Qu Zhizhen really thought it was not a big deal. Although the incident was related to the Qu Mansion, it was not his fault that a maid was replaced by someone else.
Who could have imagined this? What's even more unexpected is that this maid dared to assassinate him. I don't know what kind of courage she had.
However, he was also worried that Pei Yuanjun would vent his anger on him. The King of England was not a reasonable man. He had fulfilled his duty by talking to Qu Moying privately and asking Qu Moying to express his apologies to the King of England. As for other matters, they were really none of his business.
Of course, after this happened, Qu Moying didn't come back, and he was panicking, fearing that this matter would delay something big, so he tricked Qu Moying back under the pretext of being the lady-in-waiting, just to explain this matter.
As for the other thing, that the Queen Mother sent a maid, Qu Zhizhen felt that it was not a big deal. No matter what the reason was, at least this matter did not harm the King of England. He got two beautiful maids for free, and borrowed the name of Qu Moying. It sounded like the Qu family prepared maids for him, and they did not occupy the status of his official concubine. This was a good thing.
The two of them were really beautiful. When Qu Moying got married, Qu Zhizhen took a look at them and immediately felt that the King of England was very lucky.
Even Pei Yuanjun would not blame such a good thing.
But when he heard Qu Moying say that the matter had become a big deal and Pei Yuanjun might not be able to resolve it amicably, he became a little panicked. After Qu Moying left, Qu Zhizhen sat in the study room with a frown on his brow, thinking of a solution.
What does it mean that the death penalty can be pardoned but the living crime cannot be forgiven
Before he could figure it out, he heard a servant coming to report that the King of England had arrived.
Qu Zhizhen panicked and quickly stood up to greet him.
Halfway through the walk, I saw Pei Yuanjun coming with his men. He was wearing a purple python robe embroidered with gold thread. His features were handsome and extraordinary. However, there was one thing that was wrong. His face was a bit gloomy, and one could tell at a glance that he was in a bad mood.
Qu Zhizhen hurried forward to greet him: "Greetings, His Majesty the King of England."
"Mr. Qu, you are too polite." Pei Yuanjun said coldly.
"Your Highness, I wonder what important matter has brought you here?" Qu Zhizhen asked carefully, leading him to the study.
"Lord Qu, didn't you know that I'm here?" Pei Yuanjun glanced at him with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of his lips, his face still as gloomy as water.
Seeing his unfriendly look, Qu Zhizhen laughed dryly and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, is it because of my daughter that you came here?"
"Master Qu, what do you think?" Pei Yuanjun asked back.
Qu Zhizhen was embarrassed. How could he answer this question? Should he say yes or no? He could only laugh dryly twice: "The princess has just gone to the inner courtyard to visit her grandmother. Does Your Majesty want to go over too?"
"Lord Qu, do you think that I am only worthy of talking to the women in the inner courtyard?" Pei Yuanjun's bottomless pupils turned, and he asked with a hint that Qu Zhizhen could not understand.
"Your Highness, I dare not." Qu Zhizhen said hurriedly upon hearing this.
"What is there for Lord Qu to be afraid of? I heard that Lord Qu felt that there were not enough people in my inner courtyard, so he sent people to my inner courtyard. The emperor has never done this, but Lord Qu did it. It shows that Lord Qu is more patient than the emperor." Pei Yuanjun said with a wry smile.
This is almost heartbreaking.
Qu Zhizhen could no longer stand, and he almost fell down. He put his hand on the pillar beside him to steady himself, and kept saying, "I dare not, I dare not, please
Please forgive me."
"Forgive me? I don't know how I have offended Lord Qu, so that Lord Qu treats me and my palace like this." Pei Yuanjun said coldly, his eyes swept over Qu Zhizhen, his eyes were cold, "Do you know what the emperor plans to say to Lord Qu?"
"Your Majesty... what do you want... what do you want from me?" Qu Zhi was panicked, his face pale.
"Sir Qu, the emperor should have an order coming soon, from you... or the emperor specially prepared it for you." Pei Yuanjun smiled maliciously, with a hint of sarcasm in his handsome eyes, "If it weren't for the fact that Sir Qu is my father-in-law, Qu Zhizhen, the newly appointed minister, would probably be gone."
He died just after taking office, which is more embarrassing than not taking office at all.
Qu Zhizhen's expression changed several times. "Your Highness, I really didn't know anything about this. If I knew about this, I would have dealt with her long ago and would not have watched her enter the Prince of Ying's Palace."
Qu Zhizhen kept crying out for injustice.
"Isn't that girl the niece of Lord Qu's wife? I heard that Lord Qu loves her like his own daughter. No, he loves her more than his own daughter. How could he know nothing about this? Could it be that he doesn't even want to talk about the love and care he has given her over the years?" Pei Yuanjun smiled sinisterly, his eyes as solid as substance, revealing a bit of weirdness and coldness.
This is the real King of England, the evil star who kills and punishes coldly.
Qu Zhizhen couldn't help but take two steps back. He didn't know if he stepped on something, but his feet went soft and he fell to the ground with a thump.
A servant who was looking at this place from a distance was shocked when he saw this scene. From his angle, he thought that it was Pei Yuanjun who pushed Qu Zhizhen, and pushed Qu Zhizhen to the ground. After his face changed drastically, he thought about it and cleverly went to the inner courtyard to report the news.
The King of England married the fourth daughter. If something really happened, the Qu family would be in trouble.
Pei Yuanjun and Qu Zhizhen had no idea that this servant had caused such a big misunderstanding.
Pei Yuanjun looked at the direction where the servant ran away. That was the inner courtyard of Qu Mansion. He raised his lips slightly and said, "Sir Qu, you are so polite. You actually show me such a great respect. But Sir Qu is my father-in-law. I have always been kind to my family. How could I let Sir Qu fall like this?"
He reached out his hand and helped Qu Zhizhen up: "Mr. Qu is so devoted to me, much better than the emperor. I should ask the emperor to reward Mr. Qu."
“Your Highness… It’s all my fault. I was not careful enough.” Qu Zhizhen bowed his head and admitted his fault.
At this time he had to admit it.
"Just not careful? I heard that two maids were sent in from Qu's mansion. My mansion has always been strict, not everyone can enter. If they were not from Qu's mansion, these two maids would have been thrown out long ago. Now, for the sake of Lord Qu, I am keeping them here. If anything happens in the future, I will be responsible to Lord Qu."
Pei Yuanjun said lightly, with a chill in his chuckle.
Qu Zhizhen panicked: "Your Majesty, those two maids belong to the Queen, not to me. If anything happens..."
"If you have any problem, just go to the Queen, okay?" Pei Yuanjun asked lazily.
Qu Zhizhen broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't dare to say this because she was the Queen. He spoke too quickly just now and almost said something wrong.
"Your Majesty, what I want to say, if there is really something, please check it out.
I just touched their hands and I don’t know them.” Qu Zhizhen answered cautiously.
He was really just taking a stab at this matter at the time, but now he feels that it involves too much.
"Do you know why the Queen didn't send the person directly to my palace?" Pei Yuanjun asked in a faint voice.
"I don't know." Qu Zhizhen said hurriedly.
"In the past, those who were sent here were either killed or thrown away. However, I accepted these two maids for the sake of Lord Qu. From now on, the Queen will probably have to work harder for Lord Qu."
Pei Yuanjun did not come back directly.
But this indirect answer also made Qu Zhizhen sweat coldly on his back. He really felt that Pei Yuanjun had nothing to be unhappy about, but this guy just looked unhappy.
This made Qu Zhizhen feel even more uneasy. Sweat appeared not only on his vest but also on his forehead.
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the study. Qu Zhizhen led Pei Yuanjun to sit in the middle, and hurriedly asked the servant to prepare tea and snacks, fearing that he would be neglectful in the slightest.
He didn't expect Pei Yuanjun to come here specially. Hearing what Pei Yuanjun said, he felt cold all over. The magnitude of this matter exceeded his previous imagination.
“Your Highness… This matter… was really my fault. I will never dare to do it again. I hope Your Highness will forgive me.” Qu Zhizhen said again.
Although he is now a Shangshu, he is the only one who knows that this Shangshu position was obtained by Pei Yuanjun's suggestion, and Pei Yuanjun had warned him before that if he did not do well, the Shangshu position would be replaced by someone else. In other words, it can be said that his Shangshu position is not yet secure.
This is what Pei Yuanjun said before. He didn't take it seriously at the time, but now he realized that it was really unreliable.
"This matter... I can't make the decision either." Pei Yuanjun put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at Qu Zhizhen and said slowly.
"Your Majesty... what will happen?" Qu Zhizhen asked hurriedly, panicking, with a bad feeling in his heart.
"I'm not really sure about this, but from what the Emperor said, he must have found another good job for Lord Qu. We must make the best use of Lord Qu's talents."
"Your Highness, please save me." Qu Zhizhen said in a sad voice. He no longer cared about his dignity and was about to kneel down in front of Pei Yuanjun.
A guard came over and pulled him, helping him to sit on a chair nearby.
"Sir Qu, why is this happening? You are my father-in-law. Sir Qu, how can I lose face if you make such a fuss?" Pei Yuanjun sighed.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... How will Your Majesty punish me?" Qu Zhizhen gritted his teeth, calmed himself, and asked. He was a high-ranking official now, but he felt inexplicably flustered when he saw Pei Yuanjun. There was always an inexplicable fear, as if all the secrets were exposed under those cold eyes.
"Sir Qu... This matter is not something I can control. Sir Qu just needs to wait for the emperor's opinion. As for me... Sir Qu has completely forgotten what I said before. It's me who trusted Sir Qu too much." Pei Yuanjun stretched out his slender fingers and flicked the table lightly twice, then glanced sideways at Qu Zhizhen.
There was a kind smile on his face, and his words became more and more meaningful: "Master Qu, do you know what I want to say?"
"W-what?"
"Deep love does not last long!"