Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Then can he tell when these bones were burned?" Pei Jin asked Xuan Bai with a serious look.

"The coroner said it must have been burned recently. It rained these two nights, and a lot of water has seeped into the coke. As for other coroners, they said we have to wait for a while to verify it in detail." Xuan Bai felt that Pei Jin's gaze seemed to want to punch a hole in his head.

"Go find those people who moved the items, maybe you'll find some new clues." Pei Jin said in a cold and solemn voice, "Remember, be careful and don't alert the enemy."

"Yes." Xuanbai agreed and disappeared into the darkness.

A few soft cooing sounds were heard outside the study window. Pei Jin opened the window and a gray pigeon flew in and landed on the desk, looking at him with its furry head tilted.

Pei Jin reached out and held the pigeon in his hand, and took out a piece of paper from the iron ring on its right foot.

With the help of the candlelight in the glass lamp, Pei Jin quickly read the contents on the piece of paper, then threw the paper into the candlelight and watched it burn into butterfly-like ashes.

He took a handful of millet grains from the tin and placed them in front of the pigeon. The pigeon pecked at the grains skillfully, occasionally making a cooing sound.

Pei Jin picked up the pen and wrote a few lines on the paper, then looked at it carefully. After the ink dried, he carefully folded the paper into a small piece and put it back on the pigeon's leg ring.

I pushed open the window and watched the gray pigeon coo and then flutter away into the dark night sky.

A few days later, Pei Yunshan received a letter from Qingyun Mountain, which mentioned that Pei Xun was in poor condition and often beat people. The Taoist temple was overwhelmed by him and hoped that Pei Yunshan could take Pei Xun back.

This was not acceptable. Pei Xun had finally found the old Taoist priest, and his eyesight had just improved. How could he let him back so easily? Wouldn't that mean all his efforts would be wasted? Moreover, the old Taoist priest had already taken 10,000 taels of silver from him.

"My Lord, you'd better go. Xun'er must be upset because of his blindness, which is why he wants to hit someone. My Lord, if you go and counsel him, maybe he will get better." Liu Wan'er was extremely anxious when she heard the news, and she wanted to go and comfort him immediately.

"That's the only way." Pei Yunshan frowned and looked at Liu Wan'er with some worry, "It's just that things here haven't come to a conclusion yet. I'm worried that you three mother and daughter won't be able to handle them when I'm not around. But I'll leave a few people for you, so you don't have to be afraid."

"My Lord, there is no need to worry. Yun'er and I will only stay in our own courtyard and will not go out. As for Qian'er, he goes to school every day, so he will not cause any trouble to them."

Liu Wan'er was afraid that Pei Yunshan would not go, so she quickly smiled and said.

"Okay, then you pack my luggage for me now. As for going to Qingcheng Mountain, you can't tell anyone a word. I'll go down and tell Wang that I have some things to deal with outside and ask her for some silver." Pei Yunshan nodded and said.

"My lord, don't worry, we won't say anything nonsense. I will listen to you." Liu Wan'er looked at Pei Yunshan with attachment on her face, her eyes full of admiration for him. Pei Yunshan felt very proud of this. This woman could not live without him for a moment, unlike Wang, who never relied on him.

That afternoon, Pei Yunshan persuaded Wang to give him three thousand taels of silver and left in a hurry, saying only that it was related to the business of the Crown Princess's mother's family and he had to go to Jiangnan first.

How could Mrs. Wang believe him? She just wanted to stabilize him and arrange Shenzhi's marriage first. Seeing her son gradually returning to normal, Mrs. Wang was happier than anything else.

Early that morning, her son came to pay his respects. Seeing that he looked good, Mrs. Wang said cautiously, "Shenzhi, although it is unfair to Chanyi and An'er to talk about your marriage now, the living still have to live. The Marquis of Wuyang's mansion is still waiting for us to go over and ask for a date, what do you think?"

"Mother, there's no rush." ​​Pei Jinwan didn't expect that he had only been away for a dozen days, and the marriage between the two families had already reached the stage of setting a date. It can be seen that both his mother and the Wuyang Marquis' Mansion are eager to push forward this marriage.

Pei Jin couldn't help but glance at his mother's face.

Seeing that her son was not paying attention, Madam Wang quickly cleared her throat and said, "The wife of Marquis Wuyang said that she had someone calculate it and said that your birth dates are suitable for a wedding in autumn. As for the date, you can ask the Imperial Astronomical Observatory in the palace to calculate it. What do you think?"

"Mother, I told you that there is no rush for this matter." Pei Jin flatly refused, looking at Madam Wang and said word by word, "You can tell the Wuyang Marquisate that my son is not suitable for a big wedding in the next few years, and he will not get married for three to five years."

Pei Jin originally wanted to say that he would never get married in this life, but seeing his mother's eager eyes, he backed off. He had to give his mother some time to accept it, Pei Jin thought.

Chan Yi and An Er are both dead, and he is living like a walking corpse. He is distracted by other things during the day, and the long nights are torture for him. The faces of Chan Yi and An Er always appear in his mind, making him unable to sleep every night.

What about letting him get married and have children? He would never do that in this lifetime. He just wanted to find out the cause of death of Chan Yi and the others as soon as possible, and then avenge them personally. As for other things, he didn't even think about it.

"What? Shenzhi, why?" Madam Wang exclaimed, "The marriage has already been settled. How can I explain this to the Wuyang Marquisate? How could the eldest daughter of the Wuyang Marquisate wait for you for three to five years? Mother knows that you feel very guilty about Chanyi and An'er. But this is not your fault, this is their fate!"

"Really? Mother, do you believe it? They actually contracted smallpox?" Pei Jin said with a wry smile, "Please apologize to Wuyang Marquis's Mansion for this matter."

"Shenzhi, do you really think so? But the dead cannot be resurrected. Are you going to never get married again in this life just for Chanyi and An'er?" Madam Wang said anxiously, "How about this, put this matter on hold for now. Think about it carefully. Maybe you will figure it out after a while."

"Mother, that's not necessary. I have made up my mind. Miss Lu is also at a good age to get married, and I don't want to delay her." Pei Jin said slowly. Now that things have come to this, he might as well say it all.

"Shenzhi...you..." Mrs. Wang slumped down in the armchair, as if she had aged ten years in an instant.

Pei Jin bowed and walked out of the main house, and met a little girl halfway.

"My Lord, something seems to have happened in Haitang Courtyard." She retreated to the bushes by the roadside and crouched down, saying in a low voice, "Madam Liu has not left the inner room all day today, and even the meals were brought in by Hong'er."