The moon is above the willow branches, and the lights are dim.
When Pei Shan knocked on the door of the Huang family's residence, the old housekeeper was stunned for a moment when he saw Pei Shan's handsome face. As Pei Shan introduced himself to the house, the old housekeeper quickly invited him in.
Different from other mansions, the mansion where Huang Shaoyu lives is a small courtyard with three entrances, only one street away from where Pei Shan lives.
The structure of the house is similar, but compared to the celebration of him moving into his new house, Huang's Mansion looks much deserted.
In addition to a few guards on duty and the boy making tea and delivering messages, there were the old housekeeper and two women who washed and cooked.
The servants can count them clearly on one finger, and this is the residence of a dignified Dali Temple official. If you come to the whole capital, you won't be able to find another one.
When he walked to the hall, Pei Shan heard the sound of arguing coming from inside.
"Second uncle, I am a sixteen-year-old girl, can you tell me something reliable?"
Immediately afterwards, an even more excited voice said: "What's wrong with being sixteen? There are already mothers who are sixteen, and you still think they're young?"
"Second uncle, I won't tell you anymore. I have to go back to handle official business."
"Official business, official business, you only talk about official business, why aren't you so busy with official business?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Shaoyu had already walked out. He looked angry, but his expression looked a little embarrassed.
The old housekeeper smiled and stepped forward and said, "Master Pei is here, saying he wants to see you."
Huang Shaoyu was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly: "Your master asked you to come, right? Just wait a moment!"
After Huang Shaoyu finished speaking, he turned to face the hall and said, "Second uncle, Mr. Pei Shanpei is here. I will go to accompany the guest first."
Soon, an old man wearing a gray straight train and a dark blue cloak came out. He coughed lightly and said, "Mr. Pei is made to laugh. Our uncles and nephews are always like this."
"It's a noisy home. It feels more popular."
As he spoke, he smoothed his cloak, which clearly showed that the Huang family's heirs were meager.
Huang Shaoyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and shook his head at Pei Shan, indicating that there was nothing he could do.
Pei Shan nodded slightly, indicating that he understood.
Soon, the two of them went to Huang Shaoyu's study.
Huang Shaoyu placed a stack of files in front of Pei Shan, and then said: "Everything your master asked me to check is here."
"The second master of the Ji family has not committed any heinous things, but he has committed three cases of corruption and bribery. According to the financial resources of the Ji family, there is absolutely no need for him to accept bribes. But he relied on the fact that his eldest brother is the Minister of Household Affairs, and the eldest princess became the Ji family.
My daughter-in-law was so proud of this that she asked the officials below to give him gifts. Now the people below are frightened, but he is the only one who is still complacent."
Pei Shan actually didn't know what happened. But thinking about Ji Ruowei being sent back to the capital early, he immediately guessed it.
He then said, "What about Ji Ruowei? Is there anything she can investigate?"
Huang Shaoyu sat down directly and said: "With your master's methods, you don't need any evidence to deal with a woman. But she dared to attack your master's wife, and she even had murderous intentions. Even if your master doesn't kill her, he will never let her continue to be her wife."
The second young lady of the Ji family."
"Ji Ruowei... I'm afraid her fate will be worse than Zheng Sihan's."
Pei Shan's hand holding the file tightened, his eyes dim and unclear.
I just heard him murmuring: "Have you got murderous intentions?"
Huang Shaoyu said unexpectedly: "Why, your master didn't tell you that today your wife was at the Ji family and was almost stabbed by the second young lady of the Ji family with a knife?"
Stab?
Pei Shan's pupils suddenly dilated, and he felt as if his heart was being pinched so hard that he almost suffocated from the pain.
After that moment, his body trembled slightly, his limbs were as stiff as if they were frozen, and a chill spread in his eyes.
It turned out that something almost happened when Master's wife went to Ji's house today. No wonder he said that Master would go to pick her up in person. Although it was not that he didn't pick her up in person, he usually waited until it got dark and Master's wife didn't come back before Master went to pick her up.
After all, the Ji family and the Lu family have been friends for many years.
Who knew... such a big thing would happen today!
Pei Shan lowered his eyes and began to look through the files.
Just listen to what he said: "If you want to attack a person, you don't necessarily have to attack him. You can attack his subordinates, relatives, and brothers-in-law. If the matter is caused by his subordinates, relatives, brothers-in-law, etc., then it is purely an unexpected gain.
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"Are you right, Mr. Huang?"
After Pei Shan finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Huang Shaoyu.
Huang Shaoyu smiled and didn't know what to say. This was a common method used by them in investigating cases.
If the matter started from him, the Ji family would really have nothing to say. And Lu Yunhong came to him, didn't he just hope to have such an effect?
Huang Shaoyu said: "Don't worry, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is pregnant. Let's wait until she moves back to the Eldest Princess' Mansion before we can decide everything."
Pei Shan closed the file and said calmly: "Master Huang seems to be discussing marriage?"
Huang Shaoyu didn't know why he changed the topic. He was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer it. He just stood up straight the next moment and wanted to deny it.
But before he could think of an excuse, he heard Pei Shan continue: "Master Huang, just go find a good marriage. After all, you are not young anymore."
Huang Shaoyu: "..." He's not young, so how old is he?
Why are everyone talking about his age? He feels that he is full of life and in his prime!
snort!!
"What are you going to do?"
"Your current status is the prince's teacher. You should stay out of matters in the court, especially the impeachment of officials."
Huang Shaoyu said, not agreeing with Pei Shan to investigate.
Pei Shan said, "I won't be that stupid. I will let the second brother of the Ji family knock out his teeth and swallow. It hurts so much that he can't even cry."
Huang Shaoyu: "..."
Good guy, what did Lu Yunhong teach you?
He is torturing young people!!
Huang Shaoyu thought, what a pity, why should such a promising young man not think about doing these things?
So he continued to persuade: "Using your master's ability to deal with the Ji family is just a small test. Why do you need to rush forward and use your strength?"
"Listen to me and wait and see. The second bedroom of the Ji family will definitely be miserable and miserable."
Pei Shan said: "I know my master's ability, but I also know very well that I must do this."
"Master Huang, there is no need to feel embarrassed. Just pretend that I haven't been here tonight. What I do in the future has nothing to do with you."
Huang Shaoyu: "..."
"Then you probably don't know very well. There are more or less twenty or thirty spies outside the official residence of Dali Temple. The news spreads faster than the imperial edict!"
Pei Shan: "..."
"Why don't I have a matchmaker come to your door early tomorrow and say that I'm here to propose marriage to you tonight?"
Huang Shaoyu sneered: "Who can you say?"
Pei Shan: "..." He didn't expect this.
Maid?
But he doesn’t have a maid by his side?
"How about my little sister-in-law?"
Pei Shan suddenly had an idea and looked very happy.
Only Huang Shaoyu said coldly: "If your little sister-in-law knew that you sold her out like this, would you believe that she could chase you for ten streets?"
"Pfft." Pei Shan couldn't help laughing, and then gave Huang Shaoyu a thumbs up and said, "I believe it."
After saying this, Huang Shaoyu couldn't help but laugh.
At the same time, a beautiful image flashed in his mind, that little girl chasing the cat under the night.