"As for this in the yard, what does the prince think of it?" Pei Yuanjun raised his chin slightly and pointed outside.
"Such a person, who is also a fugitive, has come to Prince Jing's mansion with ill intentions. Today is Prince Jing's wedding, and he actually ran to the inner courtyard. He must have some ulterior motive. If any of the women in the inner courtyard had any problems, it would have been very difficult to deal with. Fortunately, we found him early today. Uncle Wang, why not send him to the Ministry of Justice for a thorough investigation."
Pei Luoan hesitated for a moment and suggested.
If he is sent to the Ministry of Justice, he is not only on the run, but also intends to commit crimes. This leaves a lot of room for maneuver and is basically a death sentence.
"Prince, since this man has entered my palace, I should interrogate him thoroughly." Pei Yusheng raised an objection. The prince had many people in the Ministry of Justice, and he was unwilling to hand this key person over to Pei Luoan.
Who knows if this person will dig out some important information behind the scenes. If Pei Luoan takes advantage of it, he might suffer a great loss.
He suspected that someone in his own mansion was behind this.
Liu Lanxin, Qu Qiuyan, or Qu Caiyue? Pei Yusheng felt that these people were all worthy of suspicion...
"Second brother, this matter is of great importance. It is also about slandering the Crown Princess. I don't believe that everything happened by coincidence. It is better to send it to the Ministry of Justice and let them investigate it thoroughly, so as to avoid someone secretly stirring up trouble. You may not be so lucky next time."
Pei Luoan said earnestly.
Pei Yusheng sneered, "Brother, this is so unreasonable. This happened in my palace. Don't I have the right to ask for clarification? If it is sent to the Ministry of Justice, I may not know what will happen in the end! Since you don't trust me, why not send him to the West Prison."
The Western Prison is known as a place of ghosts and demons where one can enter but cannot leave, and few people come out of there alive.
Pei Yusheng had also been in charge of the Western Prison for a period of time at that time. Although he was particularly reluctant to go there, he felt that he was more comfortable there than in the Ministry of Justice.
"Second brother, this isn't considered a major act of treason, right?" Pei Luoan whispered.
He was unwilling to go to the West Prison because that place was Pei Yuanjun's territory. Even though Pei Yuanjun was not in charge on the surface, it was actually still controlled by Pei Yuanjun's people.
"He just tried to assassinate me." Pei Yusheng insisted.
"Second brother, how could a person like him... really assassinate you?" Pei Luoan frowned.
"Then what does the prince think he is here for?" Pei Yusheng sneered. He would not let Pei Luoan take the person away today. Anyway, when the person was caught, they were basically all from Prince Jing's Mansion. He could say whatever he wanted.
"Second brother... don't act on impulse." Pei Luoan rebuked in a low voice with some displeasure.
"Why do you think it was an impulsive act, Prince? I was really assassinated, but you were not there at the time." Pei Yusheng said in a cold voice, refusing to give in.
The two people spoke in a relatively friendly manner, but when their eyes met, there was a hint of anger in both of them, and the situation did not look good.
"Then send the person to the emperor." Pei Yuanjun interrupted leisurely.
Pei Luoan's face changed, and he said, "Since my second brother believes that he is an assassin, then he is an assassin."
The West Prison was a place full of punishments, so it was very easy to take someone's life. Moreover, that maid had even lost her life, so Pei Yusheng couldn't force the matter onto his own Eastern Palace.
He was unwilling to
Pei Luoan had a feeling that the matter about Liu Jingyu was true. Even if there was no evidence, if his father thought that Liu Jingyu had done such a thing, given his father's love for Pei Yuan, he would definitely not like Liu Jingyu, and might even dislike himself.
Pei Luoan was afraid that the emperor would dislike Liu Jingyu.
Pei Yusheng's tone softened, "If the prince is worried, you can send someone to watch over the torture and training over there."
He was also unwilling to bring the matter to the Emperor. Such a thing happening on his wedding day would only remind the Emperor that Liu Lanxin was not worthy of being Prince Jing's Consort.
As a result, he might also be looked down upon by his father.
The two brothers were of the same mind and did not want to bring the matter to the emperor, so the man surnamed Wang was taken away. The crown prince and King Jing each sent a guard to take the man to the Western Prison, where the people in the Western Prison investigated the matter thoroughly...
This matter has come to an end for the time being.
Qu Moying glanced at Ji Youran, who had been standing aside and remained silent, and suddenly smiled and said, "Prince Jing, can I meet my third sister?"
"Princess Ying, please do as you please." Pei Yusheng said unhappily. He didn't understand why he was asked about such things, especially today was his wedding day.
"We have to tell King Jing about the matter with the third sister." Qu Moying raised her eyes and stood up, asking casually, "Did Concubine Ji meet the third sister just now? I wonder where the third sister is now?"
Her words immediately drew everyone's attention to Ji Youran.
Liu Jingyu suddenly raised his head, and his cold eyes fell on Ji Youran...
"I... I don't know where Concubine Qu is now." Ji Youran didn't expect that the matter would fall on her all of a sudden. After being stunned for a moment, she hurriedly explained.
But she didn't dare to say that she had definitely not seen Qu Qiuyan just now. Prince Jing's Mansion was so big. Although she secretly walked over by following the maid who went to the kitchen to bring cakes to Qu Qiuyan, there was no guarantee that someone would see her along the way.
Besides, Qu Qiuyan was still on the rockery at that time. She was standing high and could see more. Similarly, she was also conspicuous to others.
"Then where was Concubine Qu before?" Qu Moying smiled gently.
"In... in the rockery over there." Ji Youran had to answer. Looking at the gazes around her that made her scalp tingle, her heart trembled.
There had been a series of accidents just now, which was completely different from what she had imagined. Many things had gotten out of control, and she was even more reluctant to appear in front of everyone at this time.
I hid myself very carefully, not daring to say anything or make any move, for fear of arousing other people's suspicion.
She didn't expect Qu Moying to find her, and she had to tell everyone her whereabouts in front of everyone, feeling extremely angry.
Qu Moying's question was very crucial. Whether she answered or not would arouse suspicion. At this moment, Ji Youran felt bad, but she couldn't refuse Qu Moying's words.
"Were there only Concubine Ji and my third sister just now? Were there anyone else?" Qu Moying asked casually.
"No, I just met Concubine Qu, talked to her for a few words, and then left." Ji Youran tried to speak casually, as if he really just met her casually.
"Before what happened here?" Qu Moying smiled and continued.
After saying this, not only Liu Jingyu, but also Pei Luoan's eyes became more suspicious. No matter whether he liked Liu Jingyu or not,
Jingyu and Liu Jingyu are both his Crown Princesses, not to mention that he was also involved in what happened on the Chinese Valentine's Day, which he is most reluctant to bring up. Could it be that Ji Youran was also involved in what happened today
The maid before was Qu Qiuyan's person, and Pei Luoan heard it clearly.
Pei Yusheng's gaze shifted from Qu Moying to Ji Youran, and then from Ji Youran to Qu Moying.
He couldn't quite understand the relationship between these two people.
Originally, they were considered relatives, right, even though they were separated by the Crown Princess? But now it looked like not only was their relationship bad, but it also seemed like they were targeting each other.
But thinking about the current situation of Ling Anbo's Mansion and Ji Hanyue's death, Pei Yusheng suddenly understood something.
"Concubine Ji met my concubine before and talked to her for a while. A maidservant beside my concubine came to talk to the old woman guarding the dowry for a while, and then she found the carving on the gift box of the queen. Could there be some connection between them?"
Pei Yusheng said thoughtfully.
If he continues along this line of thought, Ji Youran will definitely not be clean.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, I just spoke a few words to Concubine Qu and then left. I don't know what happened in Prince Jing's mansion." Ji Youran said anxiously, speaking to Pei Yusheng but facing Pei Luoan, "I was feeling unwell just now and fainted. Your Highness the Crown Prince knows about this."
Pei Luoan knew this for sure, and nodded: "Concubine Ji has not been in good health recently, and she managed to come here today. She just asked the imperial physician to see her."
"Is that why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came so late?" Qu Moying nodded and asked again.
Liu Jingyu's heart was hit hard, and the handkerchief in her hand was crumpled into a ball again. If the prince had not arrived too late, she would not have been forced to that point and almost died to prove her innocence.
I thought the people sent failed to find the prince for a while, but it turned out that the prince was tripped by this bitch Ji Youran.
Thinking about it again, today's incident was related to Qu Qiuyan. What about Ji Youran? How could she be innocent? It turned out to be this bitch...
"Concubine Ji is really weak, she needs to be taken good care of." Qu Moying smiled, her eyes glided across a certain part of Ji Youran's face, and she turned around and bowed to Pei Yuanjun, "Your Highness, I will go see my third sister."
Her goal has been achieved. Now it depends on how Ji Youran explains it. Just because Ji Youran was with Qu Qiuyan just now, she might not be innocent. As for why she delayed Pei Luoan for so long, it would definitely make Liu Jingyu feel uneasy.
This time, Liu Jingyu and Liu Lanxin's men will suffer heavy losses, and the fire will surely spread to Ji Youran as well...
"Princess, please do as you please!" Pei Yuanjun waved his hand indifferently.
Qu Moying bowed to Pei Luoan and Pei Yusheng again, then slowly left with his men.
Pei Yusheng's eyes fell thoughtfully on Qu Moying's straight back. She looked frail, but one could tell that there was a persistence behind her frail figure. Her graceful and generous look was actually somewhat familiar, as if he had noticed her before...
Jun frowned and slowly fell back to Yuxiu who was following behind her. He knew this maid...
His eyes suddenly narrowed. Wasn't this girl the one who followed Liu Lanxin when she first came to Beijing? At that time, he thought such a beautiful maid was really attractive. Why was she following behind Princess Ying now