The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 221 From the Western Regions

Pei Du readily agreed. Only after resolving his own matter did he inquire about another one.

"Your Majesty, is there still no news of Jiang Fengxiao?"

Li Jiangui picked up the vermilion brush: "How can it be so fast? I'm not in a hurry, why are you?"

There were people who didn't want him to see Jiang Fengxiao, so the search for him naturally faced considerable resistance.

"What exactly does Prime Minister Zhao want to do?"

Because of his collaboration with Li Huaijiang, Pei Du knew that Li Jing and Zhao Wanfu had done a lot of dirty work in private. Now, the important thing was Li Jiangui's attitude.

"Ask fewer questions about these things, the less you know, the better."

Pei Du was a junior whom Li Jiangui doted on. The matter in Lizhou was too complicated, and Li Jiangui did not want Pei Du to get involved.

"Your Majesty, I am no longer a child."

Investigating this matter would benefit Dayong and Shen Hanyu as well. They couldn't directly tell Li Jiangui about it, but Pei Du was different.

Li Jiangui understood, but in his heart, the matter involved the two princes, and the saying "family scandals should not be aired in public" was not without reason.

"When I need your help, I will not be polite. You can go back now. I will have someone inform you if there is any news."

Li Jiangui didn't accept it so quickly, and Pei Du didn't force Li Jiangui to change his mind in a short time.

After he returned, Shen Hanyu's quiz was also over.

Looking at the marks left by the teacher's comments, Shen Hanyu frowned.

"It's getting harder and harder to write articles."

As they are exposed to more and more things and their knowledge expands, the difficulty also increases significantly.

"You're setting your standards too high."

Wei Ming leaned over and circled the things on the paper with the pen.

"However, it's a significant improvement compared to before." Shen Hanyu was quite satisfied with her test results this time.

It's hard for a person to be perfect; just stay where you are now.

Wei Ming sighed: "It's still a bit lacking. I'll have to try harder next time."

Shen Hanyu came over to help Wei Ming with the areas she wasn't good at, and Wei Ming listened attentively.

After teaching him once, the two returned to their respective residences.

As soon as Shen Hanyu returned, Pei Du came out.

"I went to the palace today, but the Emperor doesn't want me involved in this matter yet."

Shen Hanyu sat down and took a sip of tea.

"It's normal not to air family dirty laundry in public, especially not royal family scandals, but it's bound to cause a stir later."

Once Jiang Fengxiao appears, Li Huaijiang will not sit idly by and will be determined to find out the truth about Li Sheng's affairs.

Shen Hanyu was the same; for her father's sake, she was not afraid of getting involved.

“It’s been very quiet around the Crown Prince lately,” Shen Hanyu suddenly said.

There was no movement over there, which seemed a bit unusual.

"They're waiting too, aren't they? They couldn't fool Jiang Fengxiao's matter, and Prime Minister Zhao already knows that the Emperor suspects him."

Shen Hanyu nodded, but those guys might also be holding back something.

Pei Du was absolutely right to hand the portrait over to Li Jiangui. Within a few days, Li Jiangui's men had dug up Luo Jiang's information.

"This man is called Luo Jiang. He first appeared at the border between the Western Regions and Dayong. He has half Western Region blood. You can tell from his appearance. But he disappeared after that."

No one would care if someone went missing in that place, so the trail went cold.

Moreover, Luo Jiang's whereabouts are difficult to find now. He's hiding, and unless he shows up on his own or we lure him out, we can't find him.

"Is there any news of him appearing in Chang'an?"

The eunuch shook his head: "We servants couldn't find this. If the general hadn't given us the information, we wouldn't have known that there were such people in Chang'an."

Pei Du thought for a moment. Luo Jiang and Han Yueru had been in contact. Luo Jiang's whereabouts were uncertain, but Han Yueru's whereabouts could be traced.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

Having taken the items, Pei Du already had a plan.

If we thoroughly investigate the places Han Yueru has been, we might find clues about Luo Jiang.

Knowing more about Luo Jiang would also be beneficial to Pei Du.

Han Yueru had never been to the Western Regions, nor had she ever stayed at the border. She had known Pei Mingjian for a long time and had been living in Chang'an ever since.

But before that, Han Yueru stayed in her hometown, Qingyun City.

We need to send someone to Qingyun City to inquire. Luo Jiang has a distinctive appearance; anyone who has seen him will surely remember him vividly.

If Han Yueru wants to contact Luo Jiang, it's most likely in the Qingyun City area.

Pei Du had already investigated Pei Du's every move in Chang'an beforehand.

"The breakthrough point is in Qingyun City." Pei Du pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Young master, I'll go to Qingyun City."

Pei Du might not trust others, but Jin Chui had done things for Pei Du several times, so Pei Du absolutely trusted him.

“Then you go. The area is too vast, and there are many places to search. I will search for Luo Jiang’s whereabouts here first. I am more familiar with these things in Chang’an than Luo Jiang is.”

Jin Chui nodded, packed up, and planned to head to the Youth Games City as soon as possible.

After a month of peaceful passage, Pei Xingzhi dared not let his guard down. He had learned a great lesson from the previous loss.

Liang Ruochu asked what happened, but Pei Xingzhi and Han Yueru wouldn't say, and instead scolded her a couple of times.

In this Duke's mansion, Liang Ruochu not only had no real power, but also had to be mindful of the mother and son's attitudes, while Pei Mingjian didn't care about any of these things.

Liang Ruochu harbored many grievances.

"What are these two hiding from me?"

Liang Ruochu is a very curious person, and since she is currently being manipulated, she wants to turn the tables and secure her own place in the world.

The mother and son were acting very mysteriously, not daring to let Pei Mingjian find out. Once they knew about this, they would have to think twice before trying to boss him around.

Liang Ruochu's eyes flickered. Who could have made Pei Xingzhi so disheveled?

"lady."

The maid ran in and whispered a few words in Liang Ruochu's ear.

After listening, Liang Ruochu smiled and said, "That's really true."

Although she couldn't find out the specifics, she knew about another person involved in this matter, namely Pei Du.

"These two sides have been fighting for so long, and I can tell that General Pei doesn't take him seriously at all."

As the saying goes, the onlooker sees most of the game. Pei Xingzhi looked down on Liang Ruochu's background, but Liang Ruochu was no different.

"The clan elders are still not giving up and want General Pei to return to inherit the Duke's mansion."

The maid had found out all the details. Although there were fewer people in the Duke's mansion, there were still many shady things going on.

The same goes for Han Yueru. Han Yueru met with someone in private, and Liang Ruochu's people saw it, but they didn't know who the person was.

"It seems I need to plant a spy among my mother-in-law's people to keep an eye on things."

Thinking this way, Liang Ruochu quickly put it into action.

After a month of hard work, Han Yueru gradually relaxed when she saw that Pei Du had completely stopped making any moves.

"It seems things will quiet down for a while. Xingzhi, we need to find a way to shut the elders up. They keep nagging in front of your father, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't change his mind."

Han Yueru knew Pei Mingjian well, which is why she was afraid of such a thing happening.