Chapter 9 Imperial Concubine 9
Pilgrimage Hall.
Upon arriving at the pilgrimage hall, Pei Zhiyan immediately began handling government affairs.
Half a month later, he left the palace for Nanshan Temple, intending to stay outside the palace for a few more days.
Because of the deaths of Prime Minister Luo and Madam Luo, Luo Xi has been depressed for half a month.
So he thought he would take her out to relax for a few days.
An hour later,
Eunuch An entered. "Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo has urgent business to discuss with you."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhiyan stopped writing and looked up.
"The Duke of Zhenguo?"
What's the urgent matter?
"Let him in."
Eunuch An: "Yes, Your Majesty."
A short while later, the Duke of Zhenguo strode in.
He bowed respectfully and said, "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
Pei Zhiyan: "Get up."
"Lord Zhenguo, what brings you here?"
The Duke of Zhenguo suddenly knelt on the ground, pleading, "Your Majesty, I beg you to spare Jingrui's life."
Pei Zhiyan: ? ? ?
What? He didn't send anyone to hunt down his son!
Duke Zhenguo: "Your Majesty, I know that Jingrui's escape with Miss Ning is a serious crime, but he is, after all, my only son, and I cannot abandon him."
As he spoke, the Duke of Zhenguo's eyes reddened.
"Your Majesty, I beg you, in consideration of my many years of loyalty, spare his life!"
Pei Zhiyan understood!
The Duke of Zhenguo believed that he had sent people to hunt down and kill his son.
Pei Zhiyan frowned and said in a deep voice, "I did not send anyone to hunt him down, so why does the Duke of Zhenguo say this?"
Duke Zhenguo: ? ? ?
The Emperor didn't send anyone to hunt down Jingrui?
The Duke of Zhenguo also knew that the Emperor had no need to lie to him.
Who wanted to kill Jingrui?
Could it be the Imperial Concubine? Did she turn from love to hate, and so…?
However, he had met the Imperial Concubine before, and she was a kind-hearted girl; she shouldn't do such a thing.
Who could it be?
The Duke of Zhenguo took out a letter from his bosom.
"Your Majesty, this letter is a plea for help from Jingrui, which I received today."
He said he had been assassinated and was in critical condition.
Pei Zhiyan thought to himself: Trust?
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something! But he forgot it the next second.
Duke Zhenguo: "Your Majesty, I beg you to send someone to help me find Jingrui's whereabouts. I would be eternally grateful."
Pei Zhiyan: "Alright, I will send people to look for it."
Duke Zhenguo: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Then, the Duke of Zhenguo took his leave!
Two weeks later,
Pei Zhiyan's men searched high and low, but they couldn't find Song Jingrui and the other man.
His people only found that the two of them had appeared in Cen Village, and then they disappeared completely.
The reason his men couldn't find any clues was because Prime Minister Luo was very cautious; he killed everyone who knew the truth.
On this day,
Pei Zhiyan took Luo Xi to Nanshan Temple.
Nanshan Temple.
The journey was tiring, and Luo Xi was pregnant, so her energy was inevitably low. As soon as she arrived at Nanshan Temple, she was exhausted and sleepy. Pei Zhiyan took her to a side room first.
After Luo Xi fell asleep, Pei Zhiyan went to find Master Liaokong of Nanshan Temple.
there,
A handsome man is playing chess with a kind-looking monk.
An hour later,
"His Majesty has won."
Pei Zhiyan: "You flatter me."
Liao Kong put down the chess piece in his hand and looked at Pei Zhiyan.
"Your Majesty, you have been bewitched."
Pei Zhiyan was startled upon hearing this!
"insanity?"
Pei Zhiyan asked seriously, "Is there any way to lure out this Gu?"
Master Liaokong's medical skills are unparalleled; he must have a solution.
Liao Kong: "Yes, there is, but this old monk needs to see what kind of Gu has afflicted His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, please extend your hand."
Pei Zhiyan reached out, and Liao Kong pricked his wrist with a needle. Blood was drawn, and after a short while, they saw the Gu on his wrist.
Pei Zhiyan: !!
Liao Kong: "Love Poison!"
"Your Majesty, you have been poisoned by a love potion."
Pei Zhiyan murmured, "A love potion?"
If he was afflicted with a love curse, then he would know who cast it...
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