After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen
Chapter 58 - 057: The Great General Must Not Start Chaos and Then Abandon It!

Chapter 58: Chapter 057: The Great General Must Not Start Chaos and Then Abandon It!

Fu Zhen glanced at him, then suddenly grabbed her wrist: "Ah, it hurts so much!"

After saying that, she seemed unable to bear the pain and hunched over.

Pei Zhan frowned: "What’s wrong with you now?"

"General!" Zhang Cheng, who was beside them, slapped his thigh in distress, "Our young lady is a delicate noblewoman! Even if she knows martial arts, she’s still soft and tender! She hasn’t even held a needle or thread on a regular day, yet every time she sees you—

"Last time, you relentlessly pursued her and chased her until she fainted in the street, and this time you grabbed her without warning—General!

"Look at our young lady, her small frame, how much bigger is she than your leg? I know you soldiers aren’t particular about things, but you’re really too rough!

"How can you keep bullying her?"

The more Pei Zhan listened, the more unreasonable it sounded, his face darkened: "I merely touched her!"

For those who practice martial arts, how can they avoid physical contact? He only took into consideration that she was a practitioner herself, so he wasn’t overly cautious.

Usually, she horses around like a young colt, so why can’t she even be touched now?

Pursuing and bullying her? What nonsense is this?

Making him sound like some kind of rogue!

Zhang Cheng stretched out a finger: "To you, it might just be a touch, but not to our young lady! Look at where you grabbed her just now, what has it become?"

Pei Zhan looked at Fu Zhen’s left wrist and indeed saw a swollen red spot under her sleeve.

Frowning, he drew his sword, then used the hilt to lift her sleeve, revealing her thin, pale arm with a swelling the size of an egg!

He suddenly asked: "What happened?"

He wasn’t reckless, although his movement might have been swift, how could it have become so severe?

"General, woe is me!"

Fu Zhen cried before speaking, "Zhang Cheng, tell the General how my younger half-sister bullied me last night."

Family scandals needn’t be kept secret in front of this guy!

She was sure that after he left yesterday, even if he hadn’t immediately investigated the Fu family, he’d definitely do so upon his return.

Whatever information outsiders could know, he would know; the matter of Fu Jun oppressing Mrs. Fu with a concubine, even if he wasn’t aware of the full story, he could guess some parts of it.

The swelling on her wrist was from an accidental sting last night, something she initially dismissed, even hiding it when Fu Jia visited her in the morning.

Never thought he’d come and pinch her hand—

It truly hurt!

She couldn’t let the pain be for nothing!

He even called her a street performer just now!

Said she could eat a lot!

How infuriating!

She needed to stage a scene!

Let him know exactly who was the elder and who the nephew!

Zhang Cheng immediately spilled the beans on how Fu Rou had people attack Fu Zhen at night. Of course, having seen Fu Zhen’s tactics firsthand, he wouldn’t utter a word about how she later beat up Mrs. Liu and her daughter.

The Pei family didn’t have such scandals, nor did the Liang family, and most of the others were clean. Everyone prioritized defending the nation, spouses were partners through thick and thin, and there was no such scheming.

Pei Zhan stared at Fu Zhen and straightened up after a moment.

Indeed, after leaving the clinic yesterday, he had someone investigate the Fu family, and the report did mention the Fu family had one wife and one concubine, with the concubine’s children outnumbering the main wife’s. If Fu Jun were a lustful person, he wouldn’t have just one concubine, yet he had her bear him three children, indicative of his favoritism towards her.

So this girl might have indeed been bullied in the Fu family.

But, she was crying so falsely, wasn’t she?

"...If I hadn’t secretly practiced some self-defense moves, I might have died in that deep mansion long ago. Otherwise, why do you think I’m so skinny and spending so much to promote my father?"

At this moment, her crying voice was so thick it couldn’t be muddled.

But look, how is it possible for someone to howl for so long without even dampening their eyes?

Pei Zhan looked at her: "Since your father is so biased, how come you’re paying to promote him? That day on the back hill of Baihe Temple, I saw you kick him myself."

Fu Zhen paused, stood up straight: "That day my younger half-sister caused trouble, and I accidentally injured my father in self-defense.

"I’m a filial girl, you can ask around in the Fu family and you’d know!

"General Pei, if you’re sincere about wanting to make a deal with me, show it with actions. If not, don’t keep pestering me and wasting my time vying for favor and love with my father!"

After she said that, she reached out to take the box again.

Pei Zhan moved the box behind him: "I never refused. Leave the ginseng with me, and tomorrow I’ll speak with your esteemed father."

After a pause, he looked down at her, who was half a head shorter: "Miss Fu, please step back."

——Ah, phooey!

Fu Zhen stepped closer, holding up her swollen wrist: "You can have the ginseng, but I, a reputable young lady, was made to faint on the street by you last time, almost dying from an old ailment, and haven’t settled accounts with you yet. Now you’ve hurt my hand again, you owe me an explanation, don’t you think?"

The scent of a young girl’s powder drifted into Pei Zhan’s nose, causing him to step back two steps.

After steadying himself, he brushed off his clothes with a nonplussed expression, his face unyielding: "I apologize for earlier; I’ll send some ointment later."

Fu Zhen retracted: "What use is ointment? As the granddaughter of a former Imperial Merchant, do I lack such ointment? What I lack is a backer, protection!

"Even with the promoted rank you might give my father due to my involvement, he can’t protect me all the time at home!

"They say it’s easy to guard against an open spear but hard to avoid hidden arrows. If I encounter another incident like last night, my little life will eventually be lost.

"Every time Pei General sees me, he bullies me. You can’t just shirk responsibility!"

Guards from afar glanced over at them.

Pei Zhan glanced at Fu Zhen: "What do you want?"

Fu Zhen raised her chin and pointed to the guards in the distance: "It’s simple, lend me a couple of those guys over there!"

So that was what she was after, waiting to exploit this situation!

Pei Zhan raised an eyebrow: "They are soldiers of the General Mansion, how can I lend them to you?"

"If you can’t give them to me, then lend them for a few months." Fu Zhen gestured with a hand, "Rest assured, I’ll pay for their services!"

Pei Zhan nodded: "Doesn’t sound like a big deal."

"For you, the Great General, it’s just a matter of a word!" Fu Zhen seized the chance, "They only need to follow my orders completely during the lending period!

"And then, by the way, train my guards,—they don’t need to be too strong, just good enough to match the General Mansion guards’ skills!"

"Just good enough to match the skills of the General’s Mansion guards"?

She sure knew how to make demands!

Pei Zhan handed the box to the nearest guard and said, with hands behind his back: "Any other requests?"