The evil sister-in-law dressed as a yandere boss

Chapter 172 The old affairs of the Pei Tao family

Tao Zhen didn't know how to answer. She was worried that her answer would be wrong and her flaws would be discovered, so she used the trick she used to fool Pei Zhan and said, "I don't remember any of this."

This time it was Huo Xing's turn to be surprised.

"You..." Huo Xing had doubts written all over his face.

Tao Zhen lowered his head, twirling a corner of his clothes with his fingers, and said dullly: "I was injured once after I came here, and I don't remember anything after I woke up."

Huo Xing didn't know that her neck was injured and not her head, so it was up to her to say this.

Huo Xing really believed it.

"That's fine." Huo Xing said.

He is the director of the Inspection Department. He must know the past of the Pei family very well, so he must also know something about the Pei family and the Tao family. Tao Zhen is hesitant to ask him?

What happened to the Pei family and the Tao family? Pei Zhan has always hated her, and Tao Zhen could only endure it when he made things difficult for her. She knew that the affairs of the Pei family must have something to do with the Tao family, but she didn't know the details. , she didn't dare to ask Pei Zhan. If she asked, Pei Zhan might not be able to tell him, and it would make him unhappy.

Now that life is finally peaceful, Tao Zhen doesn't want to see him lose his temper. If he makes a mistake on impulse, he will definitely be strangled to death by him.

"What do you mean by "yes"?" Tao Zhen asked anxiously, "I don't even remember what happened before. Pei Zhan feels..."

She paused and seemed to organize her words: "Pei Zhan's attitude towards me is a bit strange, so..."

Tao Zhen lowered her head and said half a sentence, but she knew that Huo Xing must have understood what she meant.

Huo Xing looked up at her and met his eyes. Tao Zhen suddenly felt guilty. Huo Xing still had a strong aura when he didn't speak. When he looked straight at people, it made people feel like they were being seen through. .

Tao Zhen was panicking inside, but his face was still very calm and showed a look of confusion.

Fortunately, Huo Xing quickly looked away.

"Why don't you ask Pei Zhan?"

Tao Zhen said: "I don't dare."

Huo Xing couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, he was very self-aware.

In fact, the affairs of the Pei family and the Tao family are not a secret.It’s okay to talk.

Huo Xingdao: "The relationship between the Pei family and the Tao family is not bad. They are what you call family friends. Outsiders say so, but I think this statement is not very accurate. The connections between the aristocratic families in the capital are too extensive, and no relationship is static."

Tao Zhen nodded. Eight of the ten families in the capital were said to be family friends.

These aristocratic families are intertwined and connected because of their interests, and they will also fall out because of their interests.

Huo Xing added: "Your Tao family has the reputation of being a Marquis Mansion. Being a Marquis Mansion in the capital actually means nothing. However, your grandfather and father have some abilities, and the people in the clan are also up to date. They have been doing well in these years."

"The Pei family is completely different from you. Their ancestors were imperial doctors. Pei Zhan's grandfather worked in the Imperial Hospital. In Pei's father's generation, he became the head of the Imperial Hospital. With Pei Huan, he became a double imperial physician. , it is also considered to be a great place in the capital.”

Tao Zhen finally heard something was wrong.

According to Huo Xing, the Tao family is an ambitious family that wants to climb up the ladder, but the Pei family is just an imperial physician.There is no need for them to fight for power because they are in power. After all, it doesn't matter to them who is in power, but their careers are related to the nobles in the palace.

Huo Xing looked at her thoughtful look and raised the corners of his lips slightly. Tao Zhen was indeed very smart.

He continued: "The Tao family has always been leaning towards the second prince. The second prince is the daughter of the imperial concubine, and the current prince is the daughter of the empress. After the incident in the Pei family, another daughter of the Tao family was favored by the imperial concubine. The second prince’s concubine.”

Tao Zhen still doesn't quite understand: "Since Pei Huan and I are engaged, do outsiders think that the Pei family and the Tao family have formed an alliance, and thus sided with the second prince?"

Huo Xing didn't answer and just said: "I don't know about this. I'm just stating the facts. I don't know what serious crimes the Pei family has committed, but one thing is certain. Pei Yong has been treating the queen and the emperor before this." , even when the prince was born, he attended the clinic and delivered the baby."

Tao Zhen frowned. Therefore, in the eyes of outsiders, the Pei family is on the side of the prince and the queen. But by marrying the Tao family, does the Pei family betray the queen and prince and side with the second prince?
But this isn't right. If the queen and the prince were responsible, why was it that the Tao family from the second prince's side got involved?
Tao Zhen was confused.Huo Xing did not answer her questions, but said another thing: "After the Pei family's accident, the Qin family took charge of the affairs of Taiyuan Hospital. You should be familiar with the Qin family. The Qin family and the Tao family are also in-laws."

Tao Zhen's frown deepened.

If the Qin family gets involved, then things will make sense.

The Pei family wanted to marry the daughter of the Tao family. The queen and the prince felt that the Pei family had betrayed them, and the Tao family was a staunch party to the second prince. The Qin family also wanted to be in power, so they followed suit...

No, this matter doesn't seem to be as simple as smooth sailing.

It's more like a well-planned conspiracy.

So what role does Tao Zhen, the original owner, play in it?
Mrs. Pei said that Pei Huan took the initiative to marry Tao Zhen, and Pei Zhan had mentioned before that there were rumors that the original owner had always liked the second prince. If she did anything for the second prince, it was very possible...

Tao Zhen felt a dense layer of cold sweat break out on his back.

Pei Zhan said it as a joke at the time, but thinking about it now, it was definitely not a joke. Pei Zhan also thought of something and became suspicious.

If it is true, then maybe the encounter between the original owner and Pei Huan was a carefully designed conspiracy to eradicate the Pei family and sow discord between the Pei family and the Queen and the Crown Prince...

Tao Zhen suddenly understood why Pei Zhan had such a strange attitude towards her and why he wanted to strangle her to death.

From Pei Zhan's point of view, the death of the original owner is not a pity...

What should she do?
There is a blood feud between her, Pei Zhan and the Pei family...

Tao Zhen's face turned pale, and his hands in his sleeves were trembling.

Huo Xing sighed secretly. He couldn't comfort people and could only say dryly: "These are all our guesses. This matter is far from as simple as it seems."

Tao Zhen looked up at him with a grimace: "Thank you, but I was not comforted."

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have asked. Sure enough, ignorance is happiness.

There was silence on the road after that. Huo Xing felt a little regretful that he shouldn't have said this to Tao Zhen, but he was also surprised that Pei Zhan, with his temper, could bear not to kill Tao Zhen on the road, and so far, he and Tao Zhen Tao Zhen seems to be getting along pretty well.

"Now that you know, be careful with Pei Zhan." Huo Xing reminded him in good faith,
Tao Zhen looked up at him without saying a word.

Needless to say, Tao Zhen already knew that Pei Zhan wanted to kill her for more than a day or two.

……

"Shuangshuang, that seems to be Huo Xing's carriage." Jin Min said looking at the passing carriage.

Zhou Shuangshuang also took a look. Not many people in Ningzhou City had carriages. Huo Xing's carriage was large and wide and he could be recognized at a glance.

"He must have just come from the quarry. Let's go say hello." Jin Min said.

Zhou Shuangshuang hesitated: "Isn't this bad? He might have official business."

Jin Min hated the iron and said: "You are always so considerate of him. Think about how long it has been since you last saw him. He is always busy with business, so why don't you stop seeing him when the business is not over? "

Zhou Shuangshuang felt that what Jin Min said made sense.

"But……"

"Stop it, let's follow him and pretend we met him by chance!"

Without waiting for Zhou Shuangshuang to answer, Jin Min followed her with her.

(End of this chapter)