Chapter 127 Asking Luo Fu to Save Pei Ji
"You rescued him?"
Aunt Zhao didn't understand Luo Zhen's obsession with Pei Ji. She obviously didn't love him that much. "How can you save him, young lady? The Bo Mansion is gone."
Luo Zhen said, "Even if the Bo Mansion is here, they can't help with this kind of thing, let alone help. Do you remember the man who came to visit Pei Ji at home last time? I think his name was Qi Chuan. He and Pei Ji were colleagues and seemed very loyal. If we go find him, maybe we can find a way to rescue Pei Ji."
Nanny Zhao really wanted to ask her, even if she could be saved, what would happen after she was rescued?
Will his superiors still reuse someone who has been to prison?
I'm afraid the best outcome is to be a small flag officer of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for the rest of your life.
The expenses in the capital are high, and Xu has suffered a stroke again, so she needs medicine every day. Pei Ji's salary is not enough to support the family.
Besides, he doesn't look like someone who wants to support a family and live a serious life.
I can only rely on Luo Zhen.
After a while, Luo Zhen's dowry was used up and she could no longer afford to live in this house.
Slaves like her will definitely be sold.
At her age, if she is sold again, she will definitely not survive.
She couldn't follow this older girl anymore.
Thinking of this, Madam Zhao nodded and said, "I hadn't thought of this person. He and my son-in-law are both members of the Imperial Guard, so he must have more methods than us. But it's too late now, and we don't know where he lives. Let's go to the Northern Pacification Office tomorrow to look for him."
After going through so many things that day, Luo Zhen was really tired. Without saying anything more, she was helped by Madam Zhao to take a bath and then fell into bed and fell into a deep sleep.
Nanny Zhao sent all the maids away on the grounds that Luo Zhen was sad and needed her company.
She sat in Luo Zhen's bedroom until the middle of the night, then walked to the bed, reached into Luo Zhen's pillow little by little, and took out a small bunch of keys from underneath.
This bunch of keys can open all the locked cabinets in the bedroom.
Nanny Zhao was Luo Zhen's confidante, so she naturally knew.
Holding the key, she tiptoed to the cupboard, carefully guarding against Luo Zhen waking up, opened the door carefully, rummaged inside, and found a small box. After opening it with the key, she found several indentures inside.
With the help of an oil lamp left in the bedroom, Madam Zhao took out all the deeds in the box, examined them one by one, and finally picked out her own deed and put it in her arms, and put the others back as they were.
Finally, with his heart pounding, he put the key back under Luozhen's pillow.
After doing all this, Madam Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the footstool beside the bed, spending half the night like this.
The next morning, Luo Zhen woke up and was startled to find Madam Zhao sitting on the bed. She stood up, nudged her, and called out, "Madam, Madam..."
Aunt Zhao slowly opened her eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "The girl is awake."
Luo Zhen asked, "Why are you sleeping here?"
Zhao Ma Ma stood up tremblingly, holding onto the edge of the bed. "I was worried that the young lady would not be able to sleep well after the series of bad things she had encountered, so I stayed by her side. If she needs anything, it will be convenient for her to call me."
Luo Zhen felt a rare warmth in her heart when she heard this, and she took her hand: "Here, only Madam loves me."
Aunt Zhao smiled kindly and said, "I also watched you grow up. If I don't love you, who else can I ask to do it? Hehe... I'll help you change your clothes, we still have to go to Beizhen, hehe..."
Seeing her coughing and looking exhausted, Luo Zhen was worried that she would fall ill and be left with no one to help her, so she hurriedly said, "Madam, I'm afraid you caught a cold last night. Go back to your room and rest first. I'll ask someone to make you a bowl of ginger soup later."
Madam Zhao said, "It's just a few coughs due to an itchy throat. It's nothing serious. Don't worry, young lady. Cough cough cough..."
She started coughing violently again.
Luo Zhen subconsciously stepped back and advised, "You're coughing like this, I'm afraid the disease has entered your body. Mammy, go to the infirmary and get some medicine. It's the same if I ask the maid to accompany you here."
Aunt Zhao sighed, "That's fine. I'll leave first, lest my illness spread to the young lady."
Luo Zhen nodded quickly, watched her go out, fanned the air in front of her with her hand, got out of bed and opened the window, then called the maid in to wash and change clothes, and went out with the maid without even having breakfast.
As I passed the front hall, I caught a glimpse of the pitch-black coffin inside.
I couldn't help but be shocked, and then I realized that this was Pei Yu, and I had an indescribable feeling in my heart.
Originally, her dowry was placed in the front hall, and she sneaked in to steal it. Now she herself is lying in the front hall.
I feel happy, but also a little sad. It's not a pity for such a fool to die. It will save me a lot of trouble.
But once she died, it seemed like the Pei family would continue to decline...
Luo Zhen felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart. Without looking at it any more, she took her maid out and got on the carriage that had been prepared long ago, heading to the Northern Pacification Office.
The Northern Pacification Office had a bad reputation, and the number of pedestrians passing by gradually dwindled.
Luo Zhen got off the carriage and looked at the crimson facade of the Northern Pacification Office, her heart pounding.
There was no one guarding the gate.
When Luo Zhen mustered up his courage and prepared to go in, two Jinyiwei in Feiyu uniforms came out. They seemed to be going out to do something. When they saw Luo Zhen, they shouted, "Who are you?"
Luo Zhen hurriedly smiled and said, "My Lords, I'm here to look for Lord Qi Chuanqi."
The two Jinyiwei looked at each other, and one of them said, "Qichuan doesn't have a wife. Who are you and why are you looking for him?"
These people should also know about Pei Ji's arrest. Luo Zhen was afraid to tell Pei Ji about it, so they stopped her from entering for fear of being implicated. She only said, "My husband is good friends with him. There's an emergency at home and we need him. Please, both gentlemen, please help me call him."
As she spoke, she stepped forward and handed over the silver that had been prepared long ago.
The two men took the money and actually did the job. They said, "Wait," and turned to go in and call someone.
After a while, Qichuan came out.
When he saw Luo Zhen, he came over and asked in surprise, "Sister-in-law? Why are you looking for me?"
Luo Zhen quickly smiled and said, "I have no other choice, so I came to find Brother Qi."
Upon hearing this, Qi Chuan hurriedly asked, "What's wrong? Is Brother Pei's injury worse?"
Luo Zhen shook her head: "Brother Qi, don't you know yet? My husband... was arrested by officers and soldiers from Yingtian Prefecture yesterday afternoon. They said he was suspected of bribery and murder..."
"What!"
Yingtian Prefecture had nothing to do with the Northern Pacification Division, and Qi Chuan was genuinely unaware of this. He exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Pei and I have always worked together, so how could I not know that he bribed and murdered someone? Did he offend someone?"
Luo Zhen sighed, "As a woman, I don't understand the affairs of the officialdom. My husband never mentioned them to me when he came back. I'm really at my wit's end. That's why I shamelessly came to seek help from Brother Qi. I hope you can find a way to rescue my husband. I'll pay you whatever money you need."
Qi Chuan had an average impression of her. He didn't expect that after Pei Ji was captured, she would run around for him and be willing to spend money. His affection for her increased, but he was also in a dilemma.
He wanted to help, but he had no one to back him in the capital except the prince.
But the prince was simple-minded, and he didn't want him to be involved in the struggles in officialdom.
What's more, he doesn't even know who Pei Ji offended.
Qichuan was also confused and didn't know what to do.
Luo Zhen saw him scratching his head, and the expression on his face was not impatience, but worry and anxiety.
Then I knew that he was also unable to do it.
Then I can only find her...
"Brother Qi, I do have a way to rescue my husband, but I can't enter the palace, so I need your help."
"Enter the palace?" Qi Chuan asked in surprise, "What are you going to do in the palace?"
Luo Zhen said: "My sister Luo Fu is a palace concubine and is deeply favored by His Majesty. If I can see her, my husband can be saved."
Qi Chuan asked in surprise: "Your sister is a palace concubine? Why haven't I heard Brother Pei mention it?"
Luo Zhen smiled and said, "He has something to hide, so he naturally doesn't dare to mention it."
Qichuan: "What?"
Luo Zhen said: "It's nothing, I hope Brother Qi can help me."
Qi Chuan quickly agreed and said, "It's just that the palace is not that easy to enter. I can use my official duties to go in and find someone to help you pass the message to the Empress in the palace, but I can't take you in to see her."
Luo Zhen was afraid that she would just send a message, and Luo Fu would pretend not to hear it in a moment's thought if she didn't want to help. It would be better for her to see her and persuade her with both emotion and reason.
But what Qichuan said was true. It was not easy to enter the deep palace. Even the mother of a concubine could only visit her when the concubine was pregnant.
What is she, the elder sister?
Luo Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Then can I pass my letter in?"
Qi Chuan said: "You write it, I will try my best to help you pass it on."
Luo Zhen hurriedly thanked him, found a writing shop, carefully wrote the letter and gave it to Qichuan.
Qichuan happened to have an errand that required him to enter the palace, so without hesitation, he took Luo Zhen's letter, returned to the Northern Pacification Division, rode out on horseback, and headed for the inner court.
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