I'm already a concubine, who wants to fight with you?

Chapter 209 Great achievements shock the Lord
Xie Fei did not show up in the front hall. Less than an incense stick of time later, Mother Liu came back after finding out the news, looking a little anxious.

"My Lord, my dear, the Imperial Guards have arrived and have taken Master Shaoqing away!"

Xie Fei was stunned, and subconsciously looked at Pei Yuan, "The Imperial Guards arrested people personally? What law did they break?"

Pei Yuan frowned slightly, "Didn't the Imperial Guards tell you the reason?"

Mother Liu said, "Nothing was said. Even the old marquis and Master Pei Sheng could only watch as the person was taken away."

Now, even Pei Yuan couldn't figure out the situation.

Pei Honglang was a third-rank official and a descendant of a marquis. Even if he had committed a crime, he should have been imprisoned according to the law and the Ministry of Justice. There would be no way that the imperial guards would directly come to his house and take him away.

The power of the Marquis' Mansion is deeply rooted, and even if Emperor Xuan wants to deal with the Pei family, he will not be so blatant.

After thinking for a moment, Pei Yuan stood up and said, "I'll be back soon."

Xie Fei warned: "Perhaps Emperor Xuan is deliberately setting up a trap, waiting for you to inquire and fall into his trap. You must be careful."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "My Ah Fei is indeed smart. Who knows, His Majesty really has this idea in mind."

Xie Fei said helplessly: "It's already this late, stop talking nonsense and go."

Pei Yuan walked out of the door in broad daylight, but he disappeared just after taking half a step.

Xie Fei muttered, "This is so elusive."

Fu Yu whispered, "Miss, Madam Liu also said that Madam Zheng and the others are going crazy in the front hall. Don't you want to go and take a look?"

Xie Fei took a sip of tea and said slowly: "In this situation, comfort alone will not have any effect."

The knife is at your neck, and you just say a few polite words and tell people not to be anxious. Isn't that nonsense?

However, you still have to do some face-saving work.

Xie Fei brought Fu Yu and Mother Liu to the front hall, only to find that the guests had left in a clean manner, as if they had been contaminated by some plague.

Even the bride was taken away, leaving no trace of her at all to the Pei family. This marriage is likely to be called off.

The place that was extremely bustling before suddenly became much quieter.

Madam Zheng was holding on, Pei Zhaoyan pressed her mother's shoulders and whispered comforting words, and Pei Sheng paced anxiously.

Marquis Anyuan and his wife sat at the top, each one silent, and the others also had different expressions.

Xie Fei stepped forward and bowed without saying anything. When he stood up, his eyes met the old marquis's for a moment.

The old marquis looked at her inquiringly, and she nodded slightly, then silently retreated behind the crowd.

After a long time, the old lady's face turned pale and she pounded her crutch on the ground.

"What's going on? What did Honglang do wrong? Why are you hiding it from me?"

Mrs. Zheng knelt down immediately, her lips turning pale.

"Old lady, you know Hong Lang. He has been calm and reserved since he was young, and he has been even more cautious after becoming an official. How could he have made any mistakes?"

The old lady said angrily: "How could he be taken away by the imperial guards on the day of his wedding?"

Everyone lowered their heads, racking their brains but could not figure out what kind of law Pei Honglang, such a humble and pragmatic man, had violated.

Everyone was extremely anxious, but the old marquis remained as calm as a rock.

Glancing at his children and grandchildren, he said in a deep voice: "No matter what, the emperor will not arrest people for no reason. Sheng'er, you will follow your father into the palace to see the emperor."

Pei Sheng immediately bowed and said, "Yes, father."

Xie Fei was making random guesses in his mind when someone tugged at his sleeve.

She turned her head and saw Pei Hongluo had moved next to her without her noticing. He whispered in her ear, "Could it be that the Ban family's family was discovered to have bullied men and women in the name of the Marquis' Mansion?"

Xie Fei replied in a very low voice: "It's not necessary to order the imperial guards to arrest people for such a 'small matter'." After all, the imperial power is in power. No matter how much suffering the people have to endure, they can always turn a big thing into a small thing under the suppression of the powerful. Why bother to alarm the imperial guards?

Pei Hongluo pondered: "Brother Honglang is the most cautious person in our generation. I really can't think of what he has done wrong to be..."

Before he could finish his words, Madam Zhu slapped Pei Hongluo on the back of his head, and Pei Hongluo shut up in embarrassment.

No one was gloating over what happened to the first wife.

As they all belong to the same marquisate, if Pei Honglang commits the serious crime of confiscating the property and exterminating the clan, none of the people involved will be able to escape.

Marquis Anyuan and Pei Sheng immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor. No one from each room left, only Madam Zheng and the old lady stayed with them.

At the same time, an unexpected person also arrived at the residence of the Imperial Guard Commander Lu Lingqiu.

Before he pushed the door, he didn't feel anything unusual in the room. Only when he opened the door did he notice there was someone behind it.

But before his body could react, he saw a flash of silver light in front of his eyes and a sharp dagger was pressed against his neck.

Without thinking, he closed the door and knelt down respectfully.

"Little Lord."

Pei Yuan put away the dagger and said in a dull tone: "Boring."

I still wanted to have a fight after a long time, but he didn't cooperate at all.

Lu Lingqiu looked up at Pei Yuan, unable to hide his excitement.

He had thousands of things to say, but he knew Pei Yuan was not here to reminisce about the past, so he got straight to the point.

"Young Master, are you here for Pei Honglang? I have secretly inquired about it, and I only know that the emperor suddenly ordered the arrest of someone, but I don't know the inside story yet."

Pei Yuan played with the scabbard and asked in surprise: "Even you don't know?"

Lu Lingqiu clasped his fists and said, "I am incompetent. I will continue to investigate."

"No," Pei Yuan said carefully, "You should keep your troops still and don't let His Majesty get suspicious."

Lu Lingqiu quickly added: "We still have people in the Dali Temple. I will accompany the young master..."

"No need," Pei Yuan said, "The closer you get to me, the more you'll be in danger of getting killed. I'll make the final decision on the Dali Temple."

Lu Lingqiu looked sad, and his eyes were full of regret and bitterness.

"When General Pei got into trouble, the young master saved the situation and settled us useless people one by one, but he never left a way out for himself. I was able to settle down and make a living because of the young master's cultivation, but now I can't repay the young master even a little bit."

Really, so incompetent.

Pei Yuan reached out to support him, but he kept his head down and refused to get up.

Pei Yuan said helplessly: "You have followed us father and son for a lifetime, we can't let you get dragged down and lose your lives just because the emperor wants to purge the Pei family. If father knows, he will also wish you safety."

Even if he was unwilling to admit it, or even felt innocent and wronged, it was an indisputable fact that Pei Su's achievements were so great that the emperor was shocked, and Pei Yuan later surpassed him.

Therefore, Pei Su was willing to sacrifice his own life in exchange for Emperor Xuan's peace of mind, and Pei Yuan could also hide himself to avoid further fighting and the displacement of the people.

The Pei family offered the death of the head of the family as a concession. If Emperor Xuan was willing to settle the matter peacefully, the people of Dajing would be able to live and work in peace.

Unable to get an answer from Lu Lingqiu, Pei Yuan went to the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice to investigate.

The Marquis of Anyuan and his son, who also entered the palace to try to see the emperor, were stopped outside the palace gate and could not even get a word from Emperor Xuan.

The more this happened, the more frightened Pei Sheng became.

He remembered vividly how Emperor Xuan purged the four families and forced Pei Su to death.

Now, is it finally the turn of the eldest wife and the entire marquisate?
(End of this chapter)