Chapter 140: Urgent

"What place is over there?" Jiang Fei asked.

Wei Mingzhen walked to the window and looked in the direction she pointed. There was no one on the path. "That's my father's study. What's going on?"

"It's okay." Jiang Fei raised her face and smiled at him, "I'll get familiar with the place first. I'll get familiar with it slowly in the future anyway."

Wei Mingzhen was dazzled by that smile, and his ears felt slightly hot. The distance was a little too close, so he took two steps back embarrassedly. Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Fei suddenly frowned and covered her lower abdomen.

"What's wrong?"

"Where is the clean room?" Jiang Fei covered her stomach, "I suddenly have a stomachache."

Wei Mingzhen was startled and quickly showed her the way. "Turn left after leaving the study. I'll have the maid take you there."

"It's okay." Jiang Fei waved her hand, "I'll just go to the clean room and rest for a while."

Jiang Fei walked out of the study and headed in the direction Wei Ciying had left. The size of this marquisate also had its advantages. When the sun was scorching, there were hardly any people outside.

There was no one guarding outside Marquis Dingyuan's study, which was very unusual. If the person was sent away, they must be discussing important matters, and this kind of situation usually meant they were discussing something sinister.

Jiang Fei hesitated whether to go over and eavesdrop, but she didn't know where Wei Ciying was, so she didn't dare to approach rashly.

After a while, Wei Ciying came out from behind a tree and returned the same way.

Jiang Fei held her breath and waited until Wei Ciying's figure completely disappeared at the end of the corridor before she tiptoed towards the study.

Her heart was pounding, cold sweat broke out on her palms, and her stomach, which had been pretending to hurt, seemed to start to ache a little.

The study window was closed. Jiang Fei moved along the wall to the window, holding her breath, and vaguely heard voices.

"...set up an ambush at Qingyakou. The terrain there is dangerous and perfect for action."

"Your Highness, don't worry. Pei Jing is on this incognito tour with only a dozen or so guards..."

Jiang Fei's pupils suddenly shrank, and her legs weakened, almost causing her to fall to the ground. She bit her lip tightly, forcing herself to calm down and continue listening.

"Remember, kill with one strike." The man's voice was icy cold. If this matter is exposed..."

"What are you afraid of?" Marquis Dingyuan sneered. "Your Highness, just rest assured. Once the plan is accomplished, we can blame it on the bandits. We've already arranged for all the prefectures and counties along the way, so no one will investigate further."

Previously, Jiang Fei and Jiang Rulin competed in scheming, and fought wits and courage with Wei Ciying, but those were all matters between the women in the harem. But now what he heard was the flashing of swords and the fighting of sabers in the court, which was a matter of life and death.

Jiang Fei felt a chill running up from the soles of her feet, and her back was instantly soaked with cold sweat. She covered her mouth tightly, afraid that she would make any sound.

The conversation in the study continued.

"Once Pei Jing dies, the Emperor will appoint a crown prince soon. By then, Your Highness will be able to achieve your wish by manipulating the court."

"Humph, it's just a bastard..."

Jiang Fei didn't dare to listen any further. If she was discovered, Marquis Dingyuan and the eldest prince would make her die without anyone knowing.

Jiang Fei suppressed her fear and left quietly. As soon as she turned the corner of the corridor, she bumped into Wei Mingzhen who was walking towards her.

"Rufei?" Wei Mingzhen looked surprised. "I was looking for you everywhere. I thought you were lost."

Seeing that her face looked different, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Jiang Fei's face turned pale, with fine cold sweat oozing from her forehead. She covered her stomach and said, "I'm afraid I have a stomachache."

Wei Mingzhen frowned slightly.

"I'm sorry." He reached out to steady her shaky body. "Why are you shaking so violently? I'll call a doctor to take a look."

When Jiang Fei thought of those conversations, she felt a chill in her heart.

"No need!" She shook her head. "I'll just go back home and rest."

"Can you still bear it?"

"I can."

Wei Mingzhen's gaze lingered on her pale lips for a moment, and he finally nodded, "I'll take you home."

Jiang Fei was confused along the way. It turned out that Marquis Dingyuan was in cahoots with the eldest prince. He felt that Pei Jing was a threat to his throne and wanted to remove the obstacles.

The book only talks about love affairs, and spends very little time on these court affairs. It is equivalent to her traveling through the book in vain, as she has no golden finger to know the future.

Was Wei Mingzhen involved in this? How involved was he? Did Wei Ciying know about it? If she did, what would she do?

Arriving at Jiang's residence in a panic, Jiang Fei thanked Wei Mingzhen and hurried back to the courtyard.

I met Wei Ciying on the road today. Fortunately, Jiang Fei asked Wen Zhu to hide quickly so that Wei Ciying didn't see him.

"Wen Zhu, Wen Zhu!" Jiang Fei shouted as soon as she entered the yard.

Wen Zhu was sharpening a knife in the house. He ran out and saw Jiang Fei's face was very bad. He hurried forward and asked, "What's wrong, Miss?"

"Come in with me." Jiang Fei pulled Wen Zhu into the inner room and closed the doors and windows.

"Can you contact Pei Jing?"

"Miss, do you have something to ask the prince?"

Jiang Fei said hurriedly, "Go find Pei Jing immediately. I believe you should have your own way of contacting him. Tell him that Marquis Dingyuan and the eldest prince are setting up an ambush at a place called Qingyakou. Tell him to stay away from there and take another route."

Wen Zhu was shocked, "How did you know that, Miss?"

"I overheard this at Dingyuan Marquis's residence. There's no time to lose, so leave immediately."

Wen Zhu nodded, "Miss, do you have anything else to tell me?"

Jiang Fei's mind was in a mess at the moment, and she couldn't think of anything else. "No, I'll talk about it when I get back to Beijing."

"Okay." Wen Zhu said, "Then I'll go pack my bags now."

As soon as she finished speaking, she looked towards the door suddenly, and the next moment she heard a familiar voice.

"Sister-in-law is in there, right? No need to inform her, I'll go in by myself."

…

After Wei Ciying returned from Dingyuan Hou's study, she paced back and forth anxiously in the room.

"Father is so confused!" She lowered her voice and said, "How dare that fool of the eldest prince compete for the throne? The one who will sit on the throne in the future will definitely be Pei Jing!"

Zi Fu quickly handed over the cold tea, "Miss, don't worry. Since the prince is destined to ascend the throne, there is no need for us to worry. The prince will definitely not be in danger on this trip."

"What do you know?" Wei Ciying said angrily, "Of course nothing will happen to him, but father's actions will inevitably bring disaster upon the Dingyuan Marquisate."

"What should we do then?"

Wei Ciying took a sip of tea, letting her heart slowly calm down. After a while, she said, "I have to go to the capital."

"Miss, do you want to report to Prince Zhaoning?"

Wei Ciying pondered for a moment. "Reporting the news is secondary. Even if I don't go, he won't be in danger. After all, he will eventually sit on the throne. I'm doing this firstly to clean up the mess for my father, and secondly to let Pei Jing remember my life-saving grace."

Zi Fu nodded and praised, "Young lady, this move is truly killing two birds with one stone. But how are you going to leave the capital now? It will take more than a day or two to return. I'm afraid the Madam and the Third Young Master will be worried."

"Isn't there Jiang Rufei who came to my door to cover for me?" Wei Ciying sneered, "She believes just a few words. She's so stupid."

…

There was a knock on the door.

"Sister-in-law, are you in there?"