Quick Travel: Passing Through the Bloody World

Minister Pei was just worrying about Pei Binghe's marriage to a distant place and Lan's desperate behavior. Before he finished the task at hand, he heard the housekeeper running to him in a hurry to tell him that there was a fire in the woodshed.

Pei Shilang's head buzzed at that moment. He leaned against the wall to catch his breath, his body swaying as he said, "Hurry up and put out the fire!"

Pei Yu's maid was imprisoned there. If the maid died, he would no longer be able to control Pei Yu.

Pei Yu currently has a close relationship with Xue Shenyi. If Pei Yu lets Xue Shenyi say something in front of the emperor, not only will he lose his official position, but he may even be killed.

The housekeeper saw Pei's panic and quickly asked people to put out the fire in the woodshed. However, it was summer, the night was dry and hot, the fire was fierce, and the woodshed was too far from the water source. After the fire was put out, the whole woodshed had been completely burned down.

The servants who came to put out the fire only had time to pull out a charred corpse from inside. The corpse was completely burned into charcoal and its original appearance was completely unrecognizable.

Minister Pei's heart sank to the bottom. He held the butler's hand and his body was staggering. Then he suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Vomiting blood?"

Pei Yu rested his head on Xue Shenyi's thigh, his fingertips entwined with Xue Shenyi's hair, and said in surprise when he heard this.

Xue Shenyi saw Pei Yu's surprised face and raised his eyebrows and said, "You are not angry?"

Minister Pei did not attend the court this morning, claiming to be ill. Xue Shenyi thought that he vomited blood because he was so angry that his daughter Pei Binghe was going to marry far away.

Later, it was learned that there was a fire in Pei Mansion late last night, and the woodshed was completely burned down. It was also said that someone had died. Minister Pei vomited blood at the time, and the Lan family was so scared that they immediately found the best doctor in the capital to see him.

Pei Yu said innocently: "Why would the seal holder think so? I am in the deep palace, how can I anger Minister Pei?"

Xue Shenyi's eyes were full of disbelief, and he asked in a teasing tone: "Why did the queen ask Zhong Jian to steal a corpse from our treasure bank yesterday?"

"Did Zhong Jian tell you?" Pei Yu pulled Xue Shenyi's hair with a little force.

The slight tingling sensation was like a cat scratching. Xue Shenyi took a breath and pinched Pei Yu's nose tip lightly.

"Zhong Jian is my servant, so he must report everything he does to me, let alone 'stealing' a corpse from the Treasury Department."

Pei Yu disagreed and said, "Since the Master Seal holder knew about it from the beginning, then I can't say that I stole it."

"How do you calculate that?"

"Clean up the cell for Palm Print."

Xue Shenyi smiled, and then asked seriously: "Is the maid you brought back still loyal?"

If she stays with Pei Yu sincerely, then there will be no problem. But if she has ulterior motives, then it would be best to find a way to deal with it.

"Don't worry, Master Seal, I do have the ability to judge people."

Xue Shenyi nodded then. He was amused by Pei Yu's arrogant and complacent look. He couldn't help but kiss Pei Yu's lips, but Pei Yu held him against his chest.

Xue Shenyi gave a puzzled look.

Pei Yuze was not going to let him go, and asked with a smile: "How did you know that the person I brought back was a maid?"

He brought Xiao Tao back last night and deliberately avoided Zhong Jian. There were many palace maids in the Qianqing Palace, and Pei Yu arranged an easy and inconspicuous job for Xiao Tao. Normally, Xue Shenyi should not have known about it.

But this is clearly not the case right now.

Pei Yu looked at Xue Shenyi's face with a smile, and Xue Shenyi's expression suddenly froze.

Xue Shenyi raised his hand to his face and swore, and said quickly: "I am just worried about your safety. There are many villains in the palace. I will feel at ease only if the people around you are clean. I definitely don't mean to monitor you."

There was seriousness in his eyes, and he didn't even bother to use honorifics when speaking, for fear that Pei Yu would blink and look at him angrily.

Pei Yu chuckled when he saw this, stood up, put his hands on both sides of Xue Shenyi's body and looked into his eyes.

"Why are you so nervous? Did I say I blame you?"

Xue Shenyi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He pursed his lips and said, "Ayu, I'm just worried."

Concubine Xiang was framed by her own personal maid and ended up with a miserable end.

Although Xue Shenyi knew that Pei Yu was not an ordinary person, he was still afraid that Pei Yu would be hurt.

Pei Yu raised his hand and touched Xue Shenyi's furry head: "Xue Shenyi, I am not a caged beast with broken wings. You have to believe me."

When he was with Xue Shenyi, Pei Yu never put on any makeup, so his youthful face was particularly bold and attractive.

After entering the palace, Pei Yu grew very fast, his body became stronger and stronger, and now he looks somewhat like a man.

Pei Yu whispered: "Zhangyin, you have to try to rely on me."

Xue Shenyi looked at him, raised his hands to hug Pei Yu's waist, and buried his head in Pei Yu's neck.

Xue Shenyi heard his own voice muffled: "Okay."

After sailing for many years, the ship finally found a harbor.

It was a warm embrace that Xue Shenyi had never imagined.

After hugging for a while, Xue Shenyi heard Pei Yu's voice: "Are you working with Ji Feiyue to investigate the matter of the Second Prince of Nanman?"

Xue Shenyi suddenly looked up and met Pei Yu's gaze.

Xue Shenyi had no intention of hiding this matter from Pei Yu. Although he didn't know how Pei Yu found out, Xue Shenyi still told him the whole story.

"So you think the prince's sudden death has something to do with Aru?"

Xue Shenyi nodded, then shook his head: "I thought so, but Ji Feiyue and I sent people out to investigate, and it's not the case."

Although Aru had met Xuanyuan Langche, Xuanyuan Langche's death had nothing to do with Aru.

After the two parted, Alu was not in a hurry to leave the capital, but continued to stay in the capital for a long time. Even the death of the prince did not make him take any other action.

If Aru was not really so calm about poisoning the prince, then the prince's sudden death had nothing to do with him.

But Xue Shenyi still didn't understand what Alu's purpose was in coming to Beijing.

Pei Yu stroked his chin with his fingertips, his eyes showing ups and downs, and then he said calmly: "Wei State is close to the sea, with advanced industrial technology, and its ability to dry and make salt is also ahead of other countries."

Xue Shenyi didn't understand the meaning of Pei Yu's sudden words.

Pei Yu then added: "But the Nanman are in a remote location, their technology is backward, and the purity of the salt they can extract is very low."

"You mean, Alu came to Wei this time to ask for Wei's salt-drying technology?" Xue Shenyi said suddenly.

Pei Yu shook his head, put his fingertips on Xue Shenyi's forehead, and said with a smile: "You can follow the clues about salt and find out which officials in Beijing who are related to salt transportation have contact with the Second Prince of Nanman."

He reminded Xue Shenyi just enough.

If the Southern Barbarians just wanted some technology, they could exchange it with the Wei State for gold, silver and jewelry, which would be much faster and easier than this sneaky method.

Unless the Nanman's purpose is not just that, they want to destroy Wei's salt production and transportation routes.

You know, for the poor people at the bottom of society, if they are given a plate of pickles and a bowl of porridge every day, they will do it even if it means digging through a mountain.

The roots are rotten from deep inside. The real purpose of the Southern Barbarians is to undermine the foundation of the Wei State.