Then I saw the Prince of Yan sitting in a wooden wheelchair, pushed towards this side by his personal guards. I didn't know where he was just now, and how much he had heard about the broken engagement.
There have been many rumors in the capital recently, saying that Prince Pei encountered fierce bandits on his way back to the capital, and none of his entourage and personal guards survived, and he himself was seriously injured and unconscious.
Today it seems that the person has woken up, but he is useless.
Apart from this, his expression was as stern as ever, like a banished immortal from the top of a snowy mountain, making people afraid to approach him easily.
Although she is sitting in a wheelchair, she is still as charming as ever. Her face is really beautiful.
But most of the noble ladies in the capital just looked at him and did not dare to have any thoughts about such a person, for fear of being frozen into ice sculptures.
Only some moths that fly into the fire for love dare to approach such a freezing ice beauty.
Qin Baiwei is a moth willing to fly into the fire for Pei Yi.
She has been worried about Pei Yi's condition recently. She has read countless books at home but has not been able to find a way to cure Pei Yi's spine. So she thought of going out for a walk and sorting out the medical books she had read today in her mind, perhaps she would get some inspiration.
She was originally dragged here to watch the fun. Although she had heard of the eldest daughter of the Xie family, she had never seen her before. She didn't care about this matter. Her mind was full of Pei Yi's illness. She didn't expect to see Pei Yi appear here.
And was he speaking for Miss Xie just now? He knew Miss Xie - Qin Baiwei became alert almost subconsciously.
When she first met Xie Zhichan, she only thought that she had a beautiful face. There were few women in Beijing who were as beautiful as her. Now, looking at her carefully again, she felt that she was so eye-catching that even if she only took a glance, she would remember her. So what about Brother Yi?
When did he meet Miss Xie? Brother Yi has never been a person who likes to meddle in other people's affairs - Miss Xie wanted to cancel the engagement, and he came forward to help speak up. What is the relationship between him and Miss Xie?
Could it be what she thought?
She subconsciously walked towards Pei Yi and called softly, "Brother Yi, you still need to rest for your injury, why are you out? Uncle Pei must be worried about you."
The familiarity and worry in the tone make people think a lot.
Pei Yi simply replied: "Nothing, it's not good to stay at home all the time, go out for a walk, watch a play, it can also change your mood."
Everyone understood that he was blatantly saying that the Lu family was putting on a show.
Old Madam Lu did not expect that the Prince of Yan would also be here.
In the morning, the servant reported to her that Pei Yi had also come to the mansion. Although she was a little surprised, Pei Yi's guards said that his family was just out for a walk and they would just find a room for their master to sit in and not join the crowd.
Madam Lu sent someone to serve her and didn't care about it anymore.
He appeared here at this moment, and judging from his tone, he must have heard the whole story. Even the women in the harem could not hide what happened today, let alone the prince of Yan who walked through the sword and shadow.
Madam Lu said in a somewhat sarcastic tone, "I didn't know that Master Pei was here. I'm sorry for being so rude. There are ladies here, and we are talking about the affairs of the backyard. The male guests are all in the front yard. Master Pei might as well go to the front yard to have some tea and chat with the masters in the capital."
Pei Yi looked at Xie Zhichan's face, with his hands clasped in the wide, hip-green sleeves woven with gold-patterned tigers and leopards, stroking a jade pendant in his palms. His fingerprints brushed over the words "Ayuan" engraved on it, as if it was not a jade pendant but a woman's face.
——I see, it was her? It was her!
He looked at Xie Zhichan, only to see that she was also looking at him curiously. Her eyes fell on him, then moved to Qin Baiwei, and then turned back to him. When she looked at him for a moment, there was clearly a gossipy look in her eyes.
He felt guilty for no reason, and even a very absurd idea popped into his mind, as if he should explain something to her.
Then she started to sulk in her heart. He was clearly here to help her, and she was about to fall into the abyss, but how could she still have the leisure to read other people's gossip!
Xie Zhichan didn't understand the old woman's plan for the Lu family, but he knew in his heart that the way to enter the Lu family was not only to marry a wife, but also to take a concubine - she was an abandoned child in the family, and the Duke of Weiguo would definitely agree to demote his wife to a concubine as long as she could enter the Lu family.
Pei Yi felt very unhappy when he thought of this. The more he looked at Lu Xiuzhu, the more unhappy he became. He glared at Lu Xiuzhu with a cold smile on his face and said, "Is Mr. Lu not a man? This doesn't seem to be a place for Mr. Lu to stay for a long time."
Madam Lu choked for a moment and immediately retorted: "After all, Zhu Ge'er is the master of the mansion. If there is any trouble, of course he has to make the decision."
Pei Yi then said, "Since Master Lu can be the master of the mansion, then send someone to Daxingshan Temple to retrieve Miss Xie's engagement letter."
Lu Xiuzhu really didn't know why the Prince of Yan was so concerned about this matter, so he looked at him, only to see that he was also staring at him, with a look of pressure that clearly could not be refused.
He was shocked, but he took a deep breath and said, "Prince Pei, this is a family matter in our house. Please let us handle it ourselves."
This was clearly telling Pei Yi not to interfere in other people's family affairs.
Pei Yi, however, refused to appreciate it and said, "I, Pei Yi, am a man who lives on the edge of a knife. What I hate most is injustice in the world. Now that I have plenty of time, I like to intervene in things I don't like. It's obvious that the matchmaker tied the wrong red string in Mr. Lu's mansion. Why don't I help him untie it? It will also be a merit in the eyes of the gods in heaven."
Go ahead, he stared at Madam Lu again and said, "Or, Madam Lu is now attracted to Miss Xie as her granddaughter-in-law and doesn't want to cancel the marriage, but she can't bring herself to give in? She just made up an excuse to get the cancellation of the engagement over with and then work on it slowly?"
Madam Lu's face flushed. She felt embarrassed to be told about her inner thoughts in front of someone at her age. She said in a rude tone, "Prince Pei is too nosy. Even if you have too much time and like to think about things, you shouldn't speculate on other people's thoughts. I'm an old woman, so it's okay for me to make a few guesses. Prince, don't make it a habit to do so. If you do the same in the court, His Majesty will be displeased."
Pei Yi smiled and said, "I am now sitting in a wheelchair and cannot serve the court, so I will not speak nonsense to annoy His Majesty. But if His Majesty heard about what happened in your house today, I wonder if he would think that Mr. Lu is too indecisive and dare not entrust him with important tasks? After all, this kind of gossip about the harem is the most popular thing in the market."
Madam Lu knew that Pei Yi was threatening her with Zhu Ge'er's future, but she had to compromise. Today's events would undoubtedly be spread out, but it was not certain whether it would reach the emperor's ears or attract his attention. But if Pei Yi intended to go to the palace to exaggerate, that might not necessarily become a certainty.
She couldn't let Zhuge'er's future be damaged, so she said to the nanny beside her: "Go to Daxingshan Temple and retrieve Miss Xie's engagement letter."
The old woman took about a quarter of an hour to bring back Xie Zhichan's engagement letter. Even though Daxingshan Temple was on the main street in the city, it would take more than a quarter of an hour to go back and forth.
Everyone also realized that the engagement letter was probably in the Lu Mansion. Old Madam Lu said this only to save her own face.
After receiving the engagement letter, Xie Zhichan knew that he was no longer welcome in the Lu Mansion. He wisely said some polite words to Lu Xiuzhu, then took his mother Xie and called Xie Zhining to leave the Lu Mansion together.
After all this fuss, Pei Yi knew that he shouldn't stay any longer and cause dislike for himself, so he let Dan Feng push him out of the Lu Mansion.
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