Transmigrated into a fat wife, farming, raising children, and picking up husbands

Pei Zhao hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe her tears.

But the tears just wouldn't stop. You'd wipe one away, and another would roll down.

The more he wiped her face, the harder she cried.

"Don't cry..."

His voice trembled, filled with an unprecedented panic, "That's not what I meant..."

Lin Xiuer felt so choked up that she couldn't say a word and just stood there crying.

Xiao He huddled in the shadows behind the door, barely daring to breathe.

She could tell that Lord Pei was truly panicked this time.

Pei Qianhu, who was cold-faced, ruthless, and decisive in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, was now as helpless as a child in front of a village woman who was crying her eyes out.

If this gets back to the capital, who would believe it?

She wanted to laugh, but didn't dare, covering her mouth and hiding behind the door.

In the courtyard, Shen Qing and the others were all kneeling on the ground. Without Pei Zhao's order, no one dared to get up.

Their young master Pei was at a loss trying to comfort a woman who was crying her eyes out, so he couldn't care less about them.

At this moment, everyone was bowing their heads, seemingly respectful, but in reality, they were all secretly suppressing their laughter.

Shen Qing knelt at the front, head bowed, shoulders trembling.

Should!

Countless girls used to like him and shed countless tears for him, but he never even glanced at them.

Which of those talented and beautiful noble ladies in the capital wasn't eagerly hoping to marry him and for him to even glance at them?

But he just kept a cold face and ignored everyone.

One by one, the girls waited from young girls to old maids, but they never received any news that he wanted to propose marriage.

If he had just glanced back and learned how to charm a girl, he wouldn't be so helpless now.

Yi Huainian knelt behind him, extremely anxious.

He watched Pei Zhao clumsily wiping away her tears, unable to stop, and unable to comfort her. He was so anxious that he wanted to rush over to her himself.

"Hug me... if you're going to comfort someone, why don't you just hug them!"

"How stupid! You've already slept with them, what are you afraid of?!"

Hearing this, Cui Mingyue, who was standing next to her, tried even harder to suppress her laughter.

Pei Zhao's attention was entirely focused on Lin Xiuer, and he didn't even glance at them. He could only kneel on the ground, anxiously waiting.

I tried to coax him for ages, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Lin Xiuer's tears were still flowing.

Pei Zhao only remembered that there was a group of brothers kneeling in the courtyard when he heard the commotion behind him.

Turning around, he saw Yi Huainian looking at him with a disappointed expression, pointing at Lin Xiuer, then at himself, and making a hugging gesture.

It suddenly dawned on me that there was such a way to coax people.

He turned around and looked at Lin Xiuer, who was still crying in front of him. He naturally reached out and pulled her into his arms, patting her back and gently comforting her.

"Sweetie, don't cry. When did I ever say I was going to kill you to silence you? Why would you think that?"

Lin Xiuer felt a tightness in her chest and couldn't control her emotions for a moment, but her crying gradually subsided.

Pei Zhao knew she was listening, so he leaned close to her ear and continued, "There's a reason why I didn't tell you right away."

"The people around you aren't as simple as they seem. I'm not saying anything because I don't want to give myself away and cause us trouble."

Lin Xiuer's tears were still flowing, but her ears had already perked up.

Who are the people around her?

Who?

"That father and daughter surnamed Liu, we only met by chance, yet they helped you so selflessly. Do you really think they were just being kind?"

Lin Xiuer's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. She looked up at Pei Zhao and even forgot to cry.

Liu Ruyan and Liu Songnian...

She had her suspicions about this matter.

Liu Ruyan brought snacks every day, and they were somewhat acquainted.

Liu Songnian delivered tables and chairs, and even found people to repair the doors and clean the well. He always calculated things precisely, even more thoughtfully than she had imagined.

But she couldn't think of anything she could possibly want from him. She always thought he was just kind-hearted and, at most, liked the food she cooked.

But now that she's heard him say this, if he's not after her, then he must be after her man!

However, Liu Ruyan never showed excessive enthusiasm for Ping An.

She recalled the people kneeling on the ground, who had just addressed her as Commander Ping'an, and an outrageous thought suddenly flashed into Lin Xiuer's mind: "They acknowledge..."

She had barely begun to speak when Pei Zhao covered her mouth with his hand.

He shook his head, his eyes carrying a warning.

Lin Xiuer's heart was filled with shock and disbelief. The Liu family father and daughter actually knew Ping An? Who exactly were they?

Pei Zhao continued softly, "That's why I dared not show any abnormality; I just wanted to see what they were up to."

"There's something else you don't know. When we scared Jia Heiyu and the others that day, Liu Songnian and an old man were also in this garden."

Lin Xiuer's eyes widened even more.

What?

"They know this garden much better than we do."

"But that night, apart from secretly scaring people while hiding from us, they didn't do anything else outrageous."

"So I think they must have some unusual relationship with this park and want to use us to drive away those thugs."

Lin Xiuer recalled that night when Liu Ruyan's incredibly realistic ventriloquism performance was so impressive. She had assumed it was all Liu Ruyan's doing and had been quite impressed with her.

Looking back now, it was all a performance by Liu Songnian and her in the shadows.

She was puzzled for a long time afterward, wondering how Jia Heiyu and the other men could be so easily frightened, some dying and others going insane. It turned out there was a mastermind behind it all, secretly adding to the conflict.

Lin Xiuer looked at him and understood what he meant.

This garden is not simple; there might be eavesdroppers. He wouldn't have said these things here if he wasn't afraid of continuing to misunderstand him.

She blinked to indicate that she understood.

Pei Zhaocai slowly released his grip.

Her eyes were red, tears still clung to her face, and she stared at him with wide eyes.

Those eyes, moist from crying, were wide open, filled with surprise and realization.

Pei Zhao looked down at her and gently wiped away the undried tears on her face with his thumb.

"Smart." He smiled slightly. "Just as you thought."

Lin Xiuer pouted. It really was because of him.

He looked into her eyes, leaned closer, and whispered in her ear, "I think those rumors about this place being haunted were spread by Liu Songnian and his group."

Lin Xiuer slammed her right fist into her left, and she finally understood.

That Liu Songnian might very well be the old servant who collected the master's remains and buried them back then.

That's why he showed extraordinary enthusiasm for this old house, helping out with everything.

The situation was pretty much as she had guessed.

Perhaps after many years, he has grown old and come to terms with things, thinking that it would be good if she could rebuild her home here and restore the garden to its former vitality.

He only felt sad when he heard himself say he wanted to level the backyard and plant vegetables, and wished he could keep the rockery and garden.

Perhaps there lies a beautiful memory he once held there.

"Sigh..." Lin Xiuer sighed, "They, father and daughter, are also pitiful people."

Pei Zhao looked at her, his eyes filled with a hint of helplessness, a touch of heartache, and boundless grievance.

"They're pitiful, but aren't I pitiful too?"

"Did I do something wrong? Why does my sister misunderstand me like this? She even said I wanted to kill you."