After Xue Lingyue found out that she was pregnant but the child should not be born, she hurried back to find Pei Xuanqing.
Wan Xueying went to great lengths to help Pei Xuanqing hold Xue Lingyue back, and finally reluctantly kept her on the grounds that she had to take care of Xue Lingyue's body regardless of whether she wanted the child or not.
Unexpectedly, Pei Xuanqing came to the door with Dolan.
"Master Pei, why is this happening?" Wan Xueying's face darkened when she saw the two of them coming together. If that was the case, then why had she even pretended to invite Xue Lingyue to her place? Was she overthinking it, and was she really after Duo Lan?
"Duolan has something important to ask of you." Pei Xuanqing replied.
"Beg me?" Wan Xueying sneered, "Why would a princess like her need to beg me?" The last time Duolan came to Dayan, she was very arrogant and rude. Wan Xueying did not have a good impression of her.
"Uh..." Feeling that half of Wan Xueying's anger was directed at him, Pei Xuanqing could only turn to Shen Yu, who returned home with them, for help.
"Xueying," Shen Yu said hurriedly, "Princess Duolan does need your help with something important. Let's go to my study first."
"Okay." Since there were outsiders present, Wan Xueying gave Shen Yu face.
After everyone was seated, Pei Xuanqing made sure that no one was eavesdropping and then said, "The Emperor of Beihu is very likely being manipulated by someone, and the person manipulating him is most likely Zheng Xincheng, the consort of Princess Shuhua." He guessed this from Princess Duolan's description of Zheng Xincheng.
"Lord Pei and Princess Duolan, please tell us in detail." Although she guessed that this matter was most likely related to poison, she had to know the cause and effect before making a judgment.
"Then let Dolan speak."
"Okay, let me tell you," Duolan said readily. Then he started talking about how Zheng Xincheng had saved the Northern Hu Emperor over a decade ago and how he had served as the imperial physician in the Northern Hu palace...
"Axinda has been serving as my father's personal physician for many years, never showing off his abilities. But not long ago, he proposed to my father that his son marry me, and my father actually agreed."
Ah Xinda was the Beihu name Zheng Xincheng gave himself. It must be said that, for Pei Xuanqing's sake, Dolan had made rapid progress in the Great Yan language this year.
"Is this why you feel your father is being manipulated?" Wan Xueying questioned. "Isn't it because you don't want to marry that Ashinda's son that you feel this way?"
"That's not the only reason. I've also noticed that recently, whenever the emperor is reviewing memorials, Ashinda has been staying in the imperial study, under the pretext of treating his father."
Wan Xueying glanced at Pei Xuanqing, then at Duolan, and said, "This doesn't explain the problem!" Although it was a bit strange, the evidence was obviously insufficient.
"By the way, my father used to think highly of my eldest brother, but recently he has often scolded my eldest brother and even wanted to depose him from the position of crown prince." Dolan racked his brains to think about the recent abnormal behavior of the Northern Hu Emperor.
"Anything else?"
"And..." Duolan couldn't think of anything else. She hadn't expected Pei Xuanqing to believe her words simply because she'd heard them, while Wan Xueying pressed the issue. But she trusted her instincts; something must have happened to her father.
"What does Lord Pei think?" Seeing that she couldn't say anything, Wan Xueying turned to ask Pei Xuanqing.
"If Ashinda is Zheng Xincheng, then it is very likely that he used drugs to control the Northern Hu Emperor and the people around him." Just like Lian Zong now, this is why he believed Duolan's guess and brought her to find Wan Xueying.
"Then what does the Northern Hu Emperor himself mean?" He didn't even ask anyone for help, so he can't just act rashly based on Princess Dolan's speculation, right?
"He sent Dolan to find me. Did he mean to ask for help? I'm afraid that he doesn't dare to ask for help openly because the people around him are controlled." Pei Xuanqing expressed his speculation.
Wan Xueying nodded and said, "Your guess does make sense, but it's just a guess after all." This time she was calmer than Pei Xuanqing.
"This is the current situation," Pei Xuanqing said, "If the Northern Hu Emperor is controlled by Zheng Xincheng, the Northern Hu may declare war on the Northern Frontier at any time. I am afraid that there will be unusual movements in the capital during this period, and we will be in a passive position at that time." He had just discussed it with Ji Yun and was ready to go to the capital to capture the enemy and quell the rebellion at any time.
"Then what does Lord Pei want me to do?" Wan Xueying asked.
"I will send someone to Beihu to investigate first. You and Mr. Lu should be prepared to go to Beihu at any time. I will send more people to protect you."
"If Xueying goes to Beihu at this time, it would be too dangerous." Shen Yu wanted to refuse on behalf of Wan Xueying.
"There's no better way." Pei Xuanqing looked embarrassed.
"Who said there is no better way?" Wan Xueying said confidently, "You just need to send someone to get some of the Beihu Emperor's blood, and Uncle Lu and I will know whether he is poisoned or not. If he is really poisoned, we can help him get rid of the poison." At Beihu Emperor's age, it is certain that he was not poisoned by Qiansi, but even if it is some other poison, with her ability to identify poisons, she should be able to find a corresponding antidote.
Pei Xuanqing smiled and said, "How could I have forgotten about this? But, will the blood still be useful after it has coagulated?"
"I haven't tried it, and I guess the effect would be much worse. But I have a way to prevent the blood from clotting for a long time." Wan Xueying knew a method for preparing an anticoagulant.
"That's great." Pei Xuanqing's eyes lit up when he said this. "Maybe I need you to do blood tests and detoxification for a few people?"
"no problem."
"Thank you very much!" Wan Xueying didn't know how important her ready agreement was to Pei Xuanqing, and his thanks were very sincere.
Pei Xuanqing then said to Duolan, "You have to help contact your eldest brother. My people need his help if they want to successfully enter Beihu. Not only that, he is also responsible for determining whether your father needs a blood test to remove the poison."
Dolan nodded and said solemnly, "I understand. I'll take care of contacting my eldest brother."
Pei Xuanqing asked again: "What are your plans? Do you want to hide here forever?"
"Anyway, I'm not going back. I'm not going to marry Ashinda's son."
"What if your father issues an imperial decree granting the marriage?"
"Then I won't be a princess anymore. Whoever wants to marry me can marry me." Dolan said this without any hesitation.
But Pei Xuanqing thought Duolan was just being angry and smiled without replying. Duolan explained seriously, "I'm telling the truth. I came to Dayan not to be a princess, but to marry you."
"You should know that I already have a wife, and a concubine is about to marry me."
"Then I will be your concubine. As long as I can be your woman, you can let me do anything."
"No, that won't do. That would be too unfair to you." When he said this, Wan Xueying's mouth twitched. This was simply the words of a scumbag!
"I'm not wronged. I did it willingly."
"How about this, if my wife agrees, you can be my co-wife just like Ji Rongshan."
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