Just as Pei Duqin was about to say something, someone came from the palace.
The one who came to announce the decree was Eunuch Liu, the chief eunuch.
When Pei Duqin and others saw the imperial edict, they immediately knelt down to receive it.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: Prime Minister Pei You caused trouble and disturbed the souls of the Yuan family. He was banned for one month and fined for half a year. Shi Zhen failed in his duties and was demoted to the head of the capital. The left guard of the imperial army took over the Yongyi Marquis Mansion. I hereby express it.
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Compared to Shi Zhen, who was demoted two levels and became the head coach of the eighth-grade capital, Prime Minister Pei's grounding and fine were considered to be painless punishments.
But as soon as the imperial edict is promulgated, what Prime Minister Pei did today will soon spread throughout the streets and alleys, which can be said to be a loss of face!
After issuing the imperial edict, Prime Minister Pei can leave Jingzhao Mansion.
Pei Du Qinshun also wanted to take Pei Ninghe away, but Xue Fuyin made a request: "Scholar Pei, according to the law, Miss Pei must be imprisoned for at least a month for what she has committed.
However, because it is not a felony, it does not mean that you cannot be released from prison early, but if you want to be released from prison early, you must replace it with an equivalent punishment. After one month in prison, it only takes thirty slaps. See, Bachelor Pei.
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After all, Pei Ninghe is also a girl, and she is also his sister. Although Pei Duqin was angry with her for going to Yan Mingzhu earlier, he was detained for a few days, which helped her to remember a lot.
If a girl is imprisoned for a long time, it will not have a good impact on her reputation.
So Pei Duqin agreed to this method and followed Xue Fuyin there.
However, in just a few days, Pei Ninghe no longer looked like a noble girl from a noble family. She was huddled in a corner, with disheveled hair and dirty clothes, almost no different from a beggar on the street.
"Third sister."
When Pei Ninghe heard Pei Duqin's voice, she raised her head suddenly, like a drowning person grabbing duckweed, and rushed forward, "Second brother, second brother, you came to rescue me, right? Woo hoo hoo, I'll do it.
I know you will never abandon me, wuwuwu, I don’t want to stay in this damn place for a moment anymore!”
"Third sister, I can take you out today, but you have to get thirty punches first. After learning this lesson, you will stay at home and stop causing trouble. Do you hear me?"
Pei Ninghe's eyes widened, "Thirty boards? I...I will die. Second brother, can...can I not hit the board? I really know I was wrong!"
But the official didn't give Pei Ninghe this chance to bargain. He just picked her out and took her down to be tortured.
Pei Ninghe was forced to lie down on a stool and was beaten until she screamed. Later, she couldn't even scream and was beaten until she passed out.
After thirty strokes, Pei Ninghe's butt was beaten to a bloody pulp.
Pei Duqin finally couldn't bear it anymore, and sighed and said: "Carry the third girl back to the house, be careful with your movements, and let the doctor treat her quickly, so as not to leave any scars."
When they came out of Jingzhao Mansion, Youxiang Pei was already on the carriage. He had lost a lot of face today. For a while, Youxiang Pei had been too embarrassed to go out to meet people, so as soon as he left Jingzhao Mansion, he immediately got into the carriage.
, so as not to be embarrassed again.
"Father, what you did today was too impulsive. Regardless of whether the Yuan family is guilty or not, that is a matter that should be dealt with by Dali Temple, and you should not interfere."
Right Prime Minister Pei's face was extremely dark, "This matter is indeed a matter of improper consideration for my father. I never thought that King Dingbei would interfere in the affairs of the Yuan family. Could it be that he wanted to overturn the case for the Yuan family so that he could get the Yuan family one day?"
Family support?”
"All the sons of the Yuan family have been killed in the battlefield, and all that is left are the old, weak, sick and disabled female relatives. Even if they are really able to escape the crime in the future, their vitality will be greatly damaged, and there will be no chance to take over the military power in southern Xinjiang. This
It will not be of any help to King Dingbei."
Right Prime Minister Pei also thought so. Just as he was talking, the carriage suddenly stopped.
Pei Duqin opened the curtain and found that the person who stopped the carriage was Eunuch Liu.
After Eunuch Liu got on the carriage, he said straight to the point: "Prime Minister, the Za family is also responsible for what happened today. Yesterday King Dingbei entered the palace to obtain an imperial edict for the Yongyi Hou Mansion. If the Za family had written to the Prime Minister in advance, it would not have happened.
What happened today will happen.”
"Mr. Liu's words are serious. I am impulsive today. I have not been severely punished by Your Majesty. I would like to thank Mr. Liu for interceding for me. I am a great kindness to you. I will keep it in my heart."
Eunuch Liu smiled cunningly, "What are you talking about, Mr. Prime Minister? We are all in the same boat. The Za family is still waiting for the day when His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne smoothly and can continue to serve the new king."
Although Eunuch Liu was the chief steward around Emperor Zhao, Emperor Zhao was old after all and would eventually die. Eunuch Liu naturally had to make plans for his future.
But in fact, he initially had his eye on Qi Jue, but Qi Jue was too ignorant and refused to save face for him several times, so he turned to the prince's camp.
When the prince ascends the throne, Qi Jue will die!
Pei Youlian said, "This is natural. The position of general manager will always be yours, Eunuch Liu."
Eunuch Liu showed a satisfied smile, "By the way, when the Za family left the palace today, they happened to meet the Queen's personal maid, Aunt Lu. She said that she had followed the Queen's order to inform the Prime Minister of important matters. The Za family then
I brought her here along the way."
After Madam Lu got on the carriage, she bowed first and said, "I'm here to pay my respects to the Prime Minister. The Empress asked me to give a message to the Prime Minister. There will be a flower-viewing banquet in the palace tomorrow. The Queen hopes that before the flower-viewing banquet, the King of the North will be a good man."
The news can spread throughout the streets and alleys."
Prime Minister Pei immediately understood Queen Pei's intention, "Is the empress afraid that Concubine Zhuang will choose a concubine for King Dingbei at the flower viewing banquet?"
Aunt Lu nodded, and Eunuch Liu followed: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty also has the intention to choose a concubine for King Dingbei. King Dingbei now holds the military power in northern Xinjiang and is approaching His Highness the Crown Prince. If he chooses the daughter of an important minister as his concubine,
, it will definitely threaten His Highness the Crown Prince’s position in the future!”
"Mr. Liu's words are reasonable, but it is not easy to spread such rumors in such a short period of time."
Eunuch Liu made a suggestion: "You don't have to worry, Prime Minister. The Fuyun Building under the name of the Za family is the busiest place in the entire imperial capital. There is an endless stream of people listening to books in the building every day.
Just tell the storyteller in the building and any version of the story about King Dingbei will be spread throughout the streets and alleys for sure on the next day!"
When Prime Minister Pei heard this, he immediately laughed and said, "Then we will have to trouble Mr. Liu about this matter."
After returning to Pei's house, Pei Youxiang wanted to leave the matter of spreading rumors to Pei Duqin.
"Father, deliberately fabricating unfounded stories to damage other people's reputations is what a gentleman does..."
Before he finished speaking, Pei Youxiang glared at him and said, "Qin'er, on the road to seizing the throne, everyone is an unscrupulous villain. Our Pei family and the prince are tied together. If the prince loses, what will happen to the Pei family?"
The days are coming to an end,
There are some things that you have to do even if you don’t want to do them. Go and get this done, and you will never let King Dingbei successfully choose his concubine!"