"Dali Temple?" Zhe Yu’s heart skipped a beat.
"It’s definitely to silence someone." Pei Zhan responded lazily from beneath the door.
Upon hearing the familiar voice, Zhe Yu was about to say something when Fu Zhen chimed in, "That’s right. Xu Yin is so suspicious, he won’t leave any loose ends. Knowing there are people like me watching him, he definitely can’t sleep until he kills the assassin."
Zhe Yu said, "Then aren’t you going to stop him?"
"It won’t do us any good to keep him alive. Let him kill if he wants!" Fu Zhen instead took a seat, "The Dali Temple prison isn’t a place you can just waltz into. He must be taking a considerable risk. Even if he succeeds, killing someone will leave traces. Why waste our effort stopping him? Wouldn’t it be better to let the people at Dali Temple investigate him?"
A hint of undisguised admiration flashed in Zhe Yu’s eyes.
When faced with such a situation, nine out of ten people would think the proper thing would be to stop Xu Yin immediately. But it turns out that opposing a villain isn’t always the right move; sometimes, pointless interference is meaningless.
The young girl before him was so young yet so adept and thorough. Wouldn’t following her to deal with Xu Yin be much wiser than fighting alone?
Thinking of this, he looked over again, "Give me that fan. I can’t guarantee I’ll succeed, but right now, I’m probably the most suitable candidate."
Fu Zhen smiled, "It’s settled then. Also," she glanced outside the window, "your courtyard’s defense is too weak. It’s like a sieve, anyone can enter. While you’re recovering, I’ll find some people to guard your place, does that sound good?"
Zhe Yu earnestly said, "Why wouldn’t it? Truth be told, I’ve had this in mind for a long time. It’s just the Prince Rong’s Mansion often had people coming and going, and I prided myself on never having made enemies, so I didn’t pay it any mind.
"From now on, naturally, this courtyard wall will need to be well guarded!"
His straightforwardness was naturally to Fu Zhen’s liking.
Immediately, they brought Chen Shun in, and he led three Zhe family guards to keep watch, with the obvious goal of preventing Xu Yin from causing further trouble.
Outside the courtyard, Pei Zhan sat beneath the eaves, dew nearly covering his head.
Seeing Fu Zhen come out, he stood up and said, "Big sister, you’re out?"
Fu Zhen rolled her eyes at him and strode out along the path.
Pei Zhan lazily followed behind, "Since you call me your brother, there’s nothing wrong with me calling you big sister, right?"
Fu Zhen glared at him before getting into the carriage.
Pei Zhan followed in, "Granny."
Fu Zhen turned her back, too lazy to pay him any attention.
After a while, she turned her face slightly, "Did Xu Yin’s people really leave, or did you trick them?"
"Of course they really left. Why would I lie to you?"
Fu Zhen shot up, "Then you didn’t send anyone to check on Dali Temple?"
Pei Zhan glanced at her, "Didn’t you say dead is dead?"
Fu Zhen kicked his leg, "It’s no pity he’s dead, but you should at least alert the people at Dali Temple to catch the murderer!"
Pei Zhan drew his leg back, "I did. Guo Song has already left people there."
Fu Zhen paused and then kicked him again, "Why didn’t you say so earlier? What suspense were you trying to create!"
Pei Zhan laughed, "You didn’t ask. If you asked me a few more questions, I’d definitely tell you."
Fu Zhen was speechless. This time she really faced the window, ignoring him.
Pei Zhan pulled out two roses from his sleeve, dangling them in front of her.
Fu Zhen leaned back, and after seeing clearly, she asked, "Where did these come from?"
While she was inside discussing serious matters, he had the mind for romance?
"Picked from mother’s flowerpot on the way out." Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel※fire.net
Fu Zhen rolled her eyes.
Pei Zhan asked, "Aren’t they pretty?"
All the flowers his mother grew were expertly planted by his father, who had learned directly from the florist. How could they not be pretty?!
"Great." Pei Zhan leaned close, "Can you stop being angry now?"
Fu Zhen gave him a sideways glance, "Which issue are you talking about?"
"Every issue. But mainly, the one we talked about in the room earlier."
He shouldn’t have brought it up; mentioning it again made Fu Zhen furious!
She grabbed the two flowers and stuffed them into his mouth, "Listen here, kid! Granny only takes advantage of others, no one takes advantage of Granny. Try it again, and I’ll show you!"
With flowers in his mouth, Pei Zhan just leaned back with his hands behind his head, smiling at her.
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