Chapter 112: Revenge
"So that's how it is!" Upon hearing this, the emperor sighed, with a hint of disappointment in his tone.
Xu Qingyan's explanation was indeed impeccable. Her identity as a victim, solving and exposing the Third Prince's wife, was all just a coincidence.
But Concubine Chun, who was beside the emperor, refused to let Xu Qingyan go. She immediately asked, "How did you, a woman, escape after being captured? And you saved others?"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor also looked at Xu Qingyan and asked, "Princess, how did you escape?"
Xu Qingyan was stunned when she heard this. Could it be that she was going to say that it was the secret guards that Pei Jingchuan arranged for her? This must not be said. The secret guards were originally the power that Pei Jingchuan cultivated privately. If the emperor knew about this, what would happen?
Pei Jingchuan also realized the cunningness of the emperor and Concubine Chun, and it was obvious that they were trying to vent their anger.
Although the current emperor of Daxia was not incompetent, he was definitely not a good emperor. Even though it was the third prince who did this heinous thing, how could the emperor not be angry when someone exposed the scandal of the royal family?
"Your Majesty..." Just as Pei Jingchuan was about to speak up to explain for Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan also interrupted him and said, "Your Majesty, this is because I had already made preparations and brought poison with me. When I woke up in the dark room, I deceived the people who arrested me, and then took the opportunity to poison them, forcing them to release me, and then rescued those women together. It just so happened that at that time, the backyard of the Third Prince's Mansion was also in chaos, and thieves broke in without paying attention to the study. I was scared at the time, so I didn't dare to say it immediately."
"You went to the Third Prince's mansion and actually brought poison with you! Princess, what are you planning on doing? Are you trying to poison the Third Prince?" Concubine Chun shouted angrily, as if someone had caught her tail.
Xu Qingyan looked at Concubine Chun innocently and said, "My Lady Concubine Chun, it is well known that the Third Prince's Concubine has made things difficult for me many times. When I went to her house, I had to be on guard. Isn't this reasonable? And the result of the facts also proves that I did nothing wrong. If I hadn't taken precautions, I'm afraid the Third Prince's Concubine would still be at large and continue to do evil things!"
"You...you are making excuses! Your Majesty, you must punish her. She has bad intentions!" Concubine Chun said gritting her teeth.
"Your Majesty, my wife did all this just to protect herself. If self-protection is wrong, then I beg Your Majesty to punish me!" Upon hearing this, Pei Jingchuan immediately pleaded.
The emperor looked at Concubine Chun with some annoyance and said, "That's enough! Stop making trouble. The Crown Prince's Concubine is right this time. Someone, send Concubine Chun away!"
What Xu Qingyan and the others said was reasonable. If I were to pursue it, wouldn't it make me look like a tyrant? Concubine Chun was always furious, which made the emperor very annoyed.
"Your Majesty!" Concubine Chun was unwilling in her heart, but was finally driven out by the Emperor.
The emperor didn't get any information out of Xu Qingyan and the others, and in the end he let them go without any punishment or reward.
As Xu Qingyan walked, she secretly complained in her heart: [This emperor is really narrow-minded. If he was a righteous emperor, he should have rewarded me for saving those women this time. However, this emperor is a little narrow-minded. What is written in the book is true. Now I finally understand why the emperor blamed all the faults on the King of Qin after Concubine Yun died. ]
Pei Jingchuan, who was beside him, heard this and felt that Xu Qingyan must have been wronged this time. He couldn't help but feel a little distressed. Since Qingyan wanted a reward and the emperor didn't give it to her, then couldn't he give it to her? So, he secretly made a decision in his heart.
At the same time, the third prince returned to his mansion feeling relieved. Looking at his secret room that had been discovered, he reluctantly ordered people to seal it.
Moreover, all the lanterns in the mansion that he loved were taken down one by one and buried together by the people in the palace.
"Pei Jingchuan, Xu Qingyan, very good. This time I will remember you! One day, I will not let you off easily!" The third prince lay on the couch, enduring the pain, staring at the ground with dark eyes.
"Third Prince, you have finally escaped from this predicament. Now you should rest well and think about what you can do to repair your reputation. Although the Third Prince's wife took the blame for you this time, you and your wife are still a couple, so it will have some impact on you." At this time, Mr. Qi, who was standing aside, spoke.
The third prince looked at him unwillingly and said, "Sir, do you know? I have always been very courteous to Pei Jingchuan, just to win him over to work for me. Even when his concubine offended my wife, I taught her a lesson for him. I gave him such face, why don't you appreciate it and want to hurt me in return? This is the first time I have seen such an ungrateful person. You know, his half-brother wants to be mine with all his heart!"
"Third Prince, please do not bother yourself with the person you cannot bring over. I think Young Master Pei and you are not on the same page. Even if you bring him over, many of his opinions will be different from yours. But I think you can use his half-brother. Young Master Pei suffers from a strange disease. No matter how capable he is, he will not live long. The Duke of England has only these two sons. Even if the young master has an heir, it will only be a little baby. Moreover, I think the illegitimate son is ambitious. Young Master Pei may not be able to have a legitimate son. In the future, won't the Duke of England's Mansion belong to that illegitimate son?" Mr. Qi advised seriously.
He had never been optimistic about Pei Jingchuan. He felt that although it was true that he had outstanding abilities, he was upright, honest and selfless, and was not the same as a villain like him. They could not work together under the Third Prince. It was just that the Third Prince had been obsessed with winning him over before, so he couldn't say much. Now that the Third Prince and Pei Jingchuan had fallen out like this, he was naturally happy to see it happen. Without Pei Jingchuan, he would also be the Third Prince's first counselor. If the Third Prince ascended the throne in the future, he would also be confident that he could control this violent emperor.
"What you said reminds me that Master Pei's half-brother is not a peaceful person. The fact that he has surrendered to me many times in private is enough to show that he is ambitious. Pei Jingchuan was fine before, but he suddenly got a strange disease in the last few years. Maybe it is related to that illegitimate son! Since he and I have a common enemy, I might as well make good use of him!" The third prince suddenly realized and said with a wicked smile on his face.
Soon, the Third Prince sent someone to secretly send a message to Pei Jingyuan, inviting him to visit the Third Prince's residence.
Pei Jingyuan has been very low-key during this period, working hard silently to improve his abilities. He also heard about the fact that the third prince was almost convicted. At that time, he had already made plans. If the third prince was abolished, he would switch to the sixth prince.
But suddenly, the Third Prince was fine and now he took the initiative to invite him to meet him. He knew that his chance had come.
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