lcionline Chapter 244: Who is oppressing you?
Chapter 244: Who is oppressing you?
"So this is why you're repaying a favor?"
"No." Pei Zhijin shook his head gently. "Qingyun Hall has a collection of intelligence. Although Qingyun Hall has been destroyed, it has bases in every place and has never stopped collecting intelligence. Those people in the royal family want to get this collection of intelligence."
Jiang Xue frowned slightly, "You mean, the emperor is a good person?"
"Well, if it weren't for him, I'm afraid I would be in the same situation as Qingyun Hall now, and you wouldn't be able to see me."
"Don't say that." Jiang Xue hurriedly spoke out to stop him.
Pei Zhijin raised the corners of his mouth, approached Jiang Xue with a smile, and said in a gentle voice: "Are you nervous about me?"
"No way." Jiang Xue said angrily, and then took a step back.
Pei Zhijin bent down and put his hands around Jiang Xue's slender waist, then gently pulled her into his arms. Jiang Xue's heart trembled slightly, and she lay firmly in Pei Zhijin's arms. Smelling the familiar and pleasant smell, she couldn't help but look at Pei Zhijin and asked, "What is it that smells so good on you?"
Pei Zhijin looked down at the jade pendant around his waist.
Jiang Xue then lowered her head to look over, took off the jade pendant casually, put it close to her nose and sniffed it, and it was indeed the fragrance emitted by the jade pendant.
Pei Zhijin said softly: "This jade pendant has a calming effect. I guess the fragrance you mentioned is emitted by the jade pendant."
Jiang Xue stared at the jade pendant carefully. On the transparent white jade pendant, there was a lifelike flower carved on both sides. Jiang Xue had never seen such a flower before, so she asked curiously, "What kind of flower is this?"
"Frost blooms late."
Jiang Xue's eyes lit up slightly. Because of Pei Zhijin's love poison, she had read a lot of medical books. The medical books also recorded the frost-late flower. This flower blooms when frost falls, and the fragrance of the flower can soothe the mind. Jiang Xue lowered her eyes and tied the jade pendant back to Pei Zhijin's waist.
He raised his head and said, "No wonder I can always smell a faint scent of flowers."
Pei Zhijin lowered his head slightly, took off the jade pendant, and gently tied it around Jiang Xue's waist.
"you……"
"I wore it before because of the poison in my body. Now that the poison has been removed, I naturally don't need it anymore."
"No, this jade pendant is probably not that simple, right?"
Pei Zhijin gently scratched Jiang Xue's nose lovingly, "You guessed it all."
Jiang Xue took off the jade pendant, looked at Pei Zhijin and said, "Is it related to Qingyun Hall?"
"Well, this jade pendant is the token of Qingyun Hall. With this jade pendant, you can mobilize all the information you want to know about Qingyun Hall."
Jiang Xue was shocked and looked at Pei Zhijin and asked, "You gave it to me?"
"kindness."
"If you give it to me, will they still recognize you?" Jiang Xue asked curiously.
Pei Zhijin was amused by Jiang Xue's question, "If they don't recognize me, don't they still have you?"
"Aren't you afraid that I will take the intelligence collection and present it to King Cheng?"
Pei Zhijin stopped smiling, looked at Jiang Xue seriously and said, "Xue'er, I believe you."
Jiang Xue looked at Pei Zhijin who was so serious, and suddenly laughed. Then she put the jade pendant on Pei Zhijin's belt and said softly, "This is too precious."
"Hey, hey, hey, I've been staring at you for a long time. When did you become so sweet? Aren't you ashamed of doing this in broad daylight?" A helpless voice sounded beside the two of them.
Jiang Xue and Pei Zhijin were both startled and turned their heads at the same time. Gu Yu's handsome face was staring at them with a smile.
Jiang Xue quickly came out of Pei Zhijin's arms and coughed twice awkwardly.
Pei Zhijin frowned and looked at Gu Yu, "Why are you here?"
"Why, you don't want me to come?" Gu Yu crossed his arms and looked at Pei Zhijin and said, "Don't forget, if it weren't for me, Jiang Xue might have become the princess, and she wouldn't have been able to detoxify you and meet you in the Secret Shadow Hall?"
Pei Zhijin glanced at Gu Yu and asked impatiently, "Have you finished the task assigned to you?"
Gu Yu said proudly: "That's for sure, otherwise why would I come to you?"
"Go back and talk."
"Okay." Gu Yu nodded.
As soon as the three of them arrived at the gate of Pei's mansion, Jiang Xue saw three people gathered together at the gate, discussing something. Occasionally, she heard Yiyi's name and walked over curiously.
The three of them were discussing excitedly, totally unaware that there was someone standing behind them.
One of them gossiped, "I heard that Miss Lin broke into the Lin residence yesterday, beat up Madam Lin, and threatened her."
"Ah, is it true?"
"Of course it's true. Lin Yiyi's reputation has been stripped to pieces. Her true nature has been exposed. She won't pretend anymore."
The person next to him frowned slightly and asked, "Didn't Prime Minister Lin say anything?"
"Speaking of this, it's strange. Prime Minister Lin even claimed to be sick for Lin Yiyi, closed his house and refused to see guests, and even allowed Lin Yiyi to enter the house freely. He doted on her to no end."
"Prime Minister Lin is not protecting his own daughter, right? Could it be that, as they say, Madam Lin and the Second Miss have always been oppressed by Lin Yiyi?"
"Who is oppressing you?" Jiang Xue's voice suddenly sounded from behind them.
The three were startled and turned around quickly. Jiang Xue was staring at them with cold eyes.
One of them looked at Jiang Xue in panic and asked, "Who... who are you?"
"Answer my question." Jiang Xue said without allowing any argument.
Gu Yu also heard what they were talking about. His face darkened and he walked over quickly. He grabbed the man who had just spoken and said coldly, "Just answer the question!"
The two people standing nearby hurriedly said nervously: "These days, the capital has been rumored that Lin Yiyi bullied the mistress, abused the second young lady, and... killed someone on the street."
"Do you know what you are saying?" Gu Yu said coldly, gritting his teeth.
The two men knelt down immediately in fear and said fearfully: "What we said is the truth. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone else."
Jiang Xue looked at Gu Yu and said, "Alright, don't get anyone killed."
Gu Yu let go and turned around angrily.
Pei Zhijin looked at the three of them and warned them, "You are spreading rumors without any proof. Have you completely forgotten the laws of Chili?"
"Master Pei, we will never dare to do it again. Never again." The three knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Still not leaving?"
The three of them were immediately frightened and quickly got up and ran away.
Jiang Xue looked at Pei Zhijin and said, "I'll go see Yiyi."
Pei Zhijin nodded slightly, "Go ahead."
"I'll go too." Gu Yu said coldly.
Jiang Xue knew that Gu Yu had something important to tell Pei Zhijin, so she refused and said, "I'll go to Yiyi, you guys do your thing." After saying that, she turned and left.
Gu Yu sighed and was about to chase after him, but was stopped by Pei Zhijin, "Xue'er is better at handling this than you are, so don't make things more complicated if you go over there."
Gu Yu frowned, and suddenly remembered that there was Prince Yan. His frown drooped instantly, and he said listlessly: "Let's go in."