After being a widow, the empress dowager was favored by the powerful ministers

Chapter 131 Pei Ci's Emotions

When Pei Ci suddenly mentioned Ping Lehou, Sheng Baoling had some impressions.

I remember it was the young master of the Fan family. Before the Fan family lost power, he was named Ping Lehou. Because he loved to eat, drink and have fun, he went out all year round.

Later, the Fan family lost power, and Ping Lehou never returned to Beijing, and she didn't pay much attention to the relevant news.

All I know is that the little emperor is close to the Queen Mother Fan and has some contact with the Fan family, and probably dispatched something to Ping Lehou to deal with.

Just because they have never seen him, most people in Beijing also forgot that there is such a person as Ping Lehou.

Now that Pei Ci suddenly mentioned it, Sheng Baoling remembered it too.

She nodded, "Remember, Master Fan, he was considered a person in the capital back then."

After the two entered the room, Sheng Baoling poured some tea, gave Pei Ci a cup, and looked at him with questioning eyes, not understanding why he suddenly mentioned Ping Lehou at this moment.

Could it be that Ping Lehou also participated in this disaster?

Or is the Fan family involved?

Pei Ci's fingertips landed on the rim of the teacup and slid gently, as if considering whether to explain everything in detail.

In his previous life, he did not come here once, and when the incident of Pinglehou was introduced to Beijing, the ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

They kidnapped women, murdered court officials, embezzled disaster relief money and food, killed and enslaved the people, made the people complain, and became kings in the local enclosure.

No one has exposed such evil deeds, and the officials who are often dispatched have nothing to gain.

Some people suspected that it was bribery, but there was no evidence.

It was not until one or two years later that a woman went to Beijing to sue the court, but someone wanted to suppress the matter, so she suspected that there was someone behind her.

But the matter was not investigated until the end, and the little emperor ordered someone to suppress the matter in private.

At that time, the official who had rescued the woman who sued the imperial petition begged to come before him, begging him to enter the palace, and begging for Yizhi.

But found that Sheng Baoling didn't want to mention this matter.

At that time, Sheng Baoling's original words to Pei Ci were to tell Pei Ci not to care about this matter.

Thinking of Sheng Baoling's relationship with Queen Mother Fan, his kinship with the Fan family, and his relationship with Na Ping Lehou, Pei Ci had speculations in his mind.

But he couldn't believe that Sheng Baoling was a person who bent the law for personal gain.

Because of this matter, he said that he was sick and rested in the mansion for a whole month, until the news that Pinglehou was abandoned and his body was hung on the city wall of Bianjing, the little emperor was furious and ordered someone to investigate the matter thoroughly.

No one knows who the murderer is and where to start.

Even the whereabouts of the woman who filed the imperial petition are unknown.

He had investigated it privately, but the official refused to tell anything, and was forced to ask urgently, so he said that the queen mother sent someone to send the woman away secretly.

He also ordered him not to mention the matter again.

Pei Ci suspected that the matter of Guo Pinglehou was related to Sheng Baoling, but there was no evidence, and it was just a guess. If he asked rashly, he was afraid of offending Sheng Baoling.

That's how it ended.

But now, looking at the situation in front of him, Ping Lehou has not yet reached the original point, and everything has not yet fully happened.

I don't know what step Xiao Pinglehou has achieved now. If he mentions it rashly, regardless of whether it will arouse Sheng Baoling's suspicion, if Sheng Baoling really has any connection with the Fan family.

His question will definitely make Sheng Baoling unhappy.

Therefore, Pei Ci was a little tangled in his heart, not knowing whether he should say it, and if so, how much he should say.

The Sheng Baoling in front of him seemed different from the Sheng Baoling he knew, but if he wanted to talk about it in detail, he didn't know where to start.

Seeing Pei Ci's silence, Sheng Baoling was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Is there something wrong with Pinglehou?
Or did Ping Lehou do some heinous disaster to make Pei Ci pay attention to this person?

Sheng Baoling intuited that Pei Ci was not the kind who would mention an irrelevant person for no reason, and there must be something weird about Ping Lehou.

Pei Ci hesitated for a long time. After all, he didn't elaborate on the matter, but only said, "I went outside today to inquire, and Ping Lehou is here. What you just said, he may have something to do with it."

Hearing this, Sheng Baoling frowned, the little emperor and this person cannot be separated.

If so, I'm afraid the little emperor also has some problems.

A look of coldness flashed across Sheng Baoling's eyes, "Then let's investigate, if it is really related to Na Ping Lehou, we must not let it go."

Hearing this, Pei Ci was slightly taken aback, listening to her words and reactions, it seemed that it had nothing to do with Ping Lehou.

Her reaction was completely different from her reaction when she went to mention this matter in her previous life.

In fact, he also felt that based on his understanding of Sheng Baoling, this was the real response and attitude that Sheng Baoling should have.

That being the case, why did she react that way in her previous life?

Pei Ci couldn't figure it out, but the matter had already happened in his previous life, and he had no way of knowing.

In any case, he was familiar with Sheng Baoling in front of him.

The corners of Pei Ci's mouth curved slightly, "Well, check."

However, Sheng Baoling saw Pei Ci's obvious change of mood at a glance.

"Are you happy now?" She asked suspiciously.

Pei Ci froze for a moment, and suddenly realized that his emotions had changed too much.

"No." He flatly denied.

Sheng Baoling didn't ask any more questions, but still looked suspiciously at Pei Ci a few more times, and the doubts in her heart did not dissipate.

...

That night, Sheng Baoling tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Thinking of Pei Ci's reaction during the day, he always felt a little strange.

It seems that it started with the mention of Naping Lehou.

She always felt that Pei Ci should know something, but he didn't say anything, even if she asked, she felt that Pei Ci would not tell her.

What happened to Ping Lehou that made Pei Ci care so much.

Sheng Baoling thought about it, became dizzy, and unconsciously fell asleep...

In the dream, it was covered with snow.

"Ma'am, Mr. Pei has been waiting outside for half an hour." Jian Jia couldn't help but said.

On weekdays, even in the spring-like weather, the empress is reluctant to make Mr. Pei wait a little longer.

But at this moment, in the cold winter months and snowing, how could the empress be willing to let Mr. Pei wait outside for so long.

Sheng Baoling was restless and bit her lip, almost biting her lower lip, but still couldn't make up her mind.

Let him stay outside for a while, and then he will leave...

Jian Jia felt uncomfortable, because of these two people.

Mr. Pei came to see the empress this time because of the matter of Pinglehou. It stands to reason that if Pinglehou is like that, he should be severely punished according to the crime.

The empress didn't want to intervene in this matter, but she heard that Mr. Pei was involved, so she sent someone to investigate.

But she still had something to do with the little emperor. Yesterday, the little emperor came, and the empress was always in a bad mood.

Can't tell.

Today, Master Pei came to ask to see the empress.

Although Jian Jia didn't know what the little emperor said to the empress, the empress was so entangled today, and even asked Mr. Pei to wait outside.

But I can still guess some, most likely it is to coerce the empress with something, let the empress watch the matter, not to intervene.

The cold wind was howling, Sheng Baoling finally couldn't bear it...

(End of this chapter)