Chapter 75 There is no way Fu'er would like a tyrant!

In the duty room of the Northern Pacification Office, several small flag officers were gathered together chatting, but Qichuan was nowhere to be seen.

Pei Ji found a seat and sat down, then took a bun to eat.

"A woman can take the imperial examination and even be admitted to our Northern Pacification Division. Hey, do you think this is true or not?"

"I think it's true. Didn't you hear that the Grand Secretary who opposed it was beheaded by His Majesty today? Who dares to disobey His Majesty when he is determined to do something?"

"That's great! From now on, our Northern Pacification Division won't be just a bunch of men anymore!"

"You kid, are you trying to kill yourself? Those who come here are either palace maids or concubines. How dare you have such evil thoughts?"

"Old Wang, please don't slander me for no reason. Who has any bad intentions? I just think it's something new."

"You know what? This is truly new. In the past, Your Majesty rarely paid attention to the concubines, let alone the palace maids. If they could attract Your Majesty's attention, they would definitely be dead. But now, you have opened a civil and military academy for them in the palace and allowed them to enter the officialdom. This... I wonder what Your Majesty means?"

"And His Majesty has only killed two people recently..."

…

All the small flags fell silent.

Everyone can see that the emperor is different from before.

But no one knows the reason.

I dare not make any random speculations.

After a moment of silence, someone suddenly sniffed and said, "What a nice smell!"

Several people followed the scent and looked.

"Brother Pei, you are eating alone!"

Pei Ji had been in the small banner since he was young. Although he was taciturn, he was not unsympathetic.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to become a thousand-householder so quickly.

Therefore, although he had been transferred to the Northern Pacification Office not long ago, he had already become familiar with these small flags.

Several people came over and ate the buns from his hand without any hesitation.

Someone even punched him in the face: "Why are you so distracted? Could it be that your wife has been stolen?"

The others all laughed.

"I think it was my sister-in-law who had a quarrel with him. It's really not my sister-in-law's fault. I can't stand you not coming home every day. I am your wife, and I can't stand it either."

“Hahahahahaha…”

Pei Ji forced a smile, threw the buns to them, stood up and said, "I really should go back and take a look. If there are any instructions from above, you and I can send someone to my house to let them know."

Several small flags, their mouths full of oil, said: "I know, I know, come back quickly."

Pei Ji walked out of his duty station, his face gradually darkening.

Long Embers...

emperor……

The emperor's temperament has changed drastically since he returned to the palace.

No longer as brutal as before.

And that Chang Jin has been following Fu'er since Yanzhou.

Fu'er is doubting Chang Jin's identity again.

It was hard for him not to associate the two men together.

Which man can not love a girl as delicate as Fu'er?

If Chang Jin is truly the emperor, it's not impossible that he loves her so much that he changes his personality...

Pei Ji's breathing became heavy.

If that were the case, she would probably have already gone to bed with him.

Then will she like the emperor?

He immediately denied it.

How could a beautiful girl like Fu'er like a murderous tyrant!

Even if the tyrant changed his temper, there was no way he could win her heart!

He denied it, but he couldn't help feeling flustered.

It was not until he walked back to Pei's house that his heart gradually calmed down.

"Second Master is back!"

The gatekeeper hurried out, took the reins from him, and prepared to pull the horse to the stable.

Pei Ji asked, "Is the Second Madam at home?"

The servant said hurriedly, "I haven't seen Second Madam go out today, so I guess she's at home."

Pei Ji then walked towards the back house.

As soon as he walked into the Chuihua Gate, Pei Yu bumped into him.

Pei Ji frowned, reached out and grabbed her collar and pulled her back: "What are you doing?"

Pei Yu saw him coming back and burst into tears, "Second brother, you're finally back! Your wife bullied me and my mother, are you going to do anything about it?"

Pei Yuxu and his group arrived in the capital three days ago.

As soon as they had a rest, they started making noise again.

Pei Ji frowned even deeper: "What's wrong?"

Pei Yu's face flushed red, as if he was extremely angry. He shouted, "My mother and I came to the capital for the first time, so we thought we'd go out for a walk today. I didn't expect your wife to dislike us and not let us go out. The old woman beside her also openly and secretly scolded my mother and me for being unpresentable. My mother was so angry that she couldn't even stand up!

Second brother, tell me what to do!"

Pei Ji was a little annoyed.

Even such trivial matters in the harem have to be brought to him!

He didn't say anything and went straight to the yard where Xu lived.

The Xu family's courtyard was bustling with activity.

Except for the eldest brother Pei Duan, all the members of the Pei family are here.

Luo Zhen and a maid stood aside.

Mrs. Xu leaned on the chair and gasped for breath.

Zhou and Shen Zhirou surrounded her, one to soothe her and the other to fan her.

Pei Yu was the first to run to Xu's side, crying, "Mother! My second brother is back. Please get up and see him. Tell him to divorce that vicious woman who disobeys and insults my mother-in-law!"

Xu struggled to sit up: "Second brother, you, your wife is making me mad..."

All the women also looked at Pei Ji, with different thoughts in their minds.

Pei Ji walked up to Xu and looked at her face carefully. Seeing that her expression was the same as usual, he already knew what was going on.

He looked at Luo Zhen: "What's going on? Are you really disobeying and insulting your mother-in-law?"

Luo Zhen was already panicking, and upon hearing this, her expression suddenly changed. She hurriedly said, "I didn't! My mother-in-law is my elder. Even if I'm ignorant, I definitely wouldn't dare to disobey or insult her!"

Pei Yu immediately said harshly, "Sister-in-law and cousin Zhirou were watching us. How dare you say you didn't? Let me ask you, when my mother and I wanted to go out, were you the one who stopped us? And you even allowed that old bastard behind you to openly and secretly scold us for being unpresentable. How dare you say you didn't?"

Before Luo Zhen could speak, Nanny Zhao stepped forward and bowed to Pei Ji, saying, "Second Master, what I said is pure exaggeration and wild speculation!

Today, my wife and aunt said they were going out, but they didn't want to go out for a walk by themselves. Instead, they wanted my daughter to take them to the uncle's house.

It’s not that my daughter doesn’t want to take them, but my daughter hasn’t established herself in the uncle’s house yet. It would be inappropriate to rashly bring my mother-in-law and sister-in-law over.

My daughter refused, and because I was afraid that my wife and aunt would think too much, I helped to explain. But my aunt thought I thought they were not presentable, and she kept yelling, which made my wife very angry.

She finished her words in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, ignoring Pei Yu's shouting. She only looked at Pei Ji and bowed again, "Second Master, my daughter has been married for some time now. I think you have your own opinion on her character and whether she would dare to do such a rebellious thing.

Second Master is a smart man, and he must know that the interactions between the women in the harem are extremely important to him. The capital is not Yanzhou, and if you make a wrong move here, it will be irreversible.

Pei Yu ran over, poked Madam Zhao with his hand, and shouted, "Second brother, listen! This old woman is threatening you! This is how she treats me and mother! What do you mean she's important? Is she important enough to ruin my reputation, making me unable to hold my head up in Yanzhou and unable to get married?"

Pei Ji was annoyed by her noise and called the maidservant outside to come in: "Take her back to the room and confine her for three days."

Everyone was stunned.

Pei Yu’s eyes almost popped out and he opened his mouth to howl.

Pei Ji said, "Say one more word, and add one more day."

Pei Yu almost got a stitch in his side, but he could only shut up and look at Xu for help.

Xu had already sat up straight: "Second brother, what do you mean by this! You don't want to help your own sister, but you actually side with an outsider?"

Pei Ji said, "She is already the daughter-in-law of the Pei family, not an outsider. Mother, when you say this, does it mean you don't want your son to have an easy life?"

Seeing that he was always on Luo Zhen's side, Xu was furious and anxious: "You, you... then you don't want your mother to have a good life? She made your mother so angry, and you just don't care?"

Pei Ji frowned deeply, turned to Luo Zhen and said, "Second Madam, go back to your room first."

When Luo Zhen saw him defending her after he came back, her panicked expression faded away and her face was filled with satisfaction.

Knowing that he asked her to go back first so that he could deal with Xu himself, she felt even more relieved. She responded softly, glanced at Shen Zhirou nonchalantly, and then took Zhao Mama out.

Mrs. Xu was so angry that she slammed the table. "Second brother! What do you mean by this? I accepted your cold shoulder to me because of Luo Fu. But when did Luo Zhen become your beloved? Didn't you hear what that old woman said? Didn't they think your sister and I were not presentable enough?"

A lowly servant has bullied your mother, and instead of offering her a vindication, you're actually helping her. Are you trying to join forces with others to piss her off to death?"

Pei Ji looked at her expressionlessly.

His mother was indeed stupid.

Now that you know who his sweetheart is, can't you guess why he does this?

The emperor's temperament changed drastically, and there must be a reason.

It's most likely because of Fu'er.

But Fu'er was still a noble lady, and she asked someone to check for the ashes around her.

This only means that the emperor has not yet revealed his identity to Fu'er.

The reason why he never revealed his identity was probably because he was afraid that his brutal behavior would make Fu'er hate him after knowing it.

Otherwise he wouldn't be getting better lately.

He wanted to become a better person to win Fu'er's heart, but he couldn't make his wish come true.

Not only can he not get what he wants, he also wants to use this opportunity to climb up!

This requires Luo Zhen.

Then he naturally has to protect Luo Zhen.

So that she can do things for him!