Pei Jinting was leaning against the wall lazily. When he heard what He Zheng said, he frowned and stood up straight.
He Zheng was surprised when he suddenly received the news, "Originally, Duke Zhen Guo was about to leave for the border. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of War received a secret report saying that Duke Zhen Guo was collaborating with the enemy."
"The person who reported the secret turned out to be Princess Rongchang."
Pei Jinting stretched out her hand, "Where's the letter?"
He Zheng took it out of his sleeve and handed it to Pei Jinting's hand.
This incident was too sudden, and I didn't know the specific situation, so I asked my son to avoid talking to anyone.
Pei Jinting held the letter and sat on a chair nearby.
Princess Rongchang, step-in-law of Duke Zhen.
If she was the one who made the secret report, I think the evidence would be credible.
Otherwise, Your Majesty would not agree to the Ministry of War putting Lord Zhen Guo in prison.
When he left the capital, he went to see his father-in-law. At that time, he expressed his intention to reconcile with Princess Rongchang.
If it was the last battle on the border, when the Duke of Zhen Guo escaped from death and helped the court conquer the small country, it was considered a great achievement.
Collaborating with the enemy?
Pei Jinting finished reading the letter, folded it, put it back, and handed it to He Zheng.
"Send a message back and find out what happened and where Princess Rongchang got the evidence."
If Duke Zhen Guo is imprisoned, what benefits can Princess Rongchang get from it?
Pei Jinting followed He Zheng into the house to talk.
Originally, Gu Qingyuan did not pay attention to this matter. Now that Pei Jinting has the status of traveling on behalf of His Majesty, official duties are naturally indispensable.
Pei Jinting talks and does a lot every day, but he doesn't tell her everything.
It had been many days since they arrived on the ship, and He Zheng would often call Pei Jinting away.
However, although He Zheng looked very calm today, when he finally let Pei Jinting enter the room, he looked specifically in her direction.
With just one glance, Gu Qingyuan felt that what He Zheng wanted to report had something to do with her.
What is it?
Is it about the Qin family?
Just as he was thinking about it, Shuang Wu walked over from the other side of the cabin, holding a small suitcase in his arms.
"Girl. The sweet-scented osmanthus cake made by Miss Six is fresh. Should we eat it fresh here, or should we go back and pour honey on it to eat?"
Gu Qingyuan shook her head, thought for a while, and signaled to Shuang Wu,
"You put two plates of fresh fruits in our house. Xiang'er has often given us cakes these days, and I have never thanked her properly."
When she left the Qin family, the Qin family was also in chaos. First, Qin Lu was fine in the side courtyard, but one night, she went crazy for some reason and ran out of the yard to meet a gardener in the garden.
Mixed together.
The scene when he was discovered was a bit unsightly.
Before Mrs. Qin could catch her breath, her husband fell ill again.
He and his son also resigned from the position of head of the academy and came back to serve him.
The family finally calmed down, and when Gu Qingyuan was about to leave, something went wrong again. The Crown Prince Jing, who was always willing to mess around, ordered Qin Xiang and said he would take her to Beijing.
It was to take her to Beijing, not to marry her, not to accept her.
The Qin family naturally disagreed.
No matter what, the Qin family is not an ordinary family. Even though she is a concubine, there is no need to send her to Prince Jing to be a maid.
Who would have thought that the free-spirited prince would be sitting on a soft sedan, lazily saying, "My prince cannot afford a girl from the Qin family to be a maid."
"My son just wanted to take her to Beijing to find a good marriage for her."
As for the rest, not a word is left.
The Qin family was not happy, but they did not dare to disobey Prince Jing's wishes.
I thought about asking Qin Xiang. If Qin Xiang disagrees, there is always an explanation. No matter what Prince Jing does, he can't rob people's daughters by force.
It was okay not to ask, but once asked, Qin Xiang actually agreed to go to Beijing with Prince Jing.
Mr. Qin San was so angry that he fell to the ground, especially the third wife, a concubine. She was originally going to give it to her natal nephew.
The nephew had been ill for a long time, so she secretly took Qin Xiang's horoscope and married him. If she married Qin Xiang to celebrate, maybe her nephew's illness would get better.
Now, Qin Xiang is going to Beijing with Prince Jing, what will happen to his nephew?
During these exchanges, no matter how unhappy the Qin family was, they could only let Qin Xiang go.
After all, I still had some illusions in my heart and entrusted Qin Xiang to Gu Qingyuan. I just said that I was accompanying my cousin to Beijing for a short stay, and I could still save some reputation.
Gu Qingyuan went to Qin Xiang's place with fresh fruits.
At that time, Qin Xiang was embroidering a purse with his maid. When he saw Gu Qingyuan coming, his eyes lit up, he put down his purse and sat down to have tea with Gu Qingyuan.
Gu Qingyuan took a look at the sachet she made. It was very delicate, with spices inside and only the final finishing touches.
That style... has green bamboo embroidered on it, so it's definitely not for yourself.
Seeing Gu Qingyuan looking at the sachet, Qin Xiang blushed and held the sachet in his hand, "Sister Ayuan..."
When Gu Qingyuan saw her expression, she seemed to understand who it was for.
She smiled and said, "The sachet you made is more beautiful than the one I made."
After a pause, she asked, "Xianger, have you received any letters from home recently?"
Qin Xiang was startled when he heard this and frowned, "No."
From the moment she left the Qin family, the Qin family had actually given up on her, so why would they want to send her a letter?
Gu Qingyuan didn't get what she wanted from Qin Xiang, but her doubts remained.
In the evening, when Pei Jinting came back to have dinner with her, he cleared his throat and said, "Jingheng. You said I can do anything here, right?"
Pei Jinting nodded slightly, "Of course."
"Then you have nothing to say to me?"
Seeing Pei Jinting's doubts, he asked again, "Is there anything you are hiding from me?"
Pei Jinting was stunned when Gu Qingyuan asked, "Hiding it from you?"
Then he sighed, "Who told you?"
Only he and He Zheng knew the news.
Gu Qingyuan chuckled, put down the chopsticks in her hand, and pointed at her eyes, which were black and white and looked at Pei Jinting with clarity.
Pei Jinting couldn't help but stretched out his hand, touched the hairpin on her head, and nodded with satisfaction.
"It's good that you will learn to ask me."
He paused, "I didn't want to hide it from you, but I was afraid that you would be worried if you found out."
Specifically, he is also waiting for news.
"A letter came from Beijing, saying that Princess Rongchang went to the Ministry of War with a letter stating that her father-in-law had collaborated with the enemy and treason. Now my father-in-law has been sent to prison."
Gu Qingyuan's hands and feet felt cold when she heard, "Princess Rongchang", "collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country", "going to prison"... Every word was like a thunder explosion, making her ears buzz.
She knew that her father had attracted a lot of attention since he helped the imperial court conquer a small border country by faking his own death.
Especially after returning to Beijing, His Majesty's trust in his father attracted the attention of many people.
But what she never expected was that her father, the towering tree that protected her, would collapse in such an unexpected way.
We obviously agreed at the beginning that we would go to the border together.
"You..." Knowing that there was little hope, she struggled to speak, her voice hoarse and trembling slightly, "Is there any other news?"
Pei Jinting put his arms around her shoulders and said, "Don't worry yet. It will take a few days for the letter to be delivered here. Maybe the situation has changed."
At this moment, the moving boat bumped and then made a loud noise.