Marrying Wife and Concubine Together: After Rebirth, I Remarried the Scumbag's Father on the Sp

A hint of dissatisfaction flashed in the eyes of the old Imperial Censor Pei. He originally thought that taking in the orphan girl from the Zhao family would bring help to the Pei Mansion. After all, her father and brother both worked for Prince Li. If one day she really became the Princess of the current dynasty, she would naturally be grateful to the Pei Mansion.

Who would have thought that she was useless? She had followed King Li at the border for so many years, but he didn't value her at all.

He was even despised and driven out of the capital by Prince Li.

Being implicated by her again, he became so angry that his face turned ashen.

He glared at Pei Qi with wide eyes: "I told you to keep an eye on her, but the Third Brother ignored me. Now she's caused such a disaster that Prince Li is holding a grudge against her. It's going to affect your future!"

As the chief envoy of the Supervisory Council, Pei Qi is naturally more insightful.

He immediately understood that he could not avoid the search of Pei Mansion.

He said in a gentle voice, "Father, since Meng Xiangshi has come with an imperial decree, we have no choice but to cooperate. If it has nothing to do with the Third Brother's family, then it's fine. But if it's really the Third Brother's wife who caused this trouble, we must give an explanation to Prince Li!"

Old Imperial Censor Pei nodded repeatedly: "You are right, then please ask Prime Minister Meng to lead people to search the third room!"

Meng Xiang calmly reminded: "Mr. Pei is wrong. The imperial edict I brought with me is to search the Pei Mansion, not just one room!"

Old Imperial Censor Pei looked at him with dissatisfaction: "Prime Minister Meng, do you still want to save my reputation? If this gets out, how can I survive in the court in the future?"

Meng Xiang spoke in a gloomy voice, "Mr. Pei, are you really confused? What's more important, face or Pei Qi's future? You know, my daughter's marriage was arranged by Madam Zhan Yan, and I'm here to help intercede. After the matter is thoroughly investigated, Prince Li will definitely not hinder Pei Qi's future. Do you think this guarantee is feasible?"

These words made the old censor Pei very excited, and Pei Qi was also full of hope.

He had been in the position of Censor for too long and was eager to move up a level.

But Meng Zuoxiang and Xiao Youxiang were both in their prime, and he had no chance of getting in.

Now that this opportunity has finally come, he naturally has to seize it.

He said quickly, "Father, since the Prime Minister is willing to help his son recommend him to Prince Li, you should also make concessions. After all, face is not as important as the future of our Pei family!"

Old Imperial Censor Pei then said, "Okay, but when you search the house, try to be quiet and don't break anything!"

Meng Xiang immediately stood up: "Don't worry!"

Watching him leave, a cold glint flashed in Old Imperial Censor Pei's eyes. He whispered, "It'd be best if you, Meng Qingshan, can keep your word. Otherwise, I will never let you go!"

Pei Qi frowned and said, "Father, what should we do if it turns out to be the Third Son's wife's doing?"

Old Imperial Censor Pei shouted angrily, "Why don't you call those two idiots in right now?"

Mr. and Mrs. Pei were taken to the study, their faces had already turned pale with fright.

Especially Mrs. Pei San's teeth were chattering, which was creepy to hear.

Old Imperial Censor Pei stared at her closely and asked, "Zhao Rulan, tell me the truth. Did you do this?"

Madam Pei San fell to her knees and wailed, "Father, I dare not. Although I hate Madam Lin and her daughter, I will never take her life. Besides, I have never heard of that life-slaying venomous snake. I hope you can see clearly!"

Master Pei San also spoke immediately: "Father, I believe Rulan doesn't have the guts to do that. She just feels bad for Xiaoyu and Saisai being sent back to their hometown in Jizhou. How could she have such a heart if you asked her to harm others?"

Old Imperial Censor Pei's expression softened and he said, "That's all right. As long as it wasn't you who did it, then we in the Pei Mansion are certain that we were wrongly accused today!"

He paused and reminded, "You must tell me the truth. This concerns your eldest brother's future. If there is even the slightest mistake, I will skin you alive!"

Mrs. Pei was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes. "Father, I really didn't use the deadly snake to harm them. I only found a few beggars to make things difficult for the bride tomorrow. I didn't want to kill Lin Su, I just wanted to ruin her reputation and bring shame to her!"

After hearing her words, Old Censor Pei almost fainted from anger.

He raised his hand, picked up the inkstone, and smashed it hard on her head: "You stupid woman, you are not allowed to do anything. Don't do anything, otherwise, I will let the third brother divorce you immediately!"

Madam Pei's forehead was bleeding from the blow, but she didn't dare to wipe it off. She could only cry and beg for mercy: "My daughter-in-law won't dare to do it again. My daughter-in-law won't dare to do it again!"

There was a great commotion in the study, and Meng Xiang had already taken people to search the courtyard of the third room, but found nothing related to the life-destroying poisonous snake.

Without further hesitation, he ordered Li Youde to start searching from the courtyard of Pei Qi, the eldest son of the eldest wife.

At this time, a woman in green clothes standing next to Madam Pei looked a little worried. She frowned and asked the maid beside her: "Didn't they say that Madam Pei San caused the trouble? How did it implicate our entire mansion? Will the master just let them search?"

The maidservant whispered, "The eldest lady hasn't said anything, so the concubine shouldn't say anything either!"

She pursed her lips tightly, but her fingers hidden in her sleeves were clenched tightly.

She thought carefully about whether everything in the room had been tidied up, and she must not reveal any clues.

However, she suddenly remembered something and her face turned pale with fright.

The deadly poisonous snake feeds on the black birds in Cangliang Mountain, and there are several black bird corpses buried under the crabapple flower pots in her yard.

Now, she could only hope that no one recognized the black bird's corpse, so that she could escape.

Just when she was feeling anxious, Li Youde had already come back after searching again personally.

He reported to Meng Xiang with a worried look on his face: "Reporting to Lord Zuo Xiang, no suspicious objects were found in any of the houses in the Pei Mansion!"

There was a calculating glint in the eyes of Old Imperial Censor Pei. He said in a serious tone, "Prime Minister Meng Zuo, please don't forget your promise to my Pei Mansion!"

Meng Xiang said calmly, "Of course I won't forget, but this is a serious matter, I need to search a few more times!"

Madam Pei glared at him in dissatisfaction: "What? Are you really planning to turn our Pei Mansion upside down? Pei Qingshan, don't go too far!"

Meng Xiang slowly spoke, "Okay, we don't need to search the other courtyards again, but who is Pei Ke's concubine?"

The woman in green standing next to Madam Pei shuddered all over. She stepped out cautiously and said, "It is I!"

Meng Xiang looked her up and down and asked, "Which room are you from?"

Madam Pei quickly volunteered, "She was originally the eldest master's concubine. Because her son had committed a crime before, she was demoted to a concubine and now lives in a remote courtyard of the eldest master's house!"

Meng Xiang looked at Li Youde and asked, "Have you been to the compound that Madam mentioned?"

Li Youde nodded: "I've been there, it should be a flower room, full of flowers!"