She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 11 Taizhou
"sit."

Pei Peng took the lead to enter the account, sat in the main seat, then raised his head, motioning for Cheng Fei to sit near her.

Although we have been traveling northward, in April, the weather is getting hotter.Pei Peng has always been afraid of heat, and it is difficult to drink iced drinks on the road. She has changed into a pomegranate red gauze shirt. When she sat down to drink tea, a bright wrist was looming.

Cheng Fei didn't pay attention to these things, and after sitting down, she lowered her head and kept thinking about what she just said——

Ancient people attached great importance to the concept of class, so they probably thought it was strange that they sympathized with the refugees and even blamed the aristocracy.

Moreover, it is recorded in history that Pei Peng was an extremely smart and perceptive person. He once sensed the betrayal of a subordinate because of a wrong expression on his face, and used a trick to see through the enemy's conspiracy. So what if he made such an obvious mistake...

The more Cheng Fei thought about it, the more disturbed she became, and she couldn't help raising her eyes to observe Pei Peng's expression.

Pei Peng had a smile on his lips and caught a glimpse of Cheng Fei's expression change from the corner of his eye, but he still didn't say anything and just let her continue to guess.

In fact, Pei Peng has been secretly paying attention to this cousin since that day.

After the team set off, she saw that Cheng Fei had only brought a twelve or thirteen-year-old maid temporarily bought by her family. She also specially selected a useful maid Liang Tao and sent it over. On the one hand, she wanted to give Cheng Fei a heads up and prevent her from doing anything else. To show off the truth in front of others; on the other hand, it is also to get more information to determine the origin of Cheng Fei.

But in the past few days, Cheng Fei had shown some differences when she was with Xu Shu, but Pei Peng had never been able to find out her identity. Was she suddenly enlightened by the hermit, or was she a visitor from another world? Or maybe the eye of omen has been opened?
However, although he did not get the information he wanted most, Pei Peng was still sure of one thing - that is, this unidentified cousin was actually a naive and soft-hearted person.

When Cheng Fei's uneasiness gradually accumulated, Pei Peng finally spoke:

"Ah Fei, you are right about what happened today. It is not their fault that the refugees do not know etiquette, justice and shame. My Pei family has been in power for hundreds of years, and we should have allowed the people to live and work in peace and contentment, but it is a pity..."

Pei Peng's expression was gloomy, and noticing Cheng Fei's expression of agreement, she continued to speak:
"Everyone in the wealthy family is extravagant, and they compete with each other. But if they really want to help the victims, they all shirk it. Last year, when I learned about the severe drought in Xuzhou, I also gave porridge to help. Unfortunately, I am just a princess. There are people more noble than me. Brothers, sisters, and uncles and aunts who are more senior, I can’t go beyond them. It’s inevitable that a glass of water cannot quench someone else’s thirst.”

Cheng Fei could understand the embarrassment in Pei Peng's words. Seeing that Pei Peng felt a little guilty, she couldn't help persuading:
"Cousin, you've done a good job. It's not your fault that the refugees are displaced. It's obviously the officials in Xuzhou who didn't act. You will be more capable in the future, just treat the people well."

later...

Pei Peng heard the expectation in this sentence, so will she be very capable in the future?Or rather, powerful?
She also stopped probing, and turned to persuade Cheng Fei:
"However, Sanniang, I know you have good intentions, but you have always been under the protection of your parents and do not understand the dangers of the world.

Although the refugees are pitiful, but they were able to live from last winter to this year's spring, and many of them did so many evil deeds in order to survive.From your point of view, the refugees are one, but you don't know that the strife among them is even more cruel.

If you are worried about not thinking carefully about anything in the future, you can ask Liang Tao first. I sent her to you just to let her help you. "

This was just a small matter. If Cheng Fei hadn't been special, Pei Peng wouldn't have asked about it personally. After making sure that Cheng Fei had figured it out, he let her go.

It's just that Cheng Fei and Xu Zhao got married after all.

Cheng Fei felt that Xu Zhao acted like a son of a powerful man, cold and mean.

Xu Zhao's evaluation of Cheng Fei was stupid, but he lived up to his reputation as "mean".

The two of them always had to choke a few words along the way, and at first Xu Shu wanted to persuade him a few words, but later she didn't bother to bother, and felt that their argument was just to relieve boredom.

……

Because Pei Peng carried a lot of luggage and the bicycle frame was heavy, he didn't go very fast. He walked for nearly a month before finally arriving in Taizhou.

Chengyang County is a fairly small county in the northwest of Taizhou. This was the fiefdom originally assigned to Pei Peng by the late emperor.

At that time, the late emperor was not yet old and frail, and he was not too wary of concubines with noble births, sons of powerful mothers, and daughters with brothers to rely on. Instead, he felt that having children with aristocratic blood was his pride, so Pei Peng did not Not favored.

Naturally, Chengyang County is not a rich fiefdom. At most, it is not a small area, but it is not rich. It is just a place selected by the late emperor on the map.

Later, the late emperor fell ill, his health became weaker, and his temper became more and more eccentric. The children who had been doted on before were gradually neglected.

Pei Peng had no one to rely on, and she knew what she meant, and she was full of admiration. She became the late emperor's most trusted daughter in his later years.

The fiefdom of Chengyang County seemed a bit shabby to her.

So with a wave of his hand, the late emperor divided several nearby counties into Pei Peng's food towns, and even sealed two counties for Xu Shu, who was only eight or nine years old at the time.

Therefore, although Pei Peng's title is still Chengyang, he really controls half of Taizhou's taxes.

For such a princess, the titular boss, everyone in Taizhou official circles really couldn't take it lightly. They hoped that Pei Peng would just come to be a mascot, and they didn't mind spending money in exchange for Pei Peng's everything.

But the team accompanying Pei Peng meandered for several miles in a mighty way. There were several rows of guards riding tall horses at the front, and there were well-equipped troops on the outside of the team. No matter how you look at it, it is a presence that cannot be ignored.

Wang Yin is the governor of Yizhou, and he is from a rich family. Others are afraid of the princess, but he is not afraid. He just ordered his subordinates to prepare for the pick-up, while he leisurely went to look for fine wine.

If the chief officer is unreliable, the subordinates are even more worried.

Although they are officials of the imperial court, there is no need to please a princess too much, but it is one thing not to please, but another thing not to offend. It is better to be able to live together harmoniously than to stumbling each other.

So before Pei Peng and his party entered the city, they saw a line of welcoming teams from a distance——

Taizhou Biejia, Changshi, and the magistrates of several nearby counties, perhaps considering that Pei Peng was a princess and that Xu Shu was the princess, these officials also brought their wives and children with them, and a large group of people stood in front of them. Beside the dusty official road, people looked forward to it.

When there are too many people, it is inevitable to chatter.

"It is said that Princess Chengyang was at odds with the new emperor and could no longer stay in the capital, so she chose to come to us."

"No matter how bad these two are, how far can they go? Princess Chengyang doesn't have a mother and brother, and I haven't heard that she formed an alliance with any prince before. Those who made the most troubles in Beijing didn't have any was forced to leave."

Don’t drive Cao Shao’s official position in Taizhou, there are people above, and the news is better. After those people behind speculated for a while, they spoke slowly:
"It is said that the new emperor gave her the eldest princess's car on the day she left Beijing."

(End of this chapter)