Pei Jian clearly seemed tempted, but still said:
“I’m not the kind of person who would abandon my daughter’s safety for my own benefit!”
Zheng Qing bowed and said:
“Pei Gong loves his daughter so much, Zheng Qing admires you!
But I guarantee that I will absolutely protect Miss Xi Jun’s safety!”
“How can I trust you?”
“Just use the fact that Miss Xi Jun hasn’t been frequently asking you to let her leave the Western Regions to find General Xiao as proof, how about that?”
“What?”
Pei Jian was startled.
Thinking back, Xi Jun really hadn’t been acting up these past few days.
He had been puzzled a few days ago, not understanding what had happened, and had been wanting to ask, but hadn’t had the time.
But now it seemed that something he didn’t know had happened?
Thinking about it this way, Pei Jian suddenly felt a sense of absurdity, could it be that Zheng Qing had been contacting Xi Jun these past few days?
Pei Jian clenched his fist, his body trembled, his breath quickened, clearly not calm.
“We need to ask Xi Jun’s opinion on this matter first.”
Pei Jian didn’t immediately agree.
Just then, Xi Jun came running over:
“Father, Father.”
A petite figure came running over, it was Xi Jun.
When she saw that Zheng Qing was also standing there, she politely bowed:
“Greetings, Imperial Censor Zheng.”
Zheng Qing smiled and said from the side, “Miss Xi Jun, you don’t have to be so polite.”
Pei Jian coughed twice, “What is it?”
Xi Jun said seriously:
“These past two days, I’ve drawn a painting and I wanted to have Father take a look. Since Imperial Censor Zheng is here, why don’t we go together?”
Zheng Qing didn’t refuse, “If so, then I wouldn’t dare decline.”
Pei Jian hummed softly, thinking to himself, you little fellow really aren’t shy at all.
The group of people moved to Xi Jun’s room, and saw a scroll, and what was depicted and outlined was clearly the scene of the Ghost Market.
Pickpockets, beggars, businessmen, patrolling Jin Wu Guards, and even in an inconspicuous place there were two men in black, precisely the scene when Zheng Qing had taken Xi Jun there.
Pei Jian clearly hadn’t reacted yet:
“Hmm, this painting is pretty good, I’ll find someone to frame it and appreciate it properly!
By the way, I’m pretty familiar with Chang’an, but the scene here is completely unfamiliar, where is this?”
Xi Jun was a little hesitant.
Going to the Ghost Market in the middle of the night with Zheng Qing, if Pei Jian knew about this, he would probably spit out a mouthful of old blood!
Suddenly, she changed the topic:
“Father, this was just something I did casually, by the way, I wonder what Imperial Censor Zheng came for?”
Zheng Qing looked at Pei Jian, the latter impatiently waved his hand, motioning for him to speak for himself.
And when he mentioned hoping that Xi Jun would play the role of the bride in the Ghost Wedding, thereby drawing out the person wreaking havoc in the Ghost Market, Xi Jun immediately agreed:
“I’ve heard that ever since last year, there have been frequent cases of brides going missing in Chang’an County. This matter has had a huge impact, and as your daughter, Father, I naturally have to protect the people of Chang’an!”
After initially agreeing on a time, Pei Jian reluctantly agreed.
Afterwards, the latter called Zheng Qing aside.
“Imperial Censor Zheng, I’m still curious, what exactly happened? Why isn’t Xi Jun obsessed with finding General Xiao anymore?”
He was extremely curious, because the contrast in his own daughter was too great!
From the initial seeking death and seeking life, to not mentioning a single word now, after all, she was his daughter, if he didn’t understand the reason behind it, he would probably be restless for the next period of time.
Zheng Qing smiled:
“Pei Gong, do you remember when County Lieutenant Su and I visited Pei Manor, Xi Jun brought along a portrait of General Xiao?”
Pei Jian nodded:
“Yes, that did happen.”
“I have to say, Miss Xi Jun’s skills in painting are truly remarkable, the portrait is also very lifelike, otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to confirm it.
Actually, the person in that portrait was not General Xiao Bo Zhao!” Zheng Qing revealed the truth.
“What? If it wasn’t General Xiao, then who was it?” Pei Jian was astonished.
“Jin Wu Guard’s Lieutenant Colonel, Fan Yang Lu Family, Lu Ling Feng!”
“What? Why?”
Pei Jian felt like his brain had crashed.
The person his daughter drew wasn’t General Xiao? The person who had been at the banquet was actually Lu Ling Feng?
This misunderstanding was a bit big!
“I suppose Pei Gong has also heard rumors about General Xiao’s personal life, otherwise, you wouldn’t have been so distressed when Xi Jun mentioned General Xiao before.” Zheng Qing began to guide, he wanted to know how much Pei Jian knew.
Pei Jian helplessly nodded:
“Indeed, when Xi Jun first drew the portrait, I had people check it out.
After all, I am the Minister of Personnel, many of my old friends would give me this much face, but the more I inquired, the more uncomfortable I felt!”
To put it bluntly, Xiao Bo Zhao was simply a scumbag, and that so-called renowned General Ming Wei, actually benefited more from his ancestors’ influence.
He himself wasn’t very skilled in martial arts, otherwise, he wouldn’t have died in battle.
It goes without saying, when Pei Jian learned that his only precious daughter was actually in love with a scumbag, and was even clamoring to marry him, how complicated his feelings were!
“But, why isn’t Xi Jun clamoring to marry Xiao…the person in the portrait now?”
Pei Jian continued to ask.
“Just let Xi Jun know that the person in the painting doesn’t have feelings for her, and moreover, County Lieutenant Su Wu Ming of Chang’an County can also corroborate this.”
Pei Jian suddenly understood.
He bowed, “Thank you, Imperial Censor Zheng, for helping Pei remove this heart-wrenching ailment!”
He looked at Zheng Qing again, this young Imperial Censor really had some skills! And recalling the previous misunderstanding, Pei Jian felt a bit ashamed in his heart.
Such a steady person, if he could entrust Xi Jun to him…
Pei Jian quickly suppressed this thought, it was too hasty, too hasty…
【Pei Jian’s favorability, reputation value +300.】
…
Chang’an County Government Office——
When Zheng Qing came back, Su Wu Ming and Lu Ling Feng were still discussing countermeasures, but even though both of them had guessed something, they hadn’t grasped the core point.
Seeing Zheng Qing return, Su Wu Ming curiously asked:
“Did Imperial Censor Zheng go to the Ghost Market just now?”
Zheng Qing shook his head:
“I went to Pei Manor just now.”
“Pei Manor? Did Imperial Censor Zheng meet with Pei Gong just now?” Su Wu Ming curiously asked.
“Yes, now I have a preliminary plan for this operation, you see, this is what I’ve compiled from the new tea launch and the bride-disappearance cases.
Also, the time when Wen Chao submitted the wedding and funeral list to Yin Shi Lang.”
Zheng Qing analyzed.
Su Wu Ming was surprised, “If that’s the case, then the new tea launch will be on July 18th!
Every time before, the new tea launch was three days after the bride went missing, and three days before July 18th, it’s the Ghost Festival?”
Zheng Qing nodded.
Lu Ling Feng continued:
“The so-called Ghost Festival is the Ghost Day, and that day…could it be a Ghost Wedding?”
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