After finding the construction drawings of the Star Picking Tower, Pei Yue took the drawings and prepared to leave.

The appearance of the two leaving together from the Star Picking Tower happened to be seen by the eldest princess.

"Mama Xu, who do you think is the man who is with Wanning?" It was a little far away, and the eldest princess couldn't see clearly.

Mama Xu observed for a moment, and then replied, "Eldest princess, it seems to be Master Pei." ”

"Master Pei? Which Bae-sama? The eldest princess was a little confused, she hadn't asked about the world for a long time, so she naturally didn't know that Pei Yue had now entered Dali Temple on duty.

"It is Pei Zheng Pei Taifu's grandson Pei Yue, who was recommended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be on duty in Dali Temple in the autumn of this year. But the specific position is not clear. Mama Xu replied respectfully: "He also came to the mansion last time for the Hundred Flowers Banquet and saved the county lord. ”

"Did you jump into the pond and push the boat for Wanning?"

"It's him."

The eldest princess also remembered, and she was thoughtful.

The eldest princess looked at the backs of Zhao Wanning and Pei Yue walking hand in hand, the two of them were wearing goose-yellow skirts and moon-white robes, standing side by side, which was a good match.

"What do you think of the two of them?" The eldest princess spoke suddenly.

Mama Xu was a little surprised: "Eldest princess, do you mean the county lord and Master Pei?" ”

The eldest princess nodded, she sat down in the corridor pavilion, and Mama Xu poured her a cup of tea.

"I'll tell you the truth, I took a fancy to this Pei Jialangjun at the last Hundred Flowers Banquet." The eldest princess took a sip of the teacup, and then continued: "I didn't say anything at the time. Because he is only the grandson of Taifu Pei, he has not participated in this year's autumn festival, nor has he been a high school champion, and I don't know what his future holds. ”

"Wanning is my only daughter, I choose a husband for her, naturally I want to choose the best man in the world."

"But the eldest princess," Mama Xu asked hesitantly, "Didn't you say last time that you thought that Gu Qingchuan of the Gu family was good?" ”

"In terms of appearance, talent, and family status, it is natural that the Gu family is better. But now Pei Yue has entered the officialdom and has been favored by the prince, Pei Yue's father is a loyal general, and his grandfather is the prince's wife. If it weren't for the battle thirteen years ago, I believe that their Pei family would be even more popular than the Gu family now. ”

"Now that Pei Yue has entered Dali Temple, isn't it obvious what the saint means? Naturally, I hope that Pei Yue can find an opportunity to overturn the case for General Pei Changzhou in Dali Temple and return General Pei's innocence. Tell me, how does such a family background compare with the Gu family? ”

Mama Xu hesitated and said: "If General Pei's case is cleared up, then the Pei family will naturally be more prosperous than the Gu family, after all, the Pei family is also one of the hundreds of years of family in my Great Zhou." ”

And the Gu family is an upstart who has risen in recent years, and this background is much thinner.

The eldest princess nodded and said, "Not bad." What's even more commendable is that there are only two people left in the Pei family, Pei Taifu and Pei Yue, if Wan Ning marries, she will be the only hostess of this Pei Mansion. There is no dispute between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and there is no discord between concubines. The Pei family has respected monogamy for generations, and if Wan Ning really marries, life will definitely be easier than that of the Gu family. ”

Of course, there is also the most important reason why the eldest princess did not say it clearly, the Pei family is currently weak, if Wanning and Pei Yue get married, the eldest princess can mediate from it and find a reason for Zhao Wanning and Pei Yue to marry and still live in the eldest princess's mansion. In this way, Zhao Wanning will not leave her.

Mama Xu just didn't expect the eldest princess to have this plan. However, judging from the current analysis, if the county lord marries Pei Yue, it is indeed more suitable than marrying into the Gu family.

The gate of the Eldest Princess's Mansion.

"County Lord, please stay." Pei Yue said to Zhao Wanning.

Zhao Wanning was still a little embarrassed, she looked at the blood-soaked handkerchief on Pei Yue's hand, and said guiltily: "It's better to find a doctor to show you after you go back, after all, it's your right hand." ”

Pei Yue raised his hand and looked at the blood-stained handkerchief, tried to hold back his smile, and comforted: "It's okay county lord, you don't have to take it to heart. ”

Zhao Wanning didn't know how to answer, so she didn't speak.

Pei Yue continued: "Then I'll take this drawing back first." Thank you to the county lord today. ”

"Thank me for what?" Zhao Wanning muttered, "I didn't do anything either." ”

"You must ask the doctor to show you that hand again, re-bandage it, and remember to change the dressing." Zhao Wanning instructed.

Pei Yue couldn't help laughing: "The county lord's words, Yuan Qing will take it to heart." ”

"Then you don't have to ......," Zhao Wanning said in a low voice.

Pei Yue didn't hear it clearly for a while, so he asked, "What did the county lord say just now, can you say it again?" I didn't hear it clearly in the next just now. ”

"It's nothing, I mean it's getting late, you can go back quickly." Zhao Wanning suddenly felt that what she said just now was a little strange, and then fooled.

When Pei Yue saw her like this, he knew that she didn't want to repeat that sentence. That's it, I have gained a lot from coming to the eldest princess's mansion today, Pei Yue is no longer entangled, and Zhengse said: "Tian Xiaocao and Ah Tao still need to worry more from the county lord." ”

Zhao Wanning nodded as a matter of course: "The girl in my house, I will naturally take care of it." But when will your Dali Temple be able to investigate this case clearly? ”

Pei Yue looked embarrassed, and then said: "Don't worry, county lord, it's only been a few days." ”

Zhao Wanning crossed her arms and raised her chin: "Then come on, I'm going back." ”

Pei Yue reluctantly left the eldest princess's mansion.

Following. Dali Temple.

When I left the Eldest Princess's Mansion yesterday, it was already the time of the next duty. Pei Yue did not go back to Dali Temple, and went home directly.

Early this morning, Pei Yue came to Dali Temple to find Li Wei, wanting to discuss with him the clues he got from Ah Tao yesterday.

Pei Yue originally thought that he had come early enough, but he didn't want to be there when he arrived, Li Wei and Lu Chunnian were there, as if they had been there for a long time.

Master Li is okay to say that he has always come early. But Lu Chunnian has always come to Dali Temple late for a long time, why did he come so early today?

Without waiting for Pei Yue to ask, Li Wei took the lead in stopping him: "Yuanqing, you came just in time." Something went wrong. ”

"But there was an accident in the courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing?" Pei Yue hurriedly asked.

Levi shook his head and said, "It's not that, but it's more serious than that." Look at this and this. ”

After Li Wei finished speaking, he pushed a note in front of Pei Yue.

The note looked like it had been soaked in water and dried, crumpled and smelled fishy.

Pei Yue carefully unfolded the note, on which were written a few big words: "If you lose your instrument, the heavens will punish you, and the green water will be flooded." ”

Pei Yue hurriedly closed the note, and said as if facing a great enemy: "This is?" ”

Li Wei didn't speak, but Lu Chunnian on the side spoke: "Don't doubt it, it's what you think." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Pei Yue frowned, puzzled: "How could anyone dare to write such a thing?" ”

"I don't know, after you left yesterday, I was sent by an informant arranged by my Dali Temple in the market. It is said that it was fished by the fishermen at the pier outside the city yesterday. ”

"Can you tell me the specifics?"

Lu Chunnian repeated what the informant confessed yesterday to Pei Yue.

Yesterday, a fisherman named Li Su caught fish and sent it to the market to sell, but he didn't want to sell a carp, and the person who bought the fish returned to the fish stall after a while, saying that there was something in the belly of the fish.

When Li Su saw that the carp was dead, his stomach was bulging, and he couldn't see any difference from other fish. Li Su thought that the fish buyer was looking for trouble, so he cut open the belly of the fish in front of everyone. Unexpectedly, I found this note from the belly of the fish, and these words were written on the note. The informant felt that something was wrong, so he hurriedly spent a lot of money to buy the fish back and send it back to Dali Temple. The fish sellers and fish buyers have also taken care of them.

However, this matter has already spread in the capital.

Qingzhou has always been an arid land, how can floods occur here? Although it was Qingzhou Taishou Huang Yi'an who desperately covered the news for his career, which led to the delay in this disaster relief. Now the minister who went to Qingzhou for disaster relief has set off, but the people don't know about the intertwining. In their view, it became the court that did not care about the lives of the people and did not go to disaster relief.

Coupled with yesterday's uproar in the market, the rumor of a disaster from the sky in Qingzhou has been spread throughout the capital.

The most terrible thing is that there is no shortage of people in the capital who fled from Qingzhou. When they were in Qingzhou, they were displaced because of the concealment of Qingzhou Taishou, and they fled in all directions, and they had complaints about the officials and even the imperial court in Qingzhou, and they suffered a lot because of the escape along the way, and the grievances accumulated deeper and deeper, and they urgently needed a breakthrough.

"Is this the only one we know?" Pei Yue asked.

"Lord Yan entered the palace yesterday to meet the saint. The specific situation depends on the saints. Levi replied.

"Then we can't sit still, after all, it's such a big deal. And the one who has risen to the palace. Lu Chunnian pointed to the sky with his finger, which meant to refer to Emperor Shengde. If this matter is not handled well, it may cause great trouble, and if it is not done well, it will-"

"Chun Nian is cautious!" Levi interrupted him loudly.

Lu Chunnian hurriedly closed his mouth and crossed his finger in front of his mouth: "Hmm ”

Seeing Lu Chunnian like this, Li Wei was speechless and put his hand on his forehead, and he waved his hand: "You still say it." ”

Only then did Lu Chunnian speak: "Why don't we check first?" Aren't we controlling both the fish buyers and the fish sellers? Let's go ask first. ”

"What if there are any clues?"

"No." Pei Yue suddenly raised his head and said, "Lord Yan hasn't come back yet, has he?" ”

Levi nodded and said, "Your Excellency has not come back since he entered the palace yesterday. I didn't see him when I went to court in the morning, and it seemed that he was still in the palace. ”

"Lord Yan went to the palace yesterday to report this matter to the Holy Lord. But to this day, he has not returned. Lord Yan is still in the palace, maybe the saint has other arrangements. Let's not act rashly at will, and wait for Lord Yan to come back before making plans. ”

"If we act on our own, I'm afraid it will be a big deal."

"Yuan Qing is right." Li Wei said: "I think so too. ”

"Does that mean we're going to do nothing?" Lu Chunnian asked.

"Respond to change with the same." Pei Yue said. "But Brother Chun Nian is right, we can't sit still."

Li Wei and Lu Chunnian looked at Pei Yue at the same time, Pei Yue came to the book case and told the two of them the clues he got from Ah Tao yesterday.

"Good guy, this Uncle Zhong is really cunning!"