Imperial Prison.
Pei Huanzhao enjoyed special treatment, living in a small single room.
Let alone prison, even in Sheng'an City, the cost of living in such a single room is not low.
Staying at an inn costs less than one coin a day? Two coins including food?
Therefore, opening an inn would be better than opening a prison. If this were converted into an inn, there would be plenty of people staying there, and rooms would be hard to come by.
Pei Huanzhao was not yet thirty years old, and he used to boast a lot.
Although the Pei family has a Marquis of Jianchang, they have seven daughters and two legitimate sons who are also praised as being the best in the world.
Now, Pei Huanzhao has become sleazy, losing the air of a noble family and gaining instead the rustic flavor of his hometown.
Pei Huanzhao regretted it. Why did he have to come to Sheng'an to suffer this when he could have lived a good life in his hometown?
He had already escaped, and as the eldest son, he rushed back to his hometown. Why did he have to make up for this trip to Sheng'an?
This move could ruin the Pei family.
It doesn't matter if the Pei family is finished, Pei Huanxu doesn't want to die!
He desperately wants to see Huan Yue now; for the sake of the past sixteen years, he should just let him go back.
While we're at it, let's also bestow upon him a marquisate or something. Pei Huanxu isn't incapable of being a proper elder brother.
If Huan Yue needs anything in the future, he can just tell him. Isn't that all there is to it?
Pei Huanxu is capable and can manage things well for Huan Yue.
On the other side of the prison, Xia and her two sons cried and wailed, cursing, and then were beaten.
Xia would be beaten and then dare not utter a sound, but Pei Houzai was thick-skinned, and Xia couldn't help but beat her son. So this strange cycle continued.
People back home were trembling with fear; it turns out Sheng'an really is terrifying.
So this is how the lineage of the Marquis of Jianchang came to be.
They were perfectly fine back home, so why did they have to come to Sheng'an to suffer like this?
They're going home! Anyway, they've been to Sheng'an, and those people back home are too stupid to know anything.
It would be best to get something else from Sheng'an and go back saying it was a gift from the Empress or the Emperor.
Pei Huanzhao had many of these before, so getting a few items shouldn't be difficult.
Everyone had a good idea; they couldn't wait to wake up and go home, where it's warm and cozy.
Pei Huanzhao was not warm. He had been interrogated all night, but the torture had not been used yet. He confessed everything he knew.
Qing'e Palace.
Xie Zhou let his son sleep in a small bed.
Huan Yue is alright.
Xie Zhou had lofty ambitions, but he got tired after only working halfway through.
It's all because we fought too fiercely last night.
Huan Yue tidied up and then carried the child to the big bed, telling him to sleep peacefully.
Xie Zhou holding his wife is quite nice, since she's his wife anyway.
Huan Yue said, "After you ascend the throne, I'm afraid there will be quite a few more people wanting to enter the palace."
Xie Zhou said, "Let's continue tomorrow."
Huan Yue shut up.
Keeping an eye on the palace takes a long time, and the people there aren't many tricks up their sleeves, so just ignoring them is fine.
Anxiang Courtyard.
It was a bit chilly early in the morning.
Yang Quenu, Yang Chu'er, and a group of beauties all got up, making it extremely lively.
The beauty in the west wing had unknowingly spent quite a while in the palace. As long as she kept a low profile, no one did anything to her.
Perhaps it's because the weather is nice today, or maybe because the beauty has become familiar with everyone, that she's become a bit more lively.
Yang Dong'e carefully planted vegetables. It was quite interesting to plant some vegetables every day and watch them grow until they were ready to eat.
Unexpectedly, a beautiful woman approached her.
Yang Dong'e glanced at them and realized it was hard to say who was more beautiful.
The beautiful woman smiled kindly and said cautiously, "These cucumbers are growing really well."
Yang Dong'e glanced at her: "Didn't you notice this worm?"
"Ah!" The beauty screamed in fright and ran away quickly.
Yang Dong'e thought she could get away from it.
The beauty bravely came over again and asked, "This... this won't be allowed to be conceived in the harem anymore, right?"
Yang Dong'e said, "Don't the vegetables in the imperial harem get infested with insects?"
The beauty asked coyly, "Then where did you stay when you went to the harem?"
Several palace maids sneered from behind.
Yang Dong'e was busy dealing with insects.
Having worms in your body is quite annoying, but there are some ways to treat it; some can be cured, while others cannot.
If you can come up with a new method, that is useful and rewardable.
I planted a small amount like Yang Dong'e did, without thinking too much about it. But there's no need to be terrified of the bugs.
After much difficulty, the beauty finally spoke, then asked Fei Hegu, "Have we arrived at the inner palace?"
Fei Hegu asked, "Do you still want to seduce His Highness? Or do you want to leave the palace? Her Majesty will let you out immediately."
The beauty won't go out! What can we do if she does?
Fei Hegu chuckled. "It's good to stay in the palace and relax."
Your Highness is happy to stay with the Empress, why are you meddling? The Empress is happy to support everyone, even ordinary families don't have such good treatment.
Fei and Gu were able to eat and live for free in the palace. They could earn more money if they wanted to, and they could also do things they liked, which was extremely rare for a woman.
She wanted to get married and have many children and grandchildren; the Empress wouldn't forbid it.
There have been many wars in recent years, and many officers and soldiers have made meritorious contributions. It is not impossible for them to live well.
People like Lü Wenyi and Lü Wenli might not even be considered suitable.
Previously, Lü Wenren was in high demand, but now Lü Wenyi and Lü Wenli are also quite sought after.
Fei and Gu didn't really want to have children and serve others for the rest of their lives. Wouldn't it be better to be served in the palace for the rest of their lives?
Di Baose wandered around for a while and arrived at Chengen Hall.
Xie Zhou happened to return and said to his wife, "Pei Huan has recruited quite a lot."
Huan Yue said, "His life has been quite remarkable."
As the female lead's older brother and imperial brother-in-law, he had already won at the finish line in life.
Di Baose said, "The Prince of Dongping is gone, and a bunch of people are trying to take over the Pei family. How can you not feel disgusted?"
Huan Yue said, "You're still young. Will you feel disgusted once you have the money?"
Di Baose said, "It's disgusting. If the Pei family manages to rise up, it will be an injustice."
Xie Zhou nodded: "Li killed her husband, Cao killed her husband, Qian killed her aunt, Pei Bo killed his grandmother..."
The thought alone sends chills down my spine. How could the Pei family possibly rise again?
The children at Xingtan were especially happy.
What was Di Baose doing while holding him?
The children in Xingtan want to eat meat.
Di Baose fed him a bowl of minced meat.
The little boy wanted to be fed by his mother, but seeing that his mother and father were eating, he asked Aunt Baose to feed him instead. Aunt Baose is also a beauty.
Di Baose said, "No one else is in a hurry, but that guy from Binzhou is."
Huan Yue said, "It's only human nature. Who wouldn't want the wealth and luxury that's visible in the palace?"
Cui Zhu said honestly, "In the palace, one should be most dutiful. Thinking about things one shouldn't will only harm oneself."
Huan Yue asked, "You're not young anymore, do you want to go out now?"
Cuizhu said directly, "This servant doesn't want to go out. Life in the palace is so much more comfortable."
Those who gain favor with the Empress are similar to seventh-rank officials in front of the Prime Minister. After Cuizhu, female officials could also reach the seventh or sixth rank.
Ji Shi said from the side, "Some of the former servants of the Pei family have become more ambitious."
The cat said, "What are all these things? The Pei family has fallen, and they've stolen things and run away."
They don't even know their place.
However, there is no such thing as status in this world; as long as you have money, anything goes.
Huan Yue was quite interested in seeing the Pei family put on a show, because the Pei family's shows were always more interesting than others.
Xie Zhou looked at her and saw that she had absolutely no affection for the Pei family.
Huan Yue looked at him and realized that he truly had no feelings left for his beloved.
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