auspicious time has come

Chapter 139
Sitting there, Pei Ding sighed complicatedly: "The news can't be wrong... However, it's quite expected, how could it be so easy for a veteran envoy to die? "

"How do you hear what you mean, are you a little disappointed?" One of the clansmen frowned and looked at Pei Ding.

"It's absolutely nothing, the fourth brother has wronged me!" Pei Ding hurriedly called out to his clan brother.

"Do you really think I can't see your thoughts? Three years ago when you first came to Yingzhou to take office, Shuang'er fell into the hands of bandits and was rescued by Dingbeihou's subordinates... Because of this matter, you have never been able to get rid of it in your heart." Rectify your own position! In the past three years, you seem to agree on the surface, but in fact, you have been acting perfunctorily and perfunctorily, and have never helped the clan! If you want me to say, my brother should not have chosen you to come to Yingzhou!"

"This... is perfunctory? Where does this come from!" Pei Ding said with a face full of grievances: "I know that I can't do things well, but I try my best, but it's just that I can't do it..."

"Incompetent? I don't think so?" The fourth master of the Pei family, who was called the fourth brother by Pei Ding, sneered, and said: "I have heard a lot about your deeds about Pei Shishi along the way. The justice case, the widow's divorce case... set a precedent everywhere, it has already gained the limelight, and its reputation has spread far and wide!"

The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and he gritted his teeth slightly and said, "I came to the North with you, did you join hands with the Marquis of Dingbei to build Anding Yingzhou?!"

Sooner or later, these things will reach Mr. Jiang's ears. After hearing this, Mr. Jiang will probably ask in doubt—what the hell is this guy doing?
"..." Pei Ding showed a bitter smile: "Fourth brother, I can explain this matter... It is really forced by the situation, so I have to do it."

"Okay, let's talk about these nonsense things later!" The Fourth Master Pei, who was pacing back and forth, was already battered: "Let's think about how to explain to Mr. Jiang first!"

Sitting opposite Pei Ding, the slightly younger Master Pei Qi sighed: "I thought that if something happened to Dingbeihou, it would be better to pay off the merits, and finally I could give Mr. Jiang an explanation, but now Dingbeihou responded well. The house is gone, and the female envoy of the Jiang family has disappeared again..."

"Don't think about it anymore, the envoy must have been taken away by the people around Dingbeihou!" The fourth master of the Pei family couldn't help but glared at Pei Ding: "That night, you first made a beauty who didn't hurt at all. She figured it out, and then lost the person sent by the Jiang family... It really is more than a success than a failure! If the female envoy reveals her identity and exposes Mr. Jiang, how will you and I deal with each other!"

Pei Ding bite the bullet and said: "At this point, it doesn't matter whether she recruits or not... Mr. Jiang's hostility to Beihou is now known to everyone, it's like the lice on a bald man's head, it's already clear at a glance It's..."

"You..." Mr. Pei Si was so angry that the top of his head was about to smoke: "Since you are so good at reasoning, why don't you go back to Beijing and go to Mr. Jiang to argue with him in person? Let's see if he can listen to it, but on the contrary Thank you for your clarity of thought!"

"Fourth brother calm down..." Pei Ding apologized, and said uneasily: "I just think that instead of worrying about Mr. Jiang's exposure, we should be more worried about ourselves now... after all, my whole family is in Yingzhou. My life is in the hands of Marquis Dingbei, if he already knows that we are doing things for Lord Jiang, he will be in danger of being destroyed!"

"Working for Mr. Jiang? You did a shit!" Mr. Pei Si, who was born in a wealthy family, couldn't help cursing: "You can ask for more blessings! This is the end, and the family is too busy to take care of themselves. Mr. Jiang I will definitely make trouble for my brother, and no one will get well at that time!"

The elder brother they were talking about was Yongning Bo Pei Xuan, the head of the Pei clan.

"At this point, we can only tell the truth... There can be no delay and no concealment, and since the envoy has fallen into the hands of Marquis Dingbei, and the relationship between the Pei family and the Jiang family has been exposed, then we should not make claims." As for what to do next, you need to ask Mr. Jiang for instructions." Master Pei Qi said helplessly: "Write to tell everything as soon as possible, the only way is the right answer."

"Letter? Who will write it? How to write it!" Fourth Master Pei spread his hands.

"Fourth brother, just trust me to write the letter!" Pei Ding said with the mentality of atonement: "How to write this letter is indeed quite particular... In addition to explaining the truth, we must also say something. Others are to buffer one or two, such as the strangeness in the Linjiang Tower last night, and... the Ji family painter from the capital, who has a close relationship with Mrs. Xiao... and so on, although these seem to be trivial things, Mr. Jiang With keen insight, it may not be impossible to dissect useful clues from it!"

Master Pei Si let out a "huh": "You are naturally the most knowledgeable about how to make up the number of words in the letter!"

He obviously didn't do anything, even screwed up everything, but he still had to pull out a bunch of irrelevant shit, giving people the illusion that he had been working hard - this kind of letter, he had read too much over the years Yes, it is also quite insightful!
"If you can put this kind of mind on the real thing, you won't get nothing for three years!"

Pei Ding couldn't help crying: "It's true that I'm not capable enough, but the reason why I didn't get anything can't be entirely blamed on me...Dingbei Hou acted cautiously and was very vigilant, but he has made great military exploits and loved the people like a son... It's really worrying There's nothing wrong with it!"

Hearing that he was not only complaining, but also meant to rectify Dingbeihou's name, Fourth Master Pei said solemnly: "Okay, how Dingbeihou behaves has nothing to do with you and me, and do your part well!"

Speaking of this, Master Pei Qi lowered his voice and asked Pei Ding: "Fifth brother, there is no one else here, let's be honest, three years have passed, and the treasure map...you really have no clue? "

"It's absolutely true! I dare to swear to the sky, I really have nothing to hide! If such a major event is discovered, even if I have ten guts, I dare not hide it alone..." Pei Ding sighed: "This so-called All kinds of rumors about the treasure map... In my opinion, they may not be true."

Fourth Master Pei looked coldly: "Master Jiang hopes it is true, then it is true—"

Pei Ding hesitated to speak for a moment before nodding.

"Okay, let's write a letter." Fourth Master Pei said with a headache.

Pei Ding got up and went to grind the ink behind the desk.

Master Pei Qi also followed, and together they advised how to write this letter in a flashy enough way, with an empty shell.

Fourth master Pei listened to half of the letter with his ears open, and couldn't help walking over.

After writing such a painstaking letter, the three brothers looked at each other with complicated and bitter smiles.

After the letter was sent out, Pei Ding was terrified day and night.

This kind of panic is quite contradictory. For example, while he is worried that the letter will be intercepted by the people of Dingbeihou, he secretly hopes that it will be intercepted-to hide his ears and steal the bell, it is stupid to be stupid, but it is not a kind of inner suffering to the extreme. Performance?
In addition, Pei Cishi was extremely afraid that Dingbei Hou would attack his little life at any time.

When I went out, I saw that everyone looked like a killer lurking in the crowd; when I got home and sat down, the servants brought tea, and I had to check it again and again before I dared to drink it.

After suffering like this until the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, after seeing off his clansmen, Pei Ding only felt that if he continued like this, he might not be able to last long if Beihou would not necessarily take action.

"...After this new year's festival, why have you lost a lot of weight?" Pei Wushuang was very surprised when he saw his father's appearance this day.

"It's too late to be dissatisfied, the food and wine are too much..." Pei Ding lamented.

"Uncle and the others are gone, you should put away the wine, because you are old and don't know how to cherish your body!" Pei Wushuang put down the tonic soup he brought: "This is what my mother asked me to bring, drink it while it is hot Now, go back and lie down."

Pei Ding nodded sadly, and looked at his well-dressed daughter: "Going out?"

"Of course, today is the Lantern Festival, and I have made an appointment with Ah Heng to guess lantern riddles."

Pei Ding's eyes moved slightly: "Shuang'er is quite close to Painter Ji now?"

"Yes, Ah Heng and I have similar temperaments, and it's too late to meet each other."

Pei Ding: "I vaguely heard that this Ji painter is very fond of Mrs. Xiao, and also has a very good relationship with Xiaohou?"

"That's natural. We Ah Heng's temperament and appearance are exactly the same as mine. Who wouldn't like it?" The girl straightened the tie of her cloak and turned to go out: "I won't tell you anymore, it's too late if I don't go out again. "

Pei Ding hurriedly said, "Shuang'er, wait—"

Pei Wushuang turned around.

Pei Ding looked at his daughter, paused for a moment, and then asked with a complicated expression: "Shuang'er... If Dad encounters a huge difficulty and needs your help, will you help?"

"Of course—" Pei Wushuang showed him an obedient smile, then withdrew the smile, and said expressionlessly, "I won't help."

Pei Ding made a poignant gesture of wiping away tears: "Hey, dad knows..."

"Tch, what difficulties can you encounter?" Pei Wushuang rolled his eyes: "Besides, how can I help you if you can't even do it?"

"That's not necessarily the case. You need to know that the daughter's family has its own convenience..."

Pei Wushuang urged to interrupt him: "It's alright, alright, then tell me what's the big problem?"

Pei Ding hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, Dad just said it casually, wanting to see if Shuang'er is good or not, and if he is willing to share Dad's worries."

Pei Wushuang rolled his eyes even more this time: "Since you are so free, why don't you help the servants sweep the yard?"

"You have to finish this cup of tonic soup before you have the strength to sweep..." Pei Ding raised his hand to carry the soup cup.

Pei Wushuang ignored him, and when he was about to go out, his feet stopped, and when he turned around, he saw the man who had lost a lot of weight holding the soup cup with a smile, showing a bit of oldness for no reason.

"Dad—" she yelled.

"What's the matter? Your mother didn't give enough money?" Pei Ding asked with a smile.

"Fourth Uncle and Seventh Uncle, are they really here to celebrate your birthday?" Pei Wushuang frowned slightly and asked, "Why do I think it's not that simple?"

Pei Ding was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course there are other things to discuss with father, but they are just trifles in the clan... You may not have the patience to listen to them."

"Is there anything I have to come to Yingzhou to discuss with you? It seems that you can do your best..."

Pei Ding couldn't help staring: "Why, dad is so useless?"

"Who says it's not..." Pei Wushuang muttered, and said earnestly, "Since I came to Yingzhou, I have been separated from the clan, and I feel a lot more at ease. It's a good life now. "Father, can't our family just live our lives in Yingzhou with peace of mind? Don't worry about those messy things in the clan."

Pei Ding smiled and sighed.

Everyone in the aristocratic family, one is prosperous and the other is damaged, how can anyone...

"Okay, don't keep your friends waiting, go quickly."

This perfunctory attitude made the girl frown: "You haven't promised me yet, I mean it!"

Pei Ding nodded again and again: "Okay, okay, Dad agrees, Shuang'er is right."

"Stop perfunctory me, you have to be persuaded when you are old!" Pei Wushuang muttered dissatisfiedly, and seeing that it was getting late, he hurried out with the envoy.

Seeing the girl's back disappear, Pei Ding sighed with a smile and said to himself: "It's really not easy to have a good friend with this girl's temper..."

It's not easy, but let's cherish it for our children.

……

When Pei Wushuang arrived at the agreed place, Heng Yu and others had just arrived.

　It's too late, I originally wanted to post 2000 words first, but I didn't check the time when I wrote it, everyone forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)