Chapter 54: Summoning

Chapter 54: Summoning

Chapter 54: Summoning
The next morning, Pei Yuan heard Sun Keding talking in a low voice outside.

He pretended to be drunk and stayed up for a while before pretending to have just woken up.

The maid guarding outside the door hurried to report, and soon Sun Keding came hurriedly over.

As soon as they met, he smiled and asked, "Did you sleep well last night, my dear brother?"

Pei Yuan said carelessly, "I had a great time drinking with Brother Sun and slept soundly. Thank you for your hospitality."

Sun Keding smiled and said, "That's good."

He added, "I drank too much last night, and when I woke up this morning, I felt hungry. Would you like to go eat something with me?"

Pei Yuan naturally agreed, and the two of them went to the flower hall together.

Sun Keding sat down, pondered for a while, and said, "I thought about it last night and felt that the letter was presumptuous in some places. Could you please get it for me and let me polish it?"

Pei Yuan understood.

This guy was so overwhelmed by his promises at the time, he must have come to his senses now.

Some things can be said out loud, but how can they be easily put on paper?
Pei Yuan immediately said to the servant who was waiting beside him, "Go and find me the flag officer named Chen."

The servant agreed and hurried to Chen Toutie's room to look for him.

After a long while, the servant came back in a hurry, followed by the sleepy Cheng Leixiang.

Pei Yuan pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Where is Chen Toutie?"

Cheng Leixiang replied, "He went out for a while in the morning, and when he came back he said there was news from the Jinyiwei in Nanjing that the merit in Jining was waiting to be verified."

He added, "The master was drunk at the time, so I discussed it with him. It just so happened that our case was not yet completed, so I asked him to go back and deal with it first."

Pei Yuan said "Oh".

He asked slowly, "So, where is the letter I gave him yesterday?"

Cheng Lei replied quickly, "He took Chen Toutie with him, saying that he would just send him to Eunuch Gu's camp on the way."

When Sun Keding heard this, the expression on his face turned ugly.

Pei Yuan pretended to be slow to react and said, "Oh, so that's it. Whatever."

Then he looked at Sun Keding and said, "Brother Sun, look at this?"

Sun Keding was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's okay. Even if it's impolite, I think Eunuch Gu will understand."

Pei Yuan smiled and didn't say much.

Some things can just be played out to give each other a way out. Showing off one's strengths a little may be more beneficial to future cooperation.

Sun Keding was keenly aware of Pei Yuan's attitude.

His gaze shifted to Pei Yuan, and after a while, he seemed to have figured something out.

There was a moment of silence at the table.

At this time, Butler Sun hurried in and said, "Boss, there are a few Jinyiwei outside who want to see Captain Pei."

Pei Yuan was stunned. How come someone was looking for him?
He glanced at Cheng Leixiang, and Cheng Leixiang hurried out to deal with it.

After a while, Cheng Leixiang came in hurriedly and reported, "Sir, it's someone from the Qianhu Office. Qianhu Han wants to summon you!"

"Captain Han?" Pei Yuan was startled when he heard this, then he reacted and quickly stood up, "Where is the person coming?"

Cheng Leixiang said anxiously, "They refused to board the ship, saying that Captain Han urged them to do so."

Pei Yuan's heart sank when he heard this.

Judging from the situation, this person has bad intentions.

He quickly went over all the things he had done in his mind, trying to see if he had done anything beyond the realm of possibility. As it turned out, there really was...

Pei Yuan was originally seconded by Captain Han to assist in the investigation of Mei Qinniang. As a result, Pei Yuan secretly reached a compromise with Mei Qinniang regarding the last incident, and did not report the matter to the Captain's office afterwards.

Of course, part of the reason was that he didn't want to deal with Tan Tai Fang Tu, but the main reason was that he wanted to please both sides and didn't dare to offend the people behind the Plum Blossom Society.

Could it be that something happened this time?
Pei Yuan couldn't help but feel nervous.

Don't be fooled by his current bold appearance, there are people he is afraid of.

That was Captain Han who had seconded him.

All the power he can borrow now was given by Han Qianhu.

Without Captain Han's approval, Pei Yuan would immediately be reduced to his original state and become the idle military officer who lived on six taels of silver a month.

This was extremely devastating for Pei Yuan, who owed a huge sum of money.

Pei Yuan thought of a countermeasure quickly, and when he saw his 22 credit points, he finally calmed down.

Now that the credit value has reached over 20 points, I can force Han Qianhu to forgive me, and it shouldn't be a problem to pass this level.

As for the debt of favor I owe to Han Qianhu, I can find a way to repay it slowly in the future.

Pei Yuan tried to regain his composure. He forced a smile at Sun Keding and said, "Captain Han has summoned you, so I have to go take a look. Let's leave our luggage here for now. I'll trouble Brother Sun's people to help take care of it."

Sun Keding's face no longer had the gloom from before, and he said in a friendly manner, "Okay, you can go by yourself, my dear brother."

Pei Yuan returned to his room, changed into his Jinyiwei official uniform, and then went ashore with Cheng Leixiang to meet the visitor from the Qianhu Suo.

The person who came from the Qianhu Division was a general flag bearer named Duan Min.

He checked Pei Yuan's identity, and then said with a fake smile, "Captain Han said that you are not allowed to talk to others on the road. I can only follow his orders. I hope Captain Pei will not make things difficult for me."

Pei Yuan was somewhat puzzled by Han Qianhu's request.

But he was the big boss with Azure Dragon on the left and White Tiger on the right, so Pei Yuan naturally didn't dare to say a word against him.

They walked in silence all the way to the front office of the Jinyiwei in Nanjing. Duan Min asked Cheng Leixiang to wait outside and took Pei Yuan into a side yard alone.

After Duan Mintong reported, he came out and said coldly to Pei Yuan, "Captain, please come in."

Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan followed Duan Min into the main hall.

Looking up, he saw Captain Han looking at the people below with sharp eyes, while he was unconsciously playing with a small white porcelain cup in his hand.

At this moment, Pei Yuan suddenly remembered what Cheng Zhihu had said.

——The small white porcelain cup in Captain Han’s hand is used to sentence subordinates to death if they perform their duties ineffectively.

Thus, these words spoken more than a month ago suddenly hit Pei Yuan now, causing his breathing to quicken.

Pei Yuan couldn't help but tremble slightly like Cheng Zhihu did at the beginning.

Seeing Han Qianhu staring at him, he quickly stepped forward and bowed, "I am Pei Yuan, honored to meet Han Qianhu."

Pei Yuan lowered his head, his heart pounding, and frantically guessed Han Qianhu's current expression and reaction.

After a long while, Han Qianhu's pleasant voice was heard, saying lightly, "Get up and talk first."

Pei Yuan quickly stood up.

Han Qianhu gestured to Pei Yuan and said casually, "Sit down. I have something to ask you."

Pei Yuanxian answered, "If the thousand households have any questions, I will answer them without hesitation."

Han Qianhu stared at Pei Yuan for a long while before he said with a half-smile, "Really?"

(End of this chapter)