Chapter 32 The Eighth Prince

——The next day——

In the morning, Xu's mother sent Xu Qingyan and the others away as if they were sending away the plague god. As for Xu Qingyue, she sent someone to deliver a message, saying that she really couldn't help her. Anyway, she was already married to Pei Jingyuan, and as long as she didn't make any mistakes, she would always be the legal wife. Xu's mother told Xu Qingyue to be conscientious and keep her position.

Xu Qingyan and Pei Jingchuan leisurely rode in a carriage towards the Duke's Mansion.

The streets were busy in the early morning. Although it was morning, it was very lively. The hawkers' cries were incessant.

Xu Qingyan felt that she had been in the book for such a long time, but she had never properly strolled around the ancient streets and felt the ancient atmosphere.

So, Xu Qingyan curiously lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked outside. She saw the bustling crowds on the street, the dazzling array of shops and roadside stalls, which made Xu Qingyan's eyes sparkle.

Suddenly, Xu Qingyan sniffed and smelled a very fragrant scent, which directly attracted the greed in her stomach. At this time, her stomach growled at an inopportune time.

"Are you...hungry?" At this time, Pei Jingchuan, who was sitting upright in the carriage, asked Xu Qingyan curiously.

"Ah? I... hehe! It seems... there is... a little bit. I don't know where this nice smell comes from outside, and it makes me feel a little hungry." After Xu Qingyan finished speaking, she smiled awkwardly and then looked outside the curtain.

At this time, Pei Jingchuan had already seen the desire in Xu Qingyan's eyes, so he shouted to the coachman who was driving the carriage outside: "Please find a place to stop in front. I want to stroll here with my wife."

When Xu Qingyan heard Pei Jingchuan ask the coachman to find a place to park the car so that he could go shopping with her, she was so excited! When Pei Jingchuan saw Xu Qingyan like this, a smile appeared on his face.

When the coachman found a good place to stop, Xu Qingyan and Pei Jingchuan got off the carriage.

At this time, Xu Qingyan, after getting off the carriage, looked in the direction of the fragrance like a dog's nose.

"Master, I beg you! Please save my young master! As long as you are willing to save him, we will repay you in the future!"

When Xu Qingyan passed through the crowded crowd and passed the door of a restaurant, she heard a miserable cry for help from the side. She couldn't help but stop and looked in the direction of the sound out of curiosity.

After seeing clearly, Xu Qingyan asked in a puzzled voice: "Isn't that person Pei Jingyuan? Who is that poor boy lying on the ground? Why does this scene make me feel so familiar?"

Xu Qingyan's inner voice suddenly rang out: [Oh my god! I remember now! Isn't that young man lying on the ground the Eighth Prince!]

At this moment, Pei Jingchuan, who was following behind Xu Qingyan, couldn't help but tremble when he heard her voice, and looked towards Pei Jingyuan in surprise.

At this moment, Pei Jingyuan's trouser leg was being pulled hard by a ragged servant. A dying boy was lying on the ground next to the servant. Pei Jingyuan was a little impatient with the servant. He wanted to shake off the servant's hand, but the servant was pulling his trouser leg hard. As long as he moved, his trousers would be easily pulled off by the servant.

Pei Jingyuan wanted to kick the boy away, but at this time, more and more people gathered around to watch the fun, and they all sighed that the boy was pitiful. He was afraid that if he kicked him now, it would arouse public anger. So, he was extremely annoyed at this moment.

Xu Qingyan saw Pei Jingyuan's irritable look and couldn't help thinking: [Pei Jingyuan didn't want to save anyone, but he had to save the Eighth Prince under pressure from the people. The Eighth Prince was a good man who valued friendship and loyalty. Because Pei Jingyuan saved him, he treated him very well. It's a pity! Pei Jingyuan had already joined the Third Prince. Even if the Eighth Prince was the most suitable one to be the emperor, Pei Jingyuan would not help him. Instead, he used the Eighth Prince to do something.]

When Xu Qingyan thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh: [Alas... This great country of Daxia was destroyed under the tyranny of the Third Prince, and it was destroyed by Pei Jingyuan in the name of getting rid of the tyrant. If Daxia had let the Eighth Prince, who cares about the world, distinguishes right from wrong, and values ​​friendship and loyalty, inherit from the beginning, I believe Daxia would not have been destroyed! However, according to the current trend, Daxia will inevitably be in chaos within ten years, and wars will be fought everywhere. If that happens, not only will the people suffer, I am afraid that even I will be miserable. Alas... Should I save this Eighth Prince? ]

Xu Qingyan looked at the scene in the distance, and her heart couldn't help but fall into a tangle. She didn't want to live in a place with war in the future, but she was also afraid of the aura of this male protagonist, and she was afraid that she would not be able to defeat Pei Jingyuan.

But before Xu Qingyan could figure it out, Pei Jingchuan beside her suddenly disappeared, and he walked in front of the servant.

"Get up quickly and follow me! I saved your young master." Pei Jingchuan bent down and helped the boy up with his own hands, and said to him affirmatively.

The servant was extremely grateful to Pei Jingchuan when he saw someone willing to lend a helping hand. He immediately let go of his hand that was pulling at his trouser leg, knelt down and kowtowed to Pei Jingchuan, saying, "Thank you very much for saving me, sir! Thank you very much, sir!"

Pei Jingyuan, who was standing aside at this time, couldn't help but feel a little confused when he saw Pei Jingchuan. He thought: Shouldn't he and Xu Qingyan be in Xu's house at this time? Why are they here?

So, Pei Jingyuan asked Pei Jingchuan in surprise: "Brother, why are you here?"

Pei Jingchuan asked his servants to help the eighth prince up, turned his head and glanced at Pei Jingyuan indifferently, and said in a cold voice: "I just came back from Xu's house and happened to pass by here."

Then, Pei Jingchuan didn't say anything more and took the Eighth Prince to the nearby clinic.

At this moment Pei Jingyuan followed reluctantly. When he saw Xu Qingyan standing there unharmed, he immediately understood in his heart that his useless mother-in-law and her family had failed again.

"Brother, these are people of unknown origin. If you take them back, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?" For some reason, when Pei Jingyuan saw that Pei Jingchuan insisted on saving this person, he felt very annoyed.

At this time, Xu Qingyan, who was standing aside, couldn't stand it anymore. She walked up to Pei Jingyuan and said coldly: "If you don't want to save people, then you don't have to save them. Why do you care whether others want to save them or not! You are not without sympathy, you are completely evil!"

"That's right. Just now, this young man didn't react at all when the servant begged him. Now that the poor boy is about to be rescued, he stepped forward to stop him!"

"Who is this person? How could he be so evil! He doesn't do good things himself, and he doesn't allow others to do them?"

"It's obvious that the boy was seriously injured. If he were to be sent to a clinic for treatment, it would probably cost a lot of money. We are poor and can't afford to save him."

"So, that's why the servant just now desperately grabbed his trouser legs and begged him, but he didn't react at all. Now that the young master is willing to save him, he actually wants to stop him!"

"I just thought he would help me, but I didn't expect him to be such a bad person!"

Following Xu Qingyan’s revelation, the people nearby began to point fingers at Pei Jingyuan.

At this moment, Pei Jingyuan stood there, wishing he could find a hole to crawl into. He had never been accused like this before. He was not a savior, so why should he be asked to save people?

Pei Jingchuan and Xu Qingyan soon walked away. They first took the Eighth Prince to the nearest clinic.

After most of the day's treatment in this clinic, the Eighth Prince's condition finally improved a little, but he did not directly confess his identity to Pei Jingchuan.

Instead, Pei Jingchuan spoke directly to him: "I am Pei Jingchuan, the young master of the Duke's Mansion. Sir, you look like you are from another place. May I ask if you are coming to the capital to seek refuge with your relatives or to do business? If you are going to seek refuge with your relatives, maybe I can help you."

Pei Jingchuan knew that the Eighth Prince was sent to a fiefdom by the current emperor when he was nine years old, just because his biological mother was the emperor's favorite concubine. The Eighth Prince accidentally fell into the lake because of his playfulness. His mother died in order to save him. The current emperor blamed all this on the Eighth Prince, believing that the Eighth Prince killed his beloved concubine. Since the emperor demoted the Eighth Prince to a fiefdom, he has never paid any attention to the Eighth Prince over the years.

This time, His Majesty ordered the Eighth Prince to be recalled to the capital. It seemed that it was because the tomb of the Eighth Prince's mother collapsed. His Majesty found the Imperial Master and wanted to know why this happened.

The Imperial Master deduced that the collapse of the mausoleum happened because the Eighth Prince's mother missed her son very much and did not want him to be far away from his homeland.

Therefore, in order to let his beloved concubine rest in peace, the emperor ordered to recall the eighth prince who was far away in his fiefdom.