Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 149 Pei Ju's Dowry
After returning to Prince Jin's Mansion, Yang Zhao first went back to rest. During this period of time in Yong'an Palace, he was really tired.

He is the eldest grandson, and he serves his grandmother Dugu Jialuo almost every step of the way.

As for Yang Ming, after taking a nap, he went to Pei's mansion.

How did Gao Lande's investigation go, he had to ask Pei Ju himself.

After receiving the news, Pei Ju greeted Yang Ming at the door and personally welcomed Yang Ming into the study. Under his instruction, his daughter Pei Shuying was always by his side.

The two sat facing each other, Pei Shuying sat on her knees and made tea,
After looking at the study room, Yang Ming smiled and said:
"Pei Gong's huge collection of books is really rare."

Other people's study rooms are only two or three rooms, and the larger ones are like Yang Su's house, which only has five or six rooms. Pei Ju's study room is like a fucking library, with a strong atmosphere of books.

Pei Ju smiled: "In the old Zhou Dynasty, the subordinates were held in high esteem by the prime minister. They were the secretaries of the prime minister's mansion. They did not dare to neglect their daily affairs. In ancient times and today, when the emperor asked about the affairs, the subordinates did not dare not to know. It's getting more and more slowly."

Yang Ming said: "Pei Gongxue is involved in classics and history, and he is really a rare scholar."

"Okay, okay, let's get down to business." Pei Shuying offered tea to the two of them, and said with a smile, "I asked my father after I came back, but he refused to tell me, and I have to wait until His Highness personally asks about it." Just do it."

Pei Ju smiled and said, "Girls don't talk about big things. I've reminded you many times, but it's a pity you can't remember. You must have caused His Highness trouble when you were in Jingzhou."

After speaking, Pei Ju smiled and looked at Yang Ming.

You have raised your daughter well enough. Although Pei Shuying is outspoken, she is still sensible and courteous. Yang Ming waved his hand and said:
"I have benefited a lot from getting along with Miss Pei. Mr. Pei has a good daughter."

Being praised by Yang Ming, Pei Shuying was very helpful in her heart. Sitting by the side, the smile on her face never stopped.

Pei Ju sighed and said: "It's a pity, I'm past the age of leaving the court, but I don't want to leave home. Every time I think about it, I can't sleep at night."

Old boy, don't talk about this with me, Yang Ming changed the subject and said:
"How is the investigation of Gao Lande's affairs? Do you have this person's file?"

"No!" Pei Ju shook his head decisively.

"No?" Yang Ming and Pei Shuying said in unison.

Pei Ju nodded: "Indeed, I have checked all the files of the Secretary's Office about the old Qi court, including our study, and found nothing. There is no such thing as Gao Lande."

Pei Shuying was very disappointed, Yang Ming finally asked her for help, but his father didn't help?

"Grandpa, have you checked everything, are you sure you haven't missed anything?" Pei Shuying asked expectantly.

Pei Ju hummed: "Are you still worried about doing things for your father?"

"Oh..." Yang Ming sighed, if even Pei Ju couldn't find out, then no one in Da Sui could find out.

Because when Pei Ju was young, he became an official in the Northern Qi Dynasty, and was in charge of literature in the palace of Qi Gaoping and Wang Gao Renying. He knows everything he knows.

Seeing this, Pei Ju smiled and said to his daughter: "When Xuanji opened the mansion, he took away several carts of books from home. As for whether there are any documents about the old Qi in them, I don't know. You can go and have a look now. There are some. Take it immediately."

Or Pei Shuying is so foolish. After hearing the words, she got up quickly and rushed to the door.

It was obvious that Pei Ju wanted to send his daughter away and had private conversations with Yang Ming, but Pei Shuying just couldn't see it.

Yang Ming suddenly felt that there was a reason for Pei Shuying's straightforward temper, and it was really not easy to be fooled by such a scheming father.

For a person like Pei Ju, he must know the collection of books in the study. How could he not know what books his son took away?
After Pei Shuying walked away, Yang Ming smiled and said:

"If you have anything to do with Mr. Pei, just talk about it."

Pei Ju nodded, poured some tea for Yang Ming, and said, "A young man named Pei became an official and met his first wife, Cui Shi. He only had a daughter at the age of 37, and two years later he had a son. Two years later, his first wife passed away, and the strings have been broken ever since."

Yang Ming nodded. He knew this. Pei Ju's first wife was from the Boling Cui family, and she was in the same family as the elder Yang Zhao's father-in-law, Cui Hongsheng. I heard that they died early, and the pair of children were also raised by Pei Ju. , although there was a concubine in the family, they did not continue.

He has sons and daughters, but strictly speaking, sons and daughters are not regarded as descendants, and some of them cannot even be buried in the ancestral grave.

This phenomenon was very common before the Sui and Tang Dynasties. After the fall of the Tang Dynasty, there was a slight improvement, but not much.

Pei Ju continued: "Now that Xuan Ji is lucky enough to be able to marry Princess Runan, Pei already has half of his mind at ease, and the other half is with his pro-daughter A Yun. If she doesn't marry for a day, Pei won't feel at ease for a day."

Talking to this kind of old fox is really tiring, all kinds of hints, anyway, I just don’t tell you clearly,
Yang Ming said helplessly:
"Has Mr. Pei heard about Dugu Feng'er?"

"Your Highness asks the question knowingly," Pei Ju said with a smile, "Pei has not left the palace and returned home many times in the Ministry of Internal History all the year round, how could he not know?"

Yang Ming asked again: "Then, what does Mr. Pei think about this matter?"

Pei Ju raised his head and pondered for a moment: "Dugunv doesn't have the appearance of an early death, but she is destined to die early."

"Where do we start?" Yang Ming was stunned.

Pei Ju lowered his head and looked directly at Yang Ming: "The signs of the decline of the Dugu family have already appeared. With the full support of the Holy Queen, it is still difficult to enter the house, and there is no one available among the next generation of children. Such a family cannot bear too much prosperity. The Holy Queen I'm sick, this girl is suffering from a strange disease, it can be seen that the fortune is like this, and it cannot be changed by human power."

What you said is mysterious enough, what kind of numerology, isn't it just that someone is playing tricks behind your back?

Yang Ming hehe said, "Pei Gong really doesn't know about Gao Lande?"

"You know, but you don't know," Pei Ju said with a meaningful smile.

Well, you scheming Pei, you just found out, Yang Ming asked, "How can you know the law?"

Pei Ju smiled and said, "Pei still has a daughter waiting in her boudoir. If she gets married, Pei can investigate with peace of mind if she wants to, and the matter will naturally come to light."

Forced marriage is not it?Was Dugu Feng'er the one who killed you?
Yang Ming sneered and said, "If she can't get married, you can't find out?"

"Your Highness is not yet a father, so naturally he doesn't understand Pei's anxiety," Pei Ju said leisurely, "A Yun hasn't married for a day, Pei really doesn't have the mood to investigate these things."

"Are you threatening me?" Yang Ming asked.

Pei Ju was stunned and said, "Why did Your Highness say that? Pei is only worried about her daughter's marriage, so what does it have to do with His Highness?"

Yang Ming said in a deep voice, "Don't forget, the matter between Pei Xuanji and elder sister was brought about by me, and you already owe me a favor."

"I will never forget this feeling," Pei Ju said solemnly, "Your Highness has an assignment, and Pei Ju will do it with all his might."

Yang Ming got up and said angrily: "Don't play tricks, let you check Gao Lande, and you will make lies with me. You can't trust me."

Pei Ju also got up and said: "The matter of Gao Lande is of great importance. If you are a little careless, Pei may be killed. How can you be careless?"

Yang Ming was taken aback: "You really found out?"

Pei Ju shook his head and said: "I didn't find out clearly, and I dare not investigate again, but if His Highness is willing to marry Ah Yun as his concubine, then Pei will risk his life to find out the secrets of Gao Yue for His Highness, and treat it as Ah Yun." Cloud's dowry."

"Your dowry is too worthless," Yang Ming said coldly. This bastard actually knows about Gao Yue?

It's all right now, apart from Yang Liang and Yang Su, there is one more person who knows.

Pei Ju shook his head and said: "If it wasn't for Ah Yun's long-awaited love for His Highness, Pei would never force others to make things difficult for me. I am only a woman, and if I don't plan for her, I will be a father in vain."

"Did you do what happened to Dugu Feng'er?" Yang Ming asked sharply.

Pei Ju shook his head: "It's not my turn to do it at all, and Pei will not use this kind of low-handed means to deal with a weak girl."

"Then do you know who it is?" Yang Ming asked.

"I don't know!" Pei Ju was about to speak when there were footsteps in the yard, and Pei Shuying came back.

She pushed open the door in a hurry, and saw her father and Yang Ming standing opposite each other, as if halfway through the confrontation, she suddenly said in a daze:

"What happened to you two?"

"nothing."

"Your father wants you to marry me,"

The answers of the two were inconsistent, but Pei Shuying was stunned. After a while, Pei Shuying lowered her head shyly, at a loss.

Pei Ju sighed helplessly, this Yang Ming was too straightforward, that's all, things always have to be brought to light.

Yang Ming sneered and said, "But your father made a condition for me."

Pei Shuying frowned immediately, and glared at her father with an expression like an interrogation.

Girls don't want to stay in college. She's not married yet, and her elbows have already turned out. Yang Ming is too bad a kid, deliberately creating conflicts between my father and daughter?

Pei Ju didn't play around anymore, and said bluntly: "There are indeed conditions, but."

"Stop talking!" Pei Shuying saw Yang Ming secretly winking at her, and immediately understood, saying:
"Your Highness, please go back first."

Yang Ming nodded, okay, now it's time for Pei Ju to have a headache, let's see how he faces his daughter's torture.

He could see that no matter how old and cunning Pei Ju was, he still had weaknesses, and his weakness was his daughter.

So before Yang Ming left, he specially asked Pei Shuying:
"Be careful that your father fools you."

I, Nima Pei Ju, was stunned. This little bastard is endless, right?Not reconciled to seeing my father and daughter turning against each other?
"Don't worry, Your Highness, he fooled me today, and I will fool him in the future," Pei Shuying said righteously.

Yang Ming was relieved now, and walked away gracefully.

Pei Shuying stared at Naifu with a frosty face, and said coldly:

"Sit down, let's have a good talk, how can you force a marriage like this?"

Pei Ju sat down helplessly: "You silly boy, when Yang Ming returns to Beijing this time, the position of Concubine must be confirmed. If my father doesn't plan for you early, he will be snatched away by others."

"Concubine Zheng?" Pei Shuying said in a daze, "Dugu Feng'er has an accident?"

In any case, she was also Pei Ju's daughter, so she knew it all.

Pei Ju nodded and said: "Half crazy, half stupid, the position of the princess has nothing to do with her, now it's up to who gets it first."

Pei Shuying was dumbfounded. After a long while, she suddenly came to sit beside her father and said eagerly:
"What shall we do?"

That's right, Pei Ju said with great comfort: "As long as you are willing to listen to me, the position of princess will not escape."

Pei Shuying nodded repeatedly.

Yang Ming miscalculated, Pei Shuying was not her father's match after all, and she was fooled.
(End of this chapter)