For a woman, the greatest failure is not receiving her husband's love.
She thought her words had deeply stung Jiang Wan, but to her surprise, the other party remained calm and showed no sign of being provoked.
Biluo couldn't stand it anymore and angrily said, "If you dare to say another word, I'll smash your mouth."
She was very nervous, afraid that Gu Yurong's words would hurt Jiang Wan.
Fortunately, Song Lin in the next courtyard was wailing incessantly, and everyone's attention was focused on Song Lin and the iron certificate. Gu Yurong had interrupted herself halfway through her sentence, so no one else heard her.
Only Pei Xuan, who was closest to Gu Yurong, suddenly looked at Jiang Wan and paused slightly.
It quickly returned to normal.
Seeing Gu Yurong's reaction, Pei Xi pursed his lips and spoke up.
“Madam Gu, the Crown Prince has already shown leniency. If Song Lin, with such an ungrateful nature, were in the royal family, he would be punished with at least fifty strokes of the cane.”
“However, Crown Prince,” he turned to Pei Xuan, “since Madam Gu keeps saying that she has failed in raising her son, it seems that she has realized her mistake and is eager to be punished. Why don’t you grant her wish and let her and Song Lin be punished together, so as to fulfill their deep mother-son bond.”
Pei Xuan raised his eyes and gestured to the guards.
The guards immediately stepped forward and pulled the weeping Gu Yurong away.
Seeing this, Pei Xi smiled and winked at Jiang Wan, looking quite smug.
Jiang Wan: “…”
Ever since Pei Xi made Gu Yurong kneel in the ancestral hall as punishment and received his "gratitude," he has been smug about it.
Although she was speechless, she was happy to see Gu Yurong suffer, so she nodded slightly to him.
Their private interactions, which they thought were unseen by anyone, were all observed by Pei Xuan.
Pei Xuan narrowed his dark eyes.
When did Pei Xi and she become so familiar with each other?
Including the matter of Xiao Lu sneaking into the general's mansion at midnight, he had not known a word of it beforehand.
He frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.
He has many capable bodyguards under his command, each of whom is better than a lowly eunuch like Lu.
She would rather approach the ignorant and incompetent Pei Xi than utter a single word to herself.
His gaze shifted, and he saw Pei Xi walking towards the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, taking the forged imperial edict and looking at it with great interest. Pei Xuan's furrowed brows relaxed a little.
That's all.
Although she and Pei Xi found the imperial edict, she handed it over to him. What reason did he have to be angry?
Pei Xuan frowned, recalling the exquisite eight-treasure box that Jiang Wan had given him.
It took the people in the Dark Guard a whole day and night to crack the mechanism. Pei Xuan still remembers the amazement he felt when he saw the contents of the box.
Iron certificates with imperial edicts are rarely seen in print; he had only read about them in books before.
Pei Xuan never imagined that he would actually see this sacred object with his own eyes.
Presumably even Emperor Jingyuan never touched it with his own hands.
After his initial surprise, Pei Xuan fell into deep thought.
It is obvious that this imperial edict was a private gift from the late emperor to General Song in recognition of his merits.
The saying goes, "A common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
To avoid endless disputes arising from the appearance of the sacred object, the late emperor did not reveal this matter to others. General Song, perhaps seeing that Song Ziyu was not up to the task, told this secret only to Yuan Shi before his death.
For many years, the iron certificate has been preserved by the Yuan family.
It wasn't until this time, when she and Song Ziyu were both imprisoned and facing life and death, that she told Song Lin about it.
Unfortunately, Song Lin was incompetent, and Jiang Wan discovered his scheme and, through a little trickery, obtained the item for herself.
Recalling the woman's intelligent and cunning face, Pei Xuan lowered his head, a fleeting smile crossing his eyes.
He could guess to some extent why Jiang Wan had offered him the imperial edict.
Firstly, Zhuque has left the capital for Youzhou, and her return date is uncertain, so she doesn't have a suitable person to solve the puzzle at the moment.
Secondly, even if Jiang Wan had the ability to open the eight-treasure box, she probably wouldn't leave it behind.
With her intelligence, she had probably already guessed what was in the box.
Just as the late emperor had considered, the power of the imperial edict was alluring, and once it became known, it would quickly lead to endless struggles.
Under Song Lin's plan, the people of the Dayong Dynasty will eventually learn that the General's Mansion holds the Iron Certificate of Merit.
This is not a good thing for the Song family right now.
Even when General Song was alive, he still chose to conceal the imperial edict and avoid external risks, let alone the General's Mansion now.
With the woman in charge of the household and Song Yu's power not yet fully developed, this was a crucial time for him to advance his career.
If the matter of the imperial edict were to be revealed at this time, countless eyes would be on the General's Mansion. To seize the sacred artifact, countless traps and schemes would be laid, and Song Yu would be the first to be targeted.
At that time, the imperial edict and iron certificate will no longer be a secret treasure, but a death warrant.
It would be better to let everyone believe for now that Song Lin forged the imperial edict, and then let Yuan Shi make her solemn vows. After today's farce, who will still believe her?
In this way, the General's Mansion was spared from being in the eye of the storm, and Song Yu was able to remain safe.
"master."
Ah Si, who was standing to the side, spoke up.
"Should that imperial edict be kept in the Eastern Palace indefinitely?"
Pei Xuan glanced sideways and slightly raised his lips: "Of course not."
That was a gift from the late emperor to the Song family; how could he keep it for himself?
Ah Si fell silent, but couldn't help glancing at Pei Xuan.
Even he could tell that Jiang Wan had only temporarily offered the items to her master to avoid danger; it sounded nice, but in reality, she was just looking for a safe place to store them.
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