The daily struggles of divorced women in ancient times

After Pei Yanxu received Xia Mianwan's letter, he fell into deep thought. He was indeed still busy in Yubei, but what Xia Mianwan said in the letter also forced him to think more.

Although Pei Yanxu is not in the capital, his spies have been keeping an eye on the capital, and any news will be reported to Yubei.

Pei Yanxu also had secret agents in the officialdom, but in the past few months, several of his spies had been killed, and several of his secret agents in the officialdom had also been cleared out. He was originally a little worried about the situation in the capital.

But Pei Yanxu made a mistake of taking things for granted. He always thought that the Sixth Prince was still young. Even if there were twists and turns in the capital, and the Sixth Prince's mother's family wanted to seize the throne, they would at least have to wait until the Sixth Prince grew up.

I never thought that the Xu family wanted to rebel, not to seize the throne.

Rebellion and seizing the throne are obviously different. If it is a seizing of the throne, efforts will be made to target the princes and the emperor, but rebellion is different. Rebellion only requires seizing the opportunity and controlling the court, or there is no need to control the court at all, and only the military power needs to be controlled.

If this is the case, returning to Beijing is indeed urgent.

But this was just speculation and he couldn't tell the emperor directly. Pei Yanxu had to find a plausible excuse and return to the capital first.

After these days of experience, Zhou Chengze's views on the court are different from what they were before. In addition, he is now on the ground and is governing Yubei with Pei Yanxu, so he has lost a lot of his scholarly spirit.

Zhou Chengze also received Xia Mianwan's letter, which also talked about the situation in Beijing. This also indirectly told Pei Yanxu that Zhou Chengze was someone she trusted very much.

"Sir, Sister Xia also told me that I also think it is urgent to go back. If you are worried, I can stay in Yubei for a while." Zhou Chengze said.

Zhou Chengze was willing to follow Pei Yanxu not entirely because of Xia Mianwan. His masters, Mr. Yang and Mr. Shen, praised Pei Yanxu a lot, and because of Xia Mianwan's relationship, he came to Yubei. After getting to know Pei Yanxu, Pei Yanxu taught him very hard. Whether it was the way of dealing with people or the love for the country and the people, he admired him.

This is also the reason why Zhou Chengze is willing to help Pei Yanxu. Only with ministers like Pei Yanxu can Dachen be prevented from falling into chaos and disputes, and the people can live and work in peace.

Pei Yanxu shook his head and said, "You don't have an official position. If I leave, I will be restricted in what I do. My wife also hopes that you will go back with me. You don't have to worry about Yubei. I will select a suitable candidate to report to His Majesty in the next few days, and then we will return to Beijing together."

Seeing that Pei Yanxu had already made up his mind, Zhou Chengze didn't say much.

No one knew what Pei Yanxu wrote in the secret letter to the emperor, but the secret decree announcing Pei Yanxu's immediate return to the court arrived a few days later.

Pei Yanxu and Zhou Chengze had agreed that one of them would leave first and the other would leave later. Pei Yanxu would leave first, and Zhou Chengze would preside over some matters in Yubei on behalf of Pei Yanxu. After Pei Yanxu arrived in the capital, the imperial edict would be announced and the local magistrate of Wenchang Prefecture in Yubei, who shared the same philosophy as Pei Yanxu, would preside over the aftermath of Yubei.

It was not until this time that Zhou Chengze set out to return to the capital.

Pei Yanxu now has no idea of ​​the depth of Xu Guogong’s preparations, and he is also afraid that Xu Guogong will know that he is going back to Beijing temporarily and will kill him halfway.

Qian Da had already brought the news back to Beijing. After Xia Mianwan learned the news, he immediately pulled out the secret guards he could still use and headed all the way to Yubei, mainly to pick up Pei Yanxu.

Qian Da really admired his master and the young lady. They were so in tune with each other that they had already done some things in advance without even saying anything. His master was really lucky to have such a good wife.

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Pei Mansion.

Xia Mianwan relaxed a little after learning the news that Pei Yanxu had returned to Beijing. She had a very correct understanding of herself. Although she thought deeply and had a long-term vision, she did not have a pair of eyes that grew up in the court after all.

Intelligence is the most important at all times, and it is easy to make misjudgments if you don’t have the full picture.

Ruzhu and Rumeng reported back to Xia Mianwan and Pei Baozhu's family every day. Pei Baozhu was neither arrogant nor impatient, but Grandma Pei was always pacing around the yard in a hurry.

"Isn't Pei Baozhu anxious at all?" Xia Mianwan asked.

"Yes, young madam." Ruzhu said.

"Ruzhu, go call Pei Baozhu for me and tell her that the clan leader is on the way to Beijing." Xia Mianwan thought for a while and decided to take the initiative.

Trust the people you employ, and don't employ them if you don't trust them. There is no time to waste.

Ruzhu responded and went to Yangliu Courtyard. Soon Pei Baozhu arrived.

"Baozhu, sit down." After Pei Baozhu finished her greetings, Xia Mianwan asked Pei Baozhu to sit down.

After serving the tea, Xia Mianwan didn't say much, just said: "Baozhu, this is the new tea this year, you try it."

Pei Baozhu looked very calm, but her slightly trembling hands as she held the tea bowl revealed a hint of uneasiness in her heart.

Of course Xia Mianwan discovered it and finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she was uneasy. Being uneasy meant that Pei Baozhu was still afraid in her heart. After all, she was a child.

"The tea is delicious." Pei Baozhu forced a smile.

Xia Mianwan then stood up and said, "Baozhu, you can call me sister-in-law from now on."

Pei Baozhu raised her head in surprise, and she looked at Xia Mianwan to make sure that Xia Mianwan was not joking. These days, Pei Baozhu never dared to overstep her boundaries, and she always called her Young Madam honestly and properly.

Although Xia Mianwan said that she would help her, she had not shown any special treatment to her before coming to Shaoguangyuan today.

How could Pei Baozhu not be panicked? However, she knew that useless people in this world would not be seen by others, so she kept enduring.

Fortunately, Xia Mian finally gave in today.

Pei Baozhu called her sister-in-law earnestly, and then thanked her earnestly.

"Baozhu, I will take your marriage seriously. I won't ask you to marry casually. But the clan leader is your grandfather. If they are really determined to take you away in exchange for benefits, you must be prepared to risk it. Do you understand?"

Pei Baozhu nodded, her eyes full of determination, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely be able to do it."

"Aren't you afraid of affecting your true marriage?" Xia Mianwan joked with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid of you. I came to see you because you are someone I admire."

Xia Mianwan was really just joking, but Pei Baozhu was serious. "Sister-in-law, I'm not a country girl who knows nothing. I know you and what you did. You are someone I admire. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have thought that I could find the Pei family. I believe in your character, so I'm willing to take the risk."