Chapter 234 (1/2)
Pei Mansion
It had snowed heavily for several consecutive days, which caused the entire area to be a blanketed by white snow It’s only been several days, but the entire house had been cleaned and was spotless There was even a new layer of wallpaper, giving the entire house a very elegant look
When the door opened, Pei Zi Yun welcomed the person outside, who happened to be Ren Wei as he arrived on an oxcart He said, ”Young Master, I’ve bought several fish and two hundred graht different cuts of etables, I only have cabbage”
Pei ZI Yun laughed, ”Brother Ren, why did you have to go to such trouble? You could’ve asked soarding the goods on your boats Using sooods very quickly In fact, it’s almost all sold out I’ve earned 2,980 taels of silver”
”Since I had nothing to do, I decided to prepare so!” As Ren Weiabout his wife and daughter back ho He hurriedly sht more, the weather these days has been extre of wine as she allowed it to heat up over the stove before she spoke, ”The pot of soup within the hall is ready, please have a seat”
When Pei Zi Yun walked in to see, indeed, there was a huge pot of soup, and it was boiling hot There were all kinds of delicious meat within, and the aroma of it was irresistible
Just as the few of them had sat down, an oxcart stopped outside This cart looked rather expensive, and see to someone extremely wealthy Even the curtains were embroidered with flowers An old lady stepped out and knocked on the door
”Who would be here at such a tio and take a look”
As soon as he opened the door, he was shocked by the reeted him An old lady bowed deeply before she spoke, ”The master of my house wishes to meet Top Scorer Pei”
”Thethis, the old woman replied, ”The Grand Princess”
Ren Wei was taken aback by this reply as he hurriedly walked into the hall to inforhed, ”Looks like I can’t even enjoy a o ahead, I’ll be out”
As he finished speaking, he changed into a fresh set of robes, a flute hung from his waist When the old lady saw this, her eyes lit up as she welcomed him, ”Master Top Scorer, the Grand Princess invites you over on urgent business”
Pei Zi Yun was soht be He thus walked into the cart There was an incense burner within the cart, which cause sweet s smoke to rise and perforate the cabin
As they sat back, the old lady congratulated Pei Zi Yun on being recently awarded the title of Dao Master The driver then picked up the reins and started their journey
Grand Princess’ Mansion
When the oxcart reached a halt, Pei ZI Yun disembarked as the old woman led the way, ”Please followthe alley,maids bowed to him He crossed several arches and ays until he arrived at a hall As he entered, he could srance diffused all across the hall Pei Zi Yun scanned his surroundings and noticed that at every corner of the hall sat an incense burner The Grand Princess was seated, deep in thought
”Grand Princess” Pei Zi Yun bowed deeply
The Princess waved a hand, ”Sit”
Pei Zi Yun stepped forward and sat down as he watched the Princess mutter under her breath before she spoke, ”Do you knohy I have called you here?”
Pei Zi Yun paused before he replied, ”It ed affair”
”Yes, the affair As soon as the Crown Prince entered the palace, someone told the Emperor yet another tale It was said that the Crown Prince was carrying certain medication on hih search on the Crown Prince, but failed to discover anything”
”The Crown Prince was relieved of all charges, and even shed a tear from relief He then told the Emperor that there were records of him whenever he came and left his Palace Additionally, there were records of any other people entering his Palace as well He urged the Emperor to check these records and acquit hied by this, and ordered the person who told him these tales to be put to death”
”As soon as the Crown Prince returned to his own residences, he ordered his people to investigate the entire palace to deter the pills on hi within the Crown Prince palace was thus extrehed deeply after she spoke
The Crown Prince had gotten himself in some deep trouble, for his enemies were extremely vile What if they had planted poison or tried to kill him?
It was thus appropriate that he did his best to uncover the people responsible for this
When Pei Zi Yun heard this, he didn’t say anything
The Grand Princess then swept a glance at him before she asked, ”What opinions do you have on this matter?”
Pei Zi Yun stood up and paced several steps around before he asked, ”Didn’t the Grand Princess say she wanted to have no part in this conflict between the Crown Prince and King Lu? Why have you decided against that now?”
”Hm, I don’t believe you have no idea why Since there’s a traitor within the Crown Prince’s coet involved as well How can I reht of the recent events? The Grand Princess spoke very frankly as her face turned pale, ”If you have any opinions, you can say them now!”
Pei Zi Yuna situation like this, it’s rather clear that King Lu had ed to win over the hearts offor the Crown Prince”
”A servant told the E an affair with someone within his palace If this servant really loved the Crown Prince, ould he atte as minor as this? As a result, the servant was killed for this As for the concubine who supposedly had an affair with the Crown Prince is alright”
”Now, the Crown Prince has to sift through his own people and differentiate good fro this would cause him to have doubts about the loyalties of his ownthis caused the Grand Princess to look afraid Pei Zi Yun then continued, ”The Emperor couldn’t find the supposed pills, and thus ordered the servant to be put to death This was all perfectly norhtened!” The Grand Princess placed a book down by the table as she tucked her hair behind her ears
”We have to get rid of the hesitancy and doubts within the Eht alter the Crown Prince’s future” Pei Zi Yun smiled as he spoke
”Oh? What should we do” The Grand Princess asked through knitted brows
”Grand Princess, the Crown Prince is the heir apparent to the throne Thefor an heir apparent is that he’s always seen as a nobility with solidvirtues This fact must be undeniable by all It alsofor the throne”
”However, that doesn'tfor the throne The logic behind this is that the Crown Prince is only second in stature and authority to the Emperor If he were to coainst the Emperor himself?”