bookrebus Chapter 170 Joining forces with the Pei Family
Chapter 170 Joining forces with the Pei Family
After hearing what Song Qingwan said, the queen fell silent.
She thought carefully about what the emperor had done in recent years, and suddenly realized that although the emperor's temperament seemed to have changed drastically, he still did things in an orderly manner in a chaotic manner.
She and the Pei family have always believed that the emperor was bewitched by Zhao Yuanshen, but now it seems that what Song Qingwan said makes sense. Perhaps the emperor knew from the beginning that Zhao Yuanshen was not a good person.
"Miss Song, what do you think the emperor's purpose is in doing this?"
"I can't guess at the moment."
Song Qingwan was just suspicious, but she had never had direct contact with the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang, so she couldn't guess what he wanted to do by causing chaos in his own court.
But now the emperor is the king of southern Xinjiang, he must have other purposes for doing this. I think he has reached some kind of cooperation with Zhao Yuanshen.
After Song Qingwan left, the Queen immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the Pei family, telling them that the Emperor had become suspicious of her, and then asked her father to take precautions early.
After reading the letter from the Queen, the head of the Pei family silently held the letter in his hand, then sat behind the desk with a serious face and remained silent for a long time.
Pei Ziye, the youngest son of the Pei family, was discussing matters with his father in the study. Seeing his father's reaction, he asked in surprise.
"What happened to father? But what did the eldest sister mention in the letter?"
"Yer, notify everyone to suspend all preparations for the Saint Maiden Banquet."
"Why? Our Pei family has been preparing for this operation for a long time. Besides, my eldest sister is now in good health. What else does father have to worry about?"
"I still need to discuss this matter carefully with your three brothers. You go first."
Although Pei Ziye didn't know the reason, he still obediently left and went to notify.
Pei Ziye is the youngest son of the Pei family. He is only 20 years old and has just started his military training.
Because of his eccentric personality, he is not allowed to participate in many important events of the Pei family. All decisions are made after consultation between Mr. Pei and his three eldest sons.
After Pei Ziye left, Old Master Pei pondered for a long time, then picked up the brush and began to write quickly.
He wrote a reply letter to the queen, expressing his wish to meet the great sage's wife, Princess Huai, in person.
After Song Qingwan received the letter handed to her by the Queen, she took a look at it and put it away, her expression still as calm as water.
She had long expected that the Pei family would look for her, and this was exactly what she wanted.
After all, the queen is in the harem and there are many things that are not convenient for her to show up, but it is different for the Pei family.
"Please rest assured, Queen, I will personally visit the Patriarch of the Pei family tomorrow."
"Thank you, Miss Song. I feel bad for making you, a pregnant woman, run around like this."
"Why should you be so polite now, Queen? Our target is Zhao Yuanshen, so I should naturally pay more attention to him."
Ever since the emperor became suspicious, Song Qingwan has been staying in the space except when meeting with the queen to discuss matters.
She still asked the queen for a private room, and told her to keep an eye on others and not disturb her.
In fact, she always locked the door and lived in her own space.
She is now three months pregnant. Although her pregnancy is not obvious, her energy and physical strength are a bit lacking, so she needs better rest.
Song Qingwan took the time to do a pregnancy check-up and found that the baby was very healthy and all indicators were normal.
She couldn't help but wonder, was this child really here to repay her gratitude? She had gone through all this trouble and nothing happened to her.
As for food, Song Qingwan bought it in advance and stored it in the space.
After Song Qingwan's careful study, she discovered that the original things in this space could be reused infinitely, but those added later could not.
But another advantage is that the food placed in the space can remain fresh for a long time.
Therefore, Song Qingwan would always prepare some food and put it in the space every once in a while to ensure her body's nutrition.
On this day, Song Qingwan walked out from the backyard of the Queen's bedroom as usual, intending to sneak out of the palace.
But suddenly she saw Concubine Rou walking not far away, and Song Qingwan quickly hid in the space.
Concubine Rou paused and blinked.
Did she see it wrong? There was clearly a palace maid here just now...
After a careful look, there was no one around. She thought maybe she was dazzled and was too tired from researching drugs during this period.
Then Concubine Rou didn't take it to heart. She walked to a remote place and whistled softly.
A man in black climbed down from the palace wall and knelt directly in front of Concubine Liu.
Concubine Rou still had no expression on her face and gave the explanation in a cold manner.
"How's the situation over at the snake pit?"
"My Lord, everything is normal."
"Well, did you bring the things I asked you to bring?"
The man in black quickly stood up, took out a porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Concubine Rou.
Concubine Rou opened the stopper on the porcelain bottle with her soft, white fingers, held it in front of her eyes, observed it, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Yes, this batch of snake venom is very good. Go back and tell them to continue to increase the number of reproduction. The emperor needs more snake venom to make poison."
"Yes, my lord. I will take my leave."
Then, the man in black disappeared over the palace wall in a flash.
Concubine Rou looked around and calmly walked back the way she came.
Song Qingwan emerged from the space only after she saw Concubine Rou gradually walking away. She had heard clearly the conversation between the two.
Things turned out just as Song Qingwan had expected. This Imperial Concubine Rou must be something very interesting.
She remembered that the man in black she and Zhao Huaijin caught on the way back to Beijing from Jiangnan confessed to the Ten Thousand Snakes Pit. Now it seems that this snake pit is indeed in southern Xinjiang.
According to Concubine Rou, the Ten Thousand Snake Pit is not only used to punish the assassins, but also to extract snake venom to make poison.
But aren't all the poisons in Southern Xinjiang made by saints? Why does this Imperial Concubine Rou also know these?
Song Qingwan decided to secretly investigate the background of this Imperial Concubine Rou. She always felt that this Imperial Concubine Rou was much more than just a concubine to the emperor.
Song Qingwan did not let Mr. Pei wait too long. On the third day, she appeared in the study in the backyard of the Pei family.
When Mr. Pei saw Song Qingwan, he was shocked at her age at first, but then he stood up and personally invited Song Qingwan to sit next to him.
"Please take a seat, Princess."
"Thank you, Master Pei. I took the initiative to disturb you today. I hope you can forgive me."
"Your Highness, you are too polite. It was I who invited you to come here. Now, our Pei family has something to ask of you."
Originally, it was supposed to be the old man of the Pei family who visited Song Qingwan in person, but because the old man of the Pei family had a noble status in southern Xinjiang, his every move attracted much attention.
So Song Qingwan didn't act pretentiously. Since they were all cooperating, there was no question of who was asking for favors from whom.
After some pleasantries, the two got down to business.
"Excuse me, Princess, what do you need the Pei family to do?"
"I wonder if Master Pei has ever heard of the Ten Thousand Snake Pit?"