The Fugitive White Moonlight of a Powerful Minister

  Chapter 37

  The eldest son of the Duke's Mansion who has been lost for nineteen years, the only direct bloodline of the eldest princess is actually this year's No. 1 Scholar!

   On this day, Chang'an Avenue was as lively as the day Chunwei released the list.

Everyone in the world knows that Emperor Jiahe is benevolent and has an extraordinary relationship with the eldest princess. On the day of the blood test, he set up the Duke's mansion. Today he personally presides over the royal ancestral hall, as Wang You, no—now he should be called Pei You, Grant the seal to Pei You.

  The front of the imperial temple was crowded with people who came to pay their respects to the sky. It's just that the emperors and empresses who often accompanied each other in the past, only Emperor Jiahe came this time, and the empress did not accompany them. It is rumored that he was ill and could not leave the palace.

  But seeing the former No. 1 scholar, dressed in fine clothes and brocade crowns, he was also surrounded by stars, but he was completely different from half a month ago. The person is still the same person, and the appearance is still the same, even the unfazed look in the eyes is not different from the one half a month ago when he was walking on the street on the horse, but when he looks at it now, it suddenly dawns on him where the disobedience of the day came from.

  The number one scholar should wear Chinese clothes and brocade clothes, and he should be surrounded by well-trained guards, so he can only watch from a distance.

  Princess Chang holds the fan, her face is full of joy. Duke Pei has been in poor health in recent years and his hair has turned gray, but today his chest is straight and his spirit is refreshed. Emperor Jiahe has a rare expression of warmth on his face. He must be delighted and moved by the return of this nephew.

  A crowd of common people prostrated themselves on the ground, passing by the royal guard of honor on Chang'an Avenue, and the sound of the wheels was far away, before they dared to quietly raise their eyes to take a peek at the royal Tianwei.

  It wasn't until the team disappeared at the gate of the Duke's Mansion that the common people got up one after another and chatted with the people around them. This will have something to look up to their children and grandchildren in the future.

  At this time, in the Duke's Mansion, Princess Rong Hua held Pei You's hand and stood in front of the main hall. The servants of the whole mansion knelt on the ground and bowed in unison: "I have met the son!"

  Wen Ning didn't go out to join in the fun today, and she felt very at ease. She has done everything she can, and the rest is to do her best and obey the destiny.

   It's just that she is somewhat curious whether things will really develop as they did in her previous life.

   Because of this, it was night, and she couldn't sleep.

  She remembered very clearly that the fire was at Zishi, when the capital was the quietest. It seems to say that a servant in the royal residence was sick in bed, so he lit the lamp all night, and the oil lamp did not know what was burning, and the whole house was set ablaze.

   At that time, the person who told her seemed to be still emotional, saying that the bodies of the Wang family and his wife were found in the servant's room, which probably caught fire, and they tried to save the servant, but none of them escaped.

  Thinking of this, Wen Ning felt that her four thousand taels was worth it.

   Such a kind couple really didn't deserve to die in vain.

  I just hope that Mr. Yi will not miss tonight.

  She lay down and couldn't fall asleep, and thought about a lot of things.

  For example, Pei You.

  How did Pei You in his previous life view the fire?

  Has such a hard-hearted person felt sorry for his adoptive parents and his loyal servant? Everyone thought that he had recognized his biological parents and returned to the Duke's Mansion. With such a big happy event falling on his head, who would care about the life and death of a humble couple?

  When she heard the news in her previous life, she only sighed with emotion that the world is impermanent.

   Later, during the many years she was by his side, she never heard him mention it.

   Probably also, does it matter?

  Wen Ning thought about it, and finally fell asleep in a daze.

  The Duke's Mansion, which has been busy all day, is still brightly lit, especially in the Qinghui Hall where Pei You lives, Wang Qinsheng is still running back and forth to resettle.

In fact, they had already tidied up the Qinghui Hall recently, but today Emperor Jiahe rewarded a lot of things. The government has strict rules and regulations. He came in with the young master. He is the closest follower of the young master. The people below are all waiting for him to speak. arrange.

  But how can he have those experiences.

  Just the Qinghui Hall, there are three or four houses as big as the original ones. He didn't know the directions, so how could he direct people to work.

   Fortunately, there was a big maid who called and couldn't see it, so she took over the matter.

   It is a place where you should rest early on weekdays, Qinghui Hall has just been tidied up, and hastily served the young master to rest.

   Here we have another problem.

  The big maids in the big families have always served the master to change clothes and rest, not to mention the Duke's Mansion, there are eight or nine maids arranged inside and outside Qinghui Hall.

  But his young master doesn't allow anyone to enter the house.

   In the end, Wang Qinsheng went.

   It was said that Wang Qinsheng was serving, but in the end it was Pei You who came by himself. After all, in the Wang residence, the Wang family never really used him as a servant, and he never did such things as serving the young master to bathe and change clothes.

   After a while, it is already upright.

  Pei You doesn't want a girl in the house, and it's Wang Qinsheng's turn to watch the night. When boarding the bed, Pei You said, "You've worked hard today, but are you still used to it?"

   "Where is the son?" Wang Qinsheng rubbed the back of his head and said with a chuckle, "Just don't embarrass the son. Tomorrow, I will go to my mother to learn the rules."

"Tomorrow, you should go home first. In two days, your parents will leave for Lingnan, and you will send them back before you come back." Pei You took off her hair crown by herself, and her black and straight black hair fell down, which was rare and lazy. attitude.

  Uh, no wonder no girl can stay in the house...

   "Qinsheng?" Pei You looked over with dark eyes.

  Wang Qinsheng came back to his senses and nodded again and again. How could he have forgotten this? The wife is weak, and it would be better to have a familiar person by her side to take care of her.

   "Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely deliver Mrs. Master to Lingnan safely!"

  Pei You nodded: "Go and rest."

  Since there was a night watch, Wang Qinsheng rested outside. He had prepared the bed a long time ago, turned off the lights in the room and retreated outside.

  I was really busy and tired this day, and soon lost consciousness as soon as I went to bed.

  Pei You was not so stable.

  Madam Wang's guess is right. Pei You is actually a person who finds it extremely difficult to trust others, and it is also extremely difficult to establish close relationships with them. As with people, so with the environment.

  The strange bed and the strange incense here made him uneasy.

  His consciousness seemed to be lucid and chaotic, and his body gradually became lighter amidst the ups and downs, until there was a violent knock on the door, and his body sank suddenly.

   "My lord, my lord!" Someone shouted outside, "My lord, this subordinate has offended me! But my subordinates dare not report the leak in the palace!"

  Pei You suddenly sat up from the bed, and casually put on his robe.

  He doesn't like to have maids serving in the house, so there is no one outside the night watch.

  Opened the door, followed his bodyguard Gu Fei and knelt down on one knee after the marriage inspection: "My lord, I just heard the news that the palace is flooded, do you want to go there?"

  Pei You strode forward almost without stopping, and Gu Fei hurriedly followed.

   "The Duke's Mansion has ordered dozens of people to put out the fire, presumably..."

   "Dozens of people?" Pei You's voice was very deep, "The fire is very big?"

  Gu Fei hesitated a bit: "Yes... some..."

"be honest."

"Yes!" Pei You's pace was too fast, and someone like Gu Fei, who is skilled in martial arts, couldn't keep up for a while, "My lord, when the news came, the fire had been raging for half an hour, our people rushed over It will take time, I'm afraid..."

   While talking, the two had already arrived at the door, the horse was ready, Pei You quickly got on the horse, and without waiting for Gu Fei, he whipped forward.

  The night in spring is no longer cold, but maybe he was riding too fast, and the sharp wind was like a knife, so that his hand holding the rein trembled uncontrollably.

  It's past midnight, and it's the time when the capital sleeps most soundly, so the sound of horseshoes on Chang'an Avenue is particularly abrupt.

  Although there is some distance between the royal residence and the Duke's Mansion, the streets are empty, and the horses gallop forward as if out of control, and it takes only a quarter of an hour to arrive.

   "Master!" Seeing that the horse was flying, Gu Fei suddenly pulled the reins, worried that the horse would not be stable, but saw that Pei You threw the horse directly and entered in a hurry.

  There is no fire in the palace.

  As Gu Fei said, dozens of guards came to the Duke's Mansion, and rushed to extinguish the fire quickly.

   It's just that the royal residence is no longer the former royal residence.

  From the house to the yard, there is not a piece of intact land, even the nearly century-old ginkgo tree was burnt to the point that only a blackened trunk remained.

  The air is filled with the pungent smell of scorched earth. When you step on it with both feet, there is almost the residual heat from the fire.

  At the door of Wang Qinsheng's bedroom, the people inside have been carried out.

  Three people are entangled in a strange posture.

  Even though they were burnt beyond recognition, Pei You easily recognized who they were.

The one who was protected inside was his mother, his gentle mother who would coax him to sleep all night. Just a few days ago, he hugged him, patted his back, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, don't worry." Son, our days will get better and better."

It was his father who hugged his mother tightly. He was gentle and hard-working. No matter how hard he endured, he would not want him to be treated harshly by his father. Half a month ago, they were having a drink under the ginkgo tree. Since then, his official career has been smooth and he has made great achievements.

   The one who jumped in front of the two of them and tried to wrap them up was his book boy. He was honest and loyal, and he was always the book boy before the son. He was completely severed because of his broken legs, and both calves were gone.

  His cries are still in his ears: "Young master, is the life of a slave not your life?"

   "Young master, I don't accept it!"

   "Young master! I don't accept it!"

  Is their fate their fate?

  A sharp pain pierced through his forehead, and Pei You almost couldn't stand still.

   "Master, please forgive me!" Someone knelt in front of him, blocking his way.

   "Get out." He heard his voice sound like it came from hell.

   "Master..."

He didn't know who kicked him away, and then he got closer and closer to the charred three people. The pain on his forehead became more and more acute, but his eyes became blurred, but he still saw clearly the white jade on his mother's wrist. bracelet.

  When he first came to Wang's house, he recognized the bed and the person, and couldn't sleep all night.

  Madam Wang held him in her arms and hummed softly. He didn't like to touch the skin of strangers, so he clasped the bracelet on her wrist. So many nights later, Mrs. Wang let him sleep with her, and he could fall asleep peacefully by rubbing the white jade bracelet lightly.

   Now the white jade bracelet has been smoked into black gray.

  He closed his eyes lightly, the pain in his forehead didn't ease, on the contrary, he drilled deeper, so that he couldn't walk over.

   "Master, Master!" The sharp pain was interrupted by a sudden knock on the door, "Master, my subordinates have something important to report!"

  Pei You opened his eyes.

it turns out…

   is a dream.

fine…

   is a dream.

  The pain in the forehead still hasn't dissipated. Pei You wanted to press it, but found that his hands were clenched into fists, so stiff that he couldn't stretch them out for a while.

  The door has been opened by Wang Qinsheng, and someone will come in immediately.

  Gu Fei.

  Pei You was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't tell whether it was a dream just now, or it was just a dream at this moment.

Just now he reported to him outside the house, but now he is inside the house, kneeling on one knee not far from his couch, but he said the same words: "My lord, I have offended you! I dare not report it!"

  (end of this chapter)