Pei Yusheng hasn't been having a good time recently.
The favorite concubine was demoted, and it is difficult to meet her now. The more he looks at the princess in the palace, the less he likes her. He thought he fell in love with her at first sight, but now he finds out it is fake. This feeling is like swallowing a fly, which he could not swallow, and now he can't spit it out.
But he couldn't say this to anyone, so everyone could only say that he was blind.
As for Princess Jing, she disliked everything about her.
But even if he didn't like it, he could only endure it and pretend that he cared about Liu Lanxin, because his mother was also very cautious about the script outside.
In the past, I would always talk about Empress Yuan and sigh about her past from time to time, asking my father to have mercy on her. But now I dare not mention it too much, for fear that my father will suspect something.
The topic of Concubine He being the most favored concubine in the harem has long disappeared. Everyone is secretly guessing when Concubine He will fall out of favor and when he, as her son, will be abandoned.
If you are hated, the final outcome is self-evident.
This is also the most important reason why Pei Yusheng is anxious to achieve some results.
"It's just that the Second Prince... I'm afraid he doesn't want the Crown Prince to be alive." Pei Yuanjun shook the wine glass in his hand, looked at the amber wine in it, and said slowly.
"What does Uncle Wang mean?" Pei Yusheng's face darkened.
"Of course, we have to find this prince first. As for the rest..." Pei Yuanjun smiled elegantly and noblely, "We have to see if this prince... is really useful."
If it is useless, I don't mind helping the Second Prince get rid of that person. If it is useful, it's hard to say, it may become the biggest bargaining chip in the negotiation.
Pei Yusheng also wanted to find this prince. To him, the prince of Northern Frontier was even more important. After pondering for a while, he asked tentatively, "Uncle Wang, where do you think we can find this prince? If he really hid in the capital and has not been discovered for so long, it may be difficult to find him."
The capital has checked on people from Northern Frontier several times but failed to find anyone. This means that the prince of Northern Frontier is hiding very deeply, which also means that someone may be helping this prince of Northern Frontier.
Of course, it is also possible that the prince of the northern border is not in the capital, but in other places, where there are so many people that it would be difficult to find him.
Pei Yusheng now urgently wants to show up in front of the emperor and vent his frustration of the past few days. He also hopes that he can find the prince of the northern border by himself.
"I don't know... But I know that the prince of Northern Frontier is more anxious than us." Pei Yuanjun snorted and said indifferently.
"Uncle Wang, you have a lot of people under you. Do you want to look for them first? If you can find them, it will be a great achievement for you in front of the emperor. If you don't have enough manpower, I still have some here." Pei Yusheng continued to test carefully.
Although the military power in the capital is dispersed, Pei Yuanjun has a lot of it overall. In the past, the one with the most was Ling Anbo, and now the one with the most is Yuguogong.
However, the troops under the name of Duke Yu were actually just figureheads, and he was not really the one leading the troops, just like Ji Yongming at that time.
Holding the title of a general can balance the generals of all parties in the same position, but they also restrain each other. As for the power of his subordinates in private, Pei Yuanjun has to be mentioned.
If we are looking for someone, the most likely option is to let Pei Yuanjun's people find him.
Although Western Prison is not controlled by Pei Yuanjun, everyone knows that Western Prison is also under Pei Yuanjun's control.
When it comes to finding people, Xiyu is the expert.
"There are many things going on in my palace. Whatever ideas Prince Jing has, just do as he pleases." Pei Yuanjun glanced at Pei Yusheng and understood Pei Yusheng's thoughts very well.
“Although Uncle Wang has something to do, the Western Prison… should be able to send some people, right?” Pei Yusheng was overjoyed when he heard that Pei Yuanjun had no other ideas.
It's not just his own Prince Jing's Palace that's been in a mess recently, but also Prince Ying's Palace.
From this point of view, he still had to thank Qu Zhizhen, although he also implicated Qu Qiuyan.
"What does the Western Prison have to do with me? If you have any ideas, you can ask the emperor to mobilize people from the Western Prison to investigate." Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
These words reminded Pei Yusheng, and his heart couldn't help but move. When Pei Yuanjun was in charge of the Western Prison, he also had a job in the Western Prison. Although he usually didn't dare to go there, to be honest, he was much more familiar with the people in that place than Pei Luoan. From this aspect, he could really use the manpower of the Western Prison.
Of course, this is based on the premise that Pei Yuanjun does not interfere.
Now Pei Yuanjun has also clearly expressed the fact that he is unwilling to intervene, which is good for him.
He already had a plan in mind, so he suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and immediately flattered Pei Yuanjun a few more words. On the one hand, he wanted to get information from Pei Yuanjun, and on the other hand, he also wanted to test Pei Yuanjun's attitude.
Now that the secret has been revealed, we have to deal with this matter vigorously. Pei Yusheng was very proud of himself. He should be much faster than Pei Luoan.
As long as the prince of Northern Frontier was found before Pei Luoan, Pei Luoan would lose face in front of his father again. He, the prince of a country, was really useless and not as good as an ordinary prince like himself. His father knew it and would always think that he was more suitable to be the prince than Pei Luoan.
Since his wedding, Pei Luoan has become increasingly useless.
The words of his mother were ringing in his ears. Pei Yusheng felt that some of them made sense, but he didn't want to listen to some of them, as he thought they were just women's words.
He just needs to pick some suitable ones to do. As for the matter of Empress Yuan, she has been dead for so many years. He really doesn't believe that his father would be so loyal.
Didn't Pei Luoan also express his long-lasting love? However, he still married a wife and took a concubine. He even took in the woman who harmed the former Crown Princess. Even if this woman died, even if the Crown Princess now blamed her for this incident, it did not mean that Pei Luoan was really wise.
He is just a fool who is led by a woman. Pei Yusheng really looks down on him.
The big issue in their hearts was resolved, and the host and guest became more and more happy with each other. They inquired about the news from the northern border while drinking, and finally called the dancers who had been prepared to dance.
The dancer this time was the lead dancer from Prince Jing's mansion. Liu Lanxin had asked the lead dancer to choreograph the dance, and no one else was needed. When there were not many people at the banquet, the lead dancer could come up and dance alone, and the other dancers would only perform together when there were many people. At times like this, there would be only one lead dancer.
This lead dancer was selected by Liu Lanxin. Pei Yusheng had seen her and thought she had a naturally charming and ethereal appearance.
Pei Yusheng thought this was a great idea. If it were in the past, he would have taken her in. However, they had only been married for a short time, and troubles kept happening in the mansion. He had no intention of getting involved, so he let Liu Lanxin train her well. Who knows, she might be useful to him someday.
At this moment, the person in charge brought people over. Looking at the woman in light pink dance dress, Pei Yusheng nodded secretly. Liu Lanxin was very discerning. Choosing such a lead dancer was much better than many mediocre women.
The lead dancer had a pink scarf on her face, half hiding her beautiful face. When she raised her eyes, her watery eyes were so charming that Pei Yusheng was amazed at first sight.
He had also seen the lead dancer at that time, but it seemed that he just looked at her. Although she was outstanding, she was not so stunning. This handkerchief was tied just right.
As the music started, the dancers swayed their bodies and danced gracefully. Pei Yusheng had been paying attention to Pei Yuanjun's behavior, but at this moment he couldn't help but be intoxicated by it.
His fingers tapped lightly on the chair rails, keeping time with the beat, making him feel slightly intoxicated.
Pei Yuanjun glanced at the dancer in Prince Jing's mansion, took a sip of the wine in his hand, and then slowly put it down. He seemed to be attracted by the woman's dancing. His eyes fell on the dancer, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his smile revealed a hint of appreciation.
You can see that he appreciates it, too.
The woman danced slowly towards him, turned around, and bent backwards. Her movement was very natural, but she seemed to have hooked something, and she stumbled towards Pei Yuanjun, looking like she was about to fall into his arms. Pei Yuanjun just picked up the wine cup in his hand, but did not notice the geisha falling towards him, and subconsciously pushed the cup away.
It happened to hit the woman's waist.
The woman screamed twice and took two steps back. Her dance costume was soaked with wine, revealing a large area of her beautiful figure. She fell in front of Pei Yuanjun. The pink scarf that was originally tied around her face fell off, revealing a pale and beautiful face. At this time, she looked at Pei Yuanjun silently, tears falling down in strings, and she almost choked with speech.
It’s Tong Yuzhen.
It happened so fast that before Pei Yusheng could react, the woman was already sitting in front of Pei Yuanjun, looking at him with tears on her face.
Pei Yuanjun's face was as gloomy as water.
From Pei Yusheng's angle, he could only see the woman's profile, with her cheeks pale with tears. She looked so pitiful that his heart was moved, but he also felt that she was familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
Pei Yuanjun lowered his eyes and looked at the pitiful and moving Tong Yuzhen in front of him. His gaze was calm and without a ripple, just like the situation when the two met that year, clear and indifferent.
He looked like a handsome and elegant man. Even though he was calm and composed, he gave people the feeling of being gazed at with affection. Tong Yuzhen's tears flowed more. Her cherry lips opened silently, but in the end, no sound came out. She didn't know what to say now.
Pei Yusheng finally reacted at this time and hurriedly said, "Come here, take him away. He can't even dance properly. Let the princess punish him severely."
At the same time, he said with a smile: "Uncle Wang, the dancer is disrespectful, please change another one!"
A eunuch came over and pulled Tong Yuzhen downstairs. When Tong Yuzhen went downstairs, she picked up the handkerchief on the ground and looked back at Pei Yuanjun sadly. Now she followed the eunuch downstairs sobbingly without saying a word or making any extra movements. She looked like a real geisha who had committed a crime.
"Uncle Wang..." Pei Yusheng was not in the mood to pay attention to the dancer at this time. No matter how charming a dancer was, she was just a dancer. It was a rare opportunity to have such a pleasant chat with Pei Yuanjun. He didn't want a dancer to ruin the thing. He couldn't help but blame Liu Lanxin for being incapable of accomplishing things and always causing trouble. Why couldn't he pick someone more steady