There were suddenly more than a dozen people in Jinling City who disappeared mysteriously, including both the people, many officials of the yamen, and even a former middle school scholar, which should have been a very big event, but because the turmoil of the Pei family spread throughout the city overnight, except for the missing family members of the bitter lords who went to the yamen to report the case and cry, the rest of the people couldn't care about these little things.

Everyone paid attention to the appalling dispute between the Pei family and King Jin, and at most they were puzzled by Luo Zhongshu's disappearance.

Because, after Xiao Jing, the king of Jin, stopped the thief who dared to kidnap people from the Pei Mansion, he did not send the daughter of the Pei family home, but brought the person back to the palace himself. There were many onlookers who testified about that scene, and various versions of the situation spread in an uproar, and countless people spoke as if they had seen it themselves.

Under such a huge and fascinating turmoil, King Li Yiming and Yue Qianqiu were almost assassinated together, and the perpetrator was actually a second-class head catcher of the Chief Arrest Division.

On this day, Pei Xu, who was anxious, sent people to the Jin Palace, but he had a closed door again, and it was inconvenient for him to invite the emperor as an official, so he could only write angrily to reprimand Xiao Jingxian. After that, he personally went out to contact the officials who had at least not dealt with the Pei family before, but he didn't get much support, and he returned home with a stomach.

He entered the living room with a calm face, and then said in a cold voice: "Bring Brother Pei Zhao to me!" ”

When the next person obediently heard the sound and went to do it, he sat down, one hand unconsciously clenched the handrail, remembering that the three families next door who almost turned the backyard upside down yesterday insisted on seeing with their own eyes that the suspicious person related to Luo Zhongshu's disappearance entered his backyard, and the person disappeared like this, as for the fire that almost caused the fire in the old house before, he felt that his mouth was full of blood.

But compared to these, what made him hate him so much that he almost wanted to kill was his kidnapped daughter!

He couldn't imagine that Pei Baoer, who was known to everyone at home in the past and who had always loved her a little, would refuse to go home on the spot after being rescued by Xiao Jingxian, and even poured out so many Pei family secrets in public! Now, people are actually in the Jin Palace, and they refuse to go home, so the Pei family has almost become a laughing stock in Jinling City!

"Master, the fifth lady is here."

"Bring it in!" Pei Xu drank in a deep voice, and soon, the door was pushed open, but it was the pale Pei Zhaodi who walked in. Seeing that he didn't wait for himself to scold, he took the initiative to bow his head and kneel, his face softened slightly, but his tone was still sharp.

"Do you think that with the eldest princess of Dongyang supporting you, the Pei family can't help you? Just because the maid around you dares to assassinate the eldest princess, I will let you die on the grounds of ruining the name of the family, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty will dare to put a beak! ”

"My uncle is the head of the family and the prime minister, if you send me down, others naturally don't dare to say anything, and my niece also knows that she is guilty and doesn't dare to feel wronged."

Pei Zhaodi still lowered his head and grabbed his dress tightly with both hands, but then he suddenly changed his words: "However, after Sister Bao'er was kidnapped, she refused to go home, and even ruined the name of the family, and now my uncle wants to dispose of me again, what will others think of the Pei family?" ”

Seeing that Pei Xu suddenly fell silent, his face became more and more gloomy, Pei Zhaodi knew that he had finally seized the only opportunity left, and immediately said in a lamented voice: "My father was convicted, my cousin was convicted, and the maid next to me did such a horrific thing again, and Sister Bao'er refused to go home after being taken away, how could I not know that the Pei family was already the most critical moment?" If death can make the Pei family prosperous, what am I not willing to do? But now that my uncle has killed me, I have lost the last chance to eliminate the crisis! ”

"Why did Bao'er stay in the Jin Palace? Isn't it because the King of Jin has not married yet, so she has the idea of climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, hoping that she, the daughter of the former prime minister, can fly on the branch to be the princess of Jin? ”

Speaking of this, Pei Zhaodi thought of Zhou Jiyue's vague Yue family elders, and couldn't help but pinch his palms with his nails with hatred. If she had known that Pei Bao'er was not hooking up with the old man she thought, but Xiao Jingxian, the king of Jin, who was the best choice regardless of her identity or appearance, she would have died, and she would not have let Pei Baoer have such a chance to fly on the branches and be a phoenix!

Seeing that Pei Xu's color really changed, and her eyes were full of anger and hatred, she struck while the iron was hot: "But if you are kidnapped by thieves, it is not your uncle and your daughter who refuse to come back now, but a sinner daughter from a criminal minister?" If the one in King Jin's Mansion was not Pei Bao'er, but Pei Zhaodi, even if King Jin was really confused by her for a while, how could she become Princess Jin? ”

Hearing this unbelievable proposal, Pei Xu frowned at first, but when he pondered for a moment, his brows gradually opened, and he unconsciously calculated the feasibility of this proposal. Even if Xiao Jingxian really fell in love with Pei Bao'er, of course he could dismiss his thoughts with the words of his parents, but if the emperor and the eldest princess of Dongyang intervened, it would not be so easy.

But if it was not his own daughter who was taken captive, but the daughter of the younger brother who did not become a child, the daughter who had once been out of his side to assassinate the eldest princess, he would be able to take himself out and then expel the person from the house in the name of the head of the family!

As for the fact that there are many people who have seen the real Pei Baoer and Pei Zhaodi...... Heh, he wouldn't be stupid enough to completely use Pei Zhaodi's idea. As long as he insists that Pei Baoer is not his daughter, but the daughter of his younger brother who is secretly raised outside, he can't help but beg to be reluctantly raised at home, claiming to be his concubine, this is not his word?

is not only the daughter of a criminal minister, but also ungrateful and does not remember the grace of mercy, from now on he will remove Pei Baoer's genealogy, Xiao Jingxian If he wants to marry, he will marry someone back, I see how you are embarrassed! I don't believe that the emperor would marry the heroine of such a criminal minister!

Thinking of this, Pei Xu's attitude towards Pei Zhaodi, who provided him with an excellent idea, was further relaxed. Although he knew that she was making a suggestion with a selfish heart, and it was cold to abandon her parents and younger brother, since she was a smart person, when the Pei family was in turmoil now, he did not hesitate to show a little care as an elder.

So, he nodded slightly, and said nonchalantly: "You finally have the heart to think about your family, which is better than Bao'er's ungrateful evil obstacle." Go down, and I'll speak to Madame, and ask her to pick a few more available maids for you." As for your mother, she only knows that she cries with your brother every day, and she can't take care of you, so you don't have to live with her. ”

Although his greatest wish was not fulfilled, Pei Xu's attitude undoubtedly gave Pei Zhaodi a ray of light. She hurriedly kowtowed gratefully, and when she stood up and retreated, she came to the door with small steps, but turned around and peeked at Pei Xu. I saw that the fierce light in his eyes was full of hideousness, as if he had made up some terrible determination. At that moment, she only felt overjoyed.

Why does she have a father and mother from a famous family, but it is still so difficult, but Pei Baoer can shamelessly climb the high branches!

And Pei Baoer, who was hated by Pei Xu and Pei Zhaodi, is not as incorruptible and shameless as outsiders imagine, and she is so obscene that she immediately throws herself into her arms, let alone feel comfortable. Because after bringing her back to the palace, Xiao Jingxian asked the accompanying guard Xiao Yi to place her in a rather delicate small cross-courtyard in the backyard, and then she never appeared again!

Even if Pei Bao'er had already heard Zhou Jiyue say that Xiao Jing had mentioned her matter to the emperor first, and since Zhou Jiyue would say it, there would be more relevant insiders, and she was already mentally prepared. But Xiao Jingxian's attitude still made her have a huge sense of hesitation and uncertainty about the future.

Even if she is delicate, or scheming, she is not a time-tested court official after all, and she is not so calm. Being in a completely unfamiliar environment, and the people around her who are also listening to orders are also strangers, every time Xiao Jingxian does not show up for one more day, her heart seems to be pressed with a heavy stone.

Therefore, when the maid Yunxiang, who had behaved extremely deferentially since she came over, entered the house, she was still in a daze until the other party came to her side and whispered: "Girl, Prince Yue Jiu came to see His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and by the way, he brought a Miss Jin to see you." ”

"Ahh Pei Bao'er, who came back to her senses, widened her eyes in disbelief, and then threw all her elegant demeanor out of the clouds, jumped up subconsciously, and asked eagerly, "What about her?" ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin is worried about your restlessness before, restless sleep, and there are many discussions outside, and there are some hesitations about whether to let her come to visit you, so let the slave and maid reply to see if you see or not." Yunxiang looked at Pei Bao'er with a smile as he spoke, as if waiting for her answer.

Pei Bao'er suddenly fell silent. It took a long time for her to say word by word: "Miss Jin is my friend, I want to see her." ”

The richest daughter who is anxious for justice and righteousness, hearty and amiable, is really a life-saving straw that she can't let go of at the moment! Even if she didn't plan to persuade people to do anything for her, at least someone who could talk to her right now!

When Pei Bao'er's reply was sent, Yue Qianqiu smiled and glanced at the restless Jin Cancan, seeing that he stood up as if he had been amnestied, and left with Yunxiang after hurriedly saluting, he yawned unceremoniously and said, "Tomorrow is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, you squeak, will the lights be seen?" Do you want to take the Pei family to see it? ”

"Since there is a lantern tower of the Wuying Pavilion, how can I, the mountain chief, not go? As long as Pei Baoer is willing to go, I will take it. ”

Xiao Jingxian raised his eyebrows, looked at Yue Qianqiu with a playful face, and said: "It's you, you don't want to make a fool of the world and other festive words, and then brag that this lamp tower covers the other ones this year, right?" Is it that some good poems in the last years of the Wei Dynasty were dug out of the pile of old papers, and they plan to use them? ”

"There are too many poems and songs in the Lantern Festival, no matter how good they are, they can't be good, and I don't compete with others for the champion of next year's spring, what are you doing in this limelight. Anyway, the lantern tower is almost finished, and you will be able to see tomorrow, so what is the urgency now? Speaking of this, Yue Qianqiu coughed lightly and said, "You can work harder, it's completely up to you to attract the Pei family recently." ”

"The Lu of eating the king, the matter of loyalty to the king, since I am in front of the official of Dawu, I still have this awareness. Isn't it better to stand up and attract people's attention, and it's best to be half dead and completely ignore anything else? I didn't do this kind of thing on the first day, you tell the emperor, he can rest assured. It's just that you shouldn't be too laid-back. ”

Xiao Jingxian paused suddenly, and then lost the playful expression: "I'm not a person who can't live without a woman, you don't need to worry about your life's events, and others don't need to worry, but King Ying and Prince Jia, their uncles and nephews pay too much attention, King Ying can rest assured that the emperor will make decisions for him, but Prince Jia may not be the same." One thing I can remind you of is that the golden girl you brought was also on the list of daughters-in-law of King Jia's mansion. ”

Yue Qianqiu's face suddenly darkened. What he hates the most is the kind of behavior that thinks he is noble, puts everyone on the shortlist and picks it off, and then sifts through the past like a beauty pageant. However, Xiao Jingxian's news channel made him even more gullible, so he was very reluctant to talk like this, just wondering if he should mention it to Jin Cancan and let her find someone to marry quickly.

But Xiao Jingxian's next words almost made him jump up directly: "Yangzhou Cheng's family is now uprooted, I heard that Cheng Qianqian is the concubine of the Cheng family in your home, such as the prince of Jiawang, not to mention marrying her as a concubine, accepting her as a side room and giving a name, but it is also a beautiful talk." By the way, I heard that when she was a guest at your house before, she was once given a Zhu Kill Post on the road, and then she dropped a bracelet? ”

Talking about gossip earlier, Yue Qianqiu's ears go in and out of that ear, anyway, it is the emperor and the little fat man who should worry about these, so he doesn't care who Cheng Qianqian marries, and I don't think she is the kind of character who will easily comply. Even Zhu Shuti, he didn't have that much interest in pursuing. But the bracelet is different!

You know, after doing everything that day, after going back, he secretly smashed the bracelet into a small piece of broken jade in the middle of the night, and the next day he found a place to crush the broken jade into crumbs with a Mo knife, and discarded it bit by bit and then destroyed the body. Even the letter written in the silk book, he almost ruined it, but in the end he hid it close to him just in case.

So, he tried his best to control his heartbeat and breathing, and said casually, "Who knows if it's true or not?" ”

Xiao Jingxian smiled, and then said lightly: "My sister asked people to give me a letter every year a few years ago, mentioning Yangzhou Cheng's. Cheng Qianqian's father...... Well, it should be him, he once provoked a female disciple of the Qingcheng faction, but he disliked the recklessness of other people's rivers and lakes and had no family background, so he raised people in a foreign house. Pity that female disciple is infatuated and meets a negative man, and she has done a lot of things for others, which is really unlucky. ”

As if he noticed Yue Qianqiu's vigilant expression on the roots of his sweat and hairs, he held his right cheek casually and said: "My sister has never seen a woman who doesn't know how to be self-reliant and self-reliant, and she is desperate for a man, and in the end she is deceived but looking for death." Therefore, when she traveled to the south, she seemed to have seen the female disciple of Qingcheng in person. ”