Lin Shuyue was silent for a long time.

Pei Yue was not in a hurry. He was a little surprised by Lin Shuyue's cooking skills. It was hard to imagine that this was something that a brothel oiran with no fingers in the water could make. Or maybe it was because the Furong Banquet took so much effort from him.

, I was busy competing with the Lingzhou gang, and I only drank half of Cangwu Yao, and didn’t eat much at all. After relaxing at this moment, under the invasion of hunger, the food and wine on the table became

Extraordinarily sweet.

After eating three bowls of rouge rice and drinking a cup of lotus heart and mint soup, Pei Yue took the handkerchief from Lin Shuyue, wiped his mouth, and burped with satisfaction.

Lin Shuyue said softly: "Your Majesty, please move to the side hall to speak."

"Okay." Pei Yue smiled and nodded. It was obvious that he was the extremely patient hunter.

To the left of the main hall is the side hall, where Lin Shuyue usually entertains friends. Every furniture and furnishing is quite literati.

After Pei Yue sat down, Lin Shuyue did not call the maid, but personally made him a cup of Fangshan Dewya. Whether she was sincere or not, her gesture was extremely humble. After all, as the oiran of Qiujiang Tower,

She must always pay attention to maintaining a pure and courteous demeanor, which can be described as cold and reserved.

"How did you escape from Xiwu in the first place?" Pei Yue asked curiously.

The indulgence and frivolity towards Lin Shuyue just now, apart from breaking through her heavy defense, was not a bit of a test. As the two of them had close contact without any barriers, Pei Yue had already confirmed that the oiran was an ordinary person.

weak girl

She has never practiced martial arts. Presumably, Lin Shuyue was a daughter of an official family before, so how could she practice martial arts by wielding swords and guns? But from this point of view, it is impossible for her to evade the Western Wu army with her own strength.

of manhunt.

Lin Shuyue sat opposite him and answered honestly: "Three years ago, our family suffered a tragedy. Shuyue thought that she could not escape, but when the incident happened, a close friend of my father came to help and sent me out of the capital. What follows?

It was also the elder who sent someone to escort me to Lingzhou, where I met the Chen family girl, and she helped me become the oiran of Qiujiang Tower."

Pei Yue calculated the time and found that Chen Xizhi was driven from Kyoto to Lingzhou in the third year of Kaiping. It happened to be the same year that Lin Shuyue's father was imprisoned and finally implicated the family. Lin Shuyue became the oiran of Qiujiang Tower in the fourth year of Kaiping.

, Chen Xizhi had been staying here for nearly a year at that time. With her ability and the Chen family's background, plus Lin Shuyue's own talents, it was not difficult to accomplish this.

From the analysis of the timeline, Lin Shuyue should not have deliberately concealed it, but Pei Yue said with doubts on his face: "Since your dear friend can send you out of Xiwu, he must be a very capable person, but why are you now..."

The words were not explained clearly, but Lin Shuyue could obviously understand.

How can others let you jump into another pit of fire when others have worked so hard to pull you out of it?

Regardless of whether she is a court lady or a member of the Nine Great Masters, to put it bluntly, she is still a prostitute. Even if she is famous in Lingzhou for a while, what will happen when she gets old and loses her beauty in the future?

Seeing the concern and pity in Pei Yue's eyes, Lin Shuyue couldn't help but be slightly startled, then a bitter smile appeared on her face, she shook her head slightly and said: "Sir, don't get me wrong, I chose this path myself."

"Why?" Pei Yue said in a deep voice.

"Because Shuyue wants revenge." She said with a sad but firm smile.

Pei Yue remained silent.

The revenge Lin Shuyue said actually has two meanings. The first level is to get to know as many dignitaries as possible in Daliang as an oiran, so as to have the opportunity to cause trouble to the Western Wu court. In today's era, women want to

Unless you have an extremely rich family background like Chen Xizhi, it will be difficult to show your face despite the criticism of the world. The identity of a brothel oiran is actually the most reasonable choice.

The second level is more superficial, because after all, she is the daughter of a wealthy official family in Xiwu, and now she is reduced to being an oiran in Daliang. Regardless of whether her father was wrongfully accused, this is ultimately a shame for the people of Xiwu.

After a moment of silence, Pei Yue said slowly: "If your enemy is a specific person, even if he holds a high position in Xiwu, I can find a way to help you plan as soon as possible. But since it was the Emperor of Xiwu who issued the order, then

Many people are responsible for execution,

That means your enemy is a dynasty. You also know my situation. Even though I am an imperial envoy, my influence in the court is not great. I only have 500 sharp soldiers in my hand. It is impossible to kill people with just this.

Xiwu Jingcheng will avenge you."

Lin Shuyue looked at him in surprise.

Pei Yue stood up and walked around, pondering: "To be honest, Chen Xizhi can't do this, and neither can I. No one can do it within at least five years. But what I can promise you is that on that day

Before arriving, you can live peacefully and don't have to show your face in the brothel. I guess your personality doesn't like doing this kind of thing."

Lin Shuyue took a breath, stood up, stood in front of him, and said with gentle eyes: "Pei Yue, I promise you. Chen Xizhi helped me become the oiran, and I also did some things for her, so I don't owe her anything."

What. If she wants to deal with you again in the future, I will do what you ask."

Pei Yue was stunned and said, "Have you decided?"

Lin Shuyue nodded solemnly.

Pei Yue originally thought that it would be difficult to convince her. After all, there was a precedent for Leng Ning before. If it weren't for Tao Hua's relationship, Leng Ning would never have been able to tell the truth about Chen Xizhi. Even so, Leng Ning would not betray Chen Xizhi. Tonight

He tried his best to break Lin Shuyue's defenses, but he never thought the ending would be so smooth.

Obviously he ignored one thing. The relationship between Chen Xizhi and Leng Ning was different. They were master and servant in name, but in fact they were not much different from mother and daughter. But for Lin Shuyue, Chen Xizhi just extended a helping hand, and she had already

Return the other's friendship.

Of course, the most important point is not yet here. Lin Shuyue lowered her head slightly and said: "Actually, you can lie to me with big words. As far as I know, you have a solid foundation in the Daliang military, and many big shots treat you like a nephew.

.You can make false claims and you will find ways to promote the

Liang sent troops to attack Xiwu. Now that all my family members are dead, I have no other choice but to believe in you. But you didn't do that. Shu Yue was actually very touched because you seemed frivolous and unreasonable, but in fact, you didn't do it because of my current status.

Just look down on me from the bottom of your heart."

Pei Yue stared at her fair and slightly pink face, smiled and said, "Then you will follow me back to the Imperial Envoy Office tomorrow?"

Lin Shuyue said softly and shyly: "Okay. It's just that Qiujiang Tower may not be willing to take out Shuyue's body contract..."

Pei Yue smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. As the owner of Qiujiang Tower, Cheng Siqing is probably eager to give me your body deed with both hands."

Lin Shuyue had a confused look in her big eyes.

Of course she didn't know that when Pei Yueshang was doing chores in Yunzhou, he received an order from Emperor Kaiping to skip Qizhou and go directly to Lingzhou. By then, Pei Yue had already collected a lot of information about Lingzhou, and combined it with Qi Min's monthly

News from Kyoto,

He found many interesting connections. For example, Xu Song, the former big boss of Qibao Pavilion, who had been imprisoned and awaiting execution by the Queen of Autumn, had a confidant shopkeeper named Cheng Siyuan under him, who played a significant role in those people's attempt to seize the Xiangyun Company.

Cheng Siyuan was from Dongling, Yuzhou, and his eldest brother was Cheng Siqing, the big boss of Qiujiang Tower.

Pei Yue did not explain in detail. He came to Furong Banquet tonight and found out Xue Tao's thoughts, which was very important for his next arrangements. He also confirmed Chen Xizhi's movements through Lin Shuyue, which was very rewarding.

As for now, as the saying goes, a spring night is worth a thousand pieces of gold, so we can't waste this good time and beautiful scenery.

He suddenly reached out and picked up Lin Shuyue, and then walked to the boudoir at the back.

Lin Shuyue said in surprise: "Sir?"

Pei Yue smiled and said, "Why do you sometimes use such honorifics and sometimes call me by my first name?"

Lin Shuyue was shy and didn't answer. How could she have the nerve to tell others about her daughter's family's petty thoughts in detail?

Pei Yue didn't care. He carried her straight into the boudoir and said softly: "Since you are going to go back to the Yamen with me tomorrow, you must let others believe that I am fascinated by you. Otherwise, you will never be able to deceive those people outside. Fake

If you’re so smart, you wouldn’t understand the principles of acting, right?”

Lin Shuyue nodded in understanding.

She always felt that Pei Yue's words seemed to make no sense, but also seemed to make some sense.

However, as she approached her own bed, she couldn't help but start to shiver out of nervousness.

Pei Yue looked at him gently and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm just lying on the same bed. I promise not to bully you."

Lin Shuyue blinked and said, "Okay."

The bright moon leaves the branches frightened by magpies, and the breeze blows the cicadas in the middle of the night.

I don't know how long it took, Lin Shuyue quietly poked her head out of the bed, feeling the other person's hands that were not very honest on her body, her face was rosy as if it could drip water, she asked shyly: "Pei Yue, what are you doing?

Didn’t you say just lie down?”

"It's too cold, so huddle together to keep warm."
Chapter completed!