Chapter 308: People die for wealth and birds die for food
Chapter 308: People die for wealth and birds die for food
Author: 久l久
Pei Shi was stunned for a moment, his heart beating for no apparent reason.
He did it so secretly that outsiders would never think that he did it.
So what did the Wei family want to do by blocking their carriage? Blackmail?
Pei Shi first sneered coldly in his heart, but still said in a good voice: "Master Zhou's apprentice is lost, how could Pei know about it?"
Manager Feng touched his chin, "But Master Zhou told me that if I meet General Mr. Pei, I will ask you to go over and talk."
Pei Shixian's expression changed, he thought for a moment, then took out a silver ingot from his sleeve and stuffed it into Steward Feng's hand, "Thank you, Steward Feng, for reminding me. Pei will go to Master Zhou to have a look now."
Manager Feng was thinking about the silver ingot in his hand and smiled without moving.
Pei Shixian had no choice but to take out another banknote from his sleeve and give it to him, clasping his fists at him: "Please give way to Manager Feng."
Manager Feng then asked everyone to disperse and let the carriage pass.
Pei Shi first drove the carriage to a quiet place and said to Han's mother and daughter: "You guys find an inn to stay in first, and I'll go back and see what's going on."
Han said anxiously: "Husband, what should we do with our Yuanbao?"
Xiao Chengjun, who was standing next to Xiao Weizhong, was angry when he saw how rude he was. He was about to step forward to say something when his father stopped him: "Chengjun, it's not for you and I to get involved in this matter. Let's leave it to the government to resolve it."
Two guards carried Pei Shi out of the car first and took him directly to Xiao Weizhong's study.
He wanted to send Han Yueniang and her daughter away to avoid any trouble.
"Nothing will happen to Yuanbao." Pei Shixian explained a few more words, and handed all the banknotes and broken silver he brought to his wife: "If anything goes wrong, don't go home, take this money and go directly to the capital to join Xiao
Grand Master."
Seeing that his son persisted, Xiao Weizhong said nothing and walked out the door.
I'm afraid these people have forgotten what he used to do, and that's why they dare to attack their apprentices.
Xiao Weizhong fiddled with the tea cup at hand, stared at him lightly, and motioned for him to continue.
Pei Shi took the first step to see his youngest son, and saw that he was indeed asleep, and sighed in his heart.
His children were all huddled in the room, and Concubine Ji was even more angry and did not dare to come out.
All the jewelry, banknotes, gold and silver utensils and jewelry were packed up, put into his sleeves, turned around and left the house, heading to the inn.
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The eldest disciple Zhou Hao and the second disciple Zhang Min stood behind him, watching the visitor silently.
Pei Shi first sent the mother and daughter to an inn, registered a room with his identity card, left the carriage with them, and told them that as long as he did not come back the next day, they would leave the city quickly.
Pei Shixian then left his youngest son's room and went to his beloved wife's room to tidy things up.
Pei Shixian was sweating coldly, turned to look at his master, and begged in his voice: "Mr. Lang, look..."
The carriage ran wildly and finally stopped at the back door of Xiao's house.
Before reaching the door of the house, he met the Xiao family guards.
Xiao Chengjun frowned: "Dad, my child should stay with you. If someone makes trouble, we cannot tolerate it."
Pei Shixian's face changed, and he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "I...I...don't know anything." In the end, he did not dare to admit that the matter had anything to do with him.
After saying that, he stood up and took Pei Shi out of the door first.
After that, Pei Shi slowly walked home.
Pei Shi saw Xiao Weizhong leaving first, hesitated, and walked into the house.
Even if the child is found, what can she understand about how old she is and how ignorant she is?
Zhou Wuchang closed his eyes and meditated, ignoring Pei Shixian.
Pei Shi first wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "The old man calculated that although the child was blessed, she was destined to die young. Seeing that her fate was strange, I kindly cast a blessing on her so that she could live longer.
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Xiao Chengjun cupped his fists at him and said, "Dad, I heard that there are Taoist priests making trouble in the city, so I brought someone back to have a look."
"It's nothing, it's just some misunderstanding. Let's wait for my father to explain it clearly." Xiao Weizhong waved his hand to his son: "Hurry back to the military camp and don't act impulsively."
As for the child, he and Yueniang were both masked at that time, and later they gave her a masking medicine, so she didn't know what happened.
Xiao Weizhong: "Mr. Pei, there is no need to hide it in front of me. I just want to know what your intention is in taking away Zhou Wuchang's little apprentice?"
Then he gave the child a bowl of mute medicine, which left her speechless for a long time.
Xiao Weizhong didn't tell the truth when he saw Pei. He understood something instantly and frowned: "Mr. Pei, just tell the truth."
When the owner of the house came back, he immediately gathered around and chatted with questions.
"Mr. Pei, Sir, I'd like to invite you." The leader of the guards said coldly.
Zhou Wuchang sneered, took out an hourglass from his sleeve and placed it on the ground in front of him. "When the sand is finished leaking, I will do it myself."
She took her daughter out of the city without her youngest son Yuanbao, and now she couldn't help but feel worried.
Xiao Weizhong sat in an armchair, looked at Pei Shixian coldly, and asked, "Where has Mr. Pei been today?"
"I don't know." The leader of the guards didn't want to say more. He motioned to help Pei from left to right and got into a carriage first.
Xiao Weizhong chuckled lightly and put down the tea cup: "In that case, you go with me to meet Zhou Wuchang and tell the whole story clearly to avoid misunderstanding on his part."
Mrs. Han nodded and turned to look at her daughter. Seeing that she was still in a daze, she couldn't help but worry: "What's wrong with the second girl? Why are you so depressed all the time?"
The nanny came over and curtsied and said, "Young Master cried all night and just fell asleep now."
Pei Shixian's face turned pale, and he bowed deeply to Xiao Weizhong: "Mr. Lang is aware of everything. I...I am just curious about why that child is favored by Zhou Wuchang, so..."
"She mistakenly thought that the old man wanted to harm her, so she ran away. The old man didn't know where she went." Pei Shixian became more and more fluent as he spoke, and his expression became more relaxed.
"Is that really so?" Xiao Weizhong picked up the tea cup and narrowed his eyes at Pei Shixian: "Where is that doll girl?"
"Maybe there is sweat medicine in the baby's blood. It's okay. It will be fine after a while."
Zhou Wuchang opened his eyes, looked at the person who came in coldly, and said: "Pindao has nothing to ask. If he doesn't send my apprentice back intact today, Pindao will have to treat him in the same way as he did.
Already."
On the road, I met my second son Xiao Chengjun. I saw that he was wearing armor and had a sword hanging on his waist. He asked, "Chengjun, why are you back?"
He cleaned up the manor last night, and sent away the apprentices who participated in the kidnapping, leaving only two mute servants. Even if Zhou Wuchang found it, he could not find any evidence.
"Master Zhou, Xiao has brought Mr. Pei here. If you have anything to say, just ask him." Xiao Weizhong walked closer and said.
The wet nurse knelt down and responded.
Zhou Wuchang has a special status. Even the emperor can't do anything to him. He is just a supervisory censor and is unreasonable. What can he do to him?
Pei Shixian's hands and feet began to tremble, but he still calmed down and said, "I'll tell you the truth... I just came back from outside the city, and I really don't know what Master Zhou said."
Pei Shi interrupted them first and asked, "Where is Yuan Lang?"
Pei Shi first took off his clothes, bowed respectfully to Xiao Weizhong, and replied: "I'm going out of the city. What's the matter with you?"
At this moment, Zhou Wuchang was sitting cross-legged at the door of Pei Shixian's house. He didn't get up when Xiao Weizhong and others arrived, and closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Pei Shixian pretended to be calm and asked, "What's the matter with Mr. Lang?"
He turned to the wet nurse and said, "Take good care of Yuan Lang. If anything goes wrong, you are the only one to ask."
Chen Tiantian is the person designated by Grand Master Xiao to look after, and she is also the only star of good fortune who will succeed the king. As long as she is in line with her, why worry about the family not being able to prosper?
At that time, he will be the future emperor's father-in-law, and the younger son will be the future emperor's brother-in-law.
From now on, I no longer have to be someone else's retainer, let alone act based on the Xiao family's expression.
It's exciting just thinking about it.
So he takes a chance now to pave the way for the future.
The ancients said that people die for wealth and birds die for food. I will not deceive you sincerely.
