Gu Hui, posing as Peng's daughter-in-law, went to the Song family to pick up her grandson and took Cheng Huaiyu's child and wet nurse with her.
With such a commotion in the city, everyone knew her identity, so the Song family naturally dared not object and obediently handed her over.
General Peng Si sent men to guard the coast, but two days passed and no boats left the shore.
The search continued, but Gu Hui was worried that Peng Mu had many tricks up his sleeve, so she went back to Kuncheng with Princess Jinghe and He Sanniang, along with the child and two wet nurses.
Princess Jinghe also brought her wet nurse to Kuncheng, where she also has a house.
This time they did not travel by carriage, but by water.
If they rush back first, they can indeed guard the seas surrounding the Goddess Kingdom. At that time, they don't believe that all the naval soldiers of the Great Zhou can't defeat Peng Mu's single ship.
General Peng Si stayed in Fuzhou to handle matters for the time being.
Before leaving, Gu Hui spoke with General Peng Si for a while: "Fourth Uncle, there's something I don't want to hide from you. Peng Mu is indeed not your son, and I'm not entirely clear on the specifics. He is the son of the King of Qu, who is now the King of Langge."
General Peng Si looked at Gu Hui.
Gu Hui continued, "I hope that if you find Peng Mu, you will not be deceived by his sweet words, nor will you show him mercy because of your more than ten years of father-son relationship. I hope that if you find him, you can personally escort him back to Kuncheng. Fourth Uncle, I hope you will forgive me if I have offended you."
General Peng sighed: "Alas, be careful on your way back."
What can he blame?
Now he understands. He had raised his son for over ten years, always thinking he was sickly, but little did he know how capable the boy was.
He was feeling conflicted, but he was certain that if he caught Peng Mu, he would not be soft-hearted or show any mercy.
Gu Hui and the others left on the 28th day of the first lunar month.
...
At this moment, a caravan had already boarded a ship bound for the capital from Suzhou.
The ship set sail, and in the cabin, Peng Mu looked at Cheng Huaiyu, who was tied up.
He rested for two days and felt much better.
Cheng Huaiyu stared at Peng Mu, unable to speak because her mouth was covered.
Peng Mu ripped the gag from her mouth: "Why did you betray me?"
Cheng Huaiyu said, "I am a citizen of the Great Zhou. You want to harm the Great Zhou with the Langge Kingdom, why should I help you? You even harmed my best friend, and in my name. Peng Mu, you deserve to die!"
Peng Mu looked at her calmly: "So, from the moment you showed me the letter Kuncheng wrote to you, and made you reply to me as soon as you saw it, you were already planning to betray me? Back then, you openly showed me the letter while secretly replying to it. Ha, Cheng Huaiyu, I didn't expect you to be so cunning?"
Cheng Huaiyu remained silent.
Peng Mu suddenly leaned forward, placing his hands on the chair Cheng Huaiyu was sitting on. Cheng Huaiyu instinctively stepped back, but Peng Mu grabbed her chin and said, "Too bad you don't know, all the officials in Fuzhou, big and small, are my people, right? Should I be glad I didn't tell you all this back then?"
Cheng Huaiyu struggled: "Let me go!"
Peng Mu grabbed Cheng Huaiyu's chin tightly and kissed her.
Cheng Huaiyu struggled and bit recklessly. Peng Mu felt the pain, straightened up, and slapped her across the face, leaving a handprint on Cheng Huaiyu's face.
Peng Mu wiped the blood from his lips with his thumb and looked at Cheng Huaiyu with a gloomy expression.
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