Denghuangtai

Since that was the case, Pei Qingyan had no choice but to patiently listen to the conversation between the people inside the room.

Inside the room, Ban Qing and Feng Lingsu were completely bewildered by Yun Zheng's rebuke, not understanding why he was so angry.

"Grand Minister of Works, what do you mean by that?" Ban Qing asked.

Upon hearing this, Yun Zheng's expression darkened further. He sneered, "You dared to send people to assassinate me at Xuandu Temple behind my back, but you don't have the guts to admit it?"

"Heaven and earth bear witness!" Upon hearing this, Ban Qing immediately jumped up from his chair. "Grand Minister of Works, Yun Zheng, please don't pin every problem on us, my wife and I. We're not the only ones in the capital who want Pei Qingyan dead."

Seeing Ban Qing's agitated state, as if he had suffered a great injustice, Yun Zheng's firm resolve wavered slightly. "It really wasn't you?"

"No, that's not it!" Ban Qing was so angry that his face turned red, and he kept slamming his fist on the table. "My husband and I sent people to assassinate that girl Pei Qingyan, but we failed. Instead, you forced us to even back out of our plan to pledge allegiance to Empress Dowager Yun. For this, we even went to great lengths to put on a whole play, staging a scene of the Xiongnu invading the south. Do you know how many letters of rebuke I received? I..."

Before Ban Qing could finish speaking, a loud crash came from above, and tiles rained down with a series of crackling sounds. Ban Qing quickly pulled Feng Lingsu to her feet, and the two of them hurriedly moved aside.

A cloud of dust rose as Pei Qingyan descended from the sky. She glared angrily at the two of them and cursed, "So, you idiot Ban, the person who almost killed me the other day was actually sent by you!"

"Pei... Pei Qingyan?"

Ban Qing's eyes widened, and she pointed at Pei Qingyan with a look of horror. Then she turned to Yun Zheng and said, "Did you bring her here? Yun Zheng, we agreed to make a deal and let bygones be bygones, right? And you brought this person here?"

Yun Zheng ignored him, looking at Pei Qingyan with a complicated expression. He had long known that Pei Qingyan was not someone who could stay at Xuandu Temple peacefully. Who knew when she would sneak out to do what she wanted once she recovered a little.

But despite all his calculations, he never expected Pei Qingyan, who was so reckless, to sneak out as soon as he woke up from his coma. Could Pei Qingyan's frail body withstand the journey from the outskirts of the capital to the city?

"Asking Yun Zheng is useless; I followed him here," Pei Qingyan said decisively, taking full responsibility for her actions.

"Grandma," Ban Qing followed Pei Qingyan's form of address, "You are so magnanimous..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Lingsu gently patted his arm. Feng Lingsu looked confident and gave Ban Qing a wink.

Perhaps it was Feng Lingsu's calm and composed demeanor that quelled Ban Qing's panic, causing him to abruptly stop begging for mercy.

"General Pei, I have long admired your name." Feng Lingsu slowly walked up to Pei Qingyan, her tone calm.

Unlike Ban Qing, who had witnessed Pei Qingyan's martial arts skills and knew her abilities, Feng Lingsu was momentarily flustered when faced with Pei Qingyan's sudden appearance. Having never experienced such things, Feng Lingsu felt only a slight admiration for this legendary figure, Pei Qingyan, but nothing more.

The saying goes, "Ignorance is bliss."

"You must be Madam Feng?" Although Pei Qingyan was in the north, news of the marriage alliance between the Ban and Feng clans had still reached her ears. "I don't like formalities. I heard everything clearly from the rooftop. You and your husband want my life..."

"It's all a misunderstanding," Feng Lingsu said, trying to brush it off again.

However, Pei Qingyan was even more direct than Yun Zheng: "I said there's no need for polite words. Since you've had this idea and actually sent someone to assassinate me, this matter can't be resolved with a simple misunderstanding. Let's make a deal."

"Another deal?" Ban Qing couldn't help but exclaim.

"You can choose not to do it, but it depends on whether you dare to bear the consequences." Pei Qingyan shrugged and sat down on a chair where no tiles had fallen off.

"What do you mean?" Ban Qing asked, standing at a distance with his neck stiff.

"There's no point in playing tricks and scheming with you. Let's be direct. As everyone knows, I'm the only one left in the Pei family, but your Ban and Feng clans..." Pei Qingyan deliberately dragged out his words, smiling as he glanced at Feng Lingsu and Ban Qing, "Your two clans have large populations. Finding an opportunity to kill one or two shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"You dare?"

Pei Qingyan coldly looked at Ban Qing, "What wouldn't I dare to do? In this world, besides myself, there's no one else I care about. I dare to risk everything, do you dare?"

As she spoke, Pei Qingyan smiled faintly, pointing at Ban Qing, "Your elder brother is a peerless martial artist, so it might be difficult to attack him, but what about your nephew? What about your younger brother?"

She turned to look at Feng Lingsu, "And Feng's mother. It's not difficult to harm these women and children. If you can't find an opportunity in a year, then try two. If you can't hurt this generation, then wait for the next. I don't believe you can be on guard like this for ten years."

As soon as he finished speaking, the atmosphere in the room became heavy.

Pei Qingyan's threat seemed simple, but it really put people in his grasp.

As she said, she was all alone and had no burdens, but Feng Lingsu and Ban Qing were different; the two of them had close relatives behind them.

They can send people to protect them closely, and they can be on guard at all times, but over time, there may be oversights.

Since ancient times, there have only been those who steal for a thousand days, but never those who guard against thieves for a thousand days.

"Rumor has it that General Pei is a peerless hero, yet he also resorts to such coercive behavior," Feng Lingsu said sarcastically, her anger rising.

"Madam Feng, I have never cared about fame before or after my death, so it's useless to use such empty words against me." Pei Qingyan stood up, walked to the candlestick on the table in the corner, took out the tinder she had just gotten from Wu Yong, opened it and lit the candle wick.

She held up the candlestick and approached the curtains hanging in the room...

Seeing this, Yun Zheng could no longer calmly sit aside and watch the show. He stood up abruptly and exclaimed to Pei Qingyan, "What are you doing?!"