Jiaohua

Chapter 1522 I Must Save Her

Once he went to the palace, Tian Wu did not come back until dark.

Pei Huirao's Huaming Pavilion was brightly lit. She was alone in the room, and clanging noises could be heard from time to time. All the maids and servants had been sent out by her, and no one knew what was happening inside.

Lin Lu, the only aunt Pei Huirao trusted, came back from outside and knocked on the door: "Miss."

Soon, Pei Huirao came over to open the door.

Lin Lu gave her a look.

Pei Huirao said to the maids outside, "All of you go outside Huaming Pavilion. No one is allowed to come in without my order."

The maids and servants took their leave. Lin Lu went into the room, closed the door, and whispered something in Pei Huirao's ear.

Pei Huirao asked: "Can this information be guaranteed to be true?"

"When the housekeeper went to Suxinzhai to look for the master, they spoke without dismissing the attendants, and many ears heard it."

Pei Huirao said happily: "In this case, Your Excellency will go to the palace and will probably take several days to return."

“Alas, my lord, it’s been hard work. You just came out of the palace and went back again.”

A trace of heartache flashed across Pei Huirao's face, but it quickly disappeared.

"This is a good thing," Pei Huirao said, "It's just right, we can take action."

She pointed to the boxes of jewelry on the table and said, "Take these out in batches and sell them. After you get the silver, you can go to this place again."

Pei Huirao handed over a note.

Lin Lu answered: "This is..."

"Qingque Pavilion."

"Qingque Pavilion? I guess I've never heard of it."

"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of them. You can trust them. They can't help with many big things, but they can do small things. Moreover, they keep their mouths shut."

Pei Huirao turned around and walked to the jewelry on the table. Looking at the boxes of pearls and jade on the table, she said, "I want to ask them to find thirty assassins and two carriages, and to help me give some medicine to the guards at the west gate."

Lin Lu held the note in her hand and thought for a moment, "Miss, if you forcefully take Miss Xiaohui out of the general's mansion, even if General Sun, Guo, and the people from Jingzhao Prefecture can't find out about you, you've already mentioned it to the master, and the master will definitely suspect you right away."

Pei Huirao smiled sadly and turned to look at her: "So, Xiaohui and I will go together."

Lin Lu's eyes widened: "You want to leave? Are you willing to leave me?"

"He has many women around him. If I'm not there, he still has Suxinzhai, Lixiangyuan, and Liuyan Pavilion. Moreover, he is in a high position and has great power now. If he wants beautiful, young, and good at singing and dancing concubines, he only needs to say a word and people will send them to his house in droves."

Lin Lu said bitterly: "It has been like this for all these years, but isn't it still you, my girl, that the master loves the most?"

"What's the use?" Pei Huirao picked up a jade hairpin, looked at it and said, "Look, I loved it last year, but now I don't like to wear it. And it's so fragile. If I'm unhappy, I can break it and destroy it. I didn't do that because it's expensive. But if I want to do that, I have the power to dispose of it."

Lin Lu looked at the jade hairpin and whispered, "So, after leaving Yong'an, what are your plans? Go back home? If you go back, it will be easy to find you."

Pei Huirao's eyes became confused: "I don't know."

"For that girl Xiaohui, is this really worth it?"

"It's worth it," Pei Huirao turned around, "I fell into the river that year, and Xiaohui's father died trying to save me. Her mother remarried not long after. Xiaohui was raised by her grandmother and hardly had a full meal. I went to the brothel to learn the piano and art just to make more money and buy good things for Xiaohui. Aunt Lin, do you think it's worth it? I owe Xiaohui, and it's worth it even if I pay it back with my life!"

Lin Lu was surprised: "Miss, you actually have this connection with her! No wonder you were so anxious when you received the letter from your hometown and had to send someone to find Miss Xiaohui!" Pei Huirao smiled coldly: "Miss A Li did a good job, she wiped out Zhu Zhe and the entire Zhu family army! You don't know how happy I am! When Zhu Zhe was recruited and surrendered to the court, I thought that the revenge of those girls in my hometown would never be avenged in this lifetime."

Lin Lu thought about the original situation regarding Zhu Zhe's stay or departure. The faction of Xunping Wang Jin Hongkang wanted to kill him, but Yan Qinglin was the one who advocated amnesty, and Tian Wu was a member of Yan Qinglin's faction...

Lin Lu said distressedly: "Miss, it may be right for you to leave Madam Yan and the adults. You will be able to have less sorrow in the future, and you don't have to force yourself to smile or cry to pretend to be happy. But after leaving Yong'an, you have to find a place to go. Madam Yan is the one who cannot be betrayed. She has many assassins under her command. When the time comes, they will chase you and kill you even if it means you are at the ends of the earth."

Pei Huirao lowered her eyebrows and said slowly: "Let's take it one step at a time. Even if I die, I won't regret it."

Pei Huirao sorted out a total of five wooden boxes of jewelry. The most expensive one was the jade bracelet she had been playing with in recent days. The others were large and small, and the worthless ones were at least two taels.

It was not convenient for Lin Lu to take them all out at once, so she took them in batches.

Pei Huirao has had access to this kind of business for many years, so Lin Lu acted very quickly. However, because the matter had to be done in secret, the price was lowered by several percent.

After about ten days, Lin Lu had sold most of the goods.

During these ten days, Tian Wu came back three times, but did not come to Huaming Pavilion.

On the tenth day, Lin Lu came back with a letter. In the letter, in addition to the deed from Qingque Pavilion, there was also a set of action plans prepared by Qingque Pavilion.

The deed needs Pei Huirao's signature and fingerprint, and the action steps are very detailed, including supplementary plans and emergency measures in case of failure.

Pei Huirao smiled and said, "As expected of Qingque Pavilion."

Lin Lu asked, "Miss, hasn't the master come in the past few days?"

Pei Huirao shook her head: "No."

Lin Lu sighed: "We have to take action tomorrow. Miss may not even be able to see the master for the last time."

Pei Huirao frowned: "Don't say such things. I hope he is indifferent to me now, the colder the better, so that I won't think about him in the future. Your words will easily arouse my sorrow for him, which will make me waste myself and suffer."

Lin Lu blamed herself and bowed her head, saying, "Yes, girl, I won't say it again."

Pei Huirao took the letter to the desk, picked up the pen to sign, and pressed her fingerprints.

Lin Lu thought for a moment, then came over and said, "Miss, there is some news from the palace. Are you still interested in listening?"

"If it's something important, just tell me." Pei Huirao looked up at her. "Any news in the palace may affect the world. After all, I will be traveling around the world in the future, so I know as much as I can."

"I heard that Miss A Li led the Xia family army and played with General Wen Lang's Yizi Army and Yuchun Army in the northwest of Xiyang Road like monkeys."

"How is it possible?" Pei Huirao was surprised. "The Yizi Army and Yuchun Army together have nearly 200,000 people, and the Xia Family Army only has a few people?"

"They say the Xia army is fast, and they are obedient, fighting wherever they are directed. Moreover, they don't fight head-on, appearing from the east one moment and going to the west the next, and their whereabouts are unpredictable. Also, the area of ​​Zeyang Road is too large to be surrounded at all, and the Xia army knows the terrain there like the back of their hands, better than General Wen Lang. Now, General Wen Lang's military advisors are helpless, and have no idea what to do."

Pei Huirao held the letter in her hand and suddenly smiled: "Miss A Li is really an extraordinary woman, very interesting. Ever since she led the Xia family army through Jinle Town and entered Daping, the emperor's temper has not improved for a single day, and the civil and military officials have not had a good day. And Madam Yan, she has been unable to sit still for a long time."

"Miss, you said last time that Miss Ali built a women's barracks in Hengxiang, called the Falcon Camp?"

Pei Huirao paused, then said happily: "You reminded me! I can send Xiaohui! She has been doing hard labor since she was young, and she is still young and strong, she will definitely be selected!"

"And you?"

"I'm not okay," Pei Huirao smiled, "My identity is easy to check, and it will implicate Xiaohui. Besides, I don't want to be an enemy of the Lord, who has treated me well."

Pei Huirao lowered her head and looked back at the letter in her hand: "Good idea, I will send Xiaohui to Hengxiang, to the women's barracks."