Without money, what is the point of being a traitor?

Chapter 515 Returning Home
Pei Yuan's words were so decisive that Xia Ru was shocked.

Pei Yuan obviously intended to use this method to completely tie the interests of the two families together.

But can the Xia family refuse?
Sweat dripped down Xia Ru's forehead, and his heart felt so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

Pei Yuan did not urge him and looked at Xia Ru calmly.

What he said just now has made it very clear. Even if the Xia family wants to compromise, the Zhang family will not leave this trouble behind.

The situation has reached this point, and there is no chance for either side to compromise.

After a long while, Xia Ru raised his head and said fiercely through gritted teeth, "I'll write it!"

Just these two words seemed to release all the strength in his body.

His tense cheeks were stretched, and his face was wet with sweat, which he did not bother to wipe off; the collar of his robe also became wet with sweat.

Pei Yuan looked at Chen Xinjian and said in a deep voice, "Go get paper and pen for Lord Qingyang."

Chen Xinjian responded and left.

After making the decision, Xia Ru seemed to have lost his strength and leaned back in his chair.

Xia Zhu looked at Xia Ru with concern, then looked at Pei Yuan nervously.

Soon, Chen Xinjian brought paper and pen for Xia Ru.

Xia Ru picked up the pen like a walking corpse, and felt it was a thousand pounds heavy.

His mind was blank and he stared blankly at the paper in front of him, not knowing what to write.

Pei Yuan glanced at Xia Zhu and said to him, "Did you understand what I just said to Qingyang Bo?"

Xia Zhu nodded quickly.

Pei Yuan said, "In that case, you can help Earl Qingyang to discuss it. How you want to write it is your business. Remember, I only want one word from the Queen."

After hearing what Pei Yuan said, Xia's father and son secretly groaned in their hearts.

Just by hearing these words, they completely understood what Pei Yuan meant.

This guy wants to drag down not the Xia family but Queen Xia.

Queen Xia has always been intelligent, so how could she make rash remarks about something of unknown origin?

Pei Yuan spoke with certainty, but he wanted to hear Queen Xia's reply. Wasn't this to force the Xia family to make Queen Xia hand over evidence?
The Xia father and son became worried for a moment, not knowing how to let Queen Xia understand the current situation and give Pei Yuan a satisfactory answer.

Pei Yuan slowly stood up, leaving the Xia father and son there to ponder, and left the court.

Standing outside the court door, Pei Yuan waved.

Cen Meng, who was guarding the gate of the courtyard, rushed over.

Pei Yuan ordered him, "Find more people to guard this place, and don't let anyone in. When we're done inside, have Chen Xinjian take the things and personally deliver them to the old house in Dengshikou for me."

Upon hearing this, Cen Meng immediately responded, "As you command."

Seeing Pei Yuan finished speaking and walked out on his own, Cen Meng hurriedly asked, "Do you want me to arrange some people to escort Qian Hu?"

Pei Yuan shook his head. "No need. Bi Jun and I can go back by ourselves."

Pei Yuan used to be so cautious in the capital simply because of the unruly Zhang Rong.

Zhang Rong brought all his loyal subordinates with him when he went south this time. Those people were killed in Yanggu, so Pei Yuan no longer had to worry about this.

As for the others who had worked for Zhang Rong, even if they had some connection with him before, Zhang Rong was already dead, so who were they working for?

Besides, Captain Pei has been through many bloody battles and is not a useless person who needs protection.

Pei Yuan asked someone to call Bi Jun, and then the two of them went out and walked slowly towards the old house.

Although Bi Jun had been in Beijing for many years, he had been under palace confinement before. After leaving the palace, he quickly went south and went to Shandong with Bi Zhen.

He had a very subtle feeling about the capital city, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.

It was not too late when we returned to the old house.

Pei Yuan asked Cheng Zhihu, who was guarding the front yard, to meet Bi Jun so that they could get to know each other. Then Pei Yuan asked Cheng Zhihu to arrange accommodation for Bi Jun.

Pei Yuanze walked towards the backyard on his own.

The news of Pei Yuan's arrival spread quickly. As soon as Pei Yuan entered the house at the back, he saw Jiao Yan'er coming to greet him with a smile and a group of maids.

Pei Yuan even noticed that Qingge and Wanyue were among the crowd that came to greet him.

Pei Yuan's gaze fell on Qingge and Wanyue's abdomen. Seeing that there was nothing unusual there, he felt a little disappointed.

It seems that the efforts made more than a month ago have not yielded any results.

He withdrew his gaze calmly and looked at Jiao Yaner with a smile.

Jiao Yan'er knew Pei Yuan's fearless character, so she bowed and wished him well without waiting for him to come up to her for intimacy.

Seeing that all the maids, big and small, in the yard were bowing, Pei Yuan could only act like a master and send everyone away.

Pei Yuan looked carefully at his own beautiful lady Jiao, and saw Jiao Yan'er with a bright smile, and the lively aura of a young girl came to his face.

Pei Yuan was delighted for a moment and began to notice more and more of the good qualities of his own woman.

Pei Yuan stepped forward and stretched out his hand with a smile. Jiao Yan'er hesitated for a moment and looked around shyly.

The maid next to her immediately withdrew tactfully.

Only then did Jiao Yan'er hand her fair and tender little hand into Pei Yuan's palm.

Pei Yuansheng was tall and strong, with broad arms. When he held that little hand, it felt so soft and boneless.

Pei Yuan smiled and kissed it, then asked bluntly, "Did you miss me?"

Jiao Yan'er deliberately showed a look of surprise, as if she was amazed at Pei Yuan's boldness, but she couldn't help smiling, and nodded with pursed lips.

Pei Yuan was delighted. He grabbed the little hand and kissed it again, and asked again, "Did you think about it?"

A blush appeared on Jiao Yan'er's fair face, and she asked softly, "Are you hungry?"

Pei Yuan grabbed the little hand and kissed it again, "You've eaten, do you want to?"

Jiao Yan'er still refused to answer, her eyes drifted away, and she asked with a smile, "Did you come back yesterday?"

"Yeah." Pei Yuan responded, put the white and tender little hand on his face, then smiled and hugged Jiao Yan'er into his arms, "Did someone tell you?"

Jiao Yan'er buried her head in Pei Yuan's arms, and said sullenly, "Can't I ask?"

Pei Yuan sniffed Jiao Yaner's freshly bathed hair and said with a smile, "No, you can ask."

Pei Yuan was like a big bear, almost half bending over to hold Jiao Yaner in his arms.

Pei Yuan's tall stature makes Jiao Yan'er look even smaller.

After quietly enjoying the tranquility for a while, Pei Yuan gently kissed Jiao Yaner's smooth and tender neck.

At the same time, I silently had the answer in my heart, which was very disappointing.

——This must have been done by Zhang Song.

Zhang Song had an enemy who ruined his life, his name was Xie Qian.

As we all know, Jiao Fang's political enemies were people from Jiangxi and Yuyao. The reason why Yuyao was listed separately and mentioned together with Jiangxi Province was because of Xie Qian, who came from Yuyao.

Pei Yuan had boasted to his subordinates many times that his concubine was Jiao Fang's granddaughter.

How could Zhang Song, who had heard this so often, not feel anything? This time he was ordered to deliver the account book. For something as important as this, he had enough reason to ask to meet the mistress of the mansion.

Ah.

Pei Yuan picked up the beautiful Jiao and went to the main room.

Jiao Yan'er struggled with some resistance and said, "Someone will see it."

Pei Yuan didn't care either.

He carried Jiao Yan'er straight into the room and closed the door behind him.

Jiao Yan'er had obviously made preparations in advance. There was wine and food in the room, and a towel for wiping her face had also been soaked.

But Pei Yuan didn't have so many thoughts at the moment. He closed the door and carried the beautiful Jiao back to the bedroom.

They were a young couple, and they seemed like newlyweds after a short separation.

Jiao Yan'er's symbolic reserve did not last long before she allowed Pei Yuan to untie her clothes, revealing her fragrant body after a bath.

Pei Yuan kissed her slowly, causing a blush to appear on her delicate skin.

Jiao Yaner moved her hands as if trying to grab something.

Pei Yuan was a little confused by Jiao Xiaomei's thoughts, but it did not prevent him from enjoying the delicious food.

Perhaps it was because he finally mustered up the courage, or perhaps it was the passionate emotions that made the words slowly come to his lips.

The beautiful Jiao finally couldn't help herself and put her arms around Pei Yuan's neck, pulling him close to her.

Then he whispered to Pei Yuan, "I missed you."

Pei Yuan's forehead was pressed against Jiao Yan'er's forehead, and his eyes looked into Jiao Yan'er's eyes, "Me too."

After finishing speaking, Pei Yuan felt a little complicated.

Then he began to possess this little woman with great tenderness.

Pei Yuan treated her gently, and the beautiful Jiao was also very well-behaved.

The two of them stopped and started, accommodating each other, and it was only after a lot of trouble that they finally enjoyed themselves.

Pei Yuan thought about what happened before, and said to Jiao Yan'er in a flattering way, as if he was offering a treasure, "I heard that your father-in-law has been visiting you a lot these days. It should be about the return of the old prime minister."

Jiao Yan'er was already exhausted and had little strength left. She rested her head on Pei Yuan's chest and said after a while, "Yeah."

Pei Yuan immediately touched the curve of Jiao Yan'er's back and said, "He has come so many times, I can't let Yan'er lose face. I plan to try my best to see if I can make the old prime minister come back. What do you think?"

Jiao Yan'er still nestled in Pei Yuan's arms, and after a while she said, "Yeah."

After saying that, he couldn't help but look up at Pei Yuan with a smile, "Is it because you want a real granddaughter of a university scholar?"

Pei Yuan pinched it with some dissatisfaction, "What are you thinking about? It's not for you."

Jiao Yan'er couldn't help laughing this time. She looked at Pei Yuan for a while and said, "Yeah."

Pei Yuan could hear the emptiness in Jiao Yaner's emotions and felt that his flattery seemed to have hit nothing, and he felt a little frustrated for a moment.

Jiao Yan'er nestled back into Pei Yuan's arms again, slowly curling up in him like a kitten.

Pei Yuan was too lazy to think too much, and since he was very tired, he simply hugged Jiao Yan'er and took a nap.

He didn't sleep for long. When he woke up from a daze, he saw Jiao Yan'er looking at him in his arms, not knowing what she was thinking.

Pei Yuan lifted the thin blanket, looked at the snow-white body inside, and couldn't help laughing.

Jiao Yaner dodged subconsciously and stuck close to Pei Yuan.

The warm and soft feeling made Pei Yuan hold her tightly comfortably.

Jiao Yan'er was slightly annoyed by Pei Yuan's prank. She rolled her eyes at Pei Yuan and wrapped the thin blanket tightly again.

Pei Yuan hugged Jiao Yaner, and the earlier thoughts resurfaced in his mind.

——Perhaps there is a better solution to Jiao Fang’s problem.

Pei Yuan was afraid that Jiao Fang would turn against him after returning. Isn't Jiao Yan'er afraid?

She must have known long ago about the ruthlessness of politicians.

In the Jiao family, Jiao Yan'er had already been a chess piece that the Jiao family had given up on, and Jiao Huangzhong had even refused to acknowledge her identity for a time.

In the Pei family, Jiao Yan'er was just a slightly favored concubine.

Only when Jiao Fang's party and Pei Yuan become allies, as a symbol of the combination of the two major forces, will her identity become important on both sides.

Therefore, Jiao Yaner is the one who cares most about promoting an alliance between the two parties and maintaining the relationship between them.

Pei Yuan thought about the boss aura and ambitious nature of the beautiful Jiao, and suddenly felt that it would be less troublesome to take control of the Jiao family's affairs and let Jiao Yan'er worry about them.

She is a smart woman with outstanding abilities. She can often give extraordinary insights into some of the topics that Pei Yuan discussed with her before.

She understood Pei Yuan, as well as her father and grandfather. No one understood better than her how to align the interests of both parties.

As for whether she would favor Pei Yuan or the Jiao family, and who contributed more in this cooperation, Pei Yuan didn't care too much.

As long as his main goal is achieved, there is no need to care too much about the rest.

And as long as the alliance between the two sides can be maintained, this space that allows her to sell herself at a higher price is the reward Pei Yuan is willing to give her.

Emotionally speaking, Pei Yuan can use these efforts to please her.

Rationally speaking, this room for favoritism will increase Jiao Yaner's weight in this alliance and will also increase Jiao Yaner's status in both families.

At the same time, because of the improvement in status, the alliance will become more stable.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Pei Yuan kissed Jiao Yan'er and said to her, "I will find a way to deal with the old prime minister's matter. As for how to tell the Jiao family and what both parties should promise, you will take care of it. How about that?"

Jiao Yan'er was a little surprised when she heard this. She turned over in Pei Yuan's arms, looked at Pei Yuan with her beautiful eyes, but did not speak immediately.

Pei Yuan said to himself, "I brought back a man named Bi Jun from Shandong this time. He will stay in your house from now on. If you have any instructions, you can tell him. He knows what to do."

Jiao Yan'er looked at Pei Yuan with some confusion, "Bi Jun?"

Pei Yuan thought Jiao Yan'er was worried about Bi Jun's identity, so he smiled and whispered in her ear, "It would be more convenient to let an old eunuch help you do things."

When Jiao Yan'er heard the word "eunuch", her breathing slowed down a little.

After a while, he asked uneasily, "What do you mean?"

Pei Yuan played with her hair nonchalantly. "Now the business in the capital is getting bigger and bigger, and no one is under the same command. When I'm not in the capital in the future, if there are troubles, there must be someone who has the final say to make decisions."

"I think about it... and there's no one I can trust."

"Besides, when Prime Minister Jiao returns to the court, you will be able to take on this role more easily with such a strong support."

Jiao Yan'er lay in Pei Yuan's arms and looked at him for a long time, but she did not say anything to refuse. Instead, she asked faintly, "Aren't you afraid that I will mess things up?"

Pei Yuan answered in a casual manner.

"I'm not willing to accept that something went wrong at the hands of an outsider. If you messed it up, I'd accept it."

As he spoke, he wrapped his legs around Jiao Xiao Meiren even tighter.

(End of this chapter)