The next day, Wanji from the palace personally came to the place where Pei Jian was temporarily staying.
"Why is Eunuch Wan here?"
Pei Jian was somewhat surprised to see Wan Ji, after all, Wan Ji was one of Jiang Yu's men, what could possibly make Jiang Yu personally seek him out? Could it be that matter...?
Thinking of this, Pei Jian's back was instantly covered in sweat.
"It is so. This servant has come to invite you to the palace for a chat on the orders of the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager was not present when you entered the palace a few days ago, so I did not see you."
"Father-in-law, may I ask what the Empress Dowager wishes to discuss with me?"
Pei Jian managed a weak smile.
"It concerns the Second Prince. You should quickly pack your things and I will take you to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager in person. She will naturally explain everything to you in detail."
Upon hearing that it was about Gu Qingfeng, Pei Jianwei breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
"Please wait a moment, sir."
A quarter of an hour later, Pei Jian appeared outside the mansion gate, got into a carriage, and headed towards Zhaoning Palace.
Along the way, Pei Jian considered all the possible scenarios that Jiang Yu might have told him, and when he realized the most likely possibility, Pei Jian completely relaxed.
From being highly tense to completely relaxed, Pei Jian's face suddenly looked much weaker.
Zhaoning Palace.
"Emperor Zhaoyuan".
Pei Jian had expected to see Jiang Yu, but instead, he was standing in front of this man with a full head of white hair.
"I summoned Patriarch Pei to the palace today because I have a favor to ask of you. If you are unwilling, I will not force you," Gu Lin said without any explanation, getting straight to the point.
Inside the room, Jiang Yu looked down at her stomach.
Pei Jian was skilled in both medicine and poison, and she did not want him to find out about her pregnancy too early.
Therefore, Gu Lin was asked to meet on his behalf.
Inside the room, Pei Jian pretended to be stunned for a moment before slowly speaking, "Emperor Zhaoyuan, please speak."
"You must know something about what happened to Gu Qingfeng. Some time ago, Gu Qingfeng committed suicide by poisoning himself and hasn't woken up since. The doctors in Dayu have limited medical skills, so I would like to ask Patriarch Pei to help see if there is any way to detoxify him."
"Of course, I am not forcing Patriarch Pei to resolve this, but if Gu Qingfeng never wakes up, I will be in some trouble." Gu Lin waved his hand after saying this, "It all depends on Patriarch Pei's decision."
Pei Jian frowned upon hearing this. Although he was eager to help Gu Qingfeng detoxify, he hesitated when facing Gu Lin.
After a full incense stick's time, Pei Jian finally spoke again, "Since Emperor Zhaoyuan personally entrusted me with this task, I can go and take a look. However, I cannot guarantee that I can make the Second Prince wake up."
"That's excellent. It'll just be a pity that you and Young Master Pei will have to stay in Dayu for a while longer."
"It's alright."
On the way back to the palace, Pei Jian's face was filled with a sense of relief. The person he had been racking his brains to find had actually come to him for free.
It seems that Emperor Zhaoyuan and Empress Dowager Dayu were worried that Gu Qingfeng might not wake up and cause gossip, which is why they approached him.
This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching for without even looking for it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
Inside Zhaoning Palace, Wanji recalled Pei Jian's expression when he invited Pei Jian into the palace. He had a bad feeling about it and, after much deliberation, decided to speak.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, there is something I am not sure if I should say."
"you say."
Seeing Wanji's expression, Jiang Yu immediately became serious as well.
"When I went to invite the head of the Pei family to the palace today, I said that the Empress Dowager had invited him. At that time, the head of the Pei family looked very flustered, but it only lasted for a few moments. I felt that something was wrong."
"A flustered look?" Gu Lin also took Wanji's words to heart. "Wanji, tell me in detail what happened from the moment you met Pei Jian. Don't miss any details."
After listening to Gu Lin's words, Wan Ji carefully recalled them. After he finished recalling them, Gu Lin and Jiang Yu's expressions were far from good.
"I understand."
Wanji breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. The Emperor Emeritus should have investigated the matter afterward, otherwise he would still be worried.
Wanji didn't dare to think any further if the head of the Pei family had really done something wrong.
"Ayu, I'm going out for a bit."
Gu Lin squeezed Jiang Yu's hand, "If you feel tired, lie down and take a nap."
"good."
Jiang Yu knew why Gu Lin had rushed out, so she smiled and nodded, "Be careful."
"Know."
......
The next day, Pei Jian was brought before Gu Qingfeng. Seeing Gu Qingfeng's unconscious state, Pei Jian's eyes flickered.
"Dr. Mei," Pei Jian said slowly, "I don't want to be disturbed while I'm undergoing the detoxification process."
“Understood, we’ll leave the courtyard now. Don’t worry, Patriarch Pei, we won’t step into the courtyard until you come out.” Mei Chu nodded very tactfully. “This is Ling Ku. Patriarch Pei, if you need anything, just tell him.”
After saying that, Mei Chu turned around and left the courtyard.
Along the way, Mei Chu was in such a good mood that he hummed a little tune. Gu Qingfeng's poison wasn't incurable, but it was just troublesome. The Empress Dowager had just provided him with a free laborer, which was truly ingenious.
Just as Mei Chu was grinning foolishly with his big teeth showing, someone suddenly patted him on the shoulder.
"who?"
"It is I."
The smile on his face vanished instantly, and Mei Chu quickly knelt down, "My lord."
"I suspect that Pei Jian gave A Yu something."
Yesterday, after Wanji expressed his concerns, Gu Lin spent the whole day investigating, but after thinking it over and over, he still felt that something was wrong.
If Pei Jian did nothing, why would he have that expression?
"Is the information reliable?" Mei Chu's expression immediately darkened.
"Not necessarily, but it's very likely." Gu Lin's voice was extremely low. "Mei Chu, we must investigate the mole on A Yu's face and the inexplicable disappearance of her weakness symptoms as soon as possible."
"Understood."
"These things must be understood before Ayu gives birth."
A murderous glint flashed in Gu Lin's eyes. If something happened to A Yu, he couldn't guarantee what he would do.
On the other side, in the courtyard, Pei Jian carefully felt Gu Qingfeng's pulse, and then took out silver needles to bleed Gu Qingfeng. Gu Qingfeng's blood was somewhat purple.
Pei Jian stayed in the room for two full hours. When he came out, he was shrouded in exhaustion, just like Mei Chu had been a few days earlier.
"Patriarch Pei, how is the Second Prince?"
"I don't know what kind of poison the Second Prince took, so I need to make a further judgment. I will come again tomorrow."
Pei Jian spoke slowly, his steps heavier than when he arrived.
"Then I'll have to trouble Patriarch Pei."
Ling Ku suppressed a smile. Sure enough, there were plenty of people available, so why not use them?
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