Chapter 821 What important business could Miss Pei possibly have?
Moreover, she met three such men today.
One of them, without a doubt, is Gu Qianhan.
The second one is Crown Prince Xiao Qingxuan.
Despite Xiao Qingxuan's seemingly easygoing and considerate nature, he doesn't actually care about her at all.
The third one was Feng Shuo, the emperor's personal guard.
This capital city is indeed different from a small place like Hengzhou. The men here are worldly and won't be easily swayed by her.
She thought that since she had easily won over Gu Qianling back then, she could easily win over Gu Qianhan now!
As it turned out, it was a miscalculation.
Pei Yingzhu shook her head, carefully put away the military tally, and left.
"Obsidian".
A black-clad figure appeared silently: "Young Master."
"Send someone to thoroughly investigate Pei Yingzhu's past. I want to make sure she will actually work for me, and not betray me at a crucial moment."
"yes!"
"In addition, to be absolutely sure, we had someone keep an eye on her mother to make sure that she could be kept under our control."
"yes!"
Someone like Pei Yingzhu is too calculating and only cares about profit, so it's safer to have a hostage in hand.
"auspicious."
"Young master, I am here."
"Go and send a message to Feng Shuo, saying that I want to see him, and that we may have a new ally."
"Yes, young master."
After Jixiang finished speaking, he did not leave, but stood there looking as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Gu Qianhan raised an eyebrow: "Just say what you have to say, what are you holding back for?"
Jixiang hurriedly said, "Young Master, it's Qinxin. She saw Miss Pei enter the study, so she ran back to Qionghua Courtyard to report to the Young Madam. After reporting, she ran back, saying she wanted to come in and hear what you and Miss Pei were saying so she could go back and report to the Young Madam. But Fuze stopped her. But she hasn't left. She's been... she's been watching you and Miss Pei!"
Gu Qianhan's expression was not good. He got up and walked out: "What did she say to Atang? Did she say something that made Atang misunderstand me?"
"I think the young mistress shouldn't have misunderstood the young master, right? There's been no movement from Qionghua Courtyard either!"
"What do you know? Sometimes silence is even scarier. Maybe when I get back I'll be turned away! I don't want to sleep in the study anymore."
Ji Xiang couldn't help but scratch his head. Why did he feel that the young master was becoming more and more afraid of his wife?
He followed Gu Qianhan out of the study, and when he got outside, Qin Xin was nowhere to be seen.
Gu Qianhan asked Fuze, "What about that maid who likes to gossip?"
Fuze quickly said, "Young Master, after Miss Pei came out, Qin Xin immediately ran back to Qionghua Courtyard to report to the young mistress. Judging from her excited appearance, she probably wanted to tell everything that could and couldn't be told."
Gu Qianhan glared at him: "What is there that I can't say? The man surnamed Pei came here to talk to me about something important. Didn't you tell Qin Xin?"
“I did tell her, but she didn’t believe me! But I can’t blame her for not believing me. You said you had something important to discuss with Miss Pei, that does seem a bit… a bit unbelievable. What important things could Miss Pei possibly have? That kind of person of hers…”
As Fuze spoke, he noticed that Gu Qianhan's expression was getting colder and colder, so he shrank back and shut his mouth.
Gu Qianhan ignored him and strode towards her own courtyard.
When he returned, he heard laughter and cheerful voices coming from inside the house as soon as he entered the courtyard.
He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Shen Wantang wasn't angry. She still trusted him and knew that he couldn't possibly have anything to do with Pei Yingzhu.
However, as soon as he pushed open the door and stepped into the room, a teacup flew towards him.
He caught it instinctively, and only when he looked up did he realize that the teacup was not thrown by Shen Wantang, but by Gu Qianning.
His face darkened: "Gu Qianning, are you looking for death?"
"Oh, Second Young Master, you're so arrogant! You're so fierce to your own sister, but you're so nice to that cousin Pei who's not related to you by blood! I want to go into your study, and you won't let me in, but how come cousin Pei can go in? Gu Qianhan, whose brother are you, anyway?"
"You're being so sarcastic and uncooperative. I think you're getting more and more outrageous. Go back to your own yard. What are you doing occupying my chair? Get out of the way!"
"I'm not leaving unless you tell me what you and Pei Yingzhu talked about for an hour!"
Gu Qianhan found her in the way, so he grabbed her by the back of her collar, lifted her up, and threw her out.
Gu Qianning almost fell flat on her face, but luckily her maid was watching outside and caught her quickly.
Gu Qianning shouted angrily, "Gu Qianhan, you're not human!"
As a result, Gu Qianhan slammed the door shut, cutting off her view.
Shen Wantang got up to open the door for Gu Qianning, but Gu Qianhan grabbed her wrist: "Don't worry about her, she'll only cause trouble."
Shen Wantang found it both funny and heartwarming: "A-Ning isn't causing trouble, she's doing it for my own good. She's afraid I'll be wronged here, so she's standing up for me!"
Gu Qianhan pulled her down to sit: "She's quite righteous, but she shouldn't stick her neck out blindly. There's nothing between me and Pei Yingzhu. Oh, by the way, what about your maid? Did she come back and say anything bad about me?"
Shen Wantang listened to the sounds outside and, seeing that Gu Qianning had stopped calling out, knew that she had already left.
She smiled, leaned relaxed on Gu Qianhan's shoulder, and teased him slightly, "You mean Qin Xin? Qin Xin is such a good maid, how could she say anything bad about you? She's always been a person who speaks the truth!"
Gu Qianhan liked the feeling of her leaning against him like this, and his voice softened: "Yes, I know you like this maid, so she went to the study in the front yard to peek and ask all sorts of questions, and I didn't have anyone chase her away. However, Pei Yingzhu came to see me today because she had important business to discuss."
Shen Wantang nodded: "I know, it must be related to the soldiers under the Prince's command, right? I can't think of anything else."
After all, Gu Qianhan had mentioned to her that he wanted to ask the Prince for some help. The Prince had officially relinquished his military power, but he lived in seclusion and kept his own private army, which the Emperor would not know about.
Moreover, as long as Prince Heng'an isn't truly brainless, he will definitely maintain more private soldiers to ensure his self-defense.
Otherwise, if something really big happens, having the title of a prince won't be of any use.
"Madam is indeed intelligent; she guessed it right away."
Gu Qianhan, ever the opportunist, flattered Shen Wantang, putting his arm around her waist and saying, "Pei Yingzhu came to see me today because it is indeed related to the soldiers under the Prince's command."
"I never expected that my muddle-headed uncle would trust Pei Yingzhu so much, even giving her the military tally. Now, she has the authority to command the Prince's 30,000 elite troops!"
“Pei Yingzhu is treated better than a son by the Prince. My poor cousin Pei Lin’an didn’t even receive such treatment. When he came to the capital as a hostage, he only brought a dozen or so guards with him.”
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