novelones Chapter 222 The Book of War
Chapter 222 The Book of War
Unexpectedly, when Pei Qingyan heard the name of Princess Danyang, his face immediately darkened.
"What did you say? Are you going to my uncle's house?"
Song Anning was confused when she saw his expression changed.
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
Pei Qingyan glanced around and realized that no one was paying attention, so he said: "You come down first, and we will go into the yard and talk slowly."
Song Anning frowned.
She looked at the sky.
It was getting late at this time, it was already afternoon, and it would take about half an hour to go to Uncle Guo's house from here. By the time the conversation was over, it would be dark when we got back.
What kind of important things can't be said on the carriage and have to be said in the courtyard?
But Pei Qingyan insisted, and she had no choice but to go back, so she had no choice but to get off the carriage and follow him back to the courtyard.
After returning to the hospital, Song Anning asked helplessly: "Can you say it now?"
Pei Qingyan hesitated.
What should he tell Song Anning?
If the truth is told, will Song Anning blame him?
After all, she didn't know anyone from the royal family, and she would not be involved in these turmoils. It was because of him that she was noticed by the emperor and Princess Danyang and caused these unnecessary troubles.
Pei Qingyan suddenly had a headache.
It was also his fault for being too careless. He originally thought that no one would pay attention to him in Jizhou, but he did not expect that the incident between him and Song Anning would reach the ears of the emperor's uncle.
In addition, in order to make Uncle Guo refuse the marriage, he simply told Uncle Guo the truth before. It must be from Uncle Guo that Princess Danyang learned about Song Anning.
Seeing Pei Qingyan's dilemma, Song Anning's doubts deepened.
"You won't tell me that this matter has anything to do with you, right?"
Although he didn't want to admit it, Pei Qingyan had to admit this fact.
"Yes."
Song Anning: "..."
Her expression turned serious.
No need to guess, she could roughly imagine what this was going to be like.
As a woman, she knew a lot of gossip, read scripts, and listened to a lot of plays. It was not that she had never seen the scenes of two women competing for one husband in plays, but it was the first time she had experienced it in person.
Song Anning almost laughed out of anger.
"Pei Qingyan, do you know that you will kill me if you do this?"
Pei Qingyan felt extremely guilty.
He didn't dare to resist at all, nor did he want to resist. He said directly: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Song Anning: "..."
It would be fine if he was quibbling, but if he admitted his mistake so simply and directly, she didn't know what to do.
After all, if it really counts, it's not actually his fault.
Song Anning was extremely helpless.
"So, what's going on? Can you tell me more carefully? Princess Danyang has given me a challenge. It's impossible for me not to go, but before I go, I have to figure out what happened to me. Did you offend her? Otherwise, you might die without even knowing how you died."
Pei Qingyan said quickly: "Don't worry, you won't die. Danyang is not that bold yet. This matter has wronged you. In fact, you don't have to go. I can just find a reason to refuse her. Uncle Guo Even though he is the queen’s brother, he can’t do whatever he wants, at least not with me.”
Song Anning looked at him with a smile on his face.
"You refused for me? In what name did you refuse for me? Princess Danyang didn't mention you at all in the letter. She just invited me to do business and discuss business. If I don't go, it will be me. I don't want to give my uncle's face, and I don't mean to be jealous of you at all. If you refuse on my behalf, what will the world say about me later?"
Pei Qingyan: "..."
Well, he knew this wouldn't work, so he came up with the idea in a moment of impatience.
Song Anning also knew that he really couldn't be blamed for this matter.
It would be difficult to criticize him blindly.
So she sighed.
"Okay, don't say any more. Tell me quickly what kind of temperament this Princess Danyang has and what is going on between you and her. If you tell me, I will know how to deal with her. ”
Pei Qingyan had no choice but to tell her everything that happened during this period.
"I had a lot of interactions with you in Jizhou before, and perhaps it attracted people's attention at that time. These people reported my situation to the emperor's uncle. The emperor's uncle didn't like me being with common women, and because I was with Danyang We grew up together and proposed her to me in marriage."
"But then I refused directly. I also made it clear to Uncle Guo that he would not force me to marry Danyang, but I didn't know what went wrong. Obviously both the Emperor's uncle and Guo's uncle would After the matter is over, Danyang himself knows about it and wants to ask you to go to the house. I feel that she has bad intentions this time. If you can push it away, you can really find an excuse to push it away, otherwise I won't be worried. "
Song Anning thought that this was probably because Princess Danyang had a crush on Pei Qingyan for a long time, but the silly boy didn't know it.
Therefore, Princess Danyang became angry when she found out that Pei Qingyan had rejected the emperor's marriage offer for her.
She didn't dare to blame Pei Qingyan, so she came to trouble Song Anning.
After all, persimmons are soft to pinch.
Pei Qingyan was an important minister in the court, a confidant of the emperor, and the emperor's nephew. However, he was much closer to her than the queen's nephew. If a trouble really broke out, the emperor would not do it even if he had to take care of his uncle's face. He would rather help a nephew of the Queen's natal family than his own blood relatives.
But she was different.
She was a commoner's daughter and a merchant's daughter. After the story of her affair with Pei Qingyan reached the emperor's ears, she already made the emperor unhappy. No matter what excessive things she did to herself, no one would support her.
Maybe then everyone will say that Princess Danyang did the right thing because she overestimated her own capabilities and, as a small businesswoman, she even tried to reach out to the royal family and nobles. Even if she died, she deserved it.
Ha ha……
Song Anning sneered.
Pei Qingyan looked at her smile and his heart went numb.
"Ning Ning...you..."
"Don't call me that."
Song Anning scolded him with a cold face.
Pei Qingyan: "..."
The dignified Commander of the Embroidery Department was actually treated like a quail in front of Song Anning.
But he didn't dare to say anything or do anything. Who said this was his fault and that he was in the wrong?
Song Anning thought for a while and said: "I understand, you don't have to worry about this matter. Don't worry. Since the Hongmen Banquet has been held, I will naturally go to meet for a while, but it is still unclear who will win by then. ”
She said and laughed coldly.
Pei Qingyan was a little curious.
"Really? You can handle it by yourself? In fact, if you don't want me to accompany you, just bring Qingxuan and Wuque Faction. One of them is very powerful in martial arts, and the other is very scheming. They can both help you."