After the New Year's Eve dinner, it was supposed to be a stay-at-home ritual, but Taohua was so drunk during the second half that Pei Yue asked her to go back and rest. Thinking that Lin Shuyue had been working hard during this period, he asked the maids to take her back to Ruixiangyuan so that she could sleep.

Last sleep.

After bathing and changing clothes, he walked into Qingya Villa.

As soon as he came in, he found something a little strange. The maids were nowhere to be seen. Only Ye Qi was sitting alone at the table. There were various snacks and fruits on the table, as well as a pot of soft and gentle spring bamboo leaves.

"Please sit down." Ye Qi said softly.

Pei Yue was still awake at this moment, subconsciously sitting next to her nervously.

Ye Qi looked at his cautious appearance and couldn't help but laugh: "What are you doing?"

Pei Yue thought, yes, what am I afraid of?

On the way back to Beijing, I often walked into Ye Qi's bedroom in the middle of the night. Didn't nothing happen?

So he stretched out his hand to hold Ye Qi's hand, and said with a smile: "Ye Qi, kiss."

"Bah." Ye Qi said angrily, then broke away from his hand, poured half a glass of wine into each of the two porcelain cups in front of him, and said softly: "When we were in the small courtyard in the northern suburbs during the day, Chen Xizhi asked me to tell you that Chen

You can use the family's money, and you don't have to go to her specifically."

Pei Yue picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, and said slightly vaguely: "It seems that in her heart, she has a high regard for this fellow junior sister."

Ye Qi said in a complicated tone: "The conflict between me and her has nothing to do with each other, but because I don't agree with her extreme methods. Back in the Hengduan Mountains, we argued countless times over revenge. I advised her to focus on

Put it on the royal family and Wang Pingzhang, but she thinks it is too difficult and almost impossible to achieve the goal."

She paused, shook her head slightly and said, "I can't tell who is right or wrong. If you hadn't appeared, even if I didn't approve of her methods, I wouldn't have gone against her, and I might even have helped her at a critical moment.

Pei Yue, will I disappoint you?"

Pei Yue said without hesitation: "You and I are not saints. It is a normal reaction to pay attention to closeness and distance."

Ye Qi smiled and did not indulge in that low mood. He continued: "She guessed part of the reason why you transferred the industry, and her vision is still as sharp as ever."

Pei Yue said calmly: "When she was still in the back alley of Qinyuan, in order to prevent her from being too restless, I asked her to be responsible for checking the accounts of Xiangyun and Qinyuan. With her understanding and familiarity with business, she can naturally

See the changes in cash flow in these industries."

Ye Qi nodded and reminded: "Before I left, Chen Xizhi mentioned the matter in the south. She said that if you want to establish close contact with the south, she can provide help, but you need to go to her for an interview."

The candlelight in the room swayed gently.

Pei Yue fell into deep thought for a long time.

He couldn't help but think of the note that Pei Ning handed over a few days ago. Shen Danmo said a few things in extremely concise words, one of which was "Chen Xizhi may be related to the Southern Dynasties." He also thought of his envoy to the Southern Zhou Dynasty and Leng Ning.

The conversation between them and Chen Xizhi.

"What's wrong?" Ye Qi asked with concern.

Pei Yue said softly: "I have been wondering who Chen Xizhi is. In other words, what secrets does her mother hide?"

After Ye Qi thought about it carefully, he asked in confusion: "Is there another conspiracy behind Mrs. Chen's death that we don't know about?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "No. When I didn't draw a clear line with Shen Moyun before, I asked him for Taishitai Pavilion's files around the first year of Yongning. After reading them, I still have many questions, such as why Chen Qingchen didn't

She is willing to enter the palace. I know her dream is to save the world and the people, but after entering the palace, she can still manage it secretly, and it will be more legitimate."

Ye Qi looked at him steadily.

Pei Yue said calmly: "If I guessed correctly, Chen Qingchen is actually from the Southern Zhou Dynasty."

"Ah——" Even though Ye Qi's determination is far better than that of ordinary people, he still changed his color slightly when he heard this guess.

Pei Yue smiled bitterly and said: "If she has nothing to do with Southern Zhou, why is her most trusted maid Leng Ning from Zhou? If the Chen family has nothing to do with Southern Zhou, why did Fang Xie Xiao and Xian Chunqiu agree to send elite soldiers to help Chen Xizhi? Also,

Your master Xian Yuling, it turns out that he has a close relationship with Southern Zhou Dynasty, why would he go to the Hengduan Mountains to accept Chen Xizhi as his disciple?"

Ye Qi was gradually convinced by him and said slowly: "If Mrs. Chen is really related to Southern Zhou..."

"Inseparable, this problem is actually my fault. As long as you know the identity of Taohua, you should have figured it out long ago." Pei Yue sighed softly and said leisurely: "And I guess, Chen Qingchen and Nan

The connection with Zhou is not shallow, and the identity is definitely not simple. Chen Xizhi told me this through you, presumably because she saw through my dilemma and wanted to use her relationship with Nan Zhou to help me at a critical moment."

"Help you?" Ye Qi asked blankly.

Pei Yue stretched out his hand and caressed her cheek, and said sadly: "Have you not figured it out yet? In this situation, it is no longer possible for her to avenge Chen Qingchen. Helping me means helping herself."

Ye Qi smiled helplessly: "You are each more cunning than the other, but you have to be careful not to fall into her scheme. Senior sister is too deep-minded, and I haven't been able to see through it since I was a child."

"Well, I will act carefully. If she doesn't have any inappropriate thoughts, it will really help me a lot in my arrangements in the south." Pei Yue drank the wine in the glass, then smiled and said: "Now the eldest prince needs

With my help, he helped me solve the problem of granting a marriage, and now the situation in the DPRK and China is developing in a direction that is favorable to me."

He stared into Ye Qi's eyes and said, "Don't worry about me, the most important thing for us right now is to get married."

Ye Qi lowered his eyes and said softly: "Speaking of getting married, I have something to tell you."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "Madam, please give me your instructions."

Ye Qi didn't care about the title and said calmly: "I know you don't want to favor one or the other, and you want a bowl of water to be even. However, there is always a precedence for everything. For example, on the wedding day, should you go to welcome me first or go to Guangping Marquis?

Mansion? For example, during the bridal chamber, should you accompany sister Zhener in the first half of the night, or in the second half of the night?"

Pei Yue opened his mouth slightly and couldn't help but swallow nervous saliva.

"You..."

Ye Qi raised her hand and tapped his forehead, and said calmly: "I once said to you with a smile that I wouldn't mind if you had three wives and four concubines. Anyway, the world is like this. Besides, you still need to provide for the family even if you are single.

The branches and leaves are scattered, but I can only act as a big person and treat them as small. But after experiencing so many ups and downs, I have already understood your intentions and will not make it difficult for you."

Pei Yue said movedly: "Ye Qi, in my heart..."

Ye Qi stretched out her hand to cover his mouth gently, shook her head and said: "You and I share the same heart, that's enough. When the wedding day comes, you can just pay more attention to sister Zhen'er, because she is not like me who can be with you."

We fought side by side and there were so many stories of life and death together, so you have to treat her better."

Pei Yue sighed softly, without any sweet words.

Ye Qi filled up the two cups again, with a blush on her cheeks. Under the candlelight, she looked even more delicate than flowers.

Pei Yue felt so blessed at this moment, he picked up the wine cup and passed it through Ye Qi's arm, making a glass of wine.

The two of them stared into each other's eyes, smiled sincerely, and then slowly drank the wine in their glasses.

Ye Qi said softly: "Pei Yue, carry me over."

How can we waste the good time and beautiful scenery?

Pei Yue recalled the scene he first saw in the small courtyard in the northern suburbs. At that time, he woke up from chaos and looked at the warm sunlight filtering in from the bamboo windows on the wall. A slender and delicate figure appeared in front of him. He saw a girl in commoner clothes and hairpin skirt.

, with a plain face facing the sky, like an orchid in an empty valley, peerless and alluring.

She stood in the warm sunshine, her bright eyes glowing with warmth.

Pei Yue showed a gentle smile, stood up and hugged Ye Qi like a princess, and then walked slowly towards the bed.

Ye Qi raised her arms and put her arms around his neck, staring at his face with eyes as bright as stars, and whispered: "Give it to me."

Pei Yue almost staggered.

Ye Qi is indeed Ye Qi, even at this moment he is still unrivaled in dominance.

He leaned over and kissed her gently on the lips, nodded and said, "Okay."
Chapter completed!