Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 162: Do you have any trump cards?

Gu Jiaorong gently pushed Pei Xu, she was a little out of breath.

But Pei Xu was like a hungry wolf that smelled blood, and he refused to let her go, so he just let go of her lips, but did not leave her. Instead, he pressed his forehead against hers, making their breaths entangled together.

Gu Jiaorong's eyes became misty, making her look particularly beautiful.

The red color at the corners of her eyes made her look charming and attractive, which made Pei Xu feel itchy.

Pei Xu was extremely certain that Gu Jiaorong had an indescribable attraction to him.

Maybe they were destined to be together.

Pei Xu felt the warmth coming from her forehead, and their close intimacy also allowed him to feel her heartbeat.

So fast, it was beating for him.

Pei Xu could not hide his joy, and this joy turned into enthusiasm.

His embrace became hotter and hotter, just to hold Gu Jiaorong in his arms better.

Gu Jiaorong had only one choice at this time, which was to rely on him.

Pei Xu hugged Gu Jiaorong tightly and refused to let go.

He was an out-and-out plunderer, greedily wanting to get everything, and didn't even care whether Gu Jiaorong was willing to give it to him or not.

Gu Jiaorong no longer had any strength left and had no other choice except to stay in his arms.

It was not until a long time later that she was free, but she could only lie in Pei Xu's arms, breathing in the fresh air in small sips.

Pei Xu has always been like this, and she has become somewhat accustomed to it.

But Pei Xu seemed different today, he kept holding her tightly.

It is still like this until I go to bed at night.

Now she couldn't help but wonder in her heart whether some of her little ideas had been discovered by Pei Xu, or if something had happened again.

She obviously didn't consider that even when nothing happened, Pei Xu would occasionally feel uneasy. This was only because he knew that Gu Jiaorong didn't love him, and if she didn't love him, she could leave peacefully and quietly.

But before she could figure it out, she closed her eyes. As the months went by, she seemed to become more easily tired.

What's more, she went out to provide disaster relief today, even though there was not much she could do.

After she fell asleep, Pei Xu got up quietly again.

Pei Yunqing's arrival was part of his plan, but how things would develop next was not up to him.

Just as Gu Jiaorong said, Pei Yunqing should not be underestimated. This person seems to be hiding a secret.

Ever since Pei Yunqing appeared in his sight, he had already started investigating Pei Yunqing, but the more he investigated, the more strange his behavior seemed to him.

Putting aside other things, just saying that when he was a teenager, he rescued the daughter of a criminal and raised her in a villa. This shows that he had already started to plot for the throne from that time.

This is not good news.

A person has been planning for so long and lying in wait for so long. No one can tell whether he is not in a hurry because he has no trump card or because his trump card is too big.

Pei Xu hoped it was the former, but if he gambled on such a thing, the stakes would be too high, so he could only test it slowly, just as Pei Yunqing was testing himself.

He walked to the window and looked at the secret report sent by Fu'an in the moonlight.

In addition to Hu Dequan investigating Pei Yunzhao's military training, Pei Yunqing was also investigating the matter, and his purpose was obviously somewhat different from Hu Dequan's.

Pei Xu sneered. Pei Yunqing's ambition was so big that he didn't know if he could handle it.

Even though Pei Yunzhao has such a powerful maternal family to rely on, he still has to rely on corruption to support these soldiers. Pei Yunqing doesn't even have anyone to support him. How can he support this group of soldiers?

Unless he still has some hidden cards that he hasn't revealed yet.

When Pei Xu thought of this, his face turned cold.

Pei Yunqing obviously has a different interest in Gu Jiaorong, which is enough to provoke him. If there is anything else, Pei Yunqing will not be able to stay.

He still hasn't figured out the truth about the jungle explosion. Although he could ask Gu Jiaorong, this seems to involve Gu Jiaorong's secret, so he has never asked.

However, Gu Jiaorong did not remind him that Pei Yunqing must have conditions to achieve such an explosion, rather than just blowing up wherever he wanted.

Knowing this, Pei Yu felt somewhat relieved.

However, if Pei Yunqing is not eliminated, he will eventually become a big problem.

If a person who is ambitious and intelligent is given enough time to grow, he will sooner or later become a beast.

Pei Xu lowered his eyes. Since Pei Yunzhao was also here, he might as well make use of Pei Yunzhao.

If that's the case, then it just depends on who is stronger between the two.

If Pei Yunzhao died at the hands of Pei Yunqing, even if the emperor couldn't bear to kill Pei Yunqing, he would still hold a grudge against him.

"My Lord, what are you doing standing by the window?"

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Jiaorong slowly woke up and found that there was no heat source around her, but there was a figure by the window. Without thinking too much, she knew it was Pei Xu.

When Pei Xu heard her voice, he put away the secret report and walked quickly to the bed.

"Nothing. I took a look at the news from Fu Anlai and saw that Pei Yunqing had already taken action."

Pei Xu did not hide anything from her, but told her everything.

He now tells Gu Jiaorong many things and is not worried that she will do anything bad.

Now that Pei Xu has firearms, he has the confidence. However, Gu Jiaorong is still pregnant, and the New Year is approaching, so he doesn't want to take action at this time.

Moreover, if this matter could be resolved without bloodshed, he would naturally be willing to choose this method.

"It's not surprising that he's taking action. After all, he's had a purpose since he first appeared."

Gu Jiaorong leaned against the head of the bed, yawned and said lazily.

She was not really stupid, so she understood that Pei Yunqing called her cousin-in-law not out of kindness, but more like trying to make her hate him.

There was a huge disparity in status between them, a disparity that ran deep in their blood and could not be changed by external factors. Therefore, no matter how approachable Pei Yunqing was, he would not willingly call a concubine "sister-in-law" unless he had other motives.

However, at that time she was being pestered by Pei Yunzhao and didn't want to have any more contact with the prince Pei Yunqing, so she didn't break up with him.

Later, when she confirmed Pei Yunqing's identity as a time traveler, she felt even less that Pei Yunqing was a friendly person.

"Now we just need to sit back and watch the tigers fight each other. Let them fight each other. There is no need to pay too much attention to them."

Gu Jiaorong didn't think Pei Yunqing would make any big noise at this time. Even if he wanted to swallow up Pei Yunzhao's power, he would not do it openly.

The emperor asked him to come with Hu Dequan, probably because he wanted Pei Yun to take care of their brotherhood and turn back, rather than to let them fight each other.

Pei Yunqing is not stupid. He knows everything very well, so he must have done all these things behind Hu Dequan's back.

Hu Dequan is the emperor's confidant and cannot be easily bribed.

"Rong'er is right. I think too much."

Pei Xu looked at her sleepy face and didn't pull her aside to talk about these things.

"Rest first. It's not too late to talk tomorrow if you have anything to say."

Even if it was Pei Yunqing, it would be impossible for him to do anything at this time. Who doesn't sleep so late at night?

Gu Jiaorong yawned and fell asleep again.

Pei Xu no longer thought about those trivial matters and lay down on the bed with his arms around Gu Jiaorong.

However, Pei Yunqing, who was being discussed by them, had no intention of sleeping.

Pei Yunzhao's power in the court was not strong, but when he came to this place, he looked a bit like a local tyrant.

Pei Yunqing felt that nothing he did was going smoothly, and things were even worse than when he was in the capital.

Not to mention where Pei Yunzhao's camp was, he found almost nothing except the evidence given to him by Pei Xu.

As for Hu Dequan, he is the emperor's man, and even if he finds out something, he will not tell Pei Yunqing.

Unlike his two brothers, he has no advisers or staff. He only has two brothers, Chi Ziche, by his side. However, everything Chi Ziche does is in secret, and it is mainly to help him investigate the matter of the time traveler. He has already shown his face in front of Gu Jiaorong, so he cannot be transferred here.

Pei Yunqing felt for a moment that he had no one to use, and this feeling made him very unhappy.

Just like when she first came into this world, everything was unfamiliar to her. There was no one around her that she could trust, and no one she could confide in.

Pei Yunqing became more and more determined to move to a higher position. Only by reaching a higher position could he overlook everything and no longer have such a sense of unease.

In his heart, he knew very well that in this world, he was a rootless duckweed, with no support and unable to hold on to anything. He could not even tell his mother, the one who gave birth to him. His secret could only be hidden quietly in his heart.

When he first started looking for time travelers, he might have had a thought of looking for other like-minded people, but now he only wants to wipe out other time travelers because she knows his secret.

Even if this matter sounds like nonsense to others, but with his status, once there is evidence against him, his brothers will be like hyenas, viciously devouring him instead of giving him a way out.

Pei Yunqing had had such an experience before, so he knew it very well.

"Tsk, I was too relaxed at the beginning."

Pei Yunqing looked at the bright moon in the sky, but had no intention of appreciating it.

He just felt that the moon was particularly dazzling.

The last time he looked at the moon like this was in modern society.

I have to say that he is a lucky man. No matter which world he is in, he has a superior family and a wealthy father.

But no matter which world he is in, he needs to compete with his brothers to get what he wants.

This is nothing. Pei Yunqing feels that he may also enjoy the process.

After all, what is shared is not as good as what is snatched.

"Fifth Prince, haven't you rested yet?"

Pei Yunqing was surprised to see Hu Dequan late at night.

He thought that he and Hu Dequan did not have a deep friendship. Even though he often went to the palace these days, Hu Dequan always just said hello to him.

Pei Yunqing knew in his heart that Hu Dequan was avoiding suspicion.

As the chief eunuch beside the emperor, he could not get close to any prince, otherwise he might lose his head.

Even though he was a confidant, the emperor was still wary of him.

"Eunuch Hu, I'm still awake. What's the urgent matter? Why are you here at this hour?"

Pei Yunqing opened the door and looked at Hu Dequan in confusion.

He didn't think that Hu Dequan came to him to watch the moon. He was not that free, and Hu Dequan was even less so.

"Fifth Prince, I am sorry to bother you so late at night because of the Third Prince's affairs."

Hu Dequan decided to come to Pei Yunqing after careful consideration. After all, His Majesty had said that the Fifth Prince and the Third Prince were brothers after all, and they would always be easier to talk to than him.

Pei Yunqing became interested when he heard this, but his expression remained indifferent.

"Eunuch Hu, you know that I am young and don't understand these things, and my relationship with Third Brother is not that close, so if there is anything, I can only do my best to help."

There was some truth in what Pei Yunqing said, but there was also some falsehood in it.

However, Hu Dequan had no time to engage in such witty exchanges with him. Instead, he went straight to the point and stated the purpose of his visit.

"I know the Fifth Prince is young and hasn't experienced much, but this time, I feel he's more capable than me. After all, he and the Third Prince are brothers, so no matter what, he's more effective than me. And when I came here, His Majesty told me I could discuss everything with the Fifth Prince."

Hu Dequan directly brought up the emperor, and Pei Yunqing naturally had nothing to say.

"If that's the case, then Eunuch Hu, please speak frankly."

Pei Yunqing stopped beating around the bush with him. After all, it was just a waste of words.

"The Third Prince sent someone to invite me to have a chat tomorrow. I think the servant didn't convey the message clearly enough, and that the Fifth Prince must be among the guests. That's why I came to disturb him."

Hu Dequan didn't say that he needed Pei Yunqing's help. After all, they were just meeting to reminisce about the past. What was there to help with?

Pei Yunqing naturally knew what the old man was thinking, but it was not a big deal, so he did not dwell on it. Instead, he wondered why Pei Yunzhao wanted to see Hu Dequan?

Although Hu Dequan was the emperor's confidant, he did not have much power. In terms of usefulness, he was probably not as useful as the beauty he sent.

Since ancient times, pillow talk has been the most useful.

"Since it's Third Brother who's inviting me, there's no reason to refuse."

Pei Yunqing spoke with a smile, but he didn't feel at ease in his heart.

He knew Pei Yunzhao. He was a pleasure-seeking bastard who was arrogant and looked down on his brothers. He didn't even respect the prince, let alone his fifth brother.

If he follows him tomorrow, who knows what kind of stupid things Pei Yunzhao will do.

But he also knew that this might be a good opportunity to get some information, so he was reluctant to refuse.

"Since the Fifth Prince has agreed, then this old servant will not disturb the Fifth Prince's rest."

Hu Dequan was about to leave as he spoke, but he still kept a distance from the princes in time, even though he had already left the imperial city.

It would be impossible for him to have risen from a small eunuch to where he is today without any sense of propriety.

"Since Eunuch Hu is here and the moonlight is so beautiful, don't rush to leave. Stay and have a cup of tea."

Pei Yunqing spoke, obviously not intending to let him leave like this.