Pei Xingli's back stiffened, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "But even so, I never thought of betraying my uncle, I just had some resentment towards him." It wasn't until that day that I broke through you and King Fu and escaped from the library that I made up my mind to be loyal to the court. "He doesn't hide it.

Xilingyue didn't want to listen to it anymore, lest she would involve any confidential matters, so she said, "Don't talk about this, let's talk about something happy." ”

"No, I must say." Pei Xingli's face was solemn, and his tone gradually sank, "That day, King Fu promised me a condition...... It's about you. ”

"Something to do with me?"

"He told me to stop pestering you."

"Huh?!" Xilingyue was surprised when she heard this, and there was a bit of secret joy in the surprise, it seemed to be a little sweet, and very astringent, and finally it all precipitated into an inexplicable taste, she stammered and asked, "What did he promise you...... What conditions? ”

"He promised to convince my father to pass me on to Pei Yan, a member of the Zhongshu Society."

"The Peisheren agreed?"

"Well," Pei Xingli explained, "now Pei is the head of Pei She, he is reused by the saints, and his protégés are all over the court, and the only regret is that he has no heirs." And I am also a member of the Pei tribe of the Eastern Family, and my blood is similar, so King Fu came forward to recommend me to inherit the heir, and the Pei Sheren also agreed. ”

Xilingyue remembered that on the day she was canonized as the county lord of Xichuan, it was the holy decree read by Pei Yanlai, a member of the Zhongshu House. At that time, the eldest princess and her husband were very happy, saying that Pei She was very knowledgeable, sitting in charge of the system in Zhongshu Province, and his protégés were all over the court and the opposition, and they would enter the cabinet sooner or later to worship the prime minister, and the future was limitless.

and Mo Yan, a monk from Anguo Temple who was imprisoned last month, is Pei Yan's son and nephew, and his common name is "Pei Xingyan", which is also the same generation as Pei Xingli. And the reason why Mo Yan has been able to be taken care of by Pei Yan over the years is also because Pei Yan has no children under his knees. After Mo Yan killed An Cheng, some people in the Yushitai took this opportunity to impeach Pei Yan, but they were all dismissed by the Holy Lord on the grounds that "the monks do not care about their lay status", which shows the longevity of Pei Yan's holy family.

If Pei Xingli really becomes Pei Yan's son, and his father's shadow is here, his future will be limitless.

But Xilingyue still felt incredulous: "You mean that the prince is asking you to ...... on this condition." Stay away from me? ”

"Yes, I said yes at the time." Pei Xingli looked at her very calmly, with a little inquiring in his eyes, "Because I thought you and him were interested in each other." ”

Xilingyue's face turned pale, and she subconsciously wanted to deny it: "No, it's not...... He's my uncle! ”

Pei Xingli stared at her confused expression and asked seriously, "I misunderstood, right?" ”

Xiling Yue replied again and again: "Yes, you misunderstood, the prince ...... He must have meant something else, he ...... He's ......"

She began to speak incoherently, trying to find a reason, but her beautiful eyes turned around as if she was frightened, but her heart hurt like a pinprick.

"He is afraid that I will entangle you and draw you into your uncle's camp." Pei Xingli found a reason for her.

Xiling Yue nodded hurriedly: "Yes, that's it!" ”

"And now? What do you think? ”

"What...... What do you think? Xiling Yue felt a trace of timidity, and unconsciously took two steps back.

"Now I want to pester you, what do you think?" Pei Xingli took a step forward and forced him aggressively.

Pei ...... General Pei. Xilingyue looked back in a panic and gave the coachman a look for help.

The coachman immediately jumped out of the car and ran to her side, his face full of concern: "County lord? After that, he looked at Pei Xingli again, and his eyes showed warning.

The latter didn't care that a third person was present, he just looked at Xiling Yue and showed his heart: "Actually, I've been paying attention to you, from Zhenhai to Chang'an...... I know everything about you, including Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother, who is choosing a son-in-law for you. ”

Xilingyue stiffened, lest he say anything explicit, so she hurriedly interrupted: "General Pei, I remember that there are still some things at home, so let's ...... I took my leave. ”

Pei Xingli's gaze never left her beautiful face, as if conveying some kind of emotion, seeing her so panicked, he didn't say anything after all, only said: "Okay, I'll send you." ”

"No, no, no, no." Xi Lingyue held the coachman's arm and hurriedly walked to the carriage, not even bothering to salute and say goodbye, almost running away.

When the carriage passed by Pei Xingli, she still heard his whisper, and floated in from outside the curtain of the carriage-

"I'll visit you another day."

On the sixth day of the lunar month, the three clans of Li Qi were beheaded at the Xishi execution ground.

The three clans refer to the father's clan, the brother's clan, and the son's clan. But Li Qi's father Li Guozhen has long since died, and his brother has withered, leaving only one son, Li Hui, and two weak grandchildren. According to the Tang Law, children under the age of seven were exempted from the death penalty, so Li Hui's two sons were exempted from capital crimes and sentenced to life as slaves in the court.

Those who were fined and confiscated the court together, as well as all the female dependents and slaves of Li Qi's mansion.

Xi Lingyue suddenly remembered the fake Mrs. Gao. At that time, she was planning to cause a lot of turmoil, just to let Li Chengxuan discover Li Qi's fox tail and seize the handle of his rebellion. But did she ever think that once Li Qi was ruined, she would also be implicated as a wife?

Maybe she had thought about this day a long time ago, and she had already put her personal life and death out of the way. In this way, today is also the fulfillment of her wish.

Xiling Yue didn't want to go to see Li Qi's execution, worried that the scene would be too bloody, but the Holy Lord ordered them to investigate the matter of "His Highness", and she was afraid that she would miss any clues, so she had to go to Xishi with Guo Zhongting. Before leaving, Guo Zhongting specially brought Adan with him, saying that if someone robbed the Dharma field, Adan could still be a guard.

The three of them got into the carriage together, and Xiling Yue thought of Du Qiuniang in Li Qi's mansion, the woman who chanted "Flowers can be broken and must be broken, don't wait for no flowers and empty branches", she couldn't help asking: "Brother Zhongting, is the singing and dancing girl in Li Qi's mansion also going to enter the court?" ”

"Kabuki is also a domestic slave, according to the law." Guo Zhongting replied.

Xiling Yue suddenly remembered the days in Xichuan, those young days with Xiao Yi's childhood sweetheart, and her first girlish feelings were all based on Du Qiuniang's poem. Although she and Xiao Yi died without a problem, the past was so beautiful......

Thinking about it, she couldn't bear it even more, so she asked hesitantly: "Brother Zhongting, if our family wants to get someone from the court, is it difficult?" ”

Guo Zhongting showed embarrassment: "Good sister, I won't tell you, if the emperor is still alive, it will be no problem to catch ten or eight." But now...... I'm afraid it's not easy to do. Xilingyue was very disappointed, only to hear Guo Zhongting's words turn again, "However, it's okay to take care of it, you tell me the name, and I'll do it." ”

Xiling Yue was a little happy in her heart, and said busily: "Her name is Du Qiu, and she is a singing and dancing girl in Li Qi's mansion, and she is quite famous. ”

(End of chapter)