Climbing on the Sparrow Branch – CH 016

Chapter 16: Provocation

“Are you speechless?” Pei Que chuckled.

An Zhi was really speechless. She regretted it so much now. She shouldn’t have underestimated Pei Que’s ability, and now she had left Pei Que leverage over her.

“I can choose not to interfere with you in this matter, but I have a condition.” Pei Que stopped smiling and looked at An Zhi seriously, “I want you to follow me.”

What?

Did she hear it wrong?

An Zhi widened her eyes in disbelief. This was even more shameless than a lecher. He came to her room in the middle of the night and asked her to follow him. What did he think of her?

“What if I say no?” An Zhi asked.

“That’s okay.” Pei Que walked towards An Zhi. “I’m not in a hurry. One day you’ll agree. But you have to remember that I’ll have more and more leverage over you.”

“Fourth Uncle, please stop joking with me.” An Zhi was really a little scared now. She saw desire in Pei Que’s eyes. “This is such a big city. You can have any woman you want. Why are you so obsessed with me? Besides, I’m not the best.”

“Whether you are the best or not, you don’t need to say it.” Pei Que was already close to An Zhi, smelling the fragrance of a daughter on An Zhi, his Adam’s apple rolled, and he felt a fire burning in his stomach. “I won’t touch you now. I will wait until you come to me willingly. But you have to change the way you address me. If I hear you call me Fourth Uncle again, you will bear the consequences.”

After saying that, Pei Que left.

An Zhi’s back was already covered in cold sweat.

She sat on the edge of the bed, feeling flustered.

She really couldn’t understand why Pei Que fell in love with her.

After her rebirth, she did not provoke Pei Que, and they did not meet often. She felt overwhelmed.

That night, An Zhi was completely sleepless.

When it was almost dawn, she couldn’t expose herself and could only continue to pretend to be asleep.

After breakfast, An Zhi painted in her yard as usual. It was not until the evening that An Chengye called her over.

“An Rong eloped, did you know?” An Chengye looked at An Zhi, trying to get some answers from An Zhi’s face.

“Oh my god, she eloped?” An Zhi’s eyes widened in surprise. “With Pei Yu? Then Father, please send someone to look for her quickly. If the Pei family or others find them first, we’re all doomed.”

“You really don’t know about this?” An Chengye’s intuition told him that he should ask An Zhi a few more times.

“What did Father say? I hate them both so much. How could I possibly let them elope so easily?” An Zhi slammed the table and said, “To be honest, if they had any accidents on the way, I would applaud them.”

An Chengye believed what she said. He also felt that An Zhi didn’t know, otherwise she wouldn’t be sitting here calmly.

“Why isn’t Father worried?” An Zhi asked.

“Haha.” An Chengye really wanted the two of them to elope. That way, the Pei family would have no choice but to give them a legitimate status. However, he couldn’t say this to An Zhi. He pretended to sigh and said, “Why wouldn’t I worry? They’re too ignorant. Since you don’t know, then you should go back first.”

An Zhi opened her mouth to ask, but An Chengye didn’t let her.

After leaving An Chengye, An Zhi snorted coldly, “Old thing, you still hope to be the father-in-law of the Pei family.”

“Master is right to think so.” Binglu followed An Zhi and analyzed, “Mr. Pei is the only son of the eldest branch of the Pei family. No matter what, they will not disown him. As long as An Rong and Young Master Pei stay out for a few years and take care of their son, the Pei family may give in and take him back.”

An Zhi knew that this was absolutely impossible, especially after what happened to Pei Que last night. She was even more certain that the Pei family would not let Pei Yu and An Rong elope.

The fact was just as An Zhi thought. Three days later, she received the news that the Pei family had expelled Pei Yu from the family tree.

When receiving this news, An Zhi laughed for a long time, while An Chengye was stunned for a long time and couldn’t speak.

“Miss, do you want to go see the master?” Binglu made tea for An Zhi. “I heard that a doctor has been called and both concubines have gone there.”

“Don’t worry, there are so many people there, one more of me won’t be needed.” An Zhi let out a long breath, “I’ll go over after my father recovers.”

An Zhi felt relaxed and at ease. “Hurry up and send someone to tell Pei Yu, especially An Rong. I can’t wait to hear An Rong’s reaction. By the way, where are they now?”

“According to the timetable, they should have reached Dengzhou, and will probably head south.” Binglu was also very interested in this. “The letter from yesterday said that An Rong was very spoiled along the way, and Young Master Pei grew up in luxury. In just a few days, the two of them have already spent most of their money.”

An Zhi had anticipated this. Neither of them had ever known hardship. Once they ran out of money, Pei Yu would have to go out and earn it, but making a living wasn’t easy, especially for a nobleman like Pei Yu, who wouldn’t easily beg for mercy. An Rong followed Pei Yu for the sake of a comfortable life. If her life with him wasn’t as good as her life as a concubine’s daughter, she’d definitely complain.

An Zhi was now waiting for Pei Yu to return to the capital in disgrace.

“In about seven or eight days, our people will be able to go into battle.” An Zhi said with a smile.

“I understand.” Binglu also smiled.

“Let’s go and take a look, otherwise people will say we are unfilial.” An Zhi stood up and walked out of the house slowly.

After arriving at An Chengye’s courtyard, Aunt Zhang was serving on the side. An Zhi greeted An Chengye, and seeing that An Chengye had no strength to speak, she went outside to chat with Aunt Zhang.

“It’s really karma, retribution.” Aunt Zhang smiled proudly.

“That’s right,” An Zhi agreed. “An Rong originally thought she could climb the social ladder, but in the end, it was all in vain. The Pei family always keeps their word. Once someone is expelled from the family tree, they won’t let him back in. From now on, Pei Yu is just an ordinary scholar.”

Aunt Zhang knew that An Zhi hated Pei Yu and An Rong, so she cursed them a few times before asking in a low voice, “Miss, I heard that Auntie is planning to find a second wife for Master. Is that true?”

“It’s true.” An Zhi knew that Aunt Zhang was worried that the new wife would be difficult to get along with after entering the house. “Don’t worry too much, Aunt. I told my aunt that we must find someone good. You have been in the mansion for many years and are a loyal and kind person. Father knows this. Just wait patiently for the tea. As long as I am here, I will definitely not let anyone sarcastic and mean in, and I will definitely not allow another Xu family member to come in.”

“Your words reassure me.” Aunt Zhang was old and childless, so she posed no threat to the new wife. But she was afraid she might be a tigress, and even if she wanted to, she couldn’t cower. But with An Zhi’s assurance, she felt more at ease. After all, she knew An Zhi’s fiery temper best.