Favoring a Hidden Mistress? Engagement Broken-Chapter 163 - 125:

Having Ming Feng personally deliver the invitation was not to show sincerity, but to let those with intentions see if he dared to attend the banquet.

Pei Yuqing was as clear as a mirror in his heart. He received the invitation with one hand, opened it, glanced down, and his gaze fell on the three words ’Cuiyun Pavilion’, raising an eyebrow slightly.

There were many brothels in the Capital City, and among the three most famous, two were under his name, and this Cuiyun Pavilion happened to be the other one, which Lu Ziyuan chose.

If he wasn’t confident that others couldn’t possibly know how many private properties he owned, Pei Yuqing would have suspected that the ownership of the two brothels was leaked.

Pei Er also saw the three words ’Cuiyun Pavilion’ and wondered, "Why choose here?"

Was it really a coincidence, or did Lu Ziyuan already know that the other two were owned by the Pei Family?

Pei Yuqing closed the invitation and said, "Is the person still here?"

"Yes, they say they’re waiting for your reply," Pei Er hesitated. "Are you going to attend the banquet?"

"Of course, I will go," Pei Yuqing smiled slightly, "Tell Ming Feng, I will be there on time."

Pei Er stood motionless, his face extremely unpleasant.

Lu Ziyuan was not someone easy to provoke. Not yet of age, his murderous intent was heavier than the great generals at the frontier, and he had a grudge against their master for taking his wife. This banquet would definitely not be a pleasant one.

Maybe someone would be killed to vent his anger.

Seeing that his subordinate did not move for a long time, Pei Yuqing tapped his shoulder with the invitation in his hand, smiling, "Don’t worry, your master won’t die. Lu Ziyuan is not a rash man, he is a smart person, he won’t harbor murderous intent against me."

At least, not at this moment.

Just like him, he never harbored murderous intent against the other side either.

In fact, Lu Ziyuan had been away from the Capital for years on campaigns. For someone like Pei Yuqing, who held the latest military intelligence, there were plenty of opportunities if he really wanted to take his life.

Just delay a few messages at random, and he would have a hard time.

But Pei Yuqing had never done such a thing. One delayed military intelligence might mean thousands of lives lost. He would not let innocent lives be sacrificed for his personal affairs.

The already shaky Great Khan could not withstand a bit of turmoil.

He could distinguish between personal love and the affairs of the nation, and he hoped Lu Ziyuan could too.

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Three days later, Pei Yuqing walked alone into the doors of Cuiyun Pavilion.

The brothel was not open during the day. The vast hall on the first floor was empty and silent. Ming Fengming Jian had been waiting for a long time. When they saw him arrive, they extended their long arm and led the way to the staircase.

"Lord Pei, please upstairs."

Pei Yuqing gave a slight nod and stepped up the stairs.

On the second floor, Lu Ziyuan stood with his hands behind his back, standing in front of the window frame, where his gaze could only see a vast expanse of white.

The Capital City had been snowing heavily for several days, and today it finally stopped.

He did not turn at the sound of the door opening behind him, lightly tapping the windowsill with his fingers, and said blandly, "That year, how did you coax her?"

In the same snowy weather, with the same cold and frigid conditions, how did he make the little girl, who originally had only him in her heart and eyes, become attached to him?

Ignoring his feelings entirely, even though he was already angry, the girl didn’t care at all, and would overturn heaven and earth to find him.

What was she planning to do after finding him?

Pei Yuqing casually removed his large cloak. Upon hearing this, his eyes softened, as if seeing that year, squatting in the snow, the little girl with white silk over her eyes.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "That year, she suffered from an eye condition, suddenly losing her eyesight, feeling fearful and uneasy, yet unwilling to worry her parents, her brothers, or her maids. Even when crying, she would hide away and cry quietly, and I stumbled upon her a few times."

The little girl’s pitiful, lovable, tearful voice was so obedient and sweet, it was heart-wrenchingly endearing.

As a naturally cold person, he could turn a blind eye once or twice, pretending not to see it.

But later on, he couldn’t help but actively take her pulse. Learning it was only snow blindness, he kindly advised her.

The eye condition that could have healed, if it resulted in permanent blindness due to shedding too many tears, how would that be good?

"That year she was fourteen, and you were twenty-five. For having thoughts about a young girl who could almost be your daughter, don’t you find yourself shameless?" Lu Ziyuan slowly turned, his gaze falling on Pei Yuqing’s face, sharp like a knife.

This man in front of him, it was with this deceitful face that he managed to coax away his Wanwan.

Three months and she was rushed into marriage.

Whenever he thought of it, Lu Ziyuan wished he could cut him into pieces and slice him into slivers.

Faced with such questioning, Pei Yuqing did not feel any embarrassment.