In the original novel, Duke Ji took care of Pei Ji in every way just because Pei Ji looked like his eldest son who died young. She thought that if Duke Ji knew that this was his eldest son's child, he would definitely be very happy.
As for Pei Ji, after all, if it weren't for these coincidences, Duke Ji's Mansion would be his real home.
Pei Ji nodded and said, "I think I will go see Duke Ji tomorrow."
He never said that when he first met Duke Ji, he felt a strange sense of intimacy with him, and he could also intuitively feel Duke Ji's love for him. He knew this when he investigated that matter before. Duke Ji, his grandfather and his biological father had a very good relationship.
His parents were no longer with him, and he thought that no matter what, he should recognize his grandparents...
Then he looked up at her and asked, "Ali, will you go with me?"
Su Li naturally agreed.
It was late at night. Seeing the tiredness that could not be concealed on Pei Ji's face, she felt a little reluctant and stood up and said, "It's getting late. I'll ask Ah Fu to prepare some water for you. You should wash up and rest early."
"Okay." Pei Ji hadn't had a good rest recently because of General Charlie Pingnan's case of embezzling military pay and the investigation into his biological father. He was indeed very tired.
After leaving the main room and asking Ah Fu to prepare hot water, Su Li returned to his own room to rest.
The next day was Pei Ji's day off, but early in the morning, the emperor suddenly summoned him into the palace.
The original plan to go to the Duke's Mansion can only be discussed after he comes back.
Not long after Pei Ji left the house, Xiao Wu came to report: "Madam, Madam Kong and Tao Ying are here. They said they are here to thank you and to help you learn the rules and etiquette."
"oh?"
In the past few days, Nanny Kong came to teach her etiquette almost every morning, but Tao Ying had never seen her come to her on her own initiative except for the day she first came. She thought that the reason for this unusual behavior today was because Pei Ji came back last night.
Su Li raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Let them all come in."
If they were going to perform a play, how would she know how they were going to perform it if she didn't put them in front of her?
"yes."
Xiaowu left the house, and soon after, Madam Kong came with Tao Ying.
Tao Ying was still wearing ordinary clothes, but today she had delicate makeup on her face, which made her look even more charming and seductive.
After the two of them greeted her, Madam Kong began to teach her etiquette, while Tao Ying waited obediently by the side.
Until almost noon, the two of them hadn't made any other moves. Su Li thought they were going to do nothing today. Seeing that the time was almost up, he stopped and said, "Let's stop here for today."
"Yes." Madam Kong replied.
As soon as Su Li sat down, Tao Ying immediately served tea: "Madam, have some tea."
Su Li glanced at her, took a sip of the tea, and then put it aside and said, "Miss Tao Ying is not a servant in the mansion after all. From now on, these matters can be left to the servants in the mansion."
Tao Ying bowed and said respectfully, "Tao Ying understands..."
At this moment, a purse suddenly fell from her body.
Su Li looked at it in surprise.
It was a dark green semicircular purse with beads of the same color strung on its strap.
It was exactly the same as the purse Pei Ji always carried with him.
The reason why she remembered it so clearly was because she had bought it when she bought clothes for him and Pei Zhao, and the dark green beads on the belt were not there when she bought it. She thought it looked nice, so she had someone string them on after she bought it.
Pei Zhao also has one, but his is light yellow.
hehe!
She raised her eyebrows barely noticeably. It turned out that he was waiting for her here.
After a while, Tao Ying hurriedly picked up the purse on the ground and put it into her sleeve, then glanced at Su Li in panic, and quickly lowered her head, looking obviously guilty.
Su Li knew her intention and frowned cooperatively.
At this moment, Madam Kong, who was standing by, looked shocked. She grabbed Tao Ying's hand and asked anxiously, "Tao Ying, where did you get this purse? Who gave it to you?"
Tao Ying panicked even more when she heard this, and stammered, "Yes, I embroidered it myself, no, it wasn't given to me by anyone..."
"You're talking nonsense! This is clearly a purse for men. Why would you embroider this for no reason?"
Tao Ying was about to cry. She looked at Su Li with a guilty look on her face again and choked up, "I, Aunt, I really embroidered it myself. It has nothing to do with others..."
After saying this, she hurriedly bowed to Su Li and ran out of the house. Nanny Kong also hurriedly chased after her, questioning her as she went.
Su Li couldn't help but sneer. To be honest, she actually thought that this way of alienating people was a bit stupid. But after thinking about it, she thought this method was stupid, perhaps because she already knew what they were going to do.
It is undeniable that if people are not aware of the situation, this seemingly superficial method can easily lead to misunderstandings, especially since Tao Ying is a woman with great beauty.
This is also the reason why Princess Rongfu asked her to come. Just looking at her beauty is enough to make many women feel a sense of crisis. If there is an ambiguous behavior, it will be easy for couples who lack trust to each other to have misunderstandings. As the misunderstandings increase, the relationship between the two will eventually break down.
In this way, the other party's purpose of sowing discord is achieved.
Tsk tsk!
This method is simple and crude, but effective.
Xiao Wu was puzzled: "Madam, how come they have adult things?"
Su Li raised the corner of her lips and said, "That's not Pei Ji's. This morning, when Pei Ji went out, he was wearing that same style of purse. They must have copied it based on Pei Ji's accessories."
Who knows, they might have quite a few of Pei Ji's personal accessories.
After all, Pei Ji is only a fifth-rank official now, and he has no power of his own. For the powerful Princess Rongfu, it would be easy to copy or steal a few accessories from him.
At noon, Pei Ji still hadn't returned until lunch was over.
Su Li thought that she would not be able to go to the Duke's Mansion today.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Wu came in hurriedly and said, "Madam, something big happened in the Duke of Ji's mansion."
"What's the big deal?"
"I heard that Duke Ji was poisoned and may not survive today."
"What!" Su Li's heart skipped a beat and he stood up suddenly.
How could that be?
In the original novel, Duke Ji lived a good life and was never poisoned. Even when he passed the title to Prince Ji in advance due to poor health, he and his wife went to a villa to spend the rest of their lives.
She asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by Su Li's reaction.
Because of the grudge with Liu Furong, the servants in the mansion have been paying attention to the affairs of the Duke of Ji's Mansion. Today, as usual, they informed her of the news coming out of the Duke of Ji's Mansion. However, they did not expect that her reaction would be so big.
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