White Moonlight of Powerful Officials at large

Chapter 80 What is it true that she treats him?

The son traveled far away for more than a month, and finally returned to Beijing. The Duke's Mansion started preparations early in the morning, and at night, it was almost decorated with lanterns and festoons, comparable to a new year's festival.

Princess Rong Hua also called two theater troupes, intending to watch a few plays with Shizi after dinner, but later, considering that Shizi was exhausted all the way and had to rest earlier, she told them to disperse.

The banquet of Xichen also increased and decreased, and in the end only the dishes that the prince had always loved were left.

But the son probably had a hard journey, so he didn't eat much food, but drank a few more glasses of wine than usual, halfway through the meal, he announced to the eldest princess and Pei Guo that he was leaving.

As soon as he left, Pei Guogong also left the table with his chopsticks.

The eldest princess was not displeased, she just asked Nanny Cui, "Didn't you say that the matter in Jiangnan went quite smoothly?"

Cui Momo respectfully said: "The son entered the palace to meet His Majesty before returning home, could it be that... His Majesty mentioned the marriage with Princess Zhaohe, and the son was not satisfied?"

The crown prince always looked calm, making it hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but tonight he could indeed see that he was quite absent-minded, his face was slightly gloomy, and he spoke very little.

Rong Hua closed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, and said: "Let Zhaohe walk with him more, he has a dull personality, and he always needs to be covered to warm up."

As soon as the words were finished, someone quickly walked up to her and whispered, "Eldest princess, my son... has gone to the Ministry of Industry."

Hurrying all the way back to Beijing, Gu Fei originally thought that he could finally get a good night's sleep tonight, but he didn't want the family banquet to be less than half an hour, so Pei You stepped out and went straight to the outside of the mansion.

It was so late at night, and he was going to the Ministry of Industry.

Although I have been away from Beijing for a long time, the Ministry of Industry has accumulated a lot of official duties, but...

Gu Fei wanted to persuade him, but when he saw his eldest son's face, he didn't dare to say anything.

It was actually colder than before entering the palace.

With a beating heart, he rode the horse all the way to the Ministry of Industry, went in first and lit the candle lamp, saw Pei You striding to the desk and started to deal with official duties, wiped the thin sweat from his forehead, and retreated outside the door.

On the first day when Pei You returned to Beijing, Tu Bai was sure to come and report.

It's just that Pei You was in the Ministry of Industry tonight, which already surprised him, and what surprised him even more was that before he came in to report, Gu Fei actually kicked him.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you." He said in a very low breath, "Be cautious. Especially about that...Miss Wen..."

When it came to "Miss Wen", Gu Fei lost his breath and replaced it with his mouth without a sound.

Tu Bai glanced at him inexplicably, then stepped in.

Gu Fei snorted softly, not listening to the old man's words, just wait for the loss before his eyes!

He didn't do other things these few hours, he just wondered why the son was in such an abnormal mood these days.

There was no trace of him on the way back to Beijing. After all, he had no way of knowing what was reported in Tu Bai's secret letter.

But today...

The prince was so angry that he even knocked over the tea set in the carriage.

After thinking about it, wasn't it after meeting that girl from the Wen family?

At that time, the girl was holding a little boy in her arms, and a big boy was accompanying her. She was a talented and happy-looking girl. If she didn't know it, she thought it was a neat family.

and so……

Although it is extremely unbelievable and extremely unwilling to admit it, Gu Fei still feels that his family's heir...seems, seems...

Are you jealous?
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Of course Tu Bai doesn't think so.

Although he was raised as a secret guard since he was a child, he is slightly less sophisticated than ordinary people, but he is good at observing words and deeds.

Before that, he also felt that Pei You might be different to Wen Ning, so when he handed out the secret letter of "Miss Wen discussing marriage", he hesitated a few times about what color to use.

But in the end, Pei You's reply to him was only for him to find out the source of the Wenfu Winery's money.

There was no mention of Wen Ning's marriage proposal.

Therefore, he no longer reported the Wen family's family affairs, and only reported some important matters in Beijing.

This time he reported back and forth, not to mention those trivial matters, so there is no need for Gu Fei to remind him to "be more cautious".

Pei You has been promoted to be a servant, and he has an independent office cubicle in the Ministry of Industry. In addition, it is late at night, and he is the only one in the entire Ministry of Industry. It is as if he is in the study of Qinghui Hall, so he reports directly.

Naturally, the first to bear the brunt was the turmoil between the court and China brought about by the Jiangnan case, and the movements of the governor of Liangjiang.

Next, I reported Li Wen's movements, and the news of Yichun Garden that I found these days.

Even after Pei You left the capital, some developments of the Ministry of Industry also picked up what seemed necessary and reported a few words.

Pei You's desk was full of official documents, he didn't seem to feel tired, his face was handsome under the candlelight, his thin lips were lightly pursed, and he said "hmm" in vain, and asked a few more questions when he encountered doubts, which was no different from usual. different.

After the report was over, Tu Bai waited for Pei You's next order as usual, but there was no movement from that side.

Tu Bai raised his head, and saw his dark eyes looking at him.

His heart trembled, and he quickly lowered his eyes: "Young Master, what else can you order?"

Pei You seemed to be smiling: "What is the task I gave you before I left Beijing?"

Tu Bai inexplicably felt that he was... laughed at by himself?

Sweat broke out on his rare back, and he hurriedly said: "My lord, Tu Bai has already found out about the Wen family winery. A girl contributed. It’s just the source of her money. Because it’s been a long time, it’s only been found out that she used to be a lot of jewelry, and it may be related to an underground gambling house, but it’s not clear yet, so I haven’t reported it to the young master. Please also Young master give Tu Bai a few more days, and Tu Bai will definitely find out the whole story!"

"anything else?"

Blinking in vain, and...

He suddenly thought of Gu Fei's silent three words just now, and his heart became clear in an instant.

"My son, since Miss Wen was choosing her husband, she has considered three sons. One is Mr. Zeng from the Cheng family of Dali Temple, who is also Zeng Xu, the doctor of the Tuntian Division, and the other is Qin Yu, the nephew of Qin Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials. Another one is Yan Li, a wealthy businessman in central Beijing, who is also the owner of several restaurants such as Yun Ting Lou. Among them, he has met Mr. Zeng and Mr. Yan. Mr. Zeng was invited by Mr. Wen to meet at the mansion, and there is no further information; Mr. Yan, meet outside the mansion, met once at Yun Tinglou, and meet again today at Tianshan Lake."

Reporting things in vain has always been concise and to the point, not reporting the process, only reporting the results, and this is the first time that things have been explained in such detail.

I just felt that Pei You's mood before the desk was getting weaker and weaker, so weak that he couldn't realize whether what he was reporting was what he wanted to hear.

But that's the end of the conversation, so he bit the bullet and finished the last sentence: "The Wen family will have some discussions tonight, and five days later, Yan Li will come to propose marriage."

Gu Fei hadn't had a good rest for several days in succession, he was extremely tired, listening to the voices inside that paused and rose again, of course he couldn't listen carefully to what was being said, but it was just like this that made people feel drowsy.

In the end, I really started playing in a daze.

He heard the door creaking all the time, saw Tu Baihe coming out with a face, and stood up in a jerk.

Before he could ask a few words, Tu Bai ran away and left.

Listen to the room again.

Quiet.

Deadly still.

After a long time, it was so long that Gu Fei almost fell asleep leaning against the door again, when a voice suddenly came from inside: "Gu Fei, go to the ice mirror."

Bingjian?

He rubbed his arm that was a little cold from the night wind. It's only May, and he went to the ice mirror?
What's more, this is in the Ministry of Industry, not the Duke's Mansion, so where can I get Bing Jian?
Pei You seemed to realize this problem very quickly, opened the door, and walked away.

This is the second time today, Mr. Pei, who is impeccable and strategizing, gave instructions that seemed to be completely thoughtless.
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For several days in a row, Gu Fei had a deep understanding of what it means to be in dire straits.

Of course, Wang Qinsheng is the same.

He has served for more than ten years, and he has never seen such a son.

Go out before dawn, and never see anyone until late at night.After I came back, I started calling Bingjian.

If you are in the study, you go to the study, if you are in the bedroom, you go to the bedroom.

It was less than June, and he wanted to turn his house into an igloo. Every time he went in, he was shivering with the cold. He didn't seem to realize that he had enough ice, so he could sit down quietly.

Everyone felt that something was wrong with Pei You, but no one could tell why.

The eldest princess also called Gu Fei and Wang Qinsheng to ask for a call.

Gu Fei had some speculations in his heart, but how dare he speak nonsense in front of the eldest princess, he just said with a sad face that he didn't know what happened to the son.

As for Wang Qinsheng, based on his experience, he felt that his son seemed to be holding back a fire, and this fire had been ignited before he returned to Beijing, and it was threatening to start a prairie fire at this moment.

But why did this fire start, why did it ignite, he knew very little about Pei You's affairs after entering the Duke's mansion, how could he know?

Until the fifth day, the long-simmering fire overturned unexpectedly.

It was a seemingly ordinary morning.

As usual, Gu Fei waited for Pei You to come down outside the palace, and when he saw him, he said: "My lord, Tu Bai is waiting for you in the carriage."

Tu Bai was supposed to go to Qinghui Hall to report every night as usual, but he got the news early in the morning, and finally found out the ins and outs of the money from Wen's Winery.

Thinking that Pei You was very concerned about this matter that day, she reported it immediately without waiting for the evening.

"My lord, that sum of money turned out to be 500 taels that Miss Wen obtained as a jewellery. Then, before Chunwei released the rankings, she went to the underground gambling house to bet on Liu Ye's second-class Jinshi, with odds of ten to ten, and won 5000 taels. Initially invested 1000 taels when opening the winery, and then added 500 taels. However, the distillery’s operation was difficult, and after Duan Rushuang joined, Miss Wen invested another 2000 taels, which made Fushengzui shine.”

As soon as Pei You got into the carriage, Tu Bai immediately reported back.

At the time of summer, there is already a lot of light in the sky, and even the sun has a little warmth.

But when it fell on Pei You's face, there was not much color, and even a bit of coldness was revealed by the look on his face.

Hearing that there were not many disturbances, he took off his official hat and asked: "When did she place the bet, and when did she take the betting money?"

Tu Bai's heart that was still determined just now suddenly dropped.

He...hadn't checked it so carefully.

"Young master!" Because of his background, Pei You told him not to kneel in front of him, but Tu Bai knelt down without hesitation at this moment, and said in shame, "Tu Bai was careless and didn't ask, please punish me, sir! "

Pei You, however, seemed to have expected it, didn't say anything, just lowered his head and stroked his sleeves: "Take me to that gambling house."

At the hour of Chen, Chang'an Avenue has already begun to glow with vitality for a day, and people come and go, and it is getting more and more lively.

Previously, Tu Bai had made unannounced visits, and had never had direct contact with the shopkeeper of the gambling house, so when a group of people arrived at the gambling shop and escorted the shopkeeper to question him, the shopkeeper You looked blank, not knowing what happened.

It's just that his gambling house is an underground business, and people who come here think they are officials. Of course, they can't tell the truth. They insist that they have never opened any games, and no one has ever used 500 taels to bet on a second-class Jinshi and won 5000 taels. .

On weekdays, Pei You might still deal with him, but these days he is not only so bored that he needs to be chilled, but also has no patience at all. He sits calmly on the grand teacher's chair: "Since the roots grow A lying tongue, this tongue, don't mind."

Wave your hand.

Gu Fei immediately stepped forward and dragged him out.

The shopkeeper who dares to run an underground gambling shop has connections in the capital, and the important officials in the imperial court have recognized all of them, and they are almost inseparable.

This one dared to speak perfunctory only after seeing the face.

But the other party was so arrogant that he dared to use lynching when he came up, so he quickly took a serious look.

Seeing this, his legs were almost limp and he fell to the ground.

I didn't recognize him just now because the other party was too low-key, and he hasn't appeared on the streets of Chang'an for a long time.

Isn't this... Pei You, who was well-known as the number one scholar of Liuyuan Jidi a year ago, the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, and now the minister of the third-rank Ministry of Industry?
Under the cloak, the official robes of the upper court have not been taken off!Damn it!

"Master Pei! Little trick! Little one knows!" He immediately didn't care about the casino or not, and if he offended this one, he would die as well!

Pei You gave Gu Fei a look, and Gu Fei stopped.

The shopkeeper immediately kowtowed and said, "Master Pei, it happened more than a year ago, and I really can't remember when that man bet with 500 taels of silver! But I remember very well the day he exchanged the silver." Clearly, it was the day when you won the No. [-] prize and paraded through the streets! Not long after the ranking was released, he brought his servants to exchange the bank notes!"

Pei You was upright, the air pressure around her body sank, her black eyes stared at him: "What does that man look like, do you remember?"

"Long...with red lips and white teeth, thin and small..." Fortunately, the bet was enough and the luck was enough, which impressed him deeply, and the shopkeeper said without hesitation, "I also brought a servant, and the servant is too." Red lips and white teeth, thin skin and tender flesh."

The shopkeeper once heard that the prince of the Duke's Mansion is as beautiful as the moon and as warm as water, but for some reason, when he looked at it, his eyes were cold and cold, and he was by no means a good friend.

At this moment, he clearly told the truth according to his intentions, but his face became more gloomy, and he pressed straight down on him, making him tremble with fear, almost unable to kneel.

"My lord's lesson! What the little one said is absolutely true! On that day, Lord Wen of the Jingzhao Mansion came to search with his troops, and the two escaped when they saw the opportunity, and many people present saw it!"

A gambler with red lips and white teeth.

A young boy with thin skin and tender meat.

The day of the parade.

Jingzhao Mansion came to search and search, and the two escaped at the opportunity.

Pei You stared at the shopkeeper's mouth opening and closing with silent eyes, and suddenly let out a low laugh.

Ok.

Ok.

So it is!

He stood up abruptly and strode out.

The gambling house was deserted, and as soon as he went out, the smoke and fire rushed to his face, but it did not dispel the condensation around the visitors.

Tu Bai and Gu Fei followed closely behind and couldn't help but look at each other.

Both of them knew from Pei You's expression that he had broken something from the shopkeeper's few words just now.

But what exactly is broken, they... can't think of it at all.

Pei You, who was walking quickly, suddenly paused, turned his head and asked Tu Bai: "These days you are in Wen Manor, watching Wen Ning and her maid Linglan, what is the relationship?"

Tu Bai was taken aback for a moment, not knowing why Pei You asked this question, but he still replied: "I love my sisters."

Then Pei You sneered.

Twice.

Again.

Laugh three times in a row.

What a joke.

Great joke!
She went to Yichunyuan not to block him, but to have an unknown plot.

It's just that I happened to meet him and just acted out of the situation.

On the day when the results were released, she disguised herself as a man and came to this underground gambling shop to exchange money, but was caught by the Jingzhao Mansion, fled in a hurry, and hid under the bamboo basket in a panic, but was caught by him.

She never seriously planned to catch her son-in-law, and even pretended to be guarding him outside the door after being hit by him.

Even when they first met in Yuntinglou, the slap she gave the personal maid was just for him to see!
It is false to be vitriolic, it is false to catch a son-in-law under the list, it is false to be infatuated with love.

What is true of her treating him?

The fire that had been suppressed in Pei You's body for more than ten days suddenly sprang up from the roots like a sudden gust of wind, burning away the reason and restraint he had maintained for 22 years without hesitation.

However, Gu Fei and Tu Bai who were following behind him felt that the elder son in front of him was falling like a huge snow, and his whole body was filled with a chill, and they almost gritted their teeth: "Go and get Wen Ning here!"

　Today's chapter is quite fat, but I want to say that if I ask for leave tomorrow, you will definitely hit me...so forget it QAQ
　　
　
(End of this chapter)