Not long after, the subordinate came to her and said that the Minister of Dali Temple invited her in.
When Pei Yu heard this, his heart fluctuated slightly, and he had mixed feelings. Even he couldn't tell whether this was good or bad.
After entering, the main hall was very quiet. The minister of Dali Temple was reviewing documents in front of the desk. He looked up and saw her coming. He smiled slightly and said, "Why are Yu'er here free?"
The reason why Pei Yu came here was... out of necessity.
A few years ago, her brother Pei Chi and Cheng Bai, the Qing of Dali Temple, studied at Yulin Academy together. They were both in the same class. For a period of time, she often saw Cheng Bai coming to play with her brother. Bai Na looks as gentle as jade and has a graceful demeanor. She has a completely different personality type from her brother, but he has a very good relationship with her brother.
Pei Chi was young at that time and saw that the two brothers often played together, so he regarded Cheng Bai as his older brother. When he saw him, he called him Brother Cheng...
Until one day, she remembered that Cheng Bai hadn't looked for her brother for a while. She asked Pei Chi casually out of curiosity. However, she remembered that when Pei Chi heard the name Cheng Bai, he never felt the same again. Being so friendly, Pei Chi scolded Cheng Bai a dozen times in front of her with an almost disgusted look on his face. He scolded her very viciously, telling her that Cheng Bai was a disgusting and perverted person, and told her not to mention this name in the future. He also said that if he bumped into him in the future, he would just give him a beating and if anything happened, he would be the one to blame.
But now... Pei Chi himself is in trouble.
If she hadn't hit a wall with Gu Chengxuan, Pei Yu would never have thought that one day she would come looking for Cheng Bai.
After all, the relationship between Cheng Bai and Pei Chi was so tense back then. Pei Yu even wondered if Cheng Bai had stolen Pei Chi's woman. That's why Pei Chi hated him so much later. But if you think about it carefully, Pei Chi was such a playboy. , there is no woman in my heart.
She came to Cheng Bai because she had no other choice, because her brother's case was reviewed by Dali Temple, and Cheng Bai had become the minister of Dali Temple two years ago at a young age.
She remembered that when the new minister of Dali Temple took office two years ago, her father lectured Pei Chi on this matter, saying that they were both students from Yulin Academy. The two of them had called themselves brothers and got along so well, but it turned out that Cheng Bai was more promising. Ah, he became the minister of Dali Temple all of a sudden, and as for Pei Chi, to put it harshly, if his father hadn't supported him, Pei Chi wouldn't have even been able to get an official title.
Pei Yu didn't know if Cheng Bai was still willing to help her brother, but she shamelessly forced herself to come here with Cheng Bai because of the relationship. For no other reason than that Cheng Bai could help her for the sake of the past. A bunch of Pei Chi.
Therefore, after hearing Cheng Bai's words, Pei Yu mustered up the courage to step forward, presented the token in his hand, looked at Cheng Bai and said, "I wonder if Brother Cheng is still willing to recognize me as his sister."
When she said this, her fingers hidden in her sleeves clenched tightly.
She knew she shouldn't be so shameless, but she had to do this for her mother, father and brother.
When Cheng Bai heard this, his indifferent eyes fell on the piece of paper she presented as a token. On it was a painting of a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water. It was a painting he made casually in the Pei Mansion.
Cheng Bai looked at the painting for a moment, then gently pulled the corners of the paper twice with his fingertips, then folded the corners. He finally smiled, raised his eyes and asked, "Yu'er must have had a hard time rummaging around."
After being exposed, Pei Yu's expression changed, and he coughed lightly and said, "I have always...always kept this painting of Brother Cheng."
Cheng Bai smiled lightly and stopped trying to expose her. He said with a faint "hmm", "Okay, I understand, so what does Yu'er want to see me for?"
Pei Yu bit her lip and wanted to say something else in a roundabout way, but looking at Cheng Bai's smile, she vaguely felt something was wrong, so she bit the bullet and said directly: "I know that my brother's case is Brother Cheng's case. While investigating, I... I want to say, can Brother Cheng... "
"Is it possible to practice favoritism and cover up Pei Chi's crimes?" Cheng Bai continued her unfinished words unhurriedly.
Pei Yu was startled for a moment, her face turned red, but she couldn't help but continue: "I know that Brother Cheng and my brother have turned against each other now, but, I..."
Cheng Bai stared at her for a while, and seemed to understand what she meant. Cheng Bai slowly stood up, walked around the desk, walked to Pei Yu, and whispered: "Yu'er, that's not a painting for you."
He wanted to remind her not to be too sentimental. He only treated her as his sister from beginning to end.
However, when Pei Yu heard these words, she became red-blooded and wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl in. However, she stared blankly, thinking that it would be embarrassing no matter what, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and grab Cheng Bai's arm, and then Nervous but trying to show off: "What, it doesn't matter, as long as Brother Cheng is willing to help me this time..."
At this moment, before the words left his mouth...
Pei Yu suddenly heard a familiar deep voice coming from behind the screen of the book desk. He only heard the voice say lazily: "Master Cheng, the books you have here are really hard to find."
In an instant, Pei Yu froze, and suddenly let go of the hand holding Cheng Bai's hand. He opened his eyes in disbelief and looked around -
I saw Gu Chengxuan holding a few books in his hands and walking slowly from behind the screen.
Pei Yu: "..."
She felt that she might have lost all her face in these two days.
Gu Chengxuan looked up and saw her inadvertently, and said with a faint smile: "When did Mr. Cheng have a little sister?"
Cheng Bai whispered: "Your Highness misunderstood."
"I am joking." Gu Chengxuan looked at the embarrassed Pei Yu again, and said slightly: "But Dali Temple is so busy all day long. If Mr. Cheng wants to flirt with the little girl, he should wait until he leaves Dali Temple. .”
The implication is that he is expelling Pei Yu, a idle person waiting to leave.
Pei Yu was ashamed and annoyed. She looked at Gu Chengxuan with hatred and despair. She was not willing to stay here anymore and be humiliated by Gu Chengxuan. She immediately turned around and left.
After Pei Yu left, Gu Chengxuan put down the book in his hand, walked to the desk, picked up the painting, took a leisurely look at it, and said, "Did Mr. Cheng paint it?"
Cheng Bai nodded.
"You don't mind if I tear it up, do you?" Gu Chengxuan chuckled and asked again.
Cheng Bai paused for a moment and nodded gently: "It's up to the prince."
Gu Chengxuan tore the painting in half and threw it into the paper bucket. Then he picked up the books again, walked up to him, patted him on the shoulder, told him to do his job well, and left.
…
Pei Yu gritted her teeth and walked on the road, wanting to cry.
She was so wronged that she wanted to cry.
It seems that ever since she met that old fox Gu Chengxuan, her life has never gone smoothly...
(End of chapter)