It was already late at night when we returned from the Duke's Mansion.
After dinner, Su Li washed up, wrote a letter to Pei Ji, told him about Ji Jingxu, and then gave the letter to Xiao Wu before going to bed.
After dealing with Ji Jingxu, the man who wanted to kill Pei Ji and Pei Zhao at any time, she felt much more relieved.
A dreamless night.
The next morning, Pei Ji escorted the secret guards back to the capital.
There were five escorts in total, two of whom were secret guards assigned to Pei Ji by the Duke, and three were Lin Muyang's men.
Ji Jingxu had already been dealt with, so Su Li did not go to the Duke's Mansion in person. He only asked two secret guards to send Ji Jingxu's five secret guards and evidence back to the Duke's Mansion for the Duke to deal with.
Before leaving, the secret guard handed her a fist-sized exquisite box: "Madam, this is what the master asked me to give to you."
Su Li took the box with some doubts, and then the secret guard took his leave.
She opened the box and saw a pair of ruby earrings inside. The rubies were the size of peanuts but shaped like red beans, and they were glowing with a lustrous red light.
Pei Ji actually gave her two "red beans". Su Li couldn't help but feel a little funny and happy.
Xiao Wu, who was standing by, was amazed: "What beautiful ruby earrings!"
Then she chuckled and said, "Your Excellency has a very good eye. Madam has fair skin. These ruby earrings are perfect for you. How about I try them on for you?"
Su Li thought that since she wasn't wearing earrings today, she smiled and said, "Okay."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu took the earrings with a smile and put them on Su Li.
"It looks good! Madam, it looks really good!" After putting it on, Xiao Wu's face was full of amazement.
Su Li laughed and scolded: "It's just a pair of earrings, you are exaggerating."
"Madam, I am telling the truth. Please wait, I will get you a mirror."
Su Li put on the earrings in the hall, where there was no mirror.
Xiao Wu said as he quickly ran into the bedroom, fetched a mirror and placed it in front of Su Li, his face full of anticipation: "Madam, take a look for yourself! Isn't it beautiful?"
Su Li looked at the ruby earrings in the mirror. The ruby was edged with gold wire and had delicate tassels made of gold underneath. It looked very delicate and noble, and it looked really nice when worn on her body.
She smiled and said, "Well, it's really good..."
Just after noon, Pei Mingyue came excitedly with news about Princess Rongfu.
"Ali, did you know that Lord Pei sent back evidence of Princess Rongfu's guilt from Yifeng a few days ago?"
Su Li nodded: "Pei Ji sent me a letter telling me about this, but I don't know when it will arrive."
"My father said it arrived a few days ago. My uncle just found some evidence of Princess Rongfu's crime yesterday and presented it to the emperor today. Guess what happened?"
Su Li cooperated very well: "What's the matter?"
Pei Mingyue chuckled and said, "The Emperor was furious and confined Princess Rongfu again. He also severely reprimanded Concubine Xiao. Not only was she ordered not to intercede for Princess Rongfu again, but she was also not allowed to go to the autumn hunt. This is the most severe punishment Concubine Xiao has received in all these years. It shows how angry the Emperor is."
Su Li raised her eyebrows. Concubine Xiao knew very well that Princess Rongfu had committed such a crime and that pleading for her would probably displease the emperor, but she still pleaded for her again and again, which now angered the emperor.
She didn't believe that she had a deep relationship with Empress Renxuan and Princess Rongfu.
Either Princess Rongfu is the daughter of Concubine Xiao as she guessed, or Princess Rongfu has some leverage over her.
However, based on how the two of them interacted with each other that she saw in the palace that day, she felt that the former was more likely.
Now, as long as we know whether Prince Chun is a lucky star, the matter will be almost clear.
"I wonder if Master Wu En is on his way back to Beijing."
Although Taoist Kongxu is capable, his reputation is not as good as Master Wuen after all. At least for now, the emperor must believe in and trust Master Wuen.
At that time, even if he saw that Prince Chun had purple energy, he would still need Master Wuen's confirmation.
Otherwise, if the emperor didn't believe it, he would naturally not investigate Concubine Xiao.
"Yes," Pei Mingyue said excitedly, "I was just about to tell you about this. The person my father sent to investigate returned yesterday by carrier pigeon. Master Wu En has already entered Yifeng. I think if there are no delays, he will be back in the capital in less than half a month!"
"Oh?" Su Li was surprised. "So fast?"
Nanli Kingdom borders the southern part of Dajin. Master Wuen must pass through Yifeng when he takes the official road from Nanli Kingdom back to Beijing.
If we calculate based on this distance, it is likely that as soon as the emperor's men found Master Wu'en in Nanli Kingdom, Master Wu'en followed them back to Dajin.
She originally thought that Master Wu En would return to Beijing at least after Pei Ji returned to Beijing.
In the original novel, when Pei Ji's men found Master Wu'en, he was preaching in a place and could not be interrupted because he wanted to spread Buddhism. Pei Ji's men waited for him for more than a month before setting off to return to Dajin.
I think the person sent by the emperor this time found him just when he was not giving a lecture.
Pei Mingyue, who was impatient, widened her eyes and said, "How quick! I wish he could arrive in the capital tomorrow."
Su Li couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry, it's only half a month away..."
Half a month, very quickly...
As soon as Pei Mingyue left, Xiaowu came in with a credence: "Madam, there is a message from the master by carrier pigeon."
Su Li was surprised for a moment. What happened?
Take the creed and open it.
really.
The letter only said one thing.
Master Wu'en and his disciples were ambushed and killed when they were passing through the outskirts of Yifeng Guanglan City.
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