"Prime Minister Pei, please accept my order."
Pei Zheng remained silent.
"Prime Minister Pei? Prime Minister Pei?"
The eunuch's arms were almost sore from lifting the weights. Pei Zheng was clearly standing in the yard, but he acted as if he couldn't see him.
The eunuch didn't know why there were so many people standing in the yard. When he saw Shen Huan looking at him, he looked back and kept winking at Shen Huan, wanting Shen Huan to remind Pei Zheng.
Shen Huan was stared at by several fathers-in-law at the same time and finally couldn't stand it anymore.
"Master Pei, your imperial edict has arrived, why don't you go and receive it?"
Pei Zheng raised his eyes and glanced towards the door, "Thank you."
The eunuch seemed to be released all of a sudden. He quickly handed the imperial edict to Li Yu who was walking over, and then fled from the gloomy and terrifying Prime Minister's Mansion.
Pei Zheng had already received the imperial edict in the palace; those eunuchs just delivered it to him.
The content of the imperial edict was simply that Pei Zheng had been reinstated, which was already expected and there was nothing surprising about it.
After the people from the palace left, Shen Huan also gave up resisting.
"Since Master Pei won't let us go, then we'll just stay."
Shen Huan paused and raised his head, "But, Master Pei, I want to talk to you alone."
Pei Zheng responded, he knew Shen Huan would definitely come to find him.
Shen Huan turned and walked away, heading towards the pharmacy.
"My little disciple, go back to the small building first."
Pei Zheng was about to catch up with Shen Huan, but someone tugged at his sleeve.
Shen Shijiu tried his best to hold back his tears, but a tear slipped from the corner of his eye. He silently called out, "Brother Pei"
Pei Zheng couldn't stand him looking like he had been crying, so he pulled him towards him with a little force and raised his fingers to wipe away his tears.
"Don't cry, it hurts me."
Shen Shijiu nodded obediently and raised his sleeves to wipe his little face clean.
Pei Zheng touched his head and went to the pharmacy.
Li Yu took Shen Shijiu back to the small building in the back garden, poured him a basin of hot water and asked him to wipe his face.
"Li, Butler Li, what do you think Master and the adults want to say?"
Shen Shijiu had just cried so hard and was still sobbing uncontrollably.
Li Yu handed him the hot handkerchief, “I don’t know about this either, but don’t worry, Mr. Shen, nothing will happen.
After Pei Zheng entered the pharmacy, Shen Huan slammed the door behind him with a grim look on his face.
Pei Zheng still had the leisure to look up and down at the medicinal materials in the pharmacy.
Since his little disciple was not around, Shen Huan didn't have to consider his feelings, so he was too lazy to beat around the bush with Pei Zheng.
"Master Pei, while I can still call you Master, let's just pretend we have never met or known each other, and part ways in peace, isn't that enough?"
"no."
Pei Zheng uttered two words through his thin lips.
Shen Huan said, "I can let go of the past, but if you insist on trapping us in the Prime Minister's Mansion, I can't guarantee that I won't say anything."
"What does Master Shen want to say?" Pei Zheng glanced at Shen Huan and said in a cold tone, "Why not just say it."
"Just say it straight." Shen Huan became a little excited.
"I know everything! I know everything that happened before! Prince Qi Changyi didn't fall off a cliff. It was clearly you who forced him to jump off the cliff and commit suicide!"
Pei Zheng's eyes suddenly became even gloomier, and the look he gave Shen Huan seemed to be able to freeze her into an ice sieve.
"Who told you that?"
Shen Huan hesitated for a moment, but still replied, "Second Princess, Qi Bingzhi."
In fact, Shen Huan also knew that Qi Bingzhi's words could not be fully believed, but some established facts would certainly not be fabricated by Qi Bingzhi, such as the suffering and injuries Qi Changyi had endured, and being forced to commit suicide.
"Master Pei, do you have any explanation?"
Pei Zheng was silent for a long time.
"No."
Shen Huan suddenly rushed to Pei Zheng, raised his hand high, and wanted to slap Pei Zheng directly.
How cold-blooded is the man in front of him? No matter whether he was the prince in the past or the little disciple now, they were both so pure, kind, bright and warm little people, not to mention that he was so stunningly beautiful. How could Pei Zheng have the heart to do things that would hurt him
But Shen Huan still put his hand down. Why should he hit him? He even felt that his hand was hurting.
"I have finished what I want to say. Sir, you can let us go now. There is no point in keeping us here any longer. Once my little disciple recovers his memory, he will definitely leave."
"Then, has Master Shen developed a drug to restore memory?"
Shen Huan sighed, "Not yet, but it's only a matter of time."
Pei Zheng said, "It won't be too late to talk about it after it's developed."
"How can it not be late? If I say it's late, it's late!"
Pei Zheng tapped the table with his fingers, "Master Shen may have forgotten the thirty thousand taels for the purchase of the divine sand grass."
Shen Huan was like someone's tail was stepped on, "I didn't forget, I didn't forget, I didn't forget! I knew you were waiting here, you don't have the money to pay back! I'd rather have money than my life!"
"Two are not necessary, one is enough." Pei Zheng thought of a small figure and curled the corners of his lips.
How could Shen Huan not know which one Pei Zheng was talking about? She looked at Pei Zheng seriously and said, "But Lord Pei, you have already taken his life once, do you want it again?"
Pei Zheng's smile disappeared immediately.
Shen Huan walked to a cabinet, rummaged around for a long time, found a few packets of medicine powder, mixed them together, then went to the table to pour a glass of wine, sprinkled the medicine powder in, and stirred it evenly.
"Master Pei, how about this? If you can drink this cup of wine and remain safe and sound, we can stay."
Shen Huan thought Pei Zheng would at least hesitate for a moment, but Pei Zheng took the glass of wine and drank it without even looking at it.
Shen Huan quickly stopped him, stared at him and said, "Sir, why don't you ask what was put into this wine?"
"poison."
Shen Huan was stunned. Pei Zheng knew about it, so did he still plan to drink it
"Yes, it's poison. If you drink it, your intestines will rupture and you will die very quickly. It will be a painful and ugly death."
"Yeah." Pei Zheng waved Shen Huan's hand away without changing his expression.
Shen Huan became a little nervous and held Pei Zheng tightly again.
"You, have you thought it through? Do you really want to drink it? This poison is very strong. No one can drink it and still be alive. If you die, what's the point of us staying here, master and disciple?"
Pei Zheng listened quietly, seemingly without any emotion.
Shen Huan really didn't know whether he was good at hiding it or he really didn't have the emotional ups and downs of a normal person.
Pei Zheng raised his eyebrows at Shen Huan, meaning to ask if she had finished speaking.
Then Pei Zheng picked up the wine glass with his other hand, his lips had already touched the glass, and he was about to drink it.
Shen Huan suddenly jumped up and knocked over the glass of wine. Her movements were so fast that she herself didn't even have time to react.
She didn't expect Pei Zheng to really drink alcohol, and there was no antidote for this poison.
"We're not leaving"
Shen Huan was deflated and sat on a stool nearby.
It's not that I don't want to leave, it's just that there is no other way. Pei Zheng doesn't even care about his own life. If I really poison Pei Zheng to death, I'm afraid not only will I not be able to leave, but I will also go to jail.
As long as you don't give up, there will always be a chance. This is the only way Shen Huan can comfort himself.
After leaving the pharmacy, Shen Huan went to the small building in the back garden to find Shen Shijiu, while Pei Zheng returned to his room to deal with court affairs.
Shen Huan and Shen Jiujiu did not leave the Prime Minister's Mansion, but Shen Huan's temper became worse day by day. He always had a cold face towards Pei Zheng, and he watched Shen Jiujiu very strictly. Not only did he not allow Shen Jiujiu to see Pei Zheng privately, but now she even had to remind her little disciple if Shen Jiujiu saw Pei Zheng for a long time.
Pei Zheng had just resumed his job and actually had a lot of things to deal with, but he had been suppressing himself in certain aspects. He could see the little guy but couldn't eat him, and even looking at him was restricted, so he felt a little depressed.
On this day, after Pei Zheng went to the palace, Zhao Litang, who had not been seen for a long time, arrived at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Li Yu was stunned when he saw the person coming. Isn't this his master's old enemy? Why did he come to the mansion
Zhao Litang didn't just come alone, he was holding a fainted person in his arms.
Li Yu said, "General Zhao, my master is not at home today."
Zhao Litang said, "I'm not here to look for him either. I'm here to look for Master Shen and Master Shen."
Shen Shijiu was very surprised when he saw Yue Nu fainted. He quickly asked Zhao Litang to put Yue Nu in bed and then went to check his pulse.
But Zhao Litang stopped him.
"Don't worry, I hit you."
"Ah?" Shen Huan was puzzled. "General Zhao, are you okay? Why did you hit someone so casually?"
Zhao Litang said, "I have to go back to the border. The barbarians have started a war and invaded the territory of my Celestial Empire. I must go back to join the battlefield, but the border has been turbulent recently. I can't take him with me."
Shen Huan nodded, "So you knocked him out?"
Zhao Litang was helpless. "He has secretly followed me several times, but I found him and chased him back. He is really dishonest, so I had to knock him out and send him to your place. Please help me take care of him."
Shen Shijiu tucked the quilt for Yue Nu and said, "General Zhao, don't worry. I will take good care of Yue."
Shen Huan couldn't help but knock on his little apprentice's head, "What do you know? Do you believe that you will not be able to keep an eye on him after he wakes up? This kid looks timid and cowardly, but he is actually nothing like a fool like you. He is very smart."
Zhao Litang said, "That's why I sent him here. The Prime Minister's Mansion is heavily guarded, so it should be easy to guard one person. It won't take long. In just ten days or half a month, the army will be far away from the imperial capital. By then, he won't be able to catch up even if he wants to."
Shen Huan didn't know what he was thinking of. He rolled his eyes and smiled at Zhao Litang, "Leave it to us, General Zhao. The army is still waiting for you, right? You should get on the road quickly."
Zhao Litang thanked the two of them, turned around and left. When he reached the door, he turned back to glance at Yue Nu who was lying quietly in bed, then pushed the door open and left, leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion and embarking on the journey to the border.