Chapter 332: Impeccable
In a side hall in the imperial city, Emperor Qi Ming was talking with Pei Jingyun.
"The prison van was hijacked by Bei Heng, right?"
Emperor Qi Ming turned his back to Pei Jingyun to prevent her from seeing his angry expression, and asked in a calm tone.
He didn't believe any bandits would dare to kidnap Lin Kui on the way. The only ones who had the guts to do it were his two sons. And Xiao Zhuo had no reason to rob someone who was originally going to be given to him, so that left Xiao Beiheng alone.
When he asked the question, Pei Jingyun was pulling up her sleeves and looking at the birthmark on her elbow. Hearing Emperor Qi Ming's question, she lowered her sleeves and smiled, "Your Majesty, I am not very clear about this matter."
Emperor Ming of Qi didn't turn around, but his suddenly clenched fists revealed his anger. "Zi Tong, you are harming him. How can Zhuo'er let this go until he finds the murderer?"
Pei Jingyun said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid you don't know yet, Shen Yuexi is not dead."
Emperor Ming of Qi turned around abruptly, his face filled with shock. "What did you say?"
Pei Jingyun stood up and walked towards Emperor Ming of Qi: "This is just a conspiracy set up by Xiao and her. The purpose is to frame our son. Can't your majesty see it?"
Emperor Ming of Qi asked, "Is there any evidence?"
"The evidence is that Shen Yuexi is now a guest at Prince An's Mansion," Pei Jingyun said, "and Heng'er told me yesterday that Lin Kui was wrongly accused."
"Since he's here, why doesn't he come to see me?"
"Heng'er dare not come to see His Majesty. Doesn't His Majesty want to appoint that Xiao as the Crown Prince..."
"Zhuo'er is also my son," Emperor Ming of Qi sighed, "Why won't you just call him?"
"Your Majesty still has feelings for that woman, why should I call her?" Pei Jingyun asked, "You keep saying you're good to me, but in your eyes, her son will always be better than Heng'er."
Emperor Ming of Qi said, "I really can't understand why you always think this way."
"I can't understand why my son is inferior to that woman's son," Pei Jingyun sneered. "Your Majesty, Shengjing has devised this conspiracy to frame Heng'er. Now the arrow is on the string. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, but he has always been indecisive. Now there is no time to hesitate."
"I don't want to see them killing each other," Emperor Ming of Qi said, "but in this matter...I must intervene."
Pei Jingyun asked, "What does Your Majesty intend to do?"
"Someone come here." Emperor Ming of Qi walked to the door of the side hall and called out, and a eunuch appeared in response.
"Propagate my decree. I will hold an autumn hunt at the Anzhou hunting grounds in seven days. I order Prince Ping and Prince An to accompany me."
The eunuch withdrew after receiving the order. Emperor Ming of Qi turned to Pei Jingyun and said, "I will personally explain this matter clearly during this autumn hunt and ask the two brothers to put down their weapons."
"Your Majesty is wise," Pei Jingyun bowed. "With Your Majesty speaking the truth, the two of them will surely make peace."
"Zi Tong, have Heng'er release Shen Yuexi immediately," Emperor Ming of Qi said to her before leaving. "Since Shen Yuexi is fine, there's no reason for them to attack each other. If they insist on rebelling, even if it's my son, I will send troops to suppress them."
Pei Jingyun smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and you control the five states of the world. This is what should happen."
After sending Emperor Ming of Qi away, Pei Jingyun returned to Fengqi Palace.
Xiao Beiheng was waiting inside anxiously. Seeing her coming, he quickly stood up and asked, "Mother, does the Emperor know that Shen Yuexi is still alive?"
"I understand," Pei Jingyun sat down. "I'll go with the flow and say this is a conspiracy devised by Shen Yuexi and that Xiao. His Majesty is skeptical, but now he has no room to turn around. He wants you all to accompany him on the autumn hunt, and then he'll talk things over."
Xiao Beiheng still didn't understand and asked, "Mother, what does Father mean?"
"As for the Crown Prince's fate, His Majesty will definitely give us a result."
Upon hearing this news, Xiao Beiheng's hands trembled slightly. "Mother, did the Emperor choose Xiao Zhuo?"
"Whether or not you choose the one with the surname Xiao," Pei Jingyun said coldly, "Heng'er will get rid of him. Also, kill Shen Yuexi immediately after you return."
“Kill…kill?”
Xiao Beiheng's original intention was to detain Shen Yuexi as a means of blackmailing Xiao Zhuo, but he didn't expect that the Queen would ask him to kill Shen Yuexi immediately.
"Since Shen Yuexi is pregnant with that Xiao's child, she can't live," Pei Jingyun's voice turned fierce. "Everything about that bitch is not allowed to remain in this world. Didn't mother tell you that? Do you need me to repeat it again?"
Xiao Beiheng nodded quickly: "I understand, son."
On this point, he and his mother agreed. Since Xiao Zhuo would eventually compete with him for the crown prince position, he should be eliminated. Moreover, from his mother's tone, he could tell that Emperor Ming of Qi's chosen successor was Xiao Zhuo.
"For the autumn hunt in seven days, you must be prepared and kill that Xiao on the spot without hesitation," Pei Jingyun glanced at the Yanque Sword hanging from Xiao Beiheng's waist. "With your current abilities, that Xiao will definitely not be your opponent. I will also be there. After you kill him, I will naturally go to appease His Majesty."
Seeing that his mother had already made all the arrangements, Xiao Beiheng was overjoyed and said, "I will obey your orders."
"Heng'er, you have very heavy dark circles under your eyes," Pei Jingyun glanced at Xiao Beiheng's eyes, "You haven't been able to sleep well these days, have you?"
"I only slept for a while, and then I heard the news about Shen Yuexi..."
"Heng'er, there are no ghosts or gods in this world. Your nightmare is actually that guy named Xiao. As long as he dies, you can sleep peacefully." Pei Jingyun reached out and stroked the strand of white hair hanging down the side of her cheek. "He is also my nightmare."
Xiao Beiheng, a firm believer in ghosts and gods, didn't agree with Pei Jingyun's words. However, he didn't want to contradict her, so he agreed.
After leaving the capital, he rode back to Anzhou at full speed.
When they arrived at Prince An's Mansion, they saw wisps of green smoke rising from the walls. Servants were coming in and out, busy carrying out furniture and utensils that were burnt as black as charcoal.
Xiao Beiheng was shocked. He went into the mansion and found Lin Kui who was investigating the scene. "What's going on?"
In front of him were several dilapidated houses that had been burned down to the point of leaving only broken walls and blackened walls. Servants were standing on the ruins to clean up, and the ground was covered with water stains.
Lin Kui turned around and saw Xiao Beiheng, and said, "My lord, there was a fire in the palace last night, and it burned like this."
"Who is so careless?" Xiao Beiheng asked sternly.
Lin Kui limped over to Xiao Beiheng on crutches and whispered, "My Lord, I just checked carefully and found that someone had deliberately set the fire. Shen Yuexi took advantage of the chaos and escaped."
Xiao Beiheng was furious and asked, "Where is Momo? Didn't I ask her to look after Shen Yuexi?"
Before Lin Kui could say anything, Xiao Beiheng had already walked quickly towards the backyard.
When he arrived at Su Mo's room in the backyard, Xiao Beiheng kicked the door open without knocking and rushed into the house.
Su Mo was lying on the bed crying. When she heard the door kicked open, she sat up in panic: "Bei Heng, you...you are back."
"You bitch, you let her go," Xiao Beiheng rushed to the bedside, grabbed Su Mo by the collar, lifted her up, and slapped her twice in the face. "You're here to ruin my plans, you're helping Xiao Zhuo!"
Su Mo's cheeks had just calmed down when she was slapped twice by Xiao Beiheng, and they turned red again. Even the hairpin fell off, and her hair was loose.
She didn't struggle, but held Xiao Beiheng's wrists with both hands, crying, "Beiheng, hit me as much as you want. I just want you to tell me the truth, was it the Queen Mother who poisoned me, right?"
Xiao Beiheng was stunned for a moment, then pushed Su Mo down on the bed, turned around and asked, "Did Shen Yuexi tell you?"
"Beiheng, why don't you tell me the truth?" Su Mo asked with a sob, "You have been lying to me all the time. I forgive you. You also said that you would never lie to me again."
"You'd rather believe Shen Yuexi than me, right?" Xiao Beiheng was furious. "You believe everything she says, but you don't believe anything I say."
"That's because everything she said was true," Su Mo shouted, "Everything you said was false! Why should I believe a lie? You've lied to me too many times, and I've forgiven you too many times."
Xiao Beiheng turned around and shouted at her, "She ran away, why didn't you run away with her? Since you only trust her, just follow her."
"I just don't believe it," Su Mo covered her face with her hands, "I don't believe that my mother is such a person, and I don't believe that you are such a person..."
Xiao Beiheng's face turned ashen, his chest heaving violently, he tightly gripped the Yanque sword at his waist, and did not respond.
For a moment, the only sound in the room was Su Mo's crying.
"My mother wants to kill Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi," Xiao Beiheng lowered his voice, "Xiao Zhuo is Pei Jingyun's son. My mother hates that woman and wants to erase everything related to her, including Shen Yuexi... She is pregnant with Xiao Zhuo's child."
Su Mo raised her head in fear: "Bei Heng, you want to kill my sister-in-law too?"
"Look at my face," Xiao Beiheng pointed at his haggard face, "I've only slept once in so many days. I've been tortured to the point of going crazy by all this. Only when Xiao Zhuo dies will my mother be at peace, and only then will I be at peace."
Su Mo didn't bother to wipe her tears, she jumped out of bed and grabbed Xiao Beiheng's arm with both hands: "What are you going to do?"
"Momo, it doesn't matter what I do. You must remember that you are my wife," Xiao Beiheng raised his hand and stroked Su Mo's face, "Xiao Zhuo and Shen Yuexi are already my enemies. Don't help the enemy, help your husband."
Su Mo's face showed a look of struggle. After a long while, she lowered her head and said, "Bei Heng, you are right."
"That's right," Xiao Beiheng smiled. "Xiao Zhuo has nothing. We have 300,000 troops, while Xiao Zhuo only has 30,000. After defeating Xiao Zhuo, you will be the Crown Princess. My mother and I... what we did... is absolutely nothing to blame."
Kill Xiao Zhuo during the autumn hunt. Everything will be over.
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