"Why did you come to the capital?" Qin Wei forced a smile. Seeing Pei Lan again, Qin Wei felt ashamed.
Perrin had followed him for so long, remaining loyal to his cause, and was even willing to go alone to find the rebel king, putting himself in a dangerous situation.
But for some reason, he felt a sense of unfamiliarity when he saw Perrin again.
"I heard from He Yu that Master has no intention of seeking revenge." Pei Lan's eyes were so deep that Qin Wei couldn't see the bottom, and for a moment, Qin Wei didn't know how to answer.
Upon seeing this, Perrin revealed a smile that was more like a grimace.
“Master is only soft-hearted towards Gu Qingyan.” Pei Lan suddenly slumped to the ground, feeling utterly weak. “Having stayed by Gu Qingyan’s side for so many years and protected him for so many years, it’s only natural that Master is soft-hearted.”
“Perrin…I…”
"Don't I have any sympathy for Consort Yi?" Pei Lan's sudden hysteria startled Qin Wei, who involuntarily took a few steps back.
“Consort Yi, she was a kind person from a poor family.” When Pei Lan mentioned Consort Yi again, it felt as if her heart was being pricked by a needle, and she was so painful that she could hardly speak.
“If I hadn’t kept stirring up trouble between her and the Empress Dowager, she wouldn’t have ended up like this.” Pei Lan stared intently at Qin Wei. “She should have had a clever and intelligent prince!”
If she can be so ruthless, why can't her master?
“Peilan, I know I’m sorry for this.” Qin Wei reached out and patted Peilan’s shoulder. “I’ve given all my assets to He Yu. You and he will definitely live a peaceful and prosperous life in the future.”
"I don't need it!"
Pei Lan's voice was hoarse as she broke free from Qin Wei's hands. "Qingyi is dead, Master. Qingyi is dead. His body was hung on the city gate after his death. His death was horrific."
She was filled with regret.
When Qingyi was around, she found fault with Qingyi in everything she did, and felt that a scholar like He Yu was the kind of person she liked.
But when she was imprisoned, it was Qingyi who disregarded everything for her.
Qingyi died because of her.
"I know, Peilan, calm down." Qin Wei's eyes also reddened upon hearing the news of Qingyi's death. "Qingyi had been by my side for so long, I can't bear his death..."
"Then how could you say something like giving up?"
Pei Lan spoke in an almost pleading tone, "Master, I beg you, please don't give up, okay? Killing Gu Qingyan to avenge Qingyi is an easy thing for you."
Gu Qingyan had never been on guard against his master, so his master had plenty of opportunities to make a move.
But Qin Wei still shook his head, "Pei Lan, I've decided to give up."
"Hahahahaha!" Perrin laughed loudly, tears streaming down his face, as if questioning the blue-robed figure in the sky: was it all worth it?
"Then, my lord, please take me to see Gu Qingfeng."
Perrin's hands clenched into fists beneath her sleeves. "I just want to see Gu Qingfeng once."
"What are you doing meeting Gu Qingfeng?" Qin Wei immediately became wary. "Peilan, listen to me, go back and live a good life with He Yu, stay away from these royal conflicts."
"Understood."
Perrin paused for a moment, then gave a bitter smile. "After tonight, I will leave the capital to find He Yu. Master, please rest assured."
Hearing Pei Lan's words, Qin Wei finally relaxed and sat down on the stone bench by the stone table.
"My lord, I don't know when we will meet again. Tonight, I will humbly offer you a few drinks."
Qin Wei didn't notice the fleeting glint of light in Pei Lan's eyes.
Fleeting.
......
"Come on, let's drink!"
Caught off guard, Qin Wei raised his wine glass. With a crisp clinking sound, he was the first to down the wine in one gulp.
One cup, two cups... By the fifth cup, Qin Wei's mind was already becoming somewhat hazy.
“I’m so sorry to you all, I’m so sorry to Qingyi. Qingyi is a simple and honest boy. I know him… he has always had feelings for you, Peilan.”
Fueled by alcohol, Qin Wei finally spoke the words that had been buried deep in his heart for a long time. In the past, Qin Wei would never have casually shared these words with others.
“But you don’t like Qingyi. I can tell you like He Yu.” Tears welled up in Qin Wei’s eyes. “Several times I’ve told Qingyi to find another girl, but he just won’t listen.”
“Perlan, now that he’s dead, you… don’t hold a grudge against He Yu. He Yu was just asking for my opinion. Blame me if you must. You and He Yu should live a good life together.”
Perrin listened silently, taking several sips of his drink but not drinking much.
After an incense stick had burned, Pei Lan looked at Qin Wei, whose eyes were completely glazed over, and took out a stone tied with cotton cloth from her sleeve.
The stone swayed back and forth in front of Qin Wei, who had completely lost consciousness.
“You forced me to do this.” Pei Lan said softly. Tonight, she originally did not want to use such a method as rebelling against the king. As long as her master was willing to let her see Gu Qingfeng, she would not let her master drink this wine.
But her master refused even this last request.
So don't blame her for being heartless.
"Qin Wei, if I want to disrupt Jiang He's mind now, how should I do it?"
Perrin's voice suddenly turned cold, but Qin Wei's eyes widened immediately.
The Drowsiness Powder was specially given to her by Jing Zhao. It can knock a person unconscious and then control their mind with a shaking stone, but it can only last for half an incense stick's time, so it's only enough for her to ask one question.
Once the effects of the drug wear off, the person who was drugged will completely forget what happened before, just like being drunk.
So this one problem is one that Perrin has thought about carefully.
“Tell Jiang He what happened in his past life.” Qin Wei’s voice was very serious. “In his past life, Jiang He broke with Jiang Yu because of Liu Feng. In the end, Jiang Yu was plotted against and killed. After her death, her body was left to rot in the wilderness. Throughout the whole process, Jiang He was unable to save her.”
After saying that, Qin Wei lay down on the stone table.
Pei Lan was stunned by Qin Wei's words and stood there for a long time. It wasn't until late at night that Pei Lan gave Qin Wei a bowl of hangover soup, then silently packed her luggage and left the capital under the cover of night.
Reincarnation really does exist...
She's dead. The Empress Dowager died in her previous life too...
Pei Lan's face suddenly revealed a ferocious smile. Jiang He looked at the Empress Dowager like the apple of his eye. If he knew that the Empress Dowager's fate in her previous life was so tragic.
But he himself was still arguing with the Empress Dowager.
“Jiang He, if you win this battle, Gu Qingyan will be even harder to kill, so you must die.” Pei Lan murmured softly, “Qingyi, I will kill all of these people.”
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