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Chapter 467 Thunder and Rain
Pei Yuan looked at Xia Zhu with a smile.

Xia Zhu was obviously the younger brother of the current queen, and had just received strong support from the emperor, but facing Pei Yuan's smiling face and oppressive figure, he actually shrank back in fear.

Xia Ru on the side also began to lose his temper.

The first time Xia Zhu came, Pei Yuan behaved extremely arrogantly.

The Xia family was naturally angry at Pei Yuan, a small captain.

However, Queen Xia was soon moved to another palace by the Queen Mother.

This incident caused a lot of discussion in the court and the public. Everyone thought that the empress dowager's ruthless announcement to the outside court and the decision in court was an attempt to depose her.

The Xia family was so frightened that they had no time to take revenge on Pei Yuan.

On the contrary, Pei Yuan has the last clue sent by Queen Xia, which may be related to the Queen Mother's move against the Queen this time.

That's why Xia Rucai and Xia Zhu swallowed their anger and went to find Pei Yuan again.

It was also during the last time that they came to ask for help that they got an idea from Pei Yuan that was said to be "foolproof", allowing them to take the risk and try it in front of the emperor.

As a result, the emperor's favor towards the Xia family never ceased.

Even though Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, hinted several times in court that the Queen Mother had her own agenda, the Emperor still gave all the land to the Xia family without hesitation.

This made the Xia family the talk of the town. Many court officials who saw which way the wind was blowing took the initiative to talk to Xia Ru during the break.

Xia Ru was very happy, thinking that this was Pei Yuan's plan, and planned to find Pei Yuan to discuss the follow-up matters.

It would be best to find a way to dispel the rumors about Queen Xia to avoid any hidden dangers in the future.

However, after returning home, Xia Zhu immediately mentioned Pei Yuan's rudeness when he left last time, which made Xia Ru very unhappy when he thought of that incident.

The two had just confirmed that the Xia family still had the emperor's favor, and their mentality changed for a moment, so they wanted to see what Pei Yuan looked like.

Therefore, with many thoughts in mind, we came together to look for Pei Yuan.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuan still had that expression. After seeing Pei Yuan being arrogant at first and respectful later, Xia Zhu felt secretly happy and could not help but make a sarcastic remark.

Unexpectedly, Xia Zhu's words seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest.

Pei Yuan, who had been somewhat polite, once again put on that sarcastic look that Xia Zhu hated.

Perhaps because Pei Yuan's moody temper made him a little stressed, Xia Zhu's arrogance suddenly subsided.

Xia Ru, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but say, "I think Captain Pei is also somewhat loyal and righteous. Why is he so aggressive? Could it be that Captain Pei really despises our Xia family?"

"Xia family?" Pei Yuan smiled. He looked at the queen's father with the same arrogance and said lightly, "If it weren't for me, there might not be a Xia family at this moment!"

"You!" Xia Ru and Xia Zhu were angered by Pei Yuan again.

Pei Yuan stared at Xia Ru without any emotion, and said viciously, "I wish the Earl of Qingyang an early death."

Then he looked at Xia Zhu, "Xia..., Commander, report a sudden death."

When he mentioned the word "commander", his tone changed to a joking one.

Xia Ru was so angry that he clenched his teeth and was unable to speak.

Xia Zhu said sternly, "Don't think you can use your kindness to bully us just because you helped us a little."

"Thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace from heaven. The reason why our Xia family continues to enjoy great honor and favor is that the emperor loves our Xia family. How can I allow you to steal the credit?"

Pei Yuan stared at Xia Zhu.

Xia Zhu looked at the moody and muscular man in front of him, and was frightened for a moment. He hesitated and dared not say anything.

Pei Yuan's gaze swept back to Xia Ru, who had an angry look on his face, and a gentle smile returned to his face.

Just when the Xia family father and son breathed a sigh of relief, thinking they had frightened Pei Yuan, they saw Pei Yuan smiling warmly and gently patting Xia Zhu's shoulder, "I will go to collect your bodies tomorrow night."

Having said that, he strode out of the hall.

When the Xia family father and son heard Pei Yuan's words, they were a little frightened.

Thinking about the previous two experiences.

If Pei Yuan seeks revenge, the Queen will suffer. If Pei Yuan helps, the Emperor will show favor.

Now Pei Yuan said he wanted to collect the bodies of the father and son...

Xia Ru was in a panic and called out, "Captain Pei, please stay."

But Pei Yuan ignored him and continued to walk out, calling out, "Where's Chen Xinjian? Get them out!"

Xia Ru became more and more flustered. This time, he didn't care about anything else. He quickly stood up from his seat and hurriedly caught up with Pei Yuan. "Captain, why are you doing this? Let's talk it over nicely."

Pei Yuan shook off the grabbed sleeve, looked at Xia Ru with a fake smile and said, "No need to say more. I just want you and your son to understand clearly before you die, where did this thunder and rain come from."

Xia Ru was thrown off balance.

But after experiencing the panic of being "deposed and exterminated", he didn't care about his face at this time. He quickly pulled Pei Yuan's sleeve and said, "Don't bother with a child, I will teach him a lesson when I go back."

Pei Yuan looked at Xia Ru's face, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, making Xia Ru, who was pampered, feel heavy pressure.

He even turned away unconsciously, avoiding Pei Yuan's gaze.

Pei Yuan's gaze shifted to Xia Zhu again.

Xia Zhu couldn't sit still anymore and stood up from his chair with a pale face.

Pei Yuan looked back at Xia Ru again, and said coldly, "Let him kneel down!"

"What?!" Xia Zhu's pale face suddenly turned red again.

He wanted to get angry, but after being tormented by Pei Yuan several times, he felt weak in his heart.

Coupled with Pei Yuan's extremely oppressive strong body and sharp eyes, Xia Zhu did not dare to act presumptuously for a while.

Xia Ru's face was not looking good either. He gritted his teeth, endured it again and again, and then reluctantly smiled and said, "After all, he is the brother of the current queen. I'm afraid it's not decent to do this."

Pei Yuan smiled and said, "After I use a little trick to wipe out the Xia family, the Queen will naturally go to accompany you. You don't think the Queen Mother will leave such a troublesome thing behind, do you?"

Xia Ru could only suppress his anger after hearing Pei Yuan's confident words, and turned back to look at Xia Zhu in frustration.

"Your Majesty!"

Xia Zhu looked at Xia Ru in disbelief. He wanted to argue something, but when he saw Pei Yuan's gaze moving over to him, his heart inexplicably tightened, his face turned red as blood, and he knelt down angrily.

Pei Yuan looked at Xia Zhu indifferently.

After a while, Xia Ru couldn't help but said, "Captain, why don't you go back and discuss it carefully."

Pei Yuan looked at Xia Zhu for a while, until Xia Zhu went from shame and indignation to anger, to dejection, and then to numbness, and then he slowly walked towards him.

Xia Zhu saw a pair of official boots approaching, and then saw the thick legs standing in front of him.

For a moment, he didn't know how Pei Yuan wanted to humiliate him next, and he couldn't help but shrink back in fear.

He had secretly made up his mind that as long as he could get through this difficult time and let Queen Xia consolidate her position again, he would torture her back severely. Xia Ru felt sorry for his son and was afraid that Pei Yuan would do something evil, so he hurried over.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuan squatted down and looked at Xia Zhu, with a friendly look on his face, "Do you think I would be so bored as to torment a dandy boy like you?"

Pei Yuan helped Xia Zhu adjust the clothes on his shoulders while saying, "This captain is teaching you how to survive."

Xia Zhu has become somewhat immune to Pei Yuan's mood swings at this point, and doesn't feel that Pei Yuan's attitude is a sign of weakness.
Seeing that Xia Zhu was as honest as a quail, and hearing that Xia Ru behind him didn't say a word, Pei Yuan wanted to continue to put extreme pressure on him to see where the Xia family's bottom line was.

So he looked at Xia Zhu with a smile, "Do you know why I am willing to help your Xia family?"

Xia Zhu looked at Pei Yuan's face so close to him, and dared not not answer, "No, I don't know."

Pei Yuan still smiled and said something that made the Xia family father and son's hearts beat wildly and almost fainted, "Because your sister is beautiful."

Xia Ru felt his tongue shrinking into his throat. He couldn't help but yelled from behind, "Pei Yuan, you are so bold!"

On the contrary, Xia Zhu, the arrogant one, did not dare to speak in the end because his face was too close to Pei Yuan.

However, his silence did not stop Pei Yuan from venting his anger.

Pei Yuan, who was tidying up Xia Zhu's clothes, grabbed Xia Zhu and threw him out violently, with a ferocious look on his face, and shouted, "Go and tell me!"

Xia Zhu was kneeling on the ground, and Pei Yuan grabbed and threw him, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.

Pei Yuan did not give up. He picked him up from the ground again and threw him forward.

He continued to shout, "Go and tell them! Go and tell the Jinyiwei outside!"

Xia Zhu's internal organs churned after the fall. He turned around in fear, but before he could get up, Pei Yuan grabbed him and threw him out again, "Go and tell it! Go tell the emperor!"

This time, Xia Zhu fell to the ground and screamed in pain. He didn't dare to look back and just crawled out.

Pei Yuan simply kicked him twice, causing him to roll over, and said hysterically, "Go and tell! Go and tell all the ministers in the court!"

Xia Ru, who was stunned, rushed over and hugged Pei Yuan, "Stop fighting, Qian Hu, stop fighting!"

Xia Zhuo also cried out with tears in his eyes, "I won't say it, I won't say it!"

Pei Yuan's beating not only scared Xia Zhu, but also woke up Xia Ru.

This matter really cannot be talked about!
This kind of thing can involve anyone, but it cannot involve the queen.

Queen Xia is the foundation of their Xia family's existence, and Queen Xia's reputation must not be tarnished in any way.

This time, the Queen Mother's vague use of the word "unclean" to attack Queen Xia has already attracted countless criticisms.

How dare the Xia family come and say this and put shit on themselves?
Xia Ru even said with some sadness and helplessness, "Since Qian Hu has such intention, why does he have to embarrass my father and son in this way?"

Seeing that he had broken through the Xia family's bottom line so easily, Pei Yuan began to believe that these two people could barely cooperate.

So he stopped pretending and let Xia Zhu go, then said to Xia Ru.

"If you don't do this, it will not be enough to dispel your illusions and make you realize the dangers of the world."

Xia Ru didn't believe anything now.

He listened blankly, as if Pei Yuan had just farted.

Pei Yuan extended his hand to Xia Ru, "Lord Qingyang, please."

Xia Ru looked at his seat and walked back to sit down helplessly.

Pei Yuan picked a seat nearby and sat down.

After a while, Xia Zhu, with a bruised face and nose, slowly crawled over and knelt beside Pei Yuan sobbing.

Pei Yuan looked at Xia Zhu unexpectedly and gave him a point in his heart.

He is actually a promising talent!
The next step is to talk about formal cooperation. Pei Yuan doesn't need to do any more useless things. Some things can be said clearly.

So he said to Xia Ru, "Does Lord Qingyang know why I am so sure that the emperor will favor the Xia family when you and the Marquis of Shouning are fighting for land?"

Xia Ru thought to himself, you better stop being such a lowly person.

But he said cautiously, "Captain Pei, please speak."

Pei Yuan said, "The emperor has a cold personality, how could he care about your Xia family?"

"It was nothing more than that during the last court meeting, the Queen Mother didn't care about his face at all and secretly ridiculed the Queen in court, causing the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Shishi, who was speaking for the Emperor, to be slapped in the face on the spot."

"This also indirectly caused the emperor to lose face and be looked down upon by the court officials."

"The emperor is smart, brave, and proud. How could he be willing to be treated like a child?"

"That's why he has such a strong resistance to Queen Mother Zhang and the brothers Shouning and Jianchang behind her. It is also for this reason that the emperor made a judgment in favor of the Xia family."

"The reason is nothing but a bet with the Queen Mother."

When Pei Yuan said this, he remembered something and shouted outside the hall, "Where is Chen Xinjian?"

Chen Xinjian, who was looking at the excitement with his hands in his pockets, quickly put away his idle thoughts and went up to the classroom, "I'm here."

Pei Yuan asked him, "Has Li Shishi arrived?"

Chen Xinjian replied, "He's already here. I saw that Qian Hu was busy, so I asked him to wait in the meditation room next door."

Pei Yuan waved his hand, asking Chen Xinjian to leave, then tilted his head to signal Xia Ru.

It means that Li Shishi is here.

Xia Ru understood Pei Yuan's hint, and his heart was like a raging storm.

He had repeatedly asked people about what happened in the court last time, and he already knew all the details.

The emperor was questioned by court officials for taking in too many adopted sons. Then, the officials, led by Mao Ji, the left vice minister of the Ministry of Rites, forced the emperor to take the eldest son as his heir.

It was at this time that the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Shishi stepped in and directed the matter to the point that the queen had not done anything wrong and could still give birth to a legitimate son, and that the ministers should not be so rude.

It was also after this that Queen Xia suffered a precise attack from Empress Dowager Zhang, who not only announced in court that she would move her to another palace, but also gave her a false reputation in front of court officials.

Xia Ru thought about the scene at that time and heard that the Left Censor-in-Chief Li Shishi was waiting in the meditation room next to him. Suddenly, his scalp felt tingling.

Pei Yuan's subsequent words confirmed his guess.

Pei Yuan looked at Xia Ru absentmindedly, then at Xia Zhu, and then said with a hint of arrogance, "Xia Zhu was rude to me, so I got angry and took charge of this matter."

Xia Ru found it a little hard to believe, but he couldn't help but believe it.

In that case, the Queen Mother's precise thundering attack was not an accident at all, but was deliberately provoked by Pei Yuan?
Xia Ru thought about it and begged with a dry mouth, "I hope Qian Hu will hold back his thunderous power and for the queen's sake, don't be so ruthless to my Xia family."

The Xia family father and son have now completely understood what Captain Pei meant by that.

The thunder, lightning and rain that fell on the Xia family's heads were not from any grace from heaven, but from him!

(End of this chapter)