Pei Jinting left Mrs. Cheng'en behind and immediately rode her horse to the ferry after leaving the house.
As early as the moment he saw the divorce letter, he sent someone to the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. The people in the mansion said that Gu Qingyuan had not returned.
Pei Jinting knew that all this must have been prepared long ago.
The rapid sound of horse hooves galloping through the long and empty street woke up many people who were dreaming.
Pei Jinting sat in the bumpy carriage, frowning.
It was found that the Ming family had committed more than one assassination, and the two assassinations in other courtyards were also assassins bought by the Ming family. Unfortunately, the Ming family's hands and feet were too clean, and no strong evidence could be found.
This night is no different for most people.
However, for a small number of people, when the morning light begins to appear in the sky above them, their fate will take an unexpected turn.
Before the city gates of Kyoto were fully opened, a group of people came rushing towards them. The guards on the city gates shouted to stop them from leaving the city. At the same time, they clenched the long bows in their hands and pointed at the group of people.
A sign was thrown from the hand of He Zheng, who was the leader, and he immediately ordered, "Open the city gate."
The little guard leader who took the sign wanted to curse loudly, where did this crappy thing come from?
But after seeing the sign clearly, his expression suddenly changed, and when he looked at the carriage again, there was a different atmosphere.
He immediately made a gesture to the tower and then respectfully returned the token.
The city gate of Kyoto slowly opened, and a group of people rushed out.
The riverside was turning white, and it was almost dawn.
Pei Jinting's forehead jumped sharply. After such a long time, maybe Gu Qingyuan had already boarded the ferry.
He was suddenly not sure whether Gu Qingyuan went to Shandong.
Over at the Duke's Mansion, Gu Shao was not anxious at all when he heard the news of Gu Qingyuan's departure. At the same time, he told Pei Jinting that Gu Qingyuan had indeed gone to Shandong and that Qin's father was not in good health.
Pei Jinting got off the carriage and called the officer guarding the ferry to come over and ask carefully how many boats had been taken and where they went.
The clerk was lifted up from his sleep, and he was not yet fully awake. He saw a group of people in a menacing manner, their legs were weak, their voices were trembling, and they were stumbling:
"From the evening to now, about twenty boats have been taken. I only know the whereabouts of a few official boats, but the rest of them don't know at all."
After checking, there was no whereabouts of Gu Qingyuan and his party.
Only then did Pei Jinting realize that Gu Qingyuan had also deceived Gu Shao.
Maybe she didn't go to Shandong at all.
Or maybe Gu Qingyuan didn't board the official ship and didn't use her true identity to board the ship.
In this case, it will be more difficult to find out where she is going.
From the moment he received the divorce letter, Pei Jinting's first thought was that someone had been wronged by Gu Qingyuan these days.
He asked the servants waiting in the courtyard, but they would never dare to do so after receiving his order.
The maids and palace attendants sent by the Queen to attend to him were also driven back to Fengyi Palace after she secretly climbed through the window to see him.
As for other people in the Pei family, Gu Qingyuan rarely interacts with them.
After stroking his fingers back and forth, Pei Jinting frowned, looked at the invisible river, and said nothing.
Gu Qingyuan is really gone.
Once he recognized this fact, Pei Jinting felt an unprecedented emptiness in his heart.
"Pei San..." Just as Pei Jinting's forehead was twitching, a familiar voice came from behind.
This is Prince Jing.
"As expected, it's you... I just saw the carriage passing by your house in Xihua Building. What are you doing?"
Prince Jing was disheveled, carrying a wine bottle, rubbing his eyes, and approached Pei Jinting smelling of alcohol.
He didn't notice a hand on Pei Jinting's shoulder.
"Didn't you come to the pier to pick someone up early in the morning while you were recuperating at home?"
He looked around and saw no ships on the river.
When Pei Jinting was feeling confused, he saw Prince Jing, brushed his hand away from his shoulder, and rubbed his forehead.
"What does it have to do with you?"
After that, he turned around and left.
Prince Jing glanced at Pei Jinting, his fox eyes full of innocence,
"Tsk, what you do has nothing to do with me. It's just that many servants have come to Xihua Tower recently. Why don't you go and take a look?"
As he spoke, he looked at Pei Jinting critically, "You are young and handsome, but why do you have floppy ears? Tell me how long it has been since you last been to the Flower House."
Looking at the sky blue robe he was wearing, it was very plain and sarcastic.
Pei Jinting was already in a bad mood, and Prince Jing was so annoyed that he sneered.
"I don't have to attract bees and butterflies, so I don't have to dress up every day. Is there something wrong? If nothing happens, go to Xihua Tower and drink your wine."
Prince Jing held the wine bottle, patted Pei Jinting on the back, raised his eyebrows and said,
"Hey Pei San, are you mocking me for not having a beautiful wife in my arms? The past few days were full of sunshine, but why are there dark clouds covering my face today?"
"I heard that you are just a temporary groom. What happened? The girl from the Gu family dumped you?"
If he hadn't known that Prince Jing was deaf to what was happening outside the window and only cared about beautiful girls, Pei Jinting would have suspected that he was peeping in secret.
There was a faint blood boiling in Pei Jinting's throat, "Someone's brain has been damaged by wine and sex. This young master's marriage will never break up."
Prince Jing had no idea what Pei Jinting was thinking, but he still spoke eloquently,
"Yes, yes. Your marriage cannot be broken off. After all, the Duke of Zhen is there." Prince Jing, who was unaware of Pei Jinting's thoughts, added,
"I have to say that the girl from the Duke's Mansion is too cheap for you. You see, she only went to Tantuo Temple in the afternoon, and you turned around and came to the pier to pick up others..."
After speaking, Prince Jing's voice sounded strange, he was a dandy, and he didn't know who was who.
Beside the river, there was silence, gradually filled with a chilling coldness. Prince Jing raised his head and finally received the chilling death gaze of the man in front of him.
"What did you say? Tantuo Temple?"
"No, Pei San..." Prince Jing finally felt something different and asked tentatively, "Is it possible that you came to the dock to find your wife...she ran away from home?"
Pei Jinting pursed her thin lips slightly and stared at Prince Jing closely. Then without saying a word, she turned and left, got on the carriage, and told He Zheng, "Go to Tantuo Temple."
Prince Jing stood by the river and watched the carriage go farther and farther. He swallowed back what he said in the middle of the sentence.
After thinking about it carefully, I realized something was wrong, so I quickly got on the carriage and chased after him.
They chased all the way to the outside of Tantuo Temple. It was bright and clear. Pei Jinting's carriage stopped at the intersection without getting out of the car. He lifted the curtain and looked towards the entrance of the temple.
"Pei San, who is the person talking to your wife?"
Across the carriage, Prince Jing pointed to the man talking to Gu Qingyuan and asked Pei Jinting.
Pei Jinting's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he coldly said a few words through his teeth, "One man defeated the general."
Prince Jing...
A bit scary.
When Pei San said that his general was defeated, he looked so angry that he wanted to crush the man who was talking to his wife.