After hearing Pei Xuande's words, Pei Ju suddenly became angry and suddenly dropped the tea cup in his hand to the ground. He stood up and cursed angrily: "You bastard, who do you think you are? You don't even bother to associate with a child from a poor family. Why did you play so hard with those traffickers and lackeys in the casino? You self-righteous thing, get down on your knees!"
Pei Xuande saw Pei Ju being furious and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Uncle, please calm down. My nephew has realized his mistake!"
Pei Ju glanced at Pei Xuande coldly and ignored his apology. He slapped the table and continued to curse: "You said, you are thirty-six this year. What have you accomplished? You drank and gambled outside and owed money." The next time I get a debt, debt collectors will come to my mansion to ask for money. If you don't have anything, get out of here!"
"Yes, yes! Nephew, leave now, leave now!"
Pei Xuande had never seen Pei Ju look so angry. He was so frightened that he peed his pants. He hurriedly cupped his hands and fled out.
Pei Ju looked at Pei Xuande's leaving figure with a look of hatred on his face, and said bitterly: "You are a waste that has accomplished nothing. My Pei family has been made a mess by these idiots."
Pei Ju's voice was loud because of his anger, and Pei Xuande, who was fleeing, heard clearly. He immediately became angry, secretly clenched his fists and said: "You say I have accomplished nothing, okay, I will do something big and show it to you."
Pei Xuande rushed out of Pei's house angrily and walked straight on the street. Suddenly, he realized that the tightly wrapped man walking in front of him was the eunuch Duan Yi who had just come to deliver a message to Pei Ju?
Pei Xuande suddenly had a plan on his mind, strode forward and shouted: "Eunuch Duan, Eunuch Duan, stay!"
Duan Yi, who was rushing to the palace, was startled when he heard someone shouting. He quickly stopped and turned around cautiously. When he saw it was Pei Xuande, he felt relieved and asked lightly: "What's wrong with Mr. Pei?" ?"
Pei Xuande walked quickly to Duan Yi and said in a deep voice: "Eunuch Duan, just after you left, my uncle thought about it. He was very unwilling to have that lowly warrior Xue Rengui weigh on him in the future. He thought of a plan and hoped that Sir Duan, please help me."
Duan Yi glanced at Pei Xuande warily and asked, "Why didn't Mr. Pei come in person? Instead, he asked Mr. Pei to come and convey the message?"
Pei Xuande chuckled and said, "Uncle, he is old and his legs are weak. He was afraid that he would not be able to catch up with Eunuch Duan, so he sent me here!"
Duan Yi nodded in disbelief, "Master Pei asked Mr. Pei to convey something to our family?"
Pei Xuande raised the corner of his mouth slightly, took out a packet of medicine from his arms like a magic trick, and whispered: "Eunuch Duan, this is Tianxiang Powder. Ordinary women will have severe cramping in their stomachs after taking it. I hope Mr. Duan ..."
"No, no. This is absolutely not okay!"
Duan Yi was also an old man who had been in the palace for more than ten years. He immediately understood what Pei Xuande meant and flatly refused: "Empress Xue is now pregnant with a dragon heir. The food she eats will be carefully inspected by the imperial physician. This is not acceptable at all."
Pei Xuande smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Eunuch Duan, this medicine is used by brothel girls just in case. It is colorless and odorless. It is refined from several wild herbs. There is no detectable toxicity at all."
"No, no!" Duan Yi still shook his head and refused, "It is a serious crime to murder the emperor's heir, and our family cannot bear it."
Pei Xuande gritted his teeth and said, "If Eunuch Duan can accomplish this, our Pei family is willing to reward Eunuch Duan with fifty thousand taels of gold."
Fifty thousand taels!
Duan Yi's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this. In the past two years, he had only made a total of five thousand taels for delivering news from the palace to Pei Ju. If he had these fifty thousand taels of gold, even if the incident happened, he would still be able to take the gold with him. He traveled far and wide, fled to Guanzhong, Hebei and other places, and lived the life of a wealthy man with no worries about food and clothing.
"Okay, I promise you!"
Thinking of this, Duan Yi no longer hesitated and immediately reached out and took the packet of medicine from Pei Xuande's hand.
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Duan Yi returned to the palace to rest for the night. After getting up at dawn the next day, he pretended to wander around the palace for a while, and then went straight to his destination - the imperial kitchen.
Duan Yi was able to be attracted by Pei Ju with a lot of money, so his status in the palace was naturally not low. When the cooks working in the imperial kitchen saw Duan Yi, they all stopped what they were talking about, bowed their hands in front of Duan Yi and said in salute, "My subordinates, please see Mr. Duan."
Duan Yi waved his hand slightly to signal everyone to work on their own, then casually walked up to an imperial cook and asked calmly: "Is this breakfast for Empress Xue?"
"Exactly!"
The cook hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty gave special instructions when he went to the morning court this morning. Now is the time for Empress Xue to take care of herself. She asked us to add more snacks to his meals."
Then he proudly pointed to the side and said: "Master, please look, this is the sweet-scented osmanthus and lotus seed soup that I just made carefully. I guarantee that Empress Xue will have a good appetite after eating it."
"Hmm! It does look good!"
Duan Yi glanced at the bowl of exquisite lotus seed soup, nodded, and said in an unquestionable tone: "Empress Xue is now pregnant with your majesty's dragon seed. All food must be eaten with caution and in accordance with Empress Xue's wishes. We I heard that Empress Xue loves sweet things the most, so prepare some too."
"What my father-in-law said is that I will go get some desserts right now."
The cook smiled apologetically, turned around and went to the back kitchen to get food. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duan Yi hurriedly took out the packet of potion given by Pei Xuande from his sleeve, hurriedly poured it into the bowl, and quickly stirred it a few times with a spoon.
After finishing, Duan Yi hurriedly tidied his clothes, stood with his hands behind his hands, and pretended to look around casually.
After a while, the cook came out with a plate of pastries and said with a smile on his face: "Thank you, Eunuch Duan, for reminding me. I will definitely prepare some desserts for Empress Xue when I am in charge of her meals in the future."
Duan Yi nodded slightly, then waved his hand and said: "It's not too early, hurry up and give it to Empress Xue. If your majesty's prince is hungry, be careful with your head."
"Yes, yes, come on, little man!"
The cook responded hurriedly, and hurriedly carried the bowl of lotus seed soup and a small plate of pastries on a tray out of the kitchen, and ran all the way to Xue Baochai's bedroom. After being examined by a special imperial doctor, they were handed over to the palace maid outside Xue Baochai's bedroom.
Xue Baochai had a loving relationship with Yang Gao last night, and she had just gotten up and dressed up under the care of several personal maids. The palace maid who was outside the house carefully came in with a tray and said respectfully: "My Lady, it's time for breakfast!"
Xue Baochai was busy dressing up, so he said lightly without looking back: "Put it there, I will eat it later."
"According to the order!"
The palace maid responded, placed the tray on the table, and then quietly backed out.
After a while, Xue Baochai just finished dressing up, walked to the table and slowly picked up the bowl of lotus seed soup to enjoy.
