Reborn to Be A Noble Wife - Chapter 335

Chapter 335 The Couples

“You don’t know me? Didn’t you say that your Master wanted to deal with Fourth Lady Qu? Now that I screwed it up, so you don’t admit it?” Young Master Wang had already been slapped a few times by someone just now. Then, he was dragged here. Just now, he staggered forward and bumped into Liu Jingyu because someone pushed him.

He didn’t expect to bump into the woman who had hired him before, and she turned out to be a maid.

At this time, Liu Jingyu stood up and said coldly, “What nonsense are you talking about? Someone, come and slap him!”

Two lowly old maids came out from the back of the crowd. One of them reached out and grabbed Young Master Wang’s hands while the other slapped him hard on the face. Immediately, the elegant-looking Young Master Wang was beaten to spit out blood, and his face swelled up. They slapped him really hard.

Liu Jingyu ordered coldly with a calm expression, “Take him to Yamen and inquire about what happened. If this matter really has something to do with her, bring her there as well.”

The commotion here had alerted the passers-by. However, they saw that Liu Jingyu had already dealt with the matter and was about to send the person to Yamen. She seemed to be fair. After a few glances, the passers-by left.

After all, they all came here in pairs, and they didn’t want to waste time on insignificant things.

However, some people were nearer to Liu Jingyu, and they witnessed the whole thing. They looked at Liu Jingyu with suspicion. But now that the matter had already been resolved, it was meaningless for them to say anything, so they all dispersed.

The two old maids quickly brought Young Master Wang away. One of the old maids even stuffed a handkerchief into Young Master Wang’s mouth. No matter how Young Master Wang struggled, he could not break free. He was pulled away just like that.

Seeing that Young Master Wang was pulled away, Liu Jingyu heaved a sigh of relief. She looked up and saw Pei Luo’an walking over. She was a little panicked. She didn’t know how much he had heard, but when she saw the concerned look on his face, she felt relieved. She guessed that he hadn’t heard anything. Otherwise, he would not have revealed such an expression.

Pei Luo’an walked up, grabbed Liu Jingyu’s hand, and asked gently, “What happened? Did you get hurt? Where did that person go?”

“He seemed to be drunk. He kept talking nonsense and even mentioned the ladies of Qu Mansion. I asked the old maids to bring him to Yamen. I don’t know if he is really drunk or if there is something else.” Liu Jingyu explained, not telling the whole truth. She had a glib tongue. Even if Pei Luo’an heard something, her explanation still made sense.

“Are you alright?” Pei Luo’an did not seem to care about the person and only asked about Liu Jingyu’s safety.

Liu Jingyu lowered her head shyly. “I’m fine. Don’t worry, Your Highness!”

Pei Luo’an put a lantern in Liu Jingyu’s hand and said guiltily, “That’s good. It’s my fault that I didn’t arrange for someone to protect you.”

“Your Highness, I have servants following me. My mother was worried about me, so she found two old maids to follow me. You don’t have to worry.” Liu Jingyu took the lantern and deliberately explained. Even if Pei Luo’an didn’t hear what she said, he must have witnessed the event.

Pei Luo’an sighed. “This should be my responsibility, but I actually troubled Mrs. Liu.”

The meaning in his words was clear, and Liu Jingyu’s face became more and more pitiful.

The two of them went to find a place together and hung up their lanterns. Watching the pair of lanterns slowly hang up high by a lad servant, Liu Jingyu was delighted.

Pei Luo’an was also smiling, but his smile was a bit cold. Minister Liu was not the head of the Ministry of War. Although his wife was Duke Qi’s legitimate daughter, she couldn’t have experienced war. However, Pei Luo’an could tell that the two maids just now were not ordinary.

They moved nimbly. They beat the person and tied him up effortlessly. How could an ordinary servant complete such moves? They seemed to have been trained.

The Liu Family really was not ordinary!

Moreover, Pei Luo’an had roughly heard what the person said just now. Liu Jingyu had actually plotted against Fourth Lady Qu, his ex-wife’s cousin sister. It seemed that Liu Jingyu only pretended to be gentle and decent. He couldn’t help but feel unhappy. “Am I really going to take such a woman as my Crown Princess?”

If the Empress did not repeatedly persuade him, he did not have to marry her. When he looked at her beautiful face, he felt there was a trace of insidiousness and hypocrisy on it.

He was really unhappy!

Liu Jingyu did not know that the two old maids sent by her mother had made Pei Luo’an wary and unhappy with her. She stood beside Pei Luo’an, full of joy. She thought the accident just now was nothing more than an insignificant episode!

In a pavilion in front of the Sea of Lanterns, Qu Moying looked at the scene below in shock. She asked, “Was that man Young Master Wang?”

The accident happened to happen below them, and they saw it clearly.

Pei Yuanjun leisurely stood beside her and looked down together with her. The window was wide open. Although the room was lit, the light outside was brighter than in the room because there was a gauze around the lamp in the room, and there was the Sea of Lanterns outside, so they could see clearly when they looked outside.

“He is the swindler who rented the boat and brought you guys on it.” Pei Yuanjun laughed lightly in a pleasant but cold voice.

“The boat was rented?” Qu Moying looked down and asked. In fact, she was not too surprised.

Pei Yuanjun said indifferently, “He is a human trafficker. His group likes to kidnap young girls who are inexperienced. They will take them away and sell them to brothels.”

A trace of coldness flashed through his eyes.

Qu Moying gently pursed her lips and said, “County Lady Jingyu really spent a lot of effort!”

“How about I stop her from continuing her dream of becoming the Crown Princess?” Pei Yuanjun asked with a smile, his earrings flashing under the light.

Judging from the situation below, Qu Moying knew that Liu Jingyu was going to become the future Crown Princess. Otherwise, Pei Luo’an would not have taken her out so openly. Qu Moying curved her lips silently and shook her head. “Thank you, Your Highness, but there’s no need!”

It would not be a bad thing if Liu Jingyu entered Crown Prince’s Mansion. She could keep the ambitious Ji Youran company.

Ji Youran had spent so much effort just for the position of Crown Princess, but Liu Jingyu actually took away her dream position. How could she be reconciled?

Things were getting interesting…

Pei Yuanjun said lazily, “Since so, I will let the man go!”

Qu Moying nodded. She had planned to say this. The so-called Young Master Wang had set up such a big trap. In the end, not only did he fail, but he also almost had an accident. He would probably not let this thing go easily.

The noise was loud just now. Qu Moying vaguely heard something just now when the wind blew over. She also saw that the so-called Young Master Wang was roaring, but he was subdued by two old maids in the end, which showed that Liu Jingyu was not simple.

Liu Jingyu was like a viper hiding in the dark, wanting to devour her.

However, Qu Moying still could not figure out how she had offended Liu Jingyu. But she was sure that there must be a grudge between Liu Jingyu and her, and the grudge had been made long ago.

She suddenly thought of something. “Did I think in the wrong way? Was the grudge between my mother and someone in Liu Jingyu’s family?”

“If that’s the case, then the one who has a grudge against me is not Liu Jingyu, but Liu Jingyu’s mother, the legitimate daughter of Duke Qi.”

For the first time, this thought appeared in her mind. It was very strange, but it attracted Qu Moying’s attention. She slowly frowned.

“Could it be that it really wasn’t a grudge between Liu Jingyu and me but between our mothers?”

Seeing that she was silent, Pei Yuanjun lowered his eyes and asked gently, “What’s wrong? Do you want to go down for a walk?”

Qu Moying raised her head and looked down. She suddenly smiled. “Let’s stay here and watch!”

Below them, Pei Luo’an and Liu Jingyu had already left, and another couple appeared in front of them. They were Pei Yusheng and Qu Qiuyan.

When Qu Qiuyan left, Qu Moying knew that she must have an appointment with Lord Jing. She would not go back because of Qu Xuexin. She just took the chance of her anger at that time and turned around to leave quickly.

There was a distance between Pei Yusheng and Qu Qiuyan. It seemed that Qu Qiuyan wanted to get closer to Pei Yusheng, but a lad servant always separated her from Pei Yusheng. Qu Qiuyan couldn’t just pull the lad servant away, so she could only follow them timidly on the side. She looked extremely pitiful. She was like a different person now compared with when she was facing Qu Xuexin and Xiao Hanyuan.

The relationship between Qu Qiuyan and Pei Yusheng was clear.

Qu Qiuyan couldn’t be Lord Jing’s Princess Consort, and she probably couldn’t even be the Side Princess. It could be told from Lord Jing’s actions that he didn’t have much care for Qu Qiuyan.

In the end, Pei Yusheng and Qu Qiuyan took two lanterns and hung them together. Of course, Lord Jing hung a lantern first, and then Qu Qiuyan hung the other on the side with a wronged look.

In the end, the lad servant left. Qu Qiuyan came to Pei Yusheng’s side. The two of them stood together and talked for a while. It seemed that Qu Qiuyan had been crying. She wiped her tears and looked pitiful. Pei Yusheng seemed to comfort her in a low voice and then left with her.

They spent less time together than Pei Luo’an and Liu Jingyu, and it seemed that they were even more unwilling to be seen.

The sky darkened. There were still many people in front of the Sea of Lanterns. There was not enough space for them to hang lanterns, so they placed their lanterns to the side. The lanterns were piled on the side, and they shone even more brightly. It was really a sea of lanterns. It was beautiful but also somewhat meaningless.

Qu Moying suddenly felt depressed. Although the lanterns in front of her were beautiful, they would not shine for too long. They would be extinguished after a while, and they would be ashes by tomorrow.

A guard hurriedly came up from downstairs and whispered a few words to Ji Hai. Then he gave a letter to Ji Hai. Ji Hai received it and nodded as he listened. Finally, he looked at the couple standing by the window and waved to the guard. The guard cautiously retreated.

Ji Hai put the letter into his sleeve. In fact, he had received a few of these letters for Pei Yuanjun, but the latter had never taken them to heart and had never read them. Perhaps the other party thought Pei Yuanjun liked her…