After Pei Qi changed into his court uniform, he now looked like a respectable old man. If he was talking about pretending, Pei Qi really had not lost to anyone.
She followed Jiang Lingfeng into the palace. The banquet was held in the main hall of the court, a place that Pei Qi was very familiar with.
"Hey? Look, isn't this Mr. Su? Hasn't he already retired? How come he's back?"
"More than that, look at the person next to Mr. Su, he seems to be His Highness!"
"I don't know what day it is today, everything that should come and shouldn't come has come!"
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Along the way, everyone who saw Pei Qi and Jiang Lingfeng talked a lot. Their surprised eyes were more inquisitive, and they all speculated about their purpose for coming to this palace banquet.
Apparently, some people didn't know that Jiang Fengchuan was about to declare himself king.
Also, even if he made a big fuss about Miss Lu's haircut ceremony, who would dare to publicize it?
The wind and grass are turbulent, but in front of this "big man" like him, everything has to be calm.
However, even Pei Qi was surprised that someone could come to tonight's palace banquet.
That was Pingting's appearance, the eldest princess, Jiang Yuelian, walking towards her.
According to Pei Qi's understanding, this princess has always been a talented girl who only focused on poetry, literature and science. Even if there were major events in the court, such as the sky falling, it would not matter to her.
Although she was favored by the late emperor and was the most noble princess in Dasheng, she would have no place in the court.
Because of this, Rong Qincai did not take her seriously.
I don’t know why she came here today.
Seeing Jiang Yuelian approaching him, Pei Qi bowed his head and saluted: "I have met the eldest princess."
Jiang Lingfeng, who was on the side, smiled at her twice in a very serious manner: "Sister Huang, long time no see."
"Master Su, there is no need to be polite." Jiang Yuelian smiled politely at the two of them and raised his hand to help Pei Qi up.
But the next second, she hit Jiang Lingfeng on the head: "You boy, you didn't even say hello when you left the palace, you didn't send a message to the imperial sister during the period, and you didn't even tell me when you came back. , but you went to Mr. Su first and called you Huang Jie? How do I look like your Huang Jie?"
"Alas! Sister Huang, I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me!" Jiang Lingfeng quickly covered his head and hid behind Pei Qi, complaining dissatisfiedly: "This is how to return the lady that everyone admires. Eighty percent of them are just pretending outside!"
"You brat, can you say another word?"
"Stop talking!"
Seeing the two of them fighting around her, Pei Qi couldn't help but laugh while stroking his beard.
Although Jiang Yuelian and Jiang Lingfeng were not of the same mother, their private relationship was indeed the best among many princes.
No matter how you say it, Jiang Lingfeng is a person who knows martial arts. How can it be so easy for Jiang Yuelian to beat him?
Seeing that the matter was fruitless, Jiang Yuelian glared at him and focused her attention on Pei Qi again.
"Mr. Su laughed."
Pei Qi shook his head: "It doesn't matter, the eldest princess and the second highness have a close brother-in-law relationship, and I really envy them."
"My younger brother is usually not serious, but now he even dares to tease the emperor." Jiang Yuelian pointed at Jiang Lingfeng and shook his head helplessly.
Then, she lowered her head, as if thinking about something, and finally exhaled, and hesitated for a long time before she planned to speak out: "I heard that Mr. Su was once a member of the National Master Pei Qi, and he still has a gift from the National Master. A piece of gold medal command arrow."
Pei Qi was startled, and when he looked at Jiang Yuelian, his eyes became more serious unconsciously: "I don't understand what the eldest princess means."
"You don't need to be wary of me." Jiang Yuelian looked calm and generous: "This boy has been friends with Pei Qi since he was a child. Now that Pei Qi's whereabouts are unknown, it will not be difficult for me to guess the gold medal if he comes to you. The arrow is in your hand."
"To be honest, I feel disgusted with Jiang Fengchuan. Since you want to prevent him from ascending the throne, please do your best."
Pei Qi also didn't expect Jiang Yuelian to say such words.
This princess has always lived in seclusion, not to mention interfering in the affairs of the court. Even when several noble ladies asked her to go out on weekdays, she always refused. Not only did she come to the court today, but she also supported her so frankly to stop Jiang Fengchuan, which really made her Can't figure out why.
Even Jiang Lingfeng beside him showed doubts.
Pei Qi thought about it again and again, but couldn't help but express his doubts: "I wonder why the eldest princess appeared at this palace banquet today?"
Jiang Yuelian pinched a strand of green hair hanging loose on her chest and smoothed it. She looked at Jiang Lingfeng and saw the same confusion in his eyes as Pei Qi. She finally said in a deep voice: "Although I am not familiar with Pei Qi, I am not familiar with him." Outside the court, I secretly admire her style, she is one of those rare honest people, especially after I learned that she is a woman, I admire her even more."
"Since the owner of Jade Face Manor robbed the execution ground, I have asked people to investigate for a long time, but so far I have been unable to get any information about her. I know that her current situation must not be easy, and there is no way to prevent Jiang Fengchuan from ascending the throne."
"Jiang Fengchuan has an impure mind and has long planned to seek power and usurp the throne. How could my father not know about it? Although the old man wrote a will to let the prince succeed to the throne, he also expected that Jiang Fengchuan would succeed after he succeeded. Something is happening today, so..."
"Then I have the second testament in my hand."
As Jiang Yuelian spoke about the second edict, Pei Qi was shocked to the spot, and a wave of panic arose in his heart.
She never thought that the late emperor would leave a second edict!
Not only Pei Qi, but also Jiang Lingfeng was dumbfounded. He grabbed Jiang Yuelian's shoulders, but was afraid of attracting other people's attention, so he deliberately lowered his movements, but the excitement in his mouth could not be concealed: "Sister Huang, please tell me, What is written in my father’s second will?”
Jiang Yuelian was pinched so hard by him that she frowned reflexively, slapped the big hand off her shoulder, and distanced herself from Jiang Lingfeng.
"The general meaning of the imperial edict is that if the crown prince fails to succeed, then Rong Qin and Pei Qi must discuss the choice of the new emperor. In other words, if Rong Qin wants Jiang Fengchuan to succeed, he must also go through Pei Qi’s consent.”
Jiang Yuelian said halfway when he suddenly sneered, the irony in his eyes was very obvious: "In the eyes of my father, Rong Qin and Pei Qi are both his right-hand men and his most trusted ministers, but he has absolutely no Come to think of it, the person who really encouraged Jiang Fengchuan to seek power and usurp the throne was actually Rong Qin."
Pei Qi's fists clenched loudly, and tears filled his eyes.
During the years she had been with the late emperor, she never thought that she would be so important to him. She only wanted to rely on her own power to make the Dasheng country peaceful and peaceful. The emperor's favor was something she had never dared to imagine.
Unexpectedly, the late emperor even handed over the matter of the new king to her in his edict...
Pei Qi raised his head, trying to force tears back into his eyes, but he accidentally noticed the very bright star hanging high above the hall.
It was like looking at the late emperor.
How can Pei Qi... be able to bear the king's important position?
"But you don't need to be happy too early. Now that Pei Qi has suffered a lot of sins and has disappeared, does Rong Qin have to decide whether he is right or wrong? There is no chance that this edict will be overturned by him."
It wasn't until Jiang Yuelian spoke again that the sluggish Pei Qi was brought back from his thoughts.
Pei Qi wiped her tears and bowed deeply to Jiang Yuelian: "Princess, don't worry, even if I risk my life today, I will never let Jiang Fengchuan ascend the throne."
The emperor's order, the great kindness of the king, your country, my minister...
You must do your best to keep it.
