Chapter 374: Meeting Again in the Palace (3)
If there is one thing that is worthy of consolation right now, it is the matter of Pei Lang.
She had always known that the Shen family, with its current influence, was too influential to be involved in palace affairs. However, as a mere girl, she had no chance to delve into deeper matters. Furthermore, many things had changed in this life, so Pei Lang was the only one left to act as a spy. Fu Xiuyi was a suspicious person, and he would always investigate anything that came his way, inevitably leading to her. However, a year later, Fu Xiuyi would actively recruit Pei Lang, and Pei Lang would then go along with it, making things much easier.
As for winning over Pei Lang, there was probably a bit of luck involved. Back then, Fu Xiuyi won over Pei Lang because one of his staff had a past relationship with Prefect Pei, allowing him to follow the clues and uncover Pei Lang's background. It was also because Fu Xiuyi had settled Liuying that Pei Lang was finally able to be used by him.
The Pei siblings were both stubborn and unyielding, each possessing their own strong opinions. For example, Liuying, after falling into prostitution, lost all trace of her official status, content to be a prostitute. Perhaps the memory of her former identity only brought her pain. Pei Lang, on the other hand, never sought revenge, content to be a teacher.
Liuying was unwilling to admit her identity and harbored resentment towards the Pei family for abandoning her to save her brother. If Pei Lang intervened, Liuying would only resist more fiercely. However, Shen Miao offered Liuying a docile way to survive. By controlling Liuying, she also controlled the guilty Pei Lang.
In a few years, after experiencing the ups and downs of court life, Pei Lang would become more mature, and looking back at Shen Miao's speech today, he would find it full of loopholes. However, at the moment, Pei Lang had not yet entered the officialdom, and no matter how smart he was, he still lacked experience.
"Miss, it's better to rest early." Jingzhe said with a smile: "Tomorrow I have to go with my wife to look at the houses in the east of the city."
Shen Miao nodded. In the past six months, at least the family could be divided, and they could always start their own lives.
However, she didn't expect that plans could not keep up with the speed of change.
The next morning, after Shen Miao had finished her meal, Luo Xueyan's maid came over and said that after Shen Miao changed her clothes, they would go and see the house. After all, it was the house she would live in in the future, so whether it was comfortable and safe, she had to see it before making a decision.
However, before Shen Miao could finish her makeup, someone came from the palace and asked Luo Xueyan to come into the palace. The palace maid also said that if it was okay, she could bring Shen Miao along.
It was almost like an order. Shen Xin and Shen Qiu's faces immediately darkened. Luo Xueyan was also a little confused. Although she was a noble lady in the capital, she was not usually in Dingjing and was not familiar with the ladies in the noble circle. It was even more ridiculous to say that she was the queen in the palace when she came to invite someone.
After all, Luo Xueyan had no relationship with the women in the palace.
Shen Xin and Shen Qiu thought further. Luo Xueyan had no close relationship with the other women, yet she was asked to bring Shen Miao along. Could it be that they were targeting Shen Miao for some other purpose? Whenever Shen Miao was involved, they were always extremely nervous. Shen Xin said, "Why don't I accompany the Madam to the palace?"
"What are you going to do?" Luo Xueyan said, "You weren't invited here, and you're not causing trouble enough. I'll take Jiaojiao with me." She hesitated for a moment: "With so many people, they won't do anything out of line. Besides, I'm not a weak woman, if..." She wanted to say that if something went wrong, she wouldn't necessarily suffer a loss if they really came to blows.
Shen Xin nodded: "I think the situation is not that tense now. You can go without worry."
Luo Xueyan took Shen Miao's hand and boarded the carriage arranged by the palace. They had originally planned to go and see the house early this morning, but because of this incident, no one knew whether it was a blessing or a curse.
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