Chapter 245: Chapter 105 Lady Zhao Ning _4
Du Changqing could no longer contain his irritation. Having barely managed to send those two away, he finally turned to look at Lu Tong, who was wiping the medicinal residue off the table, "What were you just talking about?"
"Preparing medicine."
"Preparing medicine needs to be that close?"
Du Changqing didn’t believe it, "Your boss is reminding you, the one with the surname Pei is not a good person. Don’t be fooled by his decent appearance, his heart is probably blacker than anyone’s."
Yin Zheng couldn’t stand it, "Shopkeeper Du, are you jealous?"
"Jealous?" Du Changqing scoffed, then lowered his voice, "Who doesn’t know in this town, back when the rebels caused an uproar in Shengjing, and the leader held Lord Zhao Ning’s wife hostage—it was that Pei’s mother. Intending to use her as leverage to escape, who would’ve thought..."
Yin Zheng was curious, "Did Lord Zhao Ning let her go?"
Lu Tong also looked toward Du Changqing.
"No! Lord Zhao Ning, Pei Di, didn’t even frown as he continued to suppress the rebellion, and as everyone watched, Lord Zhao Ning’s wife was beheaded by the rebels, dying a tragic death!"
Lu Tong’s eyes flickered with interest. She had heard only scarce details about Pei Yunmeng; the incident involving Lord Zhao Ning’s wife was completely new to her.
Du Changqing continued, "Think about it, there’s a saying that ’a night of marriage earns a hundred days of grace’. Even we would hesitate in his place, but he didn’t care at all. If a father can be this heartless, how much better can his son be?"
Yin Zheng thought it over, "But you said it was the rebels causing trouble, right? If Lord Zhao Ning had given in to the threats, that wouldn’t have been responsible to the townspeople, either."
"If it were just that, it indeed wouldn’t prove anything," Du Changqing snorted, "but just two years after the death of Lord Zhao Ning’s wife, Pei Di remarried and soon had a son."
"The death of Lord Zhao Ning’s wife does have something to do with Pei Di, no matter how you look at it. The woman died for him, and he turned around, married someone else, and had children. People in the common folk observe mourning for three years. So, you see, the people from the Pei family aren’t that great."
Du Changqing turned towards Lu Tong, speaking earnestly, "Men know men the best. Listen to me, Doctor Lu, pay less attention to Pei Yunmeng’s sweet words. Men are unreliable."
Ah Cheng couldn’t help but laugh, "Boss, you’re also a man."
"That’s right," Du Changqing spread his hands, "I’m unreliable too. So Doctor Lu, you shouldn’t be dreaming of romantic adventures all day, it’s better to focus on practicing medicine and making medicine, that’s the right path. After a few more years, when no one remembers the incident at Prince Wen’s Mansion, you should also stop associating with the Pei’s."
Lu Tong casually agreed, slightly lowering her head to hide a trace of deep thought in her eyes.
She hadn’t expected Pei Yunmeng to have such a past. She had found it difficult to understand his complicated temperament when she previously considered his friendly exterior yet cunning depth; now, having heard Du Changqing’s explanation, she felt somewhat enlightened.
No wonder in Prince Wen’s Mansion, he valued Pei Yunshu so highly, going as far as to offend the mansion to grant her a divorce. Logically, the dissolution of a marriage between noble houses would be a major event for the Pei family, but from start to finish, Lu Tong had hardly heard Lord Zhao Ning’s, Pei Di’s, name mentioned in the matter.
Which meant, Pei Yunshu’s divorce was very likely orchestrated solely by Pei Yunmeng without Pei Di’s consent.
From this perspective, the relationship between Pei Yunmeng and the Pei family was probably not as straightforward as it appeared on the surface.
This could perhaps become another "weakness" of his.
Du Changqing was still babbling, "Should women live in the world just to get married? Think bigger, why not create a business of your own? Like expanding our Renxin Medical Hall to Qinghe Street in the south of the city to earn from those rich people’s silver. Once you have silver, what kind of man can’t you find? Everyone with the surname Pei and all those fiances, tell them all to get lost!"
"Exactly."
Du Changqing turned to her, "What did you say?"
"I said you’re right."
Du Changqing’s eyes lit up, "Right? You agree with telling them to get lost?"
Lu Tong shook her head.
"I meant, the idea of ’earning from those rich people’s silver’ is good," she said.