He was pale with no color in his face, but his steps were incredibly steady. Upon seeing Lousi, an overwhelming hatred erupted in his eyes.
Lousi slightly raised the corners of her lips, revealing an extremely attractive arc. She had arrived much earlier than planned, a whole hour ahead.
"General Xiao, is it for the case?" Pei Yan's face had already returned to its usual warmth.
Xiao Ren drew his gaze back and said to him, "Yes, I am here concerning the assassination at the General's mansion."
"Assassination?" Pei Yan's eyebrows slightly furrowed, looking at Lousi and saying in a low voice, "Isn't it what the General-in-charge said? How can it be described as an assassination? It seems like the Long Princess was using excessive private punishment."
"Yes, Xiao Lang, wasn't it Grandmother Xiao who said it was His Highness the Princess who did it? How can it be called an assassination? Could it be that your mansion received some favor from others and is thus framing the princess?" Lousi watched Xiao Ren with a sardonic expression, paying no heed to the title.
Xiao Ren's hand in his sleeve tightly clenched into a fist, tightly suppressing the urge to strangle Lousi. He spoke calmly, "It was my mother who was mistaken. This matter has nothing to do with Your Highness the Princess. It is simply that I have offended people in my daily life, causing trouble for my family."
If he knew that Grandmother Xiao was beaten half to death and thrown back to the General's Mansion, even if Lou Zheng wanted to wipe out his entire family, he would kill Lousi today.
Unfortunately, he arrived just as Grandmother Xiao was away, so he was unaware of these events.
"I'm sure Grandmother Xiao is old and careless," Lousi said with a sardonic expression, "But you should be careful about doing wrong things, otherwise you won't know when your punishment will come. Do you agree, Xiao Lang?"
Xiao Ren was so angry that his hands were trembling. He gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness the Princess is right. I will definitely remember this lesson."
"So that's all right." Lousi smiled particularly gently, but the smile did not reach his eyes, "I was worried that Xiao Lang might forget what he has done."
Pei Yan was no fool. He could clearly see the implications of this. He looked at Xiao Ren with a serious expression and said, "General Xiao, this matter is not a trivial matter. I hope you can honestly report."
Xiao Ren sighed deeply and said, "I am telling the truth. The assassin has already been captured and is outside. Sir Pei can question him."
After speaking, he paused for a moment, looking at Lousi with clenched teeth and said, "My main reason for coming here was to prevent you, Sir Pei, from falsely accusing Your Highness the Princess."
After saying that, he bowed to Lousi and Sir Pei, then turned around and walked out quickly. The wound on his chest, which had been bandaged, began to ooze blood because of the movement.
He was afraid that he would strangle Lousi if he stayed any longer. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that if he died, Lousi would torture Yao'er and his grandmother and mother.
It was not until Xiao Ren's back disappeared through the door that Lousi shifted her gaze to Pei Yan, her smile half-hearted as she said, "Shall we continue with the interrogation, Sir Pei?"
Pei Yan met Lousi's gaze, although he did not want to believe it, but this time he indeed lost to power.
He drew his gaze back and said, "General Xiao has said it was the work of an assassin. There's nothing for the humble subject to question. But I want to say something to Your Highness the Princess. When you have the chance, be forgiving."
"Forgive when you should?" Lousi couldn't help but laugh out loud. She walked forward and sat on the desk, her hands resting on the surface behind her, leisurely swinging her legs back and forth. The hem of her dress swayed with the motion, giving her an air of distinctive charm.
"Then, please enlighten me, Sir Pei, what does it mean to 'Forgive when you should'?"
Pei Yan had never seen a woman behave so indignantly. He turned his head away and said, "This case has nothing to do with Your Highness the Princess. You can leave."
"Leave?" Lousi smiled. "Your Highness seems to have mentioned to Sir Pei that it's easy to invite a deity but hard to send one away."
"Your Highness, what...?" Pei Yan's words were cut off by the quick entrance of his personal servant.
"Sir Pei, the palace has sent someone. They say that the emperor has summoned you immediately."
Pei Yan's handsome eyebrows furrowed into a horizontal line. He glanced at Lousi, who was laughing in an innocent manner.
Lousi jumped down from the desk, walked slowly to him, and got closer, bringing herself close to him, and said in a very gentle voice:
"Sir Pei, sometimes it must be admitted that power, status, and money are the most useful things."
Pei Yan stepped back two steps, putting some distance between them, his face showing a gentle smile, but his voice was very faint: "Your Highness is right. These three things are indeed important, but not everyone likes them."
As he finished speaking, he bowed to Lousi before turning around and walking quickly towards the palace.
Lousi watched his straight back, her lips unconsciously lifting. She was getting more and more fond of this Sir Pei.
She liked him so much she could barely contain herself, wishing to immediately cage him in a golden pen and enjoy watching him day after day.
However, one cannot be too hasty. Like Sir Pei Yan, who is gentle on the surface but strong inside, if pushed too far, he will commit suicide. She did not want to end up with a corpse.
She wants Pei Yan to voluntarily step into her golden cage, so that he can't leave her.
"Your Highness, shall we return to the Princess' mansion?" Wanxiang asked cautiously.
Lousi turned back to look at her and said, "Let's go then. The people have left, and there's no point in staying."
"Yes." Wanxiang went up to help her out of the Dali Temple and onto the carriage heading towards the mansion of His Highness the Princess.
Just as they left, Xu Jingxuan arrived on his heels. He dismounted and hurried into the Dali Temple, only to learn that Lousi had already returned to her mansion.
He had intended to go to the mansion of His Highness the Princess, but in the end, he returned to Jing Mansion.
