Qin Peng's reaction puzzled others. Qiu Su took a pen and paper and asked in confusion, "Master, what are you doing?"
Qin Peng did not explain to them. He picked up the pen and said to the butler beside him: "If Wei Yan comes back, who will be the general left behind to guard the border?"
"It's Wei Nan." Steward Wei Chun was a little confused. Qin Peng immediately wrote down the situation and asked Wei Nan to prepare 5,000 soldiers and horses to secretly rush to Xuanjing. Then he said to Wei Chun: "Send this letter to Wei Nan, quickly!"
After saying that, Qin Peng got up and went to the old lady's room. The old lady was taking medicine, and when she saw Qin Peng rushing in, she smiled and said, "What's the matter that worries you so much..."
"Mother, does the Wei Mansion have any secret guards available?" Qin Peng spoke directly, without waiting for the old lady to ask, and said directly: "I'm afraid something is going to happen to my uncle!"
The old lady's face was cold. Wei Yan was now the only heir of the Wei family. If anything happened to anyone, it couldn't be him. She pushed the medicine bowl away and raised her voice: "What's going on?"
Qin Peng told the old lady everything about the letter. The old lady was a little confused: "Are you saying that someone pretended to be us and wrote a letter to A Yan? So what?"
"Mother, what time do you think it is now? The Sixteenth Prince has not yet ascended the throne. I am the Sixteenth Prince's sister. Who does the Sixteenth Prince rely on the most?"
"It's A-Yan." The old lady understood: "You mean, Qin Shuhuai wants to kill A-Yan? If A-Yan dies, you and the new emperor will have no one to rely on, and will become puppets from now on, and it will also eliminate the biggest enemy. Is that what you mean?"
"Yes." Qin Peng nodded and said, "Now that the war in the south has settled, my uncle is no longer necessary as a military commander. The situation in the capital is chaotic, and Qin Shuhuai's troops are stationed in Xuanjing. My uncle's coming to Xuanjing is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. How could Qin Shuhuai let go of such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? If I don't kill my uncle today, Xuanjing will never have Qin Shuhuai's omnipotence again. It will be difficult for Qin Shuhuai to kill my uncle again."
"You are absolutely right." The old lady nodded: "What about now? If he wants to kill A Yan, he won't kill him in the capital!"
"It's not possible in the capital. There will be gossip. As the son of Emperor Jing, Qin Shuhuai already has a bad reputation. If he kills his uncle openly, it will cause more gossip. I'm afraid he will be killed on the way to the capital."
"Okay," the old lady took out a token from under her pillow and said to Qin Peng, "There are 500 soldiers in the palace, take them all! Saving people is urgent!"
"There's no rush now. I'm afraid we'll have to wait a few days. Mother, you take a rest first. I'll go make other arrangements."
After finishing speaking, Qin Peng spoke a few more words to Old Lady Wei, comforted the old lady, and went out with the token to find Wei Chun.
Wei Chun led Qin Peng to meet the palace troops. The palace troops of the Wei family were all elites who had truly fought on the battlefield and killed people. They were heroes who could fight ten people at once in Shengjing. Qin Peng took a look around and was quite satisfied. After saying a few words of encouragement to everyone, he returned to his room.
When she returned to her room, Qin Peng's mind went blank and she felt a little confused.
She had done what she had to do, but she still didn't know what to do.
To save Wei Yan, we must at least know which road Wei Yan came from. There are three roads to enter Beijing, and we don’t know which road Qin Shuhuai will take.
Now Qin Shuhuai has a lot of people, and she has no idea how many people Qin Shuhuai will deploy to kill Wei Yan. Without knowing the other party's plan, she can't do anything.
Even though she has someone now, she is completely confused.
Qin Peng thought about it and felt that she still had to work harder and try to find out Qin Shuhuai's plan.
"Master," Qin Peng sat in his seat, thinking about something blankly. Chun Su came in with some water and said to Qin Peng, "Wash yourself first, don't think about it."
"Yeah." Qin Peng came back to his senses, took the hot towel from Chunsu's hand, and applied it to his face. At the same time, he said to Chunsu, "Go to Suzhuang Pavilion tomorrow and buy me some hair oil and ointment. I'll give you a list and you can buy them. I'll also give you a prescription. You can get the medicine for me, grind it into powder, and mix it with water to apply on my face every night."
"well?"
Chun Su was stunned. Her master never dressed up, let alone cosmetics like perfume, and she didn't even have many boxes of rouge. Qin Peng knew that this request was a little different from the original owner, but she had always loved beauty and was very anxious to maintain her face, so she sighed and said, "Chun Su, I'm also 25 years old, I'm old."
Chun Su reacted and realized that Qin Peng was worried that her youth had faded. She smiled and said, "Even if you become an old lady, your appearance is much more beautiful than those young girls."
"Tsk tsk," Qin Peng said as she took off her shoes and socks, "You are really quite clever with your words."
The master and servant agreed to rest for the rest of the day. The next day, after Qin Peng had breakfast, he couldn't think of any solution, so he simply went to Suzhuang Pavilion with Chunsu.
Suzhuang Pavilion was a shop she had known since she was Dong Wanyi. The owner was good at skin care and had a very good personal relationship with Qin Peng. The goods were also very popular with Qin Peng. Whenever Qin Peng was unhappy, he would go to Suzhuang Pavilion to pick and choose.
Now Qin Peng also retained this temperament. After arriving at Suzhuang Pavilion and picking up some goods, Qin Peng suddenly heard a familiar voice saying, "Boss, I want a box of 'Spring Rain'."
It was a clear male voice, not very recognizable, but with a scholarly gentleness. One could tell at the first listen that he was a very good-natured person.
Qin Peng turned around abruptly and saw a handsome young man standing in front of the counter. He was wearing a black suit, his hair was tied up high with a headband, a sword was hung around his waist, and there was also a worn jade pendant and a waist badge hanging from a red rope.
His attire was inconsistent with his temperament. He looked like a scholar, but he dressed like a military commander, which made people around him turn around to look at him.
The girl selling goods at the counter obviously knew him. She smiled and joked, "Master Lu wants a box of 'Spring Rain' every month. Which girl should I give it to?"
Hearing the joke, the man lowered his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Yes."
Qin Peng listened quietly at the side, holding the rouge box in her hand, forgetting to put it down.
The man's name was Lu You, and she knew him.
When she was reborn into Jiang Yi, she had saved a young boy from the battlefield, Lu You. Lu You was born into a famous family, but his grandfather was imprisoned for political affairs, and his whole family was implicated. He was banished to the border and became a frontier soldier, but he almost died in the first battle.
Qin Peng, who was Jiang Yi, raised him for a month, and then the young man insisted on going through fire and water for her to repay her kindness. It happened that Jiang Yi had just married Qin Shuhuai, and Qin Peng planned to plant someone around Qin Shuhuai, so he told Lu You and asked him to find Qin Shuhuai.
I don't know how Lu You did it, but when they met again, Lu You was already Qin Shuhuai's bodyguard. Qin Peng saw that he was capable, so he gave him money and others, letting him find a way to develop himself.
As a result, she died before Lu You grew up to be someone she could use.
After death, she was reborn as Dong Wanyi. Firstly, she was paralyzed and could not see other men. Secondly, Lu You was still struggling to climb up the ladder, so she had no need to use him and lost contact with him.
But now...
Qin Peng thought for a moment, and when Lu You turned around and prepared to leave, she suddenly called him, "Sir."
She called out abruptly, and everyone looked at him. Lu You had a cold expression on his face, but Qin Peng smiled nonchalantly and walked forward and said, "Sir, do you know that the Rouge Spring Rain from Suzhuang Pavilion only looks good when paired with the lip balm 'Coral'? Since you're giving it to a girl, why not give her a set?"
Hearing this, Lu You's expression turned cold, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
When she was still Jiang Yi, she liked the combination of Spring Rain and Coral. Lu You would always come to see her quietly, once a month, as punctual as menstruation. Every time he came, he would buy this set and send it to her, because he knew she liked it.
Afraid that Lu You would not understand, Qin Peng continued, "Also, the shrimp dumplings in Linglong Restaurant on Zhuque Street are the girl's favorite. Why don't you take her there to eat more often? Who knows, you might be able to win her heart?"
It was exactly the same hobby as Jiang Yi had back then. If only one of them was mentioned as a coincidence, then the fact that he also mentioned the shrimp dumplings from Linglong Restaurant meant something to Qin Peng, even if Lu You was slow to react.
She knew Jiang Yi, and she was announcing this.
Lu You's hand holding the rouge box trembled slightly. He restrained himself and nodded, "Miss, you are thoughtful. Do you like these too?"
"Yes." Qin Peng smiled and said, "I've been particularly fond of eating shrimp dumplings recently. After we finish shopping, we'll go there for lunch."
"Okay," Lu You nodded, "Next time, I'll take her to try it too."
After saying this, Lu You bowed and said, "I'll take my leave."
After Lu You left, the girl who was buying rouge next to him smiled and said, "Miss, you haven't been to the store for a long time, right?"
"Hmm?" Qin Peng raised his head, and the woman opened the Chunyu and handed it to Qin Peng: "We haven't sold the lip balm 'Coral' in our store for more than half a year."
Qin Peng: “…”