Invincible son

Chapter 508 Chapter 507

In the early morning of the next day, in Ding'an Hall.

Pei Ning walked up to Taijun Pei as usual, knelt down and saluted, "My ancestors please be well."

With a kind smile on Taijun Pei's face, he nodded and said, "Good boy, get up quickly."

After Pei Ning got up, he saluted Pei Rong and Li Shi who were sitting next to him, and saluted Pei Yun who was standing on the other side.

Taijun Pei sat on the high platform, ordered Pei Yun and Pei Ning to sit down, and sighed softly.

Everyone knew the reason for the sigh.

It has been two full years since Pei Rong was imprisoned in the early winter of the third year of Kaiping, and Li's foot was grounded. In the past two years, the Ding'an Hall seemed extremely deserted.For three consecutive New Years, Pei Taijun brought his grandchildren to watch the night, and the old friends who had close contacts in the past also moved less. After all, everyone knew that His Majesty hated Pei Rong, so that the dignified Dingguo Mansion became empty.

After the great victory in the Western Territory, Pei City's achievements were passed back to the capital. Although it was not as dazzling as Pei Yue's, it was still enough to make the nobles who were close to Dingguo Mansion smile. Most courtiers did not openly oppose Emperor Kaiping's decision to pardon Pei Rong.

Pei Taijun felt as if he had had a two-year nightmare, and now seeing the scene of the reunion of his children and grandchildren, he felt that the nightmare had finally woken up.

Thinking of this, she smiled and looked at Pei Ning and said, "Ning girl, grandma wants to tell you a happy event today."

Pei Ning's face was slightly taken aback, and then he lowered his head unnaturally.

Since last autumn, Pei Yun hinted to her several times that she already knew what this so-called happy event was.

From the bottom of her heart, she is naturally unwilling to be the princess of Laoshizi, perhaps in the eyes of the world, that is a very noble and prominent status, but she grew up in this Duke's mansion since she was a child, and she has everything she needs.She had heard too much about the secret affairs of the rich and powerful families, and she was full of resistance to a place like the palace, and she didn't want to marry the eldest prince who had an enmity with her third brother.

But she is 19 years old this year, she is not a little girl no matter what, and she is always going to marry.

What's more, through Pei Yun's various hints, she has already understood her family's current situation, and perhaps only marrying the eldest prince can save the Pei family's decline.

Even though she didn't want to, it seemed like everyone wanted her to nod.

Taijun Pei looked at Mrs. Li, who squeezed out a smile and said, "Ning'er, the imperial concubine likes you very much, and specially ordered the inner eunuch in the palace to send a message, asking me to take you to Zhongcui Palace to meet. This is a big deal. Congratulations, no ordinary daughter's family is lucky enough to go to such a place, you must not disappoint your mother's love."

Pei Taijun just felt tired, why didn't he find this daughter-in-law so stupid in the past?These words are full of petty airs, without the bearing and style of the mistress of the Duke's Mansion, and outsiders will only laugh at Pei Rong for marrying a mud-legged person.

Pei Rong's face was also a little uneasy. Although he was imprisoned in Shanglin Prison for the past two years, his whole person's temperament became very weird, but he was still clear-headed when he was normal. Said to Pei Ning: "The people present here today are all from my own family, so there is no need to hide some words. The eldest prince's concubine passed away last year. It stands to reason that another marriage must be arranged, but it was delayed due to the war in the Western Region. Now The victory in the Western Territory is stable, and this matter will not be dragged on any longer, Yun'er should have told you, what do you really think?"

Pei Ning nervously clenched her white fingers, not knowing how to answer.

Pei Rong only thought that she was shy, and continued: "This dynasty has always been lenient in the selection of the prince's concubine. Whether it is a merchant's family or a civil and military official, as long as the background is clean and the character is correct, the concubine can be selected. You started to choose a concubine for the eldest prince a few days ago, and His Majesty has already approved this matter. Before that, you asked the family members of the family to come into the palace to find out, and the imperial concubine is very satisfied with you. But you are the daughter of the Pei family after all, and this matter is definitely not acceptable. will force you to nod."

Pei Ning bit her lip lightly, but still did not answer.

Seeing this, Pei Yun tried to persuade him: "Sister, Your Majesty likes the Eldest Prince very much. This should be known to the government and the public, and this is still a concubine, so it does not disgrace your status. No one can say what will happen in the future, but After you get married, you will definitely not be wronged. Now our Pei family is leaking everywhere..."

Pei Rong frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? It's a man's business to shine on the lintel. Do you want to trade your eldest sister's lifelong happiness? If she doesn't want to, no one can force it, otherwise it will be a disaster instead of a happy event! "

Mrs. Li said in a panic: "Ning'er, look, your father's hair is already gray, and he is not yet 40 years old. If His Majesty continues to put pressure on the Pei family, how will your father and I be in the capital?" A foothold? Even if you don’t think about us, you have to think about yourself. If you miss this opportunity, how can you find a better husband in the future. What’s more, you are already 19 years old, and you are an old girl in a small family. .”

Seeing that Pei Ning's face turned pale, Mrs. Pei frowned and scolded: "Okay! The more you say it, the more you don't look like it. Girl Ning, don't have any burdens. The rise and fall of the family can't be all on the shoulders of a girl. It's so unfair to you. If you don't want to, just tell grandma, no one can force you to nod."

Pei Ning laughed bitterly in his heart, got up slowly and said: "Everything is arranged by grandma and parents."

"Okay, okay, let your mother take you to the palace for a while, and let the imperial concubine feel at ease." Taijun Pei said with a smile, and then said to Mrs. Li: "I still have a few old things in there. Send Wen Yu to you, and bring it with you when you enter the palace, so the imperial concubine and empress must not underestimate our Pei family."

Mrs. Li hurriedly got up and responded.

Pei Ning didn't know how he returned to Qingfengyuan, as if their noisy voices still echoed in his ears.

Liang Yan held her arm, and pressed his lips tightly all the way.

After returning to the boudoir, there was no one else around, so Liang Yan said angrily: "Miss, the old lady usually loves you so much, but today she is helping the old lady to speak, can't her old man see that the young lady doesn't want to enter the palace at all?"

Pei Ning shook his head and said sadly: "No nonsense."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Pei family is only a glamorous empty shelf now, and the golden light cast by the two generations of princes on the military battlefield has been dimming with the passage of time. The No. [-] wealthy family in China has long existed in name only.If you want to have a smooth future for Pei Cheng and Pei Yun, bowing your head to the Tian family and repairing the relationship is the only option.

Pei Ning knew why Pei Taijun did this, she really loved herself very much, this was not a lie, but compared with the lintel of the Pei family and the future of the two grandsons, a granddaughter who was destined to marry was not that important.

The world is like this, she has no room to refuse.

Those words in Ding'an Hall seemed to calm her heart, but in fact they were only comforting their own hearts.

Tears welled up in Liang Yan's eyes, and he clutched his sleeves and said: "Miss, the old lady never thought about you at all. That eldest prince is not a good person. I heard that the previous princess didn't commit suicide, but was forced to death by him! The family committed a crime and offended His Majesty, the First Prince was afraid that His Majesty would be displeased, so...just..."

Pei Ning suddenly raised his head to stare at her, and said coldly, "Stop talking!"

Liang Yan didn't dare to say any more, and could only sob sobbingly.

Pei Ning smiled wryly. In fact, she knew these things better than the girl beside her, because Shen Danmo once told her that the two of them were talking about it as a secret at first, so why would she ever think that one day she would face such a person?

Liang Yan said sadly: "If the third young master is here, he will definitely stop it! By the way, miss, we can go find—"

Pei Ning suddenly grasped her wrist forcefully, with an extremely dignified expression, and a look of sadness and pleading in his eyes: "Don't disturb the third brother, did you hear me? It's been hard for him to get into the current situation, and no matter what, he can't take it anymore. He got involved, did you hear me!"

"Yes, ma'am."

I dare not refuse good words, but can only respond with a sad voice.

(End of this chapter)