Chapter 64: Confrontation
"All killed, how can they all be killed, Xu Wei? Xu Wei is also dead? The emperor jumped out of bed in disbelief.
The chief manager hurriedly took a pair of boots and handed them over: "Your Majesty, be careful to cool down, the old slave is waiting for you to put them on." β
The emperor kicked over: "I can still care about these now, that is the secret guard I have carefully cultivated for many years, Xu Wei is my confidant, just let Pei Yuan kill one without leaving one, how can I deal with him, how can you let me deal with him!" β
"You are the emperor, the king let the minister die, the minister has to die, the emperor, don't be angry." The chief manager reluctantly persuaded.
The emperor slowly quieted down, he held the hand of the chief manager, and suddenly laughed: "You are right, I am the emperor, and he has to do whatever I ask him to do." β
Early the next morning, Pei Hao and Pei Yuan returned to the emperor in the early dynasty, Pei Yuan handed it over, and after the emperor looked through it at will, he muttered for a moment and said: "You have done a good job on this errand, but why is there less than ten of the whole team of guards I once sent to you?" β
Pei Hao looked at the emperor who was sitting on the dragon chair and performing, anger had already surfaced in his eyes, Pei Yuan gently pulled him, and then took a step forward and said: "Back to the emperor, the courtiers suffered three waves of assassination on the way, if it weren't for the great life of the courtiers, they would no longer be able to stand in front of the emperor at this time." β
The emperor stared at Pei Yuan's eyes, but he couldn't see the slightest emotion in them, he couldn't help but wonder if everything was just an accident, Pei Yuan didn't find out that it was the killer he sent out at all.
But none of the three assassins came back alive, and whether he knew it or not, with the ability he now revealed, he could no longer remain.
After a long time, the emperor nodded, and barely pulled out a little shock: "Who is so bold, the people of Dali Temple checked for me, and checked fiercely, this kind of thing happened at the feet of the Son of Heaven, which shocked me deeply." β
Dali Siqing knelt down to receive the commandment, and the emperor looked at Pei Yuan and Pei Hao again, and changed to a smiling face and a relaxed tone: "This time you have done a beautiful errand, I will definitely be rewarded." After speaking, he glanced at the chief manager next to him.
The chief manager understood, and then stood in front of Pei Yuan with a box of gold, silver and jewelry, but after half a day, Pei Yuan was motionless, and the chief manager could only look back at the emperor in embarrassment.
Pei Hao looked at the emperor's face and was not depressed, although he didn't want to accept his reward, but after thinking about it carefully, wouldn't it be cheaper for him, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "This time the courtiers were assassinated, thanks to the protection of those guards, they were able to leave a life to come back to see the emperor, thinking that the king thought of the sacrificed guards for a while, he felt sad and fell into pain and did not react, the emperor might as well take these as pensions for the dead guards' families as comfort." β
"In that case, it's just like King Ling said, but I can't treat you two badly, this part is counted as those guards, and as for you, I will give you another reward." The emperor raised his eyes and looked at Pei Hao, but he didn't see any clues.
The chief manager sent the things forward again, and Pei Yuan reluctantly accepted the reward.
After the end of the early dynasty, the emperor waited until all the officials were gone, and then left Pei Yuan alone: "I want to talk to you." β
Pei Yuan looked at the emperor and smiled mockingly: "What are you talking about?" Talk about me showing the secret guard logo to the royal brother? I cut it from the dead secret guard bit by bit, I don't know if the emperor looks very familiar. β
The emperor looked at the ridicule in Pei Yuan's eyes, and the unbearability in his eyes flashed: "Stand down!" β
The palace people who were waiting in the main hall all retreated, and when the chief steward went to the outer hall, he took a deep look at Pei Yuan, and then ordered the two guards to slowly close the door of the palace.
The entire hall was empty, and the light became dim, Pei Yuan looked up at the emperor who was sitting at the top, his face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly, but Pei Yuan knew that it was a numb face without any emotion.
He suddenly laughed: "Aren't you afraid that I will go up and pierce your heart with a sword now?" β
The emperor didn't care about him at this time, he didn't need an honorific title, he looked at Pei Yuan and said word by word in a dumb voice: "You don't have a chance?" β
"Oh?" Pei Yuan smiled, and the two poison darts in his hand were thrown out of his hand in an instant, one left and one right, and after hearing two muffled snorts, he turned his head to look at the emperor at the top again: "Just these two miscellaneous pieces?" β
"You...... Your kung fu? The emperor's face turned pale, although he had expected that he must not be a powerless person, but he didn't expect his kung fu to be so high, these two secret guards have been lurking in this hall and have never exposed their breath, when did he know?
Pei Yuan took a few steps to the left and kicked the man in black: "Knowing yourself and knowing that the other side can win a hundred battles, you don't even understand this, and you still want to take my life!" β
"Someone...... Come. The emperor stood up from the dragon chair.
Pei Yuan shook his head: "Don't shout, don't worry, I have no intention of doing anything to you, let alone helping you clean up this mess now, the good things you think are good things for your mother and son are not what everyone wants." β
"I don't look down on this position, but it doesn't mean that I can forget the cause of my mother's death, I let you go, I don't want to become a person like you who mutilates my siblings for my own selfish interests, but this doesn't mean that I will let go of the killer who killed my mother."
The door of the main hall was slowly pushed open from the outside, and a team of guards outside the door rushed in under the leadership of the chief manager, Pei Yuan glanced at it coldly, and pointed to the black-clothed people on both sides: "Someone assassinated the emperor and was subdued by this king, you guys should be arrested and handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation." β
After speaking, he didn't look at the emperor behind him, and walked out directly, the chief manager looked up at the emperor, saw that he didn't say anything, and didn't dare to give orders at will.
"He's so much better than we thought." After a long time, the chief steward heard the emperor mutter.
The canonization of King Kang as the crown prince has been shelved, and since Mama Lian came to warn Qin Xiaoshuang, she didn't dare to make any moves at will.
But whether Kang Wangcheng becomes the prince or not is not Qin Xiaoshuang's most concern, she is more concerned about when Pei Shu can canonize her as Princess Kang, but Pei Shu is very tired of this matter, and every time she mentions it, she will make an unpleasant meal.
She thought about it, the only place where she could start was Shen Jiahe, she and Pei Shu's reputations had deteriorated because of Shen Jiahe, if she and Shen Jiahe could become friends, the previous rumors would naturally be self-defeating.
After thinking of this, Qin Xiaoshuang called Bi Tao out loud: "You pick some good tonic from the palace and send it to her to replenish her body, just say that it is my intention, and then tell her that I want to meet her." β
Bi Tao frowned: "Master, what she hates most now should be us, how can she be willing to see ......?"
"I know she hates us, that's why she wants to repair our relationship, and now everything is frozen here, if I can restore the reputation of the prince and me, maybe the prince will look at this and agree to canonize me as the princess." Qin Xiaoshuang thought about it and still felt that this was the only way to work.
Bi Tao felt that this matter was not reliable at all, so she didn't want to come to the door to be humiliated in person, so she only hid in the carriage and let the little girl come to the door with gifts, and opened a corner of the curtain to peek.
As she expected, as soon as she knocked on the door of the Shen family, after the Shen family asked who was coming, she slammed the door shut without going in to report it.
The little servant in King Kang's Mansion touched his nose, but he still pleaded in a low voice: "This is what our master specially asked us to send, even if we don't let us go in to take a look at Miss Shen, please also accept these things, these are some good tonics." β
"Hurry up and get out of the way, and then go back by the way to tell your master, our young lady is dirty with her things, and she still eats them, and she is afraid that she will be blinded by poison when she looks at it." There was a shout and a curse coming from inside.
It was expected, but Bi Tao didn't think it was anything, so she just let the little girl take things back, but after Qin Xiaoshuang heard these words, she was immediately angry, and her stomach hurt for a while.
Bi Tao was busy going to ask for a doctor, Qin Xiaoshuang pulled her to live or die, she was afraid that Pei Shu would see the clues, and finally after a long time, she didn't hurt anymore, and Bi Tao finally felt a little more at ease.
Knowing that Qin Xiaoshuang sent someone over to give gifts, Shen's mother was worried that her daughter would be unhappy, so she hurriedly went to her yard to relieve her, but she seemed to be even more excited.
"Why should mother be angry with that kind of person, it is estimated that they have been riddled with rumors recently, and the emperor has been unable to explain that those ministers King Likang is the crown prince, so Qin Xiaoshuang wants to get a way from me." Shen Jiahe's face was calm.
Mother Shen couldn't help but feel aggrieved for her daughter: "But how were you persecuted by them before, what did this Qin Xiaoshuang think, she actually thought that you would help them in turn, she was simply too naΓ―ve." β
Shen Jiahe said with a smile: "Since my mother thinks so clearly, why should she be angry for such a person, it's not worth it!" β
patted Shen's mother's hand, Shen Jiahe seemed to remember something, and said coquettishly to Shen's mother: "Mother, I ordered a hairpin in the Treasure Pavilion some time ago and I don't know how to do it, my daughter wants to go and see it." β
Shen's mother was afraid that her daughter was still angry in her heart, but she pretended to be happy on her face, thinking that it would be better for her to go out for a walk, so she nodded and agreed: "Then you can go, bring the maid and the little maid, your brother didn't allocate two guards to you some time ago, and bring them too." β
"Got it, Mother." Shen Jiahe sent Shen's mother out of the door with a smile, and when she turned around, she called Bai Wei to freshen up and change clothes for her.
"Miss wants to wear men's clothes?" Bai Wei looked strangely at Shen Jiahe taking out a piece of clothing from the cabinet.
Shen Jiahe nodded, and then didn't explain too much, only asked Bai Wei to comb a man's hairstyle for her.
She didn't go to the Treasure Pavilion to see any hairpins, in fact, she was going to find Zhou Gan, although she was not superstitious, and she didn't believe much in what Zhou Qian said before, but now she really wanted to ask.
"You asked me about your reincarnation of the Purple Microstar?" Zhou Qian looked at Shen Jiahe strangely, and then jumped up again, "You...... You don't want to be an empress yourself, do you? β
Zhou Qian himself believed this, after all, Shen Jiahe is now a person, and there is no posteriority, not to mention that the Shen family plays a pivotal role in the court, if it can really assist......
Before he could finish thinking about it, Shen Jiahe slapped him on the head: "I don't have this idea, if you will be killed, you will shut up for me in the future." I want to help others, so I'll ask you if that's true. β
Zhou Qian touched his head, and suddenly opened his mouth again: "You don't still think about Pei Shu's house, alas, why are you such a stupid girl, you have to hang yourself on a crooked-necked tree, hey, I said you, not to mention that kid doesn't have this life, you can't hold it." β