stern wife

Chapter 244 Trapped Beast
Pei Xiaoran was startled, and looked back at him, but he was facing a pair of eyes that were looking at him intently.

She couldn't help smiling, and said:
"My mother said the same thing, but I don't think I've lost much weight."

It's true that I haven't lost much weight.

So only those who really cared about her and deeply engraved her in their hearts would notice this subtle change.

Zhang Zeqing smiled slightly, did not speak again, and silently sent her back to the courtyard, watched her walk into the courtyard gate, stood there for a while, then turned and left.

Pei Xiaoran entered her room, lit a candle, and found that the room was clean and tidy, no different from when she left.

But after all, she was getting old, Nanny Pan had already fallen asleep, and the lights in the room were turned off.

Pei Xiaoran didn't bother her, sat in his room for a while, finally stood up and walked towards Pei Xingshan's yard.

I don't know which aunt her father is at now. When I get to her father's yard, I'll ask those servants.

However, what Pei Xiaoran didn't expect was that Pei Xingshan didn't go anywhere, but was in his own yard.

Hearing the servant's report, Pei Xiaoran looked puzzled, touched his chin, and said to himself, there will be a day when the birds will not peck?
she asked:
"Is Daddy asleep?"

The servant shook his head and said:

"Not yet, the master has been in a bad mood these days, sleeping later than before, and often tossing and turning restlessly. If the young lady goes in, she must speak carefully, lest she accidentally offend the master and get reprimanded instead .”

It seems that someone has accidentally offended her father and provoked a reprimand.

Pei Xiaoran was not afraid, and said to the man:
"Thank you for the reminder, take me in to find him."

The servant bowed his head and said:
"Yes, please come inside, miss."

Pei Xiaoran slowly followed the servants all the way to Pei Xingshan's living room.

Sure enough, Pei Xingshan hadn't slept yet. He was sitting at the table in his pajamas and reading a book. When he heard footsteps coming into his ears, he couldn't help frowning, and turned his head to look at the door impatiently.

The servant hurriedly said:
"Master, Sixth Miss, please see me."

Pei Xiaoran stepped into the room, raised his skirt and knelt on the ground, kowtowed:

"The unfilial daughter Xiao Xiao greets her father."

Seeing her, Pei Xingshan was a little surprised, but quickly restrained his expression, and asked in a deep voice:

"Can you send His Royal Highness Li Wang back to the fief safely?"

Tsk, when her mother, second sister and third brother saw her, they first asked her how she was doing.

Her father is fine, let's ask the princes of other countries first.

Pei Xiaoran straightened up, nodded, and replied solemnly:

"Xiao Ran has sent His Royal Highness Li Wang back to the fief safely."

Pei Xingshan nodded slightly, turned his gaze back to the page in his hand, and said:
"If there is nothing else, go back."

Tsk, it is said that the mother is worried when children travel thousands of miles, but only the 'mother' is worried, and her own father is not worried at all.

Pei Xiaoran stood up as usual, patted the hem of the skirt, said "Dad, pay attention to yourself, rest earlier", turned around and walked out.

But I heard Pei Xingshan say again:
"Hold on."

Pei Xiaoran stopped, looked back at Pei Xingshan, and asked in puzzlement:

"What's wrong with Daddy?"

Pei Xingshan looked a little uncomfortable, he clenched his fist against his lips and coughed lightly, before asking:
"Did you go to the palace to face the saint after you came back?"

Pei Xiaoran nodded and said:

"Yes, I have."

"Then... the Holy One said something?"

Pei Xiaoran nodded again, and said:

"I said it."

Pei Xingshan's expression changed, he stood up, took two steps forward, and asked urgently:
"What did the Holy Majesty say?"

"Um……"

Pei Xiaoran tapped his chin, seeing Pei Xingshan's rare gaffe, he suddenly smiled.

She said happily:

"Your Majesty said, Xiaoran has completed the task very well this time, and I want to give Xiaoran a reward!"

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Pei Xingshan's expression darkened again.

Pei Xiaoran was almost certain that her father didn't stay in Beijing voluntarily, he was probably detained by the Holy One for some unknown reason, and that's why he was always in a bad mood.

Judging by this reaction, it seems that her father won't even be able to see the Holy Majesty, otherwise he wouldn't have come to ask himself what the Holy Majesty said.

It seems that the seed of doubt she had planted in Emperor Chixuan's heart had already begun to germinate.

And Pei Xiaoran's guess was right, Pei Xingshan was indeed 'detained' by Emperor Chixuan for a reason.

On the grounds that Pei Xingshan has guarded the frontier for many years, he has fought against countless enemies, made great achievements in battle, and has made great achievements in hard work, but he spends less time with his family and leaves more. Manage all affairs in Xijiang on his behalf.

As for how much time to recuperate, Emperor Chixuan did not explain.

In other words, you can rest for a day, or you can rest for the rest of your life, all based on a word from Emperor Chixuan.

Pei Xingshan knew that this matter had nothing to do with the old lady. If the old lady hadn't been found tampering with the clothes that Pei Xiaoran, the prostitute, wore to the palace banquet, it would not have caused a series of incidents later.

What's more terrible is that the old lady really beat the Holy Majesty with a sap. Although the Holy Majesty dealt with all the servants around the old lady at that time, but the real murderer, the old lady, was not dealt with. Would the Holy Majesty be willing?
When the Holy Majesty didn't punish him because he repeatedly lied at the palace banquet in order to help the old lady get rid of the crime and to cover up his connivance with the aunt at home to oppress the son-in-law, Pei Xingshan knew that there would be a bigger punishment later.

No, isn't this punishment coming soon?

Emperor Chixuan knew that just based on those charges and his own suspicion of Pei Xingshan's rebellious intentions, it was not enough to completely deprive Pei Xingshan of his power.

Moreover, Pei Xingshan may have cultivated a lot of his own forces in Western Xinjiang over the years. Once he did so, it might cause turmoil in Western Xinjiang.

So Emperor Chixuan just found an excuse to detain him in Beijing.

But for Pei Xingshan, this was already a huge disaster.

Although Pei Xingshan was not dismissed, the power in his hands is still there.

But what role can these powers play in Beijing?

For a great general, the battlefield is where he can call the wind and rain and play a role!
Pei Xingshan wanted to have a good talk with Emperor Chixuan, and asked Emperor Chixuan to let him return to Western Xinjiang on the grounds that the situation in Western Xinjiang was so dangerous that there must be no commander in charge.

Of course, in return, he could make the old lady die of a "sudden illness" quietly, so that Emperor Chixuan could swallow the breath of being hit by the old lady with a cane.

However, Emperor Chixuan always used various reasons to avoid him. He felt annoyed after too many times, and he didn't bother to find any more excuses. Every time he heard the announcement that he was going to face the saint, he directly asked Zhao Shun to invite him back to his residence. .

Pei Xingshan was afraid that he would annoy Emperor Chixuan and cause even greater disasters for himself, so he had no choice but to suppress his anxiety and give it up for the time being.

He has many friends and allies in the DPRK.

However, Emperor Chixuan did not punish him. If these friends and allies jumped out to speak for him and forced Emperor Chixuan to let him go back to Western Xinjiang, wouldn't it appear that he and those friends and allies didn't know good from bad?
(End of this chapter)