When Pei Qi returned to the banquet, Rong Qin was still sipping wine. There were some flatterers around him, but he didn't even give him a look.
After the fall of the Chinese division, countless people became headless flies. Being able to get Rong Qin's protection is undoubtedly the most valuable thing today.
After His Royal Highness ascends the throne, Rong Qin will most likely be named regent, so that he can control the government more directly.
Although the regents of Dasheng Kingdom have always been of royal blood, when did Rong Qin regard these rules as rules?
What's more, now that he has sole power, even if some people question his purpose of becoming regent, who dares to say more?
Unless that person doesn't want to live anymore.
Noticing "Ye Rou" coming back, Rong Qin glanced at her displeased.
When Pei Qi saw this, he understood what he meant.
I must be tired of waiting for a long time.
Didn't Rong Qin say he would give her a stick of incense? She had timed it just right. Why was this guy so angry?
One can imagine how uncomfortable it was for Ye Rou to stay by his side these past few years.
After complaining in his heart, Pei Qi pretended to be cowardly, let go of the Ye family's mistress's arm, and walked towards Rong Qin with some fear.
Then he stood obediently behind him, not daring to say anything more.
Rong Qin has a very sharp mind. The more she talks, the easier it is for him to pick up clues.
Before Pei Qi could stand still for a while, Rong Qin's big hand suddenly came over and pinched her wrist.
Rong Qin pulled hard, and Pei Qi fell towards Rong Qin like a broken sapling, and fell steadily into his arms.
Pei Qi didn't have time to be surprised. She put her hands on his chest and was at a loss: "Husband...husband?"
Rong Qin's eyes were cold, and there was indeed a faint smile on his face. He rolled up a strand of Pei Qi's black hair, put it in his hand to play with, and said thoughtfully: "Madam, this husband's call, Xu It’s different from usual, could it be an illusion of the true nature?”
Pei Qi's heart tightened, but he didn't dare to show any emotion on his face.
Can just one word of "husband" make him realize that something is wrong?
But just now I learned from Ye Rou that when they got along, Ye Rou did call him husband.
What's wrong?
In fact, Rong Qin only mentioned it as a test. He always felt that the husband's scream was a little different from usual, but he didn't know what was wrong.
There seems to be more...
The heart is unwilling and the love is unwilling.
Pei Qi held her breath and stopped looking into Rong Qin's eyes. She lowered her head weakly: "Isn't Arou calling her husband like this on weekdays? You are too worried."
"Really?" Rong Qin asked back, and then he released his long fingers holding her black hair, leaned down to get close to her, and carefully caressed her eyebrows: "Today, my wife met my father-in-law and his daughter. I watched My father-in-law's eyes are red and swollen, he must be very happy to see his wife."
"But my wife doesn't seem to be as happy as General Ye. Doesn't she even cry?"
In his impression, not to mention that when Ye Rou meets Ye Chong, she will cry even if she is homesick.
When I returned home today, I met Ye Chong and the mistress of the Ye family. Not only did her eyes not show any trace of crying, even the usual cowardice in her eyes was tinged with an imperceptible clarity.
It really made him have to doubt.
Faced with Rong Qin's questioning, Pei Qi leaned back desperately and turned his head.
At the same time, Rong Qin was also shocked by his sense of oppression.
She didn't know if it was because of her guilty conscience, but compared to that day in prison, Rong Qin made her feel more scared now.
Fortunately, she was prepared.
Pei Qi squeezed out a few tears and moistened her eyes, making herself look pitiful: "Arou knew that my husband didn't like to see me cry, so she re-applied makeup before coming back to prevent my husband from being upset when he saw me."
But Rong Qin was not easy to dismiss. He stretched out his fingertips, placed them under Pei Qi's eyebrows, and wiped them away.
Her words are just rhetoric. The truth, as thoughtful as him, always needs to be verified.
For a long time, Pei Qi felt the pain at the corners of his eyes from being pinched by Rong Qin, and he shed tears unconsciously.
Although she knew it would be useless for her to cry, she still had to maintain her weak and tearful persona.
When all the makeup around her eyes was wiped away by Rong Qin, and the red eyes were reflected in Rong Qin's eyes, the sharpness in his eyes dissipated a little.
Rong Qin straightened up, put his arms around the waist of the person in his arms, and let her lean into his arms. He was particularly satisfied with Pei Qi's obedience: "She is sensible."
Pei Qi felt a chill and couldn't help but roll his eyes when Rong Qin couldn't see him, and then snuggled into his arms fearfully, like a frightened little rabbit.
If Jiang Lingfeng saw her like this, he would probably laugh on the spot.
Pei Qi probably glanced at the guests present. Except for a few who were close to Ye Chong, the rest were all famous people in the court, including many of Rong Qin's party members, who had even submitted to her before, and then Standing on Rong Qin's side.
Including her always trusted Minister of Household Affairs, Wang Shizhang.
Therefore, even if she wants to return to the court, some people can no longer believe her.
Previously in prison, even if her daughter's body was exposed in front of Rong Qin, as long as she refused to confess to the crime of instigating the prince to poison the late emperor, she would not be guilty of death.
Because she still has the last trump card to protect herself.
The late emperor once rewarded her with a gold medal to avoid death, which was enough to offset her crime of disguising herself as a man.
As for instigating the prince to poison, when the opportunity she has been waiting for comes, someone will come forward to protect her.
But she never expected that Xiao Si would break in rashly.
Otherwise, she would not have made such a simple pledge to let Rong Qin succeed, and even give up the Zhaolan Palace.
She originally thought that opportunity would be of no use after she gave up everything in exchange for Xiaosi. Now, maybe that was a bargaining chip that could fight against Rong Qin.
Rong Qin took a sip of wine, lowered his head and found that the person in his arms was absent-mindedly in a daze, and his eyes immediately darkened.
Every time this woman saw him, she either shivered or her eyes wandered with fear. When had she ever been in such a daze like today?
Besides, she was still in his arms.
Rong Qin raised his hand, pinched her chin, and forced her to look up at him: "What are you thinking about, madam?"
Pei Qi's thoughts were disrupted, and then he came back to his senses. He fearfully avoided Rong Qin's sharp gaze: "I, I..."
"Huh?" Seeing her hesitation, Rong Qin couldn't help but increase the strength of his hands: "But after returning to Ye Mansion, why does Madam seem to have changed? I wonder what General Ye said to Madam just now? "
Faced with Rong Qin's questioning, Pei Qi bit her lip, her mind spinning rapidly. Countless reasons flashed through her mind, but none of them were enough to deal with Rong Qin.
What reason should she use?
Got it!
Pei Qi had an idea, climbed up to the big hands holding his chin, and looked at Rong Qin pitifully: "Arou just chatted with the mistress and father about family affairs. Dad said that in half a month it will be Qiao Qiao Festival. There will be many beautiful things by the lake, and Ah Rou also wanted to go, but she didn’t dare to say so for fear of offending her husband, so..."
As far as she knew, Rong Qin had always disliked Ye Rou for being nosy, and in order to avoid causing more trouble, he never allowed her to leave the house.
So even if Ye Rou had any small thoughts, she kept them in her heart and didn't dare to say a word to Rong Qin.
But her daughter's family has always been happy with this kind of festival of love and love. For this reason, Rong Qin would not doubt anything.
