White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 91 There are three types of unfilial piety

Shen Shi three quarters, the time when the court officials are on duty.

On this day, it was rare for the minister of the Ministry of Industry to not continue to sit at his desk, but to collect the official documents with his colleagues on time and planned to go home.

When Zeng Xu saw the person standing up, he deliberately slowed down his movements, but in the end he still walked with him.

"I heard that Mr. Zeng once went to Wen's mansion to drink, did the wine still suit Mr. Zeng's taste?" Pei You took a step slowly, just on his left side, and said leisurely with slightly raised eyebrows.

Zeng Xu's heart froze, and his forehead was almost sweating.

He was about to be killed by his father!

It has been said many times that if he doesn't marry a wife, he just wants to stay and fly with Die'er, so he wants to arrange for him to meet people.

It's enough to meet each other, and I chose that Wen's A Ning.

Ever since Pei Shilang came back from Jiangnan, he has looked at him and saw that his eyes are not friendly, as expected, a few days ago, he heard that Wen's Ah Ning and the Young Master of the Yan family had divorced, and instead started discussing marriage with the person in front of him.

"Master Pei is joking!" Zeng Xu laughed dryly and said, "I just had a cup of tea in the past, and it took only a quarter of an hour before and after, and I didn't even smell the aroma of wine."

Fortunately, Wen's Ah Ning didn't like him, and the two of them didn't have any further contact, otherwise he wouldn't need to be an official!

"I heard that something good is coming for Mr. Pei. My lord is Zhilan Yushu, highly talented and educated, and the girl from the Wen family is beautiful and beautiful, with a beautiful quality and a blue heart. It is a match made in heaven, a natural couple." Zeng Xu was so sincere that he couldn't be more sincere, and cupped his hands and said, " Congratulations on your new marriage in advance, and a happy marriage with Miss Wen for a hundred years, and we will create harmony together."

Pei You twitched the corners of his lips, and simply replied: "Master Zeng is polite."

Flick your sleeves and take a step first.

Zeng Xu wiped the sweat from his back, fortunately, fortunately, he just went to have a cup of tea.

This lord servant is really not as friendly as he appears on the surface.

Gu Fei was the same as usual, waiting for his eldest son at the door when the hour came, and when he saw someone coming out, he hurried forward.

"My lord, the people from King Rui came over just now and said they were hosting a banquet in Furong Pavilion and invited you to drink."

Pei You's face was usual indifferent, and his expression remained unchanged when he heard the words: "The marriage is approaching, and there are many affairs in the house, so there is no time to go to the banquet."

It has been a few days since the prefect of Jiangning arrived in Beijing, and King Rui is afraid that he wants to intercede for the two Jiang governors.

Gu Fei had expected that his son would not accept the invitation: "Then it means that the son already has an appointment today?"

Pei You glanced sideways: "You can make your own decisions."

Gu Fei shrank his neck. In the afternoon, a letter came from the house. When he saw the letter written in lower characters on the hairpin, he sent it in first.

Shizi also replied quickly.

Of course he thought that the son had an appointment with Miss Wen.

"Then let's now..." Gu Fei scratched his head.

Pei You glanced at him helplessly: "Go back home."

He added another sentence: "Let Tu Bai go back to Qinghui Hall."

The Duke's Mansion has been very busy recently, with many people coming and going every day.

No one expected that the son would be married unexpectedly, and in just a few days, most of the six rituals were gone.The eldest princess didn't even go to the Buddhist hall, and urged everyone to prepare the dowry every day.

Although there are many rare treasures in the Duke's Mansion, if you pick them from the treasury, you will already have the bulk of the dowry gift, but after looking at them one by one, the eldest princess always feels that these are not suitable, those need to be replaced, and some of them need to be replaced. The whole family is so busy that they don't touch the ground for the items that are rushing to be produced according to the season.

Qinghuitang is also much more difficult. Many outsiders have prepared in advance for the arrival of the hostess.

Therefore, when he reported back in vain, his voice was much lower than usual.

"Master Wen has recently strictly prohibited Ms. Wen from going out. Ms. Wen embroiders at home every day, and she hasn't done anything good."

"On the day she learned that the Duke's mansion came to propose a marriage, Miss Wen seemed to want to contact the prince, so she called her subordinate's name in the room, but the subordinate... didn't answer."

"Calling your name?" Pei You looked up, then sneered, "She knows my way of doing things quite well."

Tu Bai raised his eyes, glanced at the two pieces of wood under Pei You's hand, then lowered his head again.

"You don't need to go to Wen's mansion anymore." Pei You's eyes fell back to the two pieces of wood on the top, and while walking around comparing, he said casually, "Go and stare at the governor of Liangjiang."

The prefect of Jiangning has entered the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and the trial will start soon.Everyone knows that Xu Shan is just a small fish, and the one that will be hooked will be the prawn of the governor of Liangjiang.

Tu Bai immediately took orders.

"How did she react when she received that letter today?" Before leaving, Pei You asked suddenly.

Tu Bai naturally knew who this "she" was referring to, coughed lowly and said, "Miss Wen...seems very angry."

"Oh?"

"I crushed the letter paper and the envelope, and threw it on the ground... I stepped on it hard."

There was no sound for a long while, and Tu Bai raised his eyes, and saw Pei You covering his lips with his fist and smiling.

Pei You glanced at him and restrained her smile: "It's all right, let's step back."

After Tu Bai left, the corners of his lips still rose slightly.

He took out the letter that Gu Fei sent in the afternoon, opened it and read it again.

"It's boring in the boudoir, Luoxuan Pavilion has a new play, do you have time for tea?"

Of course he knew why Wen Ning invited him to drink tea, but what she should know, he had already told; what she shouldn't know, it would be better not to know.

He continued to stuff the letter into the bottom of the stack of books on the table, and continued to study the two pieces of wood in his hand. After a long thought, he put down one and took out the carving knife he had prepared earlier.

The night in early June was already a bit muggy.

The Duke's Mansion is still bustling with people coming and going, boxes coming in and out.

No one knew why the eldest son, who was rumored to be close to Princess Showa, suddenly got engaged to an unremarkable Wen family, but Emperor Jiahe, who had been matching Princess Showa and the eldest son, did not object.

No one knew that in the Duke's Mansion, where there had been no happy events for decades, the eldest son's marriage had to be so hasty, and the eldest princess, who claimed to be unwell and eager to marry a wife for the eldest son, was obviously in good spirits and in good spirits.

The reason for this incident started from the night when Pei You and Wen Ning had a "long talk" in the carriage ten years ago.
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Ten years ago, Princess Ronghua was still having a headache about the marriage between Pei You and Princess Zhaohe.

Emperor Jiahe intended to bestow a marriage, and arranged for the two of them to meet alone once at the New Year's Eve banquet.

When Zhaohe first met Pei You, he didn't show great interest. In addition, Pei You said bluntly that he had a marriage contract, Zhaohe was even more difficult to force others.

It's just that her thoughts have changed recently. When Pei You was in Jiangnan, she took the initiative to come to the Duke's Mansion a few times, and frankly wanted to marry Pei You, so that her aunt could be the one to help.

After Pei You came back, Zhaohe visited the door many times.But Pei You seemed to be aware of it, and he left early and returned late for a few days after he came back, which made Zhaohe miss repeatedly.

Showa is here again today.

It was not easy for someone to write a letter, Pei You was on duty on time, the eldest princess thought that the two of them could finally meet, and she would not be too embarrassed in it, but the next moment, another news came, saying that the prince's carriage had gone to Duan's mansion .

Rong Hua had no choice but to persuade Zhaohe to leave, planning to wait for Pei You to come back no matter how late tonight, so as to have a chat with him.

"Princess, could the son's recent irritability be related to this marriage? If the son is unwilling..." Cui Mama hesitated to speak.

In her opinion, based on the relationship between the eldest princess and Emperor Jiahe, and with the support of the Duke's mansion, it is not impossible for the eldest son to marry Princess Zhaohe.

Otherwise, Emperor Jiahe would not have made many temptations, but directly ordered the marriage.

Rong Hua twirled the Buddhist beads, shook his head and sighed: "His marriage is beyond my control."

Facing Nanny Cui's probing eyes, Rong Hua lowered his eyes: "Qiu He."

"Qiu He" is Nanny Cui's boudoir name, and it has not been called by anyone for many years.

Mother Cui turned pale in shock, and quickly knelt down: "This old slave has overstepped the rules! Your Highness, forgive me!"

After all, it was the old man who had been with her for many years, Rong Hua knew that she was also thinking about the relationship between the mother and the son, so he didn't say much, just let her go to Qinghui Hall to watch, and when Pei You came back, he asked him to come over.

But he didn't want Pei You to come by himself before Nanny Cui left the yard.

Cui Momo rushed to report, and whispered in Rong Hua's ear: "Young Master has brought the hidden guard here."

Rong Hua's hand holding the prayer beads stopped.

Princess Ronghua has worshiped the Buddha for many years, and although she often stays behind closed doors in the Buddhist hall, there is nothing unclear about the affairs in this mansion.

On the first day Pei You returned to the Duke's Mansion, a hidden guard was by his side.

Well-trained and highly skilled in martial arts.

In the beginning, the mother and son still had some biological relationship, so it was not easy for her to ask if he didn't talk about it.Later, I found out that he deliberately avoided some things from her, as if he was guarding against her. She thought about it a few times, but didn't really investigate.

Later, Rong Hua became angry, and it depended on when he would open his heart to her.

But I didn't expect this day to come so suddenly.

But in the next moment, Rong Hua realized that her deep-minded son would not show affection for no reason.

He was afraid that he wanted something from her.

Under Pei You's introduction, Tu Bai kowtowed to the eldest princess.

"The former Grand Tutor Cao Fu, my mother should have known him well before." It was not too late at night, but Pei You was still tinged with dew, and he looked even colder, "The Wangs abandoned their home and brought me to Beijing. It is to worship him as a teacher. He was born in a common family, and he deeply felt the difference between the common people. After retiring from the ruling and opposition parties, he hoped that someone could fulfill his long-cherished wish, so he secretly selected a few students from the poor common people and vigorously trained them. After they enter the imperial court, they will be able to overcome obstacles and break through obstacles for the common people, and make a smooth path."

"I was one of his chosen students."

Rong Hua was quite surprised.

Of course she knew Cao Fu, he was a stubborn old man, and she fought with him a lot in court back then.

That old man is over [-] years old, and he is still teaching students?
And Pei You, was he able to achieve such a proud result under his guidance?
"The teacher is benevolent and kind-hearted. He has no children and no daughters all his life, but he has adopted many homeless orphans and widows. Tu Bai is one of his adopted children."

Rong Hua moved his lips.

Before she could ask, Pei You continued: "He was 12 years old when the teacher adopted him, and he was seriously injured and was still in the mountains. Naturally, he didn't learn his abilities from the teacher, but he couldn't remember the past after he was seriously injured. However, the martial arts are still there, so I acted as a guard at the teacher's place."

"This old man..." Ronghua had made many assumptions about Tu Bai's identity, but naturally he did not expect that it would come from the Taifu's family who had been talking all his life.

But thinking about his age, he still has the strength to do these things, and he can't help but feel a little moved.

"I didn't want to be honest with my mother before. When I mentioned this matter, I thought that the Wangs and his wife moved to the capital from the south of the Lingnan to study for me, but they died here in the end. It was unavoidable. Second, after the teacher retired to the government and the opposition , living in seclusion, doing these things are unknown, my son doesn't want to speak out rashly, disturbing his old man's cleanliness. Now that the Wangs and his wife have passed away for more than a year, my son should let go."

Pei You's eyebrows drooped slightly, and a shadow just fell on the little red mole, making his complexion look different than usual, "Mother is not an ordinary girl in the world. I understand the teacher's good intentions in doing these things, so you won't bother the teacher easily?"

Pei You glanced over, and Rong Hua immediately said: "Although my mother is the wife of the Duke's Mansion, she is also the princess of a country. It is absolutely impossible to only speak for the world's aristocratic families. All these things he has done are good things for the country and the people. You..."

She sighed: "I can't blame you. If the group of nobles knew the identities of some of your classmates, and learned that a few little bastards dared to form cliques, they would have to target them everywhere. At worst, they would also participate in the crime of forming a clique for personal gain." .”

"Mother is really wise." Pei You slightly raised her lips.

It was rare to hear him complimenting him, Rong Hua raised his eyebrows, and told Nanny Cui: "You take this poor child down and record it in the register. From now on, you can receive an extra salary from the Duke's Mansion."

When Mother Cui led the white-collar worker away, she turned her back to the left and right, looked at Pei You firmly, and said in a slow voice: "There is no one else around now, let's go, but do you have something to say to your mother?"

Pei You smiled softly: "Mother and son are connected, and nothing can be hidden from mother."

Rong Hua was a little dazed for a moment.

Pei You seldom smiled, let alone smiled in front of her. Every time he came to Fuquyuan, he was upright and courteous.

Now that I am somewhat close to her, I seldom smile so happily.

No wonder Zhaohe has been chasing him so closely lately, this child's color... Looking at Dayin, no one can match him.

"Mother, my son wants to marry a wife." Pei You said it very naturally, as if it was a very common thing.

Rong Hua immediately restrained the thoughts that were spoiled by him.

"I want to marry A Ning of the Wen family, the prostitute daughter of Lord Wen of Honglu Temple." Pei You looked at the eldest princess and said.

The air was silent for a moment.

But it was only a breath. Princess Ronghua, a princess who has seen many people in the market, immediately reacted.

"A Ning Wen? But that A Ning Wen who pursued you so hard that you made a lot of jokes?" Rong Hua frowned, "How could you get involved with her again? There was an uproar in Beijing early this morning, saying Isn't it because she is engaged?"

Pei You didn't seem to understand the dissatisfaction in the eldest princess's words, so she said calmly, "The rumors are unbelievable. It is my son who likes her and wants to marry her."

Rong Hua took a breath, and was a little impatient with Pei You, "Then it's not a rumor that she's engaged today?"

Pei You was still calm, and only twitched the corner of his lower lip: "It's just that the matchmaker came to the door to accept, how can it be considered an engagement."

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Rong Hua frowned fiercely.

No matter what kind of lintel the Duke's mansion is, Princess Zhaohe can't marry, how can she marry a girl who has been engaged twice to get started?When Emperor Jiahe never stated that he wanted Princess Zhaohe to match Pei You, the portrait she sent to Qinghui Hall was mixed with a few girls of low-ranking officials, and Nanny Cui was punished for this.

But after taking a breath of cold air, she calmed down again.

impossible.

A few days ago Emperor Jiahe summoned him, and he was still using the marriage arranged for him by the Wang couple as a cover. It's only a few days ago that he fell in love with Wen's A Ning?
"You are refusing to marry Showa..."

"No." Pei You quickly denied it.

Rong Hua's eyes darkened, he twisted the Buddhist beads in his hand, and said calmly: "Forgive me, remember what I said to you before the New Year's Eve banquet? Your marriage is not up to you."

This was probably expected by Pei You. Without moving his eyebrows, he just took the teacup on the table, tapped the lid of the cup lightly with one hand, and said calmly: "At the dust-cleaning banquet of the Prince of Ryukyu, Zhao Zhai regarded him as his heart." Zhao Xizhi put medicine in my wine."

When another matter was mentioned suddenly, Rong Hua was a little stunned for a moment.

Pei You continued to say calmly: "When Princess Zhaohe invited Wen Ning into the palace, I belittled her."

Rong Hua opened his mouth in surprise.

"When she stained her skirt, many palace people should have seen it, but they dared not say anything."

"This..." Rong Hua certainly remembered when Pei You came back from an injury on the night of the dust-cleaning feast. She feared that he would not tell her the truth. ...then your injury that night..."

"Naturally, Ah Ning did not intend to hurt her in order to protect her innocence." Pei You's brows and eyes were calm, without changing his expression.

The color on Rong Hua's face changed several times, and finally he muttered: "Such an accident happened..."

After pondering for a moment, he said: "It's not impossible for her to come in, as long as she comes from a family, she can go into the mansion to be a noble concubine, which is considered a compliment."

"Mother, my son doesn't want to take a concubine." Pei You's expression remained calm, "The Wangs are monogamous all their lives and respect each other as guests. My son thinks it is very good."

Rong Hua frowned again: "What are you talking about? I am a dignified Duke's mansion, and you will be the master of the Duke's mansion in the future. It is common to take a few concubines and spread your branches and leaves. How can you compare with ordinary people? ?”

Pei You frowned and did not answer.

Well, now is not the time to talk to him about it.

Rong Hua turned around and said, "Didn't you say that the Wangs and his wife had arranged a marriage for you, and that it would be unfilial to marry someone else? Now that you are married to Wen Ning, how are you going to fulfill that marriage contract?"

Pei You answered this question.

"There are three ways to be unfilial, and having no descendants is the greatest." He carefully shook the lid of the cup under his hand, his brows and eyes drooped slightly, and the faint light in his eyes sank into the dark deep pool.

He said calmly: "A Ning is pregnant."

Rong Hua lost his mind, lost control of his hands, and the broken beads fell all over the ground.

　Some friends already guessed it yesterday haha, but it was not a spring banquet, it was a dust-cleaning banquet, and Ah Ning did not go to the spring banquet, it was just an excuse made up by the eldest princess
　　
　
(End of this chapter)