Chapter 16 - Young Master Of The Wu Family

 Pei Ye has extremely straight eyebrows and a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows. Sitting on the high dragon throne, he does not look like an emperor but rather like the compassionate Guanyin. Now, he seems to be smiling and waits for Pei Xiuyan's answer with a warm face. The courtiers who had been arguing with each other followed the emperor's gaze and looked at Pei Xiuyan.

Pei Xiuyan's father and the emperor are brothers, but the old prince and princess died early, leaving only the young Pei Xiuyan. Pei Xiuyan relied on decisive killing and solving problems for the emperor, and he won the emperor's heart. He supported the entire Qing Palace alone. When the previous emperor was alive, the cabinet was abolished. Although Pei Xiuyan was not enthroned, he was actually above the six ministries and exercised the power of the cabinet at that time.

Pei Xiuyan thought for a moment and said slowly, "I think Concubine Jing was born in the Pingyang Palace, has a dignified character, and now she has given birth to a prince, so she should be canonised as the queen."

As soon as these words came out, those who supported the queen smiled.

But before everyone could react, he continued: "It has only been a year since the Queen Mother passed away. I think the matter of making Concubine Jing the queen should be done after the three-year mourning period is over. Otherwise, Concubine Jing will be labeled as unfilial."

After these words came out, there was silence in the court. Pei Xiuyan was really shrewd. The queen was established, but it couldn't be done immediately. The queen mother passed away for a year. Who knows what will happen if we wait for another two years?

Dafeng State has always advocated filial piety, and this statement is really impeccable. The two factions arguing about the queen were blocked and speechless.

Pei Ye suppressed the smile in his eyes calmly, his face full of worries.

"I can't sleep or eat every time I think of my mother, and I only regret that I didn't take good care of her when she was alive. In this way, I will never do unfilial things after my mother's death."

After saying this, he sighed, and the sadness in his eyes could no longer be concealed.

"There is no need to discuss this matter; just do it according to what Qing Wang said. I am not feeling well today; let's leave the court."

Pei Ye waved his hand and led the personal eunuch to leave the court. The matter of establishing the queen was settled. The court officials were left with different expressions and discussions. Pei Xiuyan took the opportunity to leave the court quickly. When everyone reacted, he had already disappeared.

Back at the Qing Palace, Yan Xue had just stopped the carriage at the door of the mansion, and a red figure fell from the sky with a long whistle. The man stabbed the carriage with a silver sword in his hand, as fast as lightning.

"Don't bully A Yan!"

Pei Xiuyan threw a teacup, which hit the tip of the sword and made a crisp explosion. He then floated out of the carriage.

Yan Xue and the guards who came to the mansion were about to step forward to help, but Pei Xiuyan said coldly, "No need!"

A group of people had to stop and watch Pei Xiuyan, who was wearing an indigo official robe, and the red figure mix together in mid-air.

After fighting for nearly half an hour, the red figure in the air groaned and fell to the ground, holding his shoulder. Then everyone saw clearly that this man was a boy, about 18 years old. He had wheat-coloured skin, sword-like eyebrows, and tiger eyes, and his eyes were very bright. He had clear eyebrows and eyes and was very handsome. The red clothes did not look out of place on him at all, but instead had a different kind of wildness and unruliness. His shoulder was scratched by the sword, and blood was flowing.

Just as everyone was stunned, Pei Xiuyan landed gracefully, holding the long sword that the boy had used to commit the crime, and looked at the boy, who fell to the ground with cold eyes.

"Wu Mu, have you made enough trouble?"

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood why the prince did not let everyone help.

The Wu family has been doing business for generations. By chance, the grandfather of the Wu family married Princess Yuzhen, and the Wu family soon took advantage of the opportunity to become the first imperial merchant in Dafeng. After the death of Wu's grandfather, Wu Mu's father, Wu Yuntai, took over the Wu family. Wu Yuntai had five daughters before Wu Mu was born.

Wu Mu is the legitimate son of the current emperor, and his grandmother is Princess Yuzhen. If you count carefully, Wu Mu and the current emperor are cousins. Pei Xiuyan is the King of Qing, and he can fight with Wu Mu, but the servants must not hurt Wu Mu at all. Otherwise, they will have to bear the consequences.

Wu Mu stood up and glared at Pei Xiuyan. "Pei Xiuyan, you dog who bullied A Yan! If you have the guts, kill me with one sword."

When he was young, he was too arrogant, so the old man threw him to the frontier military camp for training. It was in the military camp that he met Ye Chuqing, who was also thrown there for training, and Ye Chuqing's sister, Ye Chuyan, who liked to dress up as a man. He once told Ye Chuyan in person that he would marry her when he grew up.

However, when he was fifteen, Ye Chuyan and Pei Xiuyan got engaged. He wanted to come to Kyoto to find Ye Chuyan after hearing the news, but was placed under house arrest by Wu Yuntai for several months. After the ban was lifted, Ye Chuyan had already married Pei Xiuyan. His relationship with Wu Yuntai became strained because of this, and he wandered around in anger. He heard a few days ago that the Ye family was raided for collaborating with the enemy, and Pei Xiuyan was in charge of all the trials, and the case was closed within ten days. Although the evidence was conclusive and the Ye family pleaded guilty, he firmly believed that there must be something strange about it. The first thing he did when he arrived in Beijing was to wait at the gate of the Qing Palace, waiting to skin Pei Xiuyan alive.

Pei Xiuyan knew Wu Mu's feelings for Ye Chuyan, and his eyebrows were instantly filled with disdain.

"Ye Chuyan is this king's princess. When will it be your turn, as a merchant's son, to meddle in our affairs? Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

"You..." Wu Mu clenched his fists in anger.

Pei Xiuyan's words were like a boulder, directly pressing him to the ground, reminding him all the time that he was not qualified. Although he had royal blood, he has not been canonised, and he was only the young master of the Wu family outside. Whether it was to overturn the case for the Ye family or to vent Ye Chuyan's anger, he was not qualified.

Pei Xiuyan raised his eyebrows and threw the sword in his hand to the ground.

"Wu Mu, I will forgive you today because it is your first offense! If you dare to disrespect me again next time, I will kill you!"

Pei Xiuyan gathered his sleeves and turned to enter the mansion.

"Yan Xue, strengthen the defense of the palace. No strangers are allowed to enter the palace without my permission."

Yan Xue clasped his fists and said, "Yes."

The door of the Qing Palace slowly closed, completely blocking Wu Mu and the lonely long sword on the ground. Wu Mu punched the wall hard and roared. After a long time, he picked up the long sword, held the sword in one hand, covered the wound on his shoulder with the other hand, and walked on the street in a daze. After he heard the news today, he wanted to kill Pei Xiuyan. However, no matter his skills or reputation, he was no match for Pei Xiuyan. He wanted to go in and see Ye Chuyan and ask if she was okay.

At some point, an inconspicuous carriage came over, and a man's smile came from inside.

"Has the young master of the Wu family given up like this?"

Wu Mu held the sword in front of his chest and shouted to the person in the carriage, "Who are you?"

The curtain of the carriage was opened, and a man in white was looking at him with a smile on his face. The man wore a crown and jade; his eyebrows were sword-like; his eyes were slightly narrowed; and his temperament was elegant. Although he smiled at the corners of his mouth, the smile did not reach his eyes. The eyes were even more unfathomable.

Seeing Wu Mu's highly alert expression, he said in a gentle voice, "Young Master Wu, why don't you get in the carriage and talk? Maybe I can help you."