Prince Shun's Mansion.
Pei Yu was wearing a white brocade robe embroidered with gold patterns, with an elegant and noble temperament. He was playing the piano in the pavilion in the back garden.
As the eldest son, he has the right to compete with Pei Ji, the legitimate prince, for the throne. After all, since ancient times, the heir to the throne has always been the eldest legitimate son.
However, he was raised by the queen and grew up with the prince since childhood. His mother's family was not prominent, so he has always been regarded as a prince's party by court officials.
This was also how he behaved to the outside world. He always acted like a gentle and humble gentleman, did not participate in court affairs, and lived in peace with the world. He spent his days playing the piano, painting, reading, and playing chess. He also associated with those leisurely and elegant people who also disliked party politics and power struggles.
His personality has always been well maintained, and before his identity as the Second Prince was revealed, he was never considered an opponent.
He deceived many people, and only Pei Ji, who almost died once, knew his true identity.
Pei Yu seemed to be uninvolved in the rumors this time, but in fact, it was he who revealed them to Pei Heng.
Although Pei Heng was imprisoned in the clan office and most of his forces were eliminated by Pei Ji, there were still some forces hidden in the dark that even Pei Ji could not completely eradicate.
As long as he was not dead, he would not give up fighting for that position, so after learning the news that "Pei Ji was homosexual", he arranged for people to spread it widely.
If the news is true, that would be great. Even if it is false, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, we can throw the dirty water on Pei Ji first.
But this kind of rumor is the most difficult to clarify.
Pei Ji could only endure it.
Pei Yu thought so too, but he couldn't do it himself, so it was just right to let Pei Heng do it.
He was the one who deliberately revealed the news that Pei Ji had been in a coma for five days to Pei Heng.
Pei Yu has become accustomed to hiding in the dark. No matter what he does, he lets others take the lead, while he hides behind the scenes and avoids any disputes. If the plan succeeds, that's the best. If it fails, the one who gets into trouble is the person he uses as a gun. He himself does not suffer any loss and always remains clean and innocent.
He is like a poisonous snake hiding in the dark and will not show his fangs until the last moment.
When his subordinates came to report the news that Pei Ya was included in the family tree, Pei Yu looked gentle and nodded to indicate that he understood. He continued to play the piano, as if the news had no effect on him at all.
However, in reality, the music he played with his fingertips no longer had the leisurely mood of watching a play, but was filled with a gloomy murderous aura.
A magpie flew into the pavilion and landed on Pei Yu's piano table.
His fingertips paused, and he reached out and pressed on the magpie's neck.
The magpie opened its mouth and spit out a wax ball.
It turns out that this magpie is not a real bird, but a mechanical bird, specially used to deliver messages.
This mechanical bird comes from the Mohist school.
Carrier pigeons were a common way of delivering messages, and if he, a lazy prince, frequently had carrier pigeons flying into his mansion, wouldn't that be a sign of something being hidden? So he used this mechanical bird, shaped like a magpie, to deliver messages.
In people's minds, the magpie is an auspicious bird that can bring good things. When people see it, they will not think of anything else.
Pei Yu crushed the wax ball and took out the note inside. After reading it, his eyes darkened and his fingers tightly grasped the note, with veins bulging on the back of his hand.
Yunwu Tea House drugged a female customer with the intention of kidnapping her! The female customer turned out to be the daughter of the Minister of Justice. Upon learning of this, the Minister of Justice was furious and vowed to thoroughly investigate the tea house!
As a result of the investigation, it was discovered that Yunwu Tea House was actually a den of human traffickers. The tea house was immediately sealed off and all the personnel were thrown into jail!
Penglai Restaurant is harboring criminals and is sealed off!
A murder occurred in Ruyilou (brothel) and it was sealed off!
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Eight places in succession were sealed off by the imperial court with thundering measures, and all the people were thrown into prison, so no matter who came, it would be useless.
These eight places are all intelligence agencies that Pei Yu has painstakingly established over the years. They have also earned him a lot of money. With this money, he can more easily win over people's hearts and make them work for him.
And now, all of this is gone!
He didn't believe this was a coincidence. It must be that Pei Ji was deliberately taking revenge on him!
He wanted to uproot all his spies and eyes in one fell swoop!
He couldn't even show up, and instead had to try hard to get himself out of it, otherwise he would be dragged into it!
However, if he really lets go, his subordinates will definitely be disheartened. Who will be willing to work for him again?
Years of hard work had gone to waste. Pei Yu was filled with rage and resentment, and could no longer maintain his calm and gentle personality. He grabbed the guqin in front of him and smashed it hard.
A good piano was smashed into pieces.
Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!
Pei Yu roared in his heart over and over again, why didn't Pei Ji die in that assassination? Wasn't it guaranteed that Pei Ji would die without a burial place?
"Your Highness." A graceful and charming voice came.
A woman in a light red shirt embroidered with crabapple blossoms walked out of the path carrying a food box and entered the pavilion.
It was He, a concubine in the backyard of the palace.
Pei Yu had been staying at her place more often recently, and He felt that her position in his heart had changed. After learning that the prince was playing the piano in the pavilion, she specially made sweet soup and brought it over, hoping to show her affection to the prince.
However, what she never expected was that this would lead to her death.
Pei Yu suddenly turned his head and stared at her with a pair of scarlet eyes.
He felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar when she saw him look at her. She took a step back in horror and the food box in her hand fell to the ground.
The prince was always gentle, considerate, and kind, so how could he show such a terrifying expression? She must have seen it wrongly.
He still couldn't believe it.
However, looking again, the prince still looked like he wanted to eat someone.
She subconsciously wanted to run, but unfortunately she was caught as soon as she turned around. "Why are you running?"
The voice that used to make her blush and her heart beat fast, now sounded like the sound of death from hell. He shuddered, "Prince, Your Majesty...Ah!"
Screams were heard from the pavilion from time to time.
After a long time, Pei Yu walked away, stepping on a pool of blood. Behind him was a female corpse that was tortured beyond recognition and died with its eyes open.
After venting his anger, Pei Yu's rage finally subsided a little. He calmly ordered, "Dispose of He's body."
The subordinate bowed and replied, "Yes."
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“Chuckle…”
In the Prince's Mansion, a thick carpet was laid on the grass in the garden, and two children were chasing and playing on it.
One is Pei Yi, and the other is Pei Lang, also known as Langge'er, the son of Pei Qian.
The wound on Lang'er's forehead had completely healed, and Pei Qian brought him here to express his gratitude to Xue Huan. Of course, he also wanted to buy a few more bottles of rejuvenation pills from her.
Xue Huan had no shortage of rejuvenation pills, and she had said before that she owed him a favor, so she gave him two bottles directly, as well as some other pills, such as mind-concentrating pills, essence-nourishing pills, and detoxification pills. These were all pills with relatively mild medicinal properties and could be taken by ordinary people.
Pei Qian was very happy to receive these pills. He said frankly, "If Brother Zhao needs me for anything next time, just let me know. I promise to be there whenever you need me."
He has already seen the efficacy of the rejuvenation pill. Even the white jade paste that is praised so highly outside cannot compare to it. The effects of other pills must be no worse. Brother Zhao is a real master of alchemy, but his reputation is not well-known.
It is definitely a good idea to build a good relationship with him now, otherwise it will be too late to make friends with him when he becomes famous.
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