Chapter 325: Extra: The Rowdy Neighbor's Melody Ten

Extra: The Rowdy Neighbor's Melody Ten

Yin Fengxuan felt that his trip wasn't wasted. Seeing Yin Fengxuan, that idiot, running about gleefully, Pei Yaoguang, sitting in the room, raised his eyebrows and then curled his lips.

Tsk! I was just joking, but this idiot actually believed it!

But… forget it! In short, that's how it is!

Although he'd used a dirty trick, Pei Yaoguang didn't feel bad about it. Of course, even if he'd personally suggested it, he didn't really believe Yin Fengxuan and Jin Jingwen could get together… There's no helping it; compared to Yin Fengxuan, that witless idiot, Pei Yaoguang instinctively felt Jin Jingwen wouldn't be easy to handle!

After all, no matter how you look at it, Jin Jingwen can completely outsmart Yin Fengxuan in intellect, and even her ruthlessness in striking—he probably can't match that either!

Thinking that, Pei Yaoguang found the matter somewhat amusing. But just then, before he could laugh, a slender figure appeared before him out of nowhere.

"What are you laughing at?"

That voice was indifferent with a hint of chill; hearing it, Pei Yaoguang snapped his head up and met his wife's equally cold gaze!

Holy shit!

Pei Yaoguang silently cursed, but immediately replied:

"Huh? What laugh? Who laughed?"

Pei Yaoguang was clearly pretending to be stupid. And not speaking would have been fine, but saying that only made Shui Yun flare up with nameless anger!

Damn it!

I saw it with both my eyes, and you're still pretending?!

Besides, I didn't just see it—I heard most of what you two idiots said earlier, and now you're lying to my face with your eyes wide open?!

Shui Yun was furious, wishing she could slap that jerk to death right then and there!

But afterward, Shui Yun didn't actually strike; she merely threw a cold, threatening glance at Pei Yaoguang's face and then sat sideways beside him.

"You mean well, but why don't you think about Jingwen?"

……

Having married a neurotic husband, Shui Yun may live amid constant chaos, but she's not the type to fuss over trivialities and lose interest. So seeing her husband meddle in Yin Fengxuan's affairs, she almost reflexively voiced her opposition!

Of course, Shui Yun's opposition isn't to Pei Yaoguang's meddling, but to the very idea of Yin Fengxuan and Jin Jingwen being together!

There's no helping it—Yin Fengxuan is indeed the master's closest brother, so Shui Yun ought to lend a hand. But Yin Fengxuan's perpetually off‑kilter temperament really isn't husband material. And Jin Jingwen isn't a soft persimmon; even though she can't fight, Shui Yun is convinced that, given Jingwen's disposition and scheming, a mere flicker of thought would crush not just one Yin Fengxuan but a hundred of them to dust!

Moreover, their dispositions are poles apart, and their standards are equally high… So, from any angle, they're simply unsuitable!

Obviously, Shui Yun had heard the conversation between Yin Fengxuan and Pei Yaoguang, but she hadn't caught all of it, so she missed Yin Fengxuan's important thoughts. Otherwise, given her temperament, even if she couldn't go beat up Yin Fengxuan, she'd definitely go complain to Nie Jinxuan—and give her husband a good thrashing at the same time!

So Shui Yun's words were blunt as well. Hearing that, Pei Yaoguang felt temporarily safe, his tension easing, and he fell back into his habitual swagger, raising his eyebrows as he said:

"Miss her? What for? I'm not even acquainted with that little bean!"

"You… stop beating around the bush. You know what I mean!"

"What meaning? I don't get it!"

"You…"

Pei Yaoguang deliberately made Shui Yun's hair stand on end with anger. But before she could unleash a big move, he just grinned, grabbed her hand, gave a slight tug, and pulled her into his arms.

"Tsk, look at you—why the rush? Do you think that little bean and Old Sixth Yin are both brainless? Besides, I was just talking off the cuff; if even that little bean can't handle such a petty trick, then it's nothing much!"

"But…"

"All right, no more 'buts'—this is all a matter of fate, so just watch and see!"

Pei Yaoguang spoke with such breezy nonchalance, utterly lacking the spite he'd shown when giving Yin Fengxuan that dirty trick—and hearing it, Shui Yun, whose brows had been tightly knit, couldn't help but blink in surprise.

Damn it!

You're giving Yin Fengxuan a dirty trick just so you can watch the show, huh?!

Shui Yun was speechless! She couldn't hit or scold him, so she could only glare. But when she locked eyes with his fiery, sullen stare, Pei Yaoguang clenched his teeth and abruptly shifted his tone.

"Oh right, this morning when the old master came looking for you—what was it about?"

Pei Yaoguang said that, obviously trying to divert Shui Yun's attention. Though she'd wanted to pinch him, hearing it she froze. Thinking back to this morning's matter, her face took on a strange look, and after holding it in for a while, she barely narrowed her lips and whispered:

"Nothing much, just the same old thing!"

……

When Shui Yun first married into the Pei family, everyone from top to bottom was delighted. Even now, the Pei family still thinks she's a fine daughter‑in‑law!

Although Shui Yun's looks aren't nation‑toppling and her temperament is a bit cool, she has status (an imperial adopted daughter), ability (a martial arts master), and crucially, good connections above (a loyalist of the emperor, a confidante of the empress)… Moreover, though her disposition is cool, her conduct is impeccable, and she's not the gossip‑mongering, meddling type of ordinary women, so the Pei family naturally approves.

But bringing home a daughter‑in‑law, mere satisfaction isn't enough—what really matters is that she bear children! Add to that the fact that the Pei family's beloved third son married late, so barely two days after Shui Yun crossed the threshold, the whole household converged as if by agreement to give her advice, all with a single goal:

"Shui Yun, you're a good child—our third master marrying you is his blessing and the Pei family's blessing… But you two aren't exactly young anymore; aren't you thinking of having a child?"

"Whether it's a boy or a girl doesn't matter—just have one first!"

The Pei family's attitude is excellent. Yet it leaves Shui Yun feeling a bit embarrassed. But if spoken plainly, the Pei family isn't wrong—after all, Pei Yaoguang isn't young, and I'm getting up there too, so having children is naturally a top priority!

But having children is easy to say, yet not something you can just will into existence. This left Shui Yun feeling helpless, ending up in a state where she neither should nor shouldn't!

And this morning, Pei family patriarch Pei Baiwan sought out Shui Yun for precisely this reason. Compared with the rest of the Pei family, who mostly beat around the bush, Pei Baiwan was far more blunt—once he had her brought in, he laid it out straight away.

"Shui Yun, you and your husband need to work hard! Don't let the Pei line die out!"

Pei Baiwan's words were spoken with bitter earnestness. Hearing them, Shui Yun felt utterly awful!

Holy shit! You're not kidding, are you?

"You mean if I don't have a kid, the Pei family will go extinct?"

"But I recall the Pei family's younger generation alone—just the legitimate heirs registered—number more than ten, and if you add all those little radish‑headed collateral kids, you could practically form a reinforced company!"

"Hey, are you joking with me, or cursing that reinforced company of yours to total annihilation?"

In an instant, ten thousand grass‑mud horses galloped through Shui Yun's mind—but she wouldn't say that, so she merely nodded mutely, saying she understood.

So when Pei Yaoguang now pressed her, Shui Yun felt a bit uneasy inside—but hearing that, Pei Yaoguang instantly furrowed his brows and twisted his features.

"Urge, urge, urge—every day they nag! Next time I'll tell them I'm sick, so don't expect anything from me in this lifetime!"

Pei Yaoguang truly lives up to his reputation as a neurotic—otherwise ordinary folks couldn't blurt out such words, and he says them quite loudly. So when he spoke without restraint just now, Shui Yun raised her hand and slapped him.

Who would have thought that just then, before Shui Yun could even speak, there was suddenly a 'Gudong' sound from outside; Shui Yun and Pei Yaoguang in the room were both startled, they all got up and rushed out the door to see, only to find the old lady of the Pei family, Lady Jing, lying stiffly in the courtyard; before anyone could figure out what was happening, they saw the fallen old lady, Lady Jing, suddenly burst into loud wailing, while crying she slapped the ground and wailed.

"Ah… I can't go on! My son, why is your fate so miserable… sob… our Pei family will have no descendants… sob… Father, let me die…"

The Pei family, after the old lady Lady Jing happened to hear that her precious son could not have children, then caused a series of chaotic uproars.

Meanwhile, while the whole Pei family was in an uproar, Yin Fengxuan, who had hurried back to the mansion, promptly began his new plan!

First, he needed to write a visitation note!

Although Yin Fengxuan was untalented, he had been personally disciplined with a whip by the former emperor when he was young. So asking him to compose some literary poetry* would be difficult, but for a simple visitation note, Yin Fengxuan could still write it!

Once the visitation note was written, Yin Fengxuan handed it to his lackey Lin Quan, then had him find people in the capital to spread rumors!

At that moment, upon hearing Yin Fengxuan's orders, Lin Quan didn't complain this time, merely blinked in surprise, then began to enthusiastically praise the idea as great! Then he hurried off to carry it out!

After arranging those two matters, Yin Fengxuan didn't idle; he immediately scrambled to the West Garden, then had someone set up a ladder, and climbed onto the wall adjacent to the Jin family's.

But as soon as he climbed onto the wall and looked down opposite, Yin Fengxuan couldn't help but freeze!

Holy shit!

Pitch black all around—how could I see anything at all?!

Yin Fengxuan was quite dissatisfied, but he also forgot that it was already night, and the Jin family's rules were always strict; naturally they wouldn't be like the Gong Prince's mansion, with revelry day and night, indistinguishable between dark and light.

Too bad, Yin Fengxuan didn't care about those things. He only felt that he hadn't even slept yet, while the Prince's mansion over here was so lively—how could the Jin family be so quiet? Had they already gone to sleep this early? Damn, this is so unscientific!

Yin Fengxuan bore a little grudge, but he didn't immediately come down from the ladder. At that moment, his lackey Lin Quan, who had been standing below for a while, seeing Yin Fengxuan still not coming down after a long time, couldn't help but urge him.

"Master, has everyone opposite already gone to rest? Or should we also withdraw?"

Having followed Yin Fengxuan for so long, even though he didn't know exactly what the latter intended to do now, based on his little bit of temperament, Lin Quan knew his master was surely up to no good. Moreover, after those days of contact, Lin Quan somehow felt instinctively that the Jin family's young lady next door was not someone to be easily dealt with, so he couldn't help but remind him of two things.

Too bad, upon hearing those words, Yin Fengxuan not only had no intention of coming down, but instead hooked his finger at Lin Quan below.

"Lin Quan, come up~!"

"Uh… Master, what are you…?"

"Alright, cut the nonsense, just come up when I tell you to!"

Hearing Yin Fengxuan say that, Lin Quan was unwilling, but could only steel himself and climb up the ladder. Once Lin Quan was up, Yin Fengxuan pointed at the pitch-black courtyard opposite.

"Jump down."

"Oh… huh?!"

Yin Fengxuan said it without any pressure, but upon hearing it, Lin Quan nearly toppled headfirst!

Holy shit!

"Boss, what are you trying to do?"

"Running over to the Jin family's in the middle of the night—could it be…?"

Lin Quan didn't dare to think about what would happen next. Seeing Lin Quan obviously frightened, Yin Fengxuan smirked, said nothing more, gave a sideways leap, and jumped straight into the Jin family's courtyard.

……

Yin Fengxuan's nighttime raid on the Jin family was merely a spur-of-the-moment impulse; in fact, he really had no idea what he wanted to do!

But now that he had come, his curiosity was aroused. Moreover, he didn't even care whether Lin Quan had followed him behind; he alone took the lead, tiptoeing into the interior of the Jin family's grand residence.

This was Yin Fengxuan's first time personally entering the rear courtyard of the Jin family's grand residence. Although it was pitch black all around, his vision was still good, so he didn't really take a wrong turn; indeed, he inadvertently ended up at the Chao Xia Pavilion where Jin Jingwen lived.

All around remained dark, and in that darkness, the tiptoeing Yin Fengxuan was like a weasel sneaking into a chicken coop at midnight—his eyes glowed, he lowered his body, using only his eyes to scan everywhere, while in his mind he thought about stirring up something!

But just then, before Yin Fengxuan could think of a good idea, he only heard a sound coming from the main house of the courtyard, and then a familiar voice instantly reached his ears as he was wandering about the courtyard!

"Chun'er, pour me a cup of water."

That voice was pleasant to the ear with a hint of softness; upon hearing it, Yin Fengxuan, hiding outside, froze on the spot!

Holy shit!

"No way—this is actually the courtyard where that little girl lives?!"

Yin Fengxuan never expected that today he would walk into such luck—just a touch and he had stumbled upon the main person! Thinking that, his heart instantly blossomed with joy; he then shifted his gaze, and an idea came to mind. Immediately, Nie Jinxuan lightly slipped out of her embroidered robe, wearing only the white inner garment underneath, then took off the golden dragon crown on her head, glanced left and right, and hid the two items in a concealed corner of the courtyard.

Yin Fengxuan acted seriously and carefully, making no sound. After hiding the two items, he then messed up his already disheveled hair even more, even pulling that messy hair forward to cover his face, and casually dabbed some dirt on his face!

Once everything was ready, in the darkness Yin Fengxuan cracked a smile, revealing a row of white teeth. Then he tiptoed over to the window outside Jin Jingwen's side room……

……

Recently, Jin Jingwen's sleep hasn't been good; she often wakes up in the middle of the night after falling asleep. The reason is none other than being annoyed by that idiotic nutcase next door!

There's nothing to be done—it's not that Jin Jingwen's will is weak; it's simply that the person next door is too disgusting. All day long, as if doing routine chores, they stir up a few rounds of trouble, only making Jin Jingwen so angry she's on the verge of vomiting blood.

Moreover, although the three summer heat periods have passed, the autumn tiger is still fierce. Thus the combination of the two has resulted in the present situation!

And today was no exception. During the day, she was again fuming from that idiot next door; at night, Jin Jingwen woke up again. At that moment, hearing the call, Dong'er, who was sleeping in the outer room, also got up, lit a candle, and brought over a cup of water.

Dong'er is young, but she's nimble in her work. However, just after Jin Jingwen had finished drinking the water, Dong'er took the cup away, intending to turn and retreat…… but just then, at the moment Dong'er turned around, her hand suddenly trembled, the cup fell to the ground and shattered, accompanied by Dong'er's frightened cry.

"Ah! A ghost!"