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Chapter 439: Unite to handle the case
Chapter 439: Unite to handle the case
??Chapter 439 Unite to handle the case
??The old emperor then slowly explained the cause of the incident: "Zhou Jieyu was not a woman, and she was pregnant with a wild child. When the inner guard tortured her, she said that the fetus in the womb belonged to the third child."
??Pei Yi was inexplicably shocked.
??The concubines in the harem cheated on the old emperor with a foreigner, which was already shocking.
?? But what is even more astonishing is that this concubine who has stepped on the boundary even insisted that her lover is Huo Yuan.
??Pei Yi didn't believe that Huo Yuan would mess with the old emperor's harem concubines at all.
??She said in a deep voice, "Zhou Jieyu is lying."
??The old emperor said with a half-smile, "You haven't investigated anything yet, so don't jump to conclusions."
??Pei Yi said solemnly: "I believe in the character of His Highness the Third Highness. He is the most filial and courteous, and he will never do anything beyond the rules with the concubine."
?? This confession must be said, no matter whether she investigates or not, she must firmly stand by Huo Yuan's side.
??The old emperor looked a little embarrassed, and said slightly embarrassed: "You should investigate this matter before we talk about it."
??He felt very uncomfortable.
??Even an outsider doubted the veracity of Zhou Jieyu's confession. As a father, he arbitrarily convicted the third child. Could he not be ashamed?
?? Sure enough, as Pei Yi said, the elixir caused his temperament to be unstable and affected his decision.
?? Otherwise, why would he make such a rash decision on the third child?
??The old emperor regretted it in his heart, but his face was majestic and calm, and the airs of the superior were very full.
??Pei Yi cupped her hands and said solemnly: "This minister will definitely restore the truth of the matter." The problem lies with Zhou Jieyu. As long as she can pry Zhou Jieyu's mouth open, everything will be solved easily.
??The old emperor didn't want to continue arguing about this matter, and said with a dull expression: "I only give you three days. If you can't give a result after three days, you and the third child will be dealt with according to the crime."
?? Only three days were given because Zhou Jieyu's affair was a huge royal scandal. This matter must not be made public and must be resolved within the shortest possible time. If it is delayed for too long, it will easily attract the attention of others.
??The old emperor actually had a premonition that the third child was innocent, but he still made a rule that if there was no result after three days, the third child would be executed. This was because...he wanted face.
?? In this matter, someone must be found to take the blame. If the real culprit cannot be found, then of course only the biggest suspect, the third child, can take the blame.
Thinking of this, the old emperor felt a little pain in his heart - after all, this is his own flesh and blood, even if he doesn't pay much attention to this son on weekdays, but if the third son is gone like this, as the father, he still feels a little bit in his heart sad.
??If Pei Yi knew what the old emperor was thinking, she would definitely yell at hypocrisy—if she really cared about her son, how could she do something like taking the blame for her own son? What's more, this scapegoat is killing people. People who can make such decisions are really hypocritical and cruel.
??The old emperor felt that his decision was correct but helpless. He was afraid that the younger generation of the Pei family would act recklessly, so he repeatedly told him worriedly: "This matter must be investigated secretly, and it must not attract the attention of others."
??Pei Yi sneered in her heart: You let the inner guard enter the Third Prince's Mansion tonight—you still don't want to draw attention to such a big thing, you're afraid you want to fart.
??Although she was complaining and dissatisfied in her heart, Pei Yi said perfunctorily on her face: "I must keep it in my heart."
??The old emperor said in a deep voice: "The inner guard went to the third prince's mansion tonight, and this matter must not be hidden. If someone else asks, how will you solve it?"
??The villain in Pei Yi's heart rolled her eyes with contempt, and teased angrily: You also know that you can't hide this! Are you still afraid of being asked?
??When you were doing this tonight, you didn't look like you were afraid of being questioned by others.
??You are the king of a country, as long as you act like you don’t want to discuss this matter, which stunned youth would dare to ask about it?
??History has proved countless times: As long as the emperor's decision-making is high-handed enough, the people under him will not dare to talk about certain things even if they are clear-hearted—one by one has brought the secret to the extreme.
??Pei Yi complained to this point in her heart, and suddenly became enlightened.
??She finally understood that the old emperor was afraid that others would intervene in this matter. The old man clearly wanted someone to take the blame for this matter.
?? And obviously—the old emperor just wanted her to take the blame.
?? Inhuman!
??Pei Yi silently swears.
??However, she thought about it again, even if she took the blame for this matter, it doesn't matter, anyway, she was planning for this matter from the very beginning, but the old emperor shamelessly handed her this opportunity.
In just a short moment, Pei Yi changed her mind several times, and finally said solemnly: "Your Majesty has very high expectations and strict requirements for the prince, and he is also very concerned about the prince's private life. The inner guard is visiting the third prince's mansion today. It's just to secretly check whether the third prince's night life is in compliance with the rules. I never thought that the humble minister was actually "doing multiplayer sports" in the third prince's mansion. The inner guard was shocked and inexplicable, so he had a conflict with the third prince and others. This incident The root cause of all this is actually in me alone, if the humble minister restrains himself well, such embarrassing things will not happen."
??After hearing this self-report, the old emperor was secretly surprised.
??Actually, until just now, he had contempt for Pei Yi.
?? But when Pei Yi unexpectedly came up with such a solution to the cover-up in a short period of time, the old emperor couldn't help raising his eyes to look at Pei Yi a few more times.
??This kid is clever—with a few words, he characterized the serious **** conflict tonight as a romantic incident.
??As long as it is a romantic event, the nature is naturally very different, and everyone's interest will only be in the romantic lace of the person involved, and will not think too much about other things.
??The only problem is that after this explanation. It will definitely affect Pei Yi's reputation.
??But this Pei family kid can push the pot down in such a disregard of his reputation. Does he have a big heart and courage, or is he a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water?
??The old emperor looked at the young son of the Pei family again calmly, and said inscrutablely: "I know everything about you. You should step down."
??Pei Yi understands that although the old emperor didn't say it clearly, it already means to accept what she just said.
?? "Resignation." Pei Yi saluted and quickly exited the inner hall.
?? "Hmm!"
?? Gu Changze, who was huddled in the corner, saw Pei Yi coming out of the inner hall, and immediately yelled excitedly. Unfortunately, his mouth was blocked by a veil, so he couldn't utter anything except murmuring.
??Pei Yi looked down at him contemptuously, took back the black iron whip wrapped around his body, and then walked away from him without looking back.
??Gu Changze took out the veil that was stuffed in his mouth, stared at Pei Yi's back with resentment, and thought to himself that he must make the Pei family dude look good!
??Gu Changze looked angry, stood up on the ground and ran towards the inner hall.
?? Commander Sun of the Internal Guard now has a good impression of Pei Yi, and he immediately reminded: "Master Pei, then Mr. Gu Lang is afraid to go to His Majesty to sue you."
Pei Yi smiled disapprovingly, and Pi Liyang Qiu said: "Let him sue. Your Majesty is a sage king, how can you listen to his nonsense?" The old emperor is afraid that he is going to settle accounts with Gu Changze, how can it be possible? Stand up for Gu Changze? This guy surnamed Gu is wishing for luck.
Commander Sun felt quite emotional in his heart, and secretly said: Your Majesty is old and suspicious, and still loves Gu Langjun very much, almost to the point of extreme dependence on Gu Langjun, how can he not listen to Gu Langjun's one-sided words? ? Only Mr. Pei is upright and loyal to the king and serving the country, so he is not afraid of people with evil tendencies like Mr. Gu Lang.
?? Not only Commander Sun thinks this way, but almost all other inner guards think similarly.
??At this moment, Pei Yi's image became more and more majestic in Neiwei's mind.
?? "Ding! The reputation of the host has been further improved in a small range! Get 20 points!"
??Pei Yi couldn't help but be surprised when she heard the system's notification sound suddenly.
??In the past, she hadn't heard any increase in her points for a long time. Why did her points rise tonight like the flood of the Yellow River?
?? "Host, the B-level charm value will make it easier for you to be recognized by others."
?? "The recognition of others will further enhance and consolidate your charm level."
?? "This is the Matthew effect, the host will become stronger and stronger, and the charm will become higher and higher."
??Pei Yi doesn't know what the "Matthew Effect" is, but she understands everything except the "Matthew Effect" nonsense.
??It seems that I was right to increase the level of charm.
??Pei Yi asked decisively: "Are my current points enough to be promoted to A-level charm?"
?? "The host needs a total of 1000 points to be promoted from B-level to A-level."
?? "Currently, the host has a total balance of 1154 points."
?? "From the perspective of the amount of points, it is possible to promote, but judging from the current state of the host - it cannot be promoted." The system said.
??Pei Yi asked suspiciously: "Why?"
??The host spread his hands and said helplessly, "Because the host is a cannon fodder villain."
?? "The upper limit of the charisma value of a cannon fodder villain is B-level. If you want to go up, you must change your cannon fodder villain attributes."
??Pei Yi was puzzled and said: "I have formed strategic alliances with five big villains, am I still a cannon fodder villain?"
?? "Forget it." The system said categorically, "As long as the host cannot fundamentally change the situation of the Pei family, the host will be a cannon fodder villain."
??Pei Yi narrowed her eyes and pondered. If she wanted to fundamentally change the situation of the Pei family, wouldn't it be...to completely control the royal family? The safer way is that the Pei family will be the emperor, then naturally no one will dare to suspect that her father is up to no good.
"Not only the charisma value of cannon fodder villains is limited, but also the big villain." The system shrugged and said, "The upper limit of the charm value of the big villain is A-level, even if they have a strong accumulation of charm points, the actual charm The level will not go up any further."
??Pei Yi was surprised: "That is to say... only decent charisma levels have no upper limit requirements?"
?? "No." The system shook his head and said, "Only the charm level of the hero and heroine has no upper limit. It is impossible for anyone to exceed the upper limit of the charm level of the hero and heroine."
??Pei Yi sneered slightly in her heart, so she has to stand up and become the heroine herself?
??When this idea came up, Pei Yi was stunned for a moment.
??Before this, she never had such an idea.
??But at this moment, she feels that nothing is impossible.
??If she can build momentum for the Pei family and ascend the throne as emperor, and then eradicate the male protagonist Xiao Junlin and other rebel forces, isn't she the heroine?
??Who else is she afraid of who will harm her or the Pei family?
??Pei Yi suddenly realized.
??In the past, she was still too passive and weak, and only thought about defense—she was only planning to give in to the male lead and the villains, trying to forge a good relationship with the male lead and others by selling well.
??Looking back now, how short-sighted and timid I was back then?
??Her Pei family is already quite powerful, so why should she flatter her? Who dares to harm her Pei family, whoever she kills, what are you talking about soliciting fear?
??Pei Yi was decisive in her heart, but she didn't show it at all on the surface.
??She said calmly: "Your Highness, let's go back."
??Huo Yuan stood up and asked in a low voice: "Father, will you let me go?"
??Pei Yi smiled mysteriously, and whispered: "Let's go back to the house and talk in detail."
??The other end.
?? The nave.
?? Gu Changze had just finished crying and accusing Pei Yi of how he had been bullied, when he was slapped heavily on the face.
"Snapped!"
??The sound of slapping was so clear that it made my heart chill.
??Gu Changze's half of his face swelled up quickly after being beaten. He fell to the ground, covered his burning face with trembling hands, and looked up at the old emperor on the bed in surprise.
??The old emperor was full of anger. In fact, he always knew that Gu Changze had ulterior motives, but because he was greedy for Gu Changze's face, he kept pretending not to know. But now that Gu Changze has gone crazy enough to coax him into taking such harmful pills, how can he continue to turn a blind eye?
?? If the surname Gu doesn't protect that face and obediently make a vase, then don't blame him for being ruthless!
??The old emperor said coldly: "Come here, drag Mr. Gu Lang down!"
??Gu Changze was dumbfounded.
??He just accused Pei Yi of going too far. Why did the old emperor punish him?
??Gu Changze was completely out of the situation, and wept and said: "Your Majesty, calm down! Changze will never talk about ministers again! Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
??The old emperor didn't listen to Gu Changze's false excuses at all, and he didn't give any explanation to Gu Changze. He just watched the inner guard drag Gu Changze down with cold eyes.
?? Seeing this scene in the outer hall, Imperial Physician Chen couldn't help being secretly surprised. He glanced at the inner hall in horror, and thought to himself: Your Majesty is really unfeeling and changeable. Before, he loved Gu Langjun in every possible way, but now he suddenly turned his face. The speed of this change is really shocking.
??Another compartment.
?? Palace gate.
??Beside the carriage, two handsome gentlemen stood tall. Neither of them had their hair tied up. At first glance, it seemed that they had just got up from the bed and didn't have time to take care of their hair.
?? These two people are Xiao Junji and Xun Huan.
?? When the night wind blew, Xun Huan killed a mosquito stuck on his arm, frowned and said, "It's almost autumn, why is there such a thing?"
??Xiao Junji was also bored waiting, he raised his hands and slapped a mosquito to death, and said worriedly: "Why hasn't Sanlang come out yet."
??Xun Huan was also very worried in his heart, but he said calmly on his face: "Sanlang never does things that are not sure, so tonight must be safe and sound."
??However, having said that, Xun Huan still made two-handed preparations for his actions. As early as when Pei Yi stepped into the palace gate, he ordered the servants of the palace who followed him to report to Pei's house immediately. If something really happened to Pei Yi, Pei Xiangguo would definitely rush to rescue him immediately.
?? "Hey! Saburo is here!!" Xiao Junji said happily.
??I saw, not far away, a handsome "young man" and a handsome young man in gorgeous clothes came side by side.
??Xun Huan felt sore, and muttered: "If I can be protected by Saburo like this, I would rather be besieged by the inner guards tonight."
??Xiao Junji resentfully said: "I wish I was the one being bullied by the inner guard tonight."
??The two men turned into two lemon essences, staring at Pei Jiasanlang step by step towards them with sour eyes.
??As soon as Pei Yi got close to these two men, she felt a strange aura called "jealousy".
??She secretly thought that something was wrong, so she could only pretend that she didn't know, and got into the carriage calmly.
?? Thinking about what she was about to do, Pei Yi solemnly suggested: "Your Highness, go to my mansion to rest tonight."
??Xun Huan and Xiao Junji's eyes tightened at the same time, and they transformed directly from two lemon essences into two large jars of vinegar.
??Huo Yuan was overjoyed.
??His own mansion was tossed by the inner guard tonight, and the sky was already bloody.
??He really didn't want to go back.
?? Now that Pei Yi took the initiative to invite him, he really couldn't wish for it.
but…
?? "I'm going to stay at the mansion for one night, won't my father be suspicious?" Huo Yuan asked.
?? It's not because he thought about it many times, but because Pei Yi made a big fuss because of him tonight. With his father's face-saving degree, I'm afraid he would not want him to continue to have close contacts with Pei Yi.
?? "Don't worry, Your Highness, Your Majesty won't mind your relationship with me." Pei Yi smiled slightly.
??Her relaxed attitude infected many men.
??Huo Yuan couldn't help but relax.
??Xiao Junji and Xun Huan also felt a lot more relaxed, and the depression and anxiety they had felt since tonight seemed to be thrown out of the sky all at once.
??But for the time being, it's one thing to worry about Pei Yi, but it's another thing to have a rival in love right now.
??Xiao Junji and Xun Huan are both incarnations of vinegar vats. Both of them have a strong smell of vinegar, which is hard to ignore.
??Pei Yi's thoughts turned quickly, and she responded calmly: "A Heng, A Huan, come to my study with Your Highness later, I have something important to discuss."
??Xun Huan's heart soaked in vinegar suddenly came alive.
??He smiled and said happily: "Okay, I will follow Saburo's arrangement~"
??Xiao Junji glanced at Xun Huan contemptuously out of the corner of his eye, and said to himself: This Xun Huan is really spineless, for a man to be so coquettish.
??Xiao Junji felt that he had to show his masculinity.
??So, he straightened his sitting posture and said with a serious face: "Sanlang, I will obey your orders~"
??Xun Huan glanced at Xiao Junji contemptuously, thinking that this ronin is just shameless—speaking shameless words with a serious appearance, this is a trick to seduce Saburo! Pooh!
?? After a while, the carriage arrived at Xiao Pei's Mansion.
??Pei Yi learned a lot, and got out of the carriage first, not giving anyone a chance to help her get out of the carriage.
??Xiao Junji and Xun Huan froze in place, wanting to be the first to get out of the car so as to help Pei Sanlang could only die in the womb, both of them harbored hatred in their hearts.
??Huo Yuan's mood was up and down tonight, with things in his heart, he had no intention of competing for favor with all the rivals in love, so naturally he didn't have the resentment of the two rivals in love.
?? A group of people went to the study without saying a word.
??Pei Yi opened the doors and windows wide, so as to see if anyone was eavesdropping outside.
??She also sent the servants far away to prevent the servants from eavesdropping.
??Of course, the so-called "far" is only relative. Those servants were actually standing not far away, they couldn't hear the conversation in the room at this distance, but as long as Pei Yi gave a loud order, they would be there whenever they were called.
??In the study.
??Seeing Pei Yi's solemnity, Xiao Junji and Xun Huan knew that the next thing must be of great importance, so they both sat down solemnly, and for the time being, they both stopped competing for power and being jealous.
??Huo Yuan didn't have the slightest intention of being jealous at the moment, and sat aside with a weary expression, lowered his eyes and said nothing.
??Pei Yi sat down calmly, and said in a deep voice, "Zhou Jieyu claimed to be pregnant with the child of His Highness the Third Highness."
?? These words were like water droplets falling into a hot oil pan, and immediately caused an explosion on the spot.
??Huo Yuan didn't expect it. After being stunned for a moment, he said angrily and humiliated: "Ridiculous!"
??Xun Huan didn't make fun of his love rival at this time, he accused with a serious face: "If your majesty believes Zhou Jieyu's nonsense, it will be a big joke in the world."
??Xiao Junji smiled coldly, his face full of disdain.
??Although he didn't say a word, everyone understood what he meant: the inner guard's arrogance in the Third Prince's Mansion tonight, didn't he just believe Zhou Jieyu's nonsense?
??Huo Yuan's heart was terribly cold, and his complexion was extremely bad, as if he was seriously ill.
Pei Yi couldn't bear it, and said in relief: "Fortunately, His Majesty gave His Highness a chance to defend himself. His Majesty has now ordered me to find out about Zhou Jieyu's pregnancy, and the result must be released within three days, otherwise, I will go westward with His Highness. "
?? These words are really not a consolation.
??Huo Yuan's expression suddenly became even uglier.
??He frowned and stared at Pei Yi, reprimanded with distress and guilt: "You are so foolish!"
??Xun Huan was also very distressed and angry. It was understandable for Sanlang to help Huo Yuan, but it was too inappropriate to help Huo Yuan desperately like this!
??But in this situation, Xun Huan can't say anything to criticize, so he can only sulk with a sullen face.
??Xiao Junji also pursed his lips with a gloomy face, deeply disapproving of Pei Yi's actions, but due to the current situation, he could only keep silent.
?? "I called everyone together tonight, just to think of a solution together." Pei Yi said calmly, "Now we only have three days to handle the case, and every second counts—now is not the time to be arrogant."
??Hearing what she said, Xun Huan and Xiao Junji could only restrain their expressions and concentrate on handling the case. Huo Yuan is naturally the same.
?? Xun Huan said sadly: "The misfortune came from Zhou Jieyu's mouth. I will naturally ask her to understand tomorrow."
??Pei Yi nodded and said: "I think so too. However, there should be a set of regulations for interrogation. I'm afraid that if Jieyu's mouth is too rigid this week, things will not progress."
??Xiao Junji smiled viciously and said: "You don't have to worry about this Saburo, as long as you leave him to me, I will keep Zhou Jieyu in charge and I won't be able to hide anything."
??Huo Yuan is feeling sad now, but he still exerts himself to analyze calmly: "Not only should we focus on Zhou Jieyu, but also use other available resources."
??(end of this chapter)