Chapter 1018 It Turns Out That He Was Not a Spy

After learning that it was His Majesty, the hired men were actually a little scared, but the woman was complacent.

Since it is Your Majesty, that is even better.

Since ancient times, no matter which emperor, he had three wives and four concubines.

She firmly believed that with her looks, once she had the chance to enter the palace, she would definitely become His Majesty's beloved concubine. By then, becoming a concubine or a noble consort would be no problem at all.

By then, she will have endless wealth and glory.

She no longer had to be trapped in this small town.

But she never expected that in the end, she would be defeated by these people she hired with her own money.

They sold themselves out so easily.

The old man was extremely frightened when he saw the woman's reaction.

He waved his hands desperately and shook his head loudly at His Majesty: "Your Majesty, no! No!"

Then he turned around and pointed at the woman viciously: "Shut up! Shut up!"

Although he was just a countryman, he knew very well that he was facing the capricious Majesty.

If I say something wrong, it would be deceiving the king!

If you deceive the emperor, you will be beheaded.

Although the old man has lived to this age, he has been healthy and well over the years, although he is not rich.

He still wants to live well.

After saying this, he didn't dare to say another word. He just kept kowtowing desperately in the direction of Pei Chuyan.

"I'm not her grandfather, and they..."

After saying this, the old man pointed to a few people who were also kneeling nearby.

"She paid us to come here! She only wanted us to accompany her for a while, and we never thought that she would actually want to deceive the emperor!"

At this time Pei Chuyan still lowered his head, with his brows slightly furrowed.

He, on the other hand, was troubled by this matter.

At first, he thought these people were a gang.

They want to use the refugees' identities to get close to me, and they are most likely spies of this enemy country.

That's why he asked Lin Ji to keep a close eye on the opponent, so that he could deal a fatal blow to the opponent after the war was over.

But now look at them falling apart.

Pei Chuyan probably guessed it as well.

But Pei Chuyan never said a word. His silence made people even more frightened.

The atmosphere in the tent at this moment was so depressing that it almost made people feel suffocated.

After a long silence, Pei Chuyan finally spoke.

He turned his gaze to Lin Ji, who was standing beside him, with a stern look in his eyes: "Take the four of them away."

When he said this, there was a loud noise when he dropped his hands to the ground.

"Keep a good look after her, and do not slack off in the slightest. As for her..."

After saying this, he turned his gaze towards the woman, with a hint of sternness in his eyes: "She stays."

To be honest, Pei Chuyan had no intention of imposing severe punishment on these four people.

He knew that it was not easy for the people at the bottom of society to survive.

They just took the wrong path for a few pieces of silver, just wanting to make a fortune.

Pei Chuyan could understand this kind of sadness.

But today, I was the one who saw through their plan.

If I met someone else, I would probably be framed by them.

So even if he would not impose a heavy fine, he would at least impose a light fine to scare them so that they would live an honest life in the future.

If everyone is trying to take shortcuts, how can the world function?

After the four people left, Pei Chuyan turned his gaze to the woman who was kneeling on the ground beside him.

He looked at her with disgust in his eyes.

She is thinking about more than just money.

She was the one who figured out what happened today. If others hadn't figured it out, she would have taken advantage of the general's kindness and destroyed a family.

She also has to pay her own price.

At this time, the woman was crawling on the ground, her mind full of calculations.

She was convinced that, as expected, Pei Chuyan ordered his soldiers to take everyone else away and only left her behind, and he must have some ideas about her.

Her body, which had been shaking with fear, gradually calmed down.

Even where Pei Chuyan couldn't see, the corners of her lips unconsciously raised slightly.

Pei Chuyan didn't see her smile, but it didn't matter.

Pei Chuyan still looked calm, and asked gently as if he was chatting with his family, "What's your last name?"

As soon as Pei Chuyan said this, Lin Ji on the side looked up at the prince in surprise.

Judging from the prince's expression just now, he clearly dislikes this woman.

But why did he speak to her so kindly?

But after just one glance, Lin Ji turned his attention to the woman. He still looked at her vigilantly. In his eyes, this woman was a vicious person and he had to be on guard against her.

When the woman heard Pei Chuyan's words, she felt like she had found a life-saving straw. She quickly raised her head and looked at him, her eyes full of expectation.

"In reply to your Majesty, my surname is Yin."

When she said this, there was a hint of flattery in her tone.

But before she could finish her words, Pei Chuyan interrupted her.

"So what is Miss Yin's purpose in bringing them here? Do you want me to feel pity for you and take you back to the capital? Make you my concubine?"

After Pei Chuyan said this, Lin Ji on the side could no longer control himself. He stared in Pei Chuyan's direction with wide eyes, not hiding his surprise at all.

Not to mention this woman.

She didn't expect Pei Chuyan's words to be so straightforward, which caught her off guard.

She knew that she must not let him discover her intention, so she shook her head quickly, her eyes full of panic.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood. I...I am not."

"I just felt that there was a war in that city. I was so scared that I just wanted to leave the city as soon as possible."

"It's not easy for me to go alone, so I hired a family."

As she said this, she secretly observed Pei Chuyan's expression out of the corner of her eye.

But she didn't expect that when Pei Chuyan saw her like this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing an ambiguous smile.

Seeing Pei Chuyan's smile, the woman felt relieved.

But then, Pei Chuyan's words made her feel as if she had fallen into the abyss.

When Pei Chuyan looked up at her again, there was no warmth in his smile: "So you think that I am not thinking clearly?"

During the conversation with the woman, Pei Chuyan's voice was always very steady.

But what he said now in this calm voice made people even more frightened.

After Pei Chuyan said this, Lin Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the prince did not have such an idea. He thought that the young master looked down on the ladies from wealthy families in the capital and actually ran to this border town to find such a woman.

A woman with such sinister and calculating eyes is not even worthy of carrying shoes for her own prince!