Chapter 60 I Only Want Her
"You are loyal."
Pei Zhouwu suddenly tightened the strength of his hands again, and his voice sounded fierce, with a hint of fear that he himself was not aware of.
Are the servants in Prince Qi's mansion so loyal that they are not even afraid of death?
Won't.
Old Prince Qi was extremely licentious and had no sympathy for the servants in his mansion. In the past, there were frequent reports of him beating and killing servants for trivial matters. It was obviously unjustifiable that he would risk his life for such a master.
The servant must have thought that he didn't dare to kill him.
"When you face the King of Hell in the Hades' Palace, I hope you can still maintain your composure."
His hands tightened, pinching the servant so hard that veins popped out on his forehead.
"If you... don't believe it, you can... go and check. I've been in the palace for seven... seven or eight years and have never heard... never..."
The servant's face turned red. If this continued, he would really die.
Killing was not Pei Zhouwu's original intention.
He was not anxious on purpose, but there was an uncontrollable fear growing secretly that made him feel upset.
"Take me to find Prince Qi." He loosened his grip but did not let her go. "Just remember not to shout or scream. I won't betray you and get you convicted."
The servant was relieved and breathed heavily.
"Okay, as long as you don't kill me, I'll take you to the prince's bedroom through a shortcut."
After avoiding crowded places and walking around most of the garden, the servant finally brought him to a stop behind a rockery outside a courtyard.
"The prince's residence is in front of us." The servant was trembling with fear and wanted to hide but didn't dare to. He said cleverly, "I won't shout or scream. I shouldn't be here. If I shout, they will definitely know that I brought you here, and they will not let me go. The young master just promised not to... not to kill me."
Pei Zhouwu ignored him, left him behind and jumped onto the roof.
Looking down, there was no one in the yard.
Only faint crying sounds could be heard from the main room, and Pei Zhouwu's face turned pale.
When the door was pushed open, it startled the people inside.
The girl was tied up and sitting on a chair with her shoulders half exposed. The fat and greasy old prince stood in front of her with a whip in his hand. At this moment, he was looking sideways in horror at Pei Zhouwu who broke into the room.
"Who are you?"
Pei Zhou's face was covered with fog, revealing only a pair of eyes that were as bright as stars and exuded a chill.
God knows how scared he was when he heard the sobbing just now.
Think……
Fortunately, fortunately it wasn’t Su Yueying.
He approached step by step, and his murderous aura frightened Prince Qi so much that he stepped back step by step. He bumped into the cabinet and had nowhere to retreat. He was so scared that he kept begging for mercy, and all his royal dignity and honor was thrown away.
"Good man, hero, don't be impulsive. Tell me what you want, money or people?"
Pei Zhouwu said nothing, but picked up the small knife from the basket on the table. There was still blood on the knife. He was afraid that it was a trick played by Prince Qi on those persecuted women.
"If you want money, I have plenty. I'll give you as much as you want. If you want people, I have them too. There are many beauties in my house."
Prince Qi was sensible enough not to shout for help at this moment.
No matter how fast people come, they can't be faster than the knife in Pei Zhouwu's hand.
"I'm here to take someone." Pei Zhouwu came closer and put the knife against the sleeve of King Qi's arm, "Give me the person and I won't kill you."
Old Prince Qi was so frightened that his legs and feet were shaking and he dared not move.
"Okay, okay, tell me how much you want. I'll give you whatever you want. I have all kinds of beauties here. You can pick any and take them away. You can..."
"I only want one person!"
Pei Zhouwu gripped the knife handle tightly, turned it suddenly, and pressed the sharp blade against King Qi's neck.
"Hand over Su Yueying."
The coldness on his neck frightened Prince Qi so much that he closed his eyes tightly. He wanted to shout but subconsciously covered his mouth.
He shook his head vigorously and spoke in sobs.
"No, I don't know. I don't know anything about Su Yueying..."
"have no idea?!"
"I'll look for her. I'll look for her for you. If there's anyone named Su Yueying in my house, I'll find her for you."
"What are you pretending for, old prince Qi? You are about to take Su Yueying as your concubine, and you are still pretending not to know?"
"I really don't know. I don't remember. I don't remember any of my concubines having this name. I...I'll call all my concubines here and have them stand in a row from oldest to youngest to show you. See if there's the one you're looking for."
He didn't notice that Pei Zhouwu was not holding the knife as tightly as before.
Prince Qi kept saying that he didn't know and didn't remember, and the previous servant's reaction when he heard the name Su Yueying, all made Pei Zhouwu doubt himself.
"Old man, I don't believe a word you say."
He only believes in Su Yueying!
Aying is such a good girl, she won't lie to him.
"Su Yueying was a maidservant of your mother's. She was brought to the palace in the past two years. You coveted her beauty and wanted to force her to be your concubine. Now you deny it. Could it be that she has been harmed by you?!"
"I..." Prince Qi felt choked and speechless.
"My mother has not changed her maids for decades. They are all old and used to serving her. Besides, even if I am a bastard, I still understand filial piety. How dare I have any ideas about the people in my mother's courtyard?"
"You're lying!" Pei Zhouwu gasped.
The frequent trembling of his long eyelashes revealed the uneasiness in his heart.
"If you don't believe me, I'll show you the list of servants in the mansion, and you can check it."
"Check." Pei Zhouwu grabbed his collar and repeated sternly, "Check immediately, check now!"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a muffled sound in the night sky.
Like some kind of bell.
“Boom!”
Another sound rose, resounding throughout the entire city.
It is the sound of the Xiangshan bell.
Perhaps the unconscious guard woke up and rang the bell.
While he was stunned, King Qi suddenly bumped into Pei Zhouwu with great force and pulled off Pei Zhouwu's mask. He was heavy and with all his strength, he knocked Pei Zhouwu to the ground.
Then, she ran out the door without paying any attention to the woman who was tied to a chair and was asking her for help.
"Someone come, there's an assassin!"
"Someone, someone, come!"
"There's an assassin!"
Just as he stepped over the threshold, Prince Qi was hit by a round stool flying from behind and fell down with a thud.
When he climbed up despite the pain, the cold sharp blade was against the back of his neck again.
"What do you want, Your Majesty? Don't you want to check the roster?"
"Pei Zhouwu, you are so brave. You actually dared to escape secretly and assassinate the royal family. The Pei family really raised a good son."
They were all prominent figures in Shangjing City, and Prince Qi had naturally seen Pei Zhouwu.
It is not easy to forget Pei Zhouwu's face that makes men jealous and women envious.
"Why did the prince mention the Pei family? I have long been expelled from the Pei family's genealogy. Now I am no longer a member of the Pei family. Moving out of the Pei family will not suppress me. Let's deal with the roster first, or wait for the city defense army to come and we will die together."
"...Okay, check. Someone, go get the list of names in the mansion!"
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Guozhang's Mansion.
Mother Pei was so anxious that she wished she had wings. She ran to Father Pei's study with a pale face.
"master!"
She pushed through the door and couldn't stop the tears from her eyes when she saw Pei's father.
"Did Azhou run away?" Pei's father stood up from behind the desk and went over. He also heard the bell just now.
He had guessed that this day would come when Pei Zhouwu wrote to them asking them to expel him from the Pei family, but he did not expect that Pei's mother's next words would almost make him die.
"Azhou went to Prince Qi's mansion and held old Prince Qi hostage. They have already informed everyone. The Shangjing City Defense Army may have surrounded the palace. Master, is there any hope for Azhou? If he falls into the hands of the city defense army, he will end up in death row."
In fact, Pei's mother also knew that the Pei family had severed ties with Pei Zhouwu.
They can't help, they can't save.
Otherwise, the entire Pei family will be convicted.
"Master, where are you going?"
Father Pei said nothing, but walked quickly out of the study and headed towards the main gate of Pei's mansion.
At this time, in Prince Qi's mansion, the guards and the city defense troops with arrows at fingertips had surrounded the yard. Prince Qi sat tremblingly in front of the stone table under a tree in the yard, flipping through the account books on the table page by page. There were several books in total. In addition to the list of slaves in the mansion, there were also account books of buying and selling slaves over the years, etc.
Pei Zhouwu stood closely behind him.
"Uncle Pei...Uncle Pei, I have looked through these account books many times. There are quite a few people with the surname Su, but there is no one named Su Yueying. You have also checked them carefully. Look..."
Prince Qi pointed to a certain place on the list, and then, while Pei Zhouwu was not paying attention, he threw himself to the ground to the side and shouted.
"Shoot!"
Dozens of sharp arrows were fired at once and flew towards Pei Zhouwu.
Pei Zhouwu reacted quickly, turned over and hid under a tree.
Although his body reacted quickly, his mind was a little slow. He had already become numb as he looked through the account book again and again but did not see the name he wanted.
He still didn't believe it.
The account books can be falsified, and perhaps there are other account books that have not been brought over.
In short, he wouldn't believe anyone unless Ah Ying admitted it herself!
Just when I was getting anxious, I suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from outside the yard.
"Pei Zhou Wu!"
The powerful voice made his pupils narrow.
It’s father.
He came out from behind the tree, and his numb expression gradually relaxed when he saw his relatives whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"You bastard, you have been expelled from the Pei family and are no longer a member of the Pei family. But if you commit a crime here in the name of the Pei family today, I will not let you go."
Father Pei snatched the arrow from the person next to him, drew his longbow and shot an arrow at Pei Zhouwu.
Pei Zhouwu did not hide.
He probably didn't expect that his father would take action against him personally.
The arrow was so fast that it pierced his shoulder deeply as he staggered.
Blood scattered.
His head was buzzing.
The wound was painful, but it seemed not even one ten-thousandth as painful as the pain in his heart.
"no……"
He can't fall down.
Firefly has not been found yet.
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