Chapter 86 Pei Changfeng's Evidence
The light and shadow were dim, and Mu Chen slowly walked towards Pei Changfeng.
There was always a faint smile on his face, as if he had guessed that he would be discovered, or rather, he wanted to be discovered on purpose.
Pei Changfeng looked at him and suddenly smiled, "You are a man of hidden talents, cousin."
"I don't quite understand," Mu Chen shook his head, "You're talking too mysteriously."
"Now that things have come to this, why should we continue pretending?" Pei Changfeng said slowly, "You were the one who informed the Fourth Princess, and you were also the one who secretly transferred Pei Yaozu away."
His tone was affirmative. Mu Chen stared at him for a while and did not deny it.
Pei Changfeng could sense the danger posed by Mu Chen, and that Mu Chen must have something in his hand that could send him to hell.
"Let's talk about the conditions?" Mu Chen asked, "Perhaps you are willing to exchange."
"I don't want to," Pei Changfeng snorted coldly, "Don't even think about it. Just because you are a coward doesn't mean I am one too."
The word "coward" made Mu Chen's expression change slightly.
"It seems that you really love Wanwan so much that you value her more than your own life. You don't even consider what I would say."
"I know exactly what I have done. I don't need anyone to remind me. I dare to do it and I dare to take responsibility." Pei Changfeng said this and left.
Mu Chen looked at his back and cursed silently, "Idiot."
When Pei Changfeng returned home, Su Wanwan was helping Du Xiaoguang.
She was holding a wave drum in her hand, and wherever the drum turned, little Fuguang would look at it with a curious look.
Hearing Pei Changfeng coming back, Su Wanwan put the child down temporarily and stood up to greet him, "Why are you back now?"
"I'm just reminding Brother Bai to be careful of someone," Pei Changfeng replied when he saw that she wanted to ask, "He's not an important person."
Su Wanwan said "Oh", went back to the bed, grabbed Xiao Fuguang's hand and kissed it.
After the last kidnapping incident, Su Wanwan spent more time with her child. She wanted to see the child grow up, get married and start a family, and she didn't want to waste even a moment.
Little Fuguang's nails were a bit long. He accidentally scratched his face twice before, which made Su Wanwan feel distressed. Now, looking at the mark, she couldn't help but feel uncomfortable again. She kissed Little Fuguang's face twice, "My dear, it's all my fault."
Pei Changfeng came out of the bathroom and was drying his hair. Hearing this, he couldn't help but say, "Don't spoil the child, or he will become a playboy in the future."
"No, with your guidance, how could our child be a playboy?" Su Wanwan put her nose against Xiao Fuguang's, "Son, don't you think so?"
Because of her words, Pei Changfeng's heavy feeling in his heart eased a little. He went to the bed and sat next to Xiao Fuguang, looking at him.
"What are you thinking about?"
Su Wanwan waved her hand in front of her eyes, and Pei Changfeng came back to his senses, "I'm not thinking about anything. It's getting late, let's go to bed."
He was a little strange today. Su Wanwan looked at him for a while, but couldn't figure out what was going on, so she took the child and went to bed.
Little Fuguan snores a little when he sleeps, making a soft snoring sound, which is not disturbing and is very cute.
Pei Changfeng closed his eyes and thought carefully about Mu Chen, but Mu Chen seemed fake, with no evidence that could be used against him. Moreover, Mu Chen must have some extraordinary qualities to have been able to secretly monitor him for so long.
Pei Changfeng was not sure how much leverage Mu Chen had on him now, and he could not find a way to crack it for the time being, unless he - cut the roots.
He pressed his swollen forehead, turned around and hugged Su Wanwan. He knew what Mu Chen meant by the exchange he proposed today, but Mu Chen didn't want to even think about it.
Su Wanwan was a little breathless in his embrace, and couldn't help but push him away, "It's hot..."
Not only did Pei Changfeng not let go, he hugged her tighter and tighter, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones.
"Husband?" Su Wanwan noticed that something was wrong with him and turned around. "What's wrong?"
Pei Changfeng didn't say anything, just kissed her, leaving his mark on every part of her body.
Su Wanwan couldn't stand his torment and couldn't help but pull his hair, "Enough, enough! Don't wake up our son."
"I woke you up," Pei Changfeng came to touch her lips, "It's not enough, it's far from enough."
No one knew what was wrong with him today. Su Wanwan was worried that he had something bothering him, so she gritted her teeth and endured it until she was sweating profusely. She couldn't help but turn her head and bite his arm.
Pei Changfeng seemed not to feel anything and continued to exert his strength.
After the fight died down, Su Wanwan didn't even have the strength to wash. She didn't want to talk to Pei Changfeng, so she turned her back to him and fell asleep all of a sudden.
Pei Changfeng was not sleepy. He looked at the sleeping faces of the mother and son for a while, then stood up and began to think of countermeasures.
When he went to the Hanlin Academy the next day, Pei Changfeng's dark circles under his eyes were quite serious.
Bai Jitong came over and asked, "Are you so worried that you can't sleep?"
"Yes," Pei Changfeng said bluntly, "He has leverage over both you and me."
"But there are more handles on you," Bai Jitong said heartlessly, smiling, "In my opinion, you should take the initiative. You have to think of a way to deal with him in any way he wants to treat you."
Pei Changfeng shook his head, with visible fatigue on his face.
He is not a god, and he cannot solve so many problems perfectly in just a few days.
Bai Jitong said nothing and just flipped through the family files.
“What do you do when you encounter a problem you don’t know how to solve?”
Pei Changfeng looked at him.
"My answer is - I don't know." Bai Jitong replied, "But there are very few questions I can't answer. I'm the top scholar, and there are only a few people in the world who can answer questions I can't answer. The same goes for you, the third place scholar."
Pei Changfeng smiled, understanding what he meant - to silence Mu Chen.
But now the palace is watching him, and Mu Chen is also watching his actions. He can't find a suitable opportunity to take action, there is no chance.
After finishing his shift, Pei Changfeng went to find Fan Ling.
Seeing him, Fan Ling was a little surprised, "Why did you come to see me suddenly?"
Fan Ling knew a lot about Pei Changfeng, and Pei Changfeng did not hide anything from him and told him that Mu Chen might have something on him.
After listening to him, Fan Ling looked at him and asked, "You don't know how to do it?"
“No, I don’t have the opportunity.”
Fan Ling pondered for a long time, "The enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, I can't find a suitable breakthrough point for the time being, I'd better not act rashly, if he reveals those things..."
Everything Pei Changfeng had done before was extremely outrageous, and any one of them could drag him into the quagmire.
Fan Ling helped Pei Changfeng keep an eye out for opportunities. After Pei Changfeng returned home, he asked Su Wanwan about Mu Chen.
Su Wanwan looked at him for a few times, making sure that he didn't do it on purpose, and that he didn't have any other thoughts, and then she said, "Actually, my cousin is a very good person. He grew up with my aunt since he was a child. It's a pity that my aunt passed away right after he passed the imperial examination. She didn't have the blessing to enjoy it."
"Why did he die?" Pei Changfeng asked.
"It's an acute illness, but I don't know what it is specifically," Su Wanwan was curious, "Why did you suddenly mention my cousin today? Don't you usually hate to mention him?"
"Nothing. Did his father die?" Pei Changfeng asked.
"I don't know, I haven't heard what happened." Su Wanwan rubbed her eyes, "But don't worry, there's really nothing between my cousin and me. You're the only one in my heart."
Hearing her say this, Pei Changfeng smiled and said, "I understand."
Pei Changfeng seemed to have found a breakthrough; there was something strange about Mu Chen's life experience.
There were not many people he could trust, so he entrusted Su Cha to have his men investigate the matter.
Su Cha was puzzled, "Why are you investigating him for no reason?"
Pei Changfeng said: "Nothing, I just want an extra guarantee."
This was a confusing statement, but Su Cha was not a fool. He quickly realized, "Do you have something on him?"
Pei Changfeng remained silent, which was considered as his agreement.
There was no reason for Su Cha not to help Pei Changfeng, so he quickly sent people to the place where Mu Chen had lived before to inquire about the news.
Seeing Pei Changfeng was about to leave, Su Cha stopped him.
"What have you done to make you so afraid of him?"
"It's better for my father-in-law not to know." Pei Changfeng shook his head, said nothing more, and left.
Su Cha remained silent, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
After these things were done, Pei Changfeng resumed his daily life, which was nothing more than going to work and staying up late, and accompanying his wife and children. This kind of stability lasted until July, and there was no movement from Mu Chen.
Su Cha's people also found out some things. Following Pei Changfeng's instructions, they focused on investigating Mu Chen's parents and indeed discovered something strange.
Mu Chen's mother suddenly fell ill last year. She was bedridden for a long time and looked emaciated when she passed away.
The doctor said it was a cold, some said it was an evil disease, and some villagers said they heard the mother and son arguing the night before Mu Chen's mother fell ill.
All of this can lead to one thing - Mu Chen's mother's death does not seem to be accidental.
However, this information was too fragmentary, and Pei Changfeng could not piece together any useful information from it.
It was not until August, when the palace held a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, that Pei Changfeng and Mu Chen met again.
Mu Chen seemed to not care about him at all, and was so calm that it made people feel confused.
The palace banquet that day was very lively. Officials were allowed to bring their families, so Pei Changfeng brought Su Wanwan and five-month-old Fu Guang into the palace.
Emperor Chongming seemed to be particularly fond of little Fuguang, and asked Pei Changfeng to hold him for a long time.
All the ministers thought that Emperor Chongming liked the child of the Pei family only because he was cute, but only Emperor Chongming knew that he was holding his own grandson.
Su Wanwan and Chen Mian sat together, and in front of them sat several princesses.
Chen Mian moved herself to sit with Su Wanwan, otherwise her seat was too close to the Fourth Princess and she always felt creepy.
"I always feel something is wrong," Chen Mian said, "Why has the Fourth Princess been so quiet recently? I thought she would make trouble for a while."
Su Wanwan didn't understand either. "Maybe there is really no evidence, so they just let it go."
Su Wanwan took a bite of the mooncake and said, "But we can't let our guard down. Who knows if she will suddenly come up with some shady tricks again."
"It shouldn't happen today. This is a palace banquet. His Majesty and the Queen are here. She has no evidence. She can't just use her status to bully others like she did last time."
The two were talking in low voices here, while Pei Changfeng was listening to Bai Jitong talking about the recent affairs of the Fourth Princess.
When Pei Changfeng learned that the Fourth Princess went outside the city to worship Buddha every three days, he realized something was wrong. He investigated the Fourth Princess and found out that she did not believe in gods or Buddhas.
"It's very strange," Pei Changfeng said, "It's too strange."
"Yes," Bai Jitong also felt uneasy, "I always feel like something big is going to happen."
At this time, a group of dancers came in and began to dance. The music sounded. Pei Changfeng did not speak for the time being. He observed Mu Chen and the Fourth Princess through the dancing shadows.
Until the end of the song, the two did not even exchange glances.
"I've taken care of that for you," Fan Ling moved over at some point and whispered, "My people are so angry when they see him."
Pei Changfeng nodded, "Thank you."
"No need. This is what I should do. You help me more." Fan Ling said.
Sitting opposite him, Mu Chen cast a glance at him. He really enjoyed the feeling of playing with a smart man and making him applaud.
At this time, Mu Chen's follower came over and said something. Mu Chen's face changed and he sneered. As expected, time cannot be delayed. The longer it is delayed, the worse things will be.
He glanced at the guests at the palace banquet and a smile of unknown meaning appeared on the corner of his mouth.
On the dragon throne, Emperor Chongming had just listened to Eunuch Li's report. He frowned. Personally, he did not want Pei Changfeng's reputation to be damaged, and he was not sure whether Pei Changfeng could get through it safely again under such hard evidence.
He could be lenient towards his son, even if it meant the death penalty, he could pardon him, but was it necessary to go to such lengths?
So, when the Fourth Princess stood up, Eunuch Li whispered something to the Fourth Prince, who immediately changed his expression and grabbed the Fourth Princess.
The fourth princess screamed, "Your Majesty, my Cheng'er is innocent! I have evidence!"
The Fourth Prince was bitten, and the Fourth Princess ran to the center of the hall.
Just when the banquet was halfway through and everyone was getting bored, something funny suddenly happened and everyone pricked up their ears to listen.
Pei Changfeng clenched his fists. He was very sure that he did not leave any evidence. No matter what the Fourth Princess said later, he would just deny it.
Emperor Chongming raised his hand, and the entire hall fell silent.
"What do you want to say?" asked Emperor Chongming.
The Fourth Prince came forward in a hurry, "Your Majesty, you don't have to listen to this crazy woman. Ever since Liao Cheng fell ill, she has been imagining some inexplicable things. Cheng'er is just sick, not murdered as this crazy woman said!"
The Fourth Princess' eyes turned bloodshot, and she spat at the Fourth Prince, "Cheng'er is also your biological daughter! If you don't dare to say it, let me say it! I must seek justice for my daughter!"
The Fourth Prince pulled her hard and reminded her, "Cheng'er is just sick! Don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor!"
The fourth princess laughed out loud, "I'm not talking nonsense!"
She slowly turned around and pointed her finger at Pei Changfeng, "This is the man! He was the one who killed my Cheng'er! And I have other evidence of him killing his relatives and friends!"
Mu Chen had a victorious smile on his face as he waited for Pei Changfeng's death.
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