Chapter 347: Piri Yangqiu
Since Princess Yuanxi entered Beijing, Yuan Peng took the attendants who came with him to live in the post house near the palace specially arranged by Emperor Zhou, and after a few days of small residence, he would set off to return to Southern Chu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
However, although it is a post house, the scale is actually equivalent to an elegant house, and Emperor Zhou also assigned a special person to serve daily matters, with all kinds of food, clothing, housing and transportation, as if it was the treatment of a guest.
After all, Yuan Peng belongs to the Southern Chu royal family, and this time he specially welcomed the princess into Beijing together, so the etiquette on this table must not be neglected, so as not to reach the ears of the King of Chu and exacerbate the tension between the two countries.
It's just that these people are not only on weekdays, but in private, they are secretly monitored by Emperor Zhou's every move.
After hearing about the prince's threat to Gao Heng, Princess Yuanxi thought about it, but left the palace and went to the post house alone.
From childhood to adulthood, everything is something. She would go to the meeting to consult with the brother closest to her and ask for help.
What's more, this matter is related to the future lifeblood of Yan Wangfu, and the stakes are very high, and she doesn't dare to make an assertion, she must follow Yuan Peng's advice before making a decision, and win this crucial game for Gao Heng.
At this time, Yuan Peng was writing a letter to the king of Chu in the study of the post house, and when he heard that his sister was coming, he calmly put away the half-written letter.
As if he had been prepared for her arrival, he didn't feel any surprises at all.
"Brother Huang, it's good that you're here, I have something important to look for you!"
After a while, I saw Princess Yuan Xi hurriedly stepping into the room, and before she could even catch her breath, she dragged Yuan Peng out of front of the desk with a solemn face.
"Xi'er, what's wrong with you? It's only the second day of the wedding, why did your husband come to me when he didn't accompany you in the house?"
Yuan Peng glanced out of the window, pretending to be puzzled and teasing, but saw Princess Yuan Xi glancing at him with a displeased expression, and then lowered his eyes gloomily, with a faint sadness reflected between his eyebrows.
"Brother Huang, the disappearance of Cheng Jinzhi is already known to everyone, are you sarcastic about me when you ask me like this now? Do you know how much weight she has in Gao Heng's heart, and now that she has suddenly disappeared, is there still a day of peace in this palace?"
"Okay, okay, you understand that the imperial brother didn't mean that. Yuan Pengyu comforted Princess Yuanxi's shoulder, "Of course I know about this, and I have heard that this Princess Yan was kidnapped by a group of black-clothed people in the middle of the night. ”
"Yes, I originally thought that you were looking for someone to do it, but now that I think about it, fortunately it wasn't you. ”
Princess Yuan Xi raised her eyes and smiled faintly at Yuan Peng, her gaze was fixed for a moment, and then she turned her gaze elsewhere, and her tone was low.
"If it were you, he would probably only have hatred for me in the future. ”
"I'll tell you the truth, I've had such thoughts. Yuan Pengsong opened his hand on Princess Yuan Xi's shoulder, and the corners of his mouth hooked a joking arc, "But your imperial brother is not so stupid, arresting people on the cusp of this storm, he will definitely be able to be seen through by that Yan King at a glance, wouldn't it trap my sister in injustice?" It's just that I didn't expect that this Princess Yan is so hateful, and someone has already started to act before us." ”
He said unhurriedly, looking at Princess Yuanxi's eyes full of worry, thinking of the deception of hiding the knife in his smile at the moment, he couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and guilt in his heart.
In fact, Yuan Peng and the prince's plan to use Cheng Jinzhi to deal with Gao Heng was indeed premeditated, but the choice to act on the night of Gao Heng's wedding was a temporary intention.
If Cheng Jinzhi hadn't walked out of the palace that day, maybe all this would not have been able to go naturally.
For Yuan Peng, in addition to the value of Cheng Jinzhi, the princess of Yan, he wants to buy more time for Princess Yuanxi to be alone with Gao Heng and not be disturbed by outsiders.
Even if this time will not last long, he thinks that the only thing he can do for this sister now should be this.
Because, from the moment he kidnapped Cheng Jinzhi, he was not ready to let her return to Yanwang's Mansion and return to Gao Heng.
"It's not that this woman is hated, that person took Cheng Jinzhi away, in fact, what he wants to deal with is Yanwangfu. ”
Princess Yuanxi's eyes loosened, and the whole person became a little serious, and her tone was filled with a very clear sense of resentment.
Because he knows that Gao Heng is willing to sacrifice anything for this woman. ”
"Xi'er, listening to your tone, it seems that you seem to know, who captured this Princess Yan?"
Yuan Peng's eyes flowed, and he naturally knew that the prince had been to the palace just now, and the fog in the depths of his eyes gradually dissipated, flashing with an incomprehensible ghostly light.
"Moreover, when it comes to wanting to deal with Yan Wangfu, if I guess correctly, this person should be the crown prince, right? Otherwise, your rival in love is missing, and if you don't hear it well, you should be happy, how can you still have this sad face?"
"Yes, of course I would have been overjoyed that she had disappeared, and I wished she would never come back. Only when she disappears will Gao Heng slowly accept me, instead of giving his whole heart to that woman!"
Princess Yuanxi couldn't help but breathe up when she said this, and she raised her hand and patted it on the desk beside her with resentment.
But in just a moment, she broke free from this jealous emotion, and looked at Yuan Peng's eyes becoming firm and heavy.
"But the crown prince will not let go of such a great opportunity, I can't watch my beloved man at his mercy, I can't let something happen to the Yan Palace. Brother Emperor, I must save him!"
"What's the matter, what does the prince want to do with Princess Yan?"
Yuan Peng looked at Princess Yuan Xi with a surprised expression, and when she finished repeating to herself everything the prince had just said to Gao Heng in the palace, he couldn't help but tighten his cheeks and twist the corners of his eyebrows strangely.
Since the crown prince has already been to the palace, it is reasonable for Princess Yuanxi to know that he will use this to threaten Gao Heng.
But Yuan Peng didn't expect that she would learn that the prince used the disaster relief official silver as a bargaining chip to make Gao Heng make concessions.
In other words, according to Yuan Peng and the prince's plan, Princess Yuan Xi should not have learned about this so quickly.
The sooner she knew, the more detrimental it would be to the development of the whole thing.
Since the crown prince gave Gao Heng a day to think about it, according to Yuan Peng's plan, as long as Princess Yuanxi didn't know about it, he could take the princess away from the capital temporarily, so that Gao Heng would have nowhere to be found.
And even if Gao Heng loses these two important witnesses, for the sake of Cheng Jinzhi's life, he will definitely make a sacrifice in the end and confess his guilt as the prince requested.
However, now looking at the worried pair of autumn water in front of Princess Yuan Xi, Yuan Peng clearly realized that the situation seemed to be a little different.