Hu Liangyou drove his horse back to the city, it was late at night, and he went back to the capital's office. Hu Liangcai was still discussing the border defense with the shogunate. Hu Liangyou rushed in and shouted loudly, "Big brother! You have to decide for me!"
When Hu Liangcai saw that he was covered in mud and was in a state of embarrassment, he was taken aback and asked why, Hu Liangyou added fuel to the day's affairs, straightened his neck, revealing a red and purple bruise on his neck, and complained: " Big brother, this Pei Youan is very cruel, brother, I almost lost my life at his hands! I'm fine, big brother, you treat him kindly, but he doesn't take you in the slightest! Where will my brother's face go in this Su Ye City from now on!"
Hu Liangcai was furious and took a few steps outside, but stopped abruptly, turned around and told Hu Liangyou to go out first, and asked the shogun himself. One of the shogunates surnamed Yang, who was familiar with the court's anecdotes and officialdom, said: "Master Hu, this matter must not be reckless! Pei You'an used to be a close minister of the emperor, and Wan Sui relied heavily on him, which is obvious to all, and the reason why he was suddenly sent here this time. It's really strange. The court has no official documents, and there are different opinions. From the point of view of a villain, adults should not offend him too much. It must be said that there will be a comeback. Moreover, the father and son of the Pei family have a deep foundation here, and the military and civilians have never forgotten them. Now, the time is short. If you touch him, I'm afraid he won't be caught without his hands. If there is trouble, I'm afraid it will be difficult to clean up. It's better to call the entourage and entourage, and ask clearly what happened today. so that an accident occurred.”
Hu Liangcai was reminded by the words of the shogunate, so he hurriedly summoned Hu Liangyou's entourage, and after some pressing questions, he soon learned what had happened. It was originally that he chased the horse into the stockyard and molested Pei You'an's wife, and then suffered from the pain of Ma Suo's neck. He was angry and hated. He was angry that his brother caused trouble, and he hated that Pei Xian had imposed military punishment on him in public. Now, Pei You'an didn't give himself any face, forcibly restrained his anger, summoned Hu Liangyou, reprimanded him severely, and ordered him to stay away from the quarry, so as not to cause trouble again.
Hu Liangyou suffered a lot. At this moment, his throat was still red, swollen and painful. He thought that his brother would vent his anger for him, but he didn't expect that not only could he not get his wish, but he was taught a lesson, so he agreed and withdrew.
A few days later, in the middle of the night, a warehouse in the stockyard suddenly burst into flames, but before the two who set the fire had time to escape, they were caught by Yang Yun who was guarding nearby. Arrived and quickly put out the fire.
The two people who were caught setting the fire were Hu Liangyou's entourage that day. Yang Yun interrogated all night, and after only three or two times, the two confessed, saying that they were ordered by Hu Liangyou to sneak in and set the fire in the middle of the night.
Three months' worth of food and grass for the military horses were stored in the stockyard. Regardless of whether the fire devoured people or not, if the warehouse was destroyed, the military horses would lose their source of food and grass. According to military law, the guards would be decapitated.
Pei You'an ordered Yang Yun to tie up the people, and together with the confession, he sent it to the Dusi's mansion overnight and handed it over to Hu Liangcai.
The next day, the shogunate Yang next to Hu Liangcai came, facing Pei You'an, respectfully, and brought two heads. It was the two people who set the fire last night. He apologized and said that Hu Liangyou was the victim of these two people. I was confused for a while and went astray. Master Hu had already beaten Hu Liangyou with a military stick as a punishment. Originally, Hu Liangyou would come with him today, but his legs and feet were smashed and he couldn't get up. Pei You'an, please forgive me.
But Pei You'an smiled and politely sent away the Yang Mufu. This matter finally passed, and that Hu Liangyou was never seen again.
Jiafu finally let go of her heart. She feeds chickens and walks horses every day. Because the weather is getting warmer, she and two girls are busy cutting singles and making new shoes. Although her life is poor, she is simple and stable. Apart from sometimes missing the recent situation of relatives at home, it can be said that the world is peaceful. Unexpectedly, when I woke up early in the morning, I suddenly felt nausea and retching. At first, I thought that I had eaten badly in my stomach last night, and the vomiting stopped after a few times, so I didn't care. Pei You'an saw it next to him, but showed a slightly nervous look, and immediately helped her lie down, took one of her wrists, and checked her pulse.
Seeing that he was serious, Jiafu made fun of him at first. Seeing that he had finished the pulse examination, he did not say a word, stared at himself, his eyes flickered, his expression seemed to be mixed with joy and worry, and suddenly had an epiphany: "We have a child. already?"
Pei Youan nodded.
Jiafu was stunned, and she got up from the bed: "Big cousin, I'm really a child? You didn't lie to me?"
Pei You'an nodded again.
Jiafu gave a short scream of excitement and threw herself into his arms.
Pei You'an hugged her and lowered her head. Seeing her excited expression like a child, her heart was gradually overflowing with joyful tenderness. She patted her back lightly, and when she was calmed down, she gently laid her down on the floor. On the bed, he touched her flat belly and smiled: "Ta Xue has a bad temper. Starting today, you can't ride it anymore, do you hear?"
Jiafu nodded, looked up at him for a moment, touched his face, and looked uneasy: "Big cousin, I have a child, are you not happy?"
"Are you worried that you will be called unfilial when you give birth to a child at this time?"
She hesitated and asked.
Pei You'an was stunned for a moment, and then she understood, thinking that she was aware of her worries just now. Hearing her so worried, she laughed, shook her head and said, "As long as my grandmother doesn't blame me, what is there to be afraid of?"
He lay down with her, hugged her tightly for a moment, and whispered: "Fu'er is going to give birth to a baby for me, how can I be unhappy? I just thought of the difficult situation now, and I'm afraid in the future. I feel wronged for you and the child..."
Jiafu shook her head: "I'm not wronged. Our children, whether boys or girls, will definitely be like me, looking forward to seeing Daddy when we are born."
Pei You'an smiled, her eyes shining, and she hugged her tightly again.
Soon, Sandalwood, Ding Ma, and others all knew that Jiafu was pregnant, and they were all happy and came over to say their congratulations. Since then, Jiafu has been at ease raising her baby, and Pei Youan treats her like a pearl and jade, taking care of her in every possible way.
The news of her pregnancy was sent to the palace thousands of miles away shortly after her belly was revealed.
That day, the emperor's mood was originally very bad. After the dynasty was disbanded, a few ministers who had been in a cold sweat by Shen Qi just came out of the imperial study because of their incompetence in their work. The emperor has been emotionally unstable for the past six months, and Li Yuangui has long since become accustomed to it. When the ministers dispersed, he immediately entered the room and reported it.
After listening to the news, the emperor sat there, motionless, for a while, with a faint excitement in his eyes and a light of joy that he had not seen in a long time.
Seeing the opportunity, Li Yuangui retorted: "Long live, the servants have also received news that Hu Liangcai, the chief minister of Su Ye Du's government, was sentenced to Duke Wei in his early years, and now he is holding grudges and is disrespectful to Mr. Pei, and his younger brother sent someone to vent his anger. Set fire to the stockyard and deliberately harm Mr. Pei."
With an angry look on the emperor's face, he slapped the table abruptly: "How is he?"
"Long live, don't worry," Li Yuangui said hurriedly. "Fortunately, Mr. Pei took precautions. He caught the arsonist at that time. Mr. Pei and his wife were all safe and sound."
The emperor slowly sat back again, and said coldly: "If there is nothing to do, why should you tell me? He doesn't know what to do with his hands and eyes, so he can't do anything about it? He is very capable! If you are guilty, you will be like a fish in water when you get to such a place. I am dealing with all kinds of opportunities, and in the future, this kind of thing will not bother me!"
"Yes, yes, the servant understands..."
Li Yuangui wiped his sweat and nodded.
"If you pass on my words, you must protect the Zhen family, and there must be no mistakes!"
Before Li Yuangui left, the emperor suddenly stopped him again and ordered.
Li Yuangui responded and bowed to leave.
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Time passed by, and suddenly half a year passed. By the winter and November of this year, Jiafu was already a big belly. Counting the days, in less than a month, it should be the due date.
As her abdomen got bigger and bigger, her legs and feet were also swollen and uncomfortable. When she went to bed at night, Pei You'an would always knead her legs and feet for her until she fell asleep.
That night, Jiafu was curled up in Pei You'an's warm arms, sleeping soundly, when she was suddenly awakened by a noise from outside, and when she listened to it, there seemed to be a faint sound of horses neighing in the distance. Then, Lao Ding's voice rang from outside the door: "Mr. Pei, a military order suddenly came from the Dusi's mansion, urgently calling for fodder!"
Pei Youan sat up, told Jiafu to continue sleeping, put on her clothes and opened the door, came to the front, saw the gate of Cangxi opened, the torches were bright all around, and came the brigade, a general named Liang, who was commanding People, load bags of hay into the car, soldiers run back and forth to transport them, Lao Ding and other awakened old soldiers stand by and watch, talking in a low voice.
When the general surnamed Liang saw Pei You'an, he hurried up and saluted him with a very respectful attitude.
Pei You'an turned sideways to avoid him: "I'm not an official, so the general doesn't need to be more polite. But I don't know why so much fodder suddenly needs to be prepared tonight?"
He just looked at the adjustment list. Such an amount is enough to supply rations for 10,000 war horses for several months.
General Liang Zuo said: "Master Hu received urgent news, Hu and Hui people colluded, and wanted to dispatch 100,000 cavalry to attack Jianmen Pass, trying to enter the pass, Master Hu urgently responded to the battle, and sent the last general to come to transport fodder and send troops soon. Go to Arrow's Gate."
Pei You'an looked towards the arrow gate in the dark night and pondered for a long time. The next morning, I entered Su Ye City and went straight to the door of the Dusi Mansion. I saw the door was open, and officers in full armor came in and out from time to time, with a solemn expression. Many people gathered nearby, talking in a low voice uneasy, An atmosphere that was about to come before the big battle came head-to-head.
He seldom entered the city on weekdays, standing in front of the Dusi Mansion, the two guards did not recognize him. Pei You'an went up the steps, reported his name, and asked the guard to report it on his behalf. A guard opened his eyes wide and looked up and down at Pei You'an, with an expression of disbelief: "Are you that Master Pei in the capital?"
Pei You'an smiled slightly: "It's Pei. Please report it for me, I have something to see Mr. Dusi."
The guard hurriedly asked him to wait a moment, turned around and quickly entered, and the figure disappeared inside the gate of the Dusi Mansion.