Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 16 I'm avoiding her?!

"Shouldn't your surname be Ye?"

Why should my surname be Ye?

"Ye Lu's surname is Ye!"

In the mansions of officials in Beishi City, servants and servants were required to change their surnames to those of their masters.

Furthermore, since most of the officials in the royal city lived in the inner city, some wealthy merchants and scholars who also lived in the inner city gradually learned this custom.

Pei Xia was quite certain that this was how he felt when he left Beishi City.

The girls laughed: "What year's almanac are you talking about? Beishi City has long since ceased to exist."

It is indeed the Chinese almanac, from ten years ago.

Pei Xia sat at the table, her expression growing increasingly distorted.

So, I was actually hired by the guards of my own household to protect my fiancée, and I even received fifty taels of silver from them... Did I make a profit?
Nonsence!

He stood up and walked around the yard again.

Goodness, no wonder it felt so familiar, it turns out it's the old man's yard!

That guy who was trying to kick me out...

"And what about the woman?" Pei Xia asked.

"Wife?"

"That guy from earlier was all high and mighty."

Xu Shangxin touched her little nose. Although this description was a bit disrespectful to the Prime Minister's residence, it did sound quite satisfying. Hehe.

She cleared her throat and said, "That is, Father's adopted daughter."

Hiss... Pei Xia frowned, rolled her eyes and tried hard to recall.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, I think there is such a person!
It must have been when the original owner was seven years old that Pei Xi had a friend who died, leaving behind an orphan girl, who was adopted by the Prime Minister and named Pei Yu.

She's a few years older than Pei Xia; she's the older sister.

So, that's how Xu Shangxin called her "sister"?

Pei Xia pursed her lips and looked at the small package that Xu Shangxin was carrying.

Now I understand why, even though she was considered a young lady in the household, she ended up in such a miserable state.

To put it bluntly, Xu Shangxin's situation is actually the same as Pei Xia's older sister's; both were adopted by Pei Xi when they were down on their luck.

The difference is that the latter is an adopted daughter, and her status is confirmed.

However, Xu Shangxin calls Pei Xi "father" because of her status as Pei Xia's fiancée.

Fiancée, fiancée, that means she's not yet officially engaged.

So when Pei Xi died and Pei Xia didn't return, she was considered a relative outsider in the Prime Minister's residence, though not quite an outsider.

"Then, who is this Yang Xu?"

"He is my sister's husband."

Oh, I see.

Pei Xia's eyes were vacant as she nodded repeatedly.

Old Pei was orphaned at a young age and had no relatives to begin with. His wife died young, and now that he's passed away, leaving behind a large mansion, he has no blood relatives left.

Yang Xu had naturally recognized this point.

Right now, among everyone in the manor, there are probably only three people who have the right to speak: Pei Yu, Yang Xu, and Xu Shangxin, who is not yet betrothed.

Xu Shangxin was particularly sensitive; Yang Xu could withhold her salary, demote her status, and even send her to live in a secluded courtyard.

But ironically, this "outsider" is Pei Xi's handpicked daughter-in-law, and the fiancée of Pei Xia, the only bloodline of the Pei family.

If anyone wants to get rid of her, not even Yang Xu, let alone Pei Yu, has the right to ask.

As long as Xu Shangxin remains in the Pei residence, it means that the person with the highest status in the family is ultimately the only son of Prime Minister Pei who has not returned home.

No wonder she said that as long as she was in the manor, she could protect the family business for Pei Xi, and as long as she was in the manor, Yang Xu would always be an outsider.

She represents Pei Xia.

"I thought they were just coming back for a funeral..."

Pei Xia murmured to herself, then silently took out a cigarette case from her pocket.

After knocking for a while, he finally pulled out the last crooked cigarette: "This whole mess of filth, huh, Lao Pei, you're not exactly efficient either."

Xu Shangxin heard him muttering and thought he was complaining about the dark side of these wealthy families fighting amongst themselves.

She could only manage a wry smile.

"Alright," she said to Pei Xia, "let's go early, lest my sister sends someone to chase us away, which would be embarrassing."

Pei Xia, a cigarette dangling from her lips, asked, "Do I really have to avoid her?"

“Pei Yu has close relationships with the wives and daughters of many high-ranking officials, and even has connections within the palace. He’s quite powerful… Oh dear, why am I telling you all this?” She stepped forward, grabbed Pei Xia’s shoulders, and pushed her out: “You should leave now!”

Pei Xia's savior was indeed real, but the matter of the old Taoist priest with the candle involved Yang Xu. If this could not be verified, then the reason why Pei Xia saved his life would not be convincing.

At that time, Xu Shangxin would truly be accused of being unfaithful to her husband.

Pei Xia, with a cigarette between her fingers, rambled on, "They haven't returned my pears!"

"I'll take her to the academy to return her to you tomorrow."

I'm definitely not going to walk anymore, what a lunatic, just passing things around like that.

Just as I was trying to come up with an excuse, a commotion suddenly broke out outside the courtyard gate.

Several tall, burly servants in short shirts ran outside the courtyard shouting.

Pei Xia glanced up and saw that each of them had rolled up their sleeves, revealing their thick arms, and were holding sticks in their hands. Judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to be there for tea.

The man with the buzz cut pointed at Pei Xia, who was being pushed to the door, and shouted, "This is the adulterer!"

Upon hearing this shout, Xu Shangxin, who was behind him, felt a pang of anxiety.

It must have been Pei Yu who told Yang Xu about it.

Pei Yu was slow to react, but Yang Xu was a shrewd person.

Upon hearing that Xu Shangxin had returned, he naturally knew that the old Taoist priest Xianzhu had failed and that the news had likely already leaked out.

Coincidentally, because of the inner city tax, Pei Xia came to Xu Shangxin's residence to collect the money.

Upon hearing that his sister-in-law had brought a man back, Yang Xu immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity to cover for her.

Xu Shangxin spoke anxiously, wanting to explain herself.

But as soon as he spoke, the servant opposite him shouted loudly to drown him out.

This was clearly instructed to prevent Xu Shangxin from defending herself. The goal was to condemn her as an adulterous woman, so that no one would believe her when she tried to accuse Yang Xu of murder. This would also allow them to push her out of the Prime Minister's residence.

The shouts from the crowd grew louder and louder.

"How could Miss Xu bring a man home?"

"Young Master is still out and hasn't returned yet!"

"Kill this adulterer!"

"Kill the adulterer!"

The noise was deafening, leaving no room for explanation; with just a few words, they were determined to make it a fact.

Xu Shangxin stopped trying to outdo these people in terms of volume.

She needs to calm down and carefully consider how to deal with the situation.

Then, she felt a lightness beneath her as a pair of arms wrapped around her knees and waist.

Someone picked me up.

Xu Shangxin looked at Pei Xia in shock: "Second brother, what are you doing?!"

Pei Xia, a cigarette dangling from his lips, exhaled a puff of white smoke: "Boss, I'll lead you out of here!"

"Nonsense! Put me down!"

The servants at the gate became even more excited: "Great! Profanity in broad daylight!"

Miss Xu was on the verge of tears: "I love you..."

The servants roared, "She admitted it! She admitted it! It really was adultery!"

Pei Xia sneered, "Go ahead and yell, yell all you want."

Today I'm going to be an adulterer and adulteress. I'm not only going to hug you, I'm going to hug you in the main hall, and I'm going to hug you, Pei Yuyangxu, right in the face.

Pei Xia stepped forward.

Then a clear voice rang out from outside the crowd: "Prove my supernatural powers!"

biu!

Pei Xia felt a lightness in her hand, and Xu Shangxin, who was in her arms, had vanished without a trace.

He raised his head, his gaze passing over the group of servants, and saw Ye Lu standing outside the courtyard, dressed in blue and holding a sword.

Guard Ye was staring in disbelief at the spot at his feet.

That was Xu Shangxin, who appeared out of thin air on the ground.

And then there's Lu Li, who's pinned under Miss Xu's bottom.

Pear struggled to peek out and shouted at Pei Xia from afar, "Well, you sold me out and now you're here playing with women!"

Hey, we've signed a contract, now we can vote with monthly tickets.

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(End of this chapter)