"I didn't mean that." Pei Qi began to sideways, and pushed with both hands resistingly: "An assassin has just entered the house, and it is clear that he is here for you. Now that the time is approaching, I am afraid that you will be in danger if you go out, so... …”
"Well, it is indeed a reasonable explanation." Rong Qin nodded, curling his lips with unknown meaning, but the smile did not reach his eyes.
He ignored Pei Qi, grabbed the sword on the table and left Qingxinyuan.
Perhaps Ye Rou had already met Duan Qianjun that day in the attic. As for whether she had become Duan Qianjun's spy...
He would always find out.
After Rong Qin completely left the Prime Minister's Mansion, Pei Qi came back to his senses from the previous question.
She was thinking hard and didn't know what was wrong with what she just said. It was just a simple statement about family history. How could Rong Qin suddenly suspect her?
Also, things in the palace have just come to an end. Where is he going to take people away at this juncture?
From his tone, it sounded like he was going on a far journey. Rong Qin's plan to win the throne had failed. What else could he do before the Qiqiao Festival?
Although Jiang Fengchuan failed to ascend the throne, he still had the status of supervising the country, and half of the world in the dynasty still belonged to Rong Qin.
Then who can make Rong Qin leave the imperial capital overnight...
Queen Mother?
Could it be that he...
"Madam, Commander Tu is waiting outside with meals. Do you want to eat something?"
While thinking, Pei Qi's door was opened by Su Ying from the outside. She stood respectfully on the left side of the door frame. Standing behind her was Tu You and a servant carrying a food box.
Tu You?
Rong Qin went to find the Queen Mother, but he didn't take Tu You with him?
In her impression, Tu You had always been Container's right-hand man, almost inseparable from him. Why was Tu You left in the Prime Minister's Mansion for such an important matter?
Or is Rong Qin not looking for the Queen Mother at all?
"Madam?" Seeing that Pei Qi was in a daze, Su Ying tentatively called out again.
Pei Qi was also interrupted by this soft call.
She looked at Tu You and opened her mouth: "Put it in, I'll eat it later."
"Yes." Su Ying took the food box and nodded respectfully towards Tu You.
She put the food box on the table, took out the food and put it on the table: "Madam, this slave is waiting outside. If you need anything, just call me."
"Um."
After Su Ying left, Pei Qi turned slightly sideways and found a comfortable position for himself.
The things on the table were very rich, but she had no intention of feasting.
She still had to think about what to do next.
It is now easy for Duan Qianjun to kill her. He only needs to release the news to Rong Qin and reveal Ye Rou's true identity, and Rong Qin will kill her for him.
As for when Duan Qianjun wants to get rid of her, it all depends on her use value, that is, how much information she can provide Duan Qianjun about Rong Qin.
Therefore, before her use value is exhausted, she must first clear the prince's name and rescue Jiang Mingcang from prison, so that the charge of instigating the prince to poison the late emperor imposed on her by Rong Qin will be self-defeating.
She will also be able to return to the court as a national preceptor.
But how is she going to find out the evidence that the prince did not poison the late emperor...
Now she was unable to move around in the Prime Minister's Mansion, so she had to find a way to find Huang Liao and get Zhaolan Palace back.
…
…
Pei Mansion.
"What did you say? Did Pei Qi prevent Jiang Fengchuan from ascending the throne?"
After hearing that the spy said that Pei Qi had appeared in the palace tonight, Pei Yunjiang stood up and slapped the table in disbelief.
He knew that Pei Qi was rescued by Jiang Lingfeng at the execution ground, but even so, how could Pei Qi, who was powerless and powerless behind him, escape Rong Qin's dragnet?
Unexpectedly, she was alive and received help from Cui Shaogong!
You know, although Cui Shaogong has never been involved in the Dasheng Dynasty, his words are far more useful than those so-called senior officials!
Pei Qi was a chess piece that he should have given up, but now it seems that it is still useful.
"Dad, what should we do? Are we going to find eldest sister?" Pei Liang, who was listening on the side, took a bite of the apple in his hand and looked at his father vaguely and asked.
Pei Yunjiang had just recovered from the shock and waved his hand to let the spies leave first. He sat back on the chair and stroked his beard with a solemn expression.
Looking for Pei Qi? Where to find it? Even Rong Qin had never discovered her hiding place. How could he find Pei Qi with only the existing power of the Pei family?
Instead of looking for Pei Qi, it would be better to...
Find the child Pei Si first.
She still has that strange poison in her body, so as long as she finds Pei Si, there is no need to worry about her not coming.
Pei Yunjiang turned the ring on his hand and turned his head in the direction of Pei Liang: "Where is the kid from Xiaosi?"
"I don't know." Pei Liang shook his head: "I remember that he ran to the prison to save the eldest sister that day, and he never saw me again. How about I ask the third room?"
"No need."
Pei Yunjiang sighed helplessly when he heard this, and sadness came to his heart again.
If Xiaosi went to Tianlao and survived, then he must be in Rong Qin's hands now.
How easy is it to seize someone from Rong Qin?
What's more, Rong Qin just suffered a defeat tonight. If he provokes him at this juncture, wouldn't he just be seeking death?
This matter needs long-term consideration.
…
Because she had to rush back to the imperial capital as soon as possible, the Queen Mother's carriage had no intention of stopping even when it reached the Yujiang River, and even took a shortcut through the intricate forest roads.
But the weather was unpredictable. Not long after they entered the forest, God gave them a heavy rain.
The forest road was not very smooth, and with the rain, the road was full of mud. They had to find a place to rest for a while and wait for the rain to stop before continuing on their way.
The Queen Mother in the car was holding Buddhist beads in her hands, fiddling with them regularly with her eyes closed, and chanting something in her mouth.
The fifth princess sitting next to her gently leaned on the inner arm of the carriage, opened the curtain and looked at the rainy scene outside the carriage, but she only saw that the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
Jiang Xueyao pursed her lips, stretched out her hand to catch the rain outside the window, and couldn't help but complain: "I don't know when the rain will stop. It won't start raining sooner or later, but at this time..."
"Huh? That's..."
Before Jiang Xueyao could finish her questioning, a silver light suddenly flashed among the lush trees. At the same time, sharp flying knives coming from the wind were shot at the carriage mercilessly.
Jiang Xueyao screamed, quickly closed the curtain and threw herself on the Queen Mother: "Grandma Huang, be careful!"
At the critical moment, they both fell down on the soft ground in the car. The flying knife passed through the car curtain and was supposed to hit the Queen Mother's heart, but because of Jiang Xueyao's movements, it missed the target and missed the Queen Mother's mouth. , smashing the string of Buddhist beads in her hand into pieces and scattering them all over the floor.
"There are assassins to protect the Queen Mother and the fifth princess!"
