Chapter 169 Thanks
Seeing that he was so understanding, Feng Qingsui no longer was polite to him.
"I want to borrow some manpower from the Second Master."
She said with a smile.
"Protect Miss Pei."
Ji Changqing knew she was planning to use Pei Minru to lure the snake out of its hole, and replied, "How many people are needed? Just ask Yan Chi to prepare them."
"Thank you, Second Master."
After Feng Qingsui expressed his thanks, he took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve pocket and placed them on the desk.
"Tea money for the brothers."
Ji Changqing: “…”
When did he become the leader of the outlaws?
He smiled and shook his head, pushed the banknote back, and said, "They don't need this little money for tea and water. You can use it to buy pine nut candy for Daben."
Yan Chi hiding in the dark corner: (￣▽￣")ゞ
He has enough money to buy tea and water, but he lacks the money to marry a wife.
"Not only are we not raising our wages, but we're also pushing our extra income away." He murmured to the candlelight, "I really am a man who doesn't know the hunger of the hungry."
Zhuying glanced at him and said, "How dare you accept the money from your great-aunt?"
Yan Chi: “…”
This boomerang is really heartbreaking.
Seeing that Ji Changqing was determined to refuse, Feng Qingsui had no choice but to put away the banknote.
"In that case, I'll treat Yan Chi and the others to dinner later."
Ji Changqing raised his eyes to look at her: "What about me?"
Feng Qingsui: “???”
"You want to get rid of me with just a jar of calamus wine?"
“…”
"How could Second Master be left out?" Feng Qingsui said with a smile, "Second Master must thank you separately."
Ji Changqing: "Are you treating me to a meal too?"
Feng Qingsui blinked: "Second Master, do you want any other thank you gift?"
Ji Changqing looked at the sachet he had placed on the corner of his desk and said calmly, "I don't like the smell of the scented pills inside. I want to change to something else."
Feng Qingsui: (⊙_⊙)?
That’s it?
"Second Master, why didn't you tell me earlier?" she said with a smile. "I have several kinds of incense pills. I'll send them all to you later. You can choose whatever you want."
Ji Changqing: “…”
He casually asked, "Did you make all these for the Dragon Boat Festival sachets?"
Feng Qingsui nodded.
“What kinds of aromas are there?”
"They are all a mixture of agarwood, cloves, cardamom, green wood incense, etc., but the ingredients are different and the aroma is different."
"No cypress scent?"
Feng Qingsui shook his head.
Ji Changqing: "I want Baixiang's."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
Wouldn’t it be enough to just add some cypress leaves into the sachet?
Although she felt a little puzzled, she still agreed: "Then I will make a special portion of Baixiang meatballs for the Second Master."
Ji Changqing smiled with satisfaction and said, "Thank you for your help."
Feng Qingsui took this matter to heart and immediately sent a visiting card to Pei's house, inviting Pei Minru to have tea in the teahouse.
Half an hour later, Pei Minru replied that she was unable to go out and asked Feng Qingsui to visit her.
Feng Qingsui took Wuhua to Pei's house to see her, only to find out that she was under house arrest.
"My family is afraid that I might get into another accident, so they won't let me leave the house."
Pei Minru frowned.
"I wanted to go back to the academy, but they wouldn't let me."
Feng Qingsui frowned slightly.
If Pei Minru stayed in Pei Mansion, it would be difficult for Zhao Bixiang's men to take action, and the fishing plan would probably fail.
After they chatted for a while, Pei Minru asked, "Why did you come to see me?"
Feng Qingsui chuckled: "There was something wrong originally, but now it's gone."
Pei Minru was confused at first, but then he understood.
"Is your matter related to my leaving the house?"
Feng Qingsui nodded.
He then told her about how he and Wei were watching a white tiger at the Rongchang Marquis Mansion, were chased by the white tiger, accidentally fell into an ice cave, and found a corpse.
"Zhao Bixiang was dismissed because of the corpse incident. He probably later realized that it was me who discovered the corpse and informed Changqing. He harbored a grudge against me and tried to kill me many times, but he never succeeded."
She said to Pei Minru.
"Although he has fled, he still has many men in the capital who could retaliate against us at any time. I think it's better to take the initiative than to react passively, so I want to join forces with you to lure him out and capture him in one fell swoop."
Pei Minru was shocked.
"What do you mean by escape? Isn't Zhao Bixiang practicing in Anguo Temple?"
Feng Qingsui shook his head.
"Since the leader of the Ruifeng Society was captured, he fled Anguo Temple and is now missing."
Only then did Pei Minru realize that the Ruifeng Club was actually the work of Zhao Bixiang.
"I thought he had been staying in Anguo Temple... No wonder those who kidnapped me wanted to send me out of the city."
Feng Qingsui chuckled, "Your Majesty has been keeping the news of his escape secret, so not many people know about it."
Pei Minru looked at her calm expression and felt a sense of respect.
Zhao Bixiang's evil deeds were actually exposed by the person in front of him.
She had been the Crown Princess for so long, so she naturally knew how cruel and vindictive Zhao Bixiang was. He must have hated the person who caused him to lose his position as Crown Prince.
Feng Qingsui has suffered so many retaliations, yet he remains so calm and composed.
It's really admirable.
Suddenly, she felt infinite courage in her heart.
"I'll find a way to get out of the house."
She said resolutely.
"Just tell me what you need me to do."
Feng Qingsui said, "Although Zhao Bixiang may care more about you at the moment, I am also his target of revenge. If he can't catch you, he may come back to catch me. Using me as bait is enough."
"This isn't just your business."
Pei Minru said seriously.
"I also don't want someone secretly watching and wanting to pull out his claws."
"You can't help yourself, don't force it."
Feng Qingsui comforted him.
"Just stay in the mansion and wait for good news."
Pei Minru shook his head: "Even if you don't come, I will find a way to leave the house. The children in Qingquan Academy are still waiting for me to teach them."
“Besides,” she added, “If Zhao Bixiang can’t catch me, he might capture those kids and threaten me.”
Feng Qingsui agreed with this point.
"It's indeed possible."
Pei Minru knew that if he couldn't leave the house, no matter how much he said, it would be useless, so he said to Feng Qingsui: "Wait for me for two days. If I can return to the academy, we will join forces."
Feng Qingsui said hello.
After she left, Pei Minru went to find his father.
"Dad, I plan to go back to the academy tomorrow."
Pei Yunzhan happened to be there too, and frowned when he heard this: "Just now I heard from the servants that Feng came to visit you. Did you listen to her and make a fuss about leaving the house?"
Pei Minru replied, "No. I'm going back to the academy for classes."
"It's just an introductory class. You can spend some money and hire two teachers to teach it. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
Pei Yunzhan said lightly.
"You stay in the mansion and improve your zither skills or study gold and stone, isn't that better than teaching country kids to read?"
Pei Minru glared at him and said, "Then why don't you stay in the capital and work as an official instead of traveling around? You are allowed to do whatever you want, but I am not allowed to do what I want."
Pei Yunzhan choked.
Pei's father said with a stern face, "It's rare for you siblings to get together, why are you acting like fighting cocks as soon as you meet?"
"Min Ru, your second brother is right. Stay in the mansion and practice hard. Don't run out all day."
"Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your sisters. They haven't married yet."
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