White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 50

Wen Ning didn't have the time to think about Pei You's subtle changes, and she wasn't even in the mood to act in front of him. When she regained consciousness in her wrist, she hurried to the teahouse.

Although she knew that Wen Tingchun would be fine with her two older brothers around, she was still worried.At this time in their previous life, they did not come out to listen to the opera, nor did they hear that the teahouse was on fire.

Or at that time, she was immersed in the joy of marrying Shen Jin, and the news of the leak in the teahouse just passed her ears in a hurry without leaving any mark.

Fortunately, when she went back, the father and son were at the door of the teahouse, and Wen Lan and Wen Qi were going in to look for her.

"Daddy! Eldest brother, second elder brother!" Wen Ning hurried over.
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Because the next day was New Year's Eve, Linglan was preparing the New Year's Eve dinner in the mansion, but did not go out with her. Seeing the master and the two young masters with black ash on their faces and some burnt clothes, they stared wide-eyed in horror.

After returning to the room with Wen Ning, he looked at Wen Ning worriedly: "Girl, although you look fine, is there any injury?"

Wen Ning told Linglan again what she said to Wen Tingchun and Wen Lan and Wen Qi in the carriage just now.

The only reason is that Pei Shizi's attendants are highly skilled in martial arts and led them to jump directly from the second floor to the backyard, so they didn't get sparks.

Linglan naturally asked again how she met the prince, Wen Ning didn't think it was too late at night, she told Linglan about what happened in the teahouse, and scolded with Linglan again about her and Pei You A person who choreographs a play.

By the time I lay down, it was midnight.

The night was quite thrilling, after she came back and talked to Linglan for so long, Wen Ning must be tired and sleepy.But when she closed her eyes, Pei You clasped her hand again, pulled her behind her, and looked at Gu Fei warily.

She also recognized Gu Fei.

Like Tu Bai, he is his right-hand man, has been by his side in his previous life, and is his right-hand man.

He actually didn't let Gu Fei get close to her like protecting a chicken?
And at the entrance of the alley on Chang'an Avenue, under the moonlight, she suddenly let go of her hand after recovering from the flash of confusion under the moonlight.

Pei You What does this mean?
Could it be that she has actually shown some flaws, and he is also acting with her?

Wen Ning tossed and turned.

At this time, in the Duke's Mansion, Pei You did not fall asleep either.His study room was brightly lit, the windows were not open, and the door was closed tightly, so the temperature inside the room was a bit high, so that in the winter, fine beads of sweat oozed from Gu Fei's forehead, and one or two even slid down his cheeks.

Pei You sat in front of the desk, with the candlelight beside him, but his face was still dark and unrecognizable, and he looked at Gu Fei who was kneeling on the ground lightly.

Pei You didn't speak, and Gu Fei didn't dare to speak out rashly, he just felt that he might have caused a catastrophe today.

With a "crack" sound from the candle, Pei You's eyes darkened, and he asked slowly, "What did you see tonight?"

The sweat on Gu Fei's forehead became more intense, and a bead of sweat "tick" fell to the ground.

"Subordinate..." Gu Fei always knew that this eldest son was not as warm and refined as he appeared on the surface, but he was suddenly exposed to his fierce gaze, which still made him feel oppressed. He knelt down on his knees and kowtowed solemnly, "The subordinates didn't see anything!"

Pei You placed one hand casually on the table, holding a dagger in his hand, with a silver scabbard, with complicated but delicate patterns on it, one can tell it is not ordinary at a glance.

His eyes fell on a lotus flower above him, and his voice could not discern emotion: "I ask, what did you see from the time I left the wing to the time I left the teahouse?"

Gu Fei's body was still tense, and he didn't understand what Pei You wanted to say.

Having been with Pei You for so long, he has never discovered that Pei You has martial arts, and he has never heard anyone say that the number one scholar is capable of martial arts. He took it for granted that Pei You deliberately concealed it.

But tonight the teahouse was flooded, and he took the Wen family girl away in desperation, revealing the secret. He, who watched the subordinates want to save his life, of course he should show his loyalty and didn't see anything.

Pei You's questioning made him confused.

But Pei You didn't have anything else to say, and stared at him silently.Gu Fei struggled for a while, and chose to tell the truth: "My lord, after the teahouse ran out of water, you took Miss Wen out of the wing room, but the corridor was crowded, and a large area of ​​the first floor was on fire, and some wing rooms on the second floor were already on fire. It's not safe to go down the corridor, so I took Miss Wen along the promenade to the backyard of the teahouse."

"This subordinate was worried that it would be dangerous for you to take Miss Wen down from the second floor to the first floor, so he suggested that I take you away, but..." Gu Fei took a deep breath, "But you refused. Take Miss Wen and jump to the first floor by yourself." The backyard, and then take her out of the teahouse."

After finishing speaking, Gu Fei immediately kowtowed his head: "Senior, Gu Fei is the subordinate of Shizi, if Shizi says what Gu Fei saw, Gu Fei will see it!"

After speaking, he put his head on the ground and did not get up.

The study room was silent for a while, with silent undercurrents rising and falling.Gu Fei didn't know what Pei You was thinking, he only knew that those eyes didn't focus on him anymore, but he still felt that the air pressure in the study was getting lower and lower, and his trial was still lingering.

After a long time, with a bang, a dagger fell in front of him.

Like a basin of cold water from top to bottom, Gu Fei's whole heart fell into an ice cave.

Sure enough, Shizi... didn't trust him.

The sweat on his forehead stopped, and the sweat on his back was sticking to his back.Gu Fei stared at the exquisite dagger and gritted his teeth.

The king wants his ministers to die, and his ministers have to die.

He has no choice but to die.

Gu Fei picked up the dagger, unsheathed it, glanced at the sharp light of the blade, closed his eyes without much hesitation, raised the dagger and sent it to his heart.

"Wait." Pei You said suddenly.

Gu Fei paused, and the dagger that was two inches into his heart stopped abruptly.

Pei You looked up at him: "You are rewarded with a dagger."

Only then did Gu Fei's hands start to tremble, and cold sweat trickled out belatedly.

"Go back and bandage the wound." Pei You said lightly.

Gu Fei put away the dagger, kowtowed heavily, got up and left.

As soon as he left, Pei You's brows were slightly frowned, and even rare, he held his forehead and gently pinched the center of his brows.

the second time.

It was the first time that the palace fell into the water, and it was the second time tonight.

If it was just a coincidence that he gave up Zhao Xizhi inexplicably in the palace and went to save Wen Ning, then what about this time?This time was the same, from the time he heard the fire in the teahouse to the moment he realized it, he was already standing on Chang'an Avenue clasping Wen Ning's hand.

What happened in the middle is the same as when I was underwater, I don't know at all.

It was as if his mind had been taken away for a moment.

"Young master." A low call interrupted Pei You's train of thought.

Pei You looked towards the window: "Come in."

In vain came through the window.

"My lord, we found it!" At the teahouse just now, Tu Bai heard Zhao Xizhi say that the cloth was given to the nanny beside him, so he went out immediately, searched thoroughly overnight, and was still panting when he came back.

Pei You put away distracting thoughts: "How?"

Tu Bai cupped his hands and said, "Mother Li next to Zhao Xizhi has a nephew named Li Wen who works in the military guard of the government. It was true that she took that azure streamer brocade to the tailor shop half a year ago to make a suit of clothes. On the day of the dispatch, he was not on duty."

Pei You tightened her five fingers and asked, "Where are the others?"

Tu Bai said: "New Year's rest, he went back to his hometown to visit relatives for the New Year the day before yesterday. But Fubingwei only has seven consecutive days off at most, so he should be back on the fourth day of the lunar new year."

Pei You lowered her long eyelashes, tapped her fingertips on the table, and said for a moment, "Keep an eye on it. Don't startle the snake."

"Young Master, don't worry." Tu Bai bowed and wanted to retreat.

"Tomorrow." Pei You said suddenly, "You and Gu Fei will bring the troupe from today's teahouse to the Duke's Mansion."

Gu Fei?

"Also, let's find out if the leak in the teahouse tonight was accidental or man-made."

Bai Bai accepted the order with lowered eyes: "Yes."
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The play in the teahouse has been sung for nearly half a month.Almost two days after the New Year's Eve banquet, the show has already started outside!

It's just that the Wen family are so busy these days that no one noticed.

It was the New Year's Eve dinner on the [-]th, so it was not a pleasant meal.

Although the troupe had disappeared early in the morning when Wen Tingchun ordered people to send them away, they had been performing for half a month, and it was the busiest half month before the New Year's Eve. I'm afraid most of the people in the capital had seen it.

Wen Ning herself didn't care, since the moment she planned to make Pei You despise her, she never expected her to have a good reputation in this life.But Wen Tingchun has always cared about these things, thinking that her father is unhappy, she can't be happy either.

In fact, when she came back from the banquet that day, her family asked her about her situation, but she was vague and did not give an honest account.I thought Wen Tingchun would be angry with her because of this, and didn't want to be at the dinner table, but Wen Tingchun didn't educate her, but instead asked her uncharacteristically: "Ah Ning, tell daddy frankly, are you really entrusting and treating Pei Shizi wholeheartedly? "

Not questioning, not blaming, the tone is quite gentle.

Wen Ning froze for a moment.

She was too familiar with Wen Tingchun's tone and expression.She was favored since she was a child, and she had a somewhat lawless temperament when she was young. She often made troubles for no reason, so she insisted on it.

Whenever this happened, Wen Tingchun would ask her: "Ah Ning really wants it?"

As long as she nods, no matter how precious or absurd, he will make her wish come true.

"Ah Ning, if you really want to marry Prince Pei, father will find a way." Wen Tingchun said firmly.

Wen Tingchun really thought so.He has only one daughter, and his wife gave birth to her at the risk of her life. In the past ten years, he has been like a jewel, and he is reluctant to let her suffer the slightest grievance.Marrying is like a second birth to a woman, and he always wants her to marry well.

If she really fell in love with Pei Shizi to such an extent, he was willing to give it a go.

However, Wen Ning was taken aback by his words, and hurriedly said: "Daddy, Ah Ning didn't! Ah Ning stopped thinking about him half a year ago. It was indeed an accident that the banquet fell into the water this time, and the people on the stage were all nonsense. ...Father, you can ask the eldest brother and the second brother, Ah Ning has not had any connection with that Prince Pei for a long time."

Wen Lan followed suit and nodded: "Father, I watched that night at the banquet. Ah Ning had been talking happily with the second daughter of the Duan family. It wasn't the Baba in the play who followed Prince Pei."

Wen Qi picked up the wine glass, raised his eyebrows and said: "Father, I'm afraid my sister was taken advantage of by someone with a heart. There are many people in a high-ranking family, and the son has been an official for half a year. Hearing that his tactics are tough, it is inevitable to offend some people. Using my sister To tarnish his reputation is to add trouble to him."

Wen Tingchun frowned, and looked at Wen Ning again: "Ah Ning, although Dad is not a first-rank official, but he has been in power for many years, if you..."

"Daddy, I really don't want to marry him." Wen Ning said anxiously, "I, Wen's A Ning, can't marry anyone if I marry him, Pei You!"

These words can be said with sincerity, she tried her best not to stumble with Wen Tingchun!

Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Wen Tingchun sighed: "If that's the case, it's the best. This year is the fifteenth anniversary of your mother's death. Tomorrow, you can go to Ci'en Temple to live for a while and pray for her."

Praying for blessings is just an excuse. Tomorrow's first day, there will be many visitors at home. This play has been sung in the capital for more than half a month, and Wen Tingchun does not want Wen Ning to be judged by visitors.

Wen Ning also understood.Let's go to the Ci'en Temple. Wouldn't she be more free in the outskirts of the capital?
Immediately should.
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In previous years, New Year's Eve was the busiest day in the Duke's Mansion.On this day, the eldest princess will go out of the Buddhist hall, listen to a few plays with her family, and then have a peaceful New Year's Eve dinner.

The Duke's Mansion has always been generous, and this day people will continue to receive good fortune, sometimes even more than their yearly offerings.

This year the prince came back, the eldest princess and Pei Guogong were full of radiance early on, and all the servants were also full of radiance. They only thought about the big reward they might get at night, so they were full of energy.

It was only the second scene of this play, when the always gentle and magnanimous eldest princess suddenly shook the teacup: "Presumptuous! Where did you come from, a dog slave, dare to act in such a play!"

Princess Ronghua was born in the royal family, and she even served as an assistant to Emperor Jiahe when she was young. Her innate royal majesty made everyone present kneel down immediately, not daring to show her grandeur.

Within half an hour, the theater troupe was turned upside down, and Pei Shao, who thought he had done a perfect job, was dragged out.

With a few words, the eldest princess expelled Pei Shao and his biological mother, Ke Shi, out of the mansion. Only seven-year-old Pei Ling remained in the Duke's mansion because of her young age.

Even though Pei Guogong only went to Ke's house in recent years, she was just a concubine after all. The mistress spoke, but Pei Guogong at the side did not object, so the matter was settled.

The reunion dinner at the Duke’s Mansion was not eaten, and Ke Shi and Pei Shao kowtowed outside the main hall to beg for mercy. The eldest princess thought it was bad luck, and called Pei You back to her yard. Duke Pei looked at the table full of food, and went back by himself without saying a word study.

"Excuse me, what's going on between you and the girl from the Wen family?" Only the mother and the child were eating, and the small hot pot prepared by Madam Cui made the whole room feel warm, and it seemed that the princess's question was not serious. cold and hard.

But in fact, she was still angry, and when she thought about how he was arranged as a "youyou girl" in the play, she couldn't get angry.

Moreover, this play has been performed in Beijing for half a month. Are those people under her blind or deaf?No one found out!Or is it that she hasn't been born for a long time, and they all think that her knife is old and blunt, useless?
"After my son returned to the Duke's mansion, he has never had anything to do with her again." After staying in the Duke's mansion for more than half a year, Pei You got to know her a little better, and poured her a glass of hot wine, "If mother is angry, It's what others want."

Speaking of this, the eldest princess slapped the table and said with a sneer, "Zhuzi is so stupid that he doesn't know how much he weighs."

"Mother, calm down." Pei You handed the poured wine to the eldest princess.

Seeing that Pei You was getting closer to him, the eldest princess felt better, and stopped talking about Pei Shao, and chatted with Pei You about the Ministry of Industry while having dinner.

When it was time for Pei You to leave, he said again: "Every New Year I go to Ci'en Temple to pray for blessings. It's cold this year, so I'll stay in the Duke's Mansion. You can go for me."

Pei You's black eyes froze slightly, but he didn't say anything, only answered "yes".

Nanny Cui, who was always behind her, knew that the Eldest Princess wanted to let the eldest son go out. She wanted to cheer up the family tradition, and let the people in the capital know that the Duke's Mansion is still the Duke's Mansion, and it's not something they can arrange and watch at will.

It's just that she won't let Shizi bear such a bad reputation.

When Pei You left, Mammy Cui tentatively asked the eldest princess when she squeezed her shoulders: "Princess, I see that the master hasn't eaten dinner today. Is this old slave going to take a cup of soup to the study?"

The eldest princess closed her eyes and let her beat her shoulders and back without answering.

Mother Cui then said again: "Princess, the sons and daughters are back now. You chased Na Ke away today, and the master didn't say a word for her. The relationship with her all these years is just for the sake of the heirs..."

What's more, the Ke family was also the one that the princess insisted on giving to her son-in-law back then. Now that the eldest son is back, the Ke family is leaving too, so why bother...

"No need." The eldest princess opened her eyes, stood up and walked in, "Today's hot pot may be easy to catch fire, you can ask someone to make a cup of tea to quench the fire and send it to Qinghui Hall."

Mother Cui couldn't help it, she just sighed and said "yes".

At this time, Pei You, who was supposed to return to Qinghui Hall, was being stopped on the road.

Pei Shao knelt on the only way back to Qinghui Hall. When he saw him, he cried and begged: "Big brother! Big brother! I was wrong! I'm obsessed with ghosts! Please do me a favor, because I'm younger than you." , please spare me this time! I won’t dare again, brother!”

Pei You stopped, looking down at the younger brother who was kneeling on the ground, the night was too dark to see the color of his eyes clearly.

Pei Shao snotted and burst into tears, he never expected that such a trivial matter would directly come up in front of the eldest princess!This big brother of his was angry with his face, he thought he was just talkative, he would at most ask him to reason with him, but he didn't want to ignore his own face and moved the stage to the Duke's mansion!

As soon as he made a move, he drove his mother and son away.

"Brother, it was my younger brother who was bewitched by others, and was confused for a while! Brother, you just forgive my younger brother this time!" Pei Shao also didn't care about his shame. live?
His father, who had been husband and wife with his mother for more than ten years, and father and son with him for more than ten years, did not say a word today!He can only come to beg Pei You.

Pei You just looked at him, and let him kowtow without saying a word.

When Pei Shao raised his head, he looked into his eyes. They were dark and shallow, no different from his usual appearance, except that they were cold and indifferent. Looking at him was like looking at a dead object.

Pei Shao's tears and crying stopped, but Pei You's eyes showed a very faint, mocking smile at this moment.

He lifted his foot and passed in front of him.When he walked over, the soles of the shoes fell on his fingers, and he ran over them mercilessly.

Pei Shao was so stunned that he forgot to shout, and when he came back to his senses, he looked at his back and shouted: "Pei You! You are a heartless lunatic!"

Pei You didn't look back, and walked into the Qinghui Hall calmly, and the slightly cool wind carried these words to his ears.

He frowned slightly.

Heartless?
Not bad.

Whether it is Wang You or Pei You, they have never been easy to get along with.

(End of this chapter)