More than half a month has passed, and the commotion caused by King Yan's rebellion in Kyoto has gradually subsided.

With the important ministers of the two governments sitting in the center, and the four people working together, it was difficult for the court and the people to stir up trouble. Although this case involved thousands of people, under the constraints of Pei Yue, Taishitai Pavilion and the Ministry of Punishment did not deliberately expand. Especially

Lin Jia, Chang Qi and Fu Hongzhi must repeatedly verify the courtiers who are suspected of leaning towards Liu Zan, and strive not to leave an unjust case.

Of course, there are some people who are not included in this list, such as Li Bingzhong, Marquis of Fengcheng, Liu Daxia, Minister of War, and Chen Xiangxian, Zhongcheng, Yushi. Pei Yue has conclusive evidence that they have been connected with Liu Zan before Emperor Kaiping left the capital. As for Liu Zan, who has committed suicide.

Emperor Kaiping would not vent his anger on the corpses of Zan and Zhang Wu, but he must find out who was in these two mansions.

A large number of real power vacancies in the DPRK and the military are like bait thrown into the water, making ambitious officials restless.

The principles of the world are so difficult to understand. Even if they see their predecessors imprisoned with their own eyes, those who come after them will still follow suit. Many people will never let go of the word power throughout their lives.

In this busy and chaotic scene, the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion had a rare peaceful and warm atmosphere.

Except for giving opinions on the two important official positions of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Kyoto Garrison Division, Pei Yue did not interfere with any other matters. In the case of rebellion, he only consulted the files of Fu Hongzhi and other three people and asked them to delete the redundant and simplify it.

After sorting it out, I copied it again and sent it to the palace.

He did not give any opinions on the case file, but only guaranteed that the content recorded on it was absolutely true.

This surprised Emperor Kaiping, and at the same time he felt increasingly that Pei Yue was sincere and magnanimous.

This kind of case will naturally result in the death of many people, especially the relatives of Li Bingzhong, the Marquis of Fengcheng, and Liu Daxia, the Minister of War. It is an inevitable outcome that the adult men will be beheaded and the women will be sold into slavery. If Pei Yue stood up at this time to replace

They begged for mercy, and even if they couldn't save the lives of the men, they might be able to save the women.

For Pei Yue, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win over people's hearts. As long as he is willing to do that, he will definitely be able to change his reputation in the court in one fell swoop.

The reason why Emperor Kaiping left this matter to Pei Yue was that apart from trust and reward, he was also very curious about what answer the young man would give.

After he read the case file, he was silent for almost half an hour. Finally, he ordered someone to pass the case file to the two government ministers, and ordered them to determine the fate of each suspect in accordance with court regulations.

The court was busy, but Pei Yue kept the door tightly closed. Even Sun Qi and others who came to visit today were declined.

"Marquis Pei is not in the mansion?"

As one of the shareholders of Xiangyun Hao, Sun Qi is also the core of the group of powerful children, and he is quite respectable here, so Deng Shi, the chief steward of the front yard, personally came out and explained: "I would like to say hello to Master Sun. My Marquis is indeed here today.

It’s just inconvenient to see guests in the mansion, so I’d like to invite Master Sun Haihan.”

A few years ago, Yu Tong, Lu Cheng and others next to him would have been unable to help asking, but now they only dared to stand quietly aside. Sun Qi smiled at Deng Zhong and asked calmly: "Old housekeeper, can you?

Can you tell me why Marquis Pei is so busy? Maybe we can contribute some effort."

Deng Shi quickly waved his hand and said: "Young Master Sun, please don't misunderstand me. The Marquis has nothing to worry about. It's just that the mansion is hosting a family banquet today to entertain the Marquis' adopted sister, so it is inconvenient to entertain all the distinguished guests."

Step sister?

Sun Qi was curious in his heart, but he also knew that Deng Shi could say these words to give himself face. If he asked any more questions, it would be unreasonable, so he bowed his hand to Deng Shi, and then left with a group of powerful disciples.

In the flower hall of the mansion, there was a sumptuous banquet.

Pei Yue was sitting in the main seat, with Pei Ning and Ye Qi on the left, Lin Shuyue and Taohua on the right, and sitting opposite was a girl who was cautious and did not dare to be arrogant.

"Little sister, I have been very busy recently. Please don't blame me for being an incompetent brother." Pei Yue looked at the girl with a smile and said in a gentle tone.

Shang Xiaomei was so nervous that she sweated on her forehead because her parents refused to come to the Zhongshan Marquis Mansion, saying they wanted her to enjoy this honor alone. After entering the mansion first, she felt dizzy and couldn't tell the difference between east, west, and north. Lin Shu

On behalf of Pei Yue, Yue warmly entertained her, but she didn't dare to sit down, let alone speak. After all, she had never experienced such a scene.

Pei Ning looked at Miss Shang, who was slightly bowing her head, and said softly: "Little sister, my name is Pei Ning."

Miss Shang stood up subconsciously and said, "Miss..."

Pei Yue smiled and shook his head, and said casually: "Just follow me and call me sister."

Taohua got the signal from Pei Yue's eyes, and quickly stood up and took Shang Xiaomei's arm to make her sit down. She whispered in her ear: "Master asked me to tell you, if you don't want to feel at ease today, you are looking down on me."

His brother."

Shang Xiaomei hurriedly shook her head, and finally plucked up the courage to look at everyone. She saw that everyone's eyes were very gentle, without the slightest hint of ridicule. She tried to calm down, and whispered in Peining's expectation: "I've seen you before."

Sister."

Peining responded: "Okay, now that you recognize me as your sister, we will be a family from now on. It's just that the third brother hasn't mentioned it to me, and I haven't prepared a meeting gift, so I can only feel sorry for you for the time being, and wait a little longer."

I will send someone to send you the date specially."

Shang Xiaomei's mood that had just calmed down became tense again, and she said repeatedly: "Sister, I can't help it, I can't bear it. In fact, I am satisfied just to be able to sit here."

Pei Ning wanted to persuade her again, but Pei Yue smiled and said: "Sister, she needs a process of adaptation. Not everyone is as shameless as your third brother. I would say, just let the little sister feel more comfortable. Over time, she will

It will definitely not be so stressful and tormenting.”

Pei Ning said angrily: "How can anyone say that about themselves?"

Ye Qi sighed: "Sister Pei, your third brother is really self-aware."

Only she dared to say this, Lin Shuyue and Taohua would never have the courage.

Pei Yue said: "If I hadn't been thick-skinned, how could you be sitting here, Ye Qi?"

Peining was a little embarrassed when she said this, but she was still sitting between these two people. She felt their eyes looking at each other. She felt a little embarrassed, but she also realized that it was interesting that would never happen in Dingguo Mansion.

Shang Xiaomei listened to the bickering between Pei Yue and Ye Qi, and looked at the smiling faces of Pei Ning and others. She finally let go of her nervous and uneasy heart, and gradually felt that this Marquis Mansion was unique.

After a family banquet between joking and joking, Pei Yue said to Miss Shang: "Sit in the house for a while, and then I will take you back in person. Although you and I will be like brothers and sisters from now on, there are people outside who talk a lot and are scoundrels."

There are so many of them, so I won’t let you stay here, so as not to let people point fingers at you behind your back.”

Shang Xiaomei was slightly startled. She didn't expect Pei Yue to be so calm. She was surprised and moved.

She is of course different from Pei Ning. The latter is the biological sister of the Marquis of Zhongshan. It is normal for her to live here for a few days, not to mention a year and a half. But after all, she is just a foster sister. If she lives here directly in the Marquis' Mansion,

While I'm here, those people outside don't know how to organize it.

She lowered her head and said, "Thank you...brother."

Pei Yue nodded, and couldn't help but think of the young man who died at the entrance of the rift valley, and sighed softly in his heart.

He has passed away. I only hope that the things I have done can comfort Shang Yu's spirit in heaven.
Chapter completed!