Chapter 39 - Shut Up

 Yan Xue saw Pei Xiuyan coming out of Yunqian Palace with dark eyes and coldness all over his body. He wanted to ask but didn't dare, so he could only follow him silently.

The leader of the Imperial Guards was looking for Pei Xiuyan. When he met him on the road, he went up to report:

"Your Majesty, the maid who led the princess to Xuanyou Palace was found in a well next to the Imperial Garden. She has been dead for a long time."

He saw Pei Xiuyan purse his lips and say nothing; his eyebrows and eyes were cold, thinking that he was unhappy with his incompetence.

He had to bite the bullet and continue: "Your Majesty, the mysterious man that Master Wu saw seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Please rest assured, your Majesty, I will definitely find out the clues as soon as possible."

Pei Xiuyan looked up at the leader and suddenly felt that all this was extremely ironic. Now he could probably guess that this matter should have been planned by Na Sheng, who had been thinking about Ye Chuyan from the beginning.

First, he arranged people to spy on Jianjia Garden, and now he arranged people to kidnap Ye Chuyan, but he didn't succeed, so he went directly to Pei Ye to ask for her. Since the purpose has been made clear, that person will definitely not appear again. There is no point in his investigation of Xuanyou Palace.

Over the years, he has done so many dirty things for Pei Ye that he can't count them all. Including the Ye family. Pei Ye wanted to get rid of the Ye family, and although he was unwilling, he still took action and planned it himself.

Now he went into the palace in the middle of the night to investigate the Xuanyou Palace. He was not only worried that someone would frame Ye Chuyan but also worried that the Beirong man would infiltrate the Imperial Guards and hurt Pei Ye. No matter what, Ye Chuyan is his princess. Barefoot dancing is not enough; Pei Ye actually wants Ye Chuyan to devote herself to the king of the enemy country for Dafeng.

Pei Xiuyan waved his hand and said, "I already know the result of this matter, and there is no need to investigate it anymore."

After a moment of surprise, the leader asked cautiously, "What about the list of the Imperial Guards?"

"No need!"

Pei Xiuyan threw down this sentence and took Yan Xue away directly.

The leader couldn't help but feel happy. Since there was no need to investigate, it meant that everything was over. Unexpectedly, this matter was concluded so easily.

After returning to the mansion, Pei Xiuyan stood outside the Jianjia Garden, staring at the plaque of Jianjia Garden in a daze.

It was late at night, and the dew was heavy. Yan Ke felt a little reluctant. "My Lord, if you miss the princess, can I go and call the door?"

Pei Xiuyan shook his head and said, "No, let's go."

Pei Xiuyan locked himself in the study and burned the candle until dawn. That night, no one slept in Yunqian Palace and Qingwang Mansion.

 

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The next day, the morning light was faint. Zhao Yujiao asked Hongying to call Li Fu early in the morning.

After Li Fu entered the room, Zhao Yujiao dismissed the others and hurriedly asked, "What happened last night?"

Li Fu explained, "I clearly led Wu Mu and Ye Chuyan to the cold palace last night. I don't know why Ye Chuyan was fine, Wu Mu was seriously injured and dying, and the two did not meet. The prince also knew about this."

Zhao Yujiao screamed, "Butler Li, I believe in you, so I was bewitched and indulged you to do this. This matter did not succeed, and the prince was alarmed. If the prince finds out, I..."

She didn't dare to say or think about the rest.

Li Fu said, "Don't worry, Miss Zhao; the matter has not been completed, and I have already done it once and for all. I will kill one of the little palace maids who knew about it..." After saying that, he made the gesture of wiping his neck.

Zhao Yujiao's heart trembled suddenly. She was glad that the little palace maid was dead, but she also felt that Li Fu was too cruel.

"Then... what about the other person?"

Zhao Yujiao remembered that Li Fu arranged two people, one to lead Ye Chuyan there and the other to lead Wu Mu there. If one person dies, there should be another one.

Li Fu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Miss Zhao, the other person will never betray me even if he dies."

The man who led Wu Mu over was his son, his biological son, who worked in the palace!

In order to make Zhao Yujiao feel completely at ease, he continued: "The prince did not pursue the matter, Miss Zhao; don't worry; if you don't say it and I don't say it, the matter will be over."

Li Fu could never have thought that they just accidentally made Pei Xiuyan misunderstand that it was Na Sheng who did it, so he gave up the investigation.

Zhao Yujiao saw Li Fu's solemn promise, and although she was still nervous, she finally settled down in her heart. BLi Fu also told Zhao Yujiao about Ye Chuyan's sword dance at the palace banquet, and Zhao Yujiao was relieved. Although their business did not succeed, Ye Chuyan's reputation was still ruined, which was great! God really helped them!

Li Fu took the opportunity to say, "Miss Zhao, the matter of Xuanyou Palace has not been accomplished. Why don't we take advantage of the palace banquet to add fuel to the fire for Ye Chuyan?"

Zhao Yujiao immediately understood what Li Fu meant. He wanted to make a fuss about Ye Chuyan's barefoot and completely discredit Ye Chuyan.

She sighed and said softly, "Butler Li, I have no father or mother. You treat me like a daughter. I am grateful. But I have gone astray once. Fortunately, the matter of Xuanyou Palace did not cause a big disaster. I don't want to get involved in such things in the future. Please don't mention it again."

Li Fu saw Zhao Yujiao biting her lips, and her delicate appearance was really pitiful.

He swallowed his saliva and said, "Everything I do in the future has nothing to do with Miss Zhao."

After Li Fu left, Zhao Yujiao sat in front of the mirror and looked at herself. The person in the mirror had slightly frowning eyebrows, slightly flushed cheeks, and eyes like flowing waves. Zhao Yujiao knew from a young age that she had nothing but this pitiful appearance. Unexpectedly, one day she would rely on her appearance to seduce an old man like Li Fu to work for her. She suddenly felt extremely disgusted and picked up the mirror and smashed it hard on the ground.

Ye Chuyan, Ye Chuyan, all this is your fault. If you hadn't taken Pei Xiuyan away, I would have been a legitimate Qing princess. Sooner or later, I will make you unable to raise your head again, crawl at my feet, and look up at me, Zhao Yujiao!

After a rage, Zhao Yujiao called Hongying in to dress her up.

 

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Pei Xiuyan thought about it all night in front of the candlelight but still couldn't think of a way to resolve Pei Ye's proposal, and he was extremely irritated. He had just discovered his feelings for Ye Chuyan and made a promise. He didn't want to betray his promise. However, he couldn't give up the power and status he had built in Kyoto for so many years.

"Prince..." When he raised his eyes, Zhao Yujiao was holding a bowl of bird's nest porridge and looking at him aggrievedly.

"Jiaojiao, why are you here?" Although Pei Xiuyan was irritable, he couldn't help but soften his voice when he saw Zhao Yujiao, and he took the bird's nest porridge.

Zhao Yujiao twisted her handkerchief and said, "Your Majesty, I got up this morning and learned that you didn't sleep all night. I was very distressed, so I cooked the bird's nest porridge and sent it to you."

"Your Majesty, can you tell me what's bothering you? I also want to help you solve your problems."

Pei Xiuyan pinched his eyebrows, "Nothing; I just drank too much yesterday and couldn't fall asleep."

Zhao Yujiao bit her lip and said, "Your Majesty, I just heard about my sister's sword dance at the palace banquet. You must be worried about this, right?"

Zhao Yujiao saw Pei Xiuyan's face change slightly after she finished speaking, and she was secretly happy that she was right.

She continued, "Sister doesn't cherish her reputation so much. Not to mention the prince; even if Mr. Ye knew about it, he would be sad."

Pei Xiuyan suddenly scolded, "Shut up!"