Zhang Qingman didn't dare to look back or move. He was afraid that if he turned around, his neck would be cut with a sword.
He could only suppress his guilty conscience and fear, stiffen his body and said: "Pei Xiuyan, treason is a serious crime, are you worthy of the Dafeng ancestors by doing this? I advise you to just surrender and don't make the same mistake again and again."
"If we meet again, I will ask the emperor to give you a whole body."
Pei Xiuyan let out a very low laugh behind him.
"Zhang Qingman, I'm not here to kill you today, nor am I here to listen to your rationale."
"I want to make a deal with you."
Zhang Qingman paused, "What deal?"
He didn't want to make a deal with a rebel like Pei Xiuyan. If Pei Ye found out, he would kill everyone in his family.
However, he did not dare to refuse outright, fearing that Pei Xiuyan would become angry and kill him immediately.
First, you have to pretend to be a snake and save your life. When Pei Xiuyan leaves, you can then report to Pei Ye that Pei Xiuyan secretly entered Beijing.
"Pei Ye will die suddenly soon. When the time comes, I want you to lead all the officials to support me on the throne and inherit the throne."
"Afterwards, I will set up a cabinet and make you the chief minister of the cabinet to ensure your success."
Zhang Qingman was horrified.
What does Pei Xiuyan mean by this? What does it mean that Pei Ye will die suddenly soon?
Pei Ye was young, how could he die suddenly?
Unless someone assassinates him!
Pei Xiuyan wants to assassinate Pei Ye? !
When he thought of this, all the hairs on Zhang Qingman's body stood up.
He wanted to tell Pei Ye the news immediately without any delay.
Pei Xiuyan seemed to see through Zhang Qingman's thoughts.
"I just took your personal jade pendant. If you dare to tell the truth, I will immediately find someone to tell Pei Ye that you are my accomplice and my spy. The jade pendant is a token."
"Do you think Pei Ye will give you a chance to explain?"
Zhang Qingman was furious when he heard this. He gritted his teeth and said, "Pei Xiuyan, what are you going to do?"
Pei Xiuyan said coldly:
"Right now, Dafeng is troubled by internal and external troubles. If I ascend to the throne of God, the internal troubles will disappear immediately. All we have to do is focus on dealing with Beirong."
"Once Pei Ye dies, among the people named Pei in the royal family, only I can manage the government well, and only I can lead Dafeng and Beirong to fight against each other."
"The edict I hold was written by the Supreme Emperor himself. You supported me on the throne to comply with God's will and to strengthen the foundation of Dafeng."
"Zhang Qingman, you are not a good official. You are just seeking glory and wealth as an official. I can give you whatever you want."
"If I fail, I will never expose you. You have nothing to lose in this matter."
"This business is a sure profit for you."
Zhang Qingman clenched his fists tightly, his heart turning over and over again.
As long as one of Pei Ye and Pei Xiuyan dies, no matter who becomes the emperor, they can stabilize Dafeng.
Following Pei Ye, he can maintain his current position of power; following Pei Xiuyan, he can become an upright chief minister.
As long as Pei Xiuyan's failure does not implicate him, this business is indeed a sure profit.
After he made up his mind, he asked: "How can I trust that you will not implicate me after failure?"
After waiting for a long time, there was no response. When I turned around, I saw that the room was empty.
Only his own voice echoed.
Everything just seemed like just a dream.
Zhang Qingman hurriedly got up and got out of bed to look for his personal jade pendant. After searching for a long time, it was gone.
He fell down on the chair in shock, his hands and feet were numb, and his forehead was sweating.
It's not a dream, it's real.
Pei Xiuyan really wants to assassinate Pei Ye.
And he couldn't say anything, he could only sit back and watch the fight.
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After Pei Xiuyan came out of Zhang Mansion, he led the secret guards and disappeared into the night.
Halfway through the journey, he dispersed the secret guards and went to the former Qing Prince's Mansion alone.
It has been more than a month since this place was sealed. The officers and soldiers guarding outside have long since withdrawn, and the seal on the door has also worn out.
After a whole summer, the grass in the house has grown to more than half a person's height. Spreads of moss can be seen everywhere in the cracks of the bricks. There are dust and cobwebs everywhere on the tables and chairs in the corridor and pavilion.
The palace of the Qing Dynasty, which used to be bustling and lively, was now only desolate and desolate.
Pei Xiuyan walked quietly in the mansion like a lonely soul under the moonlight, and walked up to the door of Jianjiayuan.
The gate of Jiangjiayuan was kicked in by the officers and soldiers who ransacked the house.
The two doors were swaying and drooping, only connected to a bit of the wall. The open door panels were in tatters and made a slight "creak" sound when the wind blew.
Pei Xiuyan walked through the long corridor of Jiangjiayuan and walked to the door of the main house. He did not enter the house, but just stood there blankly.
He remembered that on the day he married Ye Chuyan, Mrs. Ye looked at him with tears in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, I will leave my Ayan to you. Please treat her well."
"I named her "Yan" so that she would have a smile on her face when others call her name. The prince must not live up to this name."
He just nodded perfunctorily and did not respond.
After getting married, as long as he stepped through the gate of Jiangjiayuan, Ye Chuyan would always be waiting for him happily in the house.
No matter how late it is, as long as he comes over, Ye Chuyan will run out briskly like a deer to greet him and smile at him.
When did her smile start to turn sad?
It was because of Zhao Yujiao that he spoke harshly to her again and again. It was because he neglected her time and time again and made her wait all night long.
Later, she still smiled at herself, but her smile was a little more suppressed.
She is no longer arrogant, but dignified and restrained.
Later, he threw her from the attic, destroyed the Ye family with his own hands, made her kneel in the snow with broken ribs, and used the female members of the Ye family to force her to live in pain...
Her heart was broken bit by bit in Jianjiayuan, became cold, and died.
At that time, lying on Jiangjiayuan's bed, how much pain and despair had she experienced?
Pei Xiuyan thought of Ye Chuyan's smile, and his face was filled with regret and sadness.
He slowly lowered his head, raised his hands, and looked at his hands dreamily.
He was once a man favored by God.
The woman who saved his life when he was a child used all her strength to love him, marry him as his wife, wash his hands and make soup for him, and bear children for him.
However, he destroyed it all with these hands.
Later, every time Ye Chuyan smiled and called herself "Ace", she felt endless resentment and hatred in her heart, and there was no more love.
Thinking of this, Pei Xiuyan's eyes suddenly shed a line of clear tears. The tears fell on his palm and soon turned into faint water marks.
He touched the tears flowing from his left eye with his hand, feeling a little shocked.
It turns out that without eyes, you will still shed tears.
The past is like these tears, they will be engraved in the body forever, no matter how you wipe them away, it will be useless.
The moonlight illuminates the entire Jianjiayuan courtyard as it did in previous years.
However, Jiang Jiayuan has already changed things.
Pei Xiuyan looked up at the dark night. Today was the tenth day of the lunar month. The gibbous moon was waxing, and the moonlight was as soft as water.
"Ayan, wait for me."
"When I marry you again, I will go to hell to find you."
"When I find you, you can continue to hate me, but don't forget me..."
He murmured for a long time, then put away his sadness and disappeared into the Jianjia Garden.
He has already connected with Yan Xi, and if nothing goes wrong, he will soon assassinate Pei Ye and ascend to the throne.
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On October 11th, the morning in Star City was full of sunshine and gorgeous clouds.
The people of Star City had no intention of admiring the magnificent morning glow, and the whole city was in panic.
Last night, Emperor Na Sheng personally guarded the river and spent the whole night staring at the officers and soldiers on the river to search.
The small dogs barked at the river all night long. In the silent night, the barking of the dogs was like a call to life, frightening the people on both sides of the river.
They were worried that the emperor would not be able to find the queen, so they killed everyone living on both sides of the river in a rage.
Fortunately, the emperor only sent people to search the houses on both sides of the river door to door, and did not kill anyone.
It was already bright now, but the officers and soldiers still could not find the queen's shadow.
More than a dozen small dogs barked all night. They were tired and anxious. They walked up and down the river bank, panting with their tongues hanging out, and barked at the river from time to time.
The fine dogs are determined to find the target in the river.
Na Sheng stayed up all night, and today's morning meeting was cancelled. His eyes were full of bloodshot eyes, which made his originally mysterious double-colored eyes even more evil.
He stood on the shore with his hands behind his hands, still wearing the red wedding robe that he had not yet changed out of. His whole body had an icy aura, like a demon, making people afraid to approach him.
Lai Quan Yi accompanied Na Sheng and saw that his expression was gloomy and unclear. He had been staring at the water all night. After thinking for a long time, he walked to Na Sheng with his heart in mind and whispered:
"Your Majesty, the dragon body is important. You haven't slept all night, so why not go back to the palace and take a nap first. If I find the Queen, I will report to you immediately."
Na Sheng turned to look at Lai Quan, with a half-smiling expression on his face.
"What if we can't find the queen?"
Laiquan's back suddenly tensed up, and he knelt on the ground and said tremblingly: "The queen has her own destiny. She must have gotten lost, so we haven't found her for so long."
This was said in an extremely tactful manner. Normally, Na Sheng would have been most annoyed by such perfunctory compliments, and Long Yan would have been furious.
At this moment, after listening to Lai Quan's words, he was not angry, but calmly narrowed his eyes and said coldly:
"Transfer all the feather guards in the palace to look for the queen."
Lai Quan suddenly looked ugly, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
If all the feather guards in the palace are mobilized, and only the maids and eunuchs are left in the palace, it is equivalent to no one on duty. This is shocking just thinking about it.
When Na Sheng saw Lai Quan kneeling still, he said lightly, "What, you want to resist the order?"
How could Laiquan dare to resist the order? He bowed deeply to the ground and gritted his teeth to persuade: "Your Majesty, if there is no one on duty in the palace..."
Before he finished speaking, Na Sheng suddenly shouted loudly.
"The queen and I are here, there is no need to guard the palace!"
Lai Quan trembled and shouted quickly, "I obey the order, I obey the order."
After saying that, he hurriedly left.
Na Sheng looked at the river expressionlessly, and suddenly laughed strangely.
"Ye Chuyan, you are the first prey to escape from me!"
He was certain that Ye Chuyan was definitely not dead. If he had been, his body would have surfaced long ago.
Ye Chuyan did not escape from the city because after the city was closed, the city gates were locked and not opened.
These thin dogs barked at the river. Ye Chuyan must have used some secret method to hide somewhere in the river, waiting for the opportunity to leave the city.
"Come here, lower the net and drain the entire inner and outer rivers of Star City!"
When he finds Ye Chuyan, he will immediately arrange for her to sleep with him. In this life, she must be the queen of Beirong.
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At this Qizhao Inn, the morning sun shines through the window cracks on the ground inside the house, like a thin golden thread, which is really beautiful.
Ye Chuyan woke up leisurely and opened his eyes to face Wu Mu's face.
That night, she lay on Wu Mu's chest, hugging his waist without letting go.
Wu Mu seemed to have not slept all night. There was a faint bloodshot look in his eyes, and he still wore the human skin mask on his face, looking naive.
However, his eyes were still very bright, and he was looking at her with a smile.
"Madam, are you awake?"
With just a few words, Ye Chuyan's heart was full.
She slept very peacefully that night, as if she was living in Ye Mansion before she was married. She didn't have to think about anything or worry about anything. There were all her relatives in the house.
Now, Wumu is her home.
He is her husband, the only family she has in this world.
She put her head on Wu Mu's heart, tightened her arms around Wu Mu, and murmured in a low voice.
"Husband."
Wu Mu suddenly froze.
He didn't dare to sleep that night, always afraid that the person in his arms would disappear after falling asleep, so he simply kept his eyes open and looked at Ye Chuyan all night.
She hugged him all night long and refused to let go. Her soft and fragrant body was pressed against his, and she could clearly feel her slender shoulders and waist.
She woke up sleepily, with a lazy look on her face and messy hair, lying on her heart like a newborn kitten, softly calling her husband.
All the blood in Wu Mu's body was roaring and rushing. He took a deep breath and suppressed the desire in his heart.
Before leaving Beirong, you must not touch Ayan, let alone get her pregnant.
Ye Chuyan felt that Wu Mu's body had become obviously stiff and her breathing was becoming disordered.
She gently rubbed Wu Mu's chin with her head, lowered her eyes, and her face was filled with tenderness.
"Husband, when we leave Beirong, I want a child, a child for both of us."
Wu Mu gently stroked Ye Chuyan's hair with her hand, "Yeah, okay."
