"Lord Xia, do you really plan to leave Beijing now?" As soon as Peng Yue entered Xia Yan's mansion, he saw a group of subordinates busy cleaning up the house. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"What can you do if you don't leave Beijing, is it possible to stay here in the capital, wouldn't that make the emperor even more upset?" Xia Yan sighed dejectedly, pointed to the seat next to him, and motioned for Peng Yue to sit down.

"Yes, no matter what, the appearance is also to be made..."Peng Yue said with a smile. But you can't really leave Beijing like this, you must know that this matter still has a turning point..."

"Huh? And a turnaround? Xia Yan's body, which was originally a little curled up in the seat, straightened up suddenly, "Then what should I do?" ”

"Actually, there are not too many things that need you to do, the key is the emperor's attitude." , Peng Yue couldn't help but want to laugh when he saw Xia Yan's nervous look, "Actually, this time the emperor's temper is very unreasonable, it will definitely not be because of the trivial matter of you being late to the court, but because... Other reasons, maybe it's some accumulated dissatisfaction, or maybe someone is slandering behind your back..."

"I also know this, otherwise how could the emperor be so angry, actually... I even stripped me of the title of young master, and I also had to recover the silver medal and the edict written by myself..."Xia Yan said with some indignation, "But even if someone slanders, I don't know what I'm talking about, it's just... I don't know where to start..."

"Actually, even if you don't hear it, you can guess it..."Peng Yue also secretly blamed Xia Yan in his heart at this time for not listening to his advice, and he didn't know how to make friends with his close servants on weekdays, "The reason why the emperor is angry because of your late arrival is of course there is an element of taking the opportunity to beat, but in my opinion, this matter is also good to cut to the point of the villain's slander." So I think the content of the slander should be that since you won the rank of Shangzhu State, you have been arrogant and arrogant, and you have no eyes on the king, etc...."Of course, Peng Yue's purpose in saying this is also to take the opportunity to remind Xia Yan and make him cautious in his words and deeds.

"Damn!" Xia Yan slapped the table hard, "It must be Guo Xun, the villain, it is impossible for others to fabricate such shameless rumors!" ”

"Lord Xia, don't dwell on the slander of who entered at this time, the most important thing now is to make good use of the room for maneuver in this matter, so as to win the emperor's forgiveness."

"So what do you think I should do now?" Xia Yan frowned and said to himself, "Maybe I should prescribe the right medicine and try my best to show the emperor my humble and polite side?" But I'm obviously not arrogant, Guo Xun, a bastard! ”

Peng Yue heard Xia Yan burst foul on the side, the sip of tea in his mouth almost couldn't help but squirt out, and quickly put down the teacup and said: "Lord Xia is extremely worried, you should do that, you should first admit your mistakes to the emperor and ask the emperor for forgiveness..."

"I've already been dismissed, but the emperor's anger has not diminished because of this..."Xia Yan whispered on the side.

"At that time, the emperor was angry, anything you said, the emperor would treat it as a quibble, and he wouldn't even look at it, but now it's different..."Peng Yue looked at Xia Yan's expression at this time, but it was quite serious, "And your words should be more sincere and humble, and you can even ask for a self-title reduction in the song, of course, in this way, the emperor will definitely not reduce your title, of course, the emperor's handwritten edicts and silver medals that the emperor is looking for, you must send them to the palace immediately, it is useless to procrastinate, It's all something outside the body, lost today, and can come back tomorrow, I believe that in a few days, the emperor's anger will disappear..."

"Then it can only be like this now..."Xia Yan said a little dejectedly, "But if this is the case, the emperor's anger is still not gone, and I still have to... So what do you think I should do? ”

"It's... I haven't thought about this for the time being..."Peng Yue said in a low voice, "If this is the case, and the emperor is still angry, then in my opinion, you really should... I'm back in the limelight, but I'm sure things won't be that troublesome! ”

"Are you that sure?" Xia Yan asked with a smile, "In that case, I should really write a good seal..."

"But Lord Xia, you really should pay more attention in the future, open guns are easy to dodge, and hidden arrows are difficult to defend, now Guo Xun wants to compete with you, you have to think of a way to solve it..."

"I know that, too, but... How can things be solved so easily, you can only wait for the opportunity to move..."Xia Yan smiled a little helplessly.

"That's right, you can only wait for the opportunity, and you can't act rashly." Peng Yue echoed softly on the side, "Lord Xia, if there is nothing else, I will go back first, you must stabilize your mind, don't panic, there must be no problem in this matter." ”

"Okay, thank you Zirui for coming to visit..."Xia Yan stood up, "The family is chaotic, I won't be far away..."

"Lord Xia is polite..."Peng Yue bowed his hand, turned his head to see that Xia Yan's mansion was still busy packing and tidying up, so he couldn't help but smile again, "Actually, at this time, it's better to be messy in the house, at least it should be enough, haha..."

Back in the mansion, Peng Yue felt a little lost in his heart for some reason. Originally, when I returned to the court, I wanted to solve the matter of opening a private mouth, but other complicated things came one after another, and I couldn't breathe. For example, the recent incident of Xia Yan being ordered by Zhu Houxi to give office, Peng Yue was also very surprised at first, and at the same time, he also understood that the battle between Xia Yan and Guo Xun had reached a white-hot level, basically either you die or I die. Peng Yue was in the middle of it, so naturally he couldn't stay out of the matter, but in this way, the matter of opening a private mouth was delayed again, because Peng Yue knew that at this time in Xia Yan's heart, getting rid of Guo Xun was more important than opening his private mouth.

Walking in the courtyard, smelling the breath of nature that had not been seen for a long time, Peng Yue felt that his heart gradually relaxed, maybe only at this time, he really stayed away from the chaos of the court, let his heart temporarily calm down, and feel the beauty of life.

I don't know why, Peng Yue thought of Ziling again, remembering that after getting married, she often took Ziling for a walk in the courtyard like this, she said that this was her best time, but it was also her most relaxed and beautiful time, especially after Ziling was pregnant, she often took her to enjoy the rare beauty of leisure and tranquility in this courtyard. She gently took her arm and paced slowly, from the front yard to the backyard, from the garden to the wing... Ziling's voice and smile seemed to appear in front of him again, Peng Yue closed his eyes, and felt that his eyes were a little sourly swollen...

Suddenly, the laughter seemed to turn into a cry, and faintly, Peng Yue seemed to really hear the cry, and walked away looking for the cry, Peng Yue didn't know that he was standing outside the door of Hongwei's room.

"Madame... Please spare me... Don't pester me anymore..."Hongwei's cry of pain came from the room, "I have to dream of you every night, I'm so scared, I have to wake up every night..."

"Madame... No, Sister Ling'er... I really don't want to hurt you... I didn't want to give you that bowl of potion with bloodletting poured into... I was wrong... I was really wrong..."Hongwei's sobs made her words choppy.

Peng Yue, who was standing outside the door, was stunned for a moment, and his hand on the doorknob retracted a little tremblingly.

"Sister Ling'er, I just want to be a concubine... I don't expect my lord to like me, I just want to... I hope he'll look at us more..."

Outside the door, Peng Yue's hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, but suddenly he closed his eyes again, and the hand he was holding tightly unconsciously let go.

"I really don't want to be a maid anymore... I've been thanking you for saving me... But then you were so cold to me, I was so afraid, so afraid... I'm afraid that I will be punished and scolded as before... I don't want to live like a dog... I just don't want to be a maid anymore, again... Live so lowly..."

"Wei'er..."Peng Yue breathed a long sigh of relief and slowly pushed the door and walked in.

"Ahh Old... Master..."Hongwei was shocked, crawled to the corner of the wall in a panic, curled up there, her body kept shaking, she was so frightened that she didn't even have tears, "Master, you... Why are you here? ”

"Wei'er..."Peng Yue sniffed, he never thought it would be such a result, "What you said just now... Is it all true? ”

"Sir, you... You hear it... I... I..."At this time, Hongwei, who was curled up in the corner, opened her mouth in horror, her eyes were scared, sad, and endlessly remorseful... Her lips trembled, her face was pale, her hair was disheveled, and her clothes were stained with dust.

The current scene suddenly reminded Peng Yue of the scene when she saw Hongwei for the first time, remembering that although she had changed into new clothes and freshened up cleanly, the bruised or purple marks on her neck were still faintly visible, and her little face was still oozing blood. Peng Yue stretched out his hand and wanted to touch her head, but Hongwei shrank back, her eyes full of panic, fear, and even hostility. Later, he learned that she had been spoiled by the male owner of the house in her previous house, and later even a few people knew about it and went to her messy little room at night to bully her, she was afraid, she didn't dare to speak up, she even shivered when she saw a man, she was only a little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old at the time...

"Master..."Hongwei suddenly straightened up, but her eyes were a little dull, "Master, I was wrong, I... I was really wrong..."Hongwei knelt on the ground and kowtowed suddenly, the crisp sound seemed to knock into Peng Yue's heart, making him stand there a little overwhelmed for a while, he saw Hongwei's forehead red and swollen, as if there was a little bleeding.

In fact, Peng Yue always thought that he would be furious and even fight after knowing the truth, because in this era, it doesn't matter if he beats Hongwei to death. But he couldn't, because he was still a modern man in his bones, and he knew that it was also a person, a living life. Moreover, he thinks that Sister Ling'er will not do this after knowing the truth, she is so kind, so she knows that she feels sorry for others, she used to be a maid...

Hongwei was already a little unstable at this time, kneeling there seemed to be a little swaying left and right, she saw Peng Yue there without saying a word, but she seemed even more scared, only to see her pounce all of a sudden, crawling to Peng Yue's feet, grabbing Peng Yue's legs, and crying: "Master... I was wrong... I... I really don't want to hurt Madame... I'm just a little resentful... No, I'm scared... I'm afraid to go back to the old days, I'm afraid of your cold, indifferent eyes..."

Peng Yue lowered his head at this time, and saw that Hongwei was still lying under him, clutching his trouser legs. At this time, a strong impulse suddenly surged into his heart, he wanted to kick Hongwei away, and even she wanted to kick her to death, but Peng Yue didn't know why his feet couldn't be lifted.

In fact, if there is a vicious, unrepentant face in front of him at this time, or a person who only thinks about self-preservation and blindly begs for forgiveness, Peng Yue believes that he will not be so soft-hearted, and Peng Yue will not hesitate to vent the resentment and pain in his heart to that person. But kneeling there in front of him kept admitting his mistakes, but poor Hongwei made him unable to do anything about it, not only because she was a woman, but also because this was a poor woman, he had just listened to all Hongwei's intermittent crying, he believed that Hongwei did not mean to kill Ziling, he knew that she was just afraid that she would live as humble as before for the rest of her life, presumably Hongwei must have had enough of torture for so long, the remorse and fear in her heart are already the best punishment for her, what else can Peng Yue do, She really knew she was wrong, and she had already received the most severe punishment - the torment of conscience, which Peng Yue thought was the most painful punishment.

"What's the use of you talking about this now, Vielle? Ling'er... And that's also... Children who are not yet born... I can't come back..."Peng Yue's voice was low and hoarse.

Hongwei suddenly raised her head, opened her mouth, and her breathing was a little heavy: "Master, I... I didn't harm the little master, the little master was born... I didn't want to hurt Sister Ling'er... I... I brought two bowls of medicine and I thought... I want to give her that bowl... But I forgot... I really forgot..."

Peng Yue was just thinking about Ziling in his heart at the moment, that kind woman, she died so unjustly, how good it would be if she wasn't pregnant, she would rather never have a child... Tears flowed down Peng Yue's cheeks, dripping onto Hongwei's messy bun, and onto her dusty, tear-covered face.

"Wei'er, Ling'er often said that I should stay in your room, and she also suggested that you be made a concubine... It's me who didn't agree, if you want to blame me..."

When Hongwei heard this, she was stunned for a moment, she looked at her trembling hands, and slapped herself suddenly: "I was wrong... Sister Ling'er... I'm damned... I'm damned...", then another slap, blood gradually oozed from the corners of Hongwei's mouth.

"Vier, if you really know it's wrong, then tomorrow... You can go to the government and turn yourself in, so you will be punished... Maybe it will be lighter..."Peng Yue raised his head and suppressed the tears dripping down, it was not that he had no hatred in his heart, but he still had a deeper love for Ziling in his heart, if Ling'er was there, she would also choose to forgive...

Peng Yue turned around and went out, leaving Hongwei still slapping herself, but she had no strength, and her tears were left on the ground one by one, condensed into mud and mixed into a river...

Peng Yue looked at the sky, and he suddenly remembered Qiu Qingge, her trembling fingers, her somewhat distorted expression, her sad eyes that bordered on despair, her heart-wrenching "You're a bastard!" Why did he suspect Qiu Qingge at that time, if it was just an emotional vent, Hongwei was also beside him at the time, was it because he lacked enough trust in Qiu Qingge, or because of what? Peng Yue just feels sorry for Qiu Qingge now...

Peng Yue's tears flowed out unconsciously, but he didn't know who these tears were for, for Ziling? For Qiu Qingge? It should be for the sake of two people.

Suddenly, there was a scream from behind, and when Peng Yue turned around again, he saw Hongwei's body slowly sliding down against the wall, falling to the ground, and the red blood stains were hanging there, flowing down, making Peng Yue unbearable to look at directly.

"Alas, they are all miserable people..."