Chapter 293 Who dares to act rashly in front of the prince?

Seeing this, Shen Zhao hurriedly followed.

Pei Xiaosi's red eyes widened, and he quickly supported himself and fell to his mother beside him.

Glaring at the old witch.

"What did you do to hit my mother?"

Old Madam Pei raised her hand to slap Pei Xiaosi who spoke disrespectfully to her.

But before his hand could fall, it was grabbed tightly by someone.

The stinging pain in her wrist instantly made her wail, "Ouch, where did this beast come from? You're squeezing me to death, and you won't let go."

He shouted to the servants behind him: "Are you all dead? Come over here quickly and take these two people down!"

Old Madam Pei was promoted from a concubine to the main wife.

She was disliked by the ladies of the aristocratic families in Kyoto.

No one had ever invited her to a dinner party, and the only time she did, she was ridiculed and humiliated by everyone.

Since then, she has learned her lesson.

Not only did he not attend the banquet, he also forbade Madam Pei to hold a banquet at home.

He trapped himself in this small world of Pei Mansion and acted tyrannically.

Of course she didn't recognize Xie Yuheng and Chu Mu.

Just because she doesn't know him doesn't mean others don't know him.

Seeing that no one moved, the old witch raised her other hand that was not held and was about to slap Xie Yuheng who was pinching her wrist.

Seeing this, Boss Pei broke out in a cold sweat.

He quickly stepped forward and stopped his mother's raised hand.

Mrs. Pei turned her head and saw that it was her eldest son who was holding her wrist tightly.

Obviously stunned.

The strength of this hand is no less than that of the beast in front of him.

Accustomed to a life of luxury, Mrs. Pei immediately roared in anger.

"Boss, what are you doing! Your mother was beaten up, and not only did you not catch the thief, you also prevented me from saving myself. You are going to piss me off to death!"

"Mom, please shut up." Boss Pei was almost scared to death by his outspoken mother.

Boss Pei apologized to Xie Yuheng and Shen Zhao with a smile:

"I pay my respects to General Chu and Mr. Xie Sangong."

Lord Pei's accident and Shen Zhao's title of Prince Zhong happened on the same day.

From that day on, the Pei Mansion kept its doors tightly closed, and was completely unaware of the news that Chu Mu had been conferred the title of Prince Zhong.

Although Mrs. Pei was used to showing off her power, her aura instantly subsided when she heard her son addressing the other party.

He didn't dare to shout anymore, even though both of his wrists were pinched so hard that they hurt, he didn't dare to yell anymore.

Seeing this, Xie Yuheng shook off the old witch's hand and snorted coldly.

"You are so arrogant and domineering. Open your eyes and see that His Royal Highness Prince Zhong and I are not people you can insult or slap."

Loyal to the king?

The Pei family members widened their eyes.

All their eyes instantly fell on Shen Zhao.

General Chu was made king?

Chen Zhao stepped forward, his eyes slightly raised, his imposing aura without anger making the Pei family members tremble.

Chen Zhao looked at Madam Pei, who was still in a daze, and said:

"It was you, old woman, who just cursed me? Huh?"

Madam Pei quickly apologized:

"I dare not, my lord!"

"Old lady..." Mrs. Pei rolled her eyes and fixed her gaze on Mrs. Pei and Pei Xiaosi, pointing at them and saying:

"I am scolding them both, my Lord.

Even if I had a hundred guts, I wouldn't dare say anything disrespectful to the prince!

Chen Zhao's lips curled slightly, "You cursed me first, then deceived me. Yuheng, how do you think you should judge these crimes?"

Xie Yuheng instantly understood what Brother Chu meant. This was to give him a chance to teach the old witch a lesson.

Xie Yuheng frowned and snorted coldly.

"Cursing the royal family deserves death, and deceiving the prince also deserves death."

As soon as Xie Yuheng said this, Mrs. Pei, who had been so arrogant just now, suddenly felt her legs go weak and she collapsed to the ground.

The maids and servants behind her didn't dare to lend a hand because of the presence of Shen Zhao and Xie Yuheng.

Boss Pei was even more resentful of his mother for her reckless words, even without even seeing who the other person was.

This time, not only will she be punished, but he will also be punished.

Why not just stay in her backyard? Why come to the front yard?

It’s true that the older you get, the more confused you become and the more troublesome you become!

Chen Zhaoqing said coldly, "This king has always been merciful. Considering that she is a first-time offender, I can spare her the death penalty, but she cannot escape the punishment of life."

When Madam Pei heard that she didn't have to die, she kowtowed to Shen Zhao and expressed her gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me. Thank you, Your Highness, for not killing me."

"but……"

Shen Zhao changed the subject.

Mrs. Pei's kowtow froze in an instant.

"But what? Didn't Prince Zhong say he wouldn't kill me? Why do you still need a but?"

[It’s all Pei Rong’s fault, that old bitch, and that little bastard. If it weren’t for them, how could she have offended the noble with her careless words?]

[She blamed that damn Pei Yuanyi even more. He should have done his job properly as an official, but he got involved with those traitors. Now she couldn't even have peace in the backyard and could hear the curses of the people on both sides of the alley.

If she hadn't been annoyed by the noise, why would she have come running to the front yard? If she hadn't come to the front yard, how would she have met these two noble people who had appeared out of nowhere?]

Shen Zhao listened to the old witch's inner thoughts and looked at her with even colder eyes.

You really don't know how to be grateful.

"But you are the mother of the treacherous minister Pei Yuanyi. I wanted to show some mercy and spare your life, but when I think of the craftsmen who died tragically on the banks of the moat, I am filled with rage.

have to……"

Before Shen Zhao could even utter the word "punishment", Madam Pei quickly explained:

"Your Highness, this is a misunderstanding, a huge misunderstanding!"

"This old woman has nothing to do with Pei Yuanyi. He didn't crawl out of my belly."

Chen Zhao glared at Madam Pei coldly, "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? You are the old lady of the Pei Mansion, and the master of the Pei Mansion is Pei Yuanyi!

How dare you say you have no relationship with Pei Yuanyi! "

Shen Zhao's voice suddenly became colder.

Madam Pei was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. "I dare not deceive the prince. I am indeed not related to Pei Yuanyi..."

Mrs. Pei explained that she was a concubine, and then told the maid beside her to go to the backyard to invite the head of the Pei family and his wife to come.

Since Pei Yuanyi got into trouble yesterday, the Pei Mansion was surrounded today.

The patriarch and elders of the Pei family gathered at the Pei Mansion.

Discuss how to deal with this incident.

What she meant was that since something had happened to Pei Yuanyi, they should just expel Pei Yuanyi's family from the Pei clan.

That way they won't be implicated.

The patriarch and his wife and the elders all disagreed with her proposal.

He also said that the Pei family was able to gain a foothold in Kyoto thanks to Pei Yuanyi.

If Pei Yuanyi was expelled from the clan, the Pei family would have no chance of taking root in Kyoto.

Now that the nobles have come to her house because of Pei Yuanyi, she wants to see how the clan leader and his wife and the elders will respond.

Soon a group of people came hurriedly.

The old man in the lead was sweating profusely. He bowed to Shen Zhao and Xie Yuheng and said:

"Pei Qian, the head of the Pei clan, greets Prince Zhong and Mr. Xie San."

"When did you come, Chief? Why didn't my mother and I know about it? Did you come here for something about my father? Or are you here to extort money again?"

The head of the Pei family came to the Pei Mansion, but Mrs. Pei and Pei Xiaosi, the owners of the house, were unaware of it.

If it weren't for Madam Pei sending someone to invite them, Pei Xiaosi would still not know about the arrival of the Pei clan leader.

The Pei clan leader shouted at Pei Xiaosi, "I am the clan leader. How dare a junior disrespect me?"

"How dare you!" Xie Yuheng protected Pei Xiaosi behind him and yelled at Patriarch Pei.

"Who the hell are you? How dare you act so rashly in front of the prince!"

A suppressed voice sounded in Shen Zhao's mind. Very good, except for Pei Yuanyi, the rest of the Pei family is rotten to the core.