When Pei Zheng returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, the entire mansion was silent.
There were not many servants in the mansion to begin with. Pei Zheng had a fickle temperament and would sentence someone to death or punish someone at will. Many servants died in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Those who are left now are all very cautious and know how to read people's eyes, and they do things very carefully and meticulously.
Pei Zheng likes quietness, so everyone in the mansion walks lightly and dares not speak loudly.
The entire Prime Minister's Mansion was filled with a gloomy atmosphere.
Passing through the huge garden pond in the mansion, we came to an exquisite two-story building on the south side.
It was quiet inside, as if no one was there.
There was just a small bulge on the bed, and the quilt was rising and falling slightly.
Still asleep.
Pei Zheng walked to the bed and sat down, gently lifting the quilt, revealing a small fair face with a blush on it. Her mouth was slightly open, and she was breathing lightly.
It seemed that at that moment, the whole building became bright and lively.
The little guy smacked his lips twice, opened his eyes dazedly, and stared at Pei Zheng for a long time before he reacted.
"Brother Pei, you're back."
Pei Zheng nodded and patted him, "Wake up."
Qi Changyi frowned, yawned, and shrank back into the quilt.
"I don't want to remember. I want to sleep a little longer..."
"No, get up and eat."
Pei Zheng's tone did not allow for argument. Qi Changyi had indeed slept for most of the day and was a little hungry, so he sat up obediently, staggering from side to side and about to fall back into the quilt.
Pei Zheng reached out and picked him up, then walked out the door with him in his arms.
Qi Changyi nestled comfortably in his arms and closed his eyes again. He wanted to sleep for a while while walking.
Recently he has been living in Prime Minister Pei Zheng's residence. Brother Pei said that the emperor has agreed that he can stay here as long as he wants and does not need to go back to the palace.
Since returning from the marriage, Pei Zheng had doted on him to the sky. He would just sleep until noon every day. When Pei Zheng came back from handling things, he would wake him up and go to have meals together.
If he was lazy and didn't want to walk, Pei Zheng would just carry him forward, let him sit in his arms, and then feed him mouthful by mouthful.
After dinner, if Qi Changyi still wanted to sleep, he would go to the small building to sleep for a while. If he felt well, he would beg Pei Zheng to accompany him. He would do anything as long as he could stay by Pei Zheng's side.
The servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion were all shocked. When had they ever seen the cold-hearted Lord Pei be so affectionate? And all this was done to that
This is only seen in some foolish princes, and he is still cruel and brutal to them.
One of the serving maids simply forgot to remind Qi Changyi to wear shoes, and let him excitedly rush into Pei Zhenghuai who had just entered the room with his bare feet.
As Pei Zheng bent down to pick up the little girl, he gave a wink and the little maid was dragged away silently.
He had his feet chopped off and thrown into a dungeon.
Qi Changyi was not aware of all this, and of course Pei Zheng did not need him to know.
As long as he is like he is now, simple and kind, ignorant, completely trusting himself and relying on himself, bringing a little light and vitality to this dark world, that's enough.
If Qi Changfeng had not entered the Prime Minister's Mansion, perhaps he would have continued to live a peaceful life in the future.
That day, Pei Zheng had just returned home and changed out of his official uniform. He was about to go to the small building when he suddenly heard a noise from the courtyard outside.
He frowned slightly and walked out the door.
Qi Changfeng was wearing a plain robe and holding a long sword, standing in the courtyard. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Pei Zheng fiercely, as if he was looking at an irreconcilable enemy.
Servants knelt on the ground around him, not daring to stop the Fourth Prince from breaking into the mansion, for fear that their master would blame them.
When Qi Changfeng saw Pei Zheng, he pointed his sword straight at him.
"Pei Zheng! Where is Chang Yi? I want to take him away!"
Pei Zheng had an indifferent look in his eyes and stood there without moving.
"Why did the Fourth Prince come to my house and act crazy for no reason?"
When Qi Changfeng heard this, his eyes were red with anger, and he laughed instead of being angry, looking a little crazy.
"I'm crazy? I am crazy! I was deceived by a villain and personally pushed my mother to death... I should be crazy! But, all this is because of you, the Pei family! It's all because of you!"
When talking about old times, Pei Zheng's eyes changed.
Qi Changfeng walked over step by step, "I was young at that time, I only knew that seeing is believing, but I didn't know that sometimes seeing can be false! In order to eliminate my mother's power in the court, your Pei family framed her for treason and collaborating with the enemy, and deliberately let me see those trumped-up evidences so that I would expose my mother's crimes myself.
"And I, I actually only investigated these things today. Pei Zheng! Your Pei family is not unconnected with the false accusation against my mother! I will never reconcile with you because of our deep hatred! Although I don't have any evidence to bring you down now, as long as I am alive, you must be careful!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Changfeng had already walked in front of Pei Zheng, with his sword against Pei Zheng. If he took one more step forward, he would be able to pierce his flesh and penetrate his bones and blood.
The guards around him immediately came over to protect Pei Zheng, but Pei Zheng waved them away.
The new and old grudges between him and Qi Changfeng made it impossible to tell who owed whom more.
But he came here today to take that little fool away, and I would never let him go no matter what.
"Fourth brother!"
Some excited voices came from a distance. Qi Changyi hadn't seen the Fourth Prince since he left the palace. Naturally, he was very happy to see him here.
However, after seeing clearly that Qi Changfeng's hand was against Pei Zheng's sword, the smile on Qi Changyi's face suddenly disappeared. He hurried over and grabbed Qi Changfeng's hand holding the sword.
"Fourth brother, what are you doing? Are you arguing? Can't you just talk slowly? Put down the sword quickly, don't hurt Brother Pei."
Seeing that he was still trying to protect Pei Zheng, Qi Changfeng waved his hand and pushed him aside, shouting, "Chang Yi! You'd better open your eyes and take a good look today! This man you keep calling Brother Pei, this man who cruelly sent you to marry the barbarians, this powerful prime minister of the Celestial Empire, Pei Zheng, is the son of the culprit who killed my mother! All of them with the surname Pei are our enemies!"
The culprit who killed my mother.
Killed my mother.
Qi Changyi fell to the cold ground, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he kept muttering, "Impossible, impossible, how could my mother be killed by Brother Pei's family? Brother Pei, quickly explain to Fourth Brother, it wasn't you who did it, right?"
The little guy's eyes were red and he looked at Pei Zheng with hope on his face.
Pei Zheng turned his eyes away and said nothing.
How could he explain it? Explain that when his father was still alive, he was just a pawn of the Pei family, and he had no control over what he said or did
However, he hated Qi Changfeng to the core at that time, and when his father took care of the matter, he even felt a sense of pleasure in revenge.
I wanted to wait and see Qi Changfeng's regretful, painful, yet helpless look after he knew the truth.
The Qi Changfeng in front of him now was exactly like that. He even lost his mind and broke into his Prime Minister's Mansion with a sword in hand. There was no trace of his former dignified and reserved appearance.
However, what Pei Zheng did not expect was that there would be an accident in such a wonderful revenge plan.
Qi Changyi was that accident.
He looked at her with tears in his eyes, heartbroken, and Pei Zheng couldn't bear to look him in the eye.
The light in Qi Changyi's eyes finally dimmed little by little, and the overwhelming sadness and pain were about to drown him.
Mother, the one who loved him the most in the world. Although he never showed it, Qi Changyi secretly missed his mother every day.
It's true that he is very stupid, and it's true that he likes Pei Zheng very much. No matter how much he hurts himself, as long as he gets a little bit of sweetness, he will forget the pain and run towards him.
But it won't happen this time. His mother is the pain that Qi Changyi has buried deep in his heart. No one can touch it. If anyone touches it, the wound will tear and bleed again.
Pei Zheng took a knife and stabbed him hard at the wound, causing him to bleed profusely and in so much pain that he almost died.
"Changyi, follow me back to the palace."
Qi Changfeng finally found his voice in the suppressed and suffocating silence. He exerted all his strength to force himself to move the sword away from Pei Zheng's heart.
Without evidence, there is no hope of overturning the verdict, and Pei Zheng cannot be killed.
Qi Changyi looked like he had lost his soul, tears kept flowing, and his whole face was pale and bloodless.
Originally, Pei Zheng had taken good care of him to make his face rosy, cute and lively these days, but now the little guy has completely lost his color.
"Come back to the palace with me, do you hear me?"
Qi Changfeng raised his voice.
The little guy finally stood up obediently by himself. Although he was about to faint from crying, he still grabbed his robe tightly and tried hard not to fall down.
Seeing that he didn't even look at him and stood next to Qi Changfeng, Pei Zheng's surging restless and fierce factor in his heart began to clamor.
"You can go, and I won't pursue what happened today, but he has to stay." Pei Zheng looked at Qi Changfeng and said.
"Oh, Pei Zheng, he may be a little stupid, but he is not heartless! Why don't you ask him if he is willing to stay!"
Pei Zheng looked at the little man who was about to fall down, and the corners of his mouth suddenly curved up, but it was cold without a trace of warmth.
He took a step forward, and the sword suddenly pierced into his shoulder. Blood instantly dripped down, forming enchanting blood flowers on the ground.
Pei Zheng seemed to feel no pain and took another half step forward. He thrust his sword deeper, cutting through the flesh and bones. He stared at Qi Changyi and said word by word,
“I never ask for anyone’s opinion when I want to keep someone.”
When Qi Changyi saw the bloodstains on the ground, the dull pain in his heart became more intense, so painful that his vision began to become blurred. Finally, he could not hold on any longer and fainted.
Seeing this, Qi Changfeng suddenly let go of the sword.
Pei Zheng raised his hand and pulled the little guy into his arms, and pulled out the sword with his other hand. Blood flowed out from the black hole and soaked half of Qi Changyi's robe.
"Ride the wind and see you off."
Pei Zheng threw down some words, then turned around and left, holding the person in his arms.
Qi Changfeng was about to follow, but was knocked unconscious by Chengfeng's knife.
Pei Zheng carried Qi Changyi back to the small building and put him on the bed.
Several skillful servants came to treat Pei Zheng's wound. He didn't frown at all the time, as if the bloody hole was not poking on his shoulder.
Pei Zheng sent everyone away, not allowing them to step into the back garden. He then sat aside with a gloomy face, waiting for people to wake up.