live our lives, right?]
[Your plan sounds great! I want to dig a hole and bury myself right away.]
[Just buy a full - price Mianyang Bingcheng drink. The previous idea is too wasteful.]
Wen Yu didn't pay attention to these strange remarks. Instead, she caught the self - satisfaction in Pei Shen's eyes and couldn't help laughing. "Why are you so proud?"
"Even when sister - in - law is in someone else's bed, you still only think of me. How can I not be proud?" Pei Shen was like a puppy that had gotten a bone, and the joy on his face couldn't be hidden at all. "Sister - in - law, wait a little longer. I'll soon be able to gain a firm foothold."
Wen Yu nodded, looking full of trust. Then she tentatively asked, "Otherwise, I'll mention it to the Third Prince and ask him to give you more support?"
"Sister - in - law, there's no need. If you ask something for me, he will surely make things difficult for you. I'll get what I want by myself." He paused for a moment, then looked at the beautiful woman in front of him like a delicate flower. "The same goes for people. I will surely get the person I want with my own ability."
"Aren't you afraid that if I have too much contact with the Third Prince, I'll abandon you?" Wen Yu joked.
Pei Shen was completely unfazed. He even raised the corner of his eyebrow and said disdainfully, "I can hear sister - in - law's heart beating for me. Where is there room for the Third Prince to make a move?"
[Little Pei Dog doesn't just look down on the Third Prince. He doesn't even regard him as a competitor. He's too confident.]
[Don't seduce our Little Pei Dog. He's just in the throes of love. He can't resist sister - in - law's sweet words.]
[If you say a few more sarcastic remarks, the Third Prince next door will catch a cold.]
[There's no way. The Third Prince's speed of chasing his wife is so slow that even a snail would shake its head.]
[Why is everyone's story so interesting? I keep changing my favorite characters. Is this okay?]
[Upstairs, since you're reading a harem - style story, you should just put aside your personal scruples and enjoy multiple times the happiness!]
Early the next morning, Wen Yu took the key to the treasury. Under the pretext of selecting gifts, she went inside to check carefully.
The Pei family was quite wealthy. In addition, some of the embezzled money by Pei Qing over the years had ended up in their own pockets. So there were quite a few rare items in the treasury.
But Wen Yu didn't really come to pick gifts. After confirming that there was no sign of the ledger, she left the treasury directly.
Although the things in the Pei Mansion were nice, it was hard to tell which ones were embezzled.
To be on the safe side, she didn't touch any of them and decided to just buy something on the street to deal with the situation.
When she left the treasury, she accidentally saw two young maids who were tired from cleaning and hiding aside to chat.
They seemed to mention Liuyun. They said that she was found dead in front of Pei Qing's tomb a few days ago. It seemed that she was really devoted to Pei Qing.
The maids gossiped and then lowered their voices and joked, "She was so infatuated, but unfortunately, she had a bad fate. If she had met a kinder mistress, she might have been taken as a concubine. It's a pity that the mistress, who has no children of her own, probably deliberately held her back from rising in status. Otherwise, when the eldest young master died, he wouldn't have had no concubines at all."
"This isn't the worst. As soon as the eldest young master died, Liuyun was driven out of the mansion. I heard that she came back to see the mistress once, but the mistress didn't even see her. It's hard to say whether she committed suicide out of love or was forced to do so." The other maid shook her head and agreed knowingly.
Liuyun?
Wen Yu had some impression of her.
It was the maid named Liuyun whom Pei Qing later arranged to do Wen Yu's hair.
She was quite smart and did things lightly. When doing Wen Yu's hair, she hardly ever made Wen Yu feel uncomfortable.
Wen Yu remembered that Liuyun usually kept a low profile and was very quiet.
Except for occasionally checking the position of the hair bun in the mirror when doing Wen Yu's hair, she hardly ever looked sideways and had a very low sense of presence.
So when she heard that Liuyun died in front of Pei Qing's tomb, Wen Yu couldn't help being a bit shocked.
But when did Liuyun come back to the mansion to see her?
Why didn't she remember this at all? Did Pei Shen decline on her behalf?