By a twist of fate, the illegitimate son of the Marquis's family marries the county princess.

Xinya Garden

Pei Rujing walked in today and noticed that there were significantly fewer members present.

Why are there so few people today?

Pei Rujing asked Zuo Mingxuan.

Zuo Mingxuan said, "Let's go see what's going on."

"What?"

Pei Rujing didn't understand.

Zuo Mingxuan had just finished saying "Barbarian Kill" when she got up and gave her seat to someone else, then went to the back room with Pei Rujing.

Zuo Mingxuan really liked the game "Barbarian Kill". After the cruise ship ended that day, she copied the game and started playing it at the Mahjong Club.

Novel games always pique people's curiosity.

However, the game "Barbarian Kill" has a certain intellectual threshold and is quite brain-intensive. People who are good at logical reasoning will want to play more and more, while those who are not good at it will not be very interested.

However, there are many members in the Mahjong Club, and people who like to play Barbarian Kill can always get together for a game.

Zuo Mingxuan was truly determined to kill the barbarians. Even after more than half a month, she still loved to play and would look for people to play with as soon as she joined the society.

The two went to the back hall, and Pei Rujing asked again, "What kind of excitement are you going to see?"

Zuo Mingxuan explained, "We have a member here named Zhang. She and her husband have been married for over ten years but have no children. Her husband has never blamed her, and they don't even have any concubines."

Pei Rujing raised an eyebrow: "Has the situation taken a turn?"

Zuo Mingxuan laughed: "The county princess is really smart. About a month ago, Zhang accidentally discovered that her husband was keeping a mistress, and that they even had a ten-year-old son. This means that her husband had been keeping a mistress for more than ten years. He pretended to be deeply in love with his mistress in the mansion while keeping her as his mistress. When Zhang first found out, she felt extremely disgusted."

"But then she thought about how she hadn't given birth to any children for her husband in the past ten years, and felt guilty. She forced herself to accept this fact and pretended that she knew nothing."

Pei Rujing frowned: "What kind of excitement did they go to see today? Could it be that Madam Zhang has changed her mind and wants to teach her husband a lesson?"

Yes, but not entirely.

"A few days ago, Zhang invited members of the society to her residence to play mahjong. One of the members, Liu, happened to be pregnant. After playing mahjong at Zhang's residence, Liu started bleeding and almost miscarried."

"After several days of struggle, the baby was saved. But Liu's bleeding couldn't have happened for no reason. Liu recalled that she smelled something different in Zhang's room."

"Upon arriving today, Liu took the doctor to Zhang's room for examination. After the examination, it was discovered that both the sachet hanging by the bedside and the incense burning in the incense burner contained musk."

Zuo Mingxuan said slowly, "The Zhang family has been smelling this for over a decade!"

Pei Rujing felt a chill run down her spine for no apparent reason: "Didn't Zhang Shi notice all this? Shouldn't everything in her room have been arranged by her personal maid?"

"Yes, from the very beginning, her husband had bribed the people around her. Zhang thought she had lived a loving life for more than ten years, and although she had no children, she was deeply in love with her husband. But now she has discovered that it was all a deception. The deep love was fake, and the affection was fake. Her husband had decided from the moment he married her that he would not let her get pregnant."

Zuo Mingxuan sneered, "But her husband forgot that even a rabbit will bite when cornered. No matter how gentle a person is, they can't withstand such scheming. After Zhang learned the truth, she quickly went crazy. First, she dealt with everyone around her, and then she went to the yamen to find her husband in a rage. She obviously intended to make a big fuss about it."

"Members from the club went with her, both to watch the excitement and to boost her morale."

Pei Rujing was speechless for a moment: "Does her husband have a grudge against her?"

Otherwise, why would they have gone to such extremes?

"I did investigate. Zhang fell in love with her husband at first sight. At first, her husband didn't seem to agree to the marriage, but later, I don't know what happened, he agreed, and the two got engaged and married quickly. For more than ten years, their relationship has always seemed very good to outsiders."

Zuo Mingxuan snorted coldly: "It goes without saying how important offspring are to a woman. Men all desire offspring to continue the family line. If a man doesn't want a woman to get pregnant, then no matter how affectionate he acts, it's nothing but a pretense."

"And the act of Zhang's husband directly rendering Zhang unable to conceive is extremely cruel."

Pei Rujing nodded in deep agreement: "That's outrageous! See if the Zhang family needs any help. I don't mind helping them."

Pei Rujing didn't mind putting more pressure on Zhang's husband.

Zuo Mingxuan chuckled: "What a coincidence, that's what I was thinking too... What has the county princess been busy with lately? Why haven't you come to the association for the past few days?"

Pei Rujing picked up her teacup and took a sip: "My husband's birthday is coming soon, and I'm thinking about what birthday gift to prepare for him."

"Oh~" Zuo Mingxuan looked at her teasingly, "Even a county princess cares so much about other people's birthdays?"

Pei Rujing glared at her: "I will also care a lot about my mother's and brothers' birthdays."

"So, in the county princess's heart, Lord Wen already holds the same status as the eldest princess?"

Pei Rujing was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "Of course, he is my husband, and we will grow old together and spend our whole lives together."

Zuo Mingxuan smiled: "Then I wish the county princess and Lord Wen a love that remains as strong as ever."

Pei Rujing raised her head, her tone very certain: "Of course."

"Has the county princess decided what to prepare for her birthday gift?"

Pei Rujing said, "It's all ready."

"When is Lord Wen's birthday?"

"September 10th".

Zuo Mingxuan blinked: "Then it'll be in just a few days."

Today is the eighth day of the ninth lunar month.

The day after tomorrow is Wen Zongji's birthday.

"That's why I've been focusing on preparing the birthday gift."

Zuo Mingxuan asked curiously, "Will you hold a birthday banquet for Lord Wen?"

Pei Rujing shook her head: "I wanted to hold one for him, but he said if we hold one this year, we'll have to hold one every year, which would be too much trouble. It's enough for just the two of us."

Zuo Mingxuan nodded in understanding: "Lord Wen has made the Beijing Daily famous. Now, it is also sold in the surrounding counties of the capital. The reputation of the Beijing Daily has been further enhanced. Lord Wen's ability is obvious to all. His future is bound to be bright."

"As he gets promoted, he'll have more social interactions in official circles. If he holds a birthday banquet, it will be a problem who to send invitations to in the future. It's better not to hold one."

Pei Rujing said, "That's what he meant too."

Men generally don't care too much about their birthday.

If Pei Rujing hadn't kept mentioning Wen Zongji's birthday after the Mid-Autumn Festival, he probably wouldn't have remembered his own birthday and would have just let it pass by naturally.

Zuo Mingxuan raised an eyebrow with a mischievous smile: "Then I wish the County Princess and Lord Wen a wonderful birthday banquet."

Pei Rujing countered, "Your wedding date should be set by now, right?"

Zuo Mingxuan was speechless for a moment.

Pei Rujing smiled smugly.