Chapter 64: Father and Daughter
The carriage was spacious, like a small room on the move.
Pei Shiju is busy with official business, has to travel back and forth between Luoyang and Chang'an, and bears the responsibility of communicating with the Western Regions, so many times, he is mostly running on the road, so when this carriage was formulated, it was specially designed.
There are not only fire candles, but also a small bookshelf.
The board was covered with a piece of fur that could not be seen to be a beast, and it was soft and warm to sit on, and it felt very comfortable.
A bookcase, with some official documents stacked next to it.
Pei Shiju was wearing a green shirt and was flipping through the bookcase. When Yan Qing boarded the carriage, he nodded lightly and motioned for Yan Qing to sit down. Then after completing an official document, he raised his head and looked at Zheng Yanqing seriously.
"Pei Gong, call the students to come, I don't know what to order?"
Pei Shiju's gaze seems soft, but when he stares at people, he is extremely sharp, as if he can see through people's minds. Even a person like Zheng Yanqing, who can hide his thoughts very much, under Pei Shiju's gaze, he can't help but be empty-hearted.
Why is the heart weak?
Yan Qing couldn't say clearly.
If you put it more mysteriously, everyone has an aura. Pei Shiju's aura is undoubtedly extremely powerful, and it has already affected Zheng Yanqing's aura. This kind of silent coercion made Zheng Yanqing feel a little nervous, and his heart was pounding.
"You killed Li Dewu!"
"Huh?"
"Don't tell me what the good things Maitreya in white does." Pei Shiju's voice was soft, but it carried an irresistible magic. His eyes were scorching, and he stared at Zheng Yanqing and said, "Although Henan Yin concluded that it was the white-clothed Maitreya who did it, Si Litai also said that he had no objection. But I know that Li Dewu was killed by you, right? ”
"I didn't kill ......"
Zheng Yanqing just opened his mouth to argue, but when he heard Pei Shiju snort softly, his heart couldn't help jumping, and he blurted out: "I sent someone to kill him." ”
, why am I so nervous?
In his previous life, even in the face of those provincial and ministerial-level leaders, and even the leaders of the central government, he had never been so nervous and gaffe.
But Pei Shiju brought him a different kind of pressure.
Pei Shiju's thin cheeks showed a smile.
"Actually, I wanted to kill that guy for a long time. When he was assigned to Lingnan, if it weren't for Shuying's insistence on blocking it, Li Dewu would have become a dry bone by now. If at that time, I could be ruthless and desperately blamed by Shuying for the rest of my life, except for this beast, Shuying would not be as sad as she is now...... Zheng Gongzi, thank you very much. ”
For Pei Shiju, killing Li Dewu is as simple as twisting an ant to death.
Zheng Yanqing is a little confused!
He didn't know if Pei Shiju's so-called thanks came from his heart, or was he joking with him?
"I don't have to worry, I'm looking for you today, it's not because of Li Dewu...... He has no relationship with my Pei family for a long time.
It's just that you killed him, but you weren't clean enough.
The verdict between Si Litai and Henan Yin only hid from the eyes of those foolish men and fools, but not from smart people...... Nowadays, Sook-young is under a lot of pressure. There are many rumors in the market, saying that she secretly instructed people to kill Li Dewu. ”
When Pei Shiju said this, he couldn't help but rub his cheeks with both hands.
This daughter really doesn't let him worry.
Earlier, he refused to listen to his arrangement, and insisted on marrying Li Dewu; Later, Li Dewu was matched, and Pei Shiju asked Pei Shuying to cut off relations with Li Dewu, but she was unwilling to listen. Rebellious, really rebellious. But for some reason, Pei Shiju just likes his daughter's surname. If it had been like this for other children, he would have severed the father-daughter relationship a long time ago.
Now, her daughter and Li Dewu have made a clear relationship, and it is said that Pei Shiju should be happy.
But Li Dewu jumped out again to make the wind and rain, which made him very unhappy.
Kill him? It's so easy!
Pei Shiju originally planned to find an opportunity to arrest Li Dewu and send him to a wild place on a charge. After a few years, when the wind is calm, find someone to kill this guy. It has no impact on Pei Shuying.
A clown who jumps off the beam dares to challenge the dignity of a centuries-old clan?
Unexpectedly, before Pei Shiju could make a move, Li Dewu died...... At the beginning, Pei Shiju thought that Pei Shuying had done it, but he didn't think so. I didn't know that Pei Shuying's mood was very abnormal later, which attracted his attention.
Yan Qing thought that what he was doing was seamless, but in fact, when Li Dewu's body was found in Luoyang, there were flaws one after another. He made a lot of calculations, but he didn't expect that Yang Guanghui would kill the huskies that night and impose martial law in the whole city. originally proceeded according to his original plan, but it coincided with Pei Shiju's thoughts.
Let Li Dewu disappear from everyone's sight, and even if his body is found in a few years, he will not pay attention to it anymore.
Besides, in a few years...... I'm afraid that the world will be full of corpses, and who cares about a dry bone?
"Your Aunt Shuying, now you want to become a nun."
Pei Shiju organized the vocabulary for a while, and then said with a wry smile: "I persuaded her not to stay, so I had to consult with you."
I know that she can't stand those rumors, so she wants to become a monk.
Since you did this, I would like to ask you to help me persuade her to discourage her from becoming a monk. Zheng Gongzi, I love my daughter very much, and I really don't want her to live a lifetime. I also know that this may be a bit embarrassing for you, but Shuying has always loved you, and when she heard that you were injured, she immediately rushed to Yanshi to visit.
I think maybe you can persuade her, and it will have some effect. ”
Zheng Yanqing suddenly showed a stunned expression.
Pei Shuying wants to become a monk?
This is not good news for Zheng Yanqing.
His purpose in killing Li Dewu was not to make Pei Shuying a monk, but to hope that Pei Shuying would stop worrying about that guy.
"Pei Gong, aunt...... When do you want to become a monk? ”
Pei Shiju scratched his head with a wry smile and said softly: "She worshipped the abbot of the White Horse Temple as a teacher three times ago, and begged to cut her hair to become a nun." If I hadn't come back in time and forcibly brought her home, maybe it would be now...... But I couldn't resist her, although I took her home, and now I've started to lead the practice. I'm really worried that she might ...... when."
Three days ago!
Recently, Zheng Yanqing has been busy taking care of Changsun Sheng, and he has no time to listen to those rumors.
"Where is that aunt now?"
Pei Shiju said: "She is now locked up at home by me.
But when this girl went home, she didn't see anyone. If I hadn't sent my mother to wait all day, this girl might have cut her hair. In the past few days, Princess Nanyang, Princess Guangyang and other friends of her former friends have tried to persuade her, but she has not even seen anyone. I thought about it, and I thought of you...... Maybe you can find a way to persuade her to change her mind. ”
Zheng Yanqing in his heart, of course, he didn't want Pei Shuying to become a nun.
He thought for a moment, "The student is willing to go and see his aunt, but I don't know if he can persuade her." ”
As soon as Pei Shiju heard Zheng Yanqing's promise, he immediately showed a smile.
At this time, he is not the stern Pei Daren in the court, nor is he the highly respected Pei Zuzheng in the clan. He is a father, a kind father who cares for his daughter.
"In that case, then you can go with me."
"Now?"
Zheng Yanqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's okay, the night is long and there are many dreams, so the student will go with the boss." ”
It seems that Pei Shiju is really in a hurry!
Zheng Yanqing got out of the carriage and boarded his own vehicle.
With Pei Shiju behind him, he walked slowly. Pei Shiju's residence is not far from Tonghufang. Although there were patrolling soldiers along the way, when they saw the lanterns on the carriage, they automatically retreated to the side one by one, and they would not step forward to stop them.
Soon, the carriage stopped outside the gate of Pei's mansion.
Pei Shiju, supported by the servant, stepped out of the carriage and looked back. Seeing that Zheng Yanqing had already come over, he nodded and said to an old housekeeper: "Ade, you take Zheng Gongzi to the back garden to meet Miss." ”
The old housekeeper named Ade glanced at Zheng Yanqing curiously and nodded in agreement.
"Zheng Gongzi, please come with me."
He took the lantern and led the way in front.
Zheng Yanqing followed behind him, but found that Pei Shiju did not come over.
"Won't Pei Gong go over?"
Ade smiled helplessly, "Since the master invited Zheng Gongzi to come so late, he must not have regarded Zheng Gongzi as an outsider." Don't you know, the big lady has been ...... lately? Except for the teacher who taught her the Buddhist scriptures, no one was seen.
The others are fine, if the old man passes, the eldest lady ...... I don't know what kind of sin has been created, such a good person as a big lady has become like this. In the past few days, I don't know how much effort has been spent, and it is useless. ”
Zheng Yanqing began to feel a headache.
If it was just for some rumors, with my aunt's surname, it should be unlikely that she would have such an attitude towards Pei Shiju.
Could it be that there are other ideas?
The two of them walked through the mezzanine and through the path of the back house, and soon came to the door of a small building with reading power.
At the door, two handmaidens came forward and blocked Ade's way.
"Old butler, is there anything wrong with you?"
Ade said: "Go and tell the news, and say that Zheng Gongzi from the Orthodox Workshop is here, and ask the eldest lady to see it." ”
"Zheng Gongzi?" The maid glanced at Yan Qing, nodded, and then said softly: "Old housekeeper, it's okay to be polite, but the eldest lady can't see it, and the little maid can't be the master." Please wait here, and the little maid will report immediately. ”
In the small building, it seems that the light is very dim.
Standing downstairs and looking up, there seemed to be no one in the window on the second floor.
After the little maid went in, she didn't come out for a long time. Zheng Yanqing looked up, but vaguely found that there seemed to be a figure flickering in the window. He knew that it must be Pei Shuying looking out from upstairs. After hesitating for a moment, he suddenly shouted loudly: "Auntie, I am a little demon!" ”
"Shhhhh
The maidservant was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to stop her.
Unexpectedly, Zheng Yanqing ignored her at all, and still shouted upstairs: "Auntie, I did the thing, and it has nothing to do with Pei Gong."
I'm just not angry...... Auntie, if you are dissatisfied with me, you can beat and scold. But the ancient Buddha green lantern is by no means the way to liberation. ”
"Little demon!"
From upstairs, there was a faint voice, and it was Pei Shuying who spoke.
"You go back...... My aunt didn't blame you, but she was a little messy.
Let my aunt be quiet, and after the matter has passed, it will be fine. Don't come again, I heard that the general is dead, and you must be very busy during this time. Go back, have a good rest, don't get tired, and my aunt will be relieved. ”
The maidservant looked at Zheng Yanqing in surprise, her eyes full of curiosity.
"But ......"
"No, you should hurry up, otherwise my aunt will be angry."
"Then, take care of my aunt, I'll go back first, and when I'm done with Master's affairs, I'll come to visit my aunt again...... Also, you are not allowed to leave home. If my aunt is still a monk, then I will go to the White Horse Temple and become a monk with my aunt. ”
Upstairs, there was no sound.
Ade left with Zheng Yanqing and said on the way: "This is the time that the eldest lady has spoken the most in recent days. ”
But Zheng Yanqing frowned.
From those faint words, he vaguely guessed a little bit of Pei Shuying's thoughts.
My aunt wouldn't even see him, could it be...... If it was as he had guessed, how would he fix it?
(To be continued)