"Young Master, why are you looking at me like that? Staring at me like that." Ma Jiwen felt creepy when Pei Qing stared at him.

Pei Qing leaned to the side and drank the teacup in his hand.

"Now, I understand why the eldest lady is so in love with the son-in-law. After all, the son-in-law is so beautiful that even a man like me can be moved just by looking at him."

Chen Kangjian raised his eyebrows, then sat up straight and stared at Ma Jiwen with a scrutinizing look.

After he finished speaking, Ma Jiwen was too lazy to pay attention and stood up to leave.

But as soon as he opened the curtain, he was stopped by the soldiers standing guard outside the door.

"Master, just rest and recover. If anything happens, just call us anytime."

After he finished speaking, Ma Jiwen gritted his teeth but could only swallow it.

"I have been in Jiangzhou City for a long time, but I haven't heard any news about my brother-in-law's family. Do your parents agree to my brother-in-law marrying into the governor's mansion?" Pei Qing had no intention of stopping, and his sharp words came one after another.

"But it's also true. I don't know how long it will take me to pass the imperial examination. It's easier to marry into the governor's mansion. So, having a beautiful appearance is also very useful for a man."

After he finished speaking, Pei Qing put on a sinister smile.

No matter how good-tempered he is, or how well he pretends to be, he would surely feel a surge of anger in his heart after hearing these words.

"Shut up!"

Ma Jiwen opened his mouth suddenly, staring at Pei Qing with his fist raised high.

But Pei Qing was not afraid at all. He just raised his eyebrows, put down the cup in his hand, raised his hand and pointed at his head: "Hit here."

With the last bit of rationality left, Ma Jiwen slowly put down his fist, glared at Cen Xiao fiercely, then turned around and went back to the bed.

Time passed, and in a moment it was night. Seeing that Pei Qing had no intention of leaving, Ma Jiwen frowned.

"It's almost nightfall, won't you go back and have some rest, sir?" Ma Jiwen said coldly.

Pei Qing suddenly lay down: "I am timid and need someone to accompany me at night. Sorry for bothering you, uncle."

"you!"

This sentence made Ma Jiwen choke on the spot. He was unable to utter a word. He suddenly lay down and then turned and left.

The next morning.

There were three short knocks and one long knock at the door. Cen Xiao opened his eyes subconsciously, and when he stood up, he startled Shen Wantang who was standing beside him.

"What's the matter?" she asked hastily.

Then his attention was drawn by a knock on the door.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a man holding a short blade in his hand: "My lady's short blade is ready."

After lowering her head and taking a look, Shen Wantang nodded. The man came in, she looked around, and then closed the door.

"Young Master." The man hurried forward and fell to his knees with a plop.

"Don't talk about those empty words, just tell us what you found out." Cen Xiao was anxious.

"I have lived up to your expectations and found this thing on the horse." The man took out a handkerchief from his arms, unfolded it, and a silver needle was lying in the handkerchief.

"We've checked it out. The silver needles contain a deadly poison that can make a horse go crazy." Shen Wantang frowned.

In this way, everything can be traced.

"Among the three people in the group that day, Pei Qing would definitely not assassinate Cen Xiao. It was only... Ma Jiwen." Shen Wantang's eyes suddenly became firm.

Looking at it this way, the memories of the previous life and the actions of this life all match up.

The man who was imprisoned in the deep palace in his previous life and later worked for Ji Xunchuan, a man of both civil and military talents, must be Ma Jiwen!

"Master, do you want us to kill that man?"

The man's eyes were firm.

Cen Xiao said nothing, but just looked quietly at Shen Wantang beside him.

"What do you think about this matter?"

Shen Wantang raised her eyes and said, "I think I need to go look for my cousin Tao'er."

Cen Xiao sighed and nodded, "Yeah."

"Chen'er, how have you been doing with your memorization these days?" Under the corridor, a breeze blew by. Chen Tao, holding a book in his hand, asked his son about his homework.

Ma Chen stood aside and nodded, saying, "My son hasn't been memorizing books recently, so my grandfather asked me to learn many more characters. Now, my son can already read The Strategies of the Warring States!"

"Chen'er is really amazing!" Chen Tao nodded with satisfaction. Looking at her son in front of her, she praised him. "Then can you tell your mother what is your favorite story in The Warring States Policy?"

"My son likes it the most..." Ma Chen was about to speak freely, but his attention was attracted by a figure not far away.

She raised her eyes and a smile appeared on her face: "It's Aunt Shen!"

Chen Tao was provoked and turned around. When she saw Shen Wantang, she quickly stood up.

Shen Wantang hurried forward and supported Chen Tao: "Sister is in a heavy body, please be careful."

"Didn't you beg your father to go to Xia Miao? Why are you back? Aren't you used to it there?"

Chen Tao held Shen Wantang's hand. Although she was not very old, her smile already showed some kindness.

Looking at Ma Chen beside her, and then at the pregnant Chen Tao, Shen Wantang's thoughts became more determined: "Sister, I have something to tell you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ma Chen spoke up: "Mother, grandma said that she made some delicious cheese. Why don't I go get some for my aunt to try?"

Chen Tao smiled calmly: "Good boy."

The two sisters sat in the corridor.

Shen Wantang let out a long sigh, and then spoke: "Sister, do you know what my brother-in-law's home looks like?"

Chen Tao thought for a moment: "There are only a few acres of thin land in the family. My parents used to farm it. But after a natural disaster, both parents died. He had no intention of farming, so he gave it to his relatives in the clan."

"Why did Tang'er suddenly ask about your brother-in-law?" Chen Tao frowned slightly.

"Sister..." Shen Wantang frowned, her heart beating fast, "You should be mentally prepared for what I am going to say next."

Just looking at Shen Wantang's expression, Chen Tao couldn't help but feel nervous as well.

"My brother-in-law Ma Jiwen went to the forest of Xia Miao with the military camp a few days ago. He secretly brought a poison needle with the intention of assassinating the marching Sima Cenxiao."

Shen Wantang spoke slowly.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Chen Tao's happy face turned pale in an instant, and she almost couldn't breathe.

After a moment of confusion, she finally spoke: "Tang'er, did you hear wrongly? Your brother-in-law told me a few days ago that he had to go back because of the tax problem of the clan. How could he have gone to the military camp and then to Xia Miao?"

Before Shen Wantang could respond, a group of people came jogging over from a distance.

"Tao'er!"

Wang Fengming shouted loudly.

After hearing her mother's voice, Chen Tao finally couldn't hold on any longer. Tears poured down like a flood. She threw herself into her mother's arms and burst into sobs.

Looking at Wang Fengming's expression, I think he knows something.

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