"Of course I have to investigate, but I may have to rely on Uncle Wang for matters on the border. Uncle Wang also knows that I know nothing about military affairs on the border, so... I have to trouble Uncle Wang to ask Duke Xing?"
Duke of Xing, Pei Liuyi, always listened to Pei Yuanjun. After Pei Yuanjun left the border, although the military force was still in Pei Yuanjun's hands, he actually let Pei Liuyi act on his behalf.
"Prince, do you think the origin of the crossbow arrows is related to the border?" Pei Yuanjun looked at Pei Luoan and said with a smile.
"This... should be related..." Pei Luoan didn't dare to say it definitely, and there was some sweat on his forehead. He didn't dare to say such words casually, even if he was the crown prince of the current dynasty. This almost implied that some leading soldiers on the border had ulterior motives and intended to do something treasonous.
"In this case, the Crown Prince should report to the Emperor. The Emperor should have new rules." Pei Yuanjun said lazily.
Pei Luoan's heart moved: "Uncle Wang, are you saying that the emperor has already made preparations?"
"I didn't say anything. The prince must have heard it wrong." Pei Yuanjun smiled faintly. "The prince has been busy with official business these days. I heard that he returned to the East Palace very late at night?"
This sounded like just a simple question, but Pei Luoan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly said: "Uncle Wang, I always feel that someone is secretly spying on us. Before, it was the Crown Princess's dowry, and now it is the Princess of England's dowry. It seems more like someone is using tricks, and I am really worried."
"It's best that the prince thinks this way. As for the matter of the crossbow arrows, the prince should report it directly to the emperor. If the emperor finds out something by then, and the prince has found nothing, the emperor may be angry again." Pei Yuanjun said slowly.
"Uncle Wang, what should we do with the people we arrested before? Should we release them all first?" Pei Luoan nodded, looking like he was learning something.
During the investigation, some people were also dragged in along with the suspects. Now they are all in the Ministry of Justice’s prison, but some are also in the West Prison.
It is easy to ask the Ministry of Justice for someone, but if you want to ask the Western Prison for someone, even the Crown Prince needs a reason.
Xiyu used to follow Pei Yuanjun, and many of his men followed Pei Yuanjun to the battlefield and retired. They usually don't interfere in ordinary matters, but when they really intervene, they cannot be controlled by ordinary means.
Pei Luoan knew that although the current commander of the Western Prison was not Pei Yuanjun's man, his subordinates were all Pei Yuanjun's men. He could not order some things, and in the end he had to ask Pei Yuanjun for help.
"Let the government office that arrested him try him." Pei Yuanjun said lazily, putting down the pen he was playing with, looking at Pei Luoan with a half-smile, "The prince just got married, and he was so busy these few days that he only returned home at night. I'm afraid the new princess has a lot of opinions about the prince!"
"Uncle Wang, you are joking. The Crown Princess is a virtuous woman, so why would she care about these things?" Pei Luoan said hurriedly.
"Since there is no clue in investigating the crossbow matter, I might as well tell the emperor directly, then drop the matter and find time to spend more time with the Crown Princess." Pei Yuanjun chuckled.
"But this... border matter, I'm afraid my father will get angry." Pei Luoan didn't achieve any of his goals today and was unwilling to leave just like that.
"The border issue is not something that happened overnight. It would be the most dangerous if the emperor knew nothing about it." Pei Yuanjun said nonchalantly, "Some things don't have to be done, but you can't be ignorant of them. Besides, does the prince really think that the emperor knows nothing?"
Pei Luoan's face turned ugly when he asked this question.
He had a lot of things to do, and some of them he was afraid the emperor would know. When he heard Pei Yuanjun say this, he always felt that he seemed to be pointing at something, and he felt scared.
"Uncle Wang is right. I will go to the palace now." Pei Luoan said.
He originally wanted to ask Pei Yuanjun to go and talk with him, but now his heart skipped a beat after hearing what he said. Of course he would be happy to take this opportunity to pull Pei Yusheng over.
The corner of his eyes glanced at Pei Yuanjun sinisterly, and he was angry. He was obviously the crown prince, but he couldn't stand up in front of Pei Yuanjun. His mother said that there was a lot of movement from his father during this period, and he didn't know what he was doing. She asked him to pay more attention and wanted to find out something from Pei Yuanjun, but he still didn't let anything slip.
He doesn't take himself, the prince, seriously at all.
When he inherits the throne one day, Pei Yuanjun will definitely not be allowed to stay. He will trample Pei Yuanjun into the mud and make him infamous for eternity.
This history has always been written by the victors...
In the next few days, Qu Moying lived very comfortably. She was now the only female master in the Prince of England's Palace. She had no elders to pressure her and could always sleep until noon. She was much freer than when she was in the Qu Mansion.
The day to return to the parents' home has arrived, and Qu Minghui came early in the morning. His brothers from his mother's family are here to pick him up.
Qu Moying got up and dressed before coming out from the backyard.
Qu Minghui had been waiting for a while. Sitting next to him was His Royal Highness the King of England. He was simply fidgeting. This man was too imposing. Even though he looked gentle, there was always a murderous aura in him when his eyes and eyebrows raised.
There was no awkwardness in the conversation, he just wanted Qu Moying to come out quickly.
Finally seeing Qu Moying coming, Qu Minghui stood up immediately, not wanting to stay here any longer.
The carriage had been prepared long ago. After Pei Yuanjun and Qu Moying got on the spacious carriage, Qu Minghui, who had ridden a horse today, followed the carriage with a group of guards and went to his own house.
A servant in the Qu Mansion had been waiting from afar. When he saw the carriage coming, he hurried to report.
When Qu Moying and Pei Yuanjun got off the carriage, Qu Zhizhen was already waiting there.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty." Even though he was the Minister of Works and an elder, Qu Zhizhen did not dare to actually take the score in front of Pei Yuanjun, and still spoke respectfully.
"You're too polite, father-in-law." Pei Yuanjun was not in a hurry to speak. He looked at him with a smile, and only saw Qu Zhizhen feeling uncomfortable, so he spoke softly.
"Your Highness, you are welcome. Please, please." Qu Zhizhen hurriedly made way.
After Qu Moying came over and bowed, he followed Pei Yuanjun and entered the Qu Mansion.
Several people went to Madam Qu's place first. Luo was also there. Qu Moying stepped forward to pay her respects. Pei Yuanjun also saluted very respectfully to the Madam. For this reason, the Madam finally felt relieved after being worried for several days.
Afterwards, the men went out and the women stayed in the yard to talk.
Only after Pei Yuanjun led his men away did Luo Shi heave a sigh of relief. She had been overwhelmed by Pei Yuanjun's aura just now and dared not say a word. A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. This man is not a simple prince. Luo Shi knew this even though she was in the inner courtyard of Qu Mansion.
"Princess, are you okay? Is everything okay?" Luo looked outside, still a little frightened.
"Aunt, I'm fine, I'm doing fine." Qu Moying smiled softly, her expression calm and gentle, her delicate little face with a faint smile.
"It's okay.
"Okay, I'm glad you're okay!" Luo murmured. She was really frightened just now. Although he was the elder, she only dared to secretly glance at the King of England.
"What could possibly happen? You're a princess now, and you're in charge of the affairs of the entire mansion. You can't make any big mistakes, so as not to implicate His Royal Highness the King of England." Madam Qu scolded with a smile, and reached out to hold Qu Moying's hand and looked at her carefully for a while, then she breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction.
"What happened to the dowry issue?" Luo was still a little worried and asked softly.
"I don't know what's going on now. The prince said he would take care of this matter. Everyone saw the person who took action that day, but he died when he was caught. As for the others, I don't know." Qu Moying shook his head.
"Just... dead?" Luo was timid and was shocked.
"It's really a sin. Who on earth would do such a thing? So bloody? So black bloody? Are they treating someone as a demon?" The lady took the Buddhist string in her hand and twisted the beads one by one.
"Fortunately, that person is also timid, otherwise why would he take action in advance? If he was really splashed with black dog blood, it would not be good." Luo nodded repeatedly.
Black dog blood has always been said to ward off evil spirits. It would be strange if a good thing could be sprinkled with black dog blood and become good.
The so-called dog blood is taken for granted as black dog blood...
“Princess, you must be careful when traveling in the future. We don’t know who these people are. When one plan fails, they might come up with another. The issue of the Crown Princess’ dowry has become such a mess now that everyone is saying that the Crown Princess’ position is unstable.” The lady sighed. There are all kinds of rumors about the Crown Princess outside, and Lady Qu is afraid that her granddaughter will be involved.
"Don't worry, grandma. The Crown Princess's dowry was inexplicably damaged. It was not mine. Someone deliberately plotted against me. So many people saw it, and they won't say those things."
Qu Moying knew what the old lady was worried about, so she took her hand and comforted her.
“That being said, it’s always unlucky, and that person is dead, and you…it’s a grand wedding, and you’re marrying the King of England.” The lady turned the Buddhist beads in her hand again.
Since she entered the room, the lady had been turning the Buddhist beads in her hands, almost turning a bead for every word she spoke, looking extremely pious.
The old lady used to be a Buddhist and would burn incense in front of the Buddha. There was also a small Buddhist temple in the mansion for burning incense. However, Qu Moying had never seen the old lady so convinced. It seemed that the incident really scared the old lady.
Are the rumors so scary? Compared to my own affairs, Liu Jingyu's dowry being "blown up" inexplicably is more scary, right
Or did the lady encounter something else or experience something personally
"Grandma, it's really okay. My affairs are small matters, and the Crown Princess' affairs are big matters." Qu Moying said softly.
What the vandals see is not that scary. What they are afraid of is that something will happen for no reason and they won’t know anything in the end.
"Okay, I feel relieved that you can be so calm. I have made a talisman for you. You can take it with you. It will help you stay safe." The lady nodded to my nanny.
Wu Ma Ma understood, went into the inner room and took out a small sachet of incense. She was terrified and said, "Princess, this was something the Madam had to ask for specially, and the second young lady of the Zhou residence had accompanied her. However, she almost bumped into someone when she was asking for it, but luckily the Bodhisattva protected her."
The so-called second young lady of the Zhou Mansion refers to Qu Minghui’s fiancée…