"Because it's safe."
After a long silence, Pei Huan uttered four words.
Song Shuwan's pupils narrowed: "Safe? In what way is it safe?"
"In all aspects, for some reason, Zhen Yuan has been keeping an eye on you, and even many arrangements are related to you. In order to ensure nothing goes wrong, I can only involve you."
Pei Huan explained, when he approached Song Shuwan, she was dodged by Song Shuwan.
"To put it bluntly, you just think nothing will happen to me, but have you ever thought about the consequences of Zhen Yuan killing me?"
Song Shuwan closed her eyes and inexplicably remembered what Zhen Yuan had said about "maintenance". Was it at that time that Zhen Yuan knew some of the choices Pei Huan would make?
"Wan'er."
"I want to be alone for a while."
Song Shuwan opened her eyes, and the previous complexity was no longer in her eyes.
Pei Huan hesitated, but finally followed Song Shuwan's words and left.
The cold wind was blowing outside, but Song Shuwan felt her heart getting even colder. After an unknown amount of time, the door was pushed open, and An San poked her head at the door.
"Miss, are you still angry?"
Song Shuwan didn't answer but asked, "Did Pei Huan ask you to come?"
An San didn't dare to hide it: "The prince said that you were in a bad mood and he couldn't show up, so he asked his subordinates to come and take a look."
Song Shuwan's fingertips trembled: "Tell him that I don't need anyone to come and see. Also, I have written down Zhen Yuan's story."
An San hesitated to speak, and after a moment, he left quietly.
On the other side, Pei Huan learned about Song Shuwan's attitude and couldn't help but press his eyebrows: "Where is Zhen Yuan? Is he still in the house?"
An San said honestly: "After the interrogation, I was taken away by General Zhen. Counting the time, I'm afraid he is already far away from the capital."
Pei Huan: "..."
It’s really one wrong step and one wrong step after another.
An San spoke carefully: "Your Majesty, is the young lady angry because of Miss Zhen?"
"It has something to do with her, but more importantly, Qinglian talks nonsense."
Hearing Qinglian, An San couldn't hold back: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. Qinglian is a princess after all. Even if she is lying low, but where is her identity, how long can she hold back? Once she loses control, I'm afraid she will... It has a great influence, and it is really dangerous to keep it next to the young lady."
Pei Huan clasped his hands behind his back, listening to the cold wind howling outside the door, his expression changed several times, and finally became cold.
"You are right. It is indeed dangerous for Qinglian to be around her. Let's find an opportunity to let her go to the border. The further away from the capital, the better."
"yes."
An San was ordered to retreat.
In the same place, Pei Huan closed his eyes and opened them again. His eyes were already calm. There have been too many accidents recently. He must minimize the changes, otherwise...
He sighed and called out a secret guard: "Have the people from Mingzhou City come here?"
"No news has come back from there yet."
Pei Huan frowned: "Send a letter and ask, and ask them to come over as soon as possible. If it continues to be delayed, don't come."
Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, March entered the capital. The cold retreated, but the storm in the dark slowly rose.
"The result of the retrial of the Song family's case has been announced!"
"The Song family is not innocent either. The Song family is actually involved behind the scenes. Song Shuwan is still claiming that the Song family is wronged. I don't know why."
There were a lot of discussions in the capital, but Song Shuwan fell into silence in the mansion.
"Miss, are you okay?"
An San appeared, with some concern in his eyes when asking.
Song Shuwan shook her head gently: "I'm fine. Where is the prince now?"
"The prince is out of the city."
Out of town?
Song Shuwan frowned slightly and hesitated without asking any more questions. Instead, she called the concierge over and said, "If the Crown Prince comes back, please give me the message immediately."
The next day, Pei Huan returned home.
Song Shuwan immediately went to see him after receiving the news: "I want to talk to you about the Song family case."
Pei Huan was not surprised: "Yes, but the final answer may not be what you want."
Song Shuwan pursed her lips: "I didn't want to get my wish, I just wanted to resolve the doubts in my heart."
After the two sat down, a servant brought tea.
Pei Huan picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Tell me, what do you want to ask me?"
"The Song family, weren't they innocent from the beginning?"
After a brief silence, Pei Huan sighed: "It's not that the explanation is unclear, but that the Song family was not completely aloof from the case."
Song Shuwan was startled: "What do you mean?"
"You still remember your mother's background, right? The reason why the Song family was involved in the case was not only because of someone's conspiracy, but also largely because of her."
Song Shuwan's fingers on her knees suddenly tightened: "You didn't tell me about this before."
"Because it's not necessary, Wan'er. Although the Song family is not innocent, there is no serious crime."
Song Shuwan gritted her teeth and said so much, but being innocent and not guilty were contradictory.
"Your Majesty, this is not what I want."
Pei Huan put down the tea cup and walked around him. At this time, there was a bit of helplessness on his face: "I know that is not what you want, but the key point of the current case has been investigated. Do you want to stop? Or continue?"
Song Shuwan was silent, stop or continue?
After a long time, she tilted her head and gritted her teeth and said, "Continue."
Pei Huan's expression changed slightly: "Even if the final result is not at all what you want?"
Song Shuwan twitched her lips: "You have already said that the Song family has no serious crimes. Even if the final result is not what I want, I have figured out what has been pressing on my heart, right?"
Pei Huan sighed: "That's the case, I won't say more."
Afterwards, the two chatted for a while, and Pei Huan left to rest.
Song Shuwan was left alone, thinking about it, and then returned to the room.
As time passed and the Song family's case gradually became clear, news suddenly came from the palace that the emperor had fainted.
After Song Shuwan got the news, she immediately asked where Pei Huan was, but was told that Pei Huan had left the capital early in the morning.
"Can I contact him?"
Song Shuwan was very anxious.
An San lowered his head: "Not yet, Miss. How about you go to the palace first and have a look?"
"Shall I enter the palace?"
Song Shuwan pointed at herself and shook her head quickly: "No, the words in the palace were not passed on to me. There is no reason for me to enter the palace."
As soon as he finished speaking, the concierge from outside came running: "Miss, there is someone in the palace again."
"What?"
Song Shuwan was startled and saw the people in the palace a moment later.
"Your Majesty invites Miss Song to enter the palace."
The word "please" made Song Shuwan freeze on the spot. After a long time, she asked someone to get the medicine box.
"An San, you come with me into the palace. In addition, send people to find the prince, and we must find him as soon as possible."
In Yongning Palace, the emperor was lying on the dragon bed with his eyes closed, surrounded by a bunch of imperial doctors.
Song Shuwan appeared, and the imperial doctors immediately gathered around her.
"Miss Song, I'm afraid the Emperor's situation is not very good."
"Miss Song, please show the emperor quickly. Now, only you can save the emperor."
In various words, Song Shuwan came to the dragon bedside: "Your Majesty, are you still awake?"
