Chapter 40: The Clouds Open and the Moon Shines (1)
Pei Yaowei stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion for two days, seeing that half of the deadline stipulated by Xiao Di was about to pass, but she still didn't gain anything here.
Qingchen saw her sitting under the window with a sad face, so she took a cup of blood swallow and offered it, and said softly: "Niangniang, don't worry, otherwise...... Wait a little later at night, and the slave maid will go to the Lixing Building to see if she can sneak in? β
Pei Yao glanced at her faintly, "You can save me some snacks!" β
Speaking of which, she thought that Xiang Tao was leaving, and if she wanted to get close to Lixing Tower, it would be easier than before, but she never expected that this county lord didn't know who to guard, and before leaving, he even deliberately sent additional people to guard from the side. Now inside and outside the Lixing Building, it can be said that the water cannot be splashed.
Thinking of this, she had a headache, and couldn't help complaining: "This Xiangtao is also true, everyone is gone, and he is still so idle, this is not three hundred taels of silver here, I'm afraid that no one knows that he has something hidden there!" β
She finished her sentence, but there was a sudden silence around her.
After a while, she glanced at Qingchen strangely, "What's the matter, why don't you speak?" β
Qingchen stood aside and said with a smirk: "Hehe...... Niangniang, you know that the slave has always admired your cool and sassy, but ......" she swallowed, and said for a long time: "The prince of Jiyang County is your father, and you call him by his old man...... That's still a bit of a big deal, right? β
Pei Yao couldn't help but be stunned.
When she came back to her senses, she regretted her words and thought that she was dizzy, but fortunately she was standing next to Qingchen, otherwise if she changed others, wouldn't she be exposed?
"I'm quick talking, don't learn from me." She said: "Otherwise, Mr. Yiyuan will hate me." β
Qingchen snorted, and even said two words.
"But Niangniang, what you said just now, the slave maid also thought about it-" After a while, she leaned over and said to Pei Yao: "Jiyang County Gong is not a stupid person, there is no silver three hundred taels here, he may really do it, the perimeter of the Lixing Building is heavily guarded, will it just explain ......"
Pei Yao understood and took her words: "I can't see anything that is unsightly, and I haven't hidden it here at all?" β
Light dust and smack.
She asked, "You say, is it impossible?" β
Pei Yao pondered for a moment, and a light smile rose on her lips.
"Ghost girl, your brain is spinning really fast!" She tapped lightly on the door of Qingchen's head, got up, and brushed her clothes, "It doesn't matter if it's not there, since there is such a possibility, then we have to take a look, if it really meets your guess, won't it save trouble!" β
Qingchen was complacent about his smart little head, but seeing Pei Yao's posture, it was quite a bit of a sense of leaving.
"Niangniang, let's go now?"
Pei Yaowei nodded neatly, and Qingchen asked where to go.
She thought to herself and said, "Nanyuan." β
For Shen Tingru's sake, Xiang Tao usually lives in Nanyuan more than in his own main room, and at this hour, when she goes to Nanyuan, she only needs to say that when she goes to see Fang, it will not arouse suspicion. If Nanyuan can't find any clues, it's not too late to find another opportunity to go to the main house.
Qingchen took a glass lantern, and while it was night, the master and servant went out.
As soon as the two of them left the hospital, they hadn't walked a few steps, Pei Yao's arms suddenly tightened, and Qingchen's nervous and short voice also rang in his ears: "Be careful!" β
She was stunned and immediately looked left and right, but saw nothing but the dark night.
"What's wrong?"
Qingchen stretched his neck and looked forward, and explained to her in a low voice: "A black shadow flashed in front of me just now, I didn't see it clearly......"
Pei Yao frowned and asked, "It's an assassin?" β
"Slave maid...... Not sure. β
That shadow is too fast, think about it, if it weren't for her being a soldier, it would be that person's martial arts attainments, which are really unfathomable.
Thinking like this, she was rarely cautious, and turned her head to persuade: "Niangniang, if it is a slave maid, it will be fine, but if it is really an assassin, then that person's martial arts must be very high, let's not toss tonight, you better go back to the room first, and wait for tomorrow." β
After she finished speaking, she saw that Pei Yaowei had been silent, and she only thought that she was not worried about the safety of the house, so she said: "In this way, if you are really not at ease, the slave will chase after you and take a look." β
After speaking, she shoved the lantern into Pei Yao's hand, and she was about to leave.
Pei Yao pulled her back to her side.
"Don't mess around!" She thought about it, weighed it again and again, but moved again, "Let's go, let's go and have a look together." β
Qingchen's eyes widened, dragging her and not daring to let her go, "Niangniang! β
"Don't worry," Pei Yaowei swept around the night, "You forgot, there are secret guards on the left and right, they are really assassins, and you don't have to do it." β
Qingchen was still a little uneasy, but thinking that before leaving the mansion this time, the prince specially ordered Yu Chaoyang to add a few more first-class masters to the princess, she still knew the strength of these secret guards in the Chu Palace, and the princess had always refused to listen to persuasion, and she had already said so, and there was probably no room for change.
"Then you must be careful, don't be separated from the slaves."
Pei Yaowei nodded, and the two of them took steps in the direction where the figure had passed.
"I haven't seen anyone after walking for so long, it seems that the slave maid is dazzled......" After walking for a long time, I didn't see any suspicious people, and I didn't hear any unusual movement in the house, Qingchen breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Niangniang, are we going back, or going to the south-"
She didn't finish her sentence when she was interrupted.
"Shhββ!h Pei Yaowei made a silent gesture, held her breath, and said softly: "Listen carefully, is there any movement in the courtyard?" β
As she spoke, she pointed to the courtyard door next to her, and the two of them turned their eyes to find that they had already reached the boundary of the West Garden.
At the same time, in the Lingshuang Pavilion of the West Garden, a sword and sword shadow played to the end, and the originally elegant and quiet house was already full of messes.
A sharp voice sounded, the movement of Xiang Yao's sword tip slashing across the ground.
"You ......" He covered his bleeding shoulder with one hand, and looked at the man in black opposite with disbelief in his eyes: "Your swordsmanship...... Are you an old member of the Pei family? β
In the fierce battle, the other party's face towel has been picked off by him, this face is very unfamiliar to him, but he is familiar with this person's swordsmanship.
"The second son has good eyesight." The black-clothed man had a flat voice, moved his wrist, and said helplessly: "It seems that God will not let me keep you." β
"Heh......" Xiang Yao laughed.
He lowered his head and glanced at Pei Qingtan, who was asleep on the table beside him, and vaguely guessed the purpose of the person in front of him who came here late at night.
He breathed a sigh of relief, with two points of ruthlessness in his eyes, and said: "Your Excellency's martial arts are outstanding, and Xiang Yao sighs to himself, but you want to take my life in my own house - I'm afraid it's also whimsical!" β
"Yes." The man in black still didn't make any waves, only raised the blade of his sword, pointed at him and said, "Then let's try it." β
The war resumed for a while, and in the blink of an eye, the two were already inseparable.
Just after a fight, Xiang Yao had already seen clearly that the martial arts attainments of the person in front of him were extraordinary, and he was definitely not his opponent. If it were normal, he could still call the guards of Fuzhong to come to help, but for now......
Because Pei Qingtan couldn't make any extraneous branches in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he could only hold on to this breath and compete with it.
Just as he was retreating again and again, and he was about to lose his support, the door was suddenly slammed open from the outside.
"Stopββ!"
A roar followed, and when Xiang Yao heard this voice, he immediately frowned.
How did she get here?
Pei Yaowei rushed into the inner room and saw the scene in front of her more and more clearly.
The fight continued, and the man in black didn't give her any attention at all, but just blindly raised the sword in his hand and made a move to kill the other party.
Seeing this, Xiang Yao was about to be overwhelmed.
Pei Yaowei frowned fiercely, ignored Qingchen's obstruction, strode forward, and shouted, "Bu Fei!" Stop it! β
As soon as this name came out, Bu Fei could no longer ignore this sudden woman.
The moment he set his eyes on her, he was stunned.
"You, Lord......"
He wanted to call his master.
But then she reacted again - she wasn't.
She is not Pei Yaowei.
This face...... She is probably the princess of Chu.
But......
Bu Fei frowned and said vigilantly: "You know me?" β
Pei Yaowei finally stopped the fight, and before he had time to breathe a sigh of relief, his mind became confused in his gaze.
She didn't answer Bu Fei's words, and turned her head to help Xiangyao, "Are you okay?" Helping the person to the side and sitting down, she saw the person lying on the table at this time, it was Qingtan, and she couldn't help but be stunned for a while: "Why is Qingtan here?" β
Xiang Yao did not answer her words.
"What did you just call him?" He softened his breath and looked at her, "You said he was ...... Step non? β
The Pei family's step is not a step?
"How do you know?"
Pei Yao choked, hesitated for a long time, and didn't say a word.
Bu Fei also took a step forward: "Yes, this girl, how do you know?" β
Pei Yao exhaled a long breath, straightened up, and turned his head to face him.
Bu Fei waited for a long time and didn't wait for an answer.
"If the girl can't tell me why......" he slowly raised his sword and pointed at the person behind her, "Then I'm sorry, your 'stop' is worthless." I'm going to kill you. β
Then, the tip of the sword moved to her again: "You can't live either." β
His voice landed, and Qingchen immediately ran over, with one arm in front of Pei Yao.
"Who dares to touch my mother!"
She looked at Bu Fei, there was no fear in her eyes, and she was even a little calm: "I know that Your Excellency's martial arts are strong, but two fists are hard to beat with four hands." I advise you to recognize your own situation, the secret guard of the Chu Palace's mansion is outside the door, once you start to move, who is undoubtedly going to die, you think about it! β
Bu Fei seemed to think about it for a moment, and then nodded.
"yes, you're right." He said: "Thank you for telling me that the secret guard of the Chu Palace's mansion is outside the door, since I can't run away anymore, then if I fight for this life, at least I can die with the second son of Xiang - I am not a loss." β
"You!"
"Light Dust!" Pei Yaowei suddenly called her and raised her chin towards the door: "Go and close the door." β
Qingchen didn't understand the meaning of her move, but under her repeated instructions, she could only retreat and walk to the door and do as she was told.
Pei Yao looked at Bu Fei steadily, as if when the door opened and closed, there was already a Mount Tai in her heart, rising and falling.
She took a step closer and said, "Bu Fei, put the sword down." β
The step is not moving.
But his brows were faintly deeper.
Pei Yao sighed, pondered for a moment, and said, "In the second year of Yanping, outside the gate of the dusty capital, after I asked you to send Xiao Yun to Linyuan, don't come back."
You didn't listen to me. β
On the other side, Bu Fei's face changed, and he almost dropped the sword in his hand.
She asked again: "Why do you still disobey orders today?" β
"You ......" for a long time before he asked in a trembling voice: "Who are you?" β
She smiled.
"I'm Pei Yaoyan." She said.