Chapter 123: Peony pleaded guilty

After Xu Lang walked out of the room, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong, and he hurriedly rushed into the room. He found Peony holding a gold ingot, and was about to swallow it.

Xu Lang was so frightened that his legs went limp, but he quickly reacted, rushed over, and slapped the gold off Peony's hand.

He trembled and said, "Peony, what do you want to do?" ”

Peony cried and said, "Zhang Shuo, I'm sorry for you. I wanted to be old with you, but because of my own selfish desires, you almost became a treacherous villain. The murder of the queen's mother, I admit it, I did it, but I don't want to affect you. ”

Xu Lang said: "Do you think that if you die, it is for me?" I don't need you to be nice to me like this. ”

Peony said: "If I die, the emperor will definitely not hold you responsible......"

Xu Lang said loudly: "Is it possible that if you die, can I still live alone in the world?" ”

Peony said: "You can, we still have two children. You stay and take care of them. ”

Zhang Shuo said softly: "Peony, why don't you believe me?" I swear to live and die with you, and I will never live alone. Our children can go to Yizhuang or ask Zhang Shuo to help take care of them. ”

Peony said in shock: "Husband, why are you like this, I don't deserve you like this." I ......"

Xu Lang said: "There is nothing worthy or unworthy in this world, only love and non-love." If husband and wife are interested in everything, is there still a marital relationship? ”

Peony said: "I shouldn't, I shouldn't." In order to give birth to a boy, the ghost was obsessed and harmed the queen's mother. ”

Xu Lang said: "Let's go and ask the emperor for forgiveness, and he will forgive us." Even if I don't forgive, I have no regrets. ”

Peony took his hand and said firmly: "Okay, we live and die together." ”

Xu Lang smiled and asked, "Madam, are you afraid?" ”

Peony shook his head with a smile and said, "With my husband here, I'm not afraid at all." ”

They walked hand in hand to the Imperial Study.

Xu Lang and Peony knelt down, and Xu Lang said: "Weichen's crime should be everything, please punish the emperor." This matter started because of Weichen, and I hope that the emperor will only punish Weichen and release Weichen's wife Peony. ”

Pei Shengyuan asked, "Xu Lang, what are you guilty of?" ”

Xu Lang said: "Peony has been thinking about it all these years and wants to give birth to a boy. Misheard the words of the Taoist priest of Youfang and murdered the queen. ”

Peony then told the story of the incident.

Pei Shengyuan roared angrily when he heard this: "Peony, you are so bold, you dare to murder the queen's mother." ”

Peony said: "The folk woman is fascinated for a while, please ask the emperor to be gracious." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "You are fascinated by the ghost for a while, causing the queen mother to go away, how can you let me be gracious?" ”

Peony said: "At that time, the Taoist priest said that he was the Tao, and said that this medicine could help the emperor and queen to have a harmonious relationship, and the women didn't know that it was a flattering medicine......

Zhang Shuo asked, "Mrs. Xu, do you remember the appearance of that Taoist priest?" ”

Peony nodded and said, "I remember turning into ashes." ”

Zhang Shuo said again: "Then can you draw a few pictures of him for me?" ”

Peony nodded, and Zhang Shuo asked people to bring pen and ink.

According to the appearance of the Taoist priest in his impression, the peony was quickly painted. She has good drawing skills, and the characters she paints are very expressive.

Zhang Shuo said: "Your Majesty, Weichen will quickly offer a reward for the arrest of this traitor. ”

Peony said: "He seems to be really a fairy, and when he suddenly disappeared that day." ”

Xu Lang said: "Madam, that's a trick, you have been deceived." ”

Pei Shengyuan was really angry, Yang Mubai was his heart, and he was deceived by his friend, this was the second time, and he didn't want to forgive.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Shuo knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger, the queen broke off her friendship with Peony at the beginning, presumably because she knew that the matter of the medicine was related to her." did not pursue it afterwards, and it is estimated that the queen mother forgave her. ”

Pei Shengyuan was even more angry, she could forgive everyone, but she couldn't forgive him. Their relationship for so many years, he treated her like a jewel, and he couldn't compare to a peony.

Xu Lang said: "Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to take on this matter, please forgive Peony." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Since you want me to forgive you, then you can invite the queen back and apologize to her in person." If the queen doesn't pursue it, I won't care about it anymore. ”

Xu Lang: "???? "You husband and wife quarrel and cold war, let me go and invite her back. How could he possibly please come back.

Xu Lang hung his head and said dejectedly: "Your Majesty, the queen didn't leave the palace because of this matter. Weichen really couldn't invite her back to the palace and asked the emperor for forgiveness. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Then there is nothing to talk about this matter?" How do you want me to punish you? ”

Xu Lang said: "As small as the board, as big as the head falling to the ground, Weichen has no complaints." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "If it is very good, this is your choice, and I will fulfill you." Or, let the queen mother go back to the palace to apologize to her in person and ask her for forgiveness. Or, the head falls to the ground. ”

Xu Lang: "???????? "Why, if you can't pull your face, you have to let him be cannon fodder?

Zhang Shuo said: "Your Majesty, if you go with Xu Lang to invite the queen's mother, I'm afraid she may not be willing to return to the palace......"

Pei Shengyuan said: "She will return to the palace, as long as Xu Lang tells her everything." She will definitely go back to the palace. ”

Xu Lang said: "Your Majesty, this task cannot be completed by the minister, and the minister will bear the consequences of this matter." I only hope that the emperor can release Weichen's wife and children. ”

Pei Shengyuan sneered: "You are willing to be beheaded, and you are not willing to ask the queen to return to the palace." Is she more frightening than a headshot? ”

Xu Lang shook his head and said, "No, no." The queen is virtuous and approachable. It's not scary. ”

Pei Shengyuan asked: "Then why are you willing to die, and you are not willing to go to Biansai to invite her back to the palace."

Xu Lang said: "Living in Biansai is the choice of the queen's mother, and Weichen can't embarrass her because of his own life. Originally, this matter was not our husband and wife, how could we threaten her again. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Okay! Someone came and put Xu Lang in prison. ”

Peony cried and kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, please be gracious, my family is upright, and he is even more loyal to the emperor." All this is the fault of the people's women, please ask the emperor to punish me and release my father-in-law. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "The two of you are fighting to admit punishment, aren't you really afraid of death?" ”

Peony said: "Of course, the women are afraid of death, but the women are even more reluctant to see my family die." His life is more important than mine. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Since you are not afraid of death, then put them in the prison together." ”

Zhang Shuo said: "The emperor, please think twice, take the fake Taoist priest, and need Xu Lang's help." ”

Pei Shengyuan said again: "Xu Lang, you and Zhang Shuo cooperate to quickly arrest the false truth." If you have merit in this case, I may consider releasing peonies. ”

Xu Langtiao said: "Weichen leads the order." ”

They checked for a few days, but it seemed that they had not seen this person in the capital. Peony said that many women who used his medicine gave birth to boys. This clue could not be found at all, as if those women had never appeared in the capital. “

Zhang Shuo and Xu Lang said so.

Pei Shengyuan said angrily: "What's the matter with you? Can't even find a fake Taoist priest? ”

Zhang Shuo said: "Your Majesty, this thief may really not show up in the capital. ”

Xu Lang said: "Perhaps, he wore a human skin mask. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Could it be that every time you can't find out the characters, they are wearing human skin masks?" Stop making excuses for your incompetence. ”

As they were talking, a secret guard came to report that there was a new clue.

That fake Taoist priest appeared in Yang Xiangguo's mansion a few days ago.

Pei Shengyuan, Zhang Shuo and Xu Lang were all stunned. I really didn't expect such a coincidence in the world.

Zhang Shuo said: "This may be a frame-up. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Why did everyone frame Yang Xiangguo? ”

Xu Lang said: "Because the little prince is not in the palace, they want to take the opportunity to drag all the people related to him into the water, so that the emperor will not make him the crown prince." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "It makes sense to say this. But if Yang Xiangguo thinks the same way, is the whole thing very reasonable? ”

Zhang Shuo said: "Even if Yang Xiangguo wants to make the little prince the crown prince. But he is old, and when the little prince grows up, he may no longer be alive. Why take such a risk? And the queen mother is his heart, how could he involve her in this conspiracy. It also discredited her. ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Perhaps, this is the result he wants." The queen is far away from the capital, is the follow-up thing logical? ”

Zhang Shuo said: "The death-free gold medal monk Fang sword is in your hands, the emperor, if you don't return them to the emperor's mother, then Yang Xiangguo's plan will not be realized." ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "Yang Xiangguo is really an old fox, he calculated that I would return the sword of the gold medal monk Fang Fang, so he was so fearless, his daughter left the palace, and he didn't move at all." I just hung their father and daughter, what do I think they will do? ”

Zhang Shuo said: "If the queen really doesn't return to the palace, what should the emperor do?" ”

Pei Shengyuan said: "I believe that she will come back." ”

Yang Mubai was always restless during this time.

I don't know if Pei Shengyuan's bastard said that he would accept ten concubines, whether it was true or not.

If so, what will she do in the future?

This matter was also her fault in the first place, should she go back and apologize to him, and then reconcile with him.

Although he has other women, she loves him alone from beginning to end. She can't really be as she seems, she can put it down. Now that their parents are fine, as long as they abide by their duties and have no intention of rebellion, they will be fine.

Then why can't she and Pei Shengyuan and Prime Minister Bai stay together?

Seeing that she was thinking about everything, Qiu Yue asked, "Miss, do you want to go back to the palace?" ”

Yang Mubai thought for a while and said, "I think it's peaceful, she is alone in the palace, and I don't know how she is doing." ”

Qiu Yue said with a smile: "Next month, it will be the day when the emperor will accept the concubine, it is better to rush back now, there is still time to join in the fun." ”

He Shengnan gave Qiu Yue a look, wanting her not to continue the topic of this person.

Qiu Yue said: "He Shengnan, what's wrong with your eyes, what do you mean by slanting all the way up?" If you have eye disease, you can go to Ye Taifu to have a look. ”

She did it on purpose, He Shengnan thought angrily: How can there be such a stab in other people's hearts, it is endless.

Yang Mubai also asked with concern: "Shengnan, what's wrong with you?" But your eyes are uncomfortable? ”

He Shengnan said embarrassedly: "Miss, I'm fine." There was a little clutter in the corner of my eye just now, and I've gotten it away. ”

Yang Mubai said: "It's okay to have nothing to do." Let's leave for the palace in two days! I think it's flat. ”

He Shengnan said: "Miss, the little prince is on the expedition with the army this time, we should wait for him to come back, and then we will set off, right?" ”

Yang Mubai thought for a while and said, "Okay, this matter will be done according to what Shengnan said." ”

Qiu Yue said speechlessly: "Miss, do you think you want to be the emperor, or do you want to be peaceful?" ”

Yang Mubai said: "Of course I want to be peaceful, don't you want your son?" ”

Qiu Yue tilted her head and thought about it and said, "Why do you want to think about him?" He had all kinds of food and fun with his father in the capital, and I didn't worry about him, so I didn't have to think about it. ”

Yang Mubai glared at her and said softly, "Qiu Yue, you are really ruthless. After being away from his son for so long, don't you want him? ”

He Shengnan said with a smile: "She has no heart and no lungs. ”

Qiu Yue said: "I must occasionally think about it, it's not as serious as you, and I have to rush back to the capital in order to see him." I don't believe you're really just for Princess Pingping. ”

Yang Mubai said stiffly: "I just went back to the palace for peace." Not for Pei Shengyuan. ”

Qiu Yue thought about it and smiled slyly: "Then you don't have to go back to the palace." When we arrive in the capital, you will live in my house, and then I will go into the palace to take Pingping over. Your mother and daughter will be reunited. ”

Yang Mubai: "????? "It's really long-lasting, and I want to take her army. And she didn't have anything to refute.

He Shengnan said: "Qiuyue, you are too presumptuous, how can you make such a joke about Miss." ”

Qiu Yue said aggrievedly: "Obviously, the young lady herself said that she didn't want the emperor." ”

He Shengnan said: "If you don't want the emperor, can't you go and ask him for peace?" Miss still has to enter the palace to greet the Queen Mother! ”、

Yang Mubai said: "Yes, the Queen Mother treats me well, I should go to the capital to ask for peace." ”

Qiu Yue sighed and said clearly: "So, do you really want the emperor?" ”

Yang Mubai didn't want to entangle with her, and said frankly: "Naturally, I want to." ”

Qiu Yue laughed and said, "Miss, you should have gone back a long time ago." This time, when I heard that he was going to accept ten concubines, I finally couldn't sit still, right? ”

Yang Mubai said: "I believe he won't do this. ”

Qiu Yue asked, "What if he really does this?" ”

Yang Mubai said: "That is his choice, I have no right to interfere." If he doesn't love me anymore, what can I do? I can only have the opportunity now, try my best to fight for it, and don't let me regret it later. ”

Qiu Yue shook her head and said, "Miss, you weren't like this before. What you wanted before was single-mindedness, and now you can forgive him no matter what he does to you. It's not like you at all. ”

Yang Mubai said: "If you really love someone, how can you account for these?" ”

Qiu Yue said: "I'm different, if Zhang Shuo dares to have another woman, I will not forgive him." ”

He Shengnan glanced at her and said lightly: "Who wouldn't say cruel things." You also met Zhang Shuo, if it was another man, how could he bear you. ”

Yang Mubai said: "I was too naïve before, and I always wanted his exclusive favor, which is also unfair to other women in the harem." ”

He Shengnan asked, "So, you forgive him for pampering others again and again." ”

Yang Mubai said: "He is the emperor, and all the women in the world can be his." How can I be delusional that he will love me alone. ”

Qiu Yue said: "Miss, this is what you realized in Biansai? At the beginning, the emperor favored Shi Nianxin, you are going to die. I just came to Biansai and swore that I would never return to the palace, how long has it been? You're going to run back and let him rub you back and pinch you flat? ”

Yang Mubai said: "But I love him!" As long as he doesn't have a blood feud with me, I can forgive him. ”

Those only vows should be young and ignorant. How can promises made too easily be taken seriously? I only blame myself, and I paid completely sincerely. Now, I want to leave, but I can't help myself.

And at her age, her impulse for love is not as good as when she was young.

The kind of desperate love for someone and the same feelings for the other person is wishful thinking in itself. She is only reluctant in her heart now, she wants to be by Pei Shengyuan's side, no matter what her identity is.

Besides, there is still Ping Ping in the palace, and she is not alone. Pei Shengyuan can sacrifice herself for the world, and she can also sacrifice her self-esteem for her family.

She loves Pei Shengyuan, and she has already lost. She can do without those dignity and self-esteem. As long as she can stay with him, she can do whatever it takes.

Her father taught her to serve the king faithfully for many years, and she will not rebel. As long as her father is fine, she can forgive Pei Shengyuan for all the harm he has done to her.

If she returns to the palace and she is still the queen, then she still has responsibilities. Persuade the emperor to let him be a man with the world in mind and work hard for the well-being of the people. As for the women around him, she can ignore them.

She is the queen, and she has to manage the harem well, so as not to let Pei Shengyuan worry about the affairs of the previous dynasty, she also has to work for the harem.

Perhaps, in the future, the relationship between them will only be maintained by the relationship between the emperor and the queen.

Qiu Yue shook her head helplessly, she sighed, and said quietly: "Miss, you won't be happy like this." You used to be so carefree, now what? What's the difference with those worldly women? The husband takes a concubine, and you still stick to him. ”

Yang Mubai said with a smile: "Different stages of life have different perceptions of things. You used to be with Zhang Shuogang, don't you want to get tired of being together every day? What now? Has there been a change in mood? ”

Qiu Yue said, "Miss, this is different. To love someone, the mode of getting along can be different, but how can the requirements for love fundamentally change with age? Have you changed yourself, or have you changed the world? ”

Yang Mubai said: "As I get older, I have experienced more things, and my mood will change. There is some truth to the rules of the world. When I was young, I always thought that love was everything. But after having a child, I feel that a child is everything. Looking back, who can abandon their parents? All relationships are related to our blood, and any one of them is our life. ”

Qiu Yue said: "But my husband is not related to us by blood. Why is he so important? Even your own values have changed? ”

Yang Mubai said: "But he is the person we have been with the longest in our lives." For most of our lives, we have been with him day and night, intimate. ”

He Shengnan said: "Seeing that you are worried about men one by one, it is better for me." No one cares. ”

Qiu Yue said: "That's what you don't have, if you meet that person, you know what it is." How can a child who has never eaten sugar know the sweetness of sugar? ”

He Shengnan countered: "But I see that your sugar is wrapped in yellow lotus." A little sweet on the outside, mostly bitter. ”

Yang Mubai looked back on his relationship with Pei Shengyuan, and when it was sweet, it was indeed sweeter than honey. But when it's bitter, it's really heartbreaking. And in the second half of my life, I don't know whether it's sweet or bitter.

Overall, at least for now, it's sweeter.

She said softly: "Life! You can't always have sweet. At least I'm with him, and there are still more sweet days. ”

Qiu Yue shook her head and said, "Miss, you are talking too much. There are still decades to come, and I can guarantee that it will be sweet in the future? ”

Yang Mubai said: "I figured it out, he is destined not to be my only one." In the future, I don't care about him pampering other women, and my heart will not be bitter. ”

He Shengnan said: "Miss, didn't you figure it out. It's a helpless choice. He promised to love you only, and now that he has broken his oath, you still forgive him and keep him. It's just that he relies on you to love him that he is so fearless. I'm just worried that he's going to get worse in the future. You hurried back to the palace at this time, it was the next step. ”

Qiu Yue said: "Katsuo, Miss loves him too much, you don't know that a woman's love is different from a man's. If Miss doesn't go back at this time, it will be difficult to go back to the palace in the future. Peony has said a lot of such things before, and men's love will change. I'm afraid that in a few years, the emperor will even forget the appearance of the young lady. ”

Yang Mubai listened and held the teacup in his hand tightly. If Pei Shengyuan really forgot her, then did she still have to go back?

He Shengnan said: "Then go back!" Don't hit the south wall and don't look back. When the little prince triumphs, we will congratulate him and return to the palace. ”

Yang Mubai asked suspiciously, "How do you know that An An will triumph?" They haven't set off yet! ”

He Shengnan said: "Isn't this a good sign? ”

Qiu Yue said: "I think you are very determined, people think that you can predict the prophet!" ”

He Shengnan said with a smile: "This is the first time the little prince has gone out with the army, and I must be looking forward to his triumph." and made immortal military exploits, which also made those people look at it. He got everything on his own. ”

Yang Mubai said: "It is naturally a good thing to be able to make military merits, but his safety is the most important thing." I have already told him that this trip is for the sake of gaining experience, and it is not to be reckless. ”

Qiu Yue said: "With General Zuo here, you can rest assured!" Although he had a holiday with you, he would never dare to let the prince have an accident under him. ”

He Shengnan said: "I'm afraid that he won't be used to it on the road, so it's better for me to go with him." I'll take good care of him. ”

Yang Mubai said: "It can't be like this. Let outsiders know, and don't laugh at him. ”

He Shengnan said worriedly: "This is his first expedition, and there is no one to take care of him during the march, so I really don't feel at ease." ”