After hearing what Pei Qi said about Hua'an, Rong Qin finally withdrew his sword, took a handkerchief from his subordinate, and carefully wiped off the horrific blood on the sword.
"I heard that the Imperial Master was assassinated when he was young and contracted an incurable disease. He needed to use the body of a blood relative as a medicine cup to feed several strange poisons and then use the blood as medicine to relieve the disease."
With that said, Rong Qin wiped the sword, lifted the handkerchief and placed it in front of Pei Qi's eyes, shaking it playfully: "Master, let's see if this blood is what you drink on a daily basis?"
Pei Qi bit his lower lip tightly, his fists were clenched purple, and he wished he could kill Rong Qin on the spot.
She was very popular when she first entered the court, and the Pei family had a lot of fame, so she never did things without regard for the consequences, which was an eyesore to some people.
That day she was ordered to go west with the hussar general to suppress the bandits. On the way back, someone plotted against her. Although she was prepared and escaped the sword without eyes, she was accidentally drugged.
The rivers and lakes are full of strange poisons and cannot be seen from the sky.
The only solution to this kind of poison is to use the body of a blood relative as a medicine cup to nourish the insect poison, and then take the blood soaked in the insect poison every month to relieve the pain.
After that day, she felt worse than death all day long, to the point where she had no time to care about matters in the court.
Because Sanfang was a concubine, Xiaosi was not taken seriously from birth. This was destined to become her medicine cup, so that she could later return to the court and become a national master.
Because of this, the only person she felt sorry for in her life was Xiao Si. Although Xiao Si had never complained, this was a debt she could never make up for.
Rong Qin, now that even these have been found.
The outcome of the game between her and him was decided at this moment.
Pei Qi closed her eyes in despair, and her clenched fists softened in an instant. She lowered her head, her voice seemed weak, even pleading: "Rong Qin, please let Xiao Si and the Crown Prince go, I... I will draw the line." Go to death, withdraw from the court from now on, and I will never interfere with your Yangguan Avenue from now on."
"The token for mobilizing the Zhaolan Palace is in the third secret compartment under the chair in my study. I will give you the Zhaolan Palace in exchange for the Pei family not being implicated."
Zhaolan Palace is a secret guard organization she founded. In addition to wandering around the world, it is also responsible for investigating the affairs of the DPRK and China. This is one of the reasons why she has been famous for many years but cannot be brought down.
Now, give it all to Rong Qin.
Rong Qin pursed his lips tightly and stared at Pei Qi, trying to see some other thoughts on her face, but to no avail.
He handed the long sword to the men on the side, took a step forward calmly, and stood in front of Pei Qi. The distance between the two became extremely narrow due to his movements, and he could even feel Pei Qi's weak breathing.
Pei Qi noticed something was wrong, opened his eyes suddenly, looked up into those unfathomable eyes, and looked at him warily.
Rong Qin bent down and came close to her ear, and his warm breath unexpectedly sprayed into her ear. Rong Qin asked in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "Has the Imperial Master made up his mind? In this prosperous age, Before everyone can be as happy as you wish, once you die, the people in high positions will no longer be the prince Mingjun you supported wholeheartedly, and the great power in the court will fall into the hands of me, a rebellious minister and thief with an eye for power. Here, perhaps not only the Dasheng Kingdom, but also the whole world will not be at peace."
"Are you really willing?"
Are you willing?
How could she... be willing to do so?
She has been to the border before, and has seen people fleeing in a hurry before the city is destroyed, and wives and children are separated; she has seen evil bandits in power, bandits running rampant, and the human atmosphere of small villages being disrupted; she has seen evil people in power, corruption and bribery , obviously full of sins but still living a prosperous life.
This is not what she wants to see.
At first, she entered the court under pressure from her family, hoping to win a place for the Pei family, so as to serve the children of the Pei family. However, after becoming an official, she saw the suffering in the world, and tried her best to change it. all of these.
I don’t know since when, her wish has changed from a glorious family to a peaceful world.
But what about the end?
The tit-for-tat confrontation with Rong Qin made the Pei family besieged on all sides; she supported the prince to succeed, but the prince was guilty of treason; he devoted himself to eradicating the treacherous officials, but was eventually plotted to hide from the sky, and the innocent Xiaosi became her medicine cup.
Even if you lose your loved ones, you won't be able to gain peace in the world.
How willing is she? So what if you are unwilling?
Is she supposed to sacrifice her mistress in exchange for a temporary survival, sacrifice the fame that the Pei family has worked so hard to maintain, in exchange for her crime of deceiving the emperor by disguising herself as a man, and then, stupidly, for the untouchable world peace? s hard work?
She owed them enough.
Although the Pei family severed ties with her, which made her feel cold, it was definitely not resentment.
After all, everyone in the world has bad parents. If this move can save the Pei family, it may not be a bad thing.
Besides... the world is huge, and Pei Qi is not the only one who has a long-cherished wish for peace and stability in the world, right?
Let this long-cherished wish be entrusted to the next person who cares about the world.
She is tired and exhausted.
After being silent for a long time, Pei Qi seemed to have figured it out, and smiled with relief under Rong Qin's gaze: "The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. This is the rule of the court. Rong Qin, I lost and gave up. Even more Ready to exit.”
"But... I still want to bless you in the end. Whatever you care about in your life, no matter status, power, relatives, or true love, everything... will be gained."
All gain nothing.
A cold light flashed in Rong Qin's eyes, and he clamped Pei Qi's jaw, pinching her face with almost ferocious force. The sudden surge of pressure made Pei Qi almost breathless.
His tone was almost cold: "I'm afraid I will disappoint the Imperial Master. The things that I care about most, my status and power are all in my hands, and I will never need my loved ones. Don't worry, Imperial Master, after you die, I will never let you go." The world is at peace."
After saying that, Rong Qin shook Pei Qi's face away fiercely, winked at his subordinates, and ordered them to sign for Pei Qi, while he turned around and straightened out the wrinkles on his clothes.
He personally watched Pei Qi finish the painting and then he snorted coldly and prepared to leave: "Tomorrow at noon, the guilty minister Pei Qi will be beheaded in public."
Beheading in public display...
Oh, no problem...
Pei Qi rolled her eyelids, looked at Xiao Si aside, and then at Rong Qin's disappearing figure. She suddenly called out to Rong Qin, and the provocative tone flowed out of her mouth and fell into Rong Qin's ears. : "Oh, by the way, Master Rong, the deal I made with you just now, Master Rong is not allowed to regret it later. He plans to find a way to get rid of the Pei family and the prince after getting the Zhaolan Palace."
"I have previously issued a death order to Prince Zhaolan. If anything happens to the Pei family and the prince, no matter whether the cause is related to Lord Rong or not, everyone in Zhaolan Palace will become dead soldiers, leaving Lord Rong no peace."
"Master Rong not only cannot touch my people, but also wants to think of ways to protect them. I think Master Rong doesn't want to lose something because of small things. After all, Zhaolan Palace is a rare force for you."
Hearing this, Rong Qin paused in his steps, glanced at Pei Qi sideways with complicated eyes, and said to his subordinates with more or less anger in his words: "Go and take away the little brat from the Pei family, and treat him well. If If there is half a difference, come and see me!"
