I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Chapter 169: Everyone has their own agenda

Pei Yan's appearance interrupted their conversation.

He first glanced around the courtyard, then walked straight toward the two of them.

Fang Xiaoxiao stopped communicating with Ouyang Tuoba as soon as she saw that the person who came was Pei Yan.

In any case, letting Ouyang Tuo go out for a stroll is not necessarily a bad thing.

After all, this guy doesn't have much to do all day. When he's in the store, even when he's introducing products to customers, he looks like he's about to die.

With his pathetic appearance, who would like him?

As for doing housework, that's simply impossible.

Every time I'm asked to clean the house, I fall to the ground.

It truly proves the old saying—"A scholar is utterly useless!"

This is the thought.

Fang Xiaoxiao looked at Pei Yan with an embarrassed smile.

"Young Master Pei, where shall we go for some fun tonight?"

Pei Yan glanced at Ouyang Tuoba, who was keeping his head down and remaining silent.

He knew that this morning, Ouyang Tuoba and He Jinnian's group had taken a boat to Jiangnan Province to purchase materials.

And now, Ouyang Tuoba has actually appeared here.

Based on past experience, this guy definitely has a problem.

Considering the assassin who appeared on the long street earlier to try and kill Fang Xiaoxiao, it's possible that he's involved.

For Pei Yan, all suspicious signs and coincidences are very likely to make sense.

For example, he and his elder brother Pei Zuo didn't get along at first, but one day Pei Zuo suddenly changed his attitude and not only treated him well, but also kept sending gold, silver and jewelry as well as antiques and calligraphy to his Crown Prince's residence.

At first, he didn't care and repeatedly told Pei Zuo not to send it.

But Pei Zuo not only used brotherhood as an excuse, but also brought up his birth mother's love for calligraphy and painting.

Pei Yan knew that his birth mother had a particular fondness for calligraphy and painting, especially that of Wang Xizhi.

To this end, he even ordered people to search all over the country, with the aim of collecting Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and paintings for his birth mother.

However, over the years, he has not been able to collect many of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and paintings.

However, Pei Zuo brought five or six pieces of calligraphy and paintings by Wang Xizhi, and all of them were genuine works.

This led him to ultimately accept the gift, which also caused him to lower his guard against Pei Zuo.

Little did anyone expect that all of this was Pei Zuo's conspiracy...

This is the thought.

Pei Yan looked at Ouyang Tuoba in front of him with a wary look in his eyes.

"Did you encounter any danger today, my lady?"

"!!!"

He was speaking to Fang Xiaoxiao, but his eyes were fixed on Ouyang Tuoba.

Anyone with eyes can see the meaning behind it, let alone Ouyang Tuoba.

However, he knew perfectly well that the other party was deliberately testing him.

After all, Fang Xiaoxiao had told him about the assassination attempt when she first came back.

Therefore, Pei Yan's words made him secretly click his tongue, thinking that the other party might have noticed some clues.

As a prince, he naturally knew that the person in front of him was no ordinary person.

Judging from his attire and the arrogance emanating from his eyes.

Pei Yan must have come from an official family, otherwise he wouldn't have such temperament and intelligence.

An ordinary person is called an ordinary person because of the people and things they come into contact with from the time they are born.

The reason why ordinary people can never get ahead in their lives is nothing more than the limitation of their family conditions, which means that no matter how hard they struggle, they can only be people at the bottom of society.

Ouyang Tuoba's analysis of human nature can be described as very insightful.

Fang Xiaoxiao in front of me is a down-on-his-luck playboy who only cares about money. As long as he can get money, he'll agree to anything.

But Pei Yan is different. Judging from his clothes, he is someone who is not short of money. Analyzing his temperament, he is the kind of person who has received high-level education for many years.

And these kinds of people are almost always the sons of officials.

This is the thought.

Ouyang Tuoba stared at the teacup in front of him without showing any emotion, as if he hadn't heard anything and his thoughts were wandering off into the distance.

Sure enough, this guy has a problem.

Pei Yan thought to himself that, judging from Ouyang Tuoba's current expression, he could conclude that the two assassins were related to him.

However, the exact connection between these two factors requires further investigation to determine.

Furthermore, regarding Ouyang Tuoba's identity, the people he sent out to investigate haven't replied yet, so he must be quite a character.

Currently, Fang Xiaoxiao has basically investigated all the people she has contacted and learned about their true identities.

He Jinnian is the Chief Justice of the Judicial Commissioner; Murong Changqing is the former Prime Minister; Zhou Wenjian is the son of the Minister of Revenue; and Li Renyi is the heir of the Marquis of Jing'an.

As for Long Jinyan, it is currently speculated that he is the General Zhenbei who was assassinated by the Emperor's men.

Judging from the current situation, Fang Xiaoxiao is surrounded by many powerful and influential people, each with a remarkable background. Ouyang Tuoba's identity is likely even more extraordinary; he may very well be a prince from an enemy country...

His judgment was based on a report from his subordinates some time ago that the prince of the enemy country had suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Faced with this situation, Pei Yan's first thought was naturally that the other party would come to the Dayu Dynasty.

Because everyone knows that the Crown Prince of Dayu Dynasty is plotting a rebellion and has been ordered to be hunted down by the Emperor.

As a neighboring country eyeing us covetously, it's impossible for us to let this golden opportunity slip by.

If we can find the Crown Prince, we can get many important secrets about the Dayu Dynasty from him.

For example, regarding the deployment of the Daeyu Dynasty's army...

Thinking about all this, Pei Yan understood even more clearly that he was now like an extremely tempting dish, and many people were drooling over him.

Fang Xiaoxiao glanced at Pei Yan beside her, and then at Ouyang Tuoba, who looked languid.

She picked up her teacup, took a small sip, and said softly.

"I don't want to talk about what happened today. Wenjian is still seriously injured and lying in bed. If you don't have anything else to say, I'll go back to my room to check on Wenjian."

After saying this, she got up and walked into the house without waiting for the two of them to finish their conversation.

The two of them were left sitting there alone.

The second floor.

Fang Xiaoxiao sat in front of Zhou Wenjian's bed, gave him medicine, and used acupuncture to expel the blood clots in his chest.

Seeing Zhou Wenjian gradually regain his complexion, she finally caught her breath.

"Luckily you're alive, otherwise you'd probably be eating at a banquet tomorrow."

“Those people are despicable. They dared to kill someone in the street and have no respect for the law at all.”

Despite her complaints, she knew that regardless of the law, this was ancient times, and carrying a knife was extremely common. As long as one's martial arts skills were high enough, killing someone was not impossible.

Fortunately, she encountered the heroine Xiaoman and escaped a calamity.

Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable; he would probably have to be reincarnated again.

This is the thought.

Fang Xiaoxiao touched Zhou Wenjian's forehead and felt that his fever had subsided before getting up to leave.

Just in time.

The door was suddenly pushed open!