Pei Yuan's face condensed. He took the paper bag and rolled the powder on it with his fingers. It was delicate and had a strong aroma of tea.

Qiu Mingshan said: "No one suspected this fan at first. Zhou Jiangcheng loves to drink tea and often drinks Xiaoqinggan Pu'er. The Pu'er tea has a frosty white color. Yesterday, he secretly brewed one by himself, drank two sips, and committed the crime again. He went crazy like that day and hit his head against the wall. He only thought of this after being stopped and questioned. "

" Come and see." Qiu Mingshan wrapped the paper and walked to the big water tank behind the pomegranate tree.

This tank was originally abandoned. After Baoning came, he thought it was beautiful and was reluctant to throw it away. He raised two carps and is now sleeping soundly. Qiu Mingshan shook off the powder and sprinkled it into the water. Soon, the two fishes seemed to go crazy. They suddenly jumped up and bumped into each other. After a while, they even bleed.

Pei Yuan stared at the tank slowly. As the blood slowly spread, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind. He thought of Gongsun Zhu, the most capable poison doctor under Pei Xiao.

"And this." Qiu Mingshan took out a roll of cloth, which was wrinkled and covered with dirt. "Wei Meng dug it out from the camp of the Bashu Army. It was under a locust tree facing northeast. , they wanted to light a fire, and after cutting down the trees, they dug this out. "

He said hesitantly: "You... don't be afraid after you see it."

Pei Yuan took it, shook it open, and used the fire starter in Qiu Mingshan's hand to As the light shone, my heart skipped a beat. The entire page was covered in blood writing, extremely messy, all filled with the word "hate", the writer's deep hatred was vented out, and in the lower right corner, there was an extremely large "季" (season). Character.

"There is a custom in the mountains over there that people write the surname of the person they hate with their fingertips' blood and bury it under a locust tree to curse the whole family." Qiu Mingshan continued, "Zhou Jiangcheng said that this is Lu Yun's handwriting."

Pei Yuan closed his eyes and felt that all these things were extremely complicated, but there seemed to be a thread connecting them all.

Especially the word "Ji", which made Pei Yuan confused for a moment. There were too many, and it was impossible to guess who Lu Yun hated. But Pei Yuan couldn't help but wonder if this matter had anything to do with Bao Ning, and whether it would affect her.

Pei Yuan sorted out these clues in his mind. Tiger Tally, Green Cloud, Poison, Pei Xiao, Gongsun Zhu, Ji, Hate.

It was a mess, and there was something he couldn't grasp. But Pei Yuan had a hunch that behind this complexity, there would be a secret that would benefit him.

"Yuan'er, we can't wait any longer." Qiu Mingshan said anxiously, "The enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. Pei Xiao Today they can take the tiger talisman of the Bashu Army, but tomorrow they may take our heads. We now have an army of 200,000. In the next two months of summer, the emperor will definitely go to the palace to escape the heat. If you are determined, , took the prisoners of the Wolf Army to capture the emperor, and changed the imperial decree to appoint the crown prince . Why do

you have to wait so long?" "Why do you want that position so much?" Pei Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "It's not enough for you to insult my mother, you also want Kill my father?"

"You..." Qiu Mingshan took two steps back, horrified, "I'm devoted to you, how can you look at me like this?"

"Then please accept this kindness." Pei Yuan looked at him coldly, "We agreed from the beginning that I will help you kill Pei Xiao, not the emperor. Although I have no shame, I am a usurper. I can't do anything, but I can't do it. When you are successful, I will find out about my mother's affairs, but I won't ask for your credit. We will go our separate ways. "

Qiu Mingshan's face turned pale, his hands hanging at his side, clenched He was about to say something,

but he had to hold it back.

When Pei Yuan entered the room again, Bao Ning had already fallen asleep.

It seemed that he and Qiu Mingshan could no longer get along well. They had different positions and political views. There is rift between them, and the current cooperation is a last resort, with each of them having their own thoughts.

Qiu Mingshan was eager to show his goodwill to him and to instill in him things that he was unwilling to accept, which only made the distance between them even deeper. They parted unhappily again.

Baoning had taken a bath, and there was still a jasmine soap in the room. The smell was faint and fragrant. The candles on the table were dimmed, illuminating a small area.

Ah Huang and Xiao Yang were curled up under the bed with a ball in their arms. Looking over at the big furry ball, Pei Yuan was shocked . They couldn't say they liked it, but they couldn't help but touch its fur when they heard its shallow breathing.

Ah Huang moved his ears and glanced at him, but ignored him and continued to sleep. Relaxing atmosphere. Before entering the door, Pei

Yuan's heart was still tense, and his mind was full of power struggles. As soon as the door closed and he came to this small space managed by Bao Ning, his mood suddenly relaxed.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, she slowly took off her boots and placed them neatly next to Baoning's white embroidered shoes.

The hot water was ready and placed behind the screen. It was warm after such a long time, just right for washing. Pei Yuan's clothes

He casually placed it on the corner of the screen, washed his face with water, and then rinsed his feet. He walked to the bed with a cloth in his hand, rubbing his wet forehead with his drooping eyelids. He woke up, rubbed his eyes and sat up, his voice hoarse after sleeping for a long time.

"You are so sloppy..." Bao Ning said in a long voice, "You don't wash your feet properly, they are so dirty, don't get on my bed."

Pei Yuan glanced at the candle, which was only as long as a fingernail. He was too lazy to wash his feet. Turn it off and wait for it to burn out.

"I'll take a shower tomorrow." Pei Yuan lay down on the bed, his voice lazy, "You'll give me another day."

"You're still a prince, you don't like to take a shower, you have no shame." Bao Ning snorted and lay down as well. , muttering, "Even cats know how to lick their own fur."

​​Pei Yuan sighed and said, "What's wrong with washing once every three days? When I was stationed in the army, water was too precious, and it was common to wash once every half a month. Compared to me, who is like you? If you don't wash for a day, you will be full of fleas. I don't mind that you are poor and clean, but you think I am sloppy.

Baoning kicked him quietly: "If you say something to contradict me, Three sentences, you are the only one who talks too much nonsense. "

"Then you have to bear with it." Pei Yuan tilted his head to look at her, and suddenly smiled, and put Bao Ning into his arms with the quilt, pressed the back of her head, and bit her face. "I am your man, you can't get rid of me in this life, you can't bear it and want to rebel."

Baoning struggled and screamed softly, and finally pushed him away with all her strength, pinched the corner of the quilt to wipe the saliva off her face, and

She wanted to talk to Pei Yuan about her future plans, but after this incident, she completely forgot all the words she had prepared in her mind. She felt that this man was like a dog, and even dogs didn't like to lick people as much as he did .

Pei Yuan glanced at her wolfish look, put his arm on his forehead, and couldn't help laughing. The haze in his heart disappeared.

"You are so annoying. I won't sleep with you anymore." Bao Ning hugged the pillow and glared at him, then turned around and crawled to the He went to the end of the bed, patted the pillow and lay down.

Ah Huang was awakened, yawned, and jumped onto the bed, lying next to Bao Ning. The man and the dog curled up in the corner and fell asleep in a short while. , the candles also went out.

Pei Yuan stared at the ceiling for a while, thinking about what Qiu Mingshan had just told him.

Now that he is calm and his thoughts are clear, it is much easier to sort out these things.

At the beginning, Pei Yuan doubted whether Lu Yun had any relationship with the Ji family. Baoning's father, Duke Rong, was not a loyal person. Maybe he secretly raised a concubine and had a daughter, but abandoned her, and

that's why his daughter hated him so much. But on second thought, this possibility is actually too small. Duke Rong is abusive and cowardly, but he is not so shameless, and there has never been such a rumor in all these years. Besides, with Tao's skills, if he really had a concubine, she would have been secretly eliminated long ago.

Lu Yun, Pei Xiao, and the Ji family.

Pei Yuan closed his eyes and repeated these words over and over again. Suddenly he remembered something and opened his eyes abruptly. In half a month, Pei Xiao would marry Ji Jiaying, the fourth daughter of the Ji family.

Or, Lv Yun actually has some relationship with Pei Xiao. Pei Xiao promised her something, but broke the promise. Lv Yun transferred her hatred to Ji Jiaying, the prince's concubine whom he was about to marry.

This idea was a bit absurd, but it was reasonable.

Pei Yuan felt a little dizzy. He hated these secrets in the back house. If this speculation was true, he would look down on Pei Xiao, a man who used women as pawns. Pei Yuan secretly guessed that if this was the case, Lv Yun should be in Pei Xiao's mansion now. She was full of hatred, and maybe she was waiting for Pei Xiao's wedding day to get rid of Ji Jiaying in one fell swoop.

On the wedding day, if the bride made any mistakes, the scene would certainly be chaotic, and he could take the opportunity to do something.

For example, find Gongsun Zhu.

Pei Yuan stroked the edge of the bed with his fingers, recalling the layout of Pei Xiao's mansion. Although this may not happen, he must make plans now and cannot miss any opportunity that may cause harm to Pei Xiao. Especially since he has Gongsun Bamboo under his command, which is Pei Xiao's hidden weapon that can kill people without leaving any trace. He must get rid of it as soon as possible.

It was very late at night, Baoning was fast asleep, mumbling in her sleep.

Pei Yuan's train of thought was interrupted. Curious about what Baoning was saying, he sat up and put his ear to her lips.

Baoning buried half of her face in the pillow, dreaming, still smiling, and said in a long tone: "Ah'an, the big manor you bought for my sister, my sister likes it so much--"

Pei Yuan frowned in confusion. What manor, where did it come from?

"Look at you, you're so money-obsessed that you even count money before you sleep." Pei Yuan tapped Bao Ning's forehead, feeling speechless, tucked her in, and lay back down.

Pei Yuan suddenly remembered another thing. Ji Jiaying might be in danger now, should he tell Bao Ning?

If he did, it might disrupt his plan. But if he didn't say it, if Ji Jiaying really got into trouble and he benefited from it, would Bao Ning blame him?

Although this sister treated her badly, Bao Ning was someone who valued family so much, would she just sit back and watch? In the long run, would Bao Ning think that this was his lack of regard for her, and feel sad after the incident?

Pei Yuan really couldn't sleep this time.

In the past, this was not a consideration at all. He did things for the greatest benefit and rarely considered his own happiness.

But now it was no longer possible. Pei Yuan couldn't help but think about how he could not let Bao Ning feel disappointed in him.

The next day, when Bao Ning woke up, Pei Yuan still had his eyes open, as if he had not slept all night, staring at the curtains above the bed.