Chapter 428 The Desperate Concubine
Several young eunuchs rushed over and tore at the judge, but his expression didn't change. "Your Highness, if you don't believe my words and want to make your own decisions, just do it. Why use us as a scapegoat?"
When these words came out, the imperial concubine was so angry that she started shaking.
He sees everything but doesn't say it out loud. Doesn't this old guy understand?
This is outrageous. We should kill them all.
"Kill them all for me..."
"Hold on, Your Majesty." Pei Ji took two steps forward. "The Emperor has decreed that if he is unconscious, the Prime Minister, the Crown Prince, and I will jointly oversee the state."
The imperial doctors, their backs covered in cold sweat, all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Pei Ji was arrogant, he was not a villain. He and his companions were saved.
The imperial concubine narrowed her eyes slightly and said unhappily, "Pei Ji, when did the emperor issue the imperial decree? Why didn't I know about it? It would be fine if you were the prime minister or the crown prince, but why did he send you as regent?"
He was almost pointing at Pei Ji's nose and scolding him, saying, "You don't deserve it."
Pei Ji smiled slightly. "I don't know about this either. Perhaps the Emperor has his own thoughts. The imperial decree has already been issued. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can see for yourself whether I am lying."
The imperial concubine gritted her teeth as footsteps were heard at the door.
"No need to look, I trust Master Pei."
"Your Highness."
Everyone knelt down again.
The Crown Prince, formerly Prince Yu, raised his hand. "No need to be polite. This is a critical moment. Everyone should join me in defending the Great Zhou Dynasty. Lord Pei, don't you agree?"
Pei Ji's eyes were deep, his upright figure remained motionless. After a while, he chuckled softly, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is right. I will do my best."
"Okay." The prince smiled and patted his shoulder. "I knew it. I was right about Master Pei."
Everyone gasped in shock at the prince's behavior.
Could it be that... Lord Pei has also joined the prince's lineage?
If the previous crown prince was confused, the second crown prince, who succeeded Prince Yu, was not only not confused, but also extremely cruel. Over the past year or so, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has openly and covertly eliminated many ministers who supported the other princes.
All of them ended up with a bad ending, or even the whole family died.
I thought that with Prince Yu becoming the crown prince, the country would be stable, but I never expected that he was a killing god.
It's like he's going to kill anyone he's not happy with.
If such a person becomes the ruler of a country, wouldn't the mountains and rivers be flooded with blood and the people be left with no hope of survival?
It was getting late, so Pei Ji said goodbye and left. Before he had taken a few steps, he heard hurried footsteps behind him.
"Master Pei, wait a minute."
It was the voice of the court judge.
Pei Ji looked in the direction of the voice and said, "It's too late for the judge to leave the palace."
The judge also knew that if he stayed here, the prince and the imperial concubine might become unhappy one day and issue an imperial decree to punish him, and his head would be in danger at any time.
But what about the emperor? The prince was ambitious and could not leave the emperor alone in a coma.
"My life is not worth dying for."
Pei Ji's eyes were deep, and the corners of his lips curled up, "The judge is still as tough as before."
once?
The judge thought of what Lord Pei had said and suddenly laughed.
That was the first time the two met. Pei Ji was cruel and ruthless in public, but the emperor trusted him the most. The judge was worried about the two of them being alone together and insisted on staying, saying that even if he died, he would not let Pei Ji influence the emperor's judgment.
The emperor had no choice but to stay in court to make a judgment.
Logically speaking, the judge's actions were absolutely suicidal. If the Emperor was displeased, a single decree would be enough to kill the judge. This was a violation of the Emperor's sacred order.
In the end, the emperor just comforted him, "The judge is also concerned about me. If he wants to stay, then let him stay. He has been with me for several years and is also an old man in the palace. Pei Qing, please don't mind."
At that time, Pei Ji knew that the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau was the only person in the palace who would never betray the emperor.
"Master Pei, is the prince trying to win you over?"
"Judge, you are truly outspoken." Pei Ji raised his eyebrows. "The Crown Prince did try to win me over, but I have already refused."
The judge almost cried with joy.
Apart from the Prime Minister, the only person with influence in the court is Lord Pei.
I heard that the Prime Minister has been very close to the Crown Prince recently. If Pei Ji is won over again, the Emperor's life will be in real danger.
The prince can't wait to sit on that position, and it will be difficult for the emperor to survive by then.
"Okay, okay, I know it. Lord Pei will never let the emperor down."
Pei Ji suddenly said, "Judge, if you want to save the emperor, I have a plan. Would you like to hear it?"
The judge was excited, "What?"
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When Pei Ji returned home, it was already four o'clock in the morning.
Zheng Ci was sleeping soundly, so he stood quietly beside the bed, looking at the gentle and quiet woman in front of him for a while.
It seemed that wherever she was, he would always feel at ease and it would be his home.
Her black hair was spread all over the bed, her face was unmade up, her usually bright eyes were closed, as if she was dreaming, and the corners of her lips were always raised, never falling.
"Yaaaaaaaaa."
Pei Ji's eyes moved, and he looked sideways towards the side room, and his feet also started moving.
In the side room, the wet nurse had just woken up and was holding Hu Zi to comfort him. Pei Ji came in and said, "Give him to me."
The nurse was stunned for a few seconds, "Master, there are servants here to comfort you."
Pei Ji's voice turned a little colder. "I said, give him to me, I'll take care of the child."
The wet nurse sensed something was wrong and hurriedly handed it over, thinking in her heart that this master was so imposing that he was terrifying.
The strange thing was that Hu Zi, who had been babbling non-stop just now, instantly became quiet when he was in Pei Ji's arms. He only opened his pair of dark, grape-like eyes and stared at Pei Ji curiously.
"Huzi, I'm your father."
"I, seem, to, fall."
Hu Zi was just learning to speak and was best at imitating.
Pei Ji chuckled, "I'm your father, Huzi. Call me daddy and let me hear it."
Hu Zi tilted his head and said, "Fall, fall."
As soon as the child opened his mouth, saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth. Pei Ji reached out helplessly to wipe it for him and shook the child again.
"Are you hungry?"
The nanny was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was asking her.
"No, it's not. The young master always wakes up once at night, but he's not hungry."
After saying this, he kept secretly looking at the master in front of him.
Over the years, the wet nurse had worked in many families and had raised countless young masters and young ladies. Each family had different circumstances, and the Pei family was generous and lenient with their servants. She loved such a family very much.
Besides, Mr. Pei is really handsome.
The wet nurse only felt that many masters in the capital were no more than farmhands in front of Pei Ji.
"Why don't you go down?" Pei Ji noticed the nurse's gaze and glanced at her coldly.
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