Chapter 97: Taking Concubines and Building Houses

  "Uncle Bai, your words are really hurtful and unpleasant." Pei Jin Cheng's mouth corners rose slightly, with a faint arc of light, seeming to smile but not quite smiling. White Li Wei's words were clearly threatening, yet the person being threatened didn't feel any fear or unease.

  His slender eyebrows slightly raised, and the cold but smiling phoenix eyes also followed with a slight raise. He lightly let out a "heh" sound, already carrying a hint of disrespect.

  Bai Lide's words had made things clear, but in return, Pei Jin Cheng had such an attitude, which made him unhappy. "Jin Cheng, you've been dragging this on for so many days, I know what you're thinking, you want to get the evidence from Xiao Shan, but how can I let her suffer unjustly? The evidence is no longer with Xiao Shan, it's with me now. If you really want to protect Shen Xuan, show some sincerity."

  Bai Liwei would not let go of such an opportunity to form a marriage alliance with the Pei family, even if it's just as a concubine. As a registered couple abroad, family interests come first. He used to think there was no way, but now he doesn't mind. Since Pei Li and Pei Jin Cheng are both so protective of Shen Xuan, it's not surprising that he would use that incident to his advantage.

  Bai Jincheng had always disliked being arranged or threatened, but Bai Liwei had a hold on Shen Xuan, making him unable to lash out. He could only say indifferently, "Taking a concubine is a big deal, of course it can't be done so quickly."

  Bai Liwei saw that Pei Jincheng was just pretending to be nice to him, and these days Pei Jincheng had tried several times to get the evidence back from his daughter. It was clear that he was disgusted with his daughter's current frail body and had long forgotten their past affection. So, saying more would be a waste of words. He turned to look at Pei Li, "Old sir, what do you think? Let Xiaoshan move into the Pei household first, get married and registered, and then let her spend some time with Jincheng before talking about it again. After all, they haven't been together for several years. Once they are registered, I will immediately hand over Shenyuan's evidence to you."

  Pei Li smiled and repeatedly brewed tea, poured tea, but rarely drank it. "Li Wei, this matter, don't rush for now, I need to discuss with the Shen family first."

  Bai Lide's face changed, "This husband's family takes a house, is there still any reason to negotiate with the bride's side? They didn't even know that all the wealthy families in our city have the custom of taking a house when they married their daughter off?"

  Pei's expression remained gentle, "Whether they know or not is beside the point, what we say is a matter of courtesy. Nowadays are different from the past, Ah Xun that little girl, has a stubborn temperament."

  "This old man is really talking nonsense. Does he still want to control her temper? It's a man's business, what right does a woman have to interfere?"

  "Pei Jin Cheng leaned back, lazily twisting his shoulder as if stretching. "Uncle Bai, you're wrong about this. The Pei family has never allowed divorce, so the wife's acceptance level is naturally very important."

  "Humph, marrying a husband and following him, can't even be the master of one's own home?" Bai Liwei deliberately provoked!

  Pei Jin's eyes flashed with disgust, but instead of getting angry, he smiled, "Uncle Bai really understands me. Now the mistress of Wutongyuan is indeed Shen Xuan, and everything is arranged by her."

  Bai Liwei took a deep breath and said, "So when do you plan on finishing your discussion? A week, is that enough?"

  "Uncle Bai, let's meet again in a week," Pei Jin Cheng said as he stood up. A polite smile played on the corners of his mouth, but his raised hand was a gesture of sending someone off.

  After Bai Lide left with an unsatisfied expression, Pei Li's gentle face slowly sank down. The displeasure in Pei Jin Cheng's eyes became even more apparent. Pei Li sighed and said, "For now, we can only treat Ah Xuan as the mastermind and deal with it accordingly. Anyway, no matter what, Ah Xuan cannot go to jail. This is my only requirement. As for whether you marry Bai Shan or not, I have no opinion on that anymore."

  "Let me check again." Pei Jincheng sat down, during this time he had not missed any clues that should be investigated, but on the day when Shen Xuan left the house, all the surveillance videos were either snowflakes or horizontal bars, and there was no evidence of absence.

  " Investigate?" Pei Li took off the Buddhist beads from his wrist, pinched them in his left hand, and quickly rotated them, with a sense of urgency. "From the first intersection where Ah Xun's car left the Pei residence, all the surveillance cameras were destroyed. How can we investigate? Even the employees at the pharmacy where Ah Xun said she went to buy medicine have all resigned. If this isn't Ah Xun, then it's a meticulously planned frame-up!"

  "If this is a trap set by the Bai family, you have to jump whether you want to or not! Ah Xun can't go to jail!" Pei Li said as he finished speaking, his hand tightened and he violently jerked the Buddhist beads, almost breaking the string! He spat out a mouthful of air, took a few deep breaths, before finally calming down.

  "Grandpa! What era are we living in now? You're still taking a concubine! Even if you find women outside, I won't let you take a concubine!"

  "What time is it now? Do you think I want you to take a concubine? It's all because your great-grandfather passed away, and the power in the military and government was suddenly taken away from our Pei family. Otherwise, we wouldn't have let the Bai family be so arrogant about this kind of thing." Pei Li's thoughts stirred, and he leaned back in his chair, truly enraged by what had happened that evening. If not, he wouldn't have spoken in such a tone, and he couldn't help but glance at his son, whose eyes were also red and neck thick with anger.

  Pei Jin Cheng was only 26 years old three years ago, and it was a good age to have fun and play around. The past three years of sleep were like a blank sheet, sometimes he couldn't help but be reckless, but fortunately, he had his own decisions on important matters. He wasn't worried, but the matter of taking a concubine had been stalled for so long, it would really bring trouble to Shen Xuan. Now, the Bai family's power in military and politics was obviously stronger than the Pei family, which was not a good sign.

  "How's your investigation of the municipal party secretary going?"

  Pei Jin Cheng also felt that Pei Li Yi was hinting at something. Now the Pei family is being controlled by the Bai family because of Shen Xuan's matter, it's really uncomfortable. After Third Grandfather passed away, a large number of people in the Pei family fell out. Now he must put his hand back into the power struggle or else the future of the Pei family will be worrying.

  Throw away the cup that Bai Lide drank from, start brewing tea again, infuse, filter, and pour out the water. The sound is soft and gentle, "Without a family background, I was surprised at how he could rise so quickly, a 36-year-old municipal party secretary, this is almost only possible for those with a strong family background. But his family was ordinary, which means his methods must be extraordinary. However, I found out that during his sophomore year, he saved someone unrelated to him, and later the news was locked away, unknown to anyone. At that time, it was almost a life for a life, and this person's father..."

  The air suddenly became tense, Pei Jin Cheng glanced at Pei Li, a smile flashed in the corner of his eyes, "Yes... Premier."

  Pai Li's eyes narrowed as he slapped his thigh, and with a somewhat solemn tone, he let out a deep breath. His fists clenched involuntarily, "This kind of person has a strong wolf-like nature and great ambition, can you handle him?"

  Pei Jin Cheng pushed the tea in front of Pei Li, "This kind of person, who dares to put himself at risk, wants to take him in, unless his ability is always stronger than his, and his means are more ruthless. Grandfather, I don't dare to confirm whether he can be taken in or not, but putting him in a trap, I am confident."

  Pei Li looked at Pei Jin's calm and composed expression, and couldn't help but sigh, "Since your third grandfather passed away, the Pei family's power in military and politics has become weak and unimpressive. These few years you've been sleeping, each house has been thinking about their own business, no one has thought about this aspect, yet you, as soon as you woke up, thought about solving this matter. Indeed, people from the main house are different."

  Pei Jin Cheng smiled and said, "Grandfather, sometimes you praise people too easily, which makes others feel that you are biased."

  "Uh-huh, I'm biased, everyone knows I'm biased towards Ah Xun." Pei Li stood up, "What will you do a week later?"

  Pei Jin Cheng pinched his tea cup and drank it down, "I have my own plans."

  Pei Jin Cheng returned to Wutong Garden after midnight.

  He went upstairs, took a bath, and entered the bedroom. The lighting was soft and comfortable, with a large bed that was tidy and clean, showing no signs of anyone having slept in it.

  Shen Xuan said that if he marries Bai Shan, she will divorce him.

  She now dares to say anything in front of him, previously when he said he wanted a divorce, she said she didn't agree.

  It's already this era, and you're still taking a concubine.

  His father had married a concubine before, and on the surface everything seemed fine, but in reality they were secretly fighting each other to the death.

  So he always thought that marrying a dignified wife at home, if you're tired of the freshness, finding women outside can't bring them back home, it's clearly adding trouble.

  Bai Shan was already very suitable as a wife before, what about now?

  Now he has Shen Xuan and it's impossible for him to marry two wives.

  Xu Shen is still a strong woman after all.

  Bai Shan can tolerate entering as a concubine, but Shen Xuan is unwilling to let Bai Shan enter as a concubine.

  What is Bai Liwei thinking, and how can he not know?

  Perhaps back then Grandfather didn't just break off the engagement because he looked down on Bai Shan's weakness?

  Perhaps it was Bai Lide's ambition and that inferiority complex, these things, if not encountered with major events, generally would not be discovered. Grandfather is an old sly one, so he had already sensed it early on? But he happened to have gone through the Shenyuan incident before discovering it.

  "Grandfather asked him, 'Why are you so determined to find evidence to prove Ah Xun's innocence?'"

  Grandpa saw that he didn't answer, and said, "You don't need to look for so-called evidence at all. If others don't want you to find it, even if you search every day until the chickens crow, you won't be able to find it. What would you do if Ah Xun were really kidnapped by Bai Shuo?"

  He was a bit dazed at that time, he shook his head, thinking that with Shen Xuan's temperament, she should not be willing to tell such a lie.

  Grandpa just smiled, a profound and mysterious smile, that kind of certain smile, the profundity became ill-intentioned. "Jin Cheng, Ah Xuan is indeed holding Bai Shan hostage, holding your childhood sweetheart Bai Shan hostage, I acknowledge it as such, but what's the big deal? I'm biased towards her, so even if she's holding someone hostage, what's the harm?"

  Pei Jin Cheng pushed open the window, and the Pei residence at night was very cool due to the water in the protective river, even in summer. At this time, the wind blew in, blowing him a refreshing breath.

  Turned out of the bedroom, and then out of the living room, the stairs were steep and seemed endless...

  And there's one more thing, I don't know what time it will be released.