novelones Chapter 216 Suspicion
Chapter 216 Suspicion
Prince's Mansion.
Due to the old rules of the previous dynasty, the prince's palace in this dynasty was not located in the palace, but on a street very close to the imperial city.
After the prince came out of the palace, he breathed a sigh of relief and immediately sent people to find Pei Qing for a banquet. At the same time, he returned to his house and asked people to prepare food and wine.
Not long after, Pei Qingyan arrived.
The prince smiled and said: "It's really hard to see you now. You didn't tell me even when you came back to Beijing. I really love you."
As he spoke, he punched Pei Qingyan on the shoulder.
Pei Qingyan received his blow, which was neither light nor heavy, and deliberately took a few steps back, clutching his shoulders in pain.
The prince was stunned and said in shock: "What's wrong with you? It's not serious. I didn't even use any force just now, but I can beat you like this? Don't blackmail me."
Pei Qingyan rolled her eyes at him and said speechlessly: "I met an assassin a few days ago and was slightly injured."
"what?"
The prince felt guilty.
He didn't know that Pei Qingyan was injured.
If I had known earlier, I would definitely not have touched him.
The prince was at a loss.
"How are you, how are you now? Is it okay? How about I send someone to ask for the imperial doctor?"
Pei Qingyan glanced at him.
Suddenly he straightened up, loosened his hands, and suppressed a smile on his lips. He didn't look like he was hurt. He was clearly lying to him.
The prince was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized what he was doing and started laughing and scolding.
"Okay, you actually dared to lie to me. You, Pei Qingyan, deceived the current prince. What crime should you be guilty of?"
As he said that, he raised his fist to hit him.
Naturally, Pei Qingyan wouldn't be hit by him and avoided it with one long step.
There happened to be a stone pillar next to him, and the two of them circled around the stone pillar.
"I'm not lying to you. I'm really injured. It's just that your punch was too light just now and it really didn't touch my wound. Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble and talk about business. Uncle will call you in this time. Gong, did you scold you again?"
Speaking of this, the prince stopped and looked downcast.
"Forget it, when have I ever entered the palace without getting scolded?"
Pei Qingyan frowned, "Why this time?"
"Civil chaos in Youzhou."
Speaking of this, the prince's face became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Last year, civil unrest also broke out in Youzhou. The imperial court allocated money and people, and it took a full half a year to quell the civil unrest. But I didn't expect that this civil unrest would also be suppressed. It only stopped for half a year and then started again. Last time it was General He Yong who led the troops. He Yong is my man. Looking at what my father meant, I was afraid that He Yong was derelict in his duties and reported false news. He did not really quell the civil unrest at all. , so now the blame is on me.”
Pei Qingyan also frowned.
"Last year's civil unrest in Youzhou was due to a major disaster, but this year's civil unrest is clearly because His Majesty wanted to build the Dongling Tomb. Too many civilians were recruited, and the people could not bear the heavy taxes and corvees, so they rebelled. How brave is it? What does it have to do with the general?”
The prince curled his lips sarcastically.
"I don't believe that my father doesn't know the cause of the civil unrest, but he pretends not to know, so I can only play along. In short, I can bear the blame, or I have to bear it. I just hope I can bear it. Anger can make big things trivial. Once trivial things are trivial, don’t involve General He anymore.”
Pei Qingyan was also silent for a while.
He thought of the emperor's uncle working hard on weekdays.
Thinking again of his suspicious character.
Not to mention the prince, even he felt helpless sometimes.
They are obviously blood relatives, but he doesn't trust anyone. It is right to firmly hold the power in his own hands, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that the prince is kind and very filial, so why bother forcing him to do this?
The prince noticed the downturn in the atmosphere, waved his hand and said: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. By the way, come, let's drink."
Pei Qingyan picked up the wine glass and had a drink with him.
The prince chatted: "I heard that my father wanted to grant you a marriage with Danyang? Did you accept it?"
Pei Qingyan gave him a knowing look.
"What do you say?"
The prince sneered.
"You definitely didn't agree."
"Of course."
The prince shook his head.
"My uncle's family is too powerful. Although my mother has restrained herself in the past two years and no longer interferes with the affairs of the court, her support for my uncle has not diminished at all. The voices in the court about my relatives are getting louder and louder. Of course, there are some veteran ministers among them. But in fact, how come he doesn’t have the support of the emperor? I think the emperor is not only dissatisfied with his relatives, but also dissatisfied with me, the prince."
By beating his relatives, isn't he just beating him, the prince?
Pei Qingyan said: "So you have to be more cautious and not be caught in the wrong. As long as you endure it for a while, you won't have to wrong yourself anymore."
The prince felt a dull pain in his heart.
"Yes, I have been struggling for nearly 30 years, and I don't know when I will be able to finish it."
He said, seemingly depressed, and drank another drink.
Pei Qingyan was silent, not knowing what to say.
The emperor's uncle was very kind to him. Logically speaking, he should not speak ill of his uncle behind his back.
But the prince was the only brother he had known since childhood. Seeing the prince living like this on thin ice, he felt uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the prince is not a pessimistic person by nature.
He was just depressed for a while, then smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about those bad things, let's continue talking about you and Danyang. Since you decided not to marry her, you must have other plans. You have been Haven’t you met a woman you like?”
Before Pei Qingyan could speak, the prince quickly raised his hand and stopped, "Don't deny it yet. You don't even look at how old you are. Although I am a few years older than you, I got married when I was 15 years old. Now the prince and his wife are all You’ve given me three children, if you don’t hurry up, my children will be much older than your children, and your children won’t be able to win a fight.”
Pei Qingyan snorted coldly.
"They are sensible people and will not fight easily."
The prince choked and said in disbelief: "You mean, my child is ignorant?"
Pei Qingyan said: "That's not what I said."
"you."
The prince pointed at him and nodded repeatedly, "Okay, I think you should let your father give you Danyang. Danyang is my cousin and you are my cousin. It's just right for you two to be together. Haha, I want to see it. What will your situation be like under the rule of Danyang's fierce temper?"
Pei Qingyan's eyes moved.
He suddenly thought about what it would be like if he got married to Song Anning and had a baby.
Song Anning should be a very good mother.
You can tell it just by looking at Mrs. Song.
Open-minded, reasonable, childlike, and intelligent, if he gives birth to a daughter, she will be like Song Anning, smart, generous, and informal. He doesn't like women in Beijing and only likes women who stay in the backyard, like a bright flower shelved in a high cabinet. The flower looked pretty from a distance, but when I picked it up close, I found that it was just like that and would wither in a short time.