bayedsolid Chapter 366 Mother's Intuition
Chapter 366 Mother's Intuition
The Duke's Mansion hasn't been this lively for a long time.
The whole family gathered together and had a good dinner.
After dinner, Su Li took Pei Huan to the study and told him everything that happened after they separated.
Pei Huan imitated Huan Ge'er's tone, listening to Su Li's tears and laughter. Pei Xi even held his cheek with his hands and opened his eyes wide, not even sleepiness.
If Pei Heng hadn't urged her, Su Li would have wanted to drag her son along to chat until dawn.
"Brother Huan must have been exhausted from the long journey. Let him rest early. Fortunately, he's home now, so there will be plenty of opportunities to listen to him in the future."
Pei Heng pulled his wife, who was still reluctant to leave, out of Qingshan Courtyard.
Pei Xi was also yawning and was taken back to sleep.
Su Li held Pei Heng's hand and kept talking all the way.
"Brother Huan has really made great progress. Seeing him able to stand on his own at such a young age, I feel very happy."
Pei Heng laughed.
"Don't you see whose son it is?"
The words were full of pride and honor.
Return to Nanshe and calm down.
Su Li couldn't help but sigh at Xu Jing's fate.
It was really unexpected that after she escaped from the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, she went through so much suffering and finally colluded with King Kang and ended up in the Dali Kingdom.
Now it can be said that evil has been punished.
She also had to think carefully about how to tell her mother Qin about this matter.
Nanshe has gone to bed.
Pei Huan from Qingshan Courtyard had not slept yet.
Shitou knelt in front of Pei Huan, crying and sobbing as he expressed the pain of missing him after their separation in Quanzhou.
"Master Huan, Shitou failed to protect you and caused you so much suffering. Shitou really deserves to die!"
Pei Huan was almost unfamiliar with stones.
Based solely on Huan Ge'er's memory, he recalled that he and his master had a deep affection for each other in the past.
"Get up."
Pei Huan looked at the hill of stones on the ground and said coldly.
Shi Tou wiped his tears and burst into laughter.
"Master Huan, I'm glad you're back. The Xie family's son and the two young princes often come to the mansion to ask when you'll be back. When you're not around, they gang up on Shitou and use him as a target. You must avenge Shitou!"
"Xie's brother and the two little princes?"
Pei Huan paused and turned to look at the stone.
In his previous life, he was kicked out of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion and wandered around with his sister. Later, Xie An found them and secretly helped them.
Xie An and Pei Xi were originally in love and were discussing marriage, but unfortunately, he got caught.
Pei Xi fell into the Liujing River. In order to save Pei Xi, Xie An was beaten to death by Pei Yan's soldiers. His body was thrown into the Liujing River to feed the fish.
The Xie family was heartbroken after losing their only child and vowed to be irreconcilable with Pei Yan.
Unfortunately, Pei Yan was extremely powerful at that time and was the new emperor's confidant, so no one could defeat him.
Although Pei Huan was dead at that time, he could basically foresee the fate of Duke Xie's Mansion.
When he heard Shitou mention Xie An again, his heart ached again.
"Yes. Brother Xie was supposed to come pick you up today, but I heard that Old Duke Xie hasn't been feeling well lately, so he didn't go out."
As he spoke, Shitou started to talk about everything about Duke Xie again.
With many years of experience in investigating cases, Pei Huan knew something was wrong as soon as he heard it.
Once Shitou starts talking, he can't stop.
Like spilling beans, he recounted everything that had happened in Shengjing over the past six months.
In one night, Pei Huan had a thorough understanding of the situation in Shengjing.
The next morning, he pretended to be harmless and went to Nanshe to pay his respects to Su Li and Pei Heng.
"Brother Huan, you came at the perfect time."
Su Li greeted from a distance,
"Madame Li has made you a new set of clothes. It's hot today, so wear them and accompany me to the palace."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Li had already opened her clothes and imitated Pei Huan.
There was a moment of discomfort.
Pei Huan subconsciously turned sideways.
"Mother, I can do it myself."
Then he turned around and motioned for Shi Tou to come up and take it.
Su Li was stunned for a moment, then said with a bit of disappointment: "Alright, alright. Mother was too happy and forgot that Huan Ge'er is already a grown man now."
Pei Huan bowed and went to the compartment to change clothes.
Pei Heng saw Su Li's disappointed face and couldn't help but laugh:
"What? Are you unhappy?"
"Not really." Su Li sat down awkwardly, holding his chin and thinking for a while, "I always feel like something is weird. But I can't put my finger on it."
When she first met Huan Ge'er yesterday, she was completely absorbed in him, her heart and eyes filled with joy, and she didn't think anything was wrong. But after a night of calming down, she finally felt something was amiss.
"What's strange?" Pei Heng asked.
"He, he doesn't even call me mother anymore. Did you hear that? Calling me mother mother sounds strange."
When Su Li first came, Huan Ge'er always had a cold expression on his face. Although he looked polite, he gave people a sense of alienation and distance.
After going through so much, mother and son finally managed to ease their relationship, becoming close friends with no one to talk about. Their bond was deep. Strictly speaking, Huan Ge'er spent even more time with Su Li than Pei Heng.
Whenever something happened, Su Li would think of discussing it with Huan Ge'er instead of Pei Heng first.
She finally managed to warm up a piece of ice.
It became a piece of warm jade that could feel cold and heat.
But when I saw him again yesterday, Brother Huan seemed to have turned back into that piece of ice again.
"You!"
Pei Heng smiled and pinched Su Li's nose.
"Your son has grown up. He can't cling to you like he did when he was little. We have to adapt! Besides, he hasn't been home for more than half a year. He needs some time to adjust, too."
Maybe I'm just overthinking it?
hope so.
"Let's go, it's getting late. The Queen Mother and the Emperor must be getting anxious waiting."
The Emperor received the Dali delegation at the morning court today. The two countries signed a peace treaty, and the Emperor was very pleased.
After the court session, he heard that Su Li and Huan Ge'er were at the Queen Mother's place, so he rushed over excitedly.
As soon as I entered the Queen Mother's bedroom, I heard laughter and joyful chatter inside.
The Queen Mother said with great satisfaction:
"I'm glad you're back. Seeing you safe and sound, I'm relieved. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how I would explain this to your father, mother, and even more so, how I would face the Empress."
Su Li comforted her again.
When the Queen Mother saw Li Gan coming in, she wiped her tears.
"Your Majesty, you have arrived just in time."
Su Li hurriedly stood up with Pei Huan and saluted.
When Pei Huan suddenly saw Li Gan, he felt very complicated.
In his previous life, after Li Gan ascended the throne, he paid little attention to state affairs. He often traveled incognito with his trusted minister, Sun Zhonghuai, leading to the control of the government by Pei Yan and Concubine Xu.
Pei Yan and Xu Jing joined forces to attack dissidents, fabricating many false cases and wrongful convictions to exclude dissidents. The Dali Temple prison was so crowded that there was no room for people to stand.
However, at that time he was only thinking about revenge, and he chose to turn a blind eye to these unjust, false and wrong cases. What did he care about the life and death of others!
Because of this, the government became increasingly corrupt. By the time Li Gan felt threatened and wanted to restore order, it was too late and the situation was too serious to reverse.
Li Gan in front of him still looks like a wise ruler.
Fortunately, Xu Jing, who brought disaster to the country and the people, is dead.
As for Pei Yan!
He won't let him have an easy time either.