MTL - The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister-Chapter 44

  Chapter 44

  Wen Ning felt that Pei You in this life was probably a little different from the previous life.

   She couldn't tell exactly what was different and what caused his differences. But still keenly aware of some.

For example, last time in Yuntinglou, he would have the intention to ask the shopkeeper to send the drunken Shen Jin back to Shen's house. For example, this time, he was obviously very impatient with her, but he would still throw his cloak to her, and still Ask Tu Bai to find her some clothes to change into.

   Otherwise, if she returned home in this state, she would at least catch a cold.

  Pei You in his previous life might be able to be as careful as dust, but even if he thought about these things, he would never do them.

  He is lonely, indifferent and alienated, even from his biological mother, the eldest princess, very estranged. It's only different for her "Bai Yueguang", as if she is the only one, she is still a person in his eyes.

  However, in the previous life, Pei You actually went to rescue Zhao Xizhi who fell into the water? Now that I think about it, I don't think it's something he would do.

  Wen Ning didn't think too much, and didn't go back to the banquet. She randomly picked up a palace maid on the road, and asked her to report her safety, and then asked her to bring Linglan over.

  She changed her clothes. If she went back directly, she would inevitably be watched again, and people would ask questions in a hurry.

  She felt that she had done almost everything in front of Pei You, and she didn't want to really make the name "Wen Ning" a label on him, and she only said to the maid that she swam ashore by herself.

  Linglan was shocked when she saw her. She knows she can't swim.

   On the carriage back, Wen Ning didn't hide much from her, and simply explained the matter.

  Linglan opened her mouth wide: "Gu... girl, really... didn't you jump down by yourself?"

  Wen Ning: "..."

   Well, it turns out that in the eyes of her personal servant girl, she is also an image who is crazy about Pei You, but... she is quite successful?

  Wen Ning didn't know whether to cry or laugh, and asked Linglan what happened afterwards.

Linglan said like a bean: "I saw you fall from a distance under the bridge, and then the Second Young Master Shen jumped down without hesitation! But... but who would have thought that the one he rescued in the end was actually that Zhao Xiaotian?" Maid! And..."

  Linglan said extremely dissatisfied: "And so many people watched the Second Young Master Shen rescue the girl from the Zhao family from the water, and some people joked right away, saying that the two of them are worth the painstaking efforts of the empress!"

  Although Wen Ning has broken off the engagement with Shen Jin, Linglan is a protector of the lord. She always feels that such a good second son Shen should belong to her daughter!

   "Zhao Xizhi and Shen Jin?" Wen Ning asked in surprise.

   What kind of mandarin ducks is this messy? If I had known... If I had known, she shouldn't have come to this New Year's Eve banquet today.

  That Zhao Xizhi is the eldest daughter of the family. She is quite favored and has a somewhat savage temper. In her previous life, she chased Pei You and made trouble for her.

   Marrying Shen Jin with such a temperament, the Liang family can handle it, but Shen Jin...

   That's all.

  She and Shen Jin have already returned home, so why is she worrying about him?

  Everyone has their own destiny, from the moment she decided to divorce him, she should no longer interfere in his life.

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  At the other end of Chang'an Avenue, there was also a carriage galloping in the night. Wang Qinsheng was still too slow, so he poked his head out to urge the driver outside, and went back to turn on the heater in the car even more.

   On such a cold day, his young master is so wet. What about in vain? Isn't he very powerful, always following the young master? Why did people disappear at this time? Don't you know how to find clothes for the young master? !

  Wang Qinsheng was dissatisfied, but after all he had learned a lot of rules and didn't show it in front of Pei You. He wanted to persuade Pei You to change clothes with him, but knowing that he would not agree, he just sat there silently.

   After a while, the carriage stopped at the gate of the Duke’s mansion. Wang Qinsheng got out of the carriage and ordered the servant to go in quickly and prepare hot water for the prince to bathe.

  The dinner in the palace was not over yet, and the concubine from the mansion hadn't come back yet. Although the Eldest Princess didn't enter the palace today, she always liked to be quiet, so the whole Duke's mansion was quite quiet.

  Seeing Pei You go back at first glance, but still going back dripping wet, the servants were a little surprised, but they didn't dare to say anything, didn't even dare to look, they just held the lamp to lead the way silently.

  Pei You never needs to be attended to when taking a bath. Wang Qinsheng took advantage of this gap to make some tea to dispel the cold. When he came back, Pei You was no longer in the room.

   Probably went to the study.

  Wang Qinsheng hesitated for a moment holding the brewed tea, but did not turn around and follow.

   Today is different from the past, he seldom enters Pei You's study. Now his son's status is different, so what he is planning is of course different from before.

  He knew that the young master was doing it for his own good. His mind is simple, his mouth is not tight enough, it is better not to know many things.

  Pei You is indeed in the study room. He has already changed into clean clothes, and his hair has been wrung and tied, as if the person who was still in the lake half an hour ago was not him.

  Besides, Tu Bai was reporting in a low voice: "Miss Wen's family has returned home, and she hasn't mentioned what happened tonight with outsiders."

  Pei You lowered her eyes slightly, and snorted lightly: "She's considered interesting."

   "But today..." Tu Bai was puzzled and said, "My lord... the night is too dark, did you see the wrong person?"

  Pei You's eyes darkened when he mentioned this.

  Of course he couldn't see the wrong person, even at that time he was about to pull Zhao Xizhi's sleeve. But at this time there was another "plop", and an exclamation of "Sister Wen, Miss Wen" came from the shore.

  When he came back to his senses, the person he finally hugged was actually Wen Ning.

  This kind of inexplicable loss of control, which is completely ignorant, made him very uncomfortable and very unhappy.

   "The Zhao family, how about we stay?" Tu Bai asked again.

  Zhao Xizhi's falling into the water tonight was originally a game.

  In the past six months, Pei You has been investigating the fire in the royal residence half a year ago.

  The case has been concluded on the surface. In order not to startle the enemy, and to prevent the other party from discovering that the Wangs and his wife did not die in the flames, Pei You refused the request for an autopsy at the time of the Governor of Jingzhao, but kept investigating in secret.

  The first thing he suspected, and the easiest thing to suspect, was Princess Ronghua.

   After all, in the eyes of some powerful people, it is not such a glorious thing for a son to have a pair of adoptive parents from poor backgrounds.

  But he didn't find any clues in the past six months. The eldest princess eats fast and recites Buddha, and usually doesn't even go out of the Duke's mansion.

  It is a very inconspicuous detail that has recently taken shape.

  After the incident, Pei You took Tu Bai to the scene to search. The fire was too big and the palace was almost destroyed, but they still found some clues.

  Under the window of the Wang couple's room, there was a tiny piece of leftover fabric.

   It must be that the arsonist left in too much haste and knocked down the open window, and the thick wood of the window tore the corner of his clothes, so he hid it at the bottom of the window.

  It's just an ordinary piece of fabric. I thought it would be difficult to find the source, but it's a rare clue that I can't give up.

  Tu Bai took it to every cloth shop and asked, and one shopkeeper really recognized it.

The shopkeeper said it was a material from the south, and because of the high price, he only bought one as a sample. On the first day it was put on the shelf, a girl liked it and ordered him not to buy the same material again: "This girl wants it." , is the only one in this capital, if you dare to let other people wear the same clothes as me, this business will not matter!"

  The girl who can be considered domineering is Zhao Xizhi, the prostitute daughter of Zhao Shangshu's family.

  A woman raised in a deep boudoir cannot be the culprit of the arson that night, but where the piece of cloth went, it needs to be investigated from her.

  The Duke’s Mansion has faded out of officialdom for many years, and has no contact with Zhao Zhai, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Pei You simply started with Zhao Xizhi, so there is a "hero to save the beauty" in tonight's plan.

  I originally wanted to take this opportunity to get close to Zhao Xizhi so that I could follow the only clue to find out, but I didn't expect...

  Tu Bai quietly waited for Pei You's order.

Half a year ago, he served Pei You as his master, and he knew that this elder son was not what he appeared on the surface, he was just an elegant scholar. On the contrary, he was thoughtful, resourceful and decisive. Can't go wrong.

  Pei You's eyelashes were still a little wet after a bath, and a strand of half-dried hair fell on his cheeks, making him look a bit lazy.

  He only pondered for a while, and then said: "Things will be smooth if things are slowed down. I have been waiting for half a year, so I am not in a hurry. Wait a little longer, maybe there will be better opportunities."

  Tu Bai understood, cupped his hands and gave a little salute, then retreated.

  Pei You pinched the center of her eyebrows, leaned back on the back of the chair, and closed her eyes gently.

  After half a year of investigation, the matter is still unclear. Even why the other party wants to kill the Wang couple has no clue.

  If it is said that it is directed at him, the other party has not moved in the past six months. Even if the clues are found, if the matter is related to the Zhao family, neither he nor Mrs. Wang Fuwang has anything to do with Zhao Zhai. Why did it cause such a disaster?

  As he pondered, his thoughts gradually became trance-like, and a picture began to appear in front of his eyes.

  In September of the 14th year of Jiahe, the autumn was crisp and clear. Pei You took Gu Fei to Renhe Pharmacy again.

  After returning to the Duke's mansion, he started looking for the little girl again.

  If she hadn't lied about her age back then, she would have reached her age this year. He once promised her that she would not be sold by the family to the old man as a concubine.

   But after searching for three or four months, there is still no trace.

  In this pharmacy, he and she often came to sell some herbal medicines back then, and the shopkeeper still knew him, but said that he had never seen her again for many years.

   "My lord, the boss still said that he didn't know a girl named Xiaoya, and he didn't seem to be lying." Gu Fei cupped his hands as he came out of the medicine shop.

  The result was as expected, but Pei You still lowered her eyes, and was about to step away when she caught a glimpse of a girl at the door of the silk and satin village next door.

  Small and exquisite, wearing a turquoise dress with long sleeves and long fairy skirts, his flowing eyes lingered on his face for a moment, and then smiled.

  The sun is just right and the water is rippling.

  She tapped the tip of her nose playfully with her index finger.

  Pei You's heartbeat, which had just stopped suddenly, suddenly recovered, and it beat faster than before.

  Xiaoya.

In the past, when she saw him, nine out of ten times the tip of her nose was covered with dust. At first he would remind her, but when she saw his eyes on her face, she would touch the tip of her nose herself: "Are you rubbing dust again? Yes Not very puppy-like hahaha."

   After wandering around for a long time, the man is still in the capital, and he is right in front of him.

Pei You raised her foot and walked over quickly, and when he came to her, she had already restrained her playful look, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, and bowed to him in a polite manner: "A Ning Wen, have you seen the son of the world?" .”

  (end of this chapter)