Chapter 150 Xiao Cui is a bird?
After leaving the palace, Duan Jiu heard about what happened in the palace and felt a little overwhelmed.
"Your Highness, have you ever thought about what to do if the Emperor really grants you the marriage?"
Pei Jing said calmly, "He granted his marriage, and I disobeyed my order. This is not a conflict."
Duan Jiu is tired, so won’t there be trouble again?
"But why bother? It would be better to refuse from the beginning."
Pei Jing suddenly stopped and turned to look at Duan Jiu, "Are you teaching me how to do things?"
"I dare not!"
Duan Jiu quickly knelt on the ground, sweat breaking out on his forehead.
In the past, he would never have dared to question it, but he didn't know when he started to assume that the prince wouldn't care, forgetting that the prince was the most moody person in the entire capital.
It seems that it’s all Miss Jiang’s fault. If it weren’t for her, how could they mistakenly think that the prince was soft-hearted?
Pei Jing stared at Duan Jiu and suddenly chuckled, "Get up."
Duan Jiu stood up and thought to himself that it seemed that he was not mistaken. He had really become soft-tempered. If it were in the past, he would have been punished when he returned.
Pei Jing's eyes flashed with a hint of amusement, "An arranged marriage isn't entirely without benefits. On the contrary, it can kill two birds with one stone."
"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty."
"There are many people more anxious than me," Pei Jing continued walking forward. "Do you think that once the marriage is granted, will that idiot Pei Yi be as anxious as an ant on a hot pan?"
Duan Jiu's eyes lit up. "A plot to sow discord! This way, the eldest prince won't believe that Marquis Dingyuan will stand on his side. After all, everyone has selfish motives. Who would not help their own son-in-law and turn around to help others?"
Pei Jing nodded slowly, "Have someone spread the news in advance, saying... the emperor will grant a marriage between me and Wei Ciying."
Even without waiting for the marriage to be granted, this news alone was enough to make Pei Yi unable to sleep or eat.
Duan Jiu agreed, hesitated for a moment and said: "Since it is killing two birds with one stone, there is still one bird——"
His words stopped abruptly because Duan Jiu saw his master's expression, which was even colder than when he was teaching the prince how to do things just now.
But he thought about what he said carefully and felt that there was nothing wrong with it. What was going on?
"Who told you that Xiao Cui was a bird?"
"Ah?" Duan Jiu was completely stunned. "I didn't say Miss Jiang Er was..."
Pei Jing snorted coldly, "This king only said to kill two birds with one stone, and the other one is naturally Xiao Cui."
Duan Jiu seemed to understand that the prince's train of thought was comparable to a brain teaser.
"I would like to hear the details."
He didn't know if it was Duan Jiu's illusion, but he felt that the prince's steps seemed to have become lighter.
"Xiao Cui has felt several times that this prince likes Wei Ciying. She is still too insecure. If this prince directly disobeys the order and refuses the marriage, she will understand..."
Pei Jing raised the corners of his lips slightly, "This king has absolutely no interest in Wei Ciying."
Duan Jiu almost choked on his own saliva.
The prince's train of thought is even more complicated than the most winding alleys in the capital!
"Then...how does the prince plan to make Miss Jiang understand?" Duan Jiu asked cautiously.
Pei Jing stopped and thought, "Let her be anxious first."
"ah?"
"When she's so anxious she's jumping up and down," Pei Jing's eyes flashed with excitement, "I'll publicly announce that I'll marry her and give her a surprise."
Duan Jiu silently wiped the sweat from his forehead. What if he was frightened?
If you want to use the strategy of sowing discord, just do it well. What's the fun in that?
But, is there a possibility that Miss Jiang Er is not anxious at all, and the one who is anxious will become the prince himself?
…
Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.
Wei Ciying stepped into the study with her skirt lifted up. She had been out for several days and just came back yesterday. She was called to the study this morning.
Marquis Dingyuan sat behind the desk, with Wei Mingzhen standing beside him.
"Father, three—"
"Kneel down!" Marquis Dingyuan shouted sternly, startling Wei Ciying so much that the round fan in his hand fell to the ground.
Wei Ciying looked at him blankly, only to see that Marquis Dingyuan's face was ashen, and Wei Mingzhen beside him also had a sullen look.
"I told you to kneel down!" Marquis Dingyuan slammed the table so hard that the teacups clinked.
Wei Ciying bit her lip and slowly knelt down, "A father should always tell his daughter what he did wrong—"
"Where have you been these days?" Dingyuan Hou interrupted coldly.
"I'm going to burn incense." Wei Ciying blinked innocently, "I told my mother about it before I left."
"Who did you go with?"
"Sister-in-law, she is the second young lady of the Jiang family." Wei Ciying answered fluently.
Marquis Dingyuan suddenly stood up and walked in front of her, raising his hand to slap her, but Wei Mingzhen stepped forward to stop him.
"Father, calm down!"
Wei Ciying's face turned pale. She had been pampered in the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion since she was a child. In her previous life, she was only slapped by her father when she rebelled against her family. She had never been beaten in this life.
What made Marquis Dingyuan so furious?
Was she exposed? Was it discovered that Jiang Rufei was actually in Beijing?
As she was thinking, she heard Marquis Dingyuan say coldly, "The second daughter of the Jiang family was cursing Pei Jing on the street a few days ago. This matter has now spread throughout the capital. Tell me, how did she manage to split herself into two and accompany you to burn incense?!"
really.
Wei Ciying's eyes went dark, and she almost gritted her teeth. This bitch! How dare she stab her in the back!
Wei Ciying calmed down and said, "So that's why my father got angry without asking for details. I did go with Jiang Rufei, but she found the mountains boring and came back a few days early."
Marquis Dingyuan was so angry that his beard was shaking. He grabbed the inkstone on the table and was about to smash it, but was stopped by Wei Mingzhen with his quick eyes and hands.
"You've become quite capable!" Marquis Dingyuan shook off Wei Mingzhen's hand and pointed at Wei Ciying's nose, cursing, "You tell lies so easily. Do you think I'm a three-year-old child who can be fooled? It's clear that the girl from the Jiang family has never left the capital!"
Wei Ciying clutched the hem of her skirt so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
She raised her face, tears welling in her eyes. "Father, would you rather trust an outsider than your own daughter?"
"Ciying," Wei Mingzhen reminded him, "Stop talking."
Wei Ciying looked at him, and Wei Mingzhen said, "Mother went to the Jiang family today and has learned everything."
Wei Ciying's face turned pale instantly.
"What else do you have to say?" Marquis Dingyuan slammed his hand on the table. "Mrs. Jiang said it herself. Jiang Rufei has been at home the entire time. She's only been out that one time in recent days."
Wei Ciying's body swayed, and she almost fell off her knees. Wei Mingzhen frowned and advised, "Father, Ciying is not feeling well, or—"
"You go out first." Dingyuan Hou interrupted.
"Father……"
"go out!"
Wei Mingzhen hesitated for a moment, but finally left the study and gave Wei Ciying a reassuring look before leaving.
The study door closed, and Marquis Dingyuan's voice suddenly dropped. "Tell me the truth. Where have you been these days? Who have you met?"
Wei Ciying bit her lower lip, tears streaming down her face. "Daughter...daughter is just..."
"A few days ago, the eldest prince came to the palace to discuss important matters with me. A maid saw you near the study. How could it be such a coincidence that Pei Jing took a detour and didn't go through Qingyakou?"
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