Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 140 Confirming the guess

The people sent by Fu'an got the news quickly.

Chi Ziche was indeed related to Pei Yunqing, and this also confirmed Gu Jiaorong's guess.

Pei Yunqing is the mysterious time traveler!

No wonder he could calculate their location and time in the hunting ground, and even how Pei Xu would act.

After all, this is not a privacy, it's more like a habit. If you stay in one place and observe carefully for a few days, you will always come to some conclusions.

As for Pei Yunqing's motive for murder, there is no need to guess. He also wants to be emperor.

This is not surprising. Gu Jiaorong can even analyze several advantages of him being the emperor.

First: He is smart and has unique advantages.

Second: The Pei family has a tradition of killing brothers. Even if you become an idle prince, it is difficult to survive. It is better to take a chance. If you win, you will be above everyone else from then on.

Third: Under the system of highly centralized imperial power, no one could touch him even if other time travelers appeared.

This is a deal that only makes money and no losses. If it were Gu Jiaorong, she would make the same choice.

What's more, power is so wonderful and moving.

Anyone who has tasted this will find it difficult to give it up.

"It seems the Fifth Prince is no simple being. Perhaps the explosion was caused by him. After all, no one else could have created such a coincidence except him."

Gu Jiaorong pondered for a moment and revealed the news to Pei Xu.

Pei Xu naturally understood what she meant, and he also knew that she had probably already noticed that something was wrong with Pei Yunqing. After all, it was she who suggested investigating Pei Yunqing, but he still didn't ask.

"In that case, Pei Yunqing is indeed a big suspect."

He nodded in agreement and said, "I'll send someone to keep an eye on him."

Gu Jiaorong had no objection to this. In politics, she was indeed not as good as Pei Xu. As long as Pei Xu noticed her, she didn't need to worry about anything else.

Seeing that Gu Jiaorong stopped talking, Pei Xu analyzed the current situation with her in detail.

"Although Your Majesty is still reluctant to abdicate, the Crown Prince is both the legitimate son and the second son. With the eldest son deceased, he is the eldest son and the only choice to succeed him in the eyes of the pedantic old ministers. Therefore, many in the court support him. As for Pei Yunzhao, he is only able to compete with the Crown Prince because of his mother's favor and the influence of his in-laws. When I was around, I could still restrain them. Now that I'm gone, and Chunzhi intends to support Pei Yunzhao, the situation is uncertain. If the Fifth Prince really has the means to get a piece of the pie, Your Majesty will surely lose his patience."

Currently, his two sons are under the emperor's control, so he firmly believes that his regime is stable. If anything changes, it will definitely not be a good thing for him.

Pei Xu grabbed Gu Jiaorong's hand, squeezed it gently, and then brought it to his lips and kissed it, as if he had obtained a treasure.

Gu Jiaorong had long been accustomed to his little actions, so she did not pull her hand back.

"Regardless of whether the Fifth Prince has the ability to stir up trouble, he should not be underestimated since he was able to quietly orchestrate an explosion."

Gu Jiaorong had a serious expression on her face. She knew very well that Pei Yunqing was not a good person and was even more difficult to deal with.

"Your Highness, please do not underestimate him. Even though Your Highness possesses powerful weapons, a man who does not need weapons or subordinates and can achieve such feats with only the help of the east wind is definitely not a fool without brains."

Even though she knew that Pei Xu was never a love rival, she still couldn't help but remind him.

After all, they are all time travelers, but not every time traveler has the same means as Pei Yunqing.

Gu Jiaorong didn't think she was smart enough, but she had received modern education. However, if it weren't for this incident, she would never have thought that she could play with explosions like this.

As we all know, learning is one thing, and applying it in life is another.

What's more, Gu Jiaorong has been a social animal for many years, and only has the smell of a classmate left. The knowledge she learned has long been returned to the teacher.

As she thought about this, her eyes became sharp.

Could this Pei Yunqing be a high school student who's still a bit immature?!

But she quickly shook her head again, thinking that a middle school boy shouldn't have such deep thoughts.

Pei Xu looked at Gu Jiaorong's rich expression and couldn't help but feel curious about Pei Yunqing.

What is so special about this kid that his Rong'er pays so much attention to him?

He had been with Gu Jiaorong for such a long time that he had long known that Gu Jiaorong was not as stupid as they had first met. She seemed heartless, but in fact she was the most ruthless. She acted like a spoiled child to him, but she had no sincerity at all.

But he was destined to stay by her side from the moment he stepped into her yard.

"Don't worry, Rong'er. Even if he has all the power, he's still just one person."

Pei Xu's eyes curved, he knew that Gu Jiaorong cared about him.

"Even if he could really cause a big commotion, even if I didn't intervene, His Majesty wouldn't allow it. Such explosions without warning and reason terrify us, and His Majesty does too. After all, no one likes to have a knife hanging over their head all the time."

The emperor was unwilling to die and was unwilling to abdicate, so he would not allow such a thing to happen.

Moreover, Gu Jiaorong overlooked one point. The people here were very superstitious, and they especially believed the lie that the emperor was the true dragon emperor. If something strange happened during the emperor's reign, everyone would be suspicious. However, the emperor was not wise enough, so God punished him.

Although the throne would not be shaken so easily, the emperor was old and wanted a good reputation.

If not for this, there would be one more person who would have killed Pei Xu openly during the autumn hunt.

"You are right, but since His Majesty sent him to the Dali Temple, he must not have noticed his ambitions."

Gu Jiaorong frowned. Dali Temple was Pei Xu's home ground. Now Pei Xu's whereabouts were unknown. Pei Yunqing entered the Dali Temple. Although he was only a small temple secretary, he was still a prince. It would be easy for him to win people's hearts. When Pei Xu returned, there would probably be a lot of trouble. She thought so and expressed her thoughts.

"Rong'er is worried about me."

Pei Xu spoke happily with a bright smile on his face.

If he had a tail behind him, it would probably be wagging happily.

"Don't worry, Rong'er. I haven't been sitting idle in the Dali Temple all these years. It's not like anyone can win over my men. Otherwise, Pei Yunzhao would have gotten what he wanted long ago."

Pei Yunqing entered the Dali Temple. Not only would he not feel at home, he would probably suffer a setback.

Just as Pei Xu thought, Pei Yunqing was indeed very angry in the Dali Temple.

Those people did not openly embarrass him, but they did not flatter him like others did. Instead, they ignored him. These officials not only ignored him, but also did not assign him any tasks, as if he did not exist.

But if he walked against the right person and the other party was extremely respectful, Pei Yunqing would have no choice but to lose his temper even if he wanted to.

"It's so abominable."

Pei Yunqing raised the cup and wanted to throw it, but finally put it back on the table.