Chapter 79 : Convincing

In the teahouse in the late afternoon, the shop assistant and the shopkeeper stayed behind the counter near the door, chatting without a word or taking a nap. A few customers were scattered in the corners of the hall, each drinking tea and chatting, but hidden underneath the peace and quiet was restlessness and anxiety, as well as unknown secrets.

"If I hadn't been so bent on making an alliance with Lanxuan in order to seek a chance of survival, and helped him ascend to the throne, the Blue Country wouldn't be in such a state now!" Pei Si Yan's voice couldn't help but tremble, she didn't know how much pain it contained, her fingers bending into fists, "Even if you don't want to repay Tantai Yu's favour, I must correct the mistakes I made and keep the Tantai family safe and sound!"

"Siyan, you promised me to forget everything from the past!" Li Qingyan almost shouted as he alertly observed the movements around the teahouse, "Now that you and I are all alone, how are we going to correct our mistakes?"

Pei Siyan smiled faintly, chesty, "Light Dye, have you forgotten the back way I left behind in the beginning?"

Li Qingyan was stunned, "You mean ..."

"Yes!" Pei Siyan held his hand, his tone was firm to the point of not being able to veto the questioning, "Light Dye, I will categorically not put you and I in danger again, accompany me to find that back road, if it is not feasible, we will immediately set off to the south, and no longer intervene in the affairs of the imperial capital."

Li Qingyan didn't know how to dissuade Pei Si Yan's crazy idea, lowering his head, his originally calm as stop water mood began to ripple in circles, he felt the hand holding him getting tighter and tighter, seemingly urging him to make up his mind as soon as possible.

"The dim ruler is unpopular, the world is in turmoil," Pei Si Yan looked out the window at the pedestrians coming and going, coming and going like flowing water, the hawkers' shouts are like the sound of water, showing a false impression of a prosperous world, "we have a sliver of a head start, if the back road is open, the world will certainly restore the state of peace, then the new ruler can create another flourishing world, and ensure that the Blue Country's world is free from worry."

"Have you really decided to do this?" Li Qingye asked softly, he still had his head lowered not being able to see his expression.

Pei Si Yan nodded without hesitation, "Yes."

Li Qingye withdrew his own hand from Pei Si Yan's palm and held her hands instead, when he lifted his head, his gaze had a godly look as he smiled, "Si Yan, no matter what kind of path you choose, I will accompany you all the way."

Pei Siyan's heart breathed a huge sigh of relief and moved closer to Li Qingyan's embrace, "Thank you, Qingyan."

"Siyan, there's no need to dwell too much on those mistakes," Li Qingyan softly comforted, "If you didn't ally with the Emperor, the Tantai family might have been finished a long time ago, and there wouldn't have been you and I joining hands today to agree on this life and the next. Thinking about it, if not for Tantai Yu's kindness of saving her life and taking her in at the beginning, I'm afraid that my mother and I would have long since returned to the nine springs, and now that the Tantai family has suffered a great calamity, I should return with you and do my best to solve the crisis."

Pei Si Yan was silent, frowning.

Fate is indeed fickle ...

Earlier, they were still planning to head to the south with Li Qingyan to find a place of beautiful mountains and water to settle, who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, they would have to return to that place that they should have never set foot in again.

I only wished that everything would go smoothly this time, so that all the disturbances would draw to a perfect conclusion.

"When all the strife is over, I won't stay in the imperial capital any longer and will definitely return to Jiangnan with you." Pei Si Yan said in a low voice, a trace of sorrow in her eyes that she could not erase.

Li Qing dye keenly perceived Pei Si Yan's mind, directly pointing out, "You are starting to worry too much again."

Pei Si Yan raised her hand and rubbed her brow, her head began to ache again, it had been a long time since she felt this way, so strange.

"Saving for a rainy day is the only way to safely avoid disaster."

"You are being overthinking by planning for the worst," Li Qingyan stroked Pei Si Yan's face, "Things haven't even started yet, how do you know what will happen next? Be optimistic in order to get twice the result with half the effort."

Pei Si Yan couldn't help herself, but still spoke out the worries in her heart, "What if we fail in the middle of the journey, and can't avoid the death robberies?" After all, things can't always go well, and there can't always be a helping hand on the torture chamber ...

"To die for a dream, there is no regret in death." Li Qingyan said, but he felt that he was speaking with a thousand hearts.

They should have left peacefully, if they died in the imperial capital, what a regret!

Pei Si Yan sighed, sat up straight and said seriously, "Things haven't started yet, how can I extinguish my courage first? This time, I will definitely not fail!"

******

The white-clothed elegant young man walked through the not too spacious street with a sad face, I don't know what kind of worries etched a few traces between his clear eyebrows that lingered, a trace of sickness came out of his pale face, even his lips lost some blood colour. The attendant behind him hung his head low and followed sullenly, not daring to open his mouth to say a word.

Suddenly, a person rushed out from the side to block his way, and before he could open his mouth to cry out in alarm, he only heard that person whisper in his ear, "Young Master Qiyun."

Tantai Qiyun looked at the fresh-faced man in front of him in surprise, "You, who are you? How do you know me?"

The man fished out something from his sleeve and waved it in front of Tantai Qiyun, then quickly withdrew it.

Even though it was only a short time, Tantai Qiyun still saw clearly what was in the man's hand, and his eyes widened as if it was the most unbelievable sight in front of him.

"There are many people and ears here, so please take the next step to speak, young master." That person pointed to a small teahouse next to him.

Tantai Qiyun understood in his heart that things were definitely not simple, and turned his head to have his attendant guard the hall on the ground floor of the teahouse, while he himself went up to the first floor with the man and walked into a private room in a secluded corner.

At the window facing him, there was a woman in brocade clothes, looking at him with a smile like a spring breeze.

Tantai Qiyun rubbed his eyes a few times, turning his head in shock to look at the person behind him, and then looking at the woman by the window, feeling as if he had inadvertently walked into a dream.

"You, you ..." He forgot how to speak.

"Its yun, long time no see." Pei Si Yan shouted calmly, beckoning to Tantai Qiyun, "Come over and sit."

"Aunt Yeon, aren't you ...," Tantai Qiyun slowly walked over, his gaze lingering on Pei Si Yan's body not moving away for half a second, "Am I dreaming?"

Pei Si Yan gently stroked over Tantai Qiyun's face, and straightened the loose bunch of hair for him, "Qiyun, you're not dreaming, I'm back. It wasn't me who died in the execution ground in the first place, it was Yun Qi." Thinking of the loyal servant who died in vain, her eyes dimmed for a moment.

Although she felt the warm palm of the woman in front of her, Tantai Qiyun was still unable to believe that what her eyes were seeing was real, "Is it really you, Aunt Yan?"

"It's me, Qiyun." Pei Si Yan smiled, tilting her head to scrutinise Tantai Qiyun's increasingly beautiful face, "I haven't seen you for a year, Qiyun has become even more handsome. Qiyun, have you had a good year?"

Once again receiving an affirmative answer, Tantai Qiyun burst into tears and pounced forward to hug Pei Si Yan, crying, "Aunt Yan! You really are Aunt Yan, great, you came back alive! Do you know that everyone was sad for a long, long time when they first thought you were dead."

"I'm sorry for making everyone sad," Pei Si Yan tenderly stroked this still somewhat childish teenager, her heart was ten thousand times more loving, "But in order to keep the secret, I can't tell you all that I'm still alive. Qiyun, tell me, this year, have you lived well?"

As if touching a sad story, Tantai Qiyun's tears became even more turbulent, shaking his head painfully, "This year, I've had a very unhappy time, not happy at all! Aunt Si treated everyone very badly, causing the family to be in disarray, with constant conflicts and internal and external problems! The fiancée with whom I was betrothed as a child has recently planned to withdraw from the marriage! Aunt Yan, what should I do?"

Pei Si Yan looked at Li Qing Dye and asked again, "It is said that the Emperor has gone out to suppress the power of the Tantai family, is that true?"

"Well, Aunt Si doesn't know what kind of conflict she has with the Emperor, often upsetting the Emperor, especially after the Emperor installed the Empress and took a consort, their conflict became even more intense. The Emperor's dragon face was furious and he condemned the Tantai family, and nine out of ten officials within the clan were relegated or removed from their positions. However, Aunt Si still doesn't know how to restrain herself, coupled with the ostracism of other forces in the dynasty, if this continues, the Tantai family will be finished!"

Pei Si Yan's brows also gradually furrowed, the smile disappearing from her face bit by bit.

Tantai Si, that sister who had held back for many years, why had she become so indolent after winning the victory? I thought that if I was able to buy off the crony forces in her hands with Lan Xuan in just three months, I thought that there must be something outstanding about her, but who would have thought that in the end, it would turn out to be such a tragic situation?

Tantai Qiyun wiped a handful of tears from her eyes and choked, "Auntie, are you coming back ready to take revenge on Aunt Si and restore the Tantai family to its former strength?"

"One cannot return to the Tantai family as Tantai Yeon again." Pei Si Yan sighed helplessly.

"Why?!" Tantai Qiyun exclaimed in surprise, "Do you want to let this situation continue and see the Tantai family completely defeated?"

Pei Si Yan stroked his hair and smiled again, "Qiyun, don't worry, this won't last much longer. It's getting late, you should go home. Remember, the matter of seeing me, absolutely don't mention it to anyone, even if it's your parents, or the people you trust the most, don't say anything about it, okay?"

"But ..."

Pei Si Yan covered Tantai Qiyun's mouth and shook her head, "I'll be returning to the Tantai family soon, so right now for the sake of safety and security, hold back and never tell anyone, okay?"

Seeing her aunt's grave and serious face, Tantai Qiyun could only nod, "Okay."

"Qiyun," Pei Si Yan stroked up his hair again, "Your fiancée will return to you soon."

******

The late night in the north is extremely cold, the winter wind is like a knife, cutting the ** out of the skin is painful, the eyes fall everywhere, are snow-capped, reflecting the cold moonlight, everywhere crystal piece.

Blue Zhao hands holding a number, sitting alone by the window, frowning tightly, as if there are difficult to resolve matters of the heart. Inside the room only lit a red candle, the cold wind from the window gap blowing in, the candlelight flickering, making the light more hazy and dim.

A few steps away **, a child is wrapped in a blanket, sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, the candlelight flickered a few times for no reason.

Lan Zhao's heart was startled, and he jerked his head up to find two more people in the room.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, long time no see.