Feeling a murderous gaze sweeping towards her, Xiangying trembled.
Oh no, the girl must be thinking about how to get rid of me who saw her embarrassing behavior.
Zhang Ying walked towards her yard with a grim expression on her face, but she couldn't help but fart loudly every few steps. Although the servants lowered their heads and acted as if nothing had happened, Zhang Ying knew that they were probably laughing at her in their hearts!
Damn it!
*
"Huanhuan, what's wrong?" As soon as Pei Ji returned home, he was pulled into the room by Xue Huan.
She also cupped his face and stared at him closely.
Pei Ji felt his heart burn when she looked at him, and he didn't dare to look her in the eye, for fear that she would see something.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Xue Huan's heart, which had been fluttering with excitement due to the male beauty, calmed down.
She rubbed and kneaded his face like a toy, "Do you know how much trouble your ostentatious face has caused our family?"
Pei Ji frowned in confusion.
Xue Huan let him go. "Today, Miss Zhang from the Governor's Mansion called me over..."
After listening to her story, Pei Ji hugged her tightly, as if afraid that she would abandon him, "Hanhan, I only like you, please don't leave me..."
There was a hint of crying in the voice, full of panic.
Xue Huan was heartbroken. She hugged him and stroked his fur, "Of course I won't give up on you. Our Akang is such a good man. I like you so much, how can I bear to give up on you?"
When Pei Ji heard the word "like" from her mouth, his ears turned red, but when he thought that she was just treating him as a child and that was why she said this word so easily, he didn't know whether to regret or be relieved.
If he hadn't disguised himself as a child, he wouldn't have been able to get close to her without any obstacles like he does now, but because of this, her attitude towards him would never change.
Pei Ji sighed inwardly, buried his head in her neck, and hugged her tighter.
As for Zhang Ying, he was too lazy to deal with her. She relied on the Zhang family, and the backer behind the Zhang family was the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine was in cahoots with the national teacher Fang Xing.
If these two people were eliminated together, the Zhang family would naturally collapse. At that time, Zhang Ying, a daughter of the Zhang family, would not end up well even without his intervention.
Ever since he regained his memory, he has been secretly plotting to overthrow the Imperial Concubine and the Imperial Master. But now, a little girl from the Zhang family dares to covet him and even tries to pressure Huanhuan to give up him. This is something he cannot tolerate.
That night, when Pei Ji returned to the Tianxia Pawnshop, he issued an order to Wang Yan: "Hand the evidence against Zhang Shun to Xia Tong. The position of Quanzhou Governor should be replaced by someone else."
Xia Tong was the Left Censor-in-Chief, a second-rank official in the court, in charge of inspecting official affairs and maintaining discipline. In short, this was a position specifically responsible for monitoring and finding faults with ministers. If any minister was found to have violated the law or discipline, he could report it directly to the emperor.
And Xia Tong is the man of the eldest prince Pei Yu.
Before the dramatic changes during the coming-of-age ceremony, Pei Ji had never doubted his elder brother, because his elder brother was raised by his mother, and they had a good relationship since childhood. Moreover, his elder brother had always behaved gently and respectfully, and had never revealed the slightest ambition for that position.
Both internally and externally, Pei Yu was regarded as a princeling.
Therefore, he did not avoid him in many things.
But it was also that incident that made him realize that Pei Yu was not without ambition, he just had been hiding it very well. For so many years, he had always been acting!
Without the crown prince standing in front of him, Pei Yu remained cautious and dormant, fearing that his ambitions would be exposed too early and cause the other princes to target him.
However, if Pei Yu wants to lie low, it depends on whether he agrees or not.
Since he wants that position so much, just help him.
Wang Yan accepted the order.
But this matter will not have a result in a short time, and Pei Ji doesn't want to see Zhang Ying jump out at all.
"Didn't we already deal with the people she sent last time? How did she get the information this time?"
Wang Yan's heart trembled. "Master, I'll go check it out right away."
This time he failed in his duty and almost exposed his master's whereabouts.
"Well, after we find out, we'll kill the source."
There was no trace of murderous intent in Pei Ji's words, but Wang Yan instantly understood what he meant.
He could sense that his master's heart had become much harder after that incident.
But this was actually a good thing. After all, the master was too sentimental and placed his trust in the eldest prince, which was why he was defeated so miserably! He almost died.
Now, the master no longer has the support of the Huo family, and his identity is no longer the prince. He is even dead in the eyes of the world. The road ahead is bumpy, and only by being ruthless can he go higher and further.
*
Fengchi Academy.
Huangzi Class C.
As school was about to end, a boy of about eleven or twelve suddenly stood up and shouted, "Master, the golden tortoise I brought is gone!"
The young man's name was Wei Jinbao, and he was Wei Hongguang's nephew. After Wei Hongguang's incident was exposed a while ago, other members of the Wei family were implicated and became the objects of contempt and scorn by the public. Every day, people threw stones and threw feces at the door of the Wei family's house.
Therefore, the Wei family kept their doors closed and never went out unless necessary, waiting for the situation outside to calm down.
There was a lot of gossip in Fengchi County, and after a few days, people were distracted by other things. The pressure on the Wei family suddenly eased a lot, so the Wei family members started to move around again.
Wei Jinbao was the first one to come out. At first he was quite happy to stay at home without having to go to school, but after being bored at home for a few days, he couldn't stand it anymore.
Compared to the boring days at home, life in school is much more interesting.
This morning he came to the college and brought with him an exquisitely crafted golden beetle. He showed it off to his classmates and received many envious glances.
Although Master Zeng didn't like Wei Jinbao, as a teacher, it was natural for him to step forward when a student's valuables were missing. "Are you sure?"
"Of course! I clearly put the golden tortoise in my school bag, but now I can't find it. Someone must have stolen it when I wasn't paying attention!"
Master Zeng frowned, not wanting to rashly label this theft. "Perhaps you accidentally dropped it and someone found it? Has anyone seen Wei Jinbao's golden tortoise? If so, please give it to me."
In fact, he also suspected that someone had stolen the golden turtle, but the students in the school were young and naughty. Maybe they took the golden turtle out of greed, not deliberately stealing it. He said this to give that person a chance to confess.
However, the students looked at each other and no one stood up.
Wei Jinbao: "Master, the thieves will definitely not hand over the things on their own. I want to search their school bags!"
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