Dongji View outside the city.
It was surrounded by mountains, one layer upon another. Pei Shaoheng and Le Feng traveled all night before reaching the foot of the mountain.
"Let's stop here." Pei Shaoheng turned around and bowed to Feng, performing the gentleman's etiquette.
He was covered in wounds, his robe was tattered from traveling all night, his hair was disheveled, and he looked like a completely different person.
Liao Feng nodded slightly and said, "In that case, Master Pei will go on his own from now on."
"This carrier pigeon was trained by the Lord. If Master Pei has any news, he can use it to send a message to the capital."
Pei Shaoheng nodded, looked back at the lofty mountains, and laughed at himself: "I hope I can still speak to you like this in the future."
Le Feng crossed his arms over his chest, his lips curled slightly, "Since Madam believes that Master Pei will rise to great heights in the future, then this day will surely come."
After saying that, he turned around, jumped down and disappeared in front of him.
Pei Shaoheng wanted to say something else, but no one listened. He took a deep breath, pulled up his trouser legs, and climbed up the mountain step by step.
In the capital, Du Qing was slapped by Gu Qing. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking and he wanted to give Gu Qing back everything.
The women who had just spoken up for her didn't dare to say anything anymore and dispersed, leaving Gu Qing and Du Qing alone to confront each other.
"Gu Qing, just wait." Du Qing covered her face and stared at her intently, "I just don't believe that your life will be so smooth."
"If I catch you, I will make you suffer a fate worse than death."
Gu Qing raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard this: "Oh? Then my lady will wait."
"But I don't know whether this lady is doing well or not, so you can't leave peacefully today."
Du Qing was slightly frightened and cautious: "What do you mean?"
"You spread rumors about me and destroyed my reputation. What crime should you be punished for?" Gu Qing's tone was stern, and the air pressure around him was even more terrifyingly cold.
Du Qing was actually quite frightened by her, and even spoke incoherently: "You...what did you say! I didn't say anything nonsense!"
"It's obviously you who have no sense of shame! You're secretly meeting Pei Shaoheng. Otherwise, why would you come here after he's dead?"
She almost roared.
Everyone around heard her words clearly.
Some were curious, some sighed, and Gu Qing sneered, thinking that Du Qing really didn't know how to live or die.
Compared to Qu Lingling and Wu Xianer, she is the easiest to deal with as she is reckless and brainless. After all, she is the dumbest.
But before she could make a move, Chen Zhizhou sent someone to capture Du Qing. Xuanfeng directly grabbed her arm from behind, causing her to cry out in pain.
"Who are you! How dare you kidnap me!" Du Qing's scream was like a pig being slaughtered.
Xuan Feng had no expression on his face, but his hands gained a bit more strength, causing Du Qing to scream again.
Chen Zhizhou put his arm around Gu Qing's shoulders and said gently, "Madam, I'm late."
Gu Qing was slightly surprised and looked up at him: "Why are you here?"
"When I left court, I heard that Jingzhao Prefecture had a fire last night, so I came to see it. Who knew I would see a vicious dog?"
Upon hearing this, the captured Du Qing was furious and anxious: "You... you dare to scold me! You two are in cahoots with each other, birds of a feather! Neither of you is a good person!"
"Let me go now!"
Chen Zhizhou's eyes were filled with danger and murderous intent. He walked up to Du Qing with his hands behind his back and looked down at her coldly: "Are you two in cahoots? Are you birds of a feather?"
"That's well said."
He sneered, but Du Qing couldn't say a word, and cold sweat broke out all over his body. "You, what are you going to do!"
"If you touch me, my Du family will never let you go!"
Chen Zhizhou's smile grew thicker, yet also grew colder and more frightening. Du Qing's voice grew weaker and weaker: "Let me go."
"Madam, what do you think we should do?" Chen Zhizhou suddenly turned around and smiled gently at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing glanced at Du Qing lying on the ground and said, "I think Lord Du probably doesn't want a daughter like this who brings disaster to her family."
"Come here!" Ying Hong gave the order and bowed slightly, saying, "Madam, what do you want?"
"Fifty slaps on the face to serve as a warning to others."
Du Qing would rather die than suffer the humiliation of being slapped in the face in the street.
She tried desperately to struggle free, but Xuanfeng had her wrists held tight, so she couldn't move at all. She was forced to kneel on the ground, suffering humiliation and punishment.
Yinghong was quite excited. She lifted her sleeves and walked up to Du Qing, slapping him one after another. Soon, her face became red and swollen, and tiny traces of blood oozed out.
Du Qing was furious and mad. Thinking about the palace banquet in a few days, how could she attend it with such a face?!
"Gu Qing! Let me go! I'm going to kill you!"
Gu Qing raised an eyebrow: "It seems that Miss Du still doesn't realize what crime she has committed?"
"Yinghong, keep fighting."
Yinghong didn't stop until Du Qing fainted. She returned to Gu Qing and said, "Madam, Yinghong's beating is so enjoyable!"
"What are we going to do with this woman now?"
Gu Qing looked at the people on the ground coldly and ordered, "Go and ask the Du family to come and tell Master Du what happened on the street today."
"Yes, Madam!" The servant ran very fast and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Chen Zhizhou put his arm around Gu Qing's waist and said, "Madam, are you tired? Let's go home."
"good."
Before leaving, the two of them glanced at the charred body of Pei Shaoheng on the ground and exchanged a knowing look.
From today on, there will no longer be such a person as Pei Shaoheng in this world.
Gu Qingchao looked towards the east for a while. Half a year later, a great master with the ability to reach the sky would appear in Tianxuan Kingdom.
And this time, Pei Shaoheng will stand on his side.
When he thought of this, Gu Qing felt a little happier.
Seeing the smile on her face, Chen Zhizhou leaned closer and asked, "Madam, are you so happy? Would you mind telling me something?"
Gu Qing pretended to be mysterious: "I won't tell you, you will know after some time."
"Then I will wait for you."
After Pei Shaoheng's death, there was no further news about Xu Peng's sudden death. Jingzhao Yin knew the truth but did not dare to announce it to the world, so he put all the blame on 'Pei Shaoheng' who had been burned in the fire.
From then on, the deceased Pei Shaoheng became infamous. Zhao Qi prayed for him every day and only left the place where Pei Shaoheng had lived after seven days. The Duke of Zhao had no choice but to let him go.
There was one thing that made Gu Qing realize that something was wrong.
"The princess went to the west of the city again today?" Cuiru would go to the shop in the west of the city to visit her younger sister every day, and she would always run into the princess these days.
Normally, nobles in the capital would not come to such a remote place, so it would be very strange for them to see the princess here. Therefore, she told this story to her wife every day.
"Yes, Madam, what did you say the princess went to the west of the city for? If it was just for one day, it would be fine, but now she goes there every day..."
Cuiru didn't dare to guess casually, but since the lady and the princess were good friends, she thought the lady would want to know.
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