Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 30 Wanting to impose a crime
  At the Peking Palace, Duke Deng and his wife heard that Qi Zhan was coming, so they waited at the door early.

Qi Zhan was riding a horse. When he saw Deng Guogong and his wife, he speeded up and came to the two elders. After dismounting, he knelt down with a plop.

"Master, Master Wife, Zhan'er is here to see you."

Deng Guogong and his wife were in tears. They helped Qi Zhan up and walked to the mansion while exchanging pleasantries.

Pei Ying followed behind and asked in confusion: "Are the Marquis of Huainan and my grandfather the master and disciple?"

"He is my grandfather's most proud disciple and his direct disciple."

"So you still have this relationship."

At the dinner table, Deng Guogong and his wife kept putting vegetables into Qi Zhan's bowl, and he was not polite and ate with big mouthfuls.

Deng Guogong took out the old wine, Wei Shao accompanied him, and Pei Ying poured the wine. They were like a family, without restraint, drinking and chatting happily.

"Mrs. Shao'er, I'm very satisfied. Your father Pei Kai is not a good man, but I see that you have clear eyes and are smart and smart. You are more like your mother. If your mother were still alive, she would be worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in Chang'an. .”

Hearing him mention Pei Ying's biological mother, Deng Guogong interrupted: "On a good day, why are you talking about those sad things? Zhan'er, you punish yourself with a drink."

"Okay, I don't dare to disobey Master's orders."

Qi Zhan drank it all in one gulp, and Pei Ying stood up and filled his glass again.

Mrs. Deng Guogong was old and had stopped drinking alcohol for a long time. But when she saw Qi Zhan today, she suddenly remembered many things from the past, and she also picked up her wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

"Zhan'er, you have lived in the palace for some time this time, have you ever seen Shou'er?"

Qi Zhan smiled bitterly, took a sip of wine and replied: "On the day we entered the palace, I met him during the banquet hosted by His Majesty."

After he finished speaking, he drank the remaining wine in the glass.

"Well, why are you talking about this? Shao'er, give me another toast to your uncle."

"it is good."

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's interest did not diminish, and the time they spent together flew by. Although he was reluctant to leave, Qi Zhan still had to rush back before the palace was locked, but he had already thought about the next reunion in his heart, and promised to serve his master Perform his unique skill again - to pierce the Yang with a hundred steps.

Deng Guogong's eyes were filled with tears. At his age, he was wandering on the edge of life and death every day. He could still drink alcohol today, but who knows whether he would live or die in the future.

Being able to see his most beloved apprentice in his lifetime also put an end to his worries.

"Don't be sad. Zhan'er promised us to come see you in a few days. He is now in Chang'an. As long as you take care of yourself, there will be many opportunities to meet him in the future."

Duke Deng Guo watched Qi Zhan ride away. Qi Zhan looked back three times with each step, reluctant to leave.

After sending Qi Zhan away, Pei Ying returned to her room and arranged her clothes in front of the large bronze mirror. Wei Shao sat behind her and polished his sword.

"Wei Shao, I'm a little curious."

Wei Shao didn't raise his head and asked, "What are you curious about?"

"Today my grandmother asked my uncle if he had seen his mother and concubine in the palace. What did he mean?"

"It's just asking, it's not interesting."

Pei Ying walked to him and sat down next to him, and said: "My uncle is my grandfather's favorite disciple, and my mother-in-law is his senior sister. Isn't he admiring his senior sister?"

Wei Shao's sword-wiping hand visibly shook. He cleared his throat and said, "Don't make random guesses. They are senior sisters and junior brothers."

"I didn't say they had other relationships, why are you nervous?"

"I do not have."

Seeing the awkwardness in his hands, Pei Ying knew that she had guessed correctly.

"As for my uncle, he is probably eight feet tall, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and he is majestic. If I were my mother-in-law, I would definitely be attracted to him."

Wei Shao put his sword on the table, pretending to be angry and said: "Pei Ying, my mother and concubine are elders, how can I allow you to talk?"

Pei Ying took the brocade handkerchief from his hand, picked up the sword, continued to wipe it and said: "What did I say about the mother-in-law? You are trying to incriminate me, so why bother? I am just standing from the perspective of a normal woman. What’s wrong with coming to appreciate a fine man?”

"Then do you appreciate me?"

"Of course I appreciate it, otherwise I will clean your sword for you?" Hearing her answer, Wei Shao smiled with satisfaction.

After getting along with Pei Ying for a long time, he found that Pei Ying was very interesting.

If she mustered up a lot of courage and expressed her feelings seriously, she would definitely reject him thousands of miles away. But if he inadvertently joked with her, she would definitely follow his words and give a satisfactory answer.

This vague and unclear feeling made Wei Shao gradually get over his head.

Outside the palace gate, Qi Zhan dismounted and walked slowly into the palace. He suddenly heard the sound of the palace door closing behind him. Looking in the direction of the sound, he realized that the palace walls were already full of people standing ready to go. archer.

In the middle of this group of archers is Queen Ban Miu.

"Rebellious thief Qi Zhan, do you know your crime?"

"What am I guilty of?"

"You intended to rebel while His Majesty was not in the palace, and you dared to make sophistry."

"Queen, you say I am treason, do you have any evidence?"

Queen Ban signaled her men to escort the man up, and Qi Zhan saw the man's face clearly, it was his retainer Qu Ling.

"Your men have been brought to justice, why do you still want to quibble?"

Qi Zhan realized something was wrong and shouted to Ban Miao on the palace wall: "I want to see your Majesty."

Ban Miao sneered and said: "A traitor dares to say such arrogant words that he wants to see His Majesty. All the soldiers will obey my order and they will be killed without mercy."

Qi Zhan had nowhere to hide and was shot to death by random arrows in an instant.

He vomited blood, his eyes widened, and he died.

"Pei Guogong, come out."

Pei Kai slowly walked forward from behind Ban Miao. He did not dare to look at the scene of Qi Zhan's tragic death under the palace wall.

"Pei Guogong, does your Majesty have any other instructions?"

Pei Kai replied: "Kill the rebel Qi Zhan, take his head and send it to Shanglin Garden."

"Okay, Duke Pei will do the rest."

"The minister obeys the order."

"The Crown Princess has been in good health recently and her energy has improved a lot. Today's incident may cause her discomfort. I hope the Duke can handle it cleanly."

"Yes."

Pei Kai bowed his body lower. Ban Miao was very satisfied with his performance and left with Ban Zhuo.

After the two of them walked away, Pei Kai ordered in a cold tone: "Here comes the running dog Qu Ling. The seller wants to be honored. Chop it up and throw it into a mass grave to feed the dogs."

Accompanied by Qu Ling's heartbreaking plea for mercy, after Pei Kaiping retreated from the soldiers, he could no longer bear it and rushed down the palace wall to Qi Zhan's side.

Qi Zhan was like a hedgehog at this moment, being pierced by arrows from all directions, and Pei Kai couldn't get close to him.

He did not dare to look directly into Qi Zhan's eyes, which were still closed. His legs and feet became weak, and he knelt on the ground, crying bitterly.

"Brother Qi, do you know that even if you can regret your oaths made in a mountain alliance, how can you trust the iron certificate of the alchemy book?"

"The Wei Dynasty can only have one emperor, and that is His Majesty. No matter how great our achievements are, we, the ministers, must bow before the imperial power."

"When we conquer the world, you and I are brothers. When we share the world, we are the only ones who live and die."

"Promises are worthless in front of His Majesty. The iron coupon of the elixir you brought all the way is your talisman!"

"You are confused! You are so confused! I, Pei Kai, can't help you!"

On the palace road, there was only an old man muttering to himself.

　Princess and prince, please read the book.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)