Chapter 49 (2/2)

‘Wife, someone is experiencing spring,’ Pei Jin said.

‘Husband, you’re right,’ Yan Shi Ning said. ‘Gentleman Bei is at the right age to marry and have children.’

‘That’s right,’ Pei Jin said. ‘It’s my carelessness to forget. Wife, let’s go outside for a stroll so we won’t delay Gentleman Bei’s progress.’

‘Let’s go,’ Yan Shi Ning said.

Bei Dou’s head spun at the sounds of the beautiful compatible pair mocking him. But Xiao Tu wasn’t flustered because she didn’t understand Pei Jin and Yan Shi Ning’s words.

‘You can leave,’ Bei Dou said to Xiao Tu.

Xiao Tu obediently carried the bottle of Xue Lian and walked outside.

‘Bei Dou, you have good vision,’ Pei Jin praised. ‘What’s her name?’

‘Xiao Tu!’ Bei Dou said in a frustrated tone.

‘Bei Dou, you certainly remember her name clearly,’ Pei Jin provoked.

Bei Dou was also confused why he remembered Xiao Tu’s name.

‘She’s Duan Ba Hou’s granddaughter,’ Pei Jin said. ‘Duan Ba Hou met misfortune and sent her to my teacher. My teacher sent her to his acquaintance whom he saved their life. After my teacher’s acquaintance died, she was sent to my manor. Although she’s a maid, she’s still a young lady from a prominent household so I arranged for her not to serve anyone. I intended to wait for her to age a little more before marrying her off to a good household. But now it appears I don’t need to anymore.’

‘I’m not marrying her!’ Bei Dou said.

‘I didn’t ask you to marry her,’ Pei Jin said. ‘Why are you protesting?’

Bei Dou was speechless and his face flushed red.

‘But if you’re this resolute then I’ll need to continue finding a good household for her,’ Pei Jin provoked.

‘You can’t do that… I’m teaching her about medicine,’ Bei Dou said. ‘She’s intelligent… it’ll be a pity if she starts a family too soon… I want her to be my pupil.’

Pei Jin and Yan Shi Ning looked at each other then they laughed loudly.

‘Why did you come here to look for me?’ Bei Dou said.

‘Tomorrow the crown prince is leaving the imperial city,’ Pei Jin said.

Bei Dou’s body stiffened. After Pei Jin and Yan Shi Ning left, Bei Dou opened a drawer, pulled out a sword and sunlight reflected off the sword in four directions.

It was the sword the empress used to bribe the Thinh Household to support the crown prince. It was the most deadly sword in the world. Bei Dou wanted to use the sword to kill the empress in the palace.

Xiao Tu returned to Bei Dou’s chamber and she stood still after she saw Bei Dou’s deadly aura while holding the sword.

Bei Dou put away the sword because he thought it scared Xiao Tu.

‘Gentleman Bei, do you want to go kill someone?’ Xiao Tu asked calmly.

Bei Dou nodded his head.

Xiao Tu put down a bottle on a table. ‘This is the bottle of poison I brewed as Gentleman Bei instructed. Gentleman Bei, do you want me to cover the sword with this poison?’

Bei Dou was speechless, he didn’t know why Xiao Tu wasn’t scared.

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Short Side Story Three

Bei Dou: I fell in love at first sight.

Xiao Tu: I fell in love over a long period.

Bei Dou: But I was naive.

Xiao Tu: He was naive so I had to take the first step toward him.

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End of Chapter Forty-Nine