Jiaohua

Chapter 1610: Concubine is Pregnant

From the chaos in various places in the city to leaving traces all the way out of the city, luring people to chase and kill, and then blocking the road to kill. In just five days, Pei Huirao and these Ning'an Tower death warriors caused more than 300 casualties in the imperial capital.

Those assassins had ordinary faces, simple clothes, and no identifiable features on their bodies. If they drew a few portraits and posted them on the streets, 70% of the men on the street would be suspects.

Only Pei Huirao was beautiful, with a pair of clear and lively watery eyes, a thin nose and a small mouth, and a beautiful face. She was very easy to recognize.

When several assassins who came into the city brought the secretly torn portrait and handed it to her, Pei Huirao looked at it for a long time and suddenly her eyes became red.

She was the only one left in the room. There was a musty smell in the air and the candlelight was dim on the table. If the wind in the countryside suddenly became stronger, it would make the wooden house hum and sway. The wind would also penetrate through the gaps in the wooden boards and disrupt the candlelight.

Pei Huirao recognized who painted this portrait at a glance.

When the surroundings were completely silent, Pei Huirao spoke very softly, "Sir."

The sound was calm, like the surface of a river about to freeze over in the dead of winter.

After leaving the capital for many months, Pei Huirao knew that, apart from Yan Qinglin, Tian Wu was also secretly sending people to look for her.

After breaking into Sun Ziyi's general's mansion, stabbing Guo Wanwan and rescuing Zhu Xiaohui, she had been exhausted from escaping, dodging pursuit, and taking care of the seriously injured Zhu Xiaohui for such a long time, which consumed too much of her mentality and emotions. During this process, she did not stop to think about Tian Wu.

Even if she did feel emotional occasionally, she would try her best to control it, suppress the rising waves as quickly as possible, and put him out of her mind.

But now, looking at the portrait, the emotion was overwhelming and she seemed unable to suppress it.

From falling into a brothel to being redeemed by Tian Wu, she had followed him for so many years.

Watching him bury himself in the sea of ​​books, studying military theories, and rise from an unknown figure to a high-ranking official.

She was always by his side, offering him advice and helping him rise to prominence, and she also became a beautiful concubine of a powerful official.

The days and nights they spent together were as sweet as honey, and the four seasons they walked through hand in hand were vividly remembered. This love had long been planted in every inch of her body.

Pei Huirao folded the portrait again and again, until it became a long strip.

The portrait was lit by the flame from the candle, and then she put it into the teacup and covered it tightly with a lid.

There was still a smell of burning paper in the house.

"Love roots are still roots," Pei Huirao said slowly, looking at the air, "If they are roots, they can be pulled out. If they can't be pulled out, then they'll just rot inside."

She knew she would feel this pain as early as when Tian Wu refused to help her rescue Zhu Xiaohui from Sun Ziyi.

Over the years, there have been countless attempts to assassinate him, and she has helped him block so many of them.

Now, she has also become an assassin in Yong'an.

For the next five days, Pei Huirao did not make any movement. The reason was very simple. After so many days of stirring up trouble, they suffered heavy casualties and more than 70% of their soldiers were killed.

During these five days, they were waiting for Hengxiang's reinforcements.

Five days later, a new batch of death warriors arrived, and at the same time, news was received that Yan Qinglin had finally returned to Beijing.

When going to Pingyuan Temple, Yan Qinglin kept everything simple, traveling in a light carriage and fast horses, with seven or eight followers.

Now she is leaving with a huge army, a whole battalion of soldiers and horses, with a large following, magnificent carriages and a huge momentum.

Pei Huirao was dressed like a peasant woman, with dark skin and a face full of moles. She was hiding on a distant hill, looking at the team from afar.

"After so many days of self-cultivation, you have developed such a good character." Pei Huirao sneered.

A soldier at the side said, "It will be difficult for us to take action if she is like this. After she enters the capital, her guards will be even stricter." "No," Pei Huirao's eyes deepened with a smile, and she said softly, "I know Yan Qinglin's temper very well. She went to Pingyuan Temple not just to fight with the emperor, but more importantly, she was afraid that she would lose control of herself. If she continues to stay in Yong'an and watch Song Zhiyi making love with the concubines day and night, she will go crazy sooner or later."

"Mrs. Pei, do you have an idea?"

"Just motivate her, but I need to ask Miss Ali for help."

"Help with what?"

"Withdraw troops," Pei Huirao said meaningfully, "Foreign threats will make the emperor anxious, and when he is anxious, Yan Qinglin will be useful. When the foreign threats disappear temporarily, the emperor will go back to hugging women left and right."

Men are all like this.

Just like Tian Wu, she knew that Tian Wu loved her and she meant a lot to Tian Wu.

But it didn't affect Tian Wu from bringing one beautiful concubine after another into the mansion...

Deep love? That is a woman's bond, not a man's.

Clouds gathered in the sky, blocking out the sun, and the army disappeared at the end of the gray and gloomy Nagano.

Pei Huirao turned around and said, "Let's go."

The assassin followed her and said, "Looking for Miss Ali, withdrawing the troops?"

"Yes," Pei Huirao smiled and looked up at the boundless sky, "Only she can do it."

Since Li Qian's death, the Guanning Marching Army and Li's Iron Cavalry have completely become vagrants. In recent months, they have invaded the northeastern border of Daping Dynasty several times. Coincidentally, every time they take action, the northwest direction of Daping Dynasty also becomes lively.

Or maybe the troops from Zhengbei happened to pass by and took advantage of the situation.

Or the Bi family army might suddenly turn around and launch a sweep.

There are also the Xia Family Army, Yan Army, Neng Sheng Army, Northern Expedition Central Route Army, Chimen Army, etc. passing by... Anyone can come and "play".

They didn't fight for long. They would hit once and then run away, or even come back to hit again.

The only one who could make the Guanning Army in the northeast, the Li family cavalry and the various troops in the northwest attack the Daping Dynasty at the same time as if they had agreed to do so was Ali.

Shen Lie of Yan Army and Zhao Hong of Zhengbei Army are not people who give face to others easily, but Ali can directly order their troops around without any hesitation.

As for the Guanning Army and the Li Cavalry, they knew very well who was standing beside the Bi Army and asking the Bi Army to write letters to them and command them when to take action.

They hated Ali but there was nothing they could do. They had become floating soldiers with no land or property and could only make a living by looting the army of the Daping Dynasty. They would be more than happy to have Ali to support them in the northwest of the Daping Dynasty.

The so-called checks and balances were fully exploited by Ali.

But in order to achieve this kind of check and balance, one must hold complete power. Pei Huirao sincerely wants to taste this kind of power, and she also sincerely envies Ah Li, a girl who is not even in her early twenties this year, but holds such supreme power at such a young age.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, a soldier suddenly came galloping over on his horse. After stopping, he got off the horse and clasped his fists towards Pei Huirao, "Madam Pei! The Secretary of the Daping Dynasty, Tian Wu, brought his beautiful concubine Yaoqin out of the city and stopped at Yaoqing Pavilion, ten miles away from here. They played the zither, brewed tea, and enjoyed the lake view! According to our investigation, there are only the two of them and a group of guards, and there is no ambush in secret!"

Pei Huirao frowned slightly and asked softly, "Waiting for me?"

The assassin paused for a moment and then said, "Look at that beautiful concubine. Her belly is bulging. It seems she is pregnant."

"Oh," Pei Huirao smiled, her charming face turned a little paler, "I didn't want to see him in the first place, and now, I don't want to go even more."