Shocked! The salty concubine was spoiled by the cold prince

Chapter 169 He Was Warned

This is of course true, and no one can find fault with it.

But Pei Yunqing shook his head and sighed: "You don't understand."

He had always looked down on Gu Jiaorong during his dealings with her, but now he no longer dared to look down on her.

Regardless of how smart Gu Jiaorong is, she definitely shouldn't be the type to point at Pei Xu's nose and act like a spoiled brat in front of everyone. It won't do her any good.

Pei Yunqing lowered his eyes and thought. If he were Gu Jiaorong, he would obviously not sing this play just for him to see.

So--

He was warned by Gu Jiaorong.

Thinking of this, his face turned cold.

"Tell that woman to come back and let this matter be over."

Pei Yunqing's expression grew increasingly ugly. He only hated himself for being an empty shell, being restricted in everything he did.

The old emperor held on to the real power tightly and was unwilling to let go. His newly favored prince was only in good reputation and could not compare with the crown prince and the third prince at all.

His subordinates did not understand his situation, and when they heard what he said, they immediately became anxious.

"Master, we've put so much thought into this, is it really going to be wasted like this?"

Pei Yunqing was just talking, so naturally no one thought it was a big deal. However, his subordinates had to overcome countless difficulties to get to where they are today.

"It's better to waste it than to cause trouble in the future. Pei Xu is not someone easy to deal with. If he sets his sights on us, we will be unable to move forward. Don't forget, our most important thing is not to cause trouble for Pei Xu."

Pei Yunqing looked at him coldly, "How's the investigation going on with the matter I asked you to investigate?"

The man lowered his head and dared not speak.

They have no power here, so they are not so generous in spending money to buy information. After all, the money has been spent elsewhere, so naturally they can't find out anything.

But once these words were spoken, it would become a complaint, and Pei Yunqing would definitely not be able to stand it, so it would be better to remain silent.

Pei Yunqing knew the answer just by looking at his reaction.

"I really don't know what's the point of keeping useless people like you? You haven't done anything I asked you to do well."

Pei Yunqing's eyes were filled with anger. He had never been so angry as he was now.

But this is normal. Originally, he had imagined that everything should go smoothly. After all, his two brothers were so stupid.

And Pei Xu should not have become his enemy, as they had no direct conflict of interest.

But who could have imagined that Pei Xu was so bold and had such ambitions.

People like this never have a good ending.

Not to mention how future generations will judge his merits and demerits, even the officials in the court may not be able to accept it.

If it were Pei Yunqing, he would never do this.

He would rather support a prince as regent, which would at least be legitimate.

Once a person has power, he wants a good reputation.

Even though Pei Yunqing is not at the pinnacle of power yet, he still has such thoughts.

But Pei Yunqing is not Pei Xu. Pei Xu initially only wanted to find out the cause of his father's death, but all the things quietly pushed him forward.

Pei Xu had unknowingly reached this point, and it was irreversible.

Of course, he would not look back, for the sake of his mother, his wife and children.

Only the dead will not be a threat to him.

How could the subordinates guess Pei Yunqing's thoughts? They felt even more aggrieved when they heard his words. They saw Pei Yunqing enjoying such a glorious life, but in fact he had no power or money at all, and was stingy when doing things. How could they blame them for being useless?

If Pei Yunqing's reputation was any good, they wouldn't have made no progress.

This is where the Third Prince's power lies. Compared with the Third Prince, these minions are like gnats trying to shake a tree.

"Your Highness, I am incompetent and I beg for your punishment."

In the end, the subordinates did not express these thoughts, and even if they did, Pei Yunqing would not listen.

Pei Yunqing snorted coldly when he heard this.

"Punishment, what's the point of punishing you? I want results. Can punishing you bring results?"

This is obviously impossible.

Pei Yunqing was so angry when he saw him that he waved his hand and asked him to go away.

But even so, he became even more furious whenever he thought of Gu Jiaorong.

"That bitch must be secretly feeling proud."

Pei Yunqing gritted his teeth, the gloom in his eyes was as dark as ink.

But Gu Jiaorong was not too proud, she just felt it was very boring.

Pei Yunqing really had no other tricks left, so he resorted to this trick, which was not even as clever as Xie Wanning's.

At least the girl that Xie Wanning gave to Pei Xu had some interactions with Pei Xu, and it didn't seem out of place.

Pei Yunqing just found a few beautiful beauties and wanted to take Pei Xu's heart away from her. It was simply a pipe dream.

If Pei Xuruo was such a person, the palace would have been extremely lively.

Shaoyao handed a cup of warm tea to Gu Jiaorong and said carefully, "Auntie, what you said to the prince just now was not the truth, right?"

Although she could see some clues, she was not sure.

Gu Jiaorong smiled, glanced at Shaoyao, and spoke lightly.

"I'm telling the truth, so you're not willing to take care of me from now on?"

When Shaoyao heard this, she knew that Gu Jiaorong was making fun of her.

"Auntie, I absolutely do not have such intentions. I am just worried. We don't know what the Fifth Prince is thinking right now. If the prince doesn't care about me, I am worried that I will be hurt."

When Shaoyao said this, even her eyebrows frowned.

Gu Jiaorong naturally knew that she was doing this for her, so she began to explain.

"Your Highness has been in Jinzhou City for so long and hasn't met any beautiful women. Now he's met three in a row. This must be a premeditated plan. If I don't play this trick with Your Highness, I'm afraid there will be such troubles in the future."

If Pei Yunqing was smarter, he would know that Gu Jiaorong had discovered his little thoughts, and if he continued to make trouble, Gu Jiaorong would not mind playing with him.

But if this is the case, Pei Yunqing's losses will only be greater.

"I see. I didn't even think of this."

Shaoyao made an expression of sudden enlightenment. When she accompanied Gu Jiaorong there, she really thought that the prince had two minds.

Although such a thing is very normal, her heart is ultimately with Gu Jiaorong.

People are all made of flesh and blood. She understood and remembered how good Gu Jiaorong had been to her these days.

"If that's all, then it's fine."

Shaoyao smiled relaxedly. She didn't care about the prince's conspiracy as long as it didn't endanger her master.

"Don't worry about me. You should have some confidence in the prince. Besides, if the prince really likes everyone, I can't stop him even if I want to."

Gu Jiaorong saw it very clearly, so if this was true, she would definitely not show up.